The Sunday Times Sri Lanka

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Political Column

The clock is ticking away for the Government of Sri Lanka. It is still debating whether or not to respond to a call by the United States for what it terms an "Interactive Dialogue" before the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva beginning next month.

5th Column

Not sure whether they’ll sink or swim!

`“Thaaththa,” Bindu Udagedera asked, “what is all this fuss about the Greens?”
“Why, Bindu,” Bindu’s father Percy said, “who is making a fuss now?”

The Economic Analysis

Breaking the debt-deficit vicious cycle

Breaking the vicious cycle of the deficit increasing the debt and debt increasing the deficit is no easy task. Nevertheless it is a fundamental requirement for economic stabilization and economic growth. The cyclic nature of the problem discussed last week makes it imperative to put in place immediate measures for decreasing the fiscal deficit.

Lobby

Not issued on this week

Focus on Rights

Putting the country in harm’s way

Mindless sycophancy has been the bane of every administration in this country. It has also undermined governance at every level in Sri Lanka, be it political, administrative and judicial. Let us take some illustrative examples.

Talk at the Cafe Spectator

Nigerian Scam uses Ban's name

The "Nigerian Scam", also known as the Advance Fee Fraud, has landed in virtually every single email box in the world. The fraud originates from someone who claims to have inherited a fortune but seeks your assistance to move millions of dollars out of the country (mostly in Africa or the Middle East) on the promise of a hefty reward. But there are suckers who still fall for the worldwide fraud.

From the sidelines

Channel 4 unravelled, lies unpacked

The government-produced video titled “Lies agreed upon - an investigative documentary into the final days of the Sri Lankan conflict” comes across as the best antidote yet, to the unadulterated LTTE propaganda contained in Channel 4 TV’s controversial “Killing Fields” documentary released in June this year.