Tag: Leadership

Jacinda Arden’s lesson on right speech

The New Zealand PM Jacinda Andern, has given us a lesson in the art of speaking even when one is under pressure. The Prime Minister has shown that in a situation filled with tension how measured language should be the response to act as a palliative instead of aggressive language which would be provocative. Despite the horror of the trauma of the terror attack on their hitherto peaceful country ,her mind remained uncluttered with hostile thoughts even as she was conscious of using language to reduce anger and ease tensions”securing the peace of her country.

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Leadership Crisis in Sri Lanka

These days the general comments one hears around in Colombo are that the Easter Sunday killings and destruction has impacted badly on the quality of our leadership, on our intelligence services even as much as it did on the ISIS bombers. Whether it could have been avoided or not is the question that calls for a response.

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Political Onlooker is a blog that contains in-depth analysis on several key political issues in Sri Lanka. The site contains articles that have appeared largely in the Sunday Island newspaper.

Mrs. Moonesinghe is a graduate from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. She had edited two books on Nation Building and has also authored a book on Buddhism - Thus Have I Heard - and a fictional book of short stories - Build a Bridge.


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