Let justice prevail-Editorial

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere, said the legendary Martin Luther King,...

Election night coup What really happend?

?Earlier this week, Indian media quoting new External Affairs Minister Mangala Samaraