U.S. to work with Sri Lanka on UN resolution

[Azizam]

That is just one of the minor problems, I see a lot of potential in a new generation of politics and they have better ideas and a better vision than the current generation. The people can be easily fooled by politicians and they blindly follow them.


The political culture affects development and if you look at it only a few politicians are genuinly interested in development.
The next generation is much more different, they are much more open minded and doesn't have party politics and most of them will not be fooled by propaganda and they can see the cults that worship politicians.

But most of all they don't follow stupid nationalistic views and become blind chauvinists and they support change and development and that is what we want

I want to see them leading the country after Mahinda ,Ranil and all the outdated politicians go.........

Lol new generation is even bigger dumb fucks so I have no hope.

 

[samv]

Lol new generation is even bigger dumb fucks so I have no hope.

Wow something we agree on.

 

[Gibbs]

Lol new generation is even bigger dumb fucks so I have no hope.

Actually @Godman i would agree with Azizam on this.. Just saw the deputy ministers appointed by this national govt.. I gotta say mate.. I see no hope, And i have been the eternal optimist till now, More optimistic than my mates @Saradiel , @NGV-H , Azizam and needless to say @HeinzG

Thought the people made the right choices, Well they were backstabbed by the same goons in different colored garbs.. Sincerely hope the country will see this through but i have my doubts.. I guess there is nothing else to discuss hence forth about Lankan politics or even the future of the country from what i see.. Hugely disappointing

 

[Gibbs]

Sri Lanka’s ‘Accountability’ Dilemma | The Diplomat

@Saradiel

With the opening of the U.N. Human Rights Council’s 30th session just days away, many Sri Lanka watchers are waiting to see how Colombo deals with the release of a major U.N. report focused on wartime abuses in Sri Lanka and its plans for handling “accountability” issues domestically. What will Colombo’s accountability mechanism actually look like? And is it actually possible for such a mechanism to work properly? What role, if any, will international actors play in such a process?

Sri Lanka’s new government has said publicly that they will pursue accountability via domestic means, although (broadly speaking) ethnic Tamils simply do not have faith in a domestic accountability process. The thinking being that for decades the Sinhala-dominated state has created commissions of inquiry or domestic accountability mechanisms, yet genuine justice does not follow and impunity remains institutionalized.

When I was in Colombo last month, the tensions surrounding this debate were palpable. On the one hand, a properly administered transitional justice mechanism needs to be victim-centered, and there can be little doubt that the country’s Tamil community has suffered disproportionately as a result decades of war. On the other hand, most Sri Lankans probably don’t want an international mechanism (or even a hybrid mechanism).

Moreover, on the international stage, the U.S. has been out in front in pushing for accountability (among other matters) in post-war Sri Lanka. Recently, the Obama administration has made it clear that it’s backing Colombo’s domestic process.

Some observers have described Washington’s current stance as a complete volte-face, claiming that the U.S. has gone from being a champion of an international mechanism to now willfully accepting a domestic process.

Establishing an international accountability mechanism for Sri Lanka would not be possible without significant and sufficiently broad international support. One prominent way to do so would be through a U.N. Security Council resolution. If something like that were to happen, the U.S. would almost certainly be one of the countries taking the lead. If the U.S. is now backing a domestic process, the prospects for creating an international mechanism look extremely dim.

Washington’s quick and wholehearted embrace of the newly elected Sri Lankan government has drawn skepticism, resentment and deep concern from the Tamil community. The recent visit of a pair of Assistant Secretaries of State, Nisha Biswal and Tom Malinowski, seems to have contributed to further polarization within the country.

One of the main issues now is that, paradoxically, the Tamil community’s total rejection of any domestic mechanism could weaken their ability to influence that process, particularly as it relates to international advice and the provision of technical assistance.

A recent piece by Colombo-based journalist Kusal Perera has illustrated how hard it will be to create a domestic accountability mechanism in Sri Lanka that’s truly impartial and independent. Nevertheless, in spite of the profound challenges ahead, it appears that Colombo will be given a chance to find truth and justice on its own terms – at least for the time being.

Like other issues that have saturated the country’s post-war discourse, this is an extremely difficult issue. No matter what happens in the coming weeks, that’s not going to change.

