Shared technology knits the corrupt and the cruel. As Israel bombs children going to collect food, I recall that my Secretary at Jaffna University went to collect milk in Mulliwaikal for her ...

Those who live in the north and east of the country where the long civil war took place voted along with their fellow citizens in other parts of the country for “system change” that would lead to an ...

The government and its supporters dismissed the argument that the election was a setback because the ruling party won a majority of the bodies for which elections were conducted. To be precise, ...

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 ...

Wijewardena, draws our attention to the unique character of Vasu’s narrative. He praises the book’s earthy “worm’s-eye view” of India—a bold contrast to the bird’s-eye gazes of elite commentators and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Complementing investigations is an enhanced focus on asset recovery. Sri Lanka has reactivated its Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and is working closely with international partners such as the ...

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 ...

* 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 ...

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 ...