Sri Lanka may be experiencing numerous shortages, but it is never short of thrilling political dramas, the latest being a clash between a serving General and a political party leader. They were on intimate terms until a few years...
Elvis Presley famously likened ambition to a dream with a V8 engine, meaning that if one had to get anywhere one had to rev it up oneself. Many Sri Lankas are doing so. Hence there is no dearth of...
Time was when President Ranil Wickremesinghe was seen to be kowtowing to the Rajapaksas, who made his ascension to the presidency possible, albeit to safeguard their own interests, and remained powerful enough to call the shots in the government...
There is no likelihood of a presidential election being held this year. The Constitution permits only popularly elected Presidents to advance presidential elections, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected by the parliament, cannot opt for early presidential polls...
There is no likelihood of a presidential election being held this year. The Constitution permits only popularly elected Presidents to advance presidential elections, and President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was elected by the parliament, cannot opt for early presidential polls...
by Vishvanath
The deployment of the police and the armed forces in large numbers in Colombo, last Friday, caused quite a stir, and brought the entire country under a pall of uncertainty. Political circles were abuzz with speculation that...
The deployment of the police and the armed forces in large numbers in Colombo, last Friday, caused quite a stir, and brought the entire country under a pall of uncertainty. Political circles were abuzz with speculation that the government...
The first anniversary of goon attacks on the Galle Face protesters and the subsequent wave of retaliatory violence that swept through the country and led to the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the ouster of President Gotabaya...
Cuba’s communist government canceled the annual May Day parade this year due to an acute fuel shortage. Fidel Castro must be turning in his grave! Sri Lanka, however, went ahead with its International Workers’ Day celebrations despite its economic...
Politics and cricket may be like chalk and cheese in many respects but they have one thing in common; both are full of glorious uncertainties. So, the stock of a political party and its leader/s does not remain constant,...
Sri Lankans have earned notoriety for their very short collective memory. It is said that they cannot remember anything for more than a fortnight. Their memory deficit has stood politicians in good stead; the latter can get away with...
It is often said that people remember deities and try to be pious only when they get into trouble. Otherwise, they do as they please, paying no heed to the possible consequences of their actions, as if they were...
