Sri Lanka – Economic Advisors & Foreign Loans
If we judge Sri Lanka’s economic development vis a vis the western loans & expert economic advisors our story is quite bleak. We have had countless economic gurus claiming to be the know-it-alls...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 15th March 2022
If we judge Sri Lanka’s economic development vis a vis the western loans & expert economic advisors our story is quite bleak. We have had countless economic gurus claiming to be the know-it-alls...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of West & Alliances / Western hypocrisy
by Shenali Waduge · Published 13th March 2022
All IMF loans come with conditions. The requesting country submits a letter of intent with its economic plan & that plan is not what the country proposes to do with the loan but only...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / UN & Sri Lanka / UNHRC Resolutions
by Shenali Waduge · Published 11th March 2022
Citizens of Sri Lanka should be mature enough to put politics & preference for political parties aside when it comes to issues concerning the Nation. In such scenarios, citizens must be able to...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Political Parties / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 10th March 2022
It is no secret that one of the key impediments to Sri Lanka’s ability to function as an ‘independent’ & ‘sovereign’ nation is no one else but India. There is not an area that...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Crimes of the West / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th March 2022
Sri Lanka’s post-independence has been flavoured by spice & ice – all of our momentous moments were erased by a handful that chose to go crying tale tales overseas. The noteworthy aspect of these...
Chartering Our Future / Colonial & Neo colonial / Constitution Related / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 8th March 2022
Either we are picking at straws wondering what we did wrong since 1948 or we are pointing fingers at others but still unable to find the answers. It is indeed sad that we...
Chartering Our Future / Constitution Related / Ethno-Religious Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 2nd March 2022
Sans political colours, the policy of One Country One Law was looked forward to being implemented without favour or bias by all citizens of Sri Lanka. This meant that in front of the law...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 28th November 2021
There is much ado about nothing & much fanfare too – but any publicity is good publicity it appears for Fr. Siril as undeniably he is the creator of his own malady. If...
Chartering Our Future / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / INGO-NGO issues / International Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd November 2021
On 21stApril 2019 exactly a decade after the defeat of LTTE terrorists, 8 Muslim suicide bombers blew themselves up in 3 churches, 3 hotels & 1 guest house after making a recorded pledge. This...
Chartering Our Future / Ethno-Religious Issues / LTTE crimes / LTTE Diaspora / Political Parties / Role of India / Role of SL Govt / National Army / Sri Lanka Politics / Tamil-LTTE Self-Determination/Eelam / UN & Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 22nd November 2021
Maaveerar Naal or Great Heroes Day has been commemorated since 27 November 1989 with a Heroes Week held annually from 21stending 26thNovember (Prabakaran’s birthday). It is a LTTE event to remember every LTTE...