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Politics Mahinda Rajapaksa — Here forever it seems

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By Tisaranee Gunasekara Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.” — William Pitt the Younger…

Sep 5 2010 / 75 Comments / Read More »
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The TNA’s Federalist Fantasy »

By Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka If the Southern Opposition is dwindling or dying, the Northern Opposition is deluded and in deep denial. These wings or streams of the opposition seem to…

Sep 5 2010 / 15 Comments / Read More »
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Rosy Says Many MP’s Bought Over With Promises Of Wealth »

By Gazala Anwer The opposition UNP’s Rosy Senanayake says that many of the opposition MP’s were bought over to side…

Sep 8 2010 / 3 Comments / Read More »

Mahinda And Ranil’s Done Deal (Opinion) »

Today is a day of many alarms and few surprises. There is no doubt that Mahinda will pass the 18th…

Sep 8 2010 / 4 Comments / Read More »

UNP Poster Printer’s Family In Police Custody »

By Gazala Anwer The wife and two brothers of the man commissioned by the UNP initially to print posters for them has been taken…

Sep 8 2010 / 4 Comments / Read More »

Bar Association Calls For Fuller Public Debate On 18th Amendment »

Statement issued by the President, Bar Association of Sri Lanka The Bar Association of Sri Lanka is perturbed by the…

Sep 8 2010 / 7 Comments / Read More »

Rise Silent Majority, Rise Now Or Sleep Forever »

AN APPEAL TO FELLOW CITIZENS We have witnessed thirty years of armed conflict and the erosion of democratic values entrenched in…

Sep 7 2010 / 66 Comments / Read More »
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Mahinda And Ranil’s Done Deal (Opinion) »

Today is a day of many alarms and few surprises. There is no doubt that Mahinda will pass the 18th amendment, allowing him to run in and control elections (via the Elections and Police Commissions). Despite the protests (pro and con) in Colombo and the…

Sep 8 2010 / 4 Comments / Read More »

The State Of The Nation »

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Never before has the moment been more opportune than now to reflect on the choices before us and the future of this country and its people. It is a done deal. The third term of the Rajapaksa regime is now inevitable. The plan was not…

Sep 5 2010 / 21 Comments / Read More »

Founding A Dynasty »

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Most constitutions are by and for the people. The Sri Lankan Constitution is by and for the President. The new draft in circulation gives the President more power and without term limits. This is power he can abuse during elections to get re-elected, indefinitely. This…

Sep 5 2010 / 14 Comments / Read More »

Indian ‘Adoption’ Of Rajapaksa Hegemony »

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It is, at least it should be, impossible for India and Ceylon to quarrel” is a 1939 quote from Mahatma Gandhi that adorns the official website of the Indian High Commission in Colombo. Nevertheless, 23 years and 8 months ago in January 1987, the Delhi…

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JRJ Is Guffawing Somewhere »

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Junius Richard Jayewardene, wherever he may be, would be guffawing in his inimitable way at the current constitutional frolics enacted by President Mahinda Percy Rajapaksa and his constitution makers. For 32 years since JR enacted his constitution, he has been lambasted by political riff-raff as…

Sep 5 2010 / 5 Comments / Read More »
Editorial

The Death Of A Nation »

Mahinda as Big Brother

If you want to see the shape of the new constitution, look at the last two elections. To quote George Orwell’s 1984, “if you want…

Sep 5 2010 / 129 Comments / Read More »

The 18th Amendment To The Constitution: Process And Substance »

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The Supreme Court heard the government’s arguments and the arguments of six intervening petitioners on Tuesday, September 1.  These changes have not been discussed in…

Sep 5 2010 / 15 Comments / Read More »

In A Nutshell »

Where’s The Lassi? So one of our rag-writers was craving cheese naan and off they went for Indian food. All was well until who should…

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Interviews UNP MP Abdul Cader

Abdul Cader Speaks Out

By Raisa Wickrematunge Controversial UNP MP Abdul Cader caused a stir when he began voting with the government during parliamentary sessions. The UNP has said the party will take disciplinary action against Cader. Meanwhile, he spoke…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
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Where Is Justice For Aariyawathi?

By M.S.Shah Jahan The Saudi sponsor, who is over 60, suffers from heart conditions. The sponsor’s doctors have advised him to do only 25 percent of his normal work because of his weak heart. How can…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
On The Spot Bob Dietz (CPJ)

Media Under Surveillance

By Udara Soysa in New York Bob Dietz, the Asia Programme Coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists in an interview with The Sunday Leader stated that Sri Lanka’s media policy is an embarrassment to the…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
Spotlight Ranjan Ramanayake

One Shot Too Far

Ranjan Ramanayake Guns For TV Hostess In Real Life Drama By Raisa Wickrematunge In this country, journalists face no shortage of threats. Indeed, some consider it part and parcel of the job. More often than not,…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
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Discipline The Key

Most who read this column as well as those who keenly follow cricket need to know that the modern game is not all about bat and ball. Just like any big corporate conglomerate it involves many…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
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The High Cost Of Playing In The Tennis Nationals

YOU’D expect players to be climbing over each others’ shoulders to get a slice of the action at a National Championship, especially one with a rich history, like that of tennis. There was no desperate scramble,…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
Review Sir Elton John married his partner of many years becoming the first gay couple to be legally married in UK

Britain And A Gay Immigrant Invasion

By Faraz Shauketaly In a landmark ruling Britain’s Supreme Court has delivered an absolutely very British verdict, sparking new fears that a new group of immigrants will have an easy ride to life in the UK.…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »
Business Mahesh Amalean

Garment Industry Targets $ 5b By 2015

Garments, Sri Lanka’s biggest export commodity, have pitched itself to be a US$ five billion player by 2015 despite the loss of the GSP+ duty free facility to the EU, its biggest export market. “This can…

Sep 5 2010 / Read More »

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