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It is a known secret in the state bureaucracy circles that the transfer process of government employees is highly politicised. It is said that those who encounter problems in receiving transfer postings near their hometowns or resist transfers outside the home turf or their preferred locations often use political influences ‘at whatever cost.’ The issue [...]
Return to sender?
My dear Imthiaz, I am writing to you after I heard that you had written to your leader Sajith suggesting a series of measures to improve the ‘telephone’ party following its disastrous performances at the last two elections. I thought at least I would reply, as the chances of Sajith replying your letter are quite [...]
New government’s decisive action rescues tourism industry from potential crisis
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, which is one of the economic pillars that the country is relying on in its effort to meet the revenue targets that are contained in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package, narrowly escaped a grave threat last year from a controversial decision by the then Government to outsource the visa-issuance [...]
Formidable economic challenges amid political compulsions and global uncertainties
A chieving economic growth amid political expectations, global uncertainties, trade wars, and a global economic downturn is an enormously challenging task for our trade-dependent economy. Policies The pursuance of policies for economic stability and growth is difficult owing to the government’s election promises that have to be fulfilled. Nevertheless, it is vitally important to pursue [...]
‘Cleaning’ Sri Lanka; the NPP’s ghosts of the past
Q uite apart from chuckling over quaintly outdated British titles of ‘Esquire’ suffixed to names of various individuals and officials appointed to a Task Force to ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a gazette notification of December 19th 2024, several aspects of this exercise perturbingly echo Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s widely derided ‘rule by [...]
Health Minister runs into anti philanthropy storm
Health and Mass Media Minister Nalinda Jayatissa came a cropper on Thursday when he cast an unwarranted insensitive slur on private benefactors donating funds for expensive medical equipment to the government health sector. At the inauguration of Apeksha Hospital’s new 4-storey building and its bone marrow and haematopoietic stem cell transplant unit built by Air [...]
Take it with a pinch of salt—if you can find any
That’s a hell of a thing to say about a national hero. Remember the presidential and parliamentary elections since 2010 when President Mahinda Rajapaksa was hailed at election time and portraits and flags as tall and high as the Ruwanweli Seya were sprouting across the country calling on the people to place Mahinda Raja in [...]
Govt. rolls out ambitious move to de-politicise defence and security sectors
Unveils cost-effective defence protocol with plans for modernisation; Office of Chief of Defence Staff abolished CDS Gen. Shavendra Silva’s request for extension turned down; his parting remarks draw sharp retort Major reshuffle in State and military intelligence set-ups; changes seen as part of President’s Clean Sri Lanka programme to purify governance and country’s social and [...]
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