Columns

Political Column
Mystery over major military shake-up

It was a week of dramatic developments. For President Mahinda Rajapaksa who has put a separatist war behind and a re-election bid ahead, the focus was all three - military, political and economic - as he charted a new, concerted course to usher in a greater peacetime environment and a new image for his Government.

5th Column
He seems to accomplish nothing but headlines!
I thought I must write to you since you had also written to all members of the blue party alleging that there was a huge conspiracy within the party. Quite frankly, Avamangala, apart from getting you a few headlines the following day, I cannot imagine what you would achieve by all this.
The Economic Analysis
Do economists have solutions to current global crisis?
There are very little signs that the global economy is coming out of the recession. The only agreement is that the recovery will not be this year.
Lobby
Not issued with this week
 
Focus on Rights
An utter waste of time and money
The recommendation of the 2006 Commission to Investigate Serious Human Rights Violations (the Udalagama Commission in short) that a permanent Commission should be established to investigate violations is by far, the most remarkably asinine recommendation that one has been privileged to witness in recent years.
Inside the glass house
Climate for partying: UN in summit scam

When American politicians are confronted with a thorny problem in their home town, they tend to do the most predictable thing in politics: throw money at it.

 
 
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