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Justice or pleasing the crowd?

By Rohan Samarajiva When the Supreme Court found politicians (three Rajapaksa brothers) and senior officials including two former Governors of the Central Bank...

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Fuel prices: What will it take to bring them down?

By Rohan Samarajiva Based on the telecom reform experience, some expect to see dramatically lower prices in other infrastructure sectors such as fuel...

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Persian Gulf fallout: What can be done?

By Rohan Samarajiva The availability and price of fuel is what the war brings to mind. The government appears to be addressing availability...

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A war that’s both far and near: Understanding and adjusting

By Rohan Samarajiva “I sit in one of the divesOn Fifty-second StreetUncertain and afraidAs the clever hopes expireOf a low dishonest decade:Waves of...

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Who pays for SOE dysfunction?

By Rohan Samarajiva It appears that the latest procurement by Lanka Coal caused a direct loss of LKR 7,668.1 million to CEB. This...

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India-EU agreement makes urgent the revision of Prevention of Terrorism against the State Bill

By Rohan Samarajiva Agreement in principle has been reached on a massive trade agreement between the major economic powerhouses of India and the...

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Why spend on expressways and railways into the central region?

By Rohan Samarajiva The President floated the idea of no new construction above 5,000 feet elevation and talked of moving out people who...