By Sivamohan Sumathy These are new times indeed. The country is in a celebratory mood. We have a brand new President, and a brand new Prime...
Sri Lankans, Down Under, especially in Melbourne, are never short of entertainment. They have something exciting to look forward to, on a regular basis, and, invariably,...
The Special Forces Veterans’ Association, established for the welfare of retired war veterans, is working on a musical show to raise funds. ‘Ballard of the Warriors’...
by Rajan Philips It is no exaggeration to say that no previous Sri Lankan political leader has achieved what Anura Kumara Dissanayake accomplished this week. His...
by Mohan Mendis The 2019 and 2024 Sri Lankan presidential elections saw significant shifts in political leadership and voter preferences. In 2019, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, representing the...
by Dr. Kadira Pethiyagoda former visiting scholar Oxford University Sri Lanka’s Presidential election saw a genuine left-winger, from a Marxist party, record a victory that upended...
by Jayantha Perera Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, Sri Lanka’s new president, grew up in Tambuttegama, a Purana (old, traditional) village in the Anuradhapura District. I did extensive...
By Uditha Devapriya It’s official – Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the ninth Executive President of Sri Lanka. For those who don’t know, between 1948...
My Talk with Dayan Jayatilleka by Nilantha Ilangamuwa In this second part of my interview with Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka (part one appeared last week) we ventured...
(Excerpted from the autobiography of MDD Pieris, Secretary to the Prime Minister) The first half of 1973 saw two important events, the visit of the Indian...