The Left may be weaker and fragmented; nevertheless, the relevance and need for a Left alternative persist. If the LSSP can celebrate its 90th anniversary as a reunited party, that could pave the way ...

The other event where AKD had a moment of truth as President was his hesitant participation in the 16th National War Heroes Day on May 19. The day marks the final victory over the LTTE in the Eelam ...

Vishnu Vasu seems to have faithfully and ardently followed this advice even before he became a disciple of the Dalai Lama. As he says in the prologue, he had been an artist with an inborn love for ...

While senior members of the JVP have remained relatively quiet, taking a backseat, the party’s novice politicians frequently make ill-considered remarks, much to the amusement of the real opposition.

They look at us with pity, demanding that house be put in order. Our politicians, the very men who led us to insolvency, now boast, claiming credit for the loan. Very few countries which have gone to ...

* Sri Lanka has a long record of initiating but not concluding corruption investigations, especially against ministers or individuals closely associated with top politicians, including the President ...

The International Monetary Fund identified the blatant corrupt practices of the ruling class and idiotic decisions made in relation to the country’s fiscal and monitory policies by the Central Bank ...

1. Fulfill the Promise: Repeal the PTA in its entirety, as pledged, without introducing a disguised replacement. 2. No Cosmetic Rebranding: Any new legislation must not replicate the draconian powers ...

The results of the local government elections were a boon to government critics whose primary pre-occupation is nitpicking the NPP government. As the LG elections faded into the background came the ...

Sri Lankan film maker and visual artist, Malaka Dewapriya’s movie, reported to have been completed some seven plus years ago, ‘The Undecided’, was screened for a selected audience in Colombo last week ...

If I was in Sri Lanka, there would be plenty of people by my side, I would never be left alone. That incident was also a major inspiration for me,” added the author. Through this book, Don Asela wants ...

As Chair of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA), Sri Lanka had a historic moment at the 24th Council of Ministers Meeting to unite maritime powers including India, Australia, Indonesia, South ...