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Canker of clientelism
Progress eludes countries where populist politics has taken precedence over economics, Sri Lanka being a glaring…
SLA contingent armed with clubs: Opposition demands explanation from MoD, Army headquarters
Public Security Minister says troops never got involved; inquiry not needed By Shamindra Ferdinando Public Security…
SJB alleges bid to derail election process on privilege issue affront to entire electorate
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) Colombo Mayoral candidate Mujibur Rahuman says the second stage…
New anti-corruption law in Parliament soon as IMF considers Sri Lanka’s loan
Cabinet Spokesperson Bandula Gunawardana says new anti-corruption bill will be presented to Parliament soon Says Justice…
SL Core Group expresses concern over ‘heavy-handed’ responses to protestors
The Core Group on Sri Lanka on Tuesday expressed concern over ‘heavy-handed’ responses to peaceful protests…
White Elephants in Kanchana’s room
Kanchana Wijesekera was all, but salivating in a tweet following trade union action launched by Ceylon…
Prof. Gunaruwan says external interventions on the rise as crisis takes heavy toll
By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan, yesterday (08),warned of foreign powers taking advantage of the…
FSP opposes move to make Central Bank of Sri Lanka independent of Parliament
The Frontline Socialist Party says that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Bill, if passed, would…
Fix early date for LG polls without allowing govt. to conspire to postpone it further: NPP
The Elections Commission must fix an early date for the Local Government election so that the…
President should be Responsible!
Dr. Laksiri Fernando Reading news from Sri Lanka is depressing. Suffering of the people due to…
Abolishing Executive Presidency critical for economic turn around
While there have been calls for system change to get the country out of the pit…
Conduct LG polls before March 20: Opposition parties write to EC
Claiming that there was no reason for the Elections Commission to consult the Treasury Secretary or…
Fateful history of last 75 years: food for thought
A Connoisseur of Journalism Several participants at a very popular night-time political chat programme on television…
Kudos to Court of Appeal on RTI ruling on MPs
Nearly five years after journalist Chamara Sampath filed an RTI application seeking information on Members of…
A ray of hope
The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order preventing the Secretary to the Finance Ministry…
CP asks whether CIA chief was among US officials who visited Colombo on the sly
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL), Dr. G. Weerasinghe said that the…
Depth of crisis affirms SL needs new economic development model: WB
Martin Raiser WB VP points out road to recovery is challenging and fiscal adjustment measures can…