Although #GoHomeGota and #GoHomeRajapaksas are trending Twitter hashtags today, the mood in the country was totally opposite around this time of the year in 2009 ,with days to go for the Sri Lankan....

It is evident with facts that those who are holding higher appointments in the Ministry of Defence providing guidelines and advises to President lack basic knowledge in the discipline of National....

The souls of over 250 civilians who sacrificed their lives to the deadly Easter Sunday bombings back in April 2019 still await justice to Rest In Peace.

It is seven days into the culturally and astrologically significant National New Year, celebrated mainly by Sinhala Buddhists and Tamil Hindus and four days after Easter Sunday celebrated by Christians in Sri Lanka on the eve of the third anniversary

A line has been crossed. That’s the title of a note doing the rounds referring to the ongoing protests and specifically to the fatal shooting of a protester in Rambukkana. Yes, a line has been crossed.

The new Cabinet is yet another sign that the Rajapaksas are not letting the country go out of their grip. It is meant to be a rubber stamp of this familial hold of unhinged power in the absence of public approval

With every passing day, the demand for the resignation of the President is gathering momentum, becoming more strident, and more widespread, and echoing even beyond the borders of this country. The President’s response has been to secure the resigna

At the President’s House, a beleagured President Rajapaksa has dug in his heels and is preparing for a long-drawn battle.....

A public image years in the making has crumbled in a matter of months. Gotabaya Rajapaksa was not known....

The spate of public protests in Sri Lanka continues unabated as the government had failed to deliver what it promised.....

Lanka IOC, the Indian Oil Company in Sri Lanka has increased the fuel prices once again last night. The price of petrol has been raised by Rs. 35 a litre, while diesel has gone up by Rs. 75. The company similarly increased its prices by a huge amount

Lanka has had an unblemished record of external debt repayment since independence in 1948. That’s a thing of the past now. Four days....

Sri Lanka lacks an established government-sponsored mechanism to address the needs of senior citizens. Earlier we had an impressive....

Symbolizing the heart of people’s protests and popular movements, the lyrics of ‘Do You Hear the People Sing?’ from the celebrated....

While the moribund patient called Sri Lanka, narrowly escaped a mass slaughtering by government executioners and is presently....

All eyes are on Sri Lanka as it endures its worst economic crisis since Independence. Millions of families are struggling....

“Go Home Gota” and/or “Gota Go Home” is the resounding clarion call that is currently motivating and mobilizing a number of protest demonstrations throughout Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP Dayasiri Jayasekara responds to questions by the Daily Mirror about the ongoing political unrest and economic crisis. He also responds to queries about his party’s...

Sri Lanka is facing its worst crisis since independence. Our people’s lives are fast becoming unprotected, with hospitals running out of medicines for heart disease, rabies, diabetes and anti-venom....

‘GotaGoGama’ – that is what the protesters call the ‘Agitation Site’ at the Galle Face Green which has now transformed into a colony of people from diverse backgrounds and walks of life. What commenced....

For the first time, the populace of Sri Lanka are not ready to wait till the next election to make the representatives they elect, go home. To a citizenry never been able to hold to account their leaders...

Born within the first decade of Sri Lanka’s Independence from the British, I believe I had the good fortune of seeing a more disciplined Sri Lanka during my formative years. A Sri Lanka.....

Finally, the government has decided to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) seeking assistance to bail out itself from the current economic imbroglio that has led to a massive political crisis. Also President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

If you are depressed, like many millions of Sri Lankans are, by the perilous state of the country, everyday shortage of essentials and the nepotistic regime that hangs on to power, you might need something to feel positive. Look no further than pro

It was incredible but true. The government imposed an island-wide curfew from Saturday evening to Monday morning to stop protests planned for Monday, April third.

A health emergency has been declared by several health unions and stakeholders in the health sector due to the shortage of a list of over 200 essential drugs and devices which are either out of stock or are close to being out of stock. However the He

“This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending....

There is utter despair, desperation, frustration and anger hovering over our dear motherland at the moment. There are evident signs of people’s restlessness which is a sheer warning probably....

Two days after the public uprising in Mirihana, social activist Thisara Anuruddha Bandara was arrested by the Modara Police under Section 120 of the Penal Code while in Kandy . He was the administrator....

Something all adult Sri Lankans and even little children know is that they are hungry. When little children ask for food, many parents will be unable to provide them with this ‘luxury’. Yes, food today....