by Kassapa
When Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected President, many mocked him saying that he was the first ever President to be elected to office with a ‘minority’ of votes, not having secured 50 per cent of the ballots cast....
Swadesh Roy
The lower court has denied bail to Chinmoy Kumar Das (Chinmoy Prabhu). According to the prosecution, the case does not qualify for bail. However, Chinmoy Das’s young lawyer, despite limited opportunities to argue, patiently explained to the court...
by Vishvanath
On Dec., 20, 2024, this column highlighted a setback the ruling NPP had suffered in a cooperative society election in Moratuwa, one of the key electorates which delivered huge majorities to the NPP in the last general election....
By Vishvanath
The NPP government may not have bargained for the situation it finds itself in at present. It is struggling to fulfil its election pledges and even denying that it ever made some of them. Minister of Power and...
By Kassapa
The corridors of power in the opposition are buzzing with the same news: is the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) about to implode?
Two events triggered this speculation. The first was a letter sent by SJB Chairman Imthiaz...
By Vishvanath
The Opposition has begun to sally forth, taking on the government, sooner than expected. The ruling JVP-led NPP may have thought its political rivals would take a month of Sundays to recover from crippling electoral blow they suffered last...
By Kassapa
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has just passed one hundred days in office, with hardly any fanfare unlike during the ‘Yahapaalanaya’ government where they set up a 100-day programme. It is early days yet in terms of a five-year...
by Vishvanath
The SJB has sought to ridicule the JVP-led NPP by claiming that the latter treats its parliamentary group members like kindergarten students. It has claimed that the NPP MPs are lined up at the Madiwela housing scheme premises...
by Vishvanath
Oppositional forces are showing signs of gaining ground as the ruling JVP-led NPP is learning to navigate governance issues the hard way. The new government was expected to get off to a flying start, but it found itself...
By Kassapa
The elections in September and November have turned Sri Lanka’s political world topsy-turvy. The hitherto untried Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) is in power, with a parliamentary majority in excess of two-thirds, to boot. Theoretically at least, they can...
By Vishvanath
A legal snag has stood in the way of the declaration of the local government (LG) elections, according to media reports, quoting the Election Commission (EC). Chairman of the EC Ananda Rathnayake is reported to have said his...
by Vishvanath
Sri Lanka is never short of issues, which range from frivolous to the serious, touching on everything from celebrity gossip to national security or debt restructuring, and they crowd out one another, especially on the political front. The...
