The Church of Ceylon said that, despite a change in the person occupying the position of…
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Sumanthiran launches blistering attack on Supreme Court
Seeks rehabilitation of cabinet Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday came under a scathing attack in…
Welcome to the political circus
The currently ongoing project of the Rajapaksas, banished from office only a few moths ago but…
Constitution: For individuals or the country?
The much touted 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament on Friday with 174…
COPE and COPA: Religious leaders, wake up
The whole country knows that the Rajapaksas, Ranil Wickremesinghe, other corrupt politicians, and the Speaker, have…
What does Patali know about politics that Harini doesn’t know?
AMARASURIYA COULD BE MORE ACCOMMODATING OF OTHERS’ VIEWS COMPARED TO MOST POLITICIANS OUT THERE WIELDING POWER…
JVP calls for MP crossovers to be banned through 22A
JVP Leader and MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake Says crossovers have caused the decline of Sri…
When will they ever learn?
The Cabinet is to be expanded, according to media reports. Thirty-eight State Ministers have already been…
Top UN officials asks Sri Lanka president to not to sign detention orders on IUSF convenor
ECONOMYNEXT – UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Mary Lawlorbhas requested Sri Lanka President Ranil…
SJB alleges Prez under SLPP pressure to give up power to dissolve Parliament
By Shamindra Ferdinando Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) lawmaker Nalin Bandara Jayamaha yesterday alleged that President Ranil…
Sri Lanka cracking down on dissent, threats of violence, intimidation: HRW
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s government is crackdown on peaceful dissent is misguided and there is heightened…
RANIL’S REPRESSION: RETURN TO THE ’80s
DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA There is intelligent conservatism and there is irrational Rightism. Declaring an Emergency, and…
Rajapaksa rule by proxy
On Wednesday (20), Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected as the 8th executive president of Sri Lanka in…
Presidential committee critical of response to ‘protest movement’
Security measures alone insufficient to meet toxic combination of economic-political-social crises By Shamindra Ferdinando A three-member…
Choose Ranil and you choose a cycle of carnage and catastrophe
DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA This may come as a surprise to you, but we’ve been here before.…
Political deals and President’s call for parties
Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday soon after his victory in the parliamentary secret ballot for interim Presidency…
Why a feudal culture and absence of meritocracy bankrupted a nation
By Charles Seevali Abeysekera BROMLEY, UK (IPS): Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt and a failed state in…
Sri Lanka: Why a Feudal Culture & Absence of Meritocracy Bankrupted a Nation
Credit: Sunday Times, Sri Lanka BROMLEY, UK, Jul 19 2022 (IPS) – Sri Lanka is officially bankrupt…