Columns
Home » ColumnsUNPer hits back at SLFP wisecracker
Last Tuesday, President Mahinda Rajapaksa summoned a special meeting of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentary group at the Presidential Secretariat. He was concerned about contradictory positions some Parliamentarians had taken on the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Hence, he directed that the party should have one policy that should be followed by all. [...]
Govt. whips up hype over 13A; changes unlikely ahead of Northern polls
President to establish NPC on July 5; TNA likely to take part High level Indo-Lanka meetings in New Delhi and Colombo PSC chairman slams PC system; cracks widen within ruling coalition The saga of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution continues but some hard realities became clear this week. Main among them — there will certainly [...]
Factors of 13: Got an answer?
“Thaaththa,” Bindu Udagedera asked, “what is all this fuss about the thirteenth amendment?” “Ah,” said Bindu’s father Percy, “that is what everyone is bothering Mahinda maama about these days…” “And why is that, thaaththa?” Bindu wanted to know. “That,” Percy said, “is because everyone has a different opinion about the thirteenth amendment…” “Why do you [...]
Are external finances improving or deteriorating?
The external finances of the first four months of this year point to some favourable prospects as well as concerns and anxieties. While the balance of payments is likely to be in surplus this year, the trade balance is heading towards a large deficit owing to a continuing decline in export earnings. The current trend [...]
Government signals left and turns right on 13A
Since the government last week named its list of nominees to the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to discuss the 13th Amendment (13A), the names omitted from the list have become a hotter topic of conversation and speculation, than those in it. Two important coalition partners — the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and the Sri [...]