Can GOTA steer foreign diplomacy like Mrs. B
To answer that question, it is essential to first know how successful Mrs. B was in her foreign diplomacy and a comparison of the periods and scenarios during her rule and that which...
Category: Political Parties
Sri Lanka’s President: Can a dream candidate create a dream Parliament and a dream system?
Its best that we all come to terms with some hard facts – there is no perfect system, there is no perfect constitution, there is no perfect Parliament and there is certainly no...
Presidential Speech & Policy Statement by Gotabaya Rajapakse – Sri Lanka’s Presidential candidate for SLPP
It was a moment many had awaited with much impatience. ‘My choice didn’t matter – the Nation had already selected & elected him… My brother is yours” was enough to put to rest any...
President Rajapakse hands GR to the Nation as Presidential-Candidate of SLPP
It was one of the finest & most refreshing speeches delivered by former President Mahinda Rajapakse now Opposition Leader and had all the power and verbatim of a national leader. He raised the...
Advice to Opposition Leader, Opposition Presidential Candidate & Opposition ahead of elections
The regime change that took place in January 2015 has brought about unprecedented and shocking changes to Sri Lanka at virtually every level. In all probability those that make up what we were...
Changing Sri Lanka’s Land Laws: Legal fraternity & Academics must play a bigger role
A wave of controversial agreements none of which anyone has seen are being drafted by foreigners and envoys are making open statements on them. US envoy recently claimed Sri Lanka’s land administration is...
RETURN of Don Juan Dharmapala (2015 – 2019)
At a time when controversial secretly discussed and signed agreements are surfacing all posing national security risk and sovereignty threats to Sri Lanka, it only calls to mind a comparison of the modern day...
15 Questions to a Presidential Candidate seeking Sinhala Buddhist votes
When Sinhala Buddhists speak of existential fears, there are justifiable and valid reasons for doing so. Historically, all of Buddhist territory in Central Asia such as e.g. Afghanistan, Gandhara, Kashmir, Bactria, Samarkand, Bukhara, Tukharistan, Bamiyan, Kabul,...
How legal are agreements signed secretly with foreign countries by Sri Lanka’s Government?
This article is based on 2 important articles by Mr. Neville Ladduwahetty and Ms. K S Gunasekera, a senior attorney at law. While Mr. Ladduwahetty highlights the need for Parliament to approve any agreement...
Multiculturalism and National Integration failure in Sri Lanka: No more towns should end up like Kattankudy
Kattankudy is a town in Batticoloa in Eastern Province of Sri Lanka where only Muslims live. Why is multiculturalism & national integration not applicable to Kattankudy? How is it that the nomenclatures...
