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…
Category: OPINIONS
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…
Sri Lanka sinks deeper into Chinese debt ocean
Colombo to borrow $1bn from China and issue $250mn Panda bonds before year-end By Marwaan Macan-Markar Sri Lanka has again…
State obligation with regard to torture, and failed governance
A meeting held by the Kandy Regional Office of the Human Rights Commission in support of victims of torture on…