There is widespread speculation that the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC) polls may be held sooner than expected although the government does not seem to be making anypreparations for an electoral contest. State Minister of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel...
Power, be it political or electric, and everything associated with it have to be handled carefully if shocks are to be averted. The incumbent government has failed to do so and is in deep trouble, as a result. Some...
Experience and reality seem to have had a mellowing effect on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s approach to international issues concerning Sri Lanka in particular, and his world view in general. On 22 Sept., when he addressed the United Nations General...
The focus of the media and civil society organizations is again on the prevailing culture of impunity following State Minister Lohan Ratwatte’s violent behaviour in two prisons. He resigned as the State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation,...
Issues crop up so fast on the political front in this country that neither the people nor commentators can keep track of them. Something of great political significance has therefore not received the attention it deserves. Last Monday’s landmark...
One man’s loss is said to be another man’s gain. The 100%cash margin deposit for what the Central Bank (CB) considers non-essential goods has left importers reeling in shock. Among the commodities listed by the CB are imported garments....
The government finds itself in what may be called ‘a holy mess’. Religious leaders who once supported it have turned against it, claiming that it has reneged on its promises to them.Prominent among the erstwhile friends turned critics of...
A firestorm of protest erupted in August 2019 following the publication of some pictures of an emaciated elephant brought to Kandy to take part in the Dalada perahera. The protests yielded the desired results; the animal, Tikiri, was withdrawn...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) celebrated its 70thanniversary on 02 September. There were some fiery speeches,and several orators waxed eloquent on what they called the achievements of the party, and made various promises. They, however, said nothing new....
The government is coming under increasing pressure to extend the current lockdown as the pandemic continues to snuff out lives at an alarming rate, and infections are mounting. The cost of living is soaring and some essential commodities are...
Former IGP Pujith Jayasundara is on the rack due to the failure on the part of the police, under his stewardship, to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 in spite of being forewarned. He is facing legal action....
Newly appointed Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has said a mouthful. Ridiculing those who have resorted to superstition tocontrol the Covid-19 pandemic, he has said that science, and nothing else, is the solution to the health crisis we are faced...
