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There are two versions of the Disneyland story that created a storm in the media and elsewhere, both in Sri Lanka and in India: State Tourism Minister Diana Gamage’s one and the Walt Disney Company’s one. Minister Gamage claimed at a media conference at no less a venue than the Government Information Department this week [...]
A loosening grip?
My dear Basil maama, I thought I must write to you because most people in Paradise are wondering what happened to your plans to scuttle the recent amendment to the Constitution, after it sailed through Parliament with much more than a two-thirds majority. Almost everyone is asking ‘mokada uney’? or ‘what happened?’ If it is [...]
Are the proposed taxation measures equitable and will they achieve fiscal consolidation?
Fiscal consolidation is an economic prerequisite to achieving economic stability and growth. It is also a precondition to obtain the assistance of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to rescue the country from the current economic and financial crisis and enable an economic recovery. Objective The objective of the proposed tax reforms that are expected to [...]
Will Sri Lanka bring its ‘political untouchables’ to justice in our lifetimes?
“We put our untouchables into jail’, a senior Malaysian advocate told me proudly in Kuala Lumpur last week. Our crime of ‘accidental citizenship’ His reference was to jail sentences of respectively twelve and ten years, handed down by Malaysian courts on former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife. Long considered as Malaysia’s ‘untouchables’ [...]
Indian Rishi mesmerises Tories to be Britain’s PM
Bhagvad Gita replaces Bible as Sunak takes oath on India’s ‘Song of Songs’ History was made in Britain on Tuesday, when Defender of the Christian Faith, King Charles the III asked an Indian Hindu to form His Majesty’s Government, becoming the first British monarch to do so in the nation’s thousand-year history. The unprecedented act [...]
Humans who make wild animals seem more civilised
There is never a dull moment in this Resplendent Isle. If politicians do not hurl chairs at each other or spray parliamentary opponents with chilli powder in the best Westminster traditions as extolled recently by the Government’s Chief Whip and Housing Minister, they crisscross the political floor and double-cross their parties with impunity in self-serving [...]
Basil’s power declines; Mahinda promoting Namal for leadership
SLPP splinters; Chamal’s tough talk silences Basil group now reduced to less than 25 IMF Extended Facility not likely this year; India seeks clarification over data, while China and Japan not saying much By Our Political Editor Diwali, the festival of lights widely observed by Hindus the world over, turned out to be an unexpected [...]
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