After 74 years of independence & 40 General Elections since 1947 (1stParliament) & 7 Presidents since 1978, the erosion of governance is no understatement. Every […]
Category: Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka People’s Protests & Looming Arab Spring
Sri Lanka is faced with an economic crisis. The people are facing many economic & cost of living difficulties. The people blame the government for […]
LTTE Diaspora & Sri Lanka’s Economy & Balkanizing India
This news is upsetting for several reasons as there are many Sri Lankans who selflessly defended the nation with their own funding in the halls […]
Why Indian troops should never return to Sri Lanka
Inbox It was the first time India had sent its troops beyond the seas to Sri Lanka in July 1987 to engage the very militants […]
Sri Lanka’s Development marred by Foreign Interventions & Incursions
Sri Lanka gained partial independence in 1948 since the Queen/King remained Head of State and the highest court was the UK Privy Council. This meant […]
Who thinks IMF can bail out Sri Lanka?
by Shenali Waduge Sri Lanka is $35billion in debt. It is a debt that did not happen overnight. It is a debt that IMF will […]
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 […]
IMF loans & Sri Lanka: Bartering whatever resources we have left
All IMF loans come with conditions. The requesting country submits a letter of intent with its economic plan & that plan is not what the […]
Provincial Councils & Sri Lanka’s “New Constitution” – Throw out both
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 […]
“Commemorating Maaveerar Naal is Tamil people’s right – Wigneswaran” – then who is going to commemorate Tamils killed by LTTE
What is Maaveerar Naal? Who originated it, when & why are fundamental questions anyone commenting on the subject should know to answer. Maaveerar Naal translated […]
Easter Sunday Mass Murders – Who are the “Maha molakaru” (Planners)
8 suicide bombers carried out an unimaginable mass suicide. That these suicide bombers were Muslims & quoted the Koran is a fact. That they targeted […]
Media Terrorism: Vilifying Buddhism & demonizing Buddhist theros under guise of free speech
Undoubtedly, media, plays a crucial role in manipulating people’s minds. Media headed by the wrong people can have detrimental results on a populace. We know […]
Minority Opportunism: Cross Overs & Alliances – Rauf Hakeem
Sri Lanka’s Minority Population makes up 36% of Sri Lanka’ total population. Muslims account for 9.3% around 1.9million of Sri Lanka’s 21million population. The present […]
Regime Change & Constitutions – Is Sri Lanka ready?
Have we learnt any lessons from 73 years of so-called ‘independence’? Have we learnt lessons from 42 elections held since 1931? Have we learnt lessons […]
Attempts to weaken Sri Lanka’s National Security on guise of Easter Sunday Justice
by Shenali Waduge · 26th October 2021 Sri Lanka’s post-independence history has been marred by bloodshed. We have had assassinations of Prime Minister/President/Politicians/Public Officials, unarmed […]
Sri Lanka Church demands Easter Sunday justice – did the Church punish Church priests linked to LTTE?
A terrorist and a terror attack whatever justification for their killings must be abhorred by all. Sri Lanka is no stranger to killings since independence. […]
Citizens Right to Reject to prevent corrupt entering Parliament
Every citizen is in unison that since 1948 Sri Lanka’s progress has been stalled and denied because of corrupt politicians and their encouragement of a […]
Sri Lanka Easter Sunday Mass Murder: People seek Truth & Justice from AG’s Dept & CID
An unforgettable crime took place on Easter Sunday 21stApril 2019. Close to 300 people will killed in a mass murder by 8 Islamic terrorist suicide […]
UNHRC/BASL – What about the Human Rights of CJ Mohan Pieris?
Whether anyone likes or dislikes Mohan Pieris is irrelevant. If due process was alleged to be denied to CJ43 Shirani Bandaranaike, was due process applied […]
Can India be Mary’s lamb to the West yet aspire to be a Super Power?
Like it or not, India has to accept some ground realities. We do not doubt that India can be a great nation capable of more […]
Chinese Communist Party turns 100: China’s progress from 1921-2021
The Chinese Communist Party may not be on the list of the oldest political parties in the world but with 90million members it becomes the […]