By Kassapa
When J. R. Jayewardene, after a lifetime in politics, planned and plotted his victory in 1977, he had a vision. He would develop the country as no one ever before did. However, he wanted something in return: he...
By Kassapa
The sentencing of former minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to twenty years of rigorous imprisonment has evoked mixed responses: satisfaction among the general public and the government and shock and fear in the opposition, more so in the ranks of...
By Kassapa
If one were to capture in a single word the rationale of a majority of voters electing Anura Kumara Dissanayake as President and the Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) into government with a two-thirds majority late last year, it...
By Kassapa
The main opposition party, the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) is in panic mode these days. They are frantically seeking ‘partners’ to oust the Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) from controlling as many local councils as possible when these institutions...
By KassapaThe has been much debate, discussion and analysis of the local government election results. All major parties cite various statistics to show that they have ‘won’ or are on an upward trajectory. Some such arguments are face saving...
By Kassapa
The much-hyped local government elections are over. As predicted, the ruling Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) emerged the single largest party in a vast majority of local councils. The collective opposition performed poorly as expected, but one wouldn’t realise...
By Kassapa
After an all too brief respite, elections are here again, now for local government institutions. These polls, originally scheduled for early 2023 were postponed by then President Ranil Wickremesinghe in his capacity as Finance Minister citing a lack...
By Kassapa
The sixth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks that claimed the lives of two hundred and seventy civilians, mostly devotees attending church has come and gone and the same question is being asked: are we any...
By Kassapa
There is never a dull moment in Sri Lankan politics these days and not even the general state of inertia imposed by the Sinhala and Tamil New Year could dampen the excitement generated from the detention of Sivanesathurai...
By Kassapa
The news these days is filled with stories from various courts of politicians being indicted, detained and sentenced on corruption charges. This would be in keeping with the Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) government’s pledge to root out corruption....
By Kassapa
This week, Sri Lanka will host Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is on a three-day state visit. Modi has been in office since 2014 having won three consecutive general elections. This is his fourth visit to the...
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The local government elections, now scheduled by the Elections Commission for May 6, has been a long time coming. The polls were originally scheduled for March 9, 2023. Then President Ranil Wickremesinghe postponed the election citing a lack...
