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The Head to Head debacle

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Attempts at glib talk didn't work for the former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe when he was interviewed by Mehdi Hasan the enfant terrible of Al Jazeera. It seemed th... Read More


Never a garrison state

Sri Lanka, March 10 -- Former Presidents may not have envisioned the country as a garrison state, but during the tenure of some of them, we almost ended up as one. We organised ourselves around milita... Read More


Can a spiritual society thrive?

Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Can a Buddhist nation - a truly Buddhist one, not one that nominally follows the Buddha's teachings - reach economic powerhouse status? It is an academic question, but lifestyles... Read More


A business-like ejectment

Sri Lanka, Jan. 31 -- This case began with an action initiated by the landlord, who is the plaintiff-respondent, to eject the tenant, the defendant-appellant, from the business premises located at Gra... Read More


The dynasty that crashed and burned

Sri Lanka, Jan. 29 -- Rajapaksas are anathema in local politics. Not just in local politics, but the Rajapaksas are anathema all-round. The family is political poison except that they pretend they hav... Read More