The ongoing political war between the UNP and the SJB has got down and dirty amid speculation that the much-delayed local government elections will be held in a few weeks. The UNP is all out to engineer some more...
At least in theory, the next presidential elections are not due for a year. That is because the Constitution decrees that when an incumbent President is replaced by a ‘caretaker’ President for whatever reason, the latter must serve out...
Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment that could turn Sri Lanka’s political equation topsy-turvy, provided political parties study the verdict and act in an astute manner.
The highest court in the land declared that the expulsion of...
Pathiranage Aruna Damith Udayanga Pathirana, who came to be known as Ranale Samaya (incorrectly called Samayan), had a meteoric rise in the underworld thanks to several bloody turf wars that led to the physical elimination of crime czars such...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s recent outburst at the western bloc has raised many an eyebrow. It is considered uncharacteristic of the leader of a party known to espouse western liberalism. Wickremesinghe’s uncle, the late President J. R. Jayewardene, whom he...
The foreign policy directions of countries often respond to domestic interests, including security and economic stability.
When leaders change foreign policy directions, which at times are likely to go through changes, some follow their predecessors.
In democracies, we see more consistent...
Thankfully, there is at least one Cabinet minister who has the guts to stand up to President Ranil Wickremesinghe and do what he thinks is right. That is the Minister of Sports, Roshan Ranasinghe, currently at the centre of...
The ‘man of the moment’ last week was no politician but a preacher, Pastor Jerome Fernando. Fernando states in a sermon of his that the Buddha was ‘looking for Jesus’ because the Buddha sought enlightenment and Jesus had described...
The Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently on his first-ever visit to China since he assumed office as President Sri Lanka in July 2022.
Expectations are high in Sri Lanka as China has promised debt relief measures though without...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made no bones about the fact that the government will not allow the local government (LG) elections to be held any time soon despite protests from the Opposition, poll monitors and other pro-democracy activists. The...
When the war ended in 2009, expectations ran high among both local and international communities, that the economy would pick up, and that the socioeconomic problems faced by the ordinary people would ease up. In general, there is potential...
Developing a healthy relationship with India is vital for Sri Lanka in the face of a global order which is politically and economically in a state of flux. It becomes more relevant after India developed a close political affinity...
