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The Presidential Secretariat has ordered a full investigation to determine whether disciplinary action should be taken over the conduct of certain Western Province graduate teachers during the ceremony held on Wednesday at Temple Trees to award letters of appointment to them. The order had come following several complaints regarding what was deemed disrespectful behaviour by [...]
It’s a bad precedent says Opposition as Dep. Speaker temporarily halts sittings
By Sandun Jayawardana The lack of a large number of speakers from both the government and opposition forced a temporary halt to proceedings during Parliament’s final sitting a few days before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. The decision prompted anger from the opposition, which accused Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakshe of setting a dangerous precedent. [...]
Awesome star wars break out over this year’s auspicious times to eat
Days before the Sun God has even begun his annual transmigration in celestial spheres, an astrological rebellion on earth in Lanka strikes fear and confusion Days before the traditional new year arrives, an acrimonious star war has broken out between two camps in the Cultural Ministry’s 42-strong State Astrologers Committee. This dedicated galaxy of professional [...]
Conspiracies, conspirators and more doubtful tales
As though our nation does not have enough problems with conspiracies that remain vague and undisclosed and conspirators who remain unnamed, even the stars seem to be conspiring against us. For the first time in our memory, the galaxy of state-backed star-gazing astrologers are at each other’s throats, as it were, or tearing apart the [...]
Prison mail
Gnanasara hamuduruwaney, I am not sure where I should direct this letter hamuduruwaney, whether it is to the prison, to the prison hospital or even whether it should be to your temple, but I thought I must write to you after hearing that you have been sent to prison for a second time. Again, it [...]
The challenging task of sustaining the initial economic growth
The continuation of the International Monetary Fund’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) is vitally important for the economy’s stability and growth. However, complying with the conditions of the agreement with respect to the needed economic and governance reforms is a challenging task. This is especially so as this is an election year. Furthermore, the outcomes of [...]
The NPP’s sidestepping in Jaffna and repeating deadly mistakes
National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s pronouncement in Jaffna earlier this week that he did not come to bargain for votes by assuring that he would give ’13 plus’ or a ‘federal solution’ begs the crucial question as to what exactly is the NPP’s public position in regard to these and other [...]
Presidential Elections 2024 and the choice before the Tamil community
In an article published in the Colombo Telegraph website last week former Supreme Court Judge and current Parliamentarian Dr. C.V. Wigneswaran raised the question as to what the Tamils would gain by voting for Sinhala politicians at the Presidential Elections of 2024. He was responding to the United National Party Chairman Vajira Abeywardena’s advise to [...]
Ranil and Basil meet for weekly election strategy talks
SLPP prefers general elections first, but Rajapaksa says they will leave the decision to President Basil urges President to woo members from SJB and smaller parties for polls campaign SLFP in crisis; Sirisena’s leadership suspended after CBK moves court SJB signs MoU with six SLPP dissidents, but questions over what others will do By [...]
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