Three important happenings last week further bedeviled the country’s already vapid governance and political mess. First there was UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe’s return to Parliament nearly...
Saturday 26th June, 2021 Presidential pardons for convicted prisoners always cause public outrage when the beneficiaries happen to be politically connected. It is only natural...
Friday 25th June, 2021 One of the main reasons for the collapse of the yahapalana government was the impotence of its leaders, who earned notoriety for...
Thursday 24th June, 2021 UNP leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, after months of dilly-dallying, entered Parliament via the National List, yesterday. He should be...
Wednesday 23rd June, 2021 A sardonic witticism attributed to Einstein describes insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. How...
Tuesday 22nd June, 2021 Old habits are said to die hard. Some SLPP leaders have reverted to their old ways even before the government has...
Monday 21st June, 2021 Sri Lanka police, more often than not, draw heavy flak from the public as well as human rights activists for inaction. Complaints...
The post-announcement drama that followed the fuel price increase announcement would have been funny but for its ripple effect on the poor and not-so-poor. The rich...
Saturday 19th June, 2021 India has denied media reports that its Navy recently assaulted a group of Sri Lankan fishermen, who claim the attack took place...
Friday 18th June, 2021 The government is behaving like an inebriated nitwit, doing exactly what it should not be doing during a grave health crisis. The...