Monday 2nd February, 2026 Ranil Wickremesinghe, following his fortuitous elevation to the presidency in 2022, famously likened the unnervingly daunting task of saving a nosediving economy...
Past several months have seen some former ministers and ex-state officials being remanded and denied bail ‘to prevent interference with evidence-gathering processes and the intimidation of...
Saturday 31st Junuary, 2026 The government has ignored the ultimatum given by the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA). Its intransigence will only drive the protesting doctors...
Friday 30th January, 2026 Time was when governments inveighed against the JVP for instigating strikes in vital sectors to further its political interests. Today, a JVP-led...
Thursday 29th January, 2026 Four Mahanayake Theras have made an intervention, albeit with delay, to reorient government policy towards commonsense and good governance. They have raised...
Wednesday 28th Junuary, 2026 The SJB-led Opposition made a public display of collecting signatures for a no-confidence motion (NCM) against Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr....
Tuesday 27th January, 2026 The NPP government’s efforts to abolish MPs’ pensions have met with stiff resistance. All members of the current Parliament, including 159 NPP...