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With Canadian politicians scrambling for every vote they can get, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has again fallen foul with the Indian Government for attending an event organised by a group of Khalistan Sikhs in the country. India is accusing the Trudeau administration of giving space to Khalistan extremists, who are demanding a separate state in [...]
Foreign debt restructuring vital for continuation of IMF programme, financial stability and growth
Foreign debt restructuring is vital to ensure the continuation of the IMF programme, financial stability and growth. Furthermore, the repayment conditions of the foreign debt have to be less onerous for the country to repay its debt obligations. The reduction of the foreign debt and a longer repayment period are imperative. Foreign reserve In the [...]
A government facing the ‘end of days’ and a ‘focused’ response to the cardinal’s misunderstandings
Do the actions of the Wickremesinghe Presidency and his Cabinet reflect strategic decision-making on the cusp of majorly significant national elections in Sri Lanka? The Government’s markedly asinine behaviour The latest controversy to erupt is over the Cabinet outsourcing the handling of on-arrival visas to foreigners at the national airport to a ‘private company.’ This [...]
Coming colours
My dear AKD sahodaraya, I know you are the person everyone is talking about these days (or rather, the ‘common enemy’ of all other political parties). I am not writing to you about that, but because of what happened at a recent television discussion that has become the talking point after what one of your [...]
Booming tourism industry threatened by questionable decision relating to on arrival visas
In the country’s attempt to stay afloat after the disastrous mismanagement of the economy that caused Sri Lanka to declare itself bankrupt the tourism sector is a key factor. Together with the foreign exchange that is received from the remittances from overseas Sri Lankans including migrant workers the booming Tourism industry has proved to be [...]
Storm over JVP Hewage’s statement on TV: ‘JVP killed only rapists, rogues, hooch sellers’
A storm broke out this week over a statement made by JVP senior member Nalin Hewage on national TV last Thursday night. In a live discussion on Hiru TV ‘Balaya’, attended by SJB MP Asoka Abeysinghe, SLPP MPs Tissa Kuttiarachchi and D. Weerasinghe, and JVP’s former Provincial Council MP Hewage, Hewage declared with a smirk: [...]
Beggaring the nation and still pleading to stay
When beggars die, there are no comets seen, said Calpurnia to Julius Caesar shortly before the Roman dictator was done to death inside the Senate. Though our country has been spared such a ghastly end to any of its leaders, even if they play dictator now and then, there is still the recognised democratic way [...]
May Day rallies launching for presidential poll
Mahinda says the candidate who has the SLPP’s support will win the election NPP rallies attract massive crowds, confirming a political reality, but can 3 percent vote base be turned into 51 percent? President appeals to all parties to join him for the common good of the country and the next generation At SJB rally, [...]
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