Gwadar port of Pakistan. Photo by Umargondal, Wikimedia Commons. Pakistan’s Gwadar port has brought a new…
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GR & THE BBS BOSS: TURBO-TRUMPISM ON THE ROAD TO MYANMAR Dr. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA
Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer! One Country, One Law, One BBS Boss? President Gotabaya Rajapaksa…
SLFP leader issues veiled threat to govt. in Parliament By Saman Indrajith
Former President, and Polonnaruwa District MP Maithripala Sirisena yesterday reminded the government in Parliament that it…
Laws designed to control media should not be enacted
Laws that are being designed to control the media should not be enacted, both government and…
Sri Lanka’s ferry tragedy turns into ugly politics; ruling and opposition MPs trade charges BY SHIHAR ANEEZ
Kinniya, file photo – Image credit: Wikimedia Commons ECONOMYNEXT – A ferry tragedy that killed…
Cattle slaughter ban: It’s not intentions but consequences that matter By Sathya Karunarathne and Pravena Yogendra
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the Bill to amend laws to ban cattle slaughter in the…
Sri Lanka opposition MP lambasts govt, opposition; calls for new, inclusive constitution
SJB MP Kumara Welgama – Image courtesy Facebook ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka opposition MP Kumara…
Is President Gotabaya planning to pack his bags? by Kumar David
Some three or four of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s recent pronouncements do not align with the tenor…
The Case for Acquittal – Justice or Impunity?
Since mid 2020, there has been a key feature emerging from the justice system in Sri…
Govt. slammed for failing to build foreign reserve buffers
Opposition MP Imthiaz Bakeer Markar points out how other SA nations, except Afghanistan, beefed up foreign…
Basil’s Budget Dreams By Ameer Ali –
Futuristic and people centric” and “non-traditional” are the advertising captions given by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa…
‘There is nothing to give, we may only have to take’
There was little doubt that Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa’s off the cuff quip that, ‘there is…
Silence Of The Sangha By Ameer Ali
“It would be a crucial weakness”, wrote Professor Ven. Walpola Rahula (1907-1997), “if you do not…
Media Focus On Nadesan While Ignoring Elites In ‘Panama Papers’ By Amrit Muttukumaru
The role of the mainstream media is to be an unbiased watchdog and encourage public opinion…
COPE exposes how BoI squandered over Rs 3.3 billion, recruited 7 persons outside procedures with big salaries
BoI Chief Sanjaya Mohottala flanked by senior officials before COPE. COPE member TNA MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam…
Rising prices, threats of strikes and an anarchic situation
Whatever else might be said against the government, a positive aspect amidst gathering storm clouds is…
Sri Lanka: Land of shortage and million tragedies
Acute shortage of cooking gas leaves consumers languish in long queues in Colombo and almost in…
SJB plans major campaign over dismissal of cases by AG and CIABOC By Shamindra Ferdinando
MP Rahuman addressing the media outside the CIABOC on Monday (8) Rahuman alleges manipulation at the…