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Aiyo Sirisena, I thought I must write to you again this week when I heard the latest announcement from your side, the Blue party, saying that they will nominate their own candidate for the big race that is due in a few months. We expect the unexpected from you, Aiyo Sirisena, but I must admit [...]
SLFP’s 68th convention: Some interesting sideshows
There were quite a few interesting asides at the Sri Lanka Freedom Party’s 68th annual convention at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium last Tuesday. Other political parties were invited to attend not by individual names but the names of the party. When All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader Rishad Bathiuddin arrived, a section of the crowd [...]
Consolidating gains in trade balance vital to reduce external financial vulnerability
Reducing the trade deficit and increasing the balance of payments surplus this year would enhance the country’s external reserves, decrease foreign indebtedness and reduce the country’s external financial vulnerability. A substantial balance of payments surplus could be achieved primarily by reducing the trade deficit this year to US$ 8 billion or less. This year’s growth [...]
On politicians and the emperor ‘with no clothes’
Delusions of grandeur that Sri Lanka’s political class wraps around itself are much like that beloved children’s tale of old, where the ruler is cajoled by tricksters into believing that he is wearing garments of stupendous beauty visible only to clever minds, whereas in actual fact, he is wearing nothing at all. Unsurprisingly, this story [...]
Who wants to be President anyway, when real power resides with the PM?
In the event of Gotabaya being cleared of any disability to contest the forthcoming polls and does indeed contests it and wins it, the impression widely shared by many in the Pohottuwa gang that overnight brother Mahinda will be sworn in as Prime Minister, is – sorry to say and dash their high held hopes [...]
This dirty game called politics
Save us from our politicians is a constant prayer that is heard from a disgusted public, be it in Sri Lanka or the UK. More so in that country like no other that is known by other epithets, too. But they are better left unsaid in case one is accused of being unpatriotic by pseudo-nationalists [...]
New alliance with Premadasa not working out: Sirisena shifts bets back with SLPP
Ranil tells UNP seniors of intention to contest presidency: Kabir Hashim accused of doing deals with Sirisena SLFP informs NEC it will put forward a candidate, but does not say who it is Just weeks before nominations for this year’s presidential election, President Maithripala Sirisena, painted a ‘self-portrait’ of himself at last Tuesday’s 68th [...]
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