The Supreme Court has commenced hearing several petitions against the 22nd constitutional amendment Bill presented to the parliament on August 10. It is expected to convey its decision to the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena. One of the main arguments...
Sri Lanka, like any other nation, has its share of conspiracy theorists, who see a crocodile in every glass of water, as a popular local saying goes. Some of them have even claimed that the LTTE bomb attack which...
The prevailing economic crisis, which threatens the very survival of the Sri Lankan nation and has overshadowed all other issues, and the resultant social and political unrest that endangers democracy, have prompted the political leaders to work in earnest...
The Galle Face protesters, who have come to be fondly dubbed ‘Aragalaya’ activists, may not have bargained for what is happening today. They may also not have expected to achieve their original goal (of ousting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa) so...
Once a soldier, always a soldier. Old habits die hard. Military officers talk tough even after entering civvy street. About two years ago, the then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa read the riot act to a group of public officials responsible...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s presidency has got off to a bumpy start. Within hours of his swearing-in on July 21, heavily armed military personnel and police commandos descended on the Galle Face protesters in a pre-dawn operation, which left over...
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, who failed to win the executive presidency twice (in 1999 and 2005) and chose to skip three presidential contests (in 2010, 2015 and 2019) has become the Executive President by virtue of being in the...
The Sri Lanka Parliament is set to elect a new President tomorrow (20) amidst a political turmoil owing to the resignation of President Rajapaksa. This is the second time such an election is taking place in the House. The...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has buckled under pressure from protesters demanding his resignation. On Saturday (09) he threw in the towel for all practical purposes. He has undertaken to resign tomorrow (13 July), according to a special announcement Speaker Mahinda...
The government seems to have adopted a fatalistic attitude; it seems oblivious to the danger of anarchy descending on the country. Having pinned all their hopes on the IMF, its leaders are apparently keeping their fingers crossed while the...
There seems to be no light at the end of the proverbial tunnel for Sri Lankans, who are undergoing untold hardships with the government doing precious little to resolve the worsening economic crisis, much less grant them relief. Fuel...
Tomb raiders and politicians do not scruple to disturb the dead. The former look for valuables in tombs, and the latter hunt for memories, cherished or dreaded, to gain political mileage. One’s loss is said to be another’s gain....
