NewsSri Lanka is fast losing its economic sovereignty and the government’s position at the UN Human Rights Council and declarations reveal that Sri Lanka no longer enjoys political independence. In a more-than-one hour presentation on how the country’s sovereignty and the economic independence is threatened, she more or less blamed the issue on the US and the neoliberal lobby. IPS, she alleged, was directly involved in the organization of the Sri Lanka Economic Forum held in January 2016 under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Some of the participants were stunned to hear about the foreign threats on the country’s independence and sovereignty. With Ms Kunanayakam, the panel discussion included Dr. W. A. Wijewardene, former Deputy Governor, Central Bank and Prof. Asanga Abeygoonasekera, Director General, Institute of National Security Studies, Sri Lanka.

Source: Sunday Times June 07, 2018 04:30 UTC