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My dear Wije, I thought of writing to you because you have suddenly become the talk of the town, just when we thought that we will be spared of political cross talk, at least during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year when the entire nation appears to follow an extended ‘nonagathaya’ for about a week [...]
Wigneswaran proposes Hindu priest for Chief Minister’s post
Even though it is unlikely that Provincial Council elections will be held this year, Northern Tamil parties are proposing various names for the post of Chief Minister. Parliamentarian and former Chief Minister C. V. Wigneswaran came up with what appeared to be a wild card, proposing a Hindu priest called Velan Swamigal, opposing the candidacy [...]
Hopes and expectations of the New Year
This is being written soon after heralding the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year when people all over the island are wishing each other Subha Aluth Avuruddak. They are wishing that the New Year would be a good year for their family, relations and friends. For most, their happiness is linked with the [...]
What has ‘Sinhala supremacy’ resulted in for the Sinhala people?
Meeting a rising tide of strange bedfellows (ie; monks, lawyers, democracy activists, nationalists) protesting against the highly charged Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill tabled in Parliament with just a few days to challenge in the Supreme Court, we hear shrill (state) Ministerial wailing to the effect that the Colombo Port City is a ‘turning [...]
The Government’s approach to financial management adds to the country’s woes
It was not for nothing that an anonymous writer once did say, there was never a dull moment in this resplendent isle. Never has it been more true than in current times. The news headlines keep changing so rapidly that one is hardly able to digest some incredible story before an even stranger one emerges. [...]
The last royal farewell
Britain bid a last farewell yesterday to the man who had thieved the heart of the nation’s soon-to-be crowned jewel 73 years ago, as his mortal remains were laid to rest in the vault beneath the quire at St. George’s Chapel set in the royal grounds of Windsor Castle. Prince Phillip’s death last Friday, at [...]
One law for all and more baloney
When the Norwegian police clamped a 20,000 kroner fine on their prime minister for breaking the law, the country’s citizenry did not light fire crackers and beat raban. They went about their business as best as they could under numerous restrictions to contain a spreading pandemic. Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s prime crime was that she [...]
Controversy over Govt. bill to withdraw cases against its supporters
Govt. wants to withdraw several cases on grounds of “political Victimisation” and punish complainants Political Victimisation Commission recommends strong action against Yahapalana Govt. leaders for taking political revenge Defence Secretary proscribes seven Diaspora Tamil groups and names 424 people as having links with terrorism; move seen as a blow to reconciliation efforts The Government appears [...]
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