Charith Gunawardena With the whole world watching the deteriorating political, economic and humanitarian situation unfolding in Sri Lanka, and while we pray for swift solutions to food, fuel and medical shortages, there is now an opportunity to reinvent how countries caught in post-Covid 19 debt traps recover from crippling debt and re-emerge as healthy, functioning […]

Shenali D Waduge US foreign policy does not change whatever party comes to power. American Exceptionalism is at the forefront of US foreign policy for Democrats & Republicans. Soft-power tools are terms democracy” freedoms” rights” gender equality” youth empowerment” lavishly used to exert pressure on third world target nations. The International Republic Institute was led […]

BY EDWARD THEOPHILUS Stagflation means double-digit inflation seems in many countries as a result of the post-Corona pandemic, and the temporary solution to this situation being used by many countries is to increase subsidies to lower income earners, how these countries spend for subsidies (Source of funds) has not been disclosed and it could assume […]

Sugath Kulatunga In the present system of governance there are two deep rooted shortcomings which have surfaced frequently, but no acceptable solution has been found. The explosive issue of the neglect of the voice of youth was addressed partially after the 1971 JVP insurgency, but practical mechanisms have not been institutionalized to meet the concerns. […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Wiswa Warnapala declared that violence was first injected into the politics of Sri Lanka by the JVP. JVP was a violent murderous movement from the very beginning. They were guilty of gruesome killings, said Rohan Gunaratne. Despite JVP ‘s attempts to identify itself with Fidel Castro and Ché Guevara,  JVP had more in […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The JVP’s Political Bureau  its highest decision  making body decided  in September 1970 decided to begin collecting arms, with Loku Athula placed in charge of the armed section and directed to collect 100,000 bombs. At the next PB meeting, held at year-end, Loku Athula reported that 3,000 bombs were ready. The hand bomb […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS JVP was given a new lease of life when the UNP came to power in 1977. Under the previous SLFP government JVPers were brought before the Criminal Justice Commission, (CJC) a special tribunal set up through a special Act of Parliament. JVPers were charged with waging war against the lawfully elected government, breaking […]

By Dr. Tilak S. Fernando Saturday, July 30, 2022 – Daily News The Seventh Executive President of the Socials Republic of Sri Lanka, Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa RWP RSP, finally had to leave the country after a public campaign that commenced on March 31, 2022 at his private residence in Mirihana, Nugegoda. On June 9, followed […]

Courtesy Lanka Lead News නීතිඥ සංගමයේ සාමාජික අධිනීතිඥ මනෝලි ජිනදාස මහත්මිය හිරු ප්‍රවෘත්ති සමග සම්මුඛ සාකච්ඡාවකට එක් වෙමින් ශ්‍රී ලංකා නීතිඥ සංගමයේ ඇතැම් ක්‍රියාකලාපයන් සම්බන්ධයෙන් සංගමයේ සාමාජිකයින්ට ගැටලු පවතින බව පවසා සිටියි. එහිදී ඇය සඳහන් කළේ නීතිඥ සංගමයට අදාළ නොවන කරුණු සම්බන්ධයෙන් නිකුත් කරන ඇතැම් ප්‍රවෘත්ති නිවේදන හේතුවෙන් සංගමයේ පැවැත්මට ද ගැටලු මතුවිය හැකි බව […]

By Dr Upul wijayawardhana Courtesy Island Whilst the economy, the basic underlying problem that needs urgent attention remains largely unattended by all concerned, political changes have moved at an alarming pace. So fast, that the totally unexpected has happened. Who would have imagined that Ranil, humiliatingly rejected by the voters in August 2020, would achieve […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Samagi Jana Balawega declared that there should be discussions with the party leaders to form an all-party government. Its national organizer Tissa Attanayake said this while addressing the media in Kandy yesterday

Courtesy The Telegraph OnLine The southern deep-sea port of Hambantota is considered strategically important for its location Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickeresinghe Sri Lanka has allowed a Chinese research vessel to dock at the Hambantota port next month, the island nation’s army spokesman said on Sunday, days after India said it carefully monitors any development […]

Courtesy Khaleej Times Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Sunday it was not the right time for former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the country as it could inflame political tensions, the Wall Street Journal reported. “I don’t believe it’s the time for him to return,” Wickremesinghe said in an interview with […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Those who set off bombs on Easter Sunday in 2019 are still engaged in politics and work as police officers to date, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today. Delivering a sermon at the festive mass held to mark the annual feast of St. James Church, Mutuwal, Cardinal […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister Manusha Nanayakkara says that the incumbent government will continue permanently for the next two and a half years and another election will only be held after that. He stated that the political stability demanded by the world has been provided today through the country’s parliament.  This stable government will continue to operate […]

Courtesy Adaderana MP Patali Champika Ranawaka says that they have not received an invitation to join an all-party government. The former minister stated this while speaking to the media after attending an event held at the Viharamahadevi Park in Colombo. Asked why they are still holding back despite being invited to join an all-party government, […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has allowed a Chinese research vessel to dock at the Hambantota port next month, the island nation’s Army spokesman said on Sunday, days after India said it carefully monitors any development having a bearing on its security and economic interests. The southern deep-sea port of Hambantota is considered strategically important for […]