A MOST VALUABLE PRIZE Splashing through a soaked west London on a moped, a middle-aged man is carrying in his satchel a most valuable prize: a new book. I am in a wheelchair in my kitchen, being fed coffee through a straw by a pugnacious African woman. I am shouting at my

The international community should support Sri Lanka 🇱🇰! It’s only two weeks since Sri Lanka elected Anura Kumara Dissanayaka President. He has used the time well. * He got the diplomacy exactly right. First meeting with the Indian high commissioner, then the Chinese

Put the (revised) bond restructuring terms for Sri Lanka into a spreadsheet -- Sure looks like the bond holders out-negotiated Sri Lanka's previous government, and gamed the IMF and the official creditors ... 1/

p.s. the market access debt sustainability framework was designed for surveillance, not debt restructurings -- & it is new/ untested. Sri Lanka got unlucky there, but it also wasn't willing to hold the line and reject the proposed contingent instrument cfr.org/blog/sri-lanka…

MIT Nobel Economists #daronacemoğlu and Simon Johnson argue that political equality and clean institutions matter for growth. Can #SriLanka #anurakumaradissanayaka #hariniamarasuriya draw on their ideas. youtube.com/live/CHmckvMKC… via YouTube

Today is the birth anniversary of one of my heroes, the multi faceted, very talented #BahadurShahZafar He was a Crack shot- could hit a target from a moving sedan, an ace calligrapher, unparalleled in one arm combat, had no equal in horse riding and sword play in his era, a

The NPP invited me to speak at their seminar on the topic “Abolish PTA” on 10.12.2022 at the SLFI under chairmanship of Mr Wijebandara AAL. Now they seem to have lost direction (compass notwithstanding) and are saying that PTA need not be repealed! youtu.be/87Vwj1V77pM?si…

Mr. M A Sumanthiran's contributions as a parliamentarian are deeply commendable. Your work for justice, equality, and reconciliation remains a benchmark in Sri Lankan politics. Although you're not in parliament today, your legacy continues to inspire. Thank you, Sir.

Why we need ⁦⁦⁦M A Sumanthiran⁩. An editorial about the key role he played in parliament.

Boat with #RohingyaRefugees on seas off Mullaitheevu #lka. Heartening to hear doctors went to meet them in sea & local residents sent water, food. Refugees fleeing persecution on arduous boats journeys must be welcomed & cared humanely. NOT detained as criminals Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Maiden speech by NPP MP from Jaffna. Raising prisoners, disappearances, land, jobs and drugs. Real problems faced by the people. It is a hood sign that NPP MPs are raising these issues. youtu.be/IQ0S3bEAVRw