W. R. D. Bandaranaike and his wife Sirimavo would turn in their graves if they knew the sorry state of affairs in their beloved party, whose MPs and office-bearers cannot unite at least to commemorate them.
On December 31,...
The JVP had been on cloud nine until recently, thinking that its efforts to reimage itself in a more positive light as a modern political entity had yielded the intended results, for there occurred an increase in its approval...
There is consistent, strong evidence to prove that the SARS-CoV-2 virus, behind the Covid-19 pandemic, is predominantly transmitted through the air, according to a new assessment published on Friday in The Lancet journal.
The analysis by six experts from the...
The storm clouds are brewing and it’s going to be a Black Sunday. The priests of the archdiocese of Colombo are organizing a special prayer during mass on the 7th of March and the church bells will ring out....
In a strange quirk of circumstance, Wickremesinghe was elected from the votes of MPs from his rival party. Instead of playing the role, he is supposed to play- that of transforming the political framework to a more democratic one-...
The D. A. Rajapaksa statue, which was pulled down by a violent mob in Tangalle, on May 09, in the aftermath of an SLPP goon attack on a group of anti-government protesters occupying the Galle Face Green, was restored...
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...
The JVP has become the cynosure in political circles; it is scoring heavily by bashing the government mercilessly much to the glee of the irate public. A situation similar to that which existed in 2004 has apparently come about...
The expulsion of Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila from the Cabinet has come as no surprise. They have got under the skin of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is considered the power behind the throne. He calls the...
Sri Lanka is facing what is arguably its most challenging external financing crisis. Gross Official Reserves have declined to USD 1.6 bn as at end-November. Repayments over the subsequent 12 months amount to about USD 7 billion. The authorities...
By Vishvanath
Politicians are known for their remarkable ability to see opportunities in crises. Never do they care to make moral judgements when they pursue their dreams. They are driven solely by self-interest, and in the pursuit of their ambitions,...
• Government relaxes fertilizer ban
• Protestors and trade unions hold government in their grip
• Principal and teacher trade unions bow to plea of medical specialists to suspend their action
Sri Lankan history has for long echoed with...
