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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has faulted the Police for their inability to prevent crimes. He sounded the note of caution at a meeting held at ‘Temple Trees’ on Wednesday. Police Chief Pujitha Jayasundera and all senior DIGs took part in the meeting. Premier Wickremesinghe said the Government was disappointed with the performance of the Police [...]
PM hires US company to make Sri Lanka a vibrant social market economy
Leading US firm to coordinate Central Programme Management Unit to restructure and transform development process Accelerated and integrated economic programme all over the country; Cabinet approval sought for five-tier agreement Crash-landing SriLankan gets emergency financial support to pave way for signing of public-private partnership By Our Political Editor The troubled national carrier, SriLankan Airlines, where a [...]
A constitutional legacy
My dear JR, I thought I must write to you because yesterday was your 110th birthday, even though you left us twenty years ago. If you were still around, you would have marvelled at the changes that have taken place since your departure, though some say that nothing has really changed. JR, you seem to [...]
Learn to be independent and secure the country
Let us talk about freedom in the country and freedom of the people. Is there freedom for plants, trees and animals? Generally speaking we are living in a country where there is little or no freedom for people and even for nature. Let us talk freely on this. There are a few issues and we [...]
Economy’s continued dependence on remittances
The country has become very much of a remittance dependent economy. Without the large amount of foreign remittances the country’s external finances would be in a far more perilous state than the current situation: imports would have had to be curtailed drastically and scarcities of essential basic items would be a feature of the country. [...]
Has the notion of ‘justice for victims’ lost its singularity?
In the whirlwind of activity that attended the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week, Sri Lanka was put on inquiry regarding the non-consultative nature of its ongoing transitional justice and constitutional reform process. As would be expected, the denials were strong. State representatives affirmed soothingly that a comprehensive [...]
Colombo Municipality plays ‘pass the stink-bag’ game
‘Coming soon to an area near you’ warning as Ja-ela says ‘no way’ to be next dumping ground Out of all the things rotten in Lanka, the one that stink the worst is Meetotumulla’s Garbage Mountain. And the cruellest game in town, is the Colombo Municipal Council’s squalid sport of ‘pass the stink bag’ which [...]
Malaysia’s nonchalance raises wider concern
Following the unprovoked assault on Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Ansar at the Kuala Lumpur international airport that country’s Deputy Home Minister rather cursorily dismissed the incident and therefore Malaysia’s own responsibility as the host country to protect the person and dignity of an accredited diplomat. Deputy Minister Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed called [...]