The General Elections were drawing near. There was concurrently a disturbing trend manifesting itself. A vociferous group were demanding that the elections be postponed for a...
By Uditha Devapriya In a fortnight marked by dramatic shifts in US foreign policy, particularly on Ukraine and more predictably on Gaza, the changes being wrought...
Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith Athulathmudali served Parliament for over 14 years as the UNP MP for Ratmalana. He held several important ministerial portfolios. Among these were Minister...
Yes, you have guessed right. One of the two countries is the United States of America where cutbacks or reduction in spending and increase in tariffs...
Born April 29, 1935, Mr. Muttetuwegama served as a MP for over 12 years representing the Kalawana seat from the Communist Party from 1970 to 1981....
by Rajan Philips Donald Trump is sucking almost all of the world’s political oxygen. Daily he is stealing the headline thunder in all of the western...
By Uditha Devapriya Sri Lanka’s lurch into universal suffrage in 1931 had certain consequences for the Left. For one thing, it compelled the Left to seek...
by Rajan Philips “You may not be interested in the world order-but it is interested in you,” opines The Economist in its latest lead editorial, entitled...
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, by Bradman Weerakoon) In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana Wijeweera,...
(Excerpted from Memories of 33 year in Parliament by Nihal Seneviratne) I have had over 30 years service in Parliament, but I was not regarded as...