Shock Policies and Wage Repression

Sri Lanka’s economy is collapsing with people pushed to the brink of starvation. There is mounting anger towards the Government.....

Is ‘Aragalaya’ dying? - EDITORIAL

Has the ‘Aragalaya’ died or is it rising from the ashes? Protests in the country are springing up by the day in one part of the country....

Downfall and death of LTTE’s Mahathaya

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ceased to exist as a functioning entity after its military defeat on the shores of Nandhikkadal lagoon in May 2009.

Democracy under scrutiny

We all as concerned citizens bemoan and cry over the current plight of our dear motherland.

War in Ukraine now threatens to engulf Europe

The war in Ukraine is now entering its ninth month and is stalemated. On the one hand, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving Finland and Sweden into the arms of the NATO bloc and with it, the probability of US and NATO troops and missiles closer to Russia’s doorstep.

Hopes thinning for the rice farmer - EDITORIAL

The Maha Season is approaching and there is great concern within the agriculture community. One of the biggest concerns is farmers not receiving fertilizer at the expected time. When the farmers....

Netanyahu back; deadliest year for Palestinians

Benjamin Netanyahu is a suspected war criminal. The adjective ‘suspected’ is added here to conform to journalistic ethics and in deference to a judicial principle where a person is not guilty until proven....

Dual citizenship and law-making in Sri Lanka

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka subsequent to the adoption of the 21st Amendment to the Constitution said that there are 10 members of Parliament with dual citizenship. He observed....

Looming food shortage and farmers’ woes

Many people predict that Sri Lanka is on the verge of a famine due to an imminent food shortage in Sri Lanka by 2023. However, it seems that there is a possibility of an acute food crisis....

Indigenous people, youth should lead the climate action

In major religions, leaders and scholars have been proclaiming that our spirituality needs to go wider and deeper by our active and effective involvement in poverty alleviation,

Towards peaceful, inclusive EU

A good hearted woman, Barbara Undershaft, devotes all energies to help the poor as a major in the Salvation Army. She sees Andrew, her millionaire father, an arms dealer, as someone who needs to be saved.

Ahead of COP27, Lancet details Climate change’s impact on health

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, designated as COP27, will be held from November 6 to 18 at Sharm El Sheikh....

Our economic crisis needs ‘out of the box’ solutions - EDITORIAL

Our country continues to limp through the worst financial crisis which hit it since independence. Our outstanding foreign debt remains....

The messy electoral reforms

Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has on October 26 requested Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to appoint a Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to recommend reforms in all three tiers of elections in the country, Pa

Rishi Sunak; why SL did not have a Tamil or Muslim as President?

Britain now has a British Asian, Hindu Prime Minister, though Rishi Sunak is whiter than White in his policies and richer than the Brit

Noise Pollution: Katina, feasts and lack of legal protection

Living in a hamlet surrounded by five temples, a catholic church and a mosque, I am inundated with multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, multi-religious mélange of highly amplified loudspeaker sounds, that include.....

Rise of Sunak: From colonial to PM of coloniser - EDITORIAL

As the world watched in fascination, five days ago - on October 30 to be exact, Rishi Sunak of Indian extraction, became Britain’s first Prime Minister of colour - a former colonial, has now become....

Hooliganism, privilege and sanctity of sanctuaries

Over the past week media -both traditional as well as social media- has been focusing on the ugly incident which took place at the world famed Yala sanctuary on the 23rd of this month.

Achieve objective of Local Govt. Machinery through a simple Election process

At the outset we as sovereign voters exhort that all Politicians and the people with the ‘Country at heart’ must realize and agree that the objective of holding Local Govt.(LG) elections is not to test the popularity or unpopularity of their party but to elect genuine,

Child safety in society is a Human Right! - EDITORIAL

Children in Sri Lanka are not safe when in the company of unknown adults. And when reading recent news we get to understand that even....

Basil not out for good

On what grounds the majority of Parliamentarians of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) voted in favour of the 22nd Amendment....

Yala incident: VIP ‘animals’ facing legal consequences now

We often come across reports about VIP sons and their friends sneaking into national parks of Sri Lanka in private vehicles for joyriding. A similar incident....

Violence against women: Most shameful human rights violation

President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government has taken several practical steps to rescue Sri Lanka from its worst ever socio-economic....

Sunak, dual-citizens and mistaken identity

Asad Heider in his highly acclaimed book ‘Mistaken Identity: Race and Class in the Age of Trump’ contends that identity politics cannot....

All roads lead to modernization

On October 16th, the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened in Beijing. I was honoured to join with leaders....

In the midst of quacks of all hues

The first workshop I ever attended on journalism was a fancy two-day affair. Held at the Blue Waters, funded and conducted by the European....

Ageing population lack eldercare facilities - EDITORIAL

Our population is aging. According to ‘Pension Watch’, in 2018, approximately 2,507,630 people were over 60 years of age and....

Constitution: For individuals or the country?

The much touted 22nd Amendment to the Constitution was passed in Parliament on Friday with 174 votes for and none against. Only one vote was cast against it during the second reading of the debate on the Amendment, but the same dissenting MP, Sarath Weerasekara had abstained during the committee stage voting. Will this amendment ma

What we should know about Xi Jinping’s new China?

Chinese President Xi Jinping secured a convention - shattering and unprecedented - though not unexpected- third term at the 20th National People’s Congress that ended on Sunday, elevating him to a status that would even make Mao Zedong envy – and Deng Xiaoping rolling in his grave. Then Mr. Xi staked the Politb

Fake news war-mongering and the war in Ukraine - EDITORIAL

War, armed struggle or individuals resorting to fisticuffs, as a means to finding solutions to problems, is not an acceptable means of problem....