Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla’s Sri Lanka visit and talks with the Tamil political parties here triggered speculation that the Rajapaksa government would be compelled to expedite the process of holding the much-delayed Provincial Council (PC) elections. But...
Pandora has become a household name in this country of late thanks to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), which released millions of secret financial documents, dubbed the Pandora Papers, exposing many questionable offshore transactions involving some political...
Former war-winning Army Commander Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka went ballistic in Parliament on Friday (08). He fired salvos one after the other at his former political bosses in the yahapalana government, which, he declared, had been a total failure. He said...
By Vishvanath
Yummy lemon cream biscuits and attractive election manifestos are like chalk and cheese, but they have one thing in common—lack of genuineness. The former are marketed with false claims to mislead the public, and the latter contain mistruths...
The Election Commission (EC) of Sri Lanka has once again stressed the need for an effective mechanism to ensure that all candidates contesting elections declare their assets and liabilities at the time of submitting their nominations. EC Chairman Nimal...
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...