 

[samv]

Actually @Godman i would agree with Azizam on this.. Just saw the deputy ministers appointed by this national govt.. I gotta say mate.. I see no hope, And i have been the eternal optimist till now, More optimistic than my mates @Saradiel , @NGV-H , Azizam and needless to say @HeinzG

Thought the people made the right choices, Well they were backstabbed by the same goons in different colored garbs.. Sincerely hope the country will see this through but i have my doubts.. I guess there is nothing else to discuss hence forth about Lankan politics or even the future of the country from what i see.. Hugely disappointing

ENJOY YOUR YAHAPALANAYA

 

[Godman]

Actually @Godman i would agree with Azizam on this.. Just saw the deputy ministers appointed by this national govt.. I gotta say mate.. I see no hope, And i have been the eternal optimist till now, More optimistic than my mates @Saradiel , @NGV-H , Azizam and needless to say @HeinzG

Thought the people made the right choices, Well they were backstabbed by the same goons in different colored garbs.. Sincerely hope the country will see this through but i have my doubts.. I guess there is nothing else to discuss hence forth about Lankan politics or even the future of the country from what i see.. Hugely disappointing

I was saying that, politicians cannot be trusted, some of the old guys in the MR regime creeped in and took some ministries. I was expecting this to happen if a Coalition is formed. It could have been stopped if the UNP got more seats enough for a majority but that would give Ranil more powers.

I only wanted to get rid of MR and his entire family who were clinging to the country like a cancer and the growing personality cult which could drag the country to another N.Korea.

It is impossible to have any trust/hope from most Sri Lankan politicians

 

[Star Wars]

It is impossible to have any trust/hope from most Sri Lankan politicians

pretty much the view in every country about their politicians...

 

[Godman]

pretty much the view in every country about their politicians...

Yep, but in this case the people had too much hope and trust on the politicians.
I think @Gibbs trusted them a little bit too much as well.

For me what happened so far is "Satisfactory" and I think we will be able to improve it further in the next elections.

• Mahinda removed the 2 term limit for the president for obvious reasons and now the limit is back
• appointing independent commissions
• Hundreds of Rajapaksa's relatives who were clinging to the country like Parasites were removed
• Under Mahinda the cabinet kept increasing every time someone joined it from the other side but now there is a limit which can only be increased with parliamentary approval
• The bad foreign policy which was slowly isolating the country the ended
• Some jokers like Wimal ,Gammanpila ,Vasudeva are no longer in govt

and there are many more

However most people are disappointed that some of Ex-MR bootlickers managed to hang on to the govt and other stuff but it proves that Sri Lankans are not blindly following them calling the leaders "Kings" ,"Father" " etc. The era of personality cult has hopefully ended and the people should be able look at politicians with eyes fully open from now on

 

[Star Wars]

Yep, but in this case the people had too much hope and trust on the politicians.
I think @Gibbs trusted them a little bit too much as well.

For me what happened so far is "Satisfactory" and I think we will be able to improve it further in the next elections.

• Mahinda removed the 2 term limit for the president for obvious reasons and now the limit is back
• appointing independent commissions
• Hundreds of Rajapaksa's relatives who were clinging to the country like Parasites were removed
• Under Mahinda the cabinet kept increasing every time someone joined it from the other side but now there is a limit which can only be increased with parliamentary approval
• The bad foreign policy which was slowly isolating the country the ended
• Some jokers like Wimal ,Gammanpila ,Vasudeva are no longer in govt

and there are many more

However most people are disappointed that some of Ex-MR bootlickers managed to hang on to the govt but there were more disappointments from them before.

Thing is ...people are stupid. Change always happens one step at a time. IT doesn't all of a sudden turn 180 degrees.Never blame politicians, politicians adapt to what the people want. Politicians come from the populace, they don't fall from the sky.Good thing about democracy is when people change, govt's change with it. When people don't change, neither does govt. Its important to start from the bottom and start from the people and not from the top. Once the "vote catching" propaganda changes from nonsensical stuff to development/education and those stuff, politicians will in time change...

 

[Gibbs]

Yep, but in this case the people had too much hope and trust on the politicians.
I think @Gibbs trusted them a little bit too much as well.

For me what happened so far is "Satisfactory" and I think we will be able to improve it further in the next elections.

