Ranil Wickremesinghe is the best selection of the lot in parliament to that position – experienced, untarnished, except calling him Bond man, which is Pohottuwa, trying to fool...
Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis. Although successive governments may have contributed to this state of affairs, the present government stands directly accused of...
By Jehan Perera The economy is continuing to deteriorate with barely any dollars in the government’s possession even to pay for essentials such as fuel and...
The citizens right to recall their elected representatives : By Dr. Nirmala Chandrahasan and SCC Elankovan After 30 days of sustained peaceful agitation led by youth...
by Susantha Hewa The unprovoked attack on the campaigners at the two agitation sites, located at the Galle Face and in front of Temple Trees, on...
Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has sent the following proposal to leaders of political parties and civil society organisations. INTRODUCTION This proposal is made in the...
By Harim Peiris The president of Sri Lanka, sensing serious frustration by the electorate at non-performance, sacks his prime minister and swears in another prime minister....
It was interesting to read The Island editorial today (13); it says Ranil Wickremesinghe should consider having ‘Houdini’ as his middle name, given his adeptness at...
Human rights groups local and foreign, the diplomatic corps of the west, (some of who usually and shamelessly interfere in the internal matters of this country),...
by Dr. C. S. Weeraratna csweera@sltnet.lk It is common knowledge that there is a massive dollar crisis in Sri Lanka, causing a scarcity of many essentials...