• The dilemma of smaller states in the Indian Ocean that yearn to be neutral
The Chinese research vessel SHI YAN6 will probably dock in Colombo and later in Hambantota for research activities during the latter part of this year.
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When Ranil Wickremesinghe unexpectedly became President in July last year upon the sudden resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, his solitary United National Party (UNP) National List seat in Parliament fell vacant. As party leader, Wickremesinghe could have nominated anyone to...
There is confusion written all over the faces of the people that matter since the broadcast of the Channel 4 expose on the Easter Sunday carnage.
Some people rushed to defend the so-called Rajapaksa legacy, while others tried to find...
After all the hype, the much-awaited Channel 4 documentary has seen the light of day and raised a storm of protest in Sri Lanka, but what, if any, are its implications on the country’s volatile political landscape?
In a nutshell,...
Sri Lanka’s current crisis is not of recent origin. It developed over a couple of decades and took a turn for the worse about one and a half years ago, culminating in the bankruptcy of the economy. The blame...
The Sri Lankan security establishment has ostensibly been jolted by the revelations made by the Channel Four documentary on the Easter bombings in 2019.
There is a general perception in Sri Lanka that Channel Four is fabricating stories against the...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s defence of Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella is an interesting phenomenon. A No-confidence Motion (NCM) against the minister is in progress at the time of writing but, while Rambukwella is likely to survive this vote, it is...
The Opposition’s motion of no confidence against Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella over the sorry state of affairs in the public health sector is to be taken up for debate in the parliament shortly. It is scheduled to be put...
The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) celebrated its 72nd Anniversary on a grand scale, with Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena as the Chief Guest, at Monarch Imperial, Sri Jayewardenepura, on Sunday (03 Sept.). What does the future hold for the...
The homily of Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith last Sunday at the Tewatte Shrine of Our Lady has stirred the political pot. It is because some people thought it was out of context at a crucial religious event held as...
All issues in Sri Lanka have the same lifespan as mushrooms, and this has stood governments in good stead over the years. A few months ago, there was a furor over the postponement of the local government (LG) elections...
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...
