Some SLPP dissidents have thrown down the gauntlet in what is going to be a crucial legal battle against the government. Political observers are watching the drama playing out at Huftsdorp with keen interest. They consider it unprecedented.
The government—the...
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...
Speculation is rife in political circles that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, MP, will be reappointed Prime Minister soon. The SLPP has chosen to remain silent on rumors to that effect, and Mahinda gives evasive answers when journalists ask him...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s preoccupation with finding ways and means of fully implementing the 13th Amendment has irked SLPP heavyweights apparently beyond measure if their utterances at various fora are any indication. Some of the senior leaders of the SLPP have...
Last Friday’s vote in the parliament on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution Bill turned out to be a sort of contest between Basil Rajapaksa and his political rivals, who scored an impressive victory. It is no secret that...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena is in the news again. He has embarked on a campaign to have a new government formed. He has told the media that there has to be a truly all-party caretaker government to steer the...
An attempt by the SJB-led Opposition to oust Udaya Gammanpila as the Minister of Energy by moving a no-confidence motion against him over the fuel prices hikes, etc., has prompted the ruling SLPP to fight in defence of him....
