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Ganeshan raises Jaffna campus issue with MR
a”Mokada saddey neththey. koh satan paata, (Why are you silent. Where are the slogans?),” President Mahinda Rajapaksa asked Mano Ganeshan, leader of the Democratic People’s Front (DPF). He had telephoned him to wish him for his birthday. Ganeshan said he was not in Sri Lanka and was on a private visit. He did not disclose [...]
5th Column
Keheliya-cut case of law unto themselves
My Dear Keheliya, I thought I must write to you when I heard you saying this week that Parliament was not bound by decisions taken by the highest courts. At first, I was confused, but then I realised what a genius you are and that is why I am writing to congratulate you. You know, [...]
Political Column
Political tsunami for New Year: Solution lies in right-is-might principle
= Court of Appeal warns of legal chaos if rulings are not honoured; CJ gets standing ovation from hundreds of lawyers at Voet Lights 2012 = 1575-page PSC report for debate in Parliament on January 9, 10 and 11; Peiris briefs foreign diplomats but Govt. still under heavy pressure By Our Political Editor External Affairs Ministry officials [...]
Focus on Rights
A stinging judicial rebuke to the Government
As Sri Lanka heads into a New Year made dangerously uncertain by the precipitation of the worst constitutional crisis since independence, mindless revelry needs to be replaced by this Government’s sober rethinking of where it wants to take this country and its people. Is it down the road of quasi-dictatorship pitting itself with an increasingly [...]
From the sidelines
Galle Dialogue and challenges in the Indian Ocean region
From the sidelines By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya An aspect of regional security that has emerged from the recently concluded Galle Dialogue 2012 maritime conference is the inescapably collective nature of the responsibilities involved in keeping the Indian Ocean safe. Another inescapable reality that has become apparent in these talks, as well as other diplomatic interactions between Sri [...]
The Economic Analysis
A Christmas wish list for Sri Lanka: Prerequisites for development
Christmas is just two days away and it’s the time of the year when everyone is wishing each other a joyful festive season and happy New Year to follow. Nobel Prize laureate in economics Joe Stiglitz, Professor at Columbia University, has a wish list for the United States. It includes a jobs bill, a better [...]