Ranil had his day on the 29th with no interference or prevention on the part of the government, only to be upstaged by Grero changing colors the following day, to cut his pride on the good turnout at Hyde Park down to size. The day after that was the raucous Parliamentary Group meeting which caught Ranil off guard and created ...
It is no secret that the whole subject of Foreign Policy and the way the Diplomatic Missions receive stepmotherly treatment is a disgrace. I firmly believe it is bordering on being traitorous in the sense that the whole policy objective of defending the country from external forces, who threaten to destabilize it, gives all the ammunition our enemies desire. That ...
Whilst the world waits with baited breath for news of the whereabouts of MH 370 Boeing 777-200, now missing for too long, and speculation of what has happened is rife, it is NO mystery to the CIA which knows exactly what has happened.The US spy satellite communication system is so comprehensive and all encompassing, they are embarrassed to reveal how ...
The article appearing in the Island of January 22nd, is of such low quality and laced with a level of hate towards foreigners that even the Editor, should have rejected it. However the fact that it was permitted reflects the bigoted state of our journalists, and journalism.They fail completely in being patriotic and nationalistic, picking out the Galle Fort for ...
The constant need of the Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero for attention, a wholly un- Buddhist act, is at the heart of their attempt again to resurrect and revive religious politics which we must surgically excise from popular thought.Having a go at the ex-President Chandrika who happens to Chair SAPRI a think tank that is NOT just about religious harmony ...
At the traditional end of Budget Speaker’s dinner held at the Speaker’s official residence on Wednesday, 21st December 2011, Rosy Senanayake MP went to the President and said she wanted to meet him with regard to obtaining a release for those (16) who had been taken into custody for suspicion in inciting the mob to attack the UNP HQ ...
Sadly no one dares to tell the truth for fear of the White Van!This time the mud on your Sudu Sarama and Satakaya will stick! You can bet on it. Don’t try to wriggle out of your responsibility.The recently held SLFP 61st Anniversary Convention in Kegalle (2nd Dept. 2012) was addressed by the President. The main theme as reported in ...
Why is the arrival of Navi Pillay a problem for Sri Lanka? WE have made it a problem, NOT HER!Navi Pillay an educated South African of Indian Origin, as the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has a job to do, and as part of that job she is in Sri Lanka on a fact finding mission and to meet ...
Bertie Premalal Dissanayake has been the Chief Minister of the NCP a few times already. In today’s largest selling daily, the Sinhala Lankadeepa, he says that if he does not get the post of Chief Minister again, then he WILL NOT accept any other ministerial post. Sour Grapes or sulking!Why do people believe they are entitled to positions for life? ...
The President in his budget speech alluded that the country has tread a very destructive path since 1977 owing to the ‘Neo Liberal’ policies and that had been adopted. It is hardly surprising that as always he also continues down the neo liberal path while pretending that it is a nationalistic patriotic approach. In the nationalistic sense all the ...
It is clearly evident that Rohitha Abeygoonewardene a THUG who has also a ports minister portfolio and therefore with the direct blessing of his lord and master the President engaged in dastardly activity of attacking a group of Opposition MPs on a fact finding mission invited by the President!!! whilst the Police watched WITHOUT taking the self same goons many ...
As if the election violations were not enough to test the patience of any independent person, the Janapathi Janahamuwa during the period of the elections were nothing more than an in your face jibe at the Elections Commissioner and the independence of the campaign and Mahinda Deshapriya had the courage to say it was WRONG. However the courage did not ...
The latest twist in the leadership saga is that the pressure is on to get RW to quit so that KJ can become the Party leader unopposed. This can only be patently obvious to the thinker that they do not have enough votes to win, thereby consigning KJ to the dustbin of history courtesy of Sajith Premadasa, who persuaded ...
The senior Buddhist Clergy have met with GL Peiris the foreign minister, and have effectively told him that due to the incompetence of his staff (foreign service) Sri Lanka is facing huge threats and interference from External Sources. They intend making a statement in Geneva on the lack of suitability of Navi Pillay to opine on Sri Lanka, and the ...
FUTA pulled out of the press conference today, but nevertheless decided to suspend their action. Tomorrow’s papers will put a spin on this story to bamboozle the most finicky reader, but the reality is that FUTA were hurting, without pay for three or more months. They have bills to pay, school fees, car payment and the like, which most of ...
Whilst the country has been enraptured in Mahinda Rajapakse mania, where we just accept as deserving every new project building or even stadium named after the man there has been one lone voice which has been shouted out of existence for all manner of ills. It is no other than of Ranil Wickremasinghe, the villain, who everyone it seems ...
It is an open secret that the President interferes by directly calling the Editors of newspapers and telling them what and what not to do. Often when there was adverse publicity relating to Govt or a high up or a family member it was suppressed by direct calls by the President or one of his family.A recent case in point ...
It is known that many people who supported RW gave their vote to Sajith as the Deputy Leader, knowing that he will be the heir apparent and that it was good for the party. However he is now holding a press conference tomorrow in a place outside of Sri Kotha almost as a slap in the face for the ...
There are interesting commentaries on who is behind what and who is actually at the wheel of the leadership contest. What is intriguing is, how I have heard that the Government is backing all the horses. Depending on who I talk to they say the Govt. is backing each of the horses, with reasoning. This is to create a ...
Whatever one wishes to believe in the end all the companies that sell products bar about 5 have retained the Halal logo on their products sold in Sri Lanka. So the BBS were clearly snookered and they know it and are smarting.Their recent parade of cars to Kandy was of NO effect. They are now planning alternative action, but their ...