Shenali D Waduge A much-looked forward to interview was aired. Prior to delving into the details of the interview, it was clear by the panelists & a quick look at the audience that the interview was not only well planned but questions were also well prepared & RanilW was unknowingly entering the tigers den.  All […]

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e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com * ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * US Blackrock’s Capture of the State of Sri Lanka e-Con e-News 02-08 March 2025 * ‘Dear Julie, I am writing to you in the softest electronic print, just in case you don’t already know what we are writing you about… We notice […]

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KAMALIKA PIERIS MADURU OYA FIASCO 1. The Maduru Oya  settlement project   of September 1, 1983, led by Dimbulagala Hamuduruwo started well. Gamini Dissanayake, Minster of Mahaweli Development  had suggested it and the Mahaweli Ministry staff responded enthusiastically. It was a  settlement created at Ministry level.  It should  have been a great success. But it was […]

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KAMALIKA PIERIS MADURU OYA FIASCO 2 Tamil Separatist Movement  was not able to  nip the Maduru Oya  project in the bud.  India   sent  an envoy, G Parthasarathy in August 1983 to scuttle the project. His visit was secret. He met Gamini Dissanayake   and discussed the issue of  Mahaweli settlements. [1]    But Gamini   did not give […]

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by A. Abdul Aziz. Source: Al Hakam, London. The question of women’s rights has long been a contentious issue, with debates often swinging between the realms of religion and secular society. Each side seeks to establish its superiority in promoting women’s liberation. This controversy is not unique to any single faith but is a subject of […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala has stated that the assets of former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon may be frozen if he continues to evade court appearances. Despite an arrest warrant being issued several days ago, police have yet to locate Tennakoon. Watagala emphasized that if the former IGP […]

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