Iran-Israel hybrid war

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, nations indulge in hostile activities against each other, as seen in the recent events in Iran.

Champika spearheads SJB in Colombo

Two Thursdays ago at the Grand Monarch in Thalawathugoda, Patali Champika Ranawaka was suave, self-assured, and articulate.

Two-thirds majority: Would it throw the baby out with the bathwater??

Generally, all political parties would sing their own praises during elections and bet on their victories. Small parties predict their victories on electorate level or regional level as the case may be, while the parties that are really national or perceive themselves to be national would foretell that they would form the next government.

Why Mahinda’s presence counts in Kurunegala

Former President and present Premier of the Caretaker Government Mahinda Rajapaksa’s focus on Kurunegala at the upcoming Parliamentary Elections....

Call for US style methodology for electing future presidents in SL

Constitutional reforms featured prominently in the run-up to the parliamentary elections in 2015. And it remains the same this time around.

The President must come clear

Promises. Promises. Promises. They come in all sizes, shapes and colours during elections. Therefore, almost all manifestos and slogans.....

When guardians abdicate their role - EDITORIAL

We are aware of how some unscrupulous politicians often times put one foot if not both feet in their mouth to attract attention or gain popularity....

Living right in a world gone wrong !

Perhaps you will forgive me if, from the depths of my limitations, I choose to enlighten you with what is beyond my ken and because of which I am....

Protecting environment shouldn’t be a trend - Namal Rajapaksa

Contested the 2010 parliamentary election as a United People’s Freedom Alliance’s candidate from the Hambantota District and was elected to Parliament.

We’re worse than Ethiopia - Udara Rathnayake

Started his political career in 2013. Elected as a Western Provincial Council Member in 2014.

Big No to the MCC - Anura Kumara

Career politician since 1988, Dissanayaka held the position of National Organiser of the Socialist Students’ Association and later appointed to the Central Working....

Educated youth must not leave country - Harshana Rajakaruna

Contested the 2009 provincial council election and was elected to the Western Provincial Council. Elected to parliament in 2015.

Reconciliation, deliverable or otherwise, remains as elusive as ever

Another General Election is around the corner. From all the commotion created during the period leading up to the November 2019 Presidential Election to the COVID-19....

Match-fixing and tarnishing a nation’s good name - EDITORIAL

An interesting story, relating to Sri Lankan sports, as to how filthy politicians and crooked officials disgraced the sport and denied....

It’s time to remove the obstacles to eradicate drug menace

Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) for Western Province Deshabandu Thennakoon was seen on TV on Sunday vowing to eradicate drug menace from the country. He very confidently stressed “Math drawya uwadura thrun karanawa karanawamai” (Will definitely eradicate the drug menace). His declarat

What is ailing the UNP? Lack of Sinhala Buddhist-ness or something else?

The United National Party is in the throes of an existential crisis. The Grand Old Party in its present self is no stranger to crisis. But the cu

Politically manipulating people in saffron robes is wrong -Ven.Ananda Sagara Thera

convener of Protect Sri Lanka Organisation is preparing to contest at the upcoming Parliamentary Election from the Our Power of People Party (Ape Janabala Pakshaya) ticket. Having voiced strongly against looming environmenta

Without Maha Sangha this country would have gone to the gutters -Ven.Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera

Ven. Battaramulle Seelarathana Thera will be contesting under the Jana Setha Peramuna ticket from the Gampaha District. He has contested in consecutive elections and has been at the forefront in highlighting various issues in t

Regimes in Times of Crisis: Authoritarian Populism, Bonapartism and Fascism

The crisis we face now is like a tectonic shift in the economy. Global production, the labour used for it, and the demand to realise it, are all in free fall. What will be the political consequences.....

Mangala, a reflection of COVID-19 “National Crisis”

In a society where “politics” is nothing but personal or a family enterprise in gaining entry to parliament and be part of “power politics”, parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera surprised all by announcing his departure from parliamentary politics.

Parliamentary Elections 2020: Sri Lanka: A Nation at Crossroads

Sri Lanka will hold its 16th parliamentary election on August 5 this year, the first being held in Aug-Sept 1947, a poll that lasted 19 days. It will also be the ninth since the country became a Democratic Socialist Republic.

Lanka fails to make it to Britain’s quarantine-exempt countries - EDITORIAL

The coronavirus pandemic which broke out in China in December last year, has left in its wake over ten million affected people, and over 500,000 fatalities. It has forced countries the world....

Recognition of Unsung Heroes

Persons who deserve honour for their patriotic deeds and distinguished services to the country are rightly recognised as National Heroes, National War Heroes and Recipients of Sri Lankan National Honours.

Two movies and a lesson

Z (1969) and The Confession (1971) are two of my favourite political thrillers. Both were directed by the great Costa-Gavras. Both are about power and the excess of power. And both are about the victims of those who indulge in the excess of power. Z is about a left-wing antiwar activist in Greece who, after speaking at a rally one night, gets hit on the head by right-wing brigands and dies hours later.

Renewing America’s Commitment to the Indo-Pacific

As China brashly tries to impose its own system of rules and order in the Pacific, the United States and our allies in the Indo-Pacific confront a time for choosing.

Revive co-operatives as a step towards curbing poverty

Today, though it is better known as the American Independence Day with the Unites States facing its worst health and economic crisis in its history, is also the United Nations International Day of Co-operatives with the world body this year inviting the people to cooperate to fight for climate action.

Another election to repeat the same blunder

A popular claim in the recent past among the people had been that all the 225 members of Parliament were rogues. Some people went on to curse them in public.

Neutrality is not silence: Lanka must speak out for Palestine

Palestinians are sending out SOS messages, calling for international intervention to stop what they, together with the world’s peace-loving people, have roundly denounced as the biggest land....

HR concerns regarding Sri Lanka again! - EDITORIAL

Sri Lanka came in for much praise for controlling the spread of COVID-19, but some of the latest developments in the international scene, regarding human rights issues, might erase much of the good name health workers helped this nation earn.

I’m contesting as a Sri Lankan - M. S. H. Mohamed

M. S. H. Mohamed, who initiated the Fight Cancer Team, will be contesting under the United National Party ticket from Colombo District at the upcoming Parliamentary Elections. The Team raised funds to donate a PET/CT scanner to the Maharagama....