Rent seeking, inequality and injustice

In an earlier article, I pointed out that there was an urgent need to increase productivity of labour and value added production, in order to....

SHIELDING THE COMMON INTERESTS SOONER THE BETTER?

Their Charter, it says “…… the Third World has frequently lived with concepts of development …. with issues of economic strategies and value......

A matter of showing sincerity - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka’s former diplomat Udayanga Weeratunga is reported to be flying freely with two passports from country to country despite.....

Forward march to women’s empowerment

Women’s representation at decision making level has remained at a bare minimum when compared to that of men. Topics of gender....

Security crack down

A widespread security crackdown has been underway in the Northern and Eastern provinces of Sri Lanka. Over  20 former members of the Liberation Tigers of  Tamil Eelam (LTTE) organisation have been reportedly  taken into custody  over the past weeks in a staggered security operation spearheaded by the Terrorism Investigation Department (TID)of the Police.Almost  all of the ex-LTTE cadres are being detained under provisions

UNP should form their government- sb

With the lapsing of the May Day, the future of SLFP and related subjects were concerns that were taken

How one makes good governance concept a reality?

More than six decades after Independence, we, as a nation, are now  experiencing a new political culture. 

Mother, thank you for the love in every stitch

Dolly Parton, the most honoured female country performer of all time has written a beautiful song about 

SLFP following an anti-UNP passageway - Dullas

Following the May Day rally by the joint opposition, Matara District UPFA MP and national organiser of the

Listen to the Indian Ocean, undercurrents of a submarine war

On October 31, 2014, a Chinese submarine and a warship arrived at the Colombo Port. As the calm...

EDITORIAL : Let NMRA work independently

During this World Media Freedom Week, President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil...

Do we need this kind of a May Day ?

Had one compared the enthusiasm on this year’s May Day shown by the two factions of the Sri...

What’s the best answer? The Jurassic Parks of Print Regulations

With several celebrations taking place to mark the International World Press Freedom Day, media...

Why we shouldn’t be surprised if Packer makes a little jaunt to Colombo

Joint opposition lawmaker Weerakumara Dissanayake on Wednesday told journalists that Australian...

Security issue ignites the House

A physical altercation, coupled with verbal abuses, took place in the well of the House on Tuesday over 

Parliament not a place for thugs and hooligans

In the highest tradition of democracy Parliament is, or is expected to be, the supreme legislative assembly

The parameters of condemnation

The May Day poster of the United National Party had an interesting caption: ‘Kepakarapu janathavage maidina raeliya’

I act like a Supreme Court Judge

You have a huge national responsibility on your shoulders presiding over sessions of an exceptional Parliament and the Constitutional Assembly tasked to introduce a new Constitution.

PRE-WAR AND POST- WAR PERIODS NEED TWO MINDSETS

Crowds do not mean much at May Day rallies but MP’s on stage read the minds of the voters. An elected-not a nominated-MP...

Prabhakaran was no hero but a terrorist the LTTE was his army

“The object of terrorism is terrorism. The object of oppression is oppression. The object of torture is torture. The object of murder is murder.

Reconciliation and Unity: Warnings

Recent developments in the North and East have raised concerns on the one hand of a purported LTTE revival and on the other about the continued use of the PTA..

Are we addicted to allopathy - EDITORIAL

The national or consensus Government has pledged that after May Day and its roaring rallies, priority would be given to the implementation of promises or policies relating to vital areas.

The Voracious and Vociferous VAT

Value Added Tax (VAT), in other words is tax on value addition. According to economists, a shirt, for instance, would cost Rs. 800 and....

Strong case for being optimistic about medium and long-term prospects of the Sri Lankan economy

As is well known, our countries have had very productive bilateral relations over seven decades.  The US continues to be Sri Lanka’s largest....

Today is Press Freedom Day: Media disclosing rights of the people

The word “Media” encompasses television, radio and newspapers which are used as means of communication. Sometimes media is.....

Bopage: Minister failed to see misuse of position - EDITORIAL

Parliamentary Reforms and Media Ministry Secretary Nimal Bopage may be correct, in a way, when he said in a statement last week....

Denial of Democratic Rights! POWER at any cost

Do we know what exactly went wrong in Sri Lanka? A majority of politicians and public officers did not accept that there were problems. They.....

Public transport sector to get a smart solution

As the entire country is aware, the public transport sector has gone from bad to worse over the past decade or so. Currently we have....

The doctor versus the kunu men

A man fully kitted up armed with two rubber tubes prescribes for a child, pill after pill of antibiotics. They are colourful and they just need.....

Media Ministry Secretary’s media missive: Why everyone thinks they know journalism better than journ

Every Tom, Dick and Harry in this country wants to teach journalists a thing or two about how they ought to do their work. Those.....