Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th November 2024
Parliamentary elections in recent years had never seen what resulted in nothing short of a tsunami on 14 November 2024. The silver lining was that virtually all of the old brigade who had entered...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th October 2024
The Upcountry Charter Several questions emerge as a result of the Extraordinary Gazette 2403/28 published on 25 September 2024 – just days after the appointment of a new President. Why an “Extraordinary Gazette”...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 30th June 2024
What does a $6b debt restructuring deal to secure IMF $2.9billion mean? What has Sri Lanka had to commit to, to get $1b out of this total $2.9b? Let us not forget that...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd June 2024
Well, well, well the self-righteous Cardinal has some answering to do. This follows a bombshell made by former President Maithripala Sirisena accusing the Cardinal of mismanaging Easter Sunday attack aid to the tune of...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 16th June 2024
Having claimed to be a woman, male Will Thomas became a transgender Lia Thomas and went on to compete in the women’s swimming events & won the women’s NCAA college swimming title in 2022...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Role of Media / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 5th June 2024
When a movement is funded, the question that should be asked is why is it been funded & who are the one’s funding it. Why are these funding bodies using the LGBTQIA+++ movement....
Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd June 2024
From September 2006 to 2024 (18 years) Sri Lanka was sent 6 envoys 4 of whom were female. The 7th envoy is to be another female. The 2 males were Robert Blake (2006-2009)...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / INGO-NGO issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd May 2024
Where did it all begin & where will it all end? Not too many are able to piece the puzzle. To do so, requires us to go back in time to colonial divide &...
Colonial & Neo colonial / Lessons for Sri Lanka / West/Asian Politics / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd May 2024
There is much written on intellectual property rights accompanied by the premise that justice must be seen to be done. In both cases, Senaka Weeraratna is fighting a lone battle against colonial racism together...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st January 2024
There are a few things Sri Lanka & Haiti have in common – that is production of rice. Within 20 years Haiti turned from a self-sufficient rice producing country to one having to import...
