by Vishvanath
Something of immense political significance happened on Tuesday (Dec. 06), but it passed without attracting much attention. Perhaps, political commentators were preoccupied with the ongoing budget debate and the unfolding Sri Lanka Cricket drama, which has apparently eclipsed...
By Vishvanath
There was an interesting rags-to-riches story in the newspapers some years ago. A tea maker working in a canteen at a state institution in Monaragala won the first prize in a lottery. He failed to manage his fortune,...
So, it has now been confirmed that the Local Government (LG) and Provincial Council (PC) elections will not be held next year. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has told the parliament in no uncertain terms that the presidential and parliamentary elections...
What really happened during the final stages of the Galle Face protest campaign, or Aragalaya, as it came to be known, which led to the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and the Cabinet in May 2023 and the...
The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government has proved, much to the disappointment of its rivals, that its parliamentary majority is still intact. It had the second reading of the 2024 budget passed with a majority of 45 votes on Tuesday (21). It...
The anti-incumbency factor is a fact of life any government has to contend with. It chips away at the popularity of governments in power, but their leaders tend to wish it away, albeit in vain. In...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Monday, presented the 2014 Budget themed, ‘A Prelude to a Bright Future’. It is now under the microscope, and there has been a mixed reaction to it. The President has vehemently denied that it is...
Sri Lankan cricketers’ abysmal performance during the past several tournaments and very serious allegations of corruption against Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) have brought about tensions among the three branches of government to all intents and purposes strange as it...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent outburst at the western bloc has raised many an eyebrow. It is considered uncharacteristic of the leader of a party known to espouse western liberalism. Wickremesinghe’s uncle, the late President J. R. Jayewardene, whom he...
Sri Lanka is never short of political dramas of varying intensities, ranging from comical to serious, the latest being the verbal conflict between the SLPP and the UNP. Some disgruntled SLPP seniors pretend that they will not vote for...
Emil Kanthan (EK), who was once described as an LTTE financier and had an Interpol Red Notice on him, is in the news again. He and another person have been removed from Sri Lanka’s list of proscribed persons and...
Differences between the ruling SLPP and President Ranil Wickremesinghe are coming to a head. The SLPP leadership has registered its protest against Monday’s minor Cabinet reshuffle, which came as a surprise to many.
The SLPP must have expected President Wickremesinghe...
