Future of a post-Rajapakse Sri Lanka
13th July 2022 will be remembered as the day an elected President resigned becoming the only President since 1978 to do so. He was the 7th President of Sri Lanka but one who...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th July 2022
13th July 2022 will be remembered as the day an elected President resigned becoming the only President since 1978 to do so. He was the 7th President of Sri Lanka but one who...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of India / Role of Media / Role of West & Alliances
by Shenali Waduge · Published 12th July 2022
The political system has collapsed. Mob rule has taken over. Where lies the People’s mandate? Is Sri Lanka a functioning democracy or is life to function as per protests, protestors & their demands? What...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 7th July 2022
The public are listening with interest & shock to the questions and answers emerging from the COPE sessions. COPE & COPA are regarded as the Parliamentary WatchDog. Members of Parliament sitting on both...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 4th July 2022
Sri Lanka has been a guinea pig since colonial times experimenting “democracy”. Since post-independence we have been thrown numerous challenges to test us. These have enabled more “tests” to be thrown at us....
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd July 2022
Do “civil society” actually represent Sri Lankan citizens or are they representatives of those that fund or pay their salaries? Their connections and the manner they network provide clues. While they point fingers...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st July 2022
The latest news doing the rounds is that the Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka has reportedly told a TNA delegation that Japan would not be providing financial assistance to Sri Lanka. A flicker...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st July 2022
The reason US invaded countries of Latin America for 39 years was bananas. However, the Nicaraguan operation was different. US was involved in 2 covert operations in Nicaragua & Iran (1984-1987) The 1stoperation...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 30th June 2022
There is one entity that is a menace to society & that is the JVP, its partners & its offshoots – all three combined have been one of the major causes for...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th June 2022
Sri Lanka was always sitting on a time bomb. Our expenses were higher than our income/revenues, our imports were higher than our exports, we were living a superficial life on loans, taking more...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 26th June 2022
The current government is only a caretaker government with a cocktail cabinet. Its mandate was to only deal with the financial crisis. The prime minister has no mandate to give state land to...