Why 21a is being opposed
Politicians are part responsible for the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka though from citizens onwards all corrupt have to equally shoulder responsibility. However, a country is governed by 3 pillars & the...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th June 2022
Politicians are part responsible for the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka though from citizens onwards all corrupt have to equally shoulder responsibility. However, a country is governed by 3 pillars & the...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st June 2022
Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1810. Like Sri Lanka, Argentina is rich in agriculture with vast fertile land. Unlike Sri Lanka, by 1913 Argentina became one of the world’s 10th wealthiest states....
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th June 2022
Cambridge Analytica showed the world how personal information of people on social media is used to swing elections. Is the same being applied in Sri Lanka. Protests are a new norm. All types...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 17th June 2022
Sri Lanka’s economic debacle is a collective result of embracing capitalist consumerism, importing more than exporting, spending more than earning, taking loans to continue artificial lifestyle & taking more loans to pay the...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th June 2022
The caretaker Prime Minister in Parliament made an emotional appeal showing his concern for farmers in these trying times who could not obtain loans because they did not have title ownership to the State...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 7th June 2022
Sri Lanka is an island nation. A government is elected only for a term. A government is only temporary custodian and guardian of the State. A State comprises its People and its Resources....
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 3rd June 2022
Sri Lanka has come to a stage where everyone is questioning everyone and anything. This has merits as it affords an opportunity to rethink & restart where we went wrong, who has to...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd June 2022
JVP was formed on 14 May 1965 by Rohana Wijeweera. Not many in the JVP had even met him or knew what he looked like. The entity has been used for 2 main...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 29th May 2022
There is a raucous regarding the need to return to 19a simply to bring back the dual citizenship clause. Magnanimous as the request is, the aim is to only remove Basil Rajapakse from...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th May 2022
It is a fundamental right of people to protest but that right does not give freedom to assume they are the voice of the entire nation and as such they can, not only make...