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Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
Photo Courtesy of ABC News A deeply polarised nation, a capitalist theme park, an embedded infrastructure of racism and segregation, and one of the poorest social welfare systems in one of the...
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Why is the WHO Promoting Covid-19 Vaccines in Tropical Countries? (Category: Breaking News)
- Positioning Sri Lanka as South Asia’s Dubai After COVID-19 (Category: Breaking News)
By R.M.B. Senanayake The recent episode regarding the Z Score has led to demands that the Ministers of Education and Higher Education should resign. In their defence they say that the decisions were taken not by them but by experts. Yes, but didn’t they appoint these experts? How did they appoint such nincompoops? Not for ...
- Options For Interim Govt. To Overcome The Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
- How neuroscience can shape policy (Category: Technology)
- Economic decisions cannot be taken by politicians – Namal (Category: Breaking News)
- Immediate Governmental Actions Needed (Category: Breaking News)
n The Scholar who has refused to changeHumanistic approach Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekera, scholar, writer, poet, novelist, social activist and many more, in a special contribution to Professor Buddhadasa Hewavitharana Felicitation Volume Two released last month, has tried to analyse the most recent history of Sri Lanka in the context of the onset of the process ...
- Globalisation: The challenges (Category: Business)
- Crisis lies in not knowing what higher education is! (Category: Business)
- UNCTAD should address challenges faced by developing world (Category: Business)
- Impunity: Unequal before the law (Category: Business)
The need for an integrated program on a war footingIn 2008, eight prizewinning economists were asked to list the type of projects which would do the most good for the most number of poor people, if they had an imaginary $ 75 million to spend. Half of their proposed projects involved nutrition. There has been ...
- Sri Lanka: Tea rich but nutrient poor (Category: Business)
- Dairy: The mirage of self-sufficiency (Category: Business)
- Equity and well-being in Sri Lanka (Category: Business)
In the time tested form of the parliamentary system of governance there is the concept of Cabinet Responsibility (Ministerial Responsibility) where ministers are said to be ‘collectively responsible’ for government policy. In Sri Lanka’s fast evolving constitutional form of government – particularly under President Mahinda Rajapaksa – the cabinet itself has become a tremendous joke .....
- Nawinna Gives Formula For Mervyn’s Success (Category: Breaking News)
- #SriLanka: New Cabinet takes oath in presence of President (Category: Breaking News)
- Ministers To See Stars (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka delays Cabinet swearing-in (Category: Breaking News)
Q: 13 Plus has become the most discussed topic in the political scene. What do you think about 13 Plus? A: Before looking at the 13th Amendment or the 13 Plus, first let us give a chance to the present mechanism. I strongly believe the present mechanism can address the majority of our issues. The ...
- Tamils only want Chelvanayagam’s demands met- not Prabakaran’s - Suresh Premachandran (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMC opposes govt. decision not to allocate land and police powers to the provinces (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka – Nation Building, Devolution & The 13th Amendment – Part IV (Category: Breaking News)
- TNA and talks travails (Category: Business)
The Visible Hand of the government ‘The Visible Hand’ was the title which the famed London-based economics weekly, The Economist, used when it published a special report in its issue on 21 January 2012 on the rise of state capitalism in the modern era. The title has a pun
- Target 2048 – Economic Democracy Principles Should Be Followed To The Letter (Category: Breaking News)
- Corporatism: A step beyond state capitalism (Category: Business)
- A monetary constitution to add on to the legal constitution? (Category: Business)
Sampath Bank with effect from 1 January has got a new Chairman and several new youthful additions to its Board of Directors. The Bank announced on Friday that at a Board of Directors meeting held on 29 December Chairman I.W. Senanayake decided to step down with effect from 31 December. Whilst accepting this decision the ...
- Dhammika to be appointed Chairman of Sampath Bank (Category: Business)
- CB clears five new nominees to Sampath Bank Board (Category: Business)
- Qualified daughters make their way to boards (Category: Business)
- Former CB Deputy Governor appointed to COMBank Board (Category: Business)
“Muammar is leader of the revolution until the end of time…. When they (the protestors) are caught they will beg for mercy, but we will not be merciful.” — Muammar Gaddafi (Address to the Nation – 22.2.2011) January 18, 2011, Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, eldest son of President Rajapaksa (‘The Universally-Renowned Lord of the Three-Sinhala Lands’), met ...
- The Son Also Rises (Category: Breaking News)
- Tyrants and Their Families: Gaddafis and Rajapaksas. (Category: Breaking News)
- Corrupt public expenditure in Sri Lanka: Waste misgovernment and extravagance (Category: Breaking News)
- Namal Rajapaksa takes oaths as a lawyer (Category: Breaking News)
A successful politician once pointed to a bag full of Rupee notes and said, ‘these are my election posters’. At the time he was pointing to ten rupee notes, but campaigns have now escalated into millions upon millions. Often millions of dollars. Where can a candidate get bags of ready cash? Who does this political ...
