by Vishvanath
The SJB has sought to ridicule the JVP-led NPP by claiming that the latter treats its parliamentary group members like kindergarten students. It has claimed that the NPP MPs are lined up at the Madiwela housing scheme premises...
by Vishvanath
Oppositional forces are showing signs of gaining ground as the ruling JVP-led NPP is learning to navigate governance issues the hard way. The new government was expected to get off to a flying start, but it found itself...
By Kassapa
The elections in September and November have turned Sri Lanka’s political world topsy-turvy. The hitherto untried Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) is in power, with a parliamentary majority in excess of two-thirds, to boot. Theoretically at least, they can...
By Vishvanath
A legal snag has stood in the way of the declaration of the local government (LG) elections, according to media reports, quoting the Election Commission (EC). Chairman of the EC Ananda Rathnayake is reported to have said his...
by Vishvanath
Sri Lanka is never short of issues, which range from frivolous to the serious, touching on everything from celebrity gossip to national security or debt restructuring, and they crowd out one another, especially on the political front. The...
By Kassapa
The partially resolved riddle regarding to former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala’s doctorate was a rude eye-opener to the Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) government. The message from the opposition was loud and clear: you may have a two-thirds majority but...
by Vishvanath
NPP MP Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has been elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 10th Parliament following the resignation of Speaker Asoka Ranwala on Friday (Dec. 13) over his failure to prove that he has a doctorate.
Interestingly,...
by Vishvanath
The JVP-led NPP government has bowed to the inevitable. Speaker Asoka Ranwala resigned from his post on Friday amidst calls from the Opposition for the government to remove him for allegedly making a false claim that he had...
By kassapa
Rice has been the staple diet of Sri Lankans, for as long as we can remember. As a result, it has also been a political issue for decades. Dudley Senanayake was known as ‘bath dun piya’ or ‘the...
by Vishvanath
The newly-elected NPP government finds itself in an unenviable position. It is under the microscope as well as tremendous pressure to carry out its election promises, especially tax and tariff cuts. It is struggling to make essential commodities freely available at...
By Kassapa
Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) perished in a watery grave at Nanthikadal on May 19, 2019. Last week marked his 70th birth anniversary. It is also around the same time that the LTTE...
By Vishvanath
An argument is being peddled in some quarters that the general secretaries of political parties have discretionary powers to appoint anyone of their choice to the parliament through the National List (NL) although the Election Commission (EC) has categorically stated that only the NL...
