Tuesday 11th August, 2026 Grama Niladharis (GNs) yesterday launched a sick-note campaign, crippling the lowest rung of state administration. They are up in arms over a...
Monday 10th August, 2026 The proposed constitutional amendment to effect a blanket extension of judges’ retirement ages is a textbook example of pretextual legislation or constitutional...
A midterm electoral setback is something any government will do everything in its power to avert. In countries like Sri Lanka, governments can postpone some elections...
Saturday 8th August, 2026 It never rains but it pours. A wave of copycat prison riots is spreading fast, showing a contagion pattern. Security has been...
Friday 7th August, 2026 Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, during his brief Colombo visit, has urged the Sri Lankan government to hold the long-delayed Provincial Council...
Thursday 6th August, 2026 Two nuclear-armed superpowers are currently doing their darnedest to defeat two non-nuclear-weapon states militarily. All signs are that the US is heading...
Wednesday 5th August, 2026 Power makes governments impervious to reason and even drives them to amend the Constitution to achieve their political objectives. Unsurprisingly, the JVP-NPP...
Tuesday 4th August, 2026 The JVP-NPP government’s desperation to increase the retirement ages of judges apparently knows no bounds. Yesterday, Minister of Justice and National Integration...
Monday 3rd August, 2026 Saturday’s riot at the Mahara prison came as no surprise. It became obvious after the Negombo prison uprising, which claimed the lives...
The JVP-NPP government is painting itself into a corner by trying to increase the retirement ages of the superior court judges through a constitutional amendment amidst...