Wickremesinghe, Alahapperuma and the 2022 Presidential Election

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Leon Trotsky famously observed, “Politics is more like algebra than like elementary arithmetic, and still more like higher rather than elementary mathematics”. The recent election of President Ranil Wickremesinghe by Sri Lankan members of Parliament appears to be an illustrative example of Trotsky’s statement about Politics being more like Algebra than Arithmetic.

Violence in Aragalaya and crackdown

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The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and some of the political parties which were closely connected to it until recently such as the National Freedom Front (NFF) are hell-bent in vilifying and demonizing the people’s uprising, commonly known as the “Aragalaya” that overthrew the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Presidency and proved how unpopular the government dominated by the SLPP is.

Only one earth: Let us heal, not harm it

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While Sri Lanka is still embroiled in its worst ever socio-economic and political crisis, we face a more important battle against climate change.

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We must learn to survive - Hiran Cooray

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The tourism industry was one of the biggest foreign exchange earners in Sri Lanka. However, since the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019....

Let’s hail the idea to allow children to work - EDITORIAL

12 Aug 2022 - 2     - 268

The youth of this country are set to get a golden opportunity to try their hand at being employed; even if they are students. According....

Like Pharaoh, Israel also kills children

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Once again the West has failed to stand by what is right and protect the oppressed. The zeal with which it condemned ....

China and India: Friendship and ‘friendship’ 

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“The government carefully monitors any development having a bearing on India’s security and economic interests and takes all necessary measures to safeguard them,” he said last month.

Lanka on the horns of dilemma

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It was the winds and waves of misguided economic planning, mega corruption, and foreign indebtedness which put Lanka into an economic crisis.

Subsidies, inflation, and need for A safety net - EDITORIAL

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Our country, is in a state of near bankruptcy. We are unable to make payment for even interest payments on debts to international.....

What now for the media?

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The iconic GotaGoGama is winding down. The crowds have thinned out. The WhatsApp messages that used to flood the inbox have.....

“The Argalaya must win for the system to change” -Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka

09 Aug 2022 - 6     - 1140

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka recently said in Parliament that he and his party would join a final battle to remove corrupt rulers from power on August 9. However Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) disassociated itself from Fo

First formulate common policy, not sharing portfolios

09 Aug 2022 - 1     - 387

Has the political crisis that had engulfed the country some two weeks ago been resolved? Despite some groups questionin

RANIL WICKREMESINGHE - AS I KNOW HIM

09 Aug 2022 - 10     - 2382

My father instilled in me in childhood, to always have the courage to stand up for what I believe in, irrespective of public opinion, or whoever disagrees with me. This inspired me to never lose hope in Ranil Wickremesinghe, stand

GIMMICKS IN FUEL CRISIS

08 Aug 2022 - 2     - 2494

The QR code system introduced to reduce fuel queues has been a success so far. However, even with such a system in place people are still waiting in queues due to the failure of the Government. At present....

War in Europe and baiting of China - EDITORIAL

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Images of death, destruction and millions of refugees pouring out of Ukraine still live with us. The US and its NATO allies having egged Ukraine on to challenge Russia into attempting to join the NATO....

Ranil Detached Genuine ‘Aragalists’ from Mobs and Arsonists

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Searching for the meaning of the word “legitimate,” I referred dictionaries. Piled up a cross-section of the meaning in Collins, Webster’s, Cambridge and Britannica, as given below: They define....

Versatile Filmmaker Vasantha Obeysekera’s “Dadayama” (The Hunt)

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Devoting the first Saturday article of each month to a film, film personality or film-related topic is a practice being followed by this column in recent times.

Policy Statement : The proof of the pudding is in the eating

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The policy statement delivered by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on Wednesday was far ahead of the similar statements made by his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa in progressiveness and inclusiveness.

Einstein says, I should have become a watchmaker

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In recent decades, the world came close to a nuclear war, which would have destroyed everyone and everything. During the Cuban Missile Crisis,

This lawless aggressiveness must stop! - EDITORIAL

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There is a sense of lawlessness in the country. Even the new president of the country has affirmed that there should be one....

Pelosi’s Taiwan time bomb as Lanka faces dilemma over Chinese research vessel

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China’s foreign and defence ministry mandarins must be extremely busy and unceasingly diligent these days, in view of matters.....

Aragalaya will drag Sri Lanka into chaos and anarchy : Weerawansa

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Speaking at an emergency debate in the parliament MP Wimal Weerawansa boldly accused certain factions of the Aragalaya,

Aragalaya: Political leadership or disintegration?

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Lead kindly light, amid the encircling gloom

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the ceremonial opening of Parliament and making his first major policy statement to the nation—is in such a difficult if not impossible situation that he may have recalled one of his favourite songs as the country face crisis after crisis and crisis within crisis, catastrophe after catastrophe and catastrophe within catastrophe.

Govt. talking to lenders in a void of public legitimacy

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The resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his succession by Ranil Wickremesinghe, the incumbent did not create political....

Economy has collapsed - what’s the next step? - EDITORIAL

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On May 20, Sri Lanka defaulted on international debt repayment. Defaults happen when governments are unable to meet some or all.....

Constitutional reform and economic downturn

02 Aug 2022 - 4     - 491

Media reports say that the draft 22nd Amendment (21st Amendment if enacted) is to be debated in the Cabinet today. They also claim that the current draft is different from the 22nd Amendment prepared under the instructions of former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. Interestingly, both drafts were prepared by the same Justice Minister and he who ju

Why is Bangladesh going for IMF help?

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In May 2021, Bangladesh extended a US$ 200 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to help the latter face a severe

Steep economic downturn evidenced by shrinking electricity-demand

02 Aug 2022 - 1     - 383

The fact that Sri Lanka is faced with its worst economic crisis in the modern history is everybody’s knowledge today. Unfortunately, what is not perhaps anybody’s knowledge is how steep and rapid the downturn is, and the depths it is

Food crisis: An economic spiral towards malnutrition

02 Aug 2022 - 2     - 848

The global food and agricultural systems are in the midst of a perfect storm. Due to the unending overlapping crises, the United Nations defines the situation as “the greatest cost-of-living crisis in a generation.” Recor