Dr Nihal Jayawickrama Shortly before the Presidential Election, Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the NPP, committed himself to the abolition of the office of...
(Excerpted from Men and Memories by JR Jayewardene) One of my treasured possessions has been my correspondence with Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister and...
by Rajan Philips If President AKD’s inaugural Policy Statement at the opening of parliament 10 days ago was mellifluous in its delivery, it was also meticulous...
By Uditha Devapriya In his address to parliament last Thursday, Sri Lankan president Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for a political culture free of racism and divisiveness....
“The Prime Minister felt betrayed. She was embarrassed, bitter and angry. She was sensitive to Mrs. Gandhi’s feelings” Excerpted from the autobiography of MDD Peiris, Secretary...
Dudley Senanayake in the short Parliament of March to July 1960 (Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar by Bradman Weerakoon) Family and background had been central in...
by C. Narayanasuwami (A member of the former Ceylon Civil Service and Retired Senior Professional of the Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines) The unparalleled victory of...
“It is not possible to develop a country without the moral development of man. Let us develop the country along with moral development (of man)” So...
by Rajan Philips A word first used in 17th century England is gaining new currency in 21st century America. Kakistocracy, a Greek derivative per usual, means...
By Uditha Devapriya At parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka last week, the centre-left National People’s Power (NPP) checked all lists and squared all circles, winning not...