The JVP has become the cynosure in political circles; it is scoring heavily by bashing the government mercilessly much to the glee of the irate public. A situation similar to that which existed in 2004 has apparently come about...
Some dissident government MPs have decided to function as an independent group in the parliament following the sacking of NFF leader Wimal Weerawansa and Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila as ministers. Such a rift could not have come...
The expulsion of Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila from the Cabinet has come as no surprise. They have got under the skin of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, who is considered the power behind the throne. He calls the...
Something of much political significance happened in the parliament last week, but it escaped the attention of political analysts and the media, which only cursorily reported it. SJB MP and former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka tabled in the parliament...
Sri Lanka’s economic situation is becoming worse by the day, and things are getting dirtier on the political front. The government is desperate with its approval rating dropping steadily, and will go to any extent to safeguard its interests....
There has been a mixed reaction to the acquittal by the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar, on Friday, of former Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara in two cases against them for their failure...
The Election Commission (EC) of Sri Lanka has invited the general secretaries of all registered political parties to a meeting to be held next Wednesday (23). Among the items on the agenda, according to media reports, is a discussion...
Having been on the defensive in the face of propaganda onslaughts carried out by the Opposition from time to time, the government has apparently sought to launch a counterattack. It fired the first salvo from Anuradhapura on Wednesday (Feb....
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...
