Politics

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Austerity for the many: Accountability for the few

By Vox Civis There is a telling contrast unfolding in South Asia, one that Sri Lanka would do well to examine closely, not...

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Rules for some, chaos for others: Overcoming the global energy lockdown

By Vox Civis Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi declared something that would have sounded profound in the pre-Trump era, but not these days....

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Caught in the crossfire: Sri Lanka’s strategic dilemma

By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s recent political history has been shaped as much by warning as by hope. In the run-up to the...

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AKD notes shortfall in fuel supplies, urges collective effort to overcome challenges

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) last night noted that Sri Lanka’s stance in the ongoing war in the Middle East is one of...

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JVP/NPP Govt. fails in scenario planning to manage current crisis: Premadasa

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament that the President or the Prime Minister should have made a statement to Parliament and the...

History has a peculiar way of repeating itself; sometimes as tragedy, sometimes as warning. Four years later, Sri Lanka appears to be drifting toward a familiar pattern. This time the problem is not the absence of foreign exchange reserves. On paper, the country now possesses enough cash to pay for essential imports such as fuel, coal, gas and medicine
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Distant war, familiar crisis: Sri Lanka’s next biggest test

By Vox Civis For a small island nation that sits far from the deserts of the Middle East, Sri Lanka has an uncanny...

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Between crossfire and crossroads: Test of prudence in a dangerous world

By Vox Civis The other day Cabinet Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa made what he described as a plea to the political class and the...

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Enter the Oligarchs: Sri Lanka’s new face of crony capitalism

By Vox Civis It was the late J. R. Jayewardene who once observed with characteristic cynicism, that socialism tends to last only until...