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Political Column
Focus now on ‘political solution’

The first-high level contacts between Sri Lanka and its friendly neighbour India, since the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), took place on Wednesday.

5th Column
Just as well you didn’t win; imagine the consequences!
My Dear Kumar,
The Economic Analysis
The IMF loan controversy: will it be ‘All’s well that ends well’?
Will we get it or will we not? That is the question still in the minds of Sri Lankans about the loan facility of US $ 1.9 billion that has been in the pipeline for quite some time now.
Lobby
Power politics and love to hate the media
The commitment of politicians to protect media freedom is a highly debatable one and given the views coming out of the country’s Legislature last week, it is obvious that those who champion the cause of press freedom while in opposition want to control it when in power.
Focus on Rights
The return of an inept press dinosaur
The government's recent re-activation of that inept state regulatory dinosaur, the Sri Lanka Press Council is an excellent illustration of the long prevalent truth that its media curbs are entirely unrelated to the conflict that prevailed in the North and East.
Inside the glass house
Trillions to bail out the rich, but no billions to feed the poor

The political hypocrisy of major Western powers is surpassed only by their economic doublespeak. At a political level, the veto-wielding permanent members of the Security Council subscribe to the old dictum: do as we say, not as we do.

 
 
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