UNP decries Govt’s perceived recognition of Taliban

The United National Party (UNP) today questioned the decision of the Government of Sri Lanka to…

Upholding the Democracy (what is left of it) in Sri Lanka by J M P Indunil Fernando

The Current Leadership  The current leadership of Sri Lanka has unfortunately begun to show signs of…

Sri Lanka confirms highest daily COVID-19 deaths yet; lockdown calls grow louder

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka confirmed its highest daily COVID-19 death toll yet on Thursday (19) at…

Gotabaya’s political agenda and nation’s multidimensional crisis Dr Ameer Ali

  What was the necessity for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to declare his intention to run for…

Spotlight on Ragama Hospital: COVID shock for family as body goes missing

 It is alleged that the remains of a patient at the Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Ragama…

What you need to know about global Covid-19 developments right now

The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on vaccines said in June the Pfizer Inc vaccine…

COVID carnage, arbitrary arrests and regime responsibility

If as the Government alleges, the quantum jump in the spread of COVID was due to…

Roadmap for India relations, growing Chinese influence and Quad politics By Shamindra Ferdinando

January 2009 Gujarat: The then Tourism Minister of Mahinda Rajapaksa administration Milinda Moragoda with the Chief…

Fifteen Years On No Justice for Massacre of Muttur Aid Workers

In one of the most heinous crimes committed against humanitarian personnel, 17 Sri Lankan workers of…

The Toxic Shipwreck: A Silent Killer Murdering Ocean Life

Photo courtesy of Hemantha Withanage The X-Press Pearl ship catastrophe is the most significant ship accident…

Looming preventable Covid crisis: Let experts handle or else… by Ranga Jayasuriya

Sri Lanka’s health sector is on the verge of collapse. Hospitals are over-pouring with patients. Dedicated…

A deadly series of blunders

My dear Delta, I thought I should write to you as you have invaded us like…

Sudden attention on child labour: Whither police intelligence?

Much hype has been suddenly generated over the employment of children as domestic aides. The reason…

Useful medical tips on detecting and managing Covid-19

As the hospital system is overwhelmed, a “group of health professionals”, in a social media post,…

Addressing the core issue of “trust deficit” in Indo-Lanka relations

High Commissioner-designate Milinda Moragoda presents concept paper to the President The Sri Lankan High Commissioner-designate to…

Easter Sunday attacks–the truth yet to unfold

Nearly two and a half years after the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, the country is no…

Playing with the crisis

I am not an economist or a financial expert, but as a political analyst and a…

Apples and doctors by S. H. MOULANA

Once at a party, in Riyadh, a very close engineer friend of mine (late Yaseen Marikkar)…