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As leading lights of the United National Party (UNP) hastily scrambled to disassociate themselves from the petition challenging the legality of the dual citizenship certificate issued to Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP) presidential hopeful Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, summarily rejected by the Court of Appeal this Friday, a curious contradiction arose from the Rajapaksa ranks. Suddenly, SLPP [...]
Ethnic and religious tensions could ruin economy
Sri Lanka could be a failed state and a nonperforming economy if ethnic violence and communal tensions are not eliminated. Furthermore, the country’s capacity to service its large foreign debt repayment will not be possible if ethnic tensions and communal violence affect the country’s capacity to access international capital markets. National Dialogue These were some [...]
Cardinal warns of another attack on Catholic churches; tight security in place
Fears of another attack on Catholic churches between October 15 and 25 have prompted the Security Forces and the Police to take enhanced security measures countrywide. The first warning of such attacks came from Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in a letter to President Maithripala Sirisena. He appealed that the Security Forces and Police review their security [...]
Presidential promises are meant to be broken
Aiyo Sirisena, I thought I must write to you again, not simply because you have just forty one days left in your term of office but because we heard you uttering another strange remark just the other day: you said that there was still plenty that you could do for us and that you had [...]
Twists and turns make tragic and farcical politics
This is the winter of political discontent. Certainly, it is so in the so-called United Kingdom and the United States, neither of which is united right now except in name. Nor is it much better in that country like no other where the political games are being played everywhere from the tennis courts to the [...]
Sajith, Gota set for poll, while Sirisena will support Gota
President conducts opinion poll among SLFP organisers Despite plea after plea, SLPP insists on pohottuwa; Appeal Court verdict gives boost to Gota UNP resolution confirms Ranil’s leadership till 2024; but Sajith may have plans to revamp party In a week of mounting political tensions ahead of the November 16 presidential election, President Maithripala Sirisena continues [...]
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