Sri Lanka: Setting a Course Correction to the Sri Lanka Navy

Sri Lanka’s navy fires a gun salute as a part of main celebrations for Sri Lanka’s 66th Independence Day in Colombo February 4, 2014. Sri Lanka obtained independence from British rule in 1948. (Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters)     Image courtesy: darkroom.baltimoresun.com

by Nilantha Ilangamuwa

(February 24, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) While the honeymoon period of the newly elected president and his installed government is coming to an end there are signs that good governance is once again a possibility in Sri Lanka. However even though the President, Mr. Maithripala Sirisena is moving in the right direction some of his ministries in his government are drinking old wine in new glasses.

Sri Lanka Setting a Course Correction to the Sri Lanka Navy by Thavam Ratna