A dangerously close 90 seconds to midnight may not be an adequate warning from the world’s renowned scientists who annually determine the time left for a global catastrophe, about which world leaders....

The economic crisis and the resultant political upheaval that brought down the Gotabaya Rajapaksa regime have created ridiculous political alignments. In fact, the major part of the “credit” for the creation...

The recent Radella-Nanu Oya bus tragedy took away the lives of seven people. The Passara bus accident that happened in 2021 claimed the lives of 15 people. Statistics indicate that road accidents claim....

As Sri Lanka prepares to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Independence, the Government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramua (SLPP) are struggling to get the country and the people out of its worst socio-economic and p

As an admirer of New Zealand’s Premier Jacinda Ardern, I was shocked to hear that she is resigning. Was it some political scandal, has something unthinkable happened?

Sri Lanka seems to be sinking further and deeper into the doldrums. As the cost of living continues to rise beyond the reach of a majority of the people, tempers fray and stories of people taking the law....

Sri Lanka’s professional classes are paragons of virtues at normal times. But, their bruised sense of entitlement at the new personal income tax revisions is nothing but a callous display of rent-seeking....

The leaders of the two ruling parties, the United National Party (UNP) and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) for obvious reasons are arguing that the local government elections which are scheduled to be held on March 9 would n

On January 12, the Tamil Nadu State Assembly unanimously adopted a government resolution urging New Delhi to immediately implement the long-pending “Sethusamudram project” which envisages a canal cut through the Gulf of Mannar a

The massive deforestation and arbitrary acquisition of reserve lands in Pottuvil area in Ampara are continuing. Day by day, lands belonging to the Wildlife, Forest and Archaeology Departments are being....

Two days ago, the US announced it was designating Russia’s Wagner group, which operates in Ukraine alongside Russian troops in Ukraine - a transnational criminal organization. The Wagner Group....

All state revenue fronts have been restrained, and handling public finances proves to be a serious concern. The Treasury Secretary in an affidavit to Supreme courts stated they face a deficit of around....

In its concluding remarks, the Supreme Court in what has already been widely welcomed as a historical judgement has said “…we must express our shock and dismay at the deplorable want of oversight....

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) with 10 seats in Parliament is currently facing an internal crisis.

Panama is a remote Sri Lankan village at the southern end of the eastern province in the Ampara district. The slogan often used in land struggles “Land is Life” is true for most people in Panama,

Today the country is held in thraw of an impending local government election. Our president has said he will not be involved in electioneering. This is perhaps a good precedent for future heads of state to follow -remaining above partisan party polit

The much-awaited and anticipated Local Government (LG) election in Sri Lanka, is slated to be held soon despite the speculations that the election could either be delayed or called off due to an array of reasons including lack of funds. In fact, the

The storming of Brazil’s presidential palace and supreme court by former president Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right supporters has been described as a coup attempt. Protesters camping outside Brazil’s military....

It is very clear even to a child that the two parties in the government, the United National Party (UNP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) are hell-bent on postponing the local....

As Sri Lanka gets ready to celebrate its 75th Independence Ceremony on February 4 there is much debate and talk about how some of the basic human rights of the people who have come under....

As Sri Lanka prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary of independence in two weeks, a question that needs to be asked again and again is why a multitude of locals could not successfully resist...

The recent Canadian sanctions against two former Sri Lankan Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Mahinda Rajapaksa and two security forces personnel for “gross and systematic human rights violations” show the great clout Tamils of Sri Lankan origin

While the Government still struggling hard to get Sri Lanka out of its worst socio-economic crisis since independence,

When the inspirational and the fearless are taken from you, suddenly and brutally, it gnaws at you. As the years pass, the memories become distant, the pain inconsistent. It becomes a scar.....

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has come up with a more practical solution to what is generally called the ethnic problem than what he suggested during the recent budget debate in Parliament. During....

Sandya Kumari from Kotahena has been experiencing chest pains since 2015 and the doctor has recommended bypass surgery. But she has been unable to get the test done before a bypass....

On April 12, 2022, our then government announced Lanka was bankrupt. It suspended repayment of external debts admitting the country would be unable to honour its international commitments - nearly US$ 6 billion in debt servicing that year and US$ 25

The National Cricket team took a world record trouncing in India during the weekend in their third and final ODI, losin

Elections in Sri Lanka are nothing but standardized tests designed to assess voter intellect. It is a fact that at the last two Presidential elections....

Britain’s Prince Harry (the second son of King Charles) and his wife Meghan - the duke and duchess of Sussex - have been hogging the limelight...