• Mahinda removed the 2 term limit for the president for obvious reasons and now the limit is back
• appointing independent commissions
• Hundreds of Rajapaksa's relatives who were clinging to the country like Parasites were removed
• Under Mahinda the cabinet kept increasing every time someone joined it from the other side but now there is a limit which can only be increased with parliamentary approval
• The bad foreign policy which was slowly isolating the country the ended
• Some jokers like Wimal ,Gammanpila ,Vasudeva are no longer in govt

and there are many more

However most people are disappointed that some of Ex-MR bootlickers managed to hang on to the govt and other stuff but it proves that Sri Lankans are not blindly following them calling the leaders "Kings" ,"Father" " etc. The era of personality cult has hopefully ended and the people should be able look at politicians with eyes fully open from now on

Dude.. I never trust any politician that's a huge misconception,.. Ask any other Lankan posters here

And even though i'm always in interest of for the best for the country i was born in, My home remains Australia.. So i dont really have any personal obligations towards Lankan politicians or politics

And appointing some contestants that lost the election is one thing but giving plum ministerial positions to well known Drug, smugglers, Murder suspects and Illegal alcohol barons, Those who have massive corruption charges against them.. Goes against the very concept and mandate the people of the country voted this govt in for.. So why have elections at all ? Half of them in the govt lost their seats and were reappointed through the national list.. Other half are all criminals that won on Rajapaksa's back.. So essentially it's only Mahinda Rajapaksa that lost out of all the thugs and criminals

What a shame, I really dont see much of a difference in RW and MR.. SL has no hope

Sri Lanka's historic election that voters lost | Economynext

ECONOMYNEXT - The naming of deputy ministers of the new government has kept pace with the record-setting cabinet and confirmed that voters were the clear losers at the August 17 parliamentary election.

The business community had high hopes of seeing Harsha de Silva and Eran Wickremaratne getting key positions where their knowledge on monetary and fiscal matters could have been fully utilised.

Harsha has been given a subject foreign to him – Foreign Affairs -- while Eran as deputy of State-owned enterprises may be able to make a partial contribution, although his area of expertise is policy making.

Apart from them, the induction of 19 non-cabinet rank state ministers and 22 deputy ministers read more like a list of wanted criminals and left even senior ruling United National Party (UNP) stalwarts wondering what had hit them.

Tourism deputy minister Nimal Lansa's house was raided in October 2011 by the STF which was said to be looking for illegally assembled motor vehicles and narcotics.

Shortly after the STF raid, which was carried out along with similar searches of homes of Lansa loyalists in Negombo, the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited him, hugged him, posed for pictures and dropped the case.

The current Prime Minister and then opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was a vocal critic of Rajapaksa's action and said the presidential intervention showed that "rule of law in the country has deteriorated and there was no decorum in the police force."

It would have been more appropriate to give Lansa something within his area of expertise.

However, Priyankara Jayaratane has got the right subject Law and Order, given his experience in barging into the Karuwalagaswewa police station in June last year to free a suspect in custody.

Jayaratne's chief security officer was the main accused in a LKR 10 million robbery in Colombo in 2013, at the time the biggest heist in the capital. It was carried out at the Nawaloka car park.

Jayaratne also figured very prominently in the Weliamuna investigation into corruption at Sri Lankan airlines. Jayaratne could now fly high as he controls the investigators, including those of the CID and the FCID.

Arundika Fernando who was hauled up before courts for making false statements about abducted journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda is made deputy minister of Home Affairs.

Several MP's who camped inside the parliament chamber during the 100-day government have been rewarded with deputy ministries. T. B. Ekanayake who famously wore shoes without soles at a ceremony attended by Chinese president Xi Jinping is now minister of Lands.

In June, Ekanayake was questioned by the FCID for four hours about misappropriation of money from the Central Cultural Fund.

Sumedha Jayasena who signed twice a no-trust vote against Ranil Wickremesinghe in June is now deputy minister of Wildlife. She had famously obtained state land for her family at rock-bottom prices and also was involved in a tiff with a DIG over the arrest of illegal sand miners in her electorate.

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene who aggressively pushed James Packer's casino project in Colombo is state minister of Finance. The UNP which accused him of getting kickbacks from Packer's Crown will have to go to him for their decentralised budget allocations.

Ranjan Ramanayake, a vocal critic of the corruption under the Rajapaksa regime, was made deputy minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare, but promptly shared his displeasure over most of his fellow deputies.

“…saddened by some of the appointments but I don't have a control over it, but I will not stop my fight against them,” he said on twitter in a clear move to distance himself from the rotten rambutans.

