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[…]The post Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Can Sri Lanka Come Out Of Its ‘Deer In The Headlights’ Mindset? (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Robber Barons Fear The Rejuvenated ‘Aragala’ Spirit! (Category: Breaking News)
- Evaluation Of Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics & Death Of Sanath Nishantha: Some Sombre Lessons & Reflections (Category: Breaking News)
Wednesday 31st August, 2022 Trade unions in the power and energy sectors are up in arms against a government move to restructure the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC). They would have the public believe that the blame for the staggering losses the two institutions have been incurring should be laid […]
- Corporate sector offers policymakers a blueprint for CPC reform (Category: Breaking News)
- Armed soldiers forcing CPC employees to act against their will – Unions (Category: Breaking News)
- Remedy worse than malady? (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt.’s strong-arm tactics bound to fail, say petroleum unions (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post “Really Real Manner Of Managing Sri Lanka” – ‘To Paris and Back’ 1977-1990 (JRJ Years) appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- A Story Of Shadows (Category: Breaking News)
- Cockiness; What Price? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Past Is Never Dead (Category: Breaking News)
A Russian rocket strike on a Ukrainian train station has killed 22 people, Ukraine says, on the day marking six months since Moscow’s invasion began. It says five of the victims of the attack in the eastern town of Chaplyne burnt to death in a vehicle. An 11-year-old boy also was killed. President Volodymyr Zelensky […]
- Ukraine retakes 6,000 sq km from Russia (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope tells Zelensky he is ‘praying for peace’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia denies it plans to declare war on 9 May (Category: Breaking News)
Singapore will repeal a law that bans gay sex, effectively making it legal to be homosexual in the city-state. The decision, announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on national TV, comes after years of fierce debate. LGBT activists in Singapore have hailed the move as “a win for humanity”. The city-state is known for […]
- Dozens dead in Egypt church fire (Category: Breaking News)
- One third of Pakistan under water (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenyans to choose a new President (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan’s police have said the country’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, is under investigation. He is accused of making threats against the police and judiciary following a political speech he gave on Saturday. Tensions are high in the country, with the former leader’s supporters gathering outside his house vowing to “take over” if he is […]
- Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules Imran Khan arrest was illegal (Category: Breaking News)
- Man charged over Queen coffin incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan’s shock televangelist dies at 50 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan appeals to world for flood help amid devastation (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Perversions Of The Justice System: Comparative Remarks On Sri Lanka & The USA appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A plea… (Category: Business)
- Plea For The Rule Of Law And Personal Safety Of All Citizens (Category: Breaking News)
- RW’s Plea In Paris & Predicament At Home (Category: Breaking News)
- A plea to all Sri Lankans (Category: Business)
[…]The post Witch-Hunting Mudalige, Ranil-Rajapaksa Repression & the Opposition’s Convoluted, Collaborationist, Confusion appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragalaya After Ranil: Re-Booting The Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Policy Train-Wreck, Opposition Own-Goals, Dullas-GL Game-Changer (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil Just Mummified Himself & Embalmed The UNP, So What Should A Democratic Opposition Do? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Despot President Was Replaced By A Tyrant In Sri Lanka appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Preventing Crooks From Entering The Parliament (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
- Changing Pillows To Cure Headaches: Politicians—Constitutional Amendment Mess (Category: Breaking News)
- Anarchy & Abuse Of Power By Politicians (Category: Breaking News)
Yes, of course, the older folks would all remember Edward Joseph; the young ones may find the name unfamiliar as Edward now lives in Germany and does his thing in that part of the world. Better known as Eddy, he was with the leader of the group Steelers and they were big in the local […]
- How the celebrities reacted (Category: Breaking News)
- Earl’s Hotels & Resorts in Rs. 4 billion expansionary drive in SL and Japan (Category: Breaking News)
- MONLAR lashes out at Wildlife Dept. for failure to protect elephants (Category: Breaking News)
- Skinny jeans will never die (Category: Breaking News)
We run on this page today an article written by a retired Major General of the Sri Lanka Army who argues forcefully that the Aragalaya protesters were NOT repeat NOT peaceful. Over the weeks and months of the protest, which now appears to be fizzling out, although contrary claims that it will continue persist, the […]
- CBK: Ranil fears electoral defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- As UN General Assembly Convenes, Leading Senators Unveil Resolution Urging International Coopera... (Category: Breaking News)
