Right of Reply: Sri Lanka is lucky to lose MCC
This is a right of reply to an article appearing on Daily FT titled “History repeating – Are we going to lose MCC or not?” by an anonymous international development expert on 22 October...
Category: Colonial & Neo colonial
“Will MCC be signed in secret on 28 October”? Sri Lankans are asking!
This question is being asked across numerous public portals and begs the Government to answer & relieve all doubts. Having got itself tagged as a ‘nationalist’ government (on top of all the other...
If President Sirisena protected Our Land from MCC – President Gotabaya Rajapakse, will also
Maithripala Sirisena was not born with a silver spoon. He was no presidential material but he controversially became President with a thumbs up by 62lakh voters in January 2015 aided even by foreign...
MCC LIES: Sri Lanka is not getting $480m signing MCC
There is a major misconception that Sri Lanka in its cash-strapped status should ignore all questionable aspects of the MCC and just sign MCC Compact as MCC is holding a carrot of $480m...
Sri Lanka: Did you know MCC $480m covers only 7 districts, 28% of land area & 10 land registries
There is much hype about a corporate development entity under the US Government known as MCC offering Sri Lanka a ‘GIFT’ of $480m. We are supposed to be on our knees in gratitude....
If Sri Lanka signs MCC, a Private Company will take over job of Parliament & Politicians
We are living in times when international companies are taking governments to courts and winning millions in compensation. Sovereign governments cannot afford to hold the tax payers to ransom with irresponsible decision making...
Bim Saviya with MCC – A Government without Land & Legal professionals unable to adjudicate our Land Rights
The Yahapalana Government & US Government finalized MCC (development arm of US Govt’s Pivot to Asia) in 2018. It was to create a dynamic market for land and was a key component...
Wither the August Mandate: Why no dividends to the Nationalist Majority
The August 2020 Parliamentary victory showed for the 2ndtime the power that ensues when the majority is united. The victors of 2015 openly declared their debt to the minorities which got translated into marginalizing...
MCC Privatizing Sri Lanka – Landless State, evicting role of Politicians & creating Tamil Eelam
On 28 June 2019, the Yahapalana Government tabled the State Lands (Special Provisions) Bill. The Bill, if enacted would have privatized 84% of land that belonged to the People (State). Sri Lanka would...
