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...
Monday 26th January, 2026 Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa have agreed on the appointment of three civil society (CS) representatives to...
The Opposition asked the government, in Parliament on Friday, whether the latter would go ahead with its plan to close down low-attendance schools, and if so,...
Saturday 24th Junuary, 2026 Doctors launched a 48-hour token strike yesterday in protest against what they have described as the government’s failure to implement a six-point...
Friday 23rd January, 2026 The JVP-led NPP government has delayed the appointment of one AG—Auditor General—and is in overdrive to oust the other AG—Attorney General. Determined...
Thursday 22nd January, 2026 Former South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo was yesterday sentenced to 23 years in prison for aiding and abetting the insurrection of...