Historically since 1965, Sri Lanka has received IMF assistance on 16 occasions, which has been a necessity. However, the next question should be, when is Sri Lanka going to be self-sufficient?
First and foremost the primary objectives; should include effective …
Sri Lanka’s Tamils are dreaming if they think India will help create Tamil Eelam with 13A land & police powers. It is time that Sri Lanka’s Tamils wake up to reality. At the time of India’s independence, Tamil Nadu sought …
After independence, Sri Lanka’s economic, social and political development has been hindered by 30 years of war. During the 1930s, seeds of racism and separationism were sown on the island’s soil by Tamil politicians, this grew into a dense forest …
India is using the carrot and the stick formula to insist on the pound of flesh of the 13th Amendment to the Sri Lanka Constitution. Big brother turned good samaritan has again raised their persistent demand for the full …
The obnoxious 13th Amendment to the Constitution has surfaced again with the announcement by the President that 13A should be fully implemented, which also imply the remerger of the Northern and Eastern Provinces. His argument is that the provisions on …
13A is not about police or land powers, it is only about power. The question is, power for whom & under what conditions. 13A came subsequent to the signing of the Indo-Lanka Accord in 1987. Both were acts of aggression. …
The Executive Committee of the National Joint Committee had issued a press release highlighting in detailed the adverse impact if Federalism based 13th Amendment implemented in its full scale.
For the last over 35 years Sri Lankan governments did not …
A group patriots consist of Buddhists priests, professionals and academics have issued a joint press release against the full implementation of federal 13th Amendment of Sri Lankan Constitution by the President Wickramasinghe.
The 13A was enacted by Sri Lankan government …
Over 80% of land belongs to the State while some 14% land are privately owned land. There are some facts that need to be made clear.
State Land & State Land given to Provinces
Appendix 1 of the 13th…
The US, UK, EU, and Canada seem to be eternally parroting the need for an inclusive society, and so too are the UN and its associated organisations, while the Western-salaried non-governmental organisations (NGOs), international NGOs, and civil society also …