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...
It is not only external enemies the SLPP government has had to fight; it is under attack by some of its own members. More and more government MPs are plucking up the courage to strike discordant notes and even...
What has been reported of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s luncheon meeting with newspaper editors on Monday (27) reveals the unenviable position he finds himself in. He seems somewhat upset that things are not moving in the direction he desires not...
People usually do not take the Local Government (LG) elections seriously. They are popularly called kaanu-bokku (drain-culvert) elections because the local government institutions deal with only minor matters such as repairs to culverts, roads, drains, etc., although they are expected to...
Sri Lanka is faced with multiple crises virtually on all fronts, and the crippling foreign currency crunch is widely thought to be the worst. Available foreign currency reserves are said to be barely sufficient for two more weeks, and...
What has made President Gotabaya Rajapaksa prorogue the parliament all of a sudden until 18 Jan. 2022? This is the question that the Colombo-based commentariat is trying to find an answer to. Various views are being expressed on the...
Sri Lankans have earned notoriety for ignoring warnings. They drive and ride like bats out of hell without caring a damn about warning signs on the roadside and meet with fatal accidents. Politicians also do likewise; they, too, turn...
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...