 

[Godman]

Dude.. I never trust any politician that's a huge misconception,.. Ask any other Lankan posters here

And even though i'm always in interest of for the best for the country i was born in, My home remains Australia.. So i dont really have any personal obligations towards Lankan politicians or politics

And appointing some contestants that lost the election is one thing but giving plum ministerial positions to well known Drug, smugglers, Murder suspects and Illegal alcohol barons, Those who have massive corruption charges against them.. Goes against the very concept and mandate the people of the country voted this govt in for.. So why have elections at all ? Half of them in the govt lost their seats and were reappointed through the national list.. Other half are all criminals that won on Rajapaksa's back.. So essentially it's only Mahinda Rajapaksa that lost out of all the thugs and criminals

What a shame, I really dont see much of a difference in RW and MR.. SL has no hope

Sri Lanka's historic election that voters lost | Economynext

ECONOMYNEXT - The naming of deputy ministers of the new government has kept pace with the record-setting cabinet and confirmed that voters were the clear losers at the August 17 parliamentary election.

The business community had high hopes of seeing Harsha de Silva and Eran Wickremaratne getting key positions where their knowledge on monetary and fiscal matters could have been fully utilised.

Harsha has been given a subject foreign to him – Foreign Affairs -- while Eran as deputy of State-owned enterprises may be able to make a partial contribution, although his area of expertise is policy making.

Apart from them, the induction of 19 non-cabinet rank state ministers and 22 deputy ministers read more like a list of wanted criminals and left even senior ruling United National Party (UNP) stalwarts wondering what had hit them.

Tourism deputy minister Nimal Lansa's house was raided in October 2011 by the STF which was said to be looking for illegally assembled motor vehicles and narcotics.

Shortly after the STF raid, which was carried out along with similar searches of homes of Lansa loyalists in Negombo, the then President Mahinda Rajapaksa visited him, hugged him, posed for pictures and dropped the case.

The current Prime Minister and then opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was a vocal critic of Rajapaksa's action and said the presidential intervention showed that "rule of law in the country has deteriorated and there was no decorum in the police force."

It would have been more appropriate to give Lansa something within his area of expertise.

However, Priyankara Jayaratane has got the right subject Law and Order, given his experience in barging into the Karuwalagaswewa police station in June last year to free a suspect in custody.

Jayaratne's chief security officer was the main accused in a LKR 10 million robbery in Colombo in 2013, at the time the biggest heist in the capital. It was carried out at the Nawaloka car park.

Jayaratne also figured very prominently in the Weliamuna investigation into corruption at Sri Lankan airlines. Jayaratne could now fly high as he controls the investigators, including those of the CID and the FCID.

Arundika Fernando who was hauled up before courts for making false statements about abducted journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda is made deputy minister of Home Affairs.

Several MP's who camped inside the parliament chamber during the 100-day government have been rewarded with deputy ministries. T. B. Ekanayake who famously wore shoes without soles at a ceremony attended by Chinese president Xi Jinping is now minister of Lands.

In June, Ekanayake was questioned by the FCID for four hours about misappropriation of money from the Central Cultural Fund.

Sumedha Jayasena who signed twice a no-trust vote against Ranil Wickremesinghe in June is now deputy minister of Wildlife. She had famously obtained state land for her family at rock-bottom prices and also was involved in a tiff with a DIG over the arrest of illegal sand miners in her electorate.

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardene who aggressively pushed James Packer's casino project in Colombo is state minister of Finance. The UNP which accused him of getting kickbacks from Packer's Crown will have to go to him for their decentralised budget allocations.

Ranjan Ramanayake, a vocal critic of the corruption under the Rajapaksa regime, was made deputy minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare, but promptly shared his displeasure over most of his fellow deputies.

“…saddened by some of the appointments but I don't have a control over it, but I will not stop my fight against them,” he said on twitter in a clear move to distance himself from the rotten rambutans.

Well Ranil and MR has a lot of things in common mate, both of them are liars and hypocrites
100% good governance is not possible and for SL its even harder.

For me who lives in SL getting rid of the Rajapaksa's relatives and ending the rajapaksa worshiping cult alone is a big change and stopping MR getting the 3rd term is a big relief

Now its more about infrastructure and economic development than democracy for me.

But I think it was the SLFP guys who wanted those corrupt guys in, there were some really tough talks on how ministries will be divided and the appointment days were delayed several times because of that
But regardless In the next elections Ranil should be removed as well

 

[Gibbs]

Well Ranil and MR has a lot of things in common mate, both of them are liars and hypocrites
100% good governance is not possible and for SL its even harder.

For me who lives in SL getting rid of the Rajapaksa's relatives and ending the rajapaksa worshiping cult alone is a big change and stopping MR getting the 3rd term is a big relief

Now its more about infrastructure and economic development than democracy for me.

