By Vishvanath
It is a thing of no great difficulty to raise objections against another man’s oration, nay, it is very easy; but to produce a better one in its place is a work extremely troublesome - Plutarch
Truism in Plutarch’s aforesaid words of...
by Vishvanath
The prolonged drought of elections has come to an end, and we are now experiencing the onset of an electoral monsoon, in a manner of speaking. There have already been two elections since last month, with parliamentary polls slated for next month. The local...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, October 25: The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on October 23, that Canada will “significantly” reduce the number of new immigrants. He made this statement after he was criticized for his plan to allow 500,000 new...
By Vishvanath
The NPP government was fighting a political battle with a section of the Opposition over a presidential committee report on the failure of state intelligence agencies to thwart the Easter Sunday carnage, carried out by a jihadist group...
By Kassapa
The news that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will ‘address the nation’ last week generated much expectation. At least some anticipated that Wickremesinghe would announce his retirement from politics and relinquish leadership of the United National Party (UNP)...
by Vishvanath
Two important events are scheduled to take place during the current week (Oct. 20-27). One is the release by an Opposition politician of two probe committee reports on the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings, on Monday (21). Two committees...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, October 20: Experts have warned countries about the security risks associated with the Starlink satellite-based internet service given its close links with the US military.
Starlink is to set up shop in India and Sri Lanka soon. While...
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...
By Vishvanath
Everything is now ready for next month’s general election. Time is fast running out. Political leaders are girding up their loins, despite election fatigue, and their campaigns will be in full swing shortly.
The general consensus is that the...
By Vishvanath
Nominations for next month’s parliamentary election closed today (Oct. 11), and all political parties that participated in last month’s parliamentary polls have had to overcome campaign fatigue and be up and running again, with time fast running out. This is...
Cover Story
By Kassapa
Nominations for the November 14 general election closed this week but the results of the poll are now a foregone conclusion. The Jathika Jana Balavegaya (JJB) will emerge as the single largest party in the next Parliament....
By Vishvanath
It is popularly said that between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out. Perhaps, nothing exemplifies this truism better than the notable mismatch between campaign rhetoric and delivery on the ground after elections, especially...
