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...
While differences of opinion within political parties are common, discussions about any such disagreements are best held behind closed doors and not from a public platform.
Whether all these diverse forces will coalesce closer to an election -...
Now the government has changed tactics. Its attack dogs, Rohitha Abeygunawardena and Johnston Fernando, silent for some time, are barking again. The strategy is to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), work out an initial short term relief...
Politics, particularly in this part of the world are all about branding. The Senanayakes and Bandaranaikes were brand names that had good market value. Nowadays, the Rajapaksas are the brand to beat, no matter what their failings are. Wickremesinghe...
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...
The collective opposition needs to think ‘out of the box’. The bare minimum they can do is to work together and try to formulate a cohesive strategy against the common enemy- the Rajapaksa regime- instead of bickering about who...
By Kassapa
When Maithripala Sirisena startled everyone by announcing suddenly that he knows who masterminded the 2019 Easter Day attacks, the first question that many asked was whether Sri Lanka’s Sixth Executive President had finally lost his marbles.
The claim was...
The manner in which the government has snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, mismanaging the Covid-19 pandemic is a truly remarkable tale of arrogance, incompetence and inefficiency.
Around late September last year, Sri Lanka was well in control of...
There was a time when it seemed as if it would never happen but Keheliya Rambukwella has finally lost the coveted Health portfolio. Ultimately listening to public opinion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe replaced him with...
This tale of two secretaries, that of Secretary to the President Punchi Banda (or P.B.) Jayasundera and the former Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture Professor Udith K. Jayasinghe highlights the contradictions and complexities of this government- and raises...
Is the latest episode of the Ashu Marasinghe saga worth discussing or should we refrain from doing so because what is alleged to have occurred stems from a private dispute?
We would suggest that the Marasinghe shenanigans deserve all the...
Thankfully, there is at least one Cabinet minister who has the guts to stand up to President Ranil Wickremesinghe and do what he thinks is right. That is the Minister of Sports, Roshan Ranasinghe, currently at the centre of...
