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Home » ColumnsClarity and certainty in government’s economic policies important
The government’s economic policies must be unambiguous and certain. At present there is much confusion in economic policies. The November 5, 2015 Economic Policy Statement of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has not been implemented in the budget that followed. Consequently there is uncertainty and confusion about the government’s economic policies. At a time of serious [...]
Sri Lanka’s brutalisation of innocents
It is becoming increasingly more difficult to pretend that sexual violence is not on the rise in Sri Lanka. In past weeks alone, particular incidents included the rape and murder of a thirteen year old girl in Vavuniya as well as another teenager in Mawathagama while a six year old boy was sexually abused and [...]
Rajapaksa paints himself into a corner; plans for new party put on hold
Breakthrough in Thajudeen case, key persons likely to be arrested, Rajapaksa family members also face prison terms ‘Joint Opposition’ leaders now holding talks with SLFP ministers after Speaker agrees to grant some privileges PM orders full probe on Thursday’s worst-ever blackout; sabotage suspected; plans to ensure energy for mega development drive The worst power disruption [...]
Bowling from this sunny isle
I thought I must write to you because over the coming weeks the entire country will be diverting their attention to you and not on who is being remanded for what. That is because you will be trying to win the Asia Cup in Bangladesh and then trying to defend the T20 World Cup you [...]
Mega teledrama in NPC: Serial row over corruption charges
Though the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) earned a name for passing a record number of resolutions in the recent past, this week the councillors were at loggerheads when Chief Minister C.V. Wigneshwaran moved a resolution against a resolution that had already been passed. He claimed that the reason for submitting his own resolution was that [...]
The National Govt.’s resolve to disagree constitutes anything but bipartisanship
While matters in Parliament calmed down to some extent this week, with the “joint opposition” winning its demand to function as a separate Group in the Legislature, failure of the House to agree on a Resolution to set up a Constitutional Assembly for the drafting of a new Constitution, once again brought to light the [...]
No happy ending awaits Sicille-Lalith fairy tale
It took seven years for justice to catch up with international fugitive Sicille Kotelawala but when it did and when she was finally brought before the bar of court to answer charges of misappropriating 26 billion rupees of depositor funds at Golden Key Creditcard Company, it was visible to all that she had begun serving [...]
Spa a thought for the minister, will you
This country has been independent for nearly 70 years. Yet no minister in all that time had opened a health spa for the benefit of the nation – at state expense that is. Some say this is absolute gall. Still others say it is innovative genius. Those who hold the latter view say there is [...]