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Si Lanka’s south western neighbour, Maldives is locked in a dispute with Mauritius over each other’s maritime boundary in the Indian Ocean. This week, the two countries have submitted a special agreement and notification to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. It is for the purpose of the delimitation of the maritime [...]
Unlike father, unlike son!
My dear Sajith, I am writing to congratulate you on being chosen as the Green candidate to take on Gota at the big race in November. Having cleared all the hurdles put up by some Greens, you must be wondering which is the greater battle, fighting Gota or convincing the Green Man to let you [...]
‘Make or break the law’ Dilrukshi’s indiscretion
If the ex-Bribery Commissioner, presently Lanka’s Solicitor General, Dilrukshi Dias Wickremesinghe, who was interdicted overnight by the Public Services Commission this Monday over a secretly recorded conversation with Avante Garde Chairman Senadhipathi which exposed her shocking lack of professional conduct and ethics, is still bent on maintaining her top post as the nation’s No2 Law [...]
Foreign debt and external financial vulnerability
Sri Lanka’s foreign debt increased to US$ 54.2 billion in the first quarter of this year from US$ 52.3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018. This is over 60 percent of the country’s GDP. If the foreign debt is not brought down to a manageable level in the next few years, the country’s external [...]
On rude political satires and the (possible) upending of an old order
Two manifestly glorious ironies occurred this week. A former President cautioned against a return to what he termed ‘the Premadasa era’ and a former Chief Justice lamented that, during the ‘yahapalanaya’ years, the independence of the Sri Lankan judiciary had been lost. Strange logic and stranger contradictions These claims may have been dismissed with nary [...]
Sajith supremely confident: Sirisena stranded, Ranil passes the ball
Dramatic political developments see top two politicians being forced to climb down from their positions SLFP likely to sign MoUs with SLPA; President now at mercy of the man he ousted Wickremesinghe bows to pressure from his one-time loyalists; Premadasa insists there will be no conditions UNP convention resolution spells out policies; Sajith, if elected, [...]
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