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By Tisaranee Gunasekara “Nothing is closer to the law of the jungle than a system of distorted laws and procedures” Haaretz Editorial (2.1.2012) President Rajapaksa won the Eelam War, with the help of countless others (including the imprisoned Gen. Fonseka). In fairytales, the hero who saves a country from some deadly peril is rewarded with ...
- Rajapaksas have rendered the judiciary as subservient as the armed forces or the police (Category: Breaking News)
- UPFA MP Says Hakeem Will Lose (Category: Breaking News)
- We will create an education system that protects dignity of labour – President (Category: Breaking News)
- We will create an education system that protects dignity of labour – President (Category: Breaking News)
Below is an interview with Ambassador Dayan Jayatilleke published in the French Diplomatic Review – La Lettre Diplomatique (The Diplomatic Letter) Two years after the end of a three decades conflict, the lifting of the emergency rule in late August 2011 confirmed the beginning of a new era for Sri Lanka. With the recent discovery of ...
- France assures assistance to restructure Sri Lanka’s debt (Category: Breaking News)
- French President Emmanuel Macron pledges strong support for debt restructuring in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- France continues support for Sri Lanka’s renewable energy plans (Category: Breaking News)
Hatton National Bank plc (HNB), the only local bank to be a member of the Asian Bankers’ Association (ABA), reaped the dividends of this relationship at the height of the Great Recession which hit the world four years ago. Rajendra Theagarajah, HNB’s Managing Director/CEO and the incumbent ABA Chairman told reporters on Wednesday that his ...
- Asian Bankers converge in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
- ASIAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION MEETS IN COLOMBO (Category: Business)
- HNB opens Customer Center in Mullaitivu (Category: Business)
- Rajendra appointed to CSE Board (Category: Business)
by M.D. Nalapat That old habits die hard is clear from the way in which the functionaries of the European Union seek to influence the developing economies on the best way to manage their nations. And woe betide those leaders...
- India would have to do something if Colombo continues to encourage China and Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
- China and India playing the great game in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- House watchdog told of Army’s shameful failure to provide proper meals for troops (Category: Breaking News)
By Malathi De Alwis On 18 May 2009, Sri Lanka officially declared the end of a 30-year civil war fought between. Sri Lankan government forces (GoSL) and Tamil militants, namely the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). Such a sea...
- India’s Chinese Bogeymen (Category: Breaking News)
- Cuba out voted at UN Human Rights Council over Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- China and India playing the great game in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- For India, Sri Lanka is not indispensable, but for Sri Lanka, India is indispensable (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka “The contest is never over, the field never quite ours.”- Dave Robicheaux in James Lee Burke, ‘The Tin Roof Blowdown’ (2007) Is it only me, or is not sad that there is no review in the Sri Lankan public space, of the first decade of the 21st century and the new millennium? Should we not be looking back at the road that has been travelled by the world, by our co...
- International investor confidence on Sri Lanka improving Minister Amunugama (Category: Breaking News)
- One year on, Sri Lanka still divided (Category: Breaking News)
- One year on, Sri Lanka still divided (Category: Breaking News)
- One year on, Sri Lanka still divided (Category: Breaking News)
By Indi Samarajiva Behind every conspiracy, there’s a Private First Class, getting the coffee. There have always been leaks. WikiLeaks is just a digital bucket. The Leaks Bradley Manning had been busted down to Private First Class for assaulting an officer. It was the latest in a series of troubles for the 22 year old ...
- Assange calls on US to end witchhunt against WikiLeaks and release Manning (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Wikileaks Lead To Transparency In Diplomacy? (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Wikileaks Hurt America? (Category: Breaking News)
- Wiki-leaker to be court martialed (Category: Breaking News)
by Ranil Wickremesinghe By the 4th century BC, Asia had begun its first cycle of economic growth and power. This was the reason why Alexander the Great decided to travel eastward to establish an empire. At that time there was...
