No wonder the new acting IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon thought a fresh crime-busting initiative was the way to promote himself for permanency....

‘Colonialism has not ended. It has taken only another form: financial’ Part 1 of the financial loan of 2.7 billion the IMF has pledged for the 17th time to Sri Lanka was released last March. The delay in releasing the second tranche of the loan w

The government is going to pass next month the Online Safety Bill which provoked controversy and a wide debate few months ago due to its apparent crude repressive nature. In fact it was a Bill originally drafted apparently with questionable faith pro

Sri Lanka’s relationship with Israel has been unique. In the past 75 years as an independent nation, Sri Lanka has recognised, derecognized and again recognised Israel, guided by ever changing ideological, geopolitical and domestic factors. But i

Everywhere in the world today children have become unbelievably vulnerable. How could we become more sensitive and committed to their plight? What does the birth of Christ, who was a child once...

“Invite the poor to share a meal with you on Christmas Day,” - His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith. “Colombo Sparkles and Shines …” Streets of Colombo were lit up for the festive season....

Foreign minister ali sabry responds to questions about the current direction of the country’s foreign policy and plans for the future. Excerpts of the.....

Twenty-five years ago an Antonov 24 aircraft carrying fifty-five civilians from Jaffna to Colombo was shot down over the Gulf of Mannar by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 29 September 1998.

The solitary member of the United National Party (UNP) in Parliament, Vajira Abeywardena seems to be clever in grabbing and holding media attention but sometimes in wrong ways – in most occasions damaging his own image.

In Lanka today, the winds of change are blowing. Unfortunately, it is an ill-wind which blows across our country.

The proposed tax revisions which will come into effect from January 1 (2024) have raised eyebrows of the public. While some have been confused about how the 18% Value Added Tax (VAT) would be....

The citizens of this sun-kissed island are getting ready for a doubtful 2024, but before that they have to celebrate Christmas and the dawn of the New Year. This celebrating habit has continued....

From Tuesday, for three days in a row, the United States, out of its unwavering devotion to its ‘chosen’ ally, Israel, deliberately delayed a highly diluted United Nations Security Council’s....

Spiritual revelation says that when we bear each other’s burdens, we will fulfill the law of the Truth. We need to deeply ponder on this insight as we consider how and in what way we could assist in the vital area of poverty alleviation. According

It is a truth universally acknowledged that if Sri Lanka under-performs on its governance corrections, it will underperform on its economic recovery as well (with apologies to Jane Austen); the first provides the foundation for the second. Sri Lanka

Back in 2019, during one of his visits to the Philippines, the then President Maithripala Sirisena praised Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s approach to control the drug menace; an approach that had allegedly led to thousands of extrajudicial

Sri Lankan economy expanded by 1.6 per cent in the third quarter of this year, slowly emerging from one and half years of contraction. With the service sector picking up and manufacturing....

Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake is reported to have assured hard-pressed oil palm cultivators in Matugama that he would persuade the government to lift the ban on oil palm cultivations...

Our country faces a major drugs-related problem. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) estimates that there are currently about 45,000 regular users of heroin and about 600,000...

The country is totally relying on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led programme for recovery from the unprecedented economic crisis that was created by the leaders who for the past several decades promised to the people a paradise on earth. Des

The Global Tamil Forum, a twice-banned diaspora organization, has reportedly received a warm reception during their recent visit to Sri Lanka. They’ve arrived with a delegation of Buddhist monks to present the Himalaya Declaration. While their meet

Last week, U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice, Desirée Cormier Smith was in Lanka. During her time here, Ms. Smith met Malaiyaha Tamils - up country Tamils - civil society....

Economies are shaped by politics, and development is intrinsically linked to democracy. With over fifty countries in the Global South facing severe debt problems, what does the future of democracy....

The Electricity Bill is officially published in the Gazette and is yet to be presented to the Parliament. This article restricts to Indo-Sri Lanka Grid....

Outgoing Indian High Commissioner, Gopal Baglay, in an interview with Daily Mirror at the end of his three and half year stint in Sri Lanka, shared his views on the development....

The Ilankai Thamil Arasuk Katchi (ITAK) known in English as the Federal Party (FP) is the premier political party of the Northern and Eastern Sri Lankan Tamils. The ITAK/FP was formed on 18 December 1949.

Last week saw two important events in respect of reconciliation among various communities in Sri Lanka. In one of them, several members of the Global Tamil Forum (GTF), a group from the Tamil diaspora and a group of leading Buddhist monks, met Presid

The season of Christmas with all its attendant festivities is with us. Yet our country is broke. Some among us like to think that we have recovered from our national bankruptcy, pointing out that we now have reserves and that international financial

Propaganda campaigns in this sun-kissed island targeting future elections have commenced, but we don’t see these efforts being strong enough to attract the attention of intellectuals...

While calls for a Gaza ceasefire intensify, with more than 18,500 civilians, mostly women and children, killed, a rift is brewing between the United States and its staunchest ally, Israel. This is no indication....