by Vijaya Chandrasoma An October Surprise is defined as “an unexpected political event or revelation in the month before a presidential election, especially one that seems...
(Excerpted from the autobiography of Dharmasiri Pieris, Secretary to the Prime Minister) One could not however easily get away from managing. Besides the day to day...
by Kumar David Anura rose from the humblest of origins to the pinnacle power. In the months to come more lyrical and elegant commentators than this...
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 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 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 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...
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar by Bradman Weerakoon) … the prime minister is the keystone of the Cabinet arch. John Morley, 1889 The strongest man is...
My People and Events column last Sunday was about five internationally recognized and accepted statesmen as heads of state or of government of the 21st century....