By Kassapa
If being the leader of the government is difficult, leading an opposition is harder. Former Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa is learning this the hard way- and making an absolute mess of it. If he is not...
The Sinhalese language, known for its pithy expressions, has an expression for the maladministration of justice- ‘naduth haamuduruwangey, baduth haamuduruwangey’- implying that sometimes, the culprits and the decision makers in a court of law are one and the same.
The...
By kassapa
Time was when the ‘Rajapaksa’ name the most marketable brand in Sri Lankan politics. That was after Mahinda Rajapaksa provided the political leadership to successfully defeat the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2009. Being the smart...
If there is a will there is a way. That appears to be the thinking of the government regarding elections.
For several months now, the government has been trying its level best not to conduct local government elections. To achieve...
By Kassapa
As Sri Lanka awaits what might be a historic general election- in as much the last presidential election was- there is a great deal of speculation about the outcome of the poll. The discussion is not so much...
By KASSAPA
Political circles are abuzz with the news that elections to local government bodies will be held early next year, possibly in late February. Close on the heels of this development is feverish speculation that President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United...
Sri Lanka has had eight Executive Presidents since then and at least some of them, especially in more recent times have been on the brink of being ‘mad men’ and that is why the country is in the plight...
Wanniarachchi was also guilty of pathetically pandering to the whims and fancies of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), a trade union which has become a law unto itself during this regime and runs a mafia-style operation, shamelessly manipulating...
The equanimity of the law is lopsided in reference to Gajendran Kumar Ponnamabalam and Lohan Ratwatte
By KASSAPA
Everyone, except perhaps the President of the country who has immunity from prosecution, is supposed to be equal before the law in Sri...
By Kassapa
When the results of the November 2024 general election emerged, it became apparent that the Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) had secured a stunning victory, virtually wiping out the parliamentary opposition. Since then, the opposition has been sniping...
