From unprecedented, undiluted systemic dictatorship
When Parliament was dissolved with effect from midnight on Friday November 9, the people were given the opportunity to revert to the status quo ante, predating 8 January 2015. On the face of it, this statement may sound curious to some, and perhaps a trifle unclear to others. But yet, most Sri Lankans would rejoice that the people have the right to choose their government as a result of the dissolution,...
Joining the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), immediately ahead of the January 5 General Election, former Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Namal Rajapaksa kick-started the party’s election campaign in Hambantota yesterday.Rajapaksa was seen holding his first meeting with the party’s supporters in preparation for the election. Rajapaksa said the party will strive to form a broader coalition under the...
Minister tells them collect your won money, sport’s chief...
It is undoubtedly one of the most patronized sports in the country where the elite and the commoners mix in a highly charged atmosphere, but its keepers are fighting a different battle behind closed doors against what they claim is the limited resources to take rugby forward.Sports Minister Faiszer Musthapha told the sport’s office-bearers in no uncertain terms that his plate was already full and he had no...
The business community and the corporate sector should understand that Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science are new, rapidly developing fields offering novel business opportunities. Collaborating with the IT industry and start-ups will yield rich dividends for both, Chairman, Sri Lanka Association for Software and Services Companies (SLASSCOM), Jeevan Gnanam said.SLASSCOM organised the first-ever...
