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In a move that shocked most people, the Cabinet has decided not to allow political gatherings, rallies and musical shows at Galle Face Green from April 20. The Government defended the decision, noting that Rs. 6.6 million had to be spent to repair Galle Face Green due to the damage during last year’s aragalaya period. [...]
Neither forgiven, nor forgotten
My dear Easter attack victims, I thought of writing to you this week as we remember all of you, those who are not with us now, as well those who were affected in some way or another, four years after the event. Four years and four different types of investigations and inquiries later we are [...]
The Easter Sunday attacks and the case of Sarah Pulasthini
Despite four years having elapsed since the Easter Sunday attacks of April 21, 2019 the country is no closer to finding out who masterminded the cruel terrorist attack which resulted in the death of 272 persons as well as caused injuries to over 500 others. While the victims, and indeed the whole country, await the [...]
Celebrating New Year at a time of economic recovery
Last week’s celebration of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year was more joyous than it had been in the three preceding years. There were distinct signs that the country had passed through its darkest and hardest times and was looking forward to happier days. Lesser scarcities This year’s celebration of the New Year with lesser [...]
Ministerial spats, the Attorney General and that ‘grand conspiracy’
Two years after Sri Lanka’s former Attorney General (AG) claimed on the eve of his retirement, that the savage attacks on churches and hotels by homegrown ‘jihadists’ in April 2019 discloses ‘a grand conspiracy,’ the country’s Minister of Justice has issued a flurry of directions to state agencies to ‘summon’ the former chief state law [...]
Amaraweera’s ‘monkey business’ denounced outright by irked China
Minister comes a cropper as monkey scandal is exposed If you want an ideal specimen that typifies incompetent, lackadaisical, ignorant and reckless ministerial behaviour, one of those Mahadanamuttha types, who, without a thorough grasp of the subject, and without a holistic vision and approach, comes up with instant quick fire solutions to the country’s problems, [...]
Trying to make monkeys of us all
The political hotchpotch Sri Lanka has been in recent years — especially the last couple or so — has served as a veritable gold mine to be exploited by those with creative minds. We have seen caricaturists, cartoonists, satirists, poets, and lyric writers making hay while the iron is hot, as someone once said, mixing [...]