By Kusal Perera
There is bound to be a turn-around in political positions in the weeks to come, for sure. Not in terms of political cross-overs as such, but on political compromises, despite seemingly opposing positions on election platforms. The compromise would come with the presidential proclamation to reconvene the now technically absent parliament. The dissolved [...]
By Tisaranee Gunasekera
“Fashion me now a man such as princes commonly are, a man ignorant of the laws, almost an enemy of the public welfare, intent upon private gain…a hater of liberty and truth…measuring all things by his own desire and profit… Then put on him a golden chain….set on him a crown adorned with [...]
Colombo’s Cold War With Britain Hots Up
By Munza Mushtaq
Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband has never been the Sri Lankan government’s favourite, for a number of reasons. But his steadfast decision last week to address the inaugural meeting of the controversial Global Tamil Forum (GTF) in London on Wednesday appears to have only helped widen [...]
By Ravi Perera
At the recently concluded presidential campaign the main slogan of the opposition was that we should vote for change, given the daily vicissitudes facing the common man in every sphere of his life, a most reasonable urging. The voter seemed to have listened. But the change they voted for was not the one [...]
We have the Fonseka Phenomenon still in overdrive; we have the self-anointed General of anti-corruption who has a Rs 78 million question mark to sort out; we have the opposition scooting off to the clergy complaints in hand; we have a section of the clergy who are in unholy relationships with a terminally ill violence-experienced [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema
The opposition will be divided into two platforms at the forthcoming general election – the UNP led collation of parties that would contest under the UNF and the alliance led by General Sarath Fonseka together with the JVP under the Democratic National Alliance (DNA).
Opposition parties affiliated to the UNF like the SLMC, [...]
By Anand Sagar
If the rising waves of social and political unrest are any measure of the gathering turmoil in Sri Lanka, it is unlikely that the island nation will regain its serendipity soon, and the snap parliamentary poll scheduled for April 8 may only make matters worse by exposing the deep fissures of frustration as [...]
Party Open To All Says Sangaree
13-02-2010
His Excellency Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa
President of Sri Lanka
Temple Trees
Colombo
Your Excellency,
Tamil Minorities To Act With Caution
Permit me to bring to your notice certain matters that I feel as relevant at this juncture The minority communities in Sri Lanka today are facing the worst crisis not specifically in one field but almost [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema and Faraz Shauketaly
Pictures by Asanka Brendon Ratnayake
The JVP, well-known for its protest marches and rallies on the streets, was back in full form last week when it organised a massive march in Colombo calling for the release of General Sarath Fonseka.
The protest march and rally on Wednesday indicated that the [...]
Claims Constitution Displaced
In an explosive statement, the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) last week alleged that the recently appointed Army Commander Jagath Jayasuriya has become a cat’s paw in Sri Lanka’s political game.
Citing reasons for the allegation, the Hong Kong based rights group showed the arrest case of General Sarath Fonseka, terming it as the [...]
