Ramesh Pathirana Archives

Senapala Samarasekera, a Gentleman Politician-by Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Source:Dailynews No angels today, though again I shall write about transitions, and the passing of an angelic personality, my father’s favourite cousin. I went down to condole with my cousins last Friday, and then got back after a night in Getamanna for the funeral on Saturday afternoon. But I left before the final rites, for the speeches took a long time, and I needed to get back to Colombo by nightfall. I had a few minutes alone though by the coffin, and reflected on how time passed and the older generation had now slipped away almost entirely, and we were now the aged. But it is not personal reflections that I will engage in here, but political ones, roused in that the speech during which I slipped away was by Ramesh Pathirana whose father Richard won the Akmeemana seat in the bye-election ...

Taking a closer look at ‘aragalaya’ – By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando The ‘Aragalaya’ or the protest by peaceful demonstrators in front of the Presidential Secretariat has exceeded fifty days and continues. The protesters claim the 6.9 million who voted for a change and for Gotabaya Rajapaksa failed to deliver what was promised on election platforms. Fuel prices have gone up several times to unprecedented levels. Consequently, people stand in long queues mainly for petrol, gas and milk-food, while consumer prices are sky high. The scarcity of medicines in hospitals is also flashing red lights. People complain they have to spend their time in queues constantly. The poor cannot afford the wave of fuel and consumer price hikes. Yet, it is the fault of all Governments since Ceylon became independent in 1948 for not implementing robust economic policies. Still, everyone blames the present President in a matter of three ...