by T. Sabaratnam; originally published January 12, 2004 Weekly Review Sri Lanka Scene Political Chess Goes On This year’s first cabinet meeting was held on Wednesday in the cabinet room. President Chandrika Kumaratunga did not attend it. Under the constitution, she is the head of the cabinet. She presides over its meetings. She has not attended… Read more »
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Pirapaharan, Chapter 25: Parliament Discusses Ways to Kill Amir
by T. Sabaratnam; published January 7, 2004 25: Parliament Discusses Ways to Kill Amir The Unnoticed Messages Tamils, through the DDC election, gave two clear messages to the Sinhala leaders, Sinhala people and the world. The Tamils told them unambiguously, that the Tamils were for a separate state which would restore their racial rights, dignity,… Read more »
The Sri Lanka Scene
by T. Sabaratnam; originally published January 5, 2004 Weekly Review 4 -1-2004 Sri Lanka Scene Last week I highlighted the return of Buddhist extremism to the centre of the Southern Sri Lankan political stage and indicated the ensuing danger. As I said, the government bent backwards to please the Buddhist monks. Buddha Sasana Minister W. J…. Read more »
The Sri Lankan Scene: Peace Talks on Hold
by T. Sabaratnam; originally published December 15, 2003 Weekly Review The Sri Lankan Scene Peace Talks on Hold Hit Wicket I will begin this column, as I did last week, with cricket, not with Muttiah Muraleetharan capturing eight wickets in the second test with England, but with the phenomenal ‘hit wicket’ performance of Sri Lanka Cricket… Read more »
The Sri Lankan Scene Will There Be Consensus?
by T. Sabaratnam; published December 8, 2003 Weekly Review The Sri Lankan Scene Will there be Consensus? Lots of interesting and amusing events happened in Sri Lanka last week. Let me start with the most unusual, an event that has not happened anywhere in the world. Cricket lovers would know that the MCC team is now… Read more »
The Sri Lankan Scene: The Bazaar Drama Goes On
by T. Sabaratnam; originally published December 1, 2003 Weekly Review The Sri Lankan Scene The Bazaar Drama Goes On Past Episodes I think I am the only person alive who has watched from the front seat almost the entirety of the bazaar drama Sinhalese leaders have enacted since 1956. I missed the first scene of this… Read more »