A view of Colombo showing the Presidential Secretariat, Treasury and the Twin Towers/Amitha Thennekoon economy next

ECONOMYNEXT – The following is the second in a series of interviews with academics and public intellectuals on the way forward for Sri Lanka …

The whole ‘war crime’ ‘genocide’ sing song is based on an unsubstantiated allegation of intentional mass killing of some blown up figures ranging from 40,000 to 200,000 CIVILIANS by various third party groups & individuals. This allegation is questioned because …

Third World country policy makers as well as their citizens need to understand that ‘independence’ for former colonies is just a cliché and nothing else. All that happened under colonial rule continues under neocolonial policies & practices. Foreign aid and …

(Courtesy of The Daily News)

The recent approach of the US to the UN and its agencies has left many shaking their heads. The US, under President Roosevelt, played a seminal role in creating the UN and its key agencies …

The very controversial and dangerous US transnational project known as MCC Compact has generated public objections for the right reasons and if not for the resolve of a handful of people who went out to publicly educate the people, the …

Sri Lanka Votes for India and Kenya at UNSC, but not for Canada, Norway or Ireland

A UN Security Council Meeting in progress

While voting for India at the United Nations for the Security Council seats, Sri Lanka refused to …

(Courtesy of  Asian Tribune)

Vinayagamurthi Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman, the former LTTE Tamil terrorists’ Eastern Commander, has got in to a difficult position with his recent utterances about the past encounters with the Sri Lankan forces. Sections of the people …

 (Courtesy NewsIn.Asia)

Ceylon’s Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike got together six non-aligned countries to help India and China end border clash

(The Prime Minister Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranaike with her Indian counterpart Jawaharlal Nehru)

In the on-going Sino-Indian conflict over Galwan, no …

(Courtesy of  Gulf  News)

Though Europe will stand together with the US on many issues, it will not abandon its engagement with China on issues of mutual concern

In an age of escalating tension between the United States and China, …

Let’s just imagine a scenario where the 9 provinces of Sri Lanka were given substantial autonomy to make its own decisions but remain within the ambit of what is oft described as a “united Sri Lanka”. Let’s also imagine the …