Where is the Opposition when IMF is not about people?

What difference is there between then President GR’s rule and the present? Basically, there is none…

Building political legacies in the guise of development

Recently, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed that the total losses incurred by…

Washington manoeuvring to install federalism in Sri Lanka

US State Department   by Daya Gamage President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently endeavouring to implement the…

Living unsafely in the heart of Colombo Condemned public housing schemes a living hell!

The Wekanda Housing Scheme has been named in a list of housing schemes that have been…

Worsening crisis gives rise to birthing of new nation

Nuwara Eliya Malaiyaha   by Jehan Perera A little publicised march wended its way from Talaimannar…

Reconciliation process misnomer in absence of trustful meeting of minds

President Wickremesinghe   by Jehan Perera The government appears to be giving considerable attention to the…

LACK OF VISIONARY LEADERSHIP MAIN REASON FOR BRAIN DRAIN, NEW STUDY REVEALS

70% of respondents in the 26-35 category also want to leave, while 58% of individuals between…

Opposition asks Speaker to withdraw his ruling on motions passed by Parliament

By Saman Indrajith Opposition political parties yesterday (11) demanded that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena withdraw his ruling that courts are not empowered…

Opposition accuses govt. of using Speaker’s ruling to bar judicial review of IMF dictates

By Saman Indrajith The SJB yesterday accused the government of using trickery to prevent the judicial…

Commercialising Universities

One of Sri Lanka’s great achievements beginning in the late colonial period and continuing to this…

GL: Brain drain worst manifestation of SL’s economic crisis

By Rathindra Kuruwita Brain drain is the worst manifestation of the country’s economic crisis, Freedom People’s…

Sri Lanka continues to militarise the state, despite the Rajapaksas’ fall

Repressive legislation such as the Bureau of Rehabilitation Act and the Anti-Terrorism Act follow naturally from…

The story of upcountry Tamils: Two hundred years of humiliation and exploitation

Estate line-rooms (File photo) During the pre-1983 days, these Tamils of Indian origin/ Upcountry Tamils formed the…

Pro Gunaratne’s hostility towards Muslims

Represents US-European ,Israeli and Indian anti-Muslim agenda

By Latheef Farook Professor Rohan Gunaratne, self declared authority on terrorism who  remains blind to  …

The radicalizing effects of religious hatred

Iraqis raise copies of the Quran, Muslims’ holy book, during a protest in Baghdad, Iraq, July…

Blood money involving public health crisis

In  1976 Premier Bandaranaike received a telephone call from the US  government, warning that if Prof.…

Mullahs and Muslim MPs Masculinize MMDA by Dr. Ameer Ali

“… since the Prophet was a human being who, unlike God, is subject to mundane historical…

Hands off funds, future of workforce…

Members of the Jathika Jana Balawegaya staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway Station,…