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 / Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th October 2024 · Last modified 30th October 2024
Now that MP Udaya Gammanpila has made public the Imam Committee Report, it is poignant to return to September 2023, when Channel 4 first broadcasted its program. at 1105p.m. (SL time 0335a.m.). The Cardinal...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th October 2024
Sri Lanka managed to avert a disaster as a result of timely intel surveillance & prevented a likely massacre of Israeli tourists frequenting the Eastern Coast of Arugam Bay for surfing. The sudden...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 26th October 2024
269 people were killed on 19 April 2019 by 7 Islamic suicide bombers affiliated to National Thowheed Jamath who blasted 3 churches & 3 hotels. The dead included 37 foreign nationals & injured...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th October 2024
If there is a constitutional provision claiming no dual citizens / foreign citizens can sit in Parliament, how is this provision to be honored or checked? The best & only way is for...
Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of Media / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 27th September 2024
Anura Kumara Dissanayake representing the JVP-NPP becomes the 9th President of Sri Lanka. Ironically, the majority of votes that crowned him President was from disgruntled 4.5million plus SLPP voters who were part of...
Constitution Related / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 18th August 2024
Unbeknown to the electorate is the news circulating across social media regarding a major inexcusable faux pas by both the so-called independent Election Commission & the lawyers & secretary of the President. The issue...
Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th July 2024
The soon to depart US envoy continues to interfere in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs with impunity primarily because the Minister in charge does not wish to question her on breaking diplomatic protocols & violating...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th July 2024
Historically there have been 17 invasion attempts by South Indian leaders but no one has succeeded in taking over entire Sri Lanka. Ironically, none of the 3 Europeans who arrived were also able...
Chartering Our Future / Crimes of the West / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 8th July 2024
Human rights & discrimination are misnomers & used as tantrums by most completely ignoring that 99% of the world’s population are all victims of a world system that continues to benefit only 1% of...
