S. V. Kirubaharan in France Sri Lanka was very good in ‘diplomacy’ in the past. Many government supporters holding citizenship in Western countries were hired – for instance Palitha Kohana, Rohitha Bogollagama, Shirani Gunatilleke and Rajapaksa brothers were involved in fooling the international community. Even though Norway stated last June that both parties wanted war, [...]
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Sri Lanka was very good in ‘diplomacy’ in the past. Many government supporters holding citizenship in Western countries were hired – for instance Palitha Kohana, Rohitha Bogollagama, Shirani Gunatilleke and Rajapaksa brothers were involved in fooling the international community. Even though Norway stated last June that both parties wanted war, Sri Lanka successfully convinced the [...]
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“All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient” — Romans. 1 Corinthians By Ravi Perera When the required majority was mustered in parliament, the constitutional changes that followed became a certainty. That the amendments to the constitution were principally to do with the strengthening of the office of the presidency, an [...]
Hot this season on the political column circuit – all things Orwellian. The President amended the constitution. Everyone’s talking about democracy infringed and the boot stamping on the face and people vanished forever. George Orwell’s 1984 has suddenly become the go-to reference when describing the political situation. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great book. [...]
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By Samanmalee Unanthenna So the unthinkable has finally happened. The Rajapaksa dynasty has been legally approved. Its totalitarian ambitions are now backed by the Constitution. Not only has the road for President Namal been cleared, but the independence of all democratic institutions has been compromised in one fell swoop. Yes, there are those amongst us [...]
By Mangala Samaraweera M.P. – Photos By Asoka Fernando and Lalith Perera “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face — forever.” — George Orwell, 1984 As I pen these lines the knowledge bears heavy upon my soul that by the time these words go to press, [...]
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka – Photo by Lalith Perera It gives me no pleasure to contradict an Editorialist I respect in a paper I like, but the passage of the 18th Amendment does not mark the ‘death of a nation’. Nor does September 8, 2010 “mark the death of democracy”, as the TNA declaimed during [...]
Yesterday it was announced that a coalition was in the offing- between General Sarath Fonseka’s Democratic National Alliance (DNA) and the UNP led United National Front (UNF). This was following the call from some parties to have a broader alliance, for greater impact. Hardly rocket science- the UPFA already has a near two-thirds majority in [...]
‘Sri Lanka: Impunity, Criminal Justice & Human Rights’, Asian Human Rights Commission, Hong Kong, 2010. There’s nothing that is so clearly perceived, and deeply felt, as injustice. (Adapted from ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens) The fundamental idea in the concept of justice is fairness (John Rawls, ‘A Theory of Justice’) This is not an unproblematic [...]
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By Ravi Perera It is argued by psychologists that certain persons are programmed almost at birth for failure. In the same family we come across the successful entrepreneur while his sibling is a never-do-well type, going from one misadventure to another. The former works hard, educates himself on relevant matters and when investing, takes calculated [...]
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