Saturday 1st August, 2026 Paddy fields are drying up in some parts of the country, especially in the dry zone, and farmers are demanding relief. Some...
Friday 31st July, 2026 The latest World Meteorological Organization forecast indicates that El Niño conditions, which are already underway, are likely to strengthen rapidly into a...
Thursday 30th July, 2026 Sri Lankans are gluttons for punishment. All governments they elect with steamroller majorities invariably undermine democracy. They voted overwhelmingly for the SLFP-led...
Wednesday 29th July, 2026 Politicians uphold the rule of law only when they are out of power. Their respect for the law and their love for...
Tuesday 28th July, 2026 The police called for suspending the Kavadi dance segment of the historic Devinuwara Vishnu Maha Devalaya main procession amidst security concerns due...
Monday 27th July, 2026 The JVP-NPP government has met its match in the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), which has vehemently rejected an allegation recently...
Youth-led protests are spreading across India. “Cockroaches” have emerged far too strong to be crushed under hobnailed boots. What began as a satirical cockroach hashtag campaign,...
Saturday 25th July, 2026 The Opposition’s no-faith motion against Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara was debated and defeated yesterday. Nobody expected its passage by...
Friday 24th July, 2026 Sri Lanka has succeeded in defeating terrorism but failed to neutralise the netherworld of drugs and crime. Successive governments have launched ambitious...
Thursday 23rd July, 2026 US President Donald Trump seems to think the world must do as he says and he is free to do anything. He...