Sunday Times E-Paper

Editorial

Consumers’ bills topped up for mismanagement

The JVP has called upon electricity consumers not to pay their bills and to get on to the streets to protest against the Government’s decision this week to sharply raise tariffs. Many consumers will have to pay as much as 60 per cent more than their present bills. One might…

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Columns

• 5th Column

  An exception to the rule

  

  My Dear Barack Obama, I thought I must write to you because these are difficult times for you when terrorists are exploding bombs on your streets and killing…

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• Political Column

  Shocks, aftershocks and Govt’s glossy statements

  

  Blackout blow to millions with huge increase in electricity rates; CEB, CPC losses mainly due to mismanagement of economy US-Lanka ties take a nose-dive despite Cabraal’s multi-million-dollar PR…

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• The Economic Analysis

  Three fundamental economic challenges

  

  The three most important challenges facing the economy are the containment of the fiscal deficit, lessening the trade deficit and reducing the public debt: especially its foreign debt…

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• Focus on Rights

  What protection does a protestor holding a candle have?

  Hate pervades the air. It is sadly grotesque that amidst the Avurudu time of reflection and thanksgiving, what prevails is exactly the opposite. Just this week, in the…

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• Talk at the Cafe Spectator

  US devalues Lanka by cutting aid

  

  US devalues Lanka by cutting aid The United States has pruned down International Military Education and Training (IMET) assistance to Sri Lanka. The budgetary allocation which remained at…

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• From the sidelines

  ‘Long War, Cold Peace’ -the unfinished story of an unfinished conflict

  

  From the sidelines By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Dayan Jayatilleka’s Long War, Cold Peace – Conflict and Crisis in Sri Lanka’ appears at a moment in history when Sri Lanka stands…

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