- Asia economy: Consumers to the rescue? (Category: Business)
- Economic power shifting to Asia from the West? (Category: Business)
- No inflation respite for Asia despite fall in food, fuel prices (Category: Business)
- Achieving economic goals amidst global challenges (Category: Business)
China has become Sri Lanka’s top bilateral lender up to September 2010, displacing Japan. Sri Lanka has racked up 2,481 million US dollars in bi-lateral and multi-lateral financing up to September 2010, the highest ever volume of foreign financing commitments, with China leading the way with 668 million US dollars of export credits. According to ...
- Million dollar scam: 17 Chinese arrested (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese aid for infrastructure development (Category: Breaking News)
- Million-dollar gift windfall (Category: Australia, Tasmania )
- Tar Pit (Category: Business)
By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The other day I was discussing contemporary Sri Lankan trends over lunch with a friend, an LSE educated professor who is on the faculty of the LSE, who promptly proffered his parallel: “Russia’s Putin and Russia under Putin… but can the model sustain without natural gas and oil reserves?” He also ...
- Sri Lanka is a malfunctioning democracy with a tendency to neo-patrimonialsm (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Intellectual’ critics of the administration in Sri Lanka are least conspicuous in search for ... (Category: Breaking News)
- “Stop This Circus”, Says The Clown Of The Circus (Category: Breaking News)
- Reading the results of the Municipal Elections (Category: Breaking News)
BY Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The other day I was discussing contemporary Sri Lankan trends over lunch with a friend, an LSE educated professor who is on the faculty of the LSE, who promptly proffered his parallel: “Russia’s Putin and Russia under Putin… but can the model sustain without natural gas and oil reserves?” He also thought that there was a quintessential continuity between ...
- A Different Discourse For A Smarter Politics (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's main opposition MP says Sajith Premadasa proposed as next UNP Leader (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Intellectual’ critics of the administration in Sri Lanka are least conspicuous in search for ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition MP accuses Sri Lanka President of violating Mahinda Chinthana (Category: Breaking News)
By Anusha Ondaatjie and David Yong Sri Lanka received more than $6 billion of orders for its global sale of $1 billion in government debt, according to an official, who asked not to be identified because the details have yet...
- Sri Lanka Gets $6 Billion of Orders for 10-Year Bonds (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka draws $6 Billion of orders in global bond sale (Category: Breaking News)
- Robocash Sri Lanka predicts significant growth in digital retail payments (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka, bondholders plan fresh round of debt talks this month - reports (Category: Breaking News)
The Forbes magazine has ranked Sri Lanka high in its list of best countries in the world to do business. Sri Lanka ranks above China (90th), Philippines (91st), Russia (97th) and many of the South American nations. Being at the 83rd place, Sri Lanka is second only to India (77th) in South Asia. ‘President Rajapaksa’s ...
- Beach Rating (Category: Business)
- Top Marks (Category: Business)
- Low Ranking (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka ranks high in Forbes list (Category: Breaking News)
by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka The ongoing visit by the much-decorated chief of the Indian army provides an occasion for an objective perspective on Sri Lanka’s military achievement as well as the reactions to it. The Lankan military victory and our military have earned the respect of military professionals the world over. If they haven’t been exactly hailed or has sometimes been "dam...
- Tamil politics and Tiger strategy in perspective (Category: Breaking News)
- Military opens Nandikadal Lagoon for civilians (Category: Business)
- Vanquishing Bin Laden And Prabhakaran (Category: Breaking News)
- Ex-LTTE Chief "KP" speaks out: An Interview With T.Selvarasa Pathmanathan alias KP (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. Janaka Ratnasiri Since winning the war, according to media reports, persons in both the public and private sectors have been talking about converting Sri Lanka into various hubs in such sectors as business, aviation, shipping, energy etc....
- Lanka expects India, Japan, New Fortress to join in LNG deal: Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Two 600 MW natural gas power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Two 600 MW natural gas power plants (Category: Breaking News)
- Budget 2021- Two 600 MW natural gas power plants (Category: Breaking News)
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