Is the UN ready for a Second Trump presidency?
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – The Communist Manifesto of a bygone era, authored by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, begins with an implicit warning: “A spectre is haunting Europe—the spectre of Communism.” And today another spectre is haunting, this time, the corridors of the United Nations— the spectre of a second Trump presidency. [...]
Book on tripartite agreement launched
Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe’s book “Thispan Lakshayaka rekiya Sureki, Thripashrvika Ekangathavaya” (the tripartite agreement that secured the employment of 3.5 million persons) was presented to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. The book written by senior journalist Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe and published by “Desarasa” on the historic tripartite agreement among trade unions, employers and the Ministry of Labour [...]
Jumping frogs aims at self-preservation
I was interested to read recently that President Ranil Wickremesinghe has rejected a request made by former President Maithripala Sirisena to support him at next month’s presidential election. I was surprised—but at the same time I was also not really surprised by this bit of news. I must admit that I was surprised because during [...]
India’s 78th National Day marked at Guruge Nature Park
Programmes with Indian and Lankan cultural elements further promote the historical relationship between the two countries, Prof Ankuran Dutta, Director, Cultural Centre, Indian High Commission said. He was speaking at an event to mark India’s 78th National Day held at Guruge Nature Park in Ja Ela organised by businessman and philanthropist Dhanavardhana Guruge. “There is [...]
Beyond recovery: new book offers Sri Lanka a roadmap to economic transformation
Leading experts provide policy proposals to shift Sri Lanka’s trajectory from debt to growth ahead of crucial elections As Sri Lanka gears up for pivotal presidential election on September 21, a timely new book, “Sri Lanka: from debt default to transformative growth”, provides a comprehensive roadmap to propel the nation beyond economic stabilisation and into [...]
A book dedicated to an outstanding educationist
A book on the legendary Principal of Zahira College, Matale, the late Sha Wadood, was launched at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute last week. The ceremony was presided over by Foreign Minister Ali Sabry. The book is considered an authoritative biography of the pioneer educationist Shahul Hameed Abdul Wadood or SHAW, as he was known [...]
Nothing has changed in India
By Debasish Roy Chowdhury, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka HONG KONG – Politically motivated bulldozing has returned with a vengeance in India. Earlier this month in the state of Madhya Pradesh, a local Muslim leader and member of the opposition Congress party watched his home, supposedly “illegally built,” reduced to [...]
What microfinance can teach economists
By Antara Haldar, Project Syndicate, Exclusive to the Sunday Times in Sri Lanka CAMBRIDGE – “Economics is a meaningless subject,” Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, microfinance pioneer, and rogue economist told Time magazine a few months ago. Little did he realise that he would soon have an opportunity to demonstrate what he meant. [...]