Joomla! site syndication http://samasamaja.org 2010-09-06T23:13:28+01:00 http://samasamaja.org http://samasamaja.org/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2007-07-18T02:51:19+01:00 http://samasamaja.org http://samasamaja.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=2 The L.S.S.P welcome the convening of the all party conference is a forward step in the advance to a political solution to the crisis that has seized the Sri Lanka State for the last 30 years if not more. President Rajapakse’s publicized policy positions made known to the country at the time of his elections expressed his commitment to take the country forward to a political solution acceptable to the majority of the people. text/html 2007-03-20T18:09:51+01:00 http://samasamaja.org http://samasamaja.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14 The Lanka Samasamaja Party is the oldest political party in the island. It was formed on 18th December 1935. There were two other political parties that were formed earlier – the Ceylon National Congress (CNC) that was formed in 1919 and the Ceylon Labour Party (CLP) in 1928. The CNC represented the interests of Ceylonese capitalists and followed a policy of begging the British for constitutional reforms. The CLP which played a progressive role in the twenties, particularly during the period of the Donoughmore Commission soon degenerated into a one man show, based in Colombo. Soon after the formation of the UNP in 1946 it merged itself with the UNP. The CNC was a constituent unit of the UNP from 1946. This elevated the LSSP to the number one position in the political hierarchy of Ceylon. text/html 2006-06-29T18:30:00+01:00 http://samasamaja.org http://samasamaja.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1&Itemid=2 Daily News POLITICS: Batty Weerakoon in an analytical introduction to this publication examines S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike's response to the fifty-fifty demand of Tamil leader G.G. Ponnambalam. Ponnambalam demanded there should prevail equality of representation among the Sinhalese, Tamils, Muslims, Malays and Burghers.