- British MP calls for global arrest warrant against Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith visits Stalin in police custody (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Did Bankruptcy Of Sinhala Language Help Push The Country Off The Cliff appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Clifford ‘Cliff’ Lee Gagnon (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Clifford ‘Cliff’ Lee Gagnon (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Lasantha Wickrematunge’s Assassination: Empty Promises Of Accountability (Category: Breaking News)
- Manslaughter By Proxy (Category: Breaking News)
A close aide to Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will face sedition charges, accused of inciting mutiny in the military, the interior minister has said.News agencies say the charges are related to comments made by Khan adviser Shahbaz Gill and aired on ARY TV on Monday night, which the minister, Rana Sanaullah, said was […]
- Pakistan court grants interim bail to former PM Imran Khan (Category: Breaking News)
- ABC report surfaces many discrepancies in Easter investigations: Catholic Church (Category: Breaking News)
- Expect more Easter Sunday type attacks: minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sarath draws RW’s attention to humiliation of military officers (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Truth Is An Abyss appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- What Is The “System Change” We Anticipate? How Can It Be Achieved? (Category: Breaking News)
- Prosecuting Aragalaya Protestors; A Legal Perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- Sovereign People, Legal Despotism & Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Well, It’s Legal! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
… won’t expect miracles from new Prez By Shamindra Ferdinando The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) didn’t expect miracles from UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe but strongly believed he could meet the growing threat posed by fascists, lawmaker Sagara Kariyawasam, General Secretary of the party, said on Monday night. Appearing on ‘Salakuna’ a live political [...
- SLPP defends PTA, calls for probe into ‘terror’ angle (Category: Breaking News)
- GL: Govt. not concerned about corruption despite Geneva warning (Category: Breaking News)
- Presidential poll: Chief Govt. Whip steps up pressure on SLPP on behalf of Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Probe into country’s bankruptcy: Ex-COPE Chief going ahead with own inquiry (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thank You Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Pelosi’s Pivot As Cold War & Colonialism Rebound: Blue-Greenwash In The Indian Ocean appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan completely justified: CTA’s Penpa Tsering (Category: Breaking News)
- China to skip meeting with US Secretary in Cambodia amid tensions over Pelosi’s visit (Category: Breaking News)
- Climate Colonialism At CoP 28: Carbon Laundering Via Green Bondscams? (Category: Breaking News)
Friday 5th August 2022 Sri Lanka’s struggle to shore up its crumbling economy continues, and there are no signs of promised foreign assistance materialising anytime soon. The Cabinet has just retained the services of some foreign firms for external debt restructuring, which is one of the main conditions for the IMF bailout package. When the […]
- Sri Lanka relaxes dollar conversion requirement for service exporters (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL relaxes mandatory conversion requirement on service export proceeds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka exporters say committed to repatriating funds (Category: Breaking News)
- Why record export earnings may not be good news (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
The secret vote on the new President as well as the Emergency sharply divided the SLFP. In spite of talks among members of its parliamentary group, the party, led by one-time President Maithripala Sirisena, has not been able to reach a consensus on a strategy to deal with the new President. Of the 14 SLFPers, […]
- Gevindu faults Prez, PM over deferred 22 A (Category: Breaking News)
- Prez makes headway amidst deepening turmoil (Category: Breaking News)
- Rebels to launch new alliance, initiate talks with GL-Dallas group (Category: Breaking News)
- Absence of dialogue among MPs unfortunate – Gevindu (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post BASL; Altruistic Union That Does Not Stand For Its Members’ Sake But For The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- 9th July Revolution Ousted Rajapaksa Dynasty; So, Let It Imprimatur (Category: Breaking News)
- Is The IMF Mad To Give Loans To A Murderous Government? (Category: Breaking News)
- Bar Association of Sri Lanka strongly condemns attack on Galle Face protesters (Category: Breaking News)
- President Wickremesinghe, The Current Pohottuwa Government & The Way Forward – A Call From Citiz... (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Poor Governance: Lack Of Policies To Overcome The Crises appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- The Current System & Unlawful Actions (Category: Breaking News)
- Options For Interim Govt. To Overcome The Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- Aragalaya: Manufactured Economic Crisis & Peoples’ Suffering (Category: Breaking News)
- President Must Resign Now! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Time-Machine appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Aragalaya After Ranil: Re-Booting The Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Ranil Resign!’: Awaken Aragalaya 3.0 (Category: Breaking News)
- How To Stop Ranil’s Constitutional Coup & Counter-Revolution (Category: Breaking News)
- Defeating Gota-Ranil: Re-Thinking The Aragalaya & Left Strategy (Category: Breaking News)
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