- Cheaper drug to treat eye disease could save Ontario millions, study says (Category: Canada, Ontario)
- Baker makes another push for opioid tax (Category: USA, Massachusetts)
- GOP leaders seek restrictions after unprecedented year for voting (Category: USA, Maryland)
- GOP leaders seek restrictions after unprecedented year for voting (Category: USA, Iowa)
Sri Lanka in ancient times exported its elephants, peacocks, gems, spices and even monkeys (!) to the then known world. Old Europe, more precisely the writers of ancient Rome and Greece have made reference to such imports from Taprobane, the name referred to by them to Sri Lanka then. It was not only the Europe ...
- Inflation Targeting Key To Attracting FDI (Category: Breaking News)
- Import Substitution (Category: Breaking News)
- Economist Debunks Mahinda Chinthana (Category: Breaking News)
- Aid, So Near, But Yet So Far (Category: Breaking News)
Our ‘poli-socionomic’ dialogue You will recall that like Capt. Kirk in his Star Ship-Enterprise,’ we also ventured into new territory with our first discussions under this theme ‘poli-socionomics,’ which appears to have caught on somewhat; thus, on behalf of those of us who still dare to think, I must thank those editors who carried it. ...
- Poli (Sigh): Hunker Down For The Holidays (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Hunker Down For The Holidays (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Hunker Down For The Holidays (Category: USA, Indiana)
- Poli (Sigh): Hunker Down For The Holidays (Category: USA, Indiana)
By an Independent Analyst The State Assembly of Tamil Nadu (TN) passed a resolution on 8 June 2011, requesting the Indian Central Government to push the international community against Sri Lanka towards imposition of ‘economic sanctions’. The resolution at the TN assembly moved by Jayalalitha as the Chief Minister passed unanimously with the ruling party ...
- TN moves resolution to implead itself in Katchatheevu case (Category: Breaking News)
- TN seeks economic sanctions (Category: Breaking News)
- Coast Guard stand on TN fisherman ‘outrageous’: Jayalalitha (Category: Breaking News)
- TN group violently opposes Lions Flag (Category: Breaking News)
The Director of the London School of Economics has stepped down over his association with the Libyan regime. Sri Lanka’s President, however, has no problem associating with repressive leaders from Libya, Iran, Burma, Russia and China. In the days of hypocritical realpolitik this may have made sense
- Ready to make any sacrifice for the people – Prime Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa goes back to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankans gave up joy for Indians: MR (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan President assures equal benefits for North and South (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara “Muammar is leader of the revolution until the end of time…. When they (the protestors) are caught they will beg for mercy, but we will not be merciful.” — Muammar Gaddafi (Address to the Nation – 22.2.2011)...
- Tyrants and Their Families: Gaddafis and Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Parallels between the Gaddafis of Libya and the Rajapaksas of Medamulana (Category: Breaking News)
- Telephone call from Gaddafi tp Rajapaksa shows Mahinda is on the wrong side of history (Category: Breaking News)
- The Son Also Rises (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr. S. Narapalasingam PART I The baffling moves and actions on the political front of the potent government led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, since the war ended conclusively mid May 2009 have been considered discretely by many analysts, ignoring...
- Political will to settle national issue still not forthcoming despite awareness for permanent se... (Category: Breaking News)
- Bipartisan consensus for national reconciliation is urgent, necessary and possible (Category: Breaking News)
- Confusion over national reconciliation, unity and lasting peace in post-war Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Devolution will strengthen and uphold democracy and national unity (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr.Harsha de Silva Mr. Speaker, I am glad that important Ministers and Members from the Government side have come to listen to this speech. I must first state that I am happy to have been able to join the...
- "'Mahinda Chinthanaya’ has moved to ‘Mahinda Hinsanaya’ and ‘Mahinda Vindanaya'" (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka In Dire Straits (Category: Breaking News)
- Opposition alleges govt. conspiracy to oust CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Actually, The Foreign Ministry Certainly Seems Foreign Now (Category: Breaking News)
By D.C.R.A. Goonetilleke When we refer to the interaction of India and Sri Lanka in whatever field, we assume that India and Sri Lanka are two separate countries, but there was a time in the distant past when India and...
- Sri Lanka to establish International Trade Office to deal with International Trade Negotiations (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka must officially adopt Sinhala,Tamil and bilingual versions of National Anthem (Category: Breaking News)
- Resuscitating Common Sense: A Reality Or A Futility Towards Reconciliation (Category: Breaking News)
- Is There A Basis For The Sinhalese To Insist On A Unitary Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
By Mangala Samaraweera Mr. Speaker, The Rajapakse administration has shown an uncanny ability to create world records in the last few years; prior to the General Election, Sri Lanka had the dubious honour of having the world’s largest number of...
- Sri Lanka must be concerned how Russia and China let down Sudan at the UN (Category: Breaking News)
- UNSG Panel-Report on Sri Lanka: Revisiting 'Accountability' (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan president at the UN denies war crimes (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister Weerawansa began his ‘hostage-taking demonstration’ with the connivance of the Rajapakses (Category: Breaking News)
By Dayan Jayatilleka What is the ‘main contradiction’ in Sri Lanka today? It is that between the very broad national base of support and sacrifice for the war and the resultant peace on the one hand, and the increasingly narrow character of the beneficiaries of the dividends of that popular peace, on the other. The war was national but the peace dividend and its distribution appe...
- Politicians made by media are like Papadams: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil, Have You No Shame? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politicians made by media are like Papadams: Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil calls for discipline in party (Category: Breaking News)
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