25 May 2023 12:09 am - 0 - 49 A A A As Sri Lanka enters its 17th International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, a critical question remains. Will the country break from the past patterns of inconsistency and failure in following the plan it lays out with the IMF, or will those patterns be repeated?
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Thursday, 25 May 2023 02:26 - - 16 There was more evidence this week of what the people of this country have known for a long time. That politicians in this country consider themselves above the law and unashamedly go about abusing the privileges that they enjoy as MPs. First there was the news that State
Thursday, 25 May 2023 00:05 - - 19 The sunken ship – X-Press Pearl Imagining a zero-risk scenario is quite unlikely but if learning and factoring changes do not take place, we are definitely losing an opportunity to make the process better for all. Today X-Press Pearl is awaiting that placement in maritime history
Thursday, 25 May 2023 00:25 - - 40 AKD’s two-camp theory is dangerously flawed. A political arena has three not two spaces: the two camps at the two opposing poles and the third space comprising the crucial intermediate strata which have to be won over or neutralised. These are not only socioeconomic strata. They are
Thursday, 25 May 2023 03:22 - - 30 One World Duty Free Founder and CEO Keira Zhang (left) and CHEC Port City Colombo Managing Director Yang Lu exchange the lease agreement signed, others (from left) are Colombo Port City Economic Commission Director, Commercial and Operations Dimantha Kinigama, Member and Director General Dr. Priyath B. Wickrama and
Thursday, 25 May 2023 03:38 - - 33 Resolution for ouster of Public Utilities Commission Chairman receives 123 votes in favour and 77 votes against in Parliament Janaka Ratnayake says ouster not defeat but loss for people and MPs who voted for it Opines vote exposed MPs acting on baseless allegations to oust Chairman of independent
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24 May 2023 05:13 pm - 8 - 1762 3 A A A The motion moved by the Government to remove the Chairman of the Public Utility Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) Janaka Rathnayake was passed by a majority of 46 votes. A total of 123 MPs voted in favour of the motion while 77 MPs voted