Columns

Political Column
Govt.- Judiciary sparring hots up

It was near midnight last Saturday when a loud explosion rocked the home of human rights lawyer and anti-corruption activist Chrishantha Weliamuna at Dutugemunu Street in Kohuwala.

5th Column
Trust them to pass the buck and use us as chopping block!
“Thaaththa,” Bindu Udagedera asked, “what is all this fuss about finance companies?”
Situation Report
Fierce battles rage, flashpoint ahead

The Army's 57 Division is still poised to re-capture Kilinochchi, until recent weeks the centre of political power of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

Thoughts from London
Sanctimonious Britain up to its old game
So the UK wants to send food aid to the besieged people of the Wanni bypassing the Sri Lanka government. That is if the minister in charge of the Department for International Development (DfID) Shahid Malik has been correctly quoted by the British Tamils Forum in its media release.
The Economic Analysis
Gamani Corea’s insights and perspectives on economic policy
There has been no other Sri Lankan economist who has played as vital a role in both the Sri Lankan economy and on the international stage.
Lobby
Not issued with this week
 
Focus on Rights
The bar's duty to uphold the rule of law
Henry David Thoreau argued in one of his most provoking essays appropriately labelled "Civil Disobedience" that, if enough people would follow their conscience and disobey an unjust ruler or unfair rules, they could bring about a peaceful revolution.
Inside the glass house
Glory to greed: Is the end nigh for mammon?

As the US continues to face the threat of an economic meltdown with an impending $700 billion bailout of faltering banks and financial institutions, the cynics are already trumpeting the end of unbridled capitalism and the emergence of socialism in Wall Street.

 
 
 
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