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Last Sunday at the re-consecration of the blood splattered statue of Jesus Christ at the reconstructed Easter Sunday bomb damaged Katuwapitiya’s St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, the Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, turned his religious pulpit into a political podium; and transformed what could otherwise have been a Godly homily into an unholy political [...]
Slinger Malinga bats for Rajapaksa in farewell speech telecast live
If he brought honour and fame to his country, there were touching moments for international cricketer Lasith Malinga on Friday. He was loved for the game he played, both when he bowled and when he batted. He was also the heartthrob of the lasses for the bronze patches on his overgrown hair, macho in [...]
Quitting while you’re ahead
My dear Mali, It is very rarely that we write to cricketers for two weeks in a row, but it is difficult not to write to you this week. That is because of your match-winning performance on Friday, after announcing that it would be the last time you will be wearing a one-day international shirt [...]
Inability to attract FDIs slows economic development
A n undisputed feature of modern economic development is the strong relationship between foreign investment and economic growth. Sri Lanka’s failure to obtain higher amounts of foreign direct investments (FDIs) of the appropriate type has been an important reason for the country’s low rate of economic growth. We have obtained only a fraction of FDI [...]
A season of madness in this isle so fair
There is a powerful thrust to communal politics that is now global in nature, led by unscrupulous demagogues who whip up their supporters with chants of hate. This week, as I watched the President of the United States wave his hands benevolently even as his supporters screamed ‘send them back’ to four congresswomen of colour [...]
More bones of contention
So now we know, don’t we? At least some of us do. Bad enough we need to import many essentials, including medicines of questionable quality. Now we have taken to importing garbage from the land of our last colonial rulers. Recent media reports spoke of imported garbage that included human body parts lying uncleared at [...]
Gota from SLPP; who will be the UNF-backed alliance candidate?
Sirisena to have one-on-one meeting with MR to chart his future course and his party’s position Massive motorcade planned for Gota after SLPP convention; supporters say no problem now regarding dual citizenship UNF to form a wider coalition at August 5 convention; party split over candidacy A one-on-one meeting between President Maithripala Sirisena and [...]
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