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...
Thursday 17th June, 2021 The SJB is apparently trying to justify its existence. It is planning to move a motion of no confidence against Energy Minister...
Wednesday 16th June, 2021 Prof. Sasanka Perera has, in a hard-hitting column published in the Midweek Review section, today, castigates all political potentates who do not...
Tuesday 15th June, 2021 Time was when Sri Lanka remained on high alert to prevent the movement of armed groups from Tamil Nadu, a haven for...
Monday 14th June, 2021 It never rains but it pours. There is no end in sight to the various shocks the public frequently receives from the...
The recovery of the voyage data recorder (VDR) of the dangerous cargo laden container ship, X-Press Pearl, the burning and subsequent sinking of which caused this...
Saturday 12th June, 2021 The Covid-19 fatality rate is rising steadily; 101 deaths were reported yesterday. A few weeks ago, not many people may have taken...
Friday 11th June, 2021 The Covid-19 fatality rate shows no signs of plateauing any time soon, much less decreasing although the current lockdown has been in...