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Politics - Page 2

September 24, 2023
Human Rights/News/Politics

Channel 4 Director Admits Absence of Evidence in Sallay and Zahran Meeting

by Our Correspondent in Geneva In the hallowed halls of Geneva, Channel 4’s documentary makers faced unsettling questions about their allegations, met with a wall of silence. Their recent documentary, which delved

China/Diplomacy/Politics

Exclusive: From One-China Principle to “Yuan Wang 5”

In recent days, two pieces of news related to China have widely caught the eyes in Sri Lanka. Early this month, after U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s sneaky visit to China’s Taiwan region, the Chinese side responded with firm countermeasures

August 26, 2022

Sri Lanka: Politics beyond 22

Columns/Politics

“You are in the end – what you are.” ~ Goethe (Faust) 22 is not perfect. Far from it, perhaps light-years far. Yet, in

Sri Lanka’s First Firm Steps at Economic Reforms

Defence/Diplomacy/Politics

President Ranil Wickremesinghe took tentative steps to bring a semblance of orderly governance during the month. He ended the month presenting an interim budget

Sri Lanka’s Moment for Ranil-Sajith Cohabitation

August 11, 2023
Editorials/Politics

by Our Political Affairs Editor In the grand arena of political stewardship and the relentless pursuit of our nation’s advancement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s resounding declaration reverberates with astonishing intensity. His profound assessment

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Donald Trump Dominates Republican Primary, Amid Dire Legal Jeopardy

July 30, 2023
Politics/United States

As Donald Trump hit the stage at the Iowa Republican Party Lincoln Dinner Friday, as far and away the leading frontrunner in the Republican primary, the Brooks & Dunn song “Only in

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40 Years Later: Recounting ‘Black July’ Through My Family’s Eyes

July 29, 2023
Columns/Politics

Although I have written extensively about Black July in the past, I have never written about those happenings from a personal perspective. As a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, Black July did have

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Sri Lanka: Main Opposition punching above its weight

July 24, 2023
Columns/Politics

Some more deaths in government hospitals allegedly due to the administration of substandard drugs have been reported while the SJB is drumming up support for its motion of no confidence against Health

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Human rights and whole-process people’s democracy

June 20, 2023
Business/Politics

by Robert Lawrence Kuhn Other than global economic and social imbalances, and climate change, defining and protecting human rights is the most important challenge for the international community. “Whole-process people’s democracy” is

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V. Anandasangaree: The LTTE Vilified Him, But History Has Vindicated Him

June 15, 2023
Interviews/Politics

Veerasingham Anandasangaree, the present leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), emerged as one of the bravest dissident Tamil voices in Sri Lanka during the nearly three-decade civil war. He tirelessly

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Ranil in 2048: The Saint of Empty Promises

June 2, 2023
Editorials/Politics

by Our Political Affairs Editor Ah, Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean. Once a land of vibrant culture, breathtaking landscapes, and humble simplicity. Fast forward to 2048, and behold, a

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Political Crisis in Ecuador Continues Following Dissolution of Parliament

May 25, 2023
Ecuador/News/Politics

On Wednesday, May 17, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso decreed the dissolution of the National Assembly, the country’s unicameral parliament, using the “cross-death” constitutional mechanism. Lasso argued that there was a “serious political crisis and

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Sri Lanka: Only can reveal the truth on political conspiracies

May 21, 2023
Politics

Moves for the resurrection of the Lotus Bud Party (Pohottuwa) of the Rajapaksas are already under way. Stories about international conspiracies even involving superpowers are many to exculpate former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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Sri Lanka: Politics of Addiction

May 21, 2023
Columns/Politics

“Not only our actions, but also our inactions, become our destiny.” ~ Heinrich Zimmer (The King and the Corpse) This week marked the 14th anniversary of the ending of the long Eelam

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