Scrutinizing CEPA

Once again the cry for the early signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with India has been raised. At a recent two-day conference jointly organized by the Institute of Policy Studies and Chambers of Commerce of both countries, several economists and businessmen from both sides have strongly advocated CEPA as a way forward for Sri Lanka. Their main argument for its advocacy is that the ISLFTA ( India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement), since its implementation in 2000, has been beneficial to both countries.

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There are republics I would die for

The Morning Inspection - Malinda

My friend is a cynic but so informed that I sometimes feel that the well-informed cannot be anything but cynical. This is what he had to say about Hongbing: 'Hey I think this guy Hongbing (red soldier!) stole this from my friend in Beijing the Pilipino musician Ato Mariano who set up his "Republic of Feeling" there..he was part of our "Detour" poetry circle in Bj, 2007-2009....then again, this is a 2004 screed, I just noticed...'

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Goreing their separate ways as empty-nesters

PARALLEL Perspectives - Philip Fernando

Like them, older couples in the US, well-off economically with new careers, have shown a tendency to embrace the lonesome empty-nesters’ conflict-ridden frame of mind: there were no known hints of any romantic alignments by Al and Tipper reported. It is paradoxical why those deemed to have achieved a lasting legacy in life were still trying to outdo themselves or leave grander impressions for posterity at the expense of a union that had given them their place under the sun.

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