Politics, they say, is the art of the possible. In Sri Lanka, however, the axiom goes even further. Politics is also the art of the impossible too. Those who find it impossible to make it to the top are increasingly finding short cuts to fame and fortune in politics.
It was just past 8.30 a.m. last Tuesday when controllers at the air base in Batticaloa cleared the gleaming white Cessna Baron aircraft to touch down there.
Last week’s column quoted The World Bank report: Sri Lanka Poverty Assessment Engendering Growth with Equity: Opportunities and Challenges that pointed out that the only sector where poverty had not declined was the estate sector.
It looks like a regime change in Pakistan is on the cards. US foreign policy does not recognize the hallowed principle of non-interference in the affairs of other countries. It promotes a regime change either when the services of the government in the target country are no longer necessary or when the government does not dance to the tune of America.
The recent draft amendment to the Local Government Ordinance put forward by the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) and which reportedly, is due to be sent this week for Cabinet approval and certification as an urgent bill, is typical of the current pattern of legislative amendment.
Lobby
Not published with this week issue
By Chandani Kirinde, Our
Lobby Correspondent
Inside
the glass house
Not published with this week issue
By Thalif Deen at the united nations
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2007 Wijeya
Newspapers Ltd.Colombo. Sri Lanka.
