U.S. Targets $1 Billion in Assets in Malaysian Embezzlement Case
A $30.6 million penthouse at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, overlooking Central Park. A $39 million mansion in the…
Category: OPINIONS
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Presidential hopes for his son sparks off dissent
Muffled whispers of irritation are now becoming outspoken criticism as a die hard loyalist of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa began…
Response to claims that Sri Lanka was in a “Debt Trap” in 2014 due to “Chinese Loans”
By Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Former Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Several Western analysts have carried out a relentless media…
Yahapalanaya: a disaster beyond management
by Malinda Seneviratne No offense to those who take disasters seriously (and we all should, let me add). No offense…
Bangladesh: Dr Edric Baker — A modern day saint died letting us to shed tears
by Anwar A. Khan The cold hand of death snatched away Dr. Edric Baker’s life on 1st September 2015 at…
This is the start of a new era for India’s LGBT communities
State-sanctioned homophobia has set the tone for wider society. With section 377 gone, there’s hope for change History owes an…
How food — yes, food — can be a tool for social change
Chef David Hertz is trying to build a movement that uses food to create jobs, increase empathy, and even address…
‘Civil Society’ needs to be nationalized!
By Malinda Seneviratne ‘Civil Society’ is old and as is usually the case predates the term. Scholars argue that it is…
PROBE ON PEOPLES BANK GENERAL MANAGER’S INCREMENTS PACKAGE
By T.Rusiripala These days there is spot light focus on the performance of S.O.Es in general and few such institutions…
Acceptance and apportionment of guilt
By Malinda Seneviratne Saliya Pieris, President’s Counsel and Chairman of the Office of Missing Persons, has spoken some interesting words…