It was the winds and waves of misguided economic planning, mega corruption, and foreign indebtedness which put Lanka into an economic crisis.

Our country, is in a state of near bankruptcy. We are unable to make payment for even interest payments on debts to international.....

The iconic GotaGoGama is winding down. The crowds have thinned out. The WhatsApp messages that used to flood the inbox have.....

Has the political crisis that had engulfed the country some two weeks ago been resolved? Despite some groups questionin

My father instilled in me in childhood, to always have the courage to stand up for what I believe in, irrespective of public opinion, or whoever disagrees with me. This inspired me to never lose hope in Ranil Wickremesinghe, stand

Searching for the meaning of the word “legitimate,” I referred dictionaries. Piled up a cross-section of the meaning in Collins, Webster’s, Cambridge and Britannica, as given below: They define....

Images of death, destruction and millions of refugees pouring out of Ukraine still live with us. The US and its NATO allies having egged Ukraine on to challenge Russia into attempting to join the NATO....

The QR code system introduced to reduce fuel queues has been a success so far. However, even with such a system in place people are still waiting in queues due to the failure of the Government. At present....

Devoting the first Saturday article of each month to a film, film personality or film-related topic is a practice being followed by this column in recent times.

The policy statement delivered by President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on Wednesday was far ahead of the similar statements made by his predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa in progressiveness and inclusiveness.

In recent decades, the world came close to a nuclear war, which would have destroyed everyone and everything. During the Cuban Missile Crisis,

There is a sense of lawlessness in the country. Even the new president of the country has affirmed that there should be one....

China’s foreign and defence ministry mandarins must be extremely busy and unceasingly diligent these days, in view of matters.....

President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressing the ceremonial opening of Parliament and making his first major policy statement to the nation—is in such a difficult if not impossible situation that he may have recalled one of his favourite songs as the

The resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his succession by Ranil Wickremesinghe, the incumbent did not create political....

On May 20, Sri Lanka defaulted on international debt repayment. Defaults happen when governments are unable to meet some or all.....

Media reports say that the draft 22nd Amendment (21st Amendment if enacted) is to be debated in the Cabinet today. They also claim that the current draft is different from the 22nd Amendment prepared under the instructions of former President Gotabay

In May 2021, Bangladesh extended a US$ 200 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to help the latter face a severe

The fact that Sri Lanka is faced with its worst economic crisis in the modern history is everybody’s knowledge today. Unfortunately, what is not perhaps anybody’s knowledge is how steep and rapid the downturn is, and the depths it is

For the past few months, vehicle owners (including farmers, fishermen, persons involved in essential services and transportation) in our country....

The liberal democratic order in Sri Lanka is collapsing, and the problem is one of legitimacy. Sri Lanka is going through the most severe....

Last week’s article was about the guerilla war fought by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the Indian Army in the Trincomalee district.

The ruling Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) which had almost gone underground for the past five months due to protests against its government have reestablished its authority over the Sri Lankan politics,

In Sri Lanka and all over the world, we have divided ourselves in terms of race, religion, caste and social status. But we overlook the fact that we are essentially human beings though scientifically our blood groups may be different.

Since of late we’ve read many articles about the need to promote community kitchens. This is largely because as many as 6.26 million....

Sri Lanka’s people-power movement is in tatters with the new government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe launching a crackdown....

Aragalaya. Translatable as revolt, uprising, protest, agitation, struggle or even insurrection. Aragalaya is singular, but considering statements and actions it was certainly not marked by concert, ideological agreement, unity of purpose etc.

Sri Lanka’s youth - female, male and young adults - play the powerful role in the spontaneous and historic public uprising which led to the seemingly strongman President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fleeing the country in an Air force flight to the Maldives.

Being a journalist in Sri Lanka historically is a terrible career choice. Not only are you chronically paid miserably low, but there....