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...
Category: Constitution Related
Sri Lanka’s Judiciary must be biased & safeguard Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty & Protect the Rights of Citizens
The Judiciary is one of the 3 pillars representing the People’s sovereignty. If the other 2 pillars fail the People, the Judiciary is left to fill that lacuna. While the Judiciary must uphold...
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....
Dual Citizens & 20A: Diverting attention to Basil neglects scenario of LTTE Dual Citizens creating Tamil Eelam & South India Eelam
19A inclusion of Dual Citizenship was specifically targeted at preventing Gotabaya Rajapakse from contesting Presidential Elections and requiring to revoke citizenship which created a thorny situation with US declaring him and Shavendra Silva as...
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...
Dual Citizenship & 20a: President Gotabaya, MilindaM & Geetha Kumarasinghe
The best piece of legislation introduced by the yahapalana government is the clause related to dual citizenship. It highlighted the NATIONAL SECURITY aspect of a person who was a citizen of two countries contesting...
US sanctions China – Sri Lanka & MCC
Nothing happens in this world without some geopolitical thrust or shove. In viewing any geopolitical incident, it is necessary to see the pattern in what culminated in an incident(s) and attempt to connect the...
MCC Agreement: Hidden costs not factored by Sri Lanka’s Government & People
The People of Sri Lanka are supposed to feel elated that the US Government is giving a ‘gift’ of $480m across a period of 5 years. This gift comes with plenty of strings....
