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Political
Column |
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Landmark
SLFP-UNP deal |
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By Our Political Editor |
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Within minutes
of a Tiger guerrilla suicide bomber crashing a
heavily laden truck load of explosives at a crowd
of Navy personnel at Digampathana, near Habarana,
President Mahinda Rajapaksa learnt of the second
painful tragedy to hit a nation that was already
in mourning. |
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5th
Column |
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Who's
patriotic and who's not? |
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By Rypvanwinkle |
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"Thaaththa,"
Bindu Udagedera asked, "what is all this
fuss about the peace talks?" |
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Focus
on Rights |
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Demanding
good prosecutions in respect of extra judicial executions |
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By Kishali
Pinto Jayawardena |
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There is no
doubt that UN Special Rapporteur on Extra Judicial
Executions, Prof. Philip Alston's exceedingly pungent
report on Sri Lanka to the General Assembly of the
United Nations, (to be delivered on 23 October 2006),
has important implications for this country. |
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Situation
Report |
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Real
heroes and mock heroics |
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By Iqbal Athas |
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Hardly had
the nation recovered from the devastating debacle
in the battlefields of Muhamalai on October 11.
From the puny and the poor to the high and the
mighty in the land reacted with shock and awe
at the deaths of more than 138 brave officers
and men of the Army. |
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The
Economic Analysis |
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Economic
potential of historic consensus |
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By the Economist |
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The agreement
reached by the two main political parties is of
utmost significance and importance to the country's
future and would unquestionably have an impact
on the economy. This agreement that is to be signed
tomorrow is indeed historic. Some of its details
may be even beyond the expectations of most readers
of this column. |
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Inside
the glass house |
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The
rebellion of UN slaves |
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By Thalif Deen at the united nations
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NEW YORK - In Greek mythology,
the oracle was a high priest or perhaps a low priestess
(shades of reverse gender discrimination?) who spoke
with absolute authority, and perhaps by divine inspiration.
When the oracle spoke, no one challenged that final
and apparently mighty authority. The oracle always
had the last word. |
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Lobby
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JVP
hails Supreme Court ruling on re-merger of NE provinces |
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By Chandani Kirinde, Our Lobby
Correspondent |
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Last Monday’s Supreme Court
ruling declaring null and void the merger of the
northern and eastern provinces set off a chain reaction
in Parliament on Tuesday with the TNA parliamentarians
disrupting sittings in protest while the JVP and
the JHU parliamentarians hailed the verdict. |
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Thoughts
form London |
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All
the hullabaloo and pandang bearers too |
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By Neville de Silva |
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This is a confession but a minor
one that does not require an appearance at a confessional.
Perhaps I should call it an explanation for that
is what it is, really. |
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