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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...
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by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th June 2022
The caretaker Prime Minister is once again trying to complete the project given to him – his vision was to destroy agriculture, transfer agricultural land and see farmers in jeans. He even...
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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...
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 Media / Sri Lanka Politics
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 14th June 2022
It took US 60 years (19 Aug 2013) of silence and denial to finally admit to its role in toppling the elected PM of Iran Mohammad Mossadegh on 19 August 1953. There was...
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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...
