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…

Speaker won’t summon Finance Secy; govt. MPs say time not right for polls

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena meeting Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and other government MPs. (pic courtesy Chief…

Resisting Elections Will Worsen Dissent By Jehan Perera –

Government supporters appear to be satisfied at the masterful manner by which they believe they have…

deep concern over situation in the country

The Government which sponsored a tamasha for Independence Day has no moral right to withhold funding…

Close and seamless relationship

Pakistani State Minister says relations between Pakistan and Sri Lanka have prospered irrespective of change of…

’’Height of absurdity’’ to claim no election declared: Sumanthiran

It is the height of absurdity of the President to claim that the Local Government election…

Mujibur slams Prez for ‘false claims’

demands to know why UNP submitted nominations By Shamindra Ferdinando SJB mayoral candidate for the Colombo…

Tears of hypocrisy

Our honourable MPs found themselves in floods of tears on Friday, lamenting as they did, in…

Elections and lessons from the past

The last local government elections held in our country in 2018, saw the then newly-formed Sri…

Polls monitors fear quasi dictatorship with present rulers postponing polls

By Rathindra Kuruwita Sri Lanka is fast becoming a semi-fascist state, Executive Director of the Institute…

Is it a curse?

Is it a curse to be living in these times in this country? It feels like…

Those behind disrupting LG polls will have to face same SC ruling as Easter Attacks: NPP lawyers

The political authority and relevant government officials would have to face legal actions by the Supreme…

Rape of democracy

Government leaders must be in seventh heaven, having disrupted the Local Government (LG) election postal voting,…

Cooperate or face court case, EC chief warns state agencies By Damith Wickramasekara

By Damith Wickramasekara The Election Commission (EC) will go to the Supreme Court if the Treasury…

Sri Lanka income tax protests: unions threaten to shut country down

ECONOMYNEXT – A collective of trade unions and professional associations representing high-income earning public servants has…

Intellectual terrorism By Praying Mantis

The phrase ‘Intellectual Terrorism’ is nothing new. There are many forms of it but this article…

Sri Lanka PUCSL chief says will go to court against tariff hike

ECONOMYNEXT – Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Chairman Janaka Ratnayake said he will take legal…