Atheists and nonbelievers in karma will have their work cut out to explain what is happening on Sri Lanka’s political front, especially the predicament of key political leaders and their parties struggling either to redo what they once undid...
Twelve years have elapsed since the conclusion of the war, which had led to countless explosions on civilian targets in many parts of the country. Today, on the watch of the very leaders who boast of having ended the...
Old habits die hard. During his speech at the Golden Gate Kalyani opening ceremony, on Wednesday (25) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa sounded just as he had done years before when he was the Defence Secretary in the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration....
Infighting between the SLPP and the SLFP has come to a head with former President Maithripala Sirisena and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa themselves issuing veiled threats, and their minions trading allegations and abuse freely in the parliament. Having backed down...
The current dispensation has apparently set a new Sri Lankan record; never has any other government made so many U-turn during the first two years in office. Its latest volte-face has been on its controversial agrochemical ban.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa vowed to...
Ex-President and leader of the SLFP, Maithripala Sirisena, is in the news again. A video of a Siyatha TV interview (17 Nov.) with him is doing the rounds on the Internet. Having maintained a very low profile for two...
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and his associates cannot be unaware that mass gatherings pose a danger to society while Covid-19 is spreading fast after a let-up, and that the public frowns on street protests for two reasons—health risks and...
Former US President Donald Trump suffered a heavy judicial gavel blow on Tuesday. US District Judge Tanya Chutkan, citing a US Supreme Court precedent, shot down Trump's attempt to prevent the White House from releasing some vital records required...
By Vishvanath
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had worry written all over his face when he spoke at a ceremony to mark the completion of a road development project, at Weeraketiya, last week. He said many of the 6.9 million people who...
By Vishavanath
The government, unable to shore up its crumbling image due to its bungling and poor performance, has apparently sought to weaken the Opposition in a bid to overcome challenges on the political front and prevent a possible electoral...
By Vishvanath
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is often heard saying that anyone is free to leave the SLPP government or join it. This is what he told the SLPP rebels a few months ago in no uncertain terms. But he...
By Vishvanath
The SLPP dissidents are hardening their position on the controversial agreement between the government and the US energy firm, New Fortress, despite an earful they got from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa at a meeting...
