The previous week saw Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremasinghe claw back some prestige through a successful rally held at Hyde Park. The opportunity to do so was due to the JVP distancing itself from the “Free Fonseka” campaign. The JVP in a soul-searching exercise had deemed that supporting Sarath Fonseka at the last Presidential election was [...]
Sarath Fonseka was found guilty on the first charge in an indictment filed in the High Court of Colombo, consequent to an article carried in The Sunday Leader on December 13 2009 - front page under the caption “Gota Ordered Them To Be Shot - Gen. Sarath Fonseka.” The case was heard at a Trial-at-Bar before [...]
Will the LLRC report re-write history? Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission will issue its report soon (hopefully to the public). It is not necessary to mention leaks; it is enough to simply look at the initial statement of purpose. “To inquire and report on the following matters that may have taken place during [...]
When the law loses its teeth the biggest loser eventually, will be the judiciary The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.” Patrick Henry, American Lawyer, patriot, and orator, symbol of [...]
Milinda takes office space at CMC by force Before one accepts spirituality, astrology is very powerful, like a lion. Then when one enters into a deeper spiritual life, astrology becomes a tiny household cat,” Sri Chinmoy. Politicians in Sri Lanka are complete adherents of astrology and are ardent followers of soothsayers. Accordingly, Saturn takes pride [...]
If patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel, democracy is the first,” David Uren President Mahinda Rajapaksa with an entourage of one hundred and eight arrived in Perth, Australia to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM). This time the CHOGM centered on Sri Lanka and President Mahinda Rajapaksa, as the 54 countries had [...]
Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them,” Lily Tomlin Budgets have an economic, political and technical basis. Unlike a pure economic budget [...]
“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” Ghandi All eyes were on the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) elections held on October 8, 2011. The UNP has continuously managed to hold power within the city but an upset was projected by the government propaganda machinery. The results [...]
The government of Mahinda Rajapaksa wants it all, whether it is the Parliament, Municipal Councils, Urban Councils or Pradeshiya Sabhas. The style of campaigning mirrored this line of thinking. The old maxim of electing persons by consensus to hold in trust and legislate on behalf of the people, till a review takes place at a [...]
‘Ability is of little account without opportunity’ - Napoleon The recorded history of this nation depicts the long standing conflagration between the Sinhalese and Tamils since time immemorial. The long standing war between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE is done with and the next phase of reconciliation between the two ethnic groups is [...]
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