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The sighting of the Ramadan new moon on the night of June 4th which bade the Muslims to break their fast and feast and share their sawans with the other races in a traditional show of communal harmony may, sadly, have been only a brief breather from the storms that unknown evil forces plan to [...]
Muslim envoy slams ex-minister for controversial remarks
Unbelievable but true. A leading Muslim country’s envoy read the riot act to a one-time minister who has resigned in protest. He did not hide his anger over the controversial politician making public remarks that the diplomat’s country together with other like-minded countries should expose the Sri Lankans over the treatment of Muslims. “Don’t place [...]
A fast unlike no other
Athuraliye Rathana hamuduruwaney, I thought I must write to you since you are very much in the news these days, staging fasts unto death, and protesting against some governors and ministers continuing in office. You demanded that Aiyo Sirisena should sack them, and threatened to sacrifice your life if your demands were not met. I [...]
This is no ‘system failure’ but Sri Lanka’s ‘animal farm’ charades
The gay abandon with which Sri Lanka’s politicians and public servants at the highest level act as if they are beyond even the slightest hint of accountability boggles our perpetually astonished imagination. This is exemplified by their behaviour in relation to first, ignoring all impending warnings of the Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist jihadists and [...]
Foreign debt repayment manageable, reserves adequate and economic recovery likely
Delivering the A.S. Jayewardena Inaugural Commemorative lecture on May 24, the Central Bank’s Governor, Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy, explained that the country would be able to meet its foreign debt obligations this year and maintain the nation’s unblemished record of meeting debt repayment. Currency swaps, international assistance and International Sovereign Bonds (ISBs), he said, would strengthen [...]
Making history in this land like no other
Would you believe it!? A question raised in our so-called sanctum sanctorum, otherwise known as the House by the Oya, has not been answered for one year. And who is the culprit responsible for this crass neglect or indifference? Why who else but the country’s highest office, the Presidential Secretariat. This is not a sign [...]
One-man show collapsing amid contradiction after contradiction
Sirisena paying heavy price for giving top posts to wrong people and not listening to advice; nation paying heavier price Retd. DIG Sisira Mendis removed from post of Chief of National Intelligence (CNI) Controversy over Sirisena’s statement to back ‘winning candidate’ from UNP; but UNP group also working with Sirisena to make Sajith the candidate [...]
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