But I think it was the SLFP guys who wanted those corrupt guys in, there were some really tough talks on how ministries will be divided and the appointment days were delayed several times because of that

But regardless In the next elections Ranil should be removed as well

Well this i agree with you fully.. But i fail to see how the country can go forward with half of the government full of criminals

Tragi-comic turn in latest round of ministerial appointments ::ailyFT - Be Empowered

• Plethora of UPFA MPs facing serious criminal allegations gets deputy minister slots
• Firebrand economist and UNP’s number three in Colombo District Harsha de Silva made Deputy Foreign Minister as opposed to Economic Affairs and Policy previously
• Niroshan Perera– State Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs
• Sujeewa Senasinghe is deputy for Malik Samarawickrema as State Minister for International Trade
• Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena gets State Minister for Finance
• Mohan Lal Grero – University Education

The next installment of ministerial appointments to the National Government yesterday took a tragi-comic turn, when a plethora of UPFA MPs facing serious criminal allegations took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena as state and deputy ministers.
In a bizarre twist, UPFA MP Nimal Lanza, whose house was raided by the STF for drugs and illegal vehicles in October 2011 and Galle District MP Nishantha Mutuhettigama who was arrested on charges of attacking a police station and causing the resignation of the Wandurama OIC, were both appointed deputy ministers in the Government led by the United National Front for Good Governance.
Mutuhettigama was appointed Deputy Minister for Ports and Shipping.
UPFA National List MP and SLFP Spokesman Dilan Perera, a vociferous critic of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the 100-day Government while holding ministerial office, was reappointed as State Minister for Highways.
UPFA Kurunegala District MP T.B. Ekanayake, who was recently removed from the UPFA executive committee, presumably for his overzealous support of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the August parliamentary election, was also rewarded with a state ministry. Ekanayake was sworn in by President Sirisena yesterday as State Minister for Lands.
Priyankara Jayaratne took oaths as Deputy Minister for Law and Order and Prison Reforms at the ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. A former Civil Aviation Minister in the Rajapaksa cabinet, Jayaratne is infamous for storming into the Karuwalagaswewa police station in June 2014 to free the region’s Pradeshiya Sabha Deputy Chairman Chamindra Ruwansiri who had been arrested for assaulting a police officer.
Staunch Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalist Arundika Fernando also made the cut, initially taking oaths as Deputy Minister for Home Affairs. But just hours later, the Presidential Media Division announced that Fernando and Lanza, who had been initially appointed deputy minister of tourism and Christian Affairs, had “exchanged” portfolios and taken oaths again.
The UPFA list of deputy ministers has caused widespread concern in UNP ranks, after the coalition won power on a platform to promote good governance and pledged to take a hardline on corruption.
“Thanks for the wishes, saddened by some of the appointments but I don’t have a control over it, but I will not stop my fight against them,” UNP Deputy Minister for Social Empowerment and Welfare Ranjan Ramanayake tweeted. Ramanayake, who polled large numbers of preferential votes in the Gampaha District, will deputise for Minister S.B. Dissanayake, who lost his seat in the August election and was appointed to Parliament through the UPFA national list.
UNP Colombo District MPs Dr. Harsha De Silva and Eran Wickremaratne were appointed deputy ministers of Foreign Affairs and State Enterprise Development respectively. - See more at: Tragi-comic turn in latest round of ministerial appointments ::ailyFT - Be Empowered

 

[samv]

LOL LOL LOL!

Ranil and Sirisena are on a role. State and Deputy ministers appointed as well. What are their salaries? What are their perks? They shouted about an overbloated parliament, yet look at what they're doing. An absolute joke. All Ranil and Sirisena are interested in is power and consolidating that power. You have to laugh at the yahapalanaya fan boys and girls who in their self-righteous zeal saw fit to scream at anyone who opposed the farce we knew was going to come about. Thanks for ruining Sri Lanka.

 

[Godman]

Well this i agree with you fully.. But i fail to see how the country can go forward with half of the government full of criminals

Tragi-comic turn in latest round of ministerial appointments ::ailyFT - Be Empowered

• Plethora of UPFA MPs facing serious criminal allegations gets deputy minister slots
• Firebrand economist and UNP’s number three in Colombo District Harsha de Silva made Deputy Foreign Minister as opposed to Economic Affairs and Policy previously
• Niroshan Perera– State Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs
• Sujeewa Senasinghe is deputy for Malik Samarawickrema as State Minister for International Trade
• Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena gets State Minister for Finance
• Mohan Lal Grero – University Education

The next installment of ministerial appointments to the National Government yesterday took a tragi-comic turn, when a plethora of UPFA MPs facing serious criminal allegations took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena as state and deputy ministers.
In a bizarre twist, UPFA MP Nimal Lanza, whose house was raided by the STF for drugs and illegal vehicles in October 2011 and Galle District MP Nishantha Mutuhettigama who was arrested on charges of attacking a police station and causing the resignation of the Wandurama OIC, were both appointed deputy ministers in the Government led by the United National Front for Good Governance.
Mutuhettigama was appointed Deputy Minister for Ports and Shipping.
UPFA National List MP and SLFP Spokesman Dilan Perera, a vociferous critic of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe during the 100-day Government while holding ministerial office, was reappointed as State Minister for Highways.
UPFA Kurunegala District MP T.B. Ekanayake, who was recently removed from the UPFA executive committee, presumably for his overzealous support of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the August parliamentary election, was also rewarded with a state ministry. Ekanayake was sworn in by President Sirisena yesterday as State Minister for Lands.
Priyankara Jayaratne took oaths as Deputy Minister for Law and Order and Prison Reforms at the ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday. A former Civil Aviation Minister in the Rajapaksa cabinet, Jayaratne is infamous for storming into the Karuwalagaswewa police station in June 2014 to free the region’s Pradeshiya Sabha Deputy Chairman Chamindra Ruwansiri who had been arrested for assaulting a police officer.
Staunch Mahinda Rajapaksa loyalist Arundika Fernando also made the cut, initially taking oaths as Deputy Minister for Home Affairs. But just hours later, the Presidential Media Division announced that Fernando and Lanza, who had been initially appointed deputy minister of tourism and Christian Affairs, had “exchanged” portfolios and taken oaths again.
The UPFA list of deputy ministers has caused widespread concern in UNP ranks, after the coalition won power on a platform to promote good governance and pledged to take a hardline on corruption.
“Thanks for the wishes, saddened by some of the appointments but I don’t have a control over it, but I will not stop my fight against them,” UNP Deputy Minister for Social Empowerment and Welfare Ranjan Ramanayake tweeted. Ramanayake, who polled large numbers of preferential votes in the Gampaha District, will deputise for Minister S.B. Dissanayake, who lost his seat in the August election and was appointed to Parliament through the UPFA national list.
UNP Colombo District MPs Dr. Harsha De Silva and Eran Wickremaratne were appointed deputy ministers of Foreign Affairs and State Enterprise Development respectively. - See more at: Tragi-comic turn in latest round of ministerial appointments ::ailyFT - Be Empowered

The cabinet Ministers are mostly a mix of Good and Bad this time. There are lots of Good guys this time.
The Cabinet minsiters were appointed well and most of the best ministries went for good politicians.

However they messed it up when appointing the deputies and some state ministers. The state ministers aren't that powerful so they aren't much of a problem.

One of the biggest trouble maker in the list is Lansa, I know the reason why he swapped his ministry with another
The minister of the original ministry given to him is a UNP politician from the same district and those two are enemies. But luckily the Home affairs minister is also from the UNP so he will not be able to dance freely.

I will look at the Deputies and Ministers again, Ranil is a cunning bastard. If he gave those corrupt deputies to UNP ministers then they may not have much space to dance.


I am really sad and angry that Harsha didn't get a ministry that suits him......... a Chief Economist and a treasurer of a bank can do a lot in the Economic or Financial ministries . They probably had to put him that post to secure the Foreign affairs ministry before some Ex-MR bootlicker asked for that position.

And how all those people who were acting like they were with MR ran to take ministries is disgusting, they used MR and his cult to get votes and abandoned them when they lost

 

[HeinzG]

Actually @Godman i would agree with Azizam on this.. Just saw the deputy ministers appointed by this national govt.. I gotta say mate.. I see no hope, And i have been the eternal optimist till now, More optimistic than my mates @Saradiel , @NGV-H , Azizam and needless to say @HeinzG

Thought the people made the right choices, Well they were backstabbed by the same goons in different colored garbs.. Sincerely hope the country will see this through but i have my doubts.. I guess there is nothing else to discuss hence forth about Lankan politics or even the future of the country from what i see.. Hugely disappointing

People didn't made the right choice. That what me and the fellow poster were saying for the past 8-9 months. In the end we just swept one demon for a far worse one. More so we lost the people that were safeguarding national security from 2005. That irritate me more than others.