By Kassapa
Every country, it is said, gets the government it deserves. In addition, Sri Lanka appears to have the misfortune of getting an opposition it does not deserve, going by the recent antics of its main opposition party, the...
By Kassapa
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s big boast was that he was able to stabilise a nation heading for economic disaster under his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It sure was, but there is nothing to prove that it is not, even now....
By Kassapa
The untimely, sudden and tragic demise of State Minister Sanath Nishantha brought to fore the fact that the government has lost all touch with reality- and is heading for certain defeat at the elections.
We do not wish to...
Mirror wall By Kassapa
At first it appeared it was only President Ranil Wickremesinghe who was a law unto himself but now there is a serious competitor for the President: his Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.Tennakoon,...
By Kassapa
It is almost official now: President Ranil Wickremesinghe is extremely likely to contest the presidential election in 2024.
This emerged last week after the so-called ‘Management Committee’ of the United National Party (UNP) of which he is the leader...
Politics is all about making the most of opportunities and also about being at the right place at the right time. Sometimes political careers are made or ruined by such events. The political wisdom of Sajith Premadasa must be...
Even Premadasa, who is not averse to doling out official party positions by the dozen to keep his MPs happy
By Kassapa
Politics, as the old saying goes, is said to be the art of the possible. This is exactly why...
Never has the convention of a political party in Sri Lanka evoked so much interest as that of the ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) did last Friday when its faithful gathered at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
The...
This week, he rushed legislation through Parliament that increased the rate of Value Added Tax (VAT) from 15 percent to 18 percent. At first glance, that does not appear to be a significant increase but the devil is in...
Finally, it is official: it was the Rajapaksas- and a handful of officials who did their bidding- who are responsible for the current economic calamity Sri Lanka is faced with.
This comes from no less an institution than the highest...
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...
