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Political
Column |
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SLFP-UNP
talks: The drama behind the drama |
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By
Our Political Editor |
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Just eleven
months into office, the political fortunes of
President Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa seem to be akin
to tropical weather. Sometimes it is cool and
pleasant. Other times it is hot and uncomfortable.
If the political climate has switched from one
to the other, yet another in the form of an unpleasant
and unbearable phase set in this week. |
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5th
Column |
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Historic
deal: Who's taking whom for a ride? |
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By
Rypvanwinkle |
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My Dear
Green Man, |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Underscoring
the imperative need for a witness protection scheme |
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By Kishali
Pinto Jayawardena |
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This column
warned last week that the Sri Lankan government
should not be seen as indulging in a suicidal competition
with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Tigers as to who should be given the first prize
for scorning human rights. |
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Situation
Report |
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Muhamalai
debacle: The shocking story |
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By
Iqbal Athas |
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Hundreds
of soldiers trapped in the killing fields of the
LTTE. |
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Issue
of the week |
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Playing
politics with a nuclear rogue state |
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By
Ameen Izzadeen |
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Is North
Korean leader Kim Jong Il bluffing? In recent
years, he has boasted of his country achieving
nuclear capability. He has even indicated that
North Korea actually possesses nuclear weapons.
Last week, North Korea announced that it was getting
ready for a nuclear test. Whether it is mere rhetoric
or reality will be known only when North Korea
goes ahead with the test. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Challenge
of increasing foreign remittances through formal
channels |
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By
the Economist |
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Since writing
on the importance and significance of foreign
remittances for the balance of payments in this
column two weeks ago, two new developments have
occurred. |
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Inside
the glass house |
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Chapter
VII a dangerous tool in the hands of Bush administration
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By
Thalif Deen at
the united nations |
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NEW YORK - When the US-led coalition
invaded Iraq more than three years ago, the Bush
administration legally justified it on the ground
that the resolution adopted by the Security Council
called for military action under Chapter VII of
the UN charter. |
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