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While G7 members were meeting in the French city of Biarritz and discussing the current situation in Kashmir on the sidelines with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, here in Colombo, President Maithripala Sirisena seems to have got caught in the crossfire between the warring parties, India and Pakistan. US President Donald Trump had offered his [...]
A decider of fates
My dear Anura Kumara sahodaraya, I thought I must write to you when I heard that you would be running the big race against Gota in a few months’ time. I must say that last Sunday’s announcement came as a surprise because the rathu sahodarayas haven’t run the big race for some time now- for [...]
Will Gota’s grand anointment ceremony turn out to be a farce?
As the heir apparent to the House of Medamulana, now that the old squire of the estate had decided to untie his laces and hand the jackboots to his younger brother, Gotabaya Rajapaksa stayed in the shadowy wings till his brother had ended his valedictory speech where he heaped endless praise of psalms on himself [...]
When political games begin
Last week that irascible US President Donald Trump suddenly called off his State visit to Denmark next month. After huffing and puffing over Denmark’s rejection of a Trump feeler to purchase the world’s biggest island, he decided to teach Denmark a lesson in Trumpet power. Like a peeved child he decided to deny the great [...]
Political compulsions are destabilising the economy
The political compulsions of electoral politics are destabilising the economy. The overriding current public interest is the presidential election. Economic issues are of little public concern as matters of electoral politics have taken centre stage. Meanwhile, economic fundamentals are being eroded and the country is heading towards an economic crisis. Political compulsions The political compulsions [...]
Political amnesia and wooing the electorate
A comfortable sense of political amnesia has currently gripped all contenders and would-be contenders on Sri Lanka’s Presidential election platforms. From opposing stages, we are being asked to believe that the ruin of this land is not their collective fault. That is too great a lie to be uncritically accepted. Indeed, if there is one [...]
Sirisena’s attempt to swear in Sajith as premier fails
Ranil in two key meetings on Monday night – tells confidants he may back Karu Jayasuriya as presidential candidate if party issues worsen Tells three-member pro-Sajith group to win over all others with him if he were to consider Premadasa Mahinda Rajapaksa calls President Sirisena over joint alliance; the two will meet again UNP leader [...]
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