Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented crisis, and unless its foreign exchange inflow increases significantly within the next few months, it will not be able to avoid a sovereign default and the economy will go into a tailspin, the...
Sri Lanka celebrated its 74th anniversary of Independence on Friday (04) amidst an unprecedented economic crisis, which has caused it to teeter on the brink of bankruptcy. Faced with the worst-ever foreign currency crunch, it has had to curtail...
By Vishvanath
Humans are thought to be intelligent enough to learn from their mistakes and refrain from repeating them; even most animals are capable of doing so. Hence it is said that there is a limit to humans being fooled....
Ten constituents of the ruling SLPP coalition have reportedly decided to submit a set of proposals to the government on how to rectify its mistakes, provide relief to the public and recover lost ground on the political front. The...
Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has, for the umpteenth time, called upon the government to take legal action against all those held accountable by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI), which probed the Easter Sunday terrorist...
Chief Government Whip and Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando, a devout Catholic himself, has called upon President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to find out whether there is a conspiracy behind what he calls ‘bombs in churches’. He has made this call...
Former President Maithripala Sirsena, MP has been working according to a well-thought-out plan to rebuild the SLFP to further his personal interests; he is making the most of the SLPP’s trouble while being part of it. He has been able...
Police investigations into the recent detection of a grenade at All Saints Church, Colombo 08, has taken a dramatic turn with the arrest of a retired doctor from Piliyandala, on suspicion. A suspect previously taken into custody is reported...
A recent press interview with Minister Namal Rajapaksa provides some insights into the thinking of the ruling Rajapaksa family. In answer to a question from The Daily Mirror journalist, Jamila Hussain, on what has come to be known as...
by Vishvanath
The ruling SLPP has suffered such a political setback that it has had to put off the Local Government (LG) polls scheduled for March 2022. It has extended the terms of all LG bodies until March 2023, thus...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena may have thought of capitalizing on the SLPP’s internal disputes and gaining a boost for his political project. That he has been biding his time, and his exit from the government is only a matter...
People’s resentment is palpable, and there is a huge pressure build-up in politics. The government is not doing enough to defuse it. Its much-advertised relief package is of little use, given the huge rise in inflation, and shortages of...
