Leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) Prof Tissa Vitarana says that the current crisis is due to a shrinking economy and high inflation. “There is a lack of both dollars and of rupees. The lack of dollars is a result of the neoliberal policies of successive governments, since 1978, which raised our foreign […]
Why IMF is not the solution By Ramya Kumar The rally of July 9th and the events that followed are symbolic of the radical changes in governance demanded by the people of this country. We want to be informed and consulted, an end to the abuse of power, fair distribution of the country’s resources and […]
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by Rajan Philips Every crisis in Sri Lanka’s checkered history, both before and after independence, began and ended with a political crisis. More accurately, perhaps, every crisis got extended, for nothing ever ended except the war. Ironically, it is the Rajapaksas, who claim sole ownership for ending the war, that are now caught all ends […]