The first, almost ‘official’ pronouncement came this week. The Treasury should state whether it is possible to allocate the ten billion rupees that are needed for local government elections, UNP stalwart Navin Dissanayake told the media.
This is the clearest...
There is a sense of déjà vu about this: when Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe decides enough is enough with a political party it usually heralds the beginning of the end for that party although the end does not come immediately.
This has...
If there is a prize for diplomatic idiocy, Sri Lanka’s conduct leading up to the annual sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva will be a sure winner.
The UNHRC has been hounding Sri Lanka ever...
By Kassapa
Last week’s Supreme Court verdict that ousted rabble-rouser Diana Gamage from Parliament brings to an end a long running legal battle between the former Member of Parliament and her nemesis, Social activist Oshala Herath. However, it also raises...
By Kassapa
Arguably Sri Lanka’s most eagerly awaited presidential election-and potentially its last- reaches a climax on Saturday when the country goes to the polls in which the contest is realistically between President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition Leader and Samagi Jana...
By Kassapa
Spare a thought for Namal Rajapaksa. A few years ago, he was the heir apparent of a seemingly invincible dynasty, being groomed to take over after the senior Rajapaksas retired. Today, he is a political orphan struggling to...
We do not wish to argue the merits or otherwise of Mudalige’s deeds in these columns. However, we do firmly believe that, if indeed Mudalige has transgressed his boundaries and committed any criminal or violent acts, the country’s criminal...
If you thought that the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks was the real thing, you got it totally wrong.
Sure, it could end up ruining what is left of Maithripala Sirisena’s political life and...
By Kassapa
Sometimes, ministers make a fool of themselves. That is an occupational hazard. Occasionally, they display their lack of intelligence. These days that is not rare. Every once in a while, a minister shows what a complete buffoon he...
Mirror Wall by Kassapa
Rarely has the country seen a political showdown of epic proportions such as the ongoing tussle between Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe and President Ranil Wickremesinghe. While it is perhaps more interesting than the hopelessly one-sided games...
Political circles were all agog last week with the sudden sacking of Susil Premajayantha from his position as State Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Premajayantha was summarily sacked from his post...
Who is carrying out the Rajapaksa legacy better than the Rajapaksas in the absence of the Rajapaksas? It is none other than Ranil Wickremesinghe who is being appropriately described in some circles as ‘Ranil Rajapaksa’.
If any convincing evidence was...
