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What came to the Foreign Ministry in a diplomatic bag from an Asian capital raised not only eye brows but also serious concerns. An upcountry Province Governor and a so-called official delegation wanted to pay a four day visit to that bustling Asian capital which some call the sin city. The official delegation was to [...]
President: No issues in continuing Unity Govt.
SLFP Parliamentarians will take final decision in December on whether to continue the MoU with the UNP Sirisena and UNP leader Ranil to outline ‘Vision 2025’ tomorrow–comprehensive economic strategy to address constraints on growth Both parties gear up for local council and provincial elections, Rajapaksa loyalists make informal moves to reunite factions Coalition partners – [...]
No more a waiting game
My dear Sri Lankan cricket fans, It is with great regret that we inform you that Sri Lankan Cricket died on Thursday night. The last rites are expected to be performed tonight in Colombo, at the venue which was the scene of some of its greatest triumphs. However, there are still some who are hoping [...]
The two year mixed economic performance of the Unity Government
The absence of any celebratory events last month to mark two years of the Unity Government was perhaps owing to the state of confusion of the coalition. On the other hand, civil society leaders, who had played an important role in electing the new regime, organised a public meeting to remind the government of the [...]
The Bar’s abandonment of commonsense and reason
In taking umbrage at Deputy Minister Ranjan Ramanayake’s ‘politico-talk’ on corruption of lawyers and judges and thereby allowing this to become a bone of contention so to speak, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka clearly lacks both commonsense and reason to the point of absurdity. If the Bar proceeds to take legal action against him [...]
Playing pandu in political style
That was great. It was a class performance meant to draw sustained applause not only from aficionados of Sri Lanka’s cricketing world but also those who risk life and limb to climb nearby trees or clamber on to buildings to watch national teams lose matches in grand style. So before the 4th ODI went the [...]
Come or go Chicago, Sirisena vows to see through his first presidential term
No force can or will put asunder, what masses have put together, seems to hold good as Ranil and Maithri scratch their two year itch of wedded hitch It was in that bleak hour in the winter of Lanka’s discontent in the year 2014, that two men of diverse backgrounds were inexorably driven by fate’s [...]