At the end of 2017, we in Sri Lanka have rather little to report to the world if it is progress that we are reporting
Category: Editorial
THERE ARE NO WINDS BUT WE DO INSIST ON DEMOCRACY
In Sri Lanka we practise some pretty traditional values. These values include an almost bizarre acceptance of authority and power. So it was that when
Here we go again – The PM & PR
It is almost getting to be as exciting as watching oil-based paint dry. Time and time again we watch the dear Prime Minister of our
The Royal Kingdom of Sri Lanka
The recently passed Foreign Exchange Act is certainly welcome in terms of removing some archaic rules governing the flow of foreign exchange. In terms of
The Designer’s International Budget
Mangala Samaraweera presented his maiden budget but for Sri Lanka it was the 72nd budget ever presented. The analysis was that although Samaraweera had done
Leading by example – We Are All On
Many are the claims that abound on our island nation. Our Prime Minister was to recently claim to be saddened by the unwarranted ‘attacks’ which
FOR WHAT IT IS WORTH, THE PRIME MINISTER MUST BE CROSS EXAMINED
In the event that the republic’s citizenry find the news boring and the Bondgate matter the principal suspect, we must aver that we do know
ONE BIG LET DOWN
We at the Ceylon Independent take matters relating to the public interest pretty seriously. We believe that corruption has no place in democracy and we
THE FULL EXTENT OF TREACHERY
It was expected that yesterday (Friday the thirteenth, no less) would be the final day for the commission probing the issuance of bonds by the
TRICKS AND TREACHERY ARE THE PRACTICE OF FOOLS, THAT DON’T HAVE BRAINS ENOUGH TO BE HONEST
We in Sri Lanka have no great wall to keep our fellow citizens apart, we don’t have barriers that sets any of us apart from