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Sat, 26 Oct 2024 Today's Paper
The United National Party is suffering from an existential identity crisis. While symptoms had been there during much of the past two decades, the current bout is a manifestation of acute conditions.
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi grandly announced at the Eastern Economic Summit in Vladivostok in Far East Russia (RFE) last week that India will extend a US$ 1 billion Line of Credit for the development of the RFE, it came as a surprise. I
Vira Parakrama Narendrasinghe ascended the throne in Kandy in 1707. His father, Vimala Dharma Suriya II, had been quite unlike his namesake under whom much of Kandy had been built in the 17th century. In the 17th and 18th century, the role of the kin
Ever since the name of Gotabaya Rajapaksa began to be bandied about as a potential candidate at the Sri Lankan presidential elections, doubts have been raised as to whether the former defence ministry secretary could win at the hustings.
At the Group of Seven summit in the French resort town of Biarritz (from August 24 to August 26) US President Trump raised the prospect of meeting Iran’s President Rouhani, whom he called a “great negotiator.”
Addressing the 68th party Convention /Anniversary on his 68th Birthday at Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, President Maithripala Sirisena stated that “a person larger than Arjuna Mahendran, the former Central Bank Governor....
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) has a storied past. Its romanticist appeal enthralled the masses; in 1971, the now-infamous insurrection, though based fundamentally on violent overthrow of a democratically....
It has been said of women, largely by misogynists, that men can’t do with or without them. The same can be said of the Sajith factor: the United National Party can’t do with or without it.
September 5 was an important day for the world – the International day of Charity or in practical terms poverty alleviation through a more equitable distribution of wealth and resources. In modern terminology....
“There is no business for the government to be in business,” is a formula advocated by most western economic experts. They believe Government bureaucracy is not equipped to run State-owned enterprises.....
Media reported last week that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe had met President Maithripala Sirisena and come to an agreement with him to abolish the executive presidency forthwith.
In urban elite circles, there is much debate on 19A and the powers the next elected President would have. 19A goes down in parliamentary history as a set of amendments that had clauses read only in English and a Tamil MP...
Attorney-General Dappula de Livera has come under scrutiny for several decisions and arrests in a number of high-profile cases. One case where it was widely believed that the Attorney General (AG) had upheld the public trust and....
The Australian Government’s attempts to deport a Sri Lankan family being blocked by a court order has generated calls from sympathizers abroad to make the islanders a part of the Aussie community.
The United States and the Taliban are on the verge of signing a historic deal to facilitate a partial US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. Whatever the deal is and how complicated it is, it cannot be called a peace deal....
Greatly inspired by the work of his late father, Gamini, lawmaker Navin has much to look forward to in the field of politics as he gets set to celebrate his 50th birthday on September 9 (Monday).
President Maithripala Sirisena, in his speech delivered at the 68th convention of his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on Tuesday, laid emphasis on the post of prime minister. He said it is all powerful under the 19th Amendment which was incorporated i
Elections to every single local government authority in the Galle District were held on February 10, 2018. Except Elpitiya. That was due to a petition pleading relief over a perceived error in a nomination list being rejected. Time passed. We had the
While the World marked the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on August 30, the kith and kin of those who had disappeared, during the near 30-year armed conflict in Sri Lanka between the security forces and the LTTE, took to
A good many of the clergy in Sri Lanka are now directly involved in politics. We read so much in newspapers these days about the clergy wanting to confer politicians with honours . The latest recipient was Premier Ranil Wickremesinghe who was honoure
Change is necessary, it is vital, but are our politicians geared to effect the necessary changes, are they capable or more correctly, do they recognise that CHANGE IS VITAL??? Change is important from the country’s point of view, for its very surv
President Maithripala Sirisena was reported in the media as saying that millions of rupees spent on constitutional reforms were a waste as nothing fruitful had come out of the spending. Obviously given the extent of his constitutional literacy as was
With party politics having degenerated from what was expected to be a Public Service to a big business, most people are looking for a statesman to vote for at the upcoming Presidential Election. On Monday Sri Lanka lost the legendary Professor Carlo
We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - Franklin D Roosevelt Move on mid-life crisis. The quarter life crisis is gaining ground. Addicted to phone and social media, often distracted, endowed wi
Two weeks ago, the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) arrested the Judicial Medical Officer of Palai Hospital, Sinniah Sivaruban for allegedly trying to revive the LTTE. Later, allegedly based on information provided by the suspect, TID discovere
Yesterday marked the 68th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). It was not the second or even third party to be established here: after the LSSP in 1934, the Communist Party in 1943, the UNP in 1946, and the Bolshevik Samasaja Party in 1
Enforced disappearances are a recognizable problem in developing countries, including those in South Asia, even though many of these countries have modern democratic institutions. State-backed abductions are tacitly accepted as a necessity on grounds
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby visited Sri Lanka last week of August. He is head of the Anglican Communion whose membership is over 50 million worldwide, He calls to offer strength and solidarity to Christians in Sri Lanka....
Respecting people’s sovereignty under a ‘five star’ democracy, SLFP and UNP appointed nine candidates rejected by the voter [who lost the trust of the people] as national list MPs to ‘represent the people’ [which people?]. JVP....
August 29, was the International Day Against Nuclear Weapons. In our country unfortunately, the date went largely unmarked. On December 2, 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day...
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