Nothing less than existential: Our choice at the presidential elections
“And then I knew what to do. I made a model of you, A man in black with a Meinkampf look And a love of the rack and the screw. And I…
Year: 2010
Presidential promises and necessity for change? Sri Lankan voters at crossroads
This note concerns the forthcoming Presidential election in Sri Lanka, due on 27 January 2010. As several insightful articles on the polls have already appeared on most crucial of elections since the…
The Tamil Issue: The Political Football of the Presidential Election
The 5th Presidential election in Sri Lanka is heading towards a photo finish. In this context once again the Tamil issue has become the political football in Sri Lankan politics. Let’s have…
Colombo to Colombia: A traveler’s look at parallel causes of conflict in two golden lands
The Salt Dividend Catedral de Sal, Zipaquirá El Dorado Christopher Columbus never set foot in the country named after him; it was Alonso de Ojeda, one of his companions on his second…
Post-presidential elections: The new challenges before Sri Lanka
Citizens are living through a politically decisive week with just days to elect Sri Lanka’s next Executive President. The next elected Chief Executive, unlike his predecessors, will acquire a unique place in…
26 January 2010: ‘Open Moment’, Closed Minds!
:Â Today marks exactly 250 days since Sri Lanka’s civil war officially ended on 18 May 2009. On that momentous day, all Lankans shared at least one sentiment: a huge sense of relief.…
Sri Lankan Presidential Elections and Global Politics
The present day politics in Sri Lanka needs to be placed and analysed within the global context in order to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of the underlying power dynamics that engineers…
Saving the World from Ourselves through Spirituality
Authors note: I was inspired to write this as we have an election around the corner and saddened to see the way our human values and even human life is sacrificed to…
Is Sri Lanka in danger of being held accountable by the International Criminal Court?
There has been much debate about the issue of war crimes in Sri Lanka. Both major political parties contesting the elections have used the issue for political leverage, each accusing for the…
Banyan News astrologer analyses planetary event on 26 January 2010
The occult of warrior Mars and royal Jupiter on 26th January will dominate the planetary motions in our heads, guts, backsides and wallets for the next six years. The official Banyan News…
Promising the moon to lure the voters is dangerous for the economy
The country is being told some dangerous lies by both main candidates contesting the Presidential election. The manifestoes put by both main candidates with much fanfare are ignoring economic realities. MR wants…
Believable Change or Promises Delivered? Sarath Fonseka vs. Mahinda Rajapaksa
With just about a week to go for elections and both candidates having gone public with their manifests along with the policy commitments, this is an opportune time to have a comparative…
Surveys with conflicting outcomes
There was a survey on the next presidential election conducted by an Indian firm-Viplav Communications Pvt Ltd during January 6-13. They say the sample size is 10,225 and forecast “The poll shows…
The Tamil Variable In Lankan Politics
Harim Pieris, a former advisor to President Kumaratunga in the days that she had really lost touch with what was what in the country, has written the best piece so far on…
Stop this Election Violence
There are ominous signs that the current election campaigns are leading to some unbridled violence. One citizen was killed when an unknown group shot at a bus carrying people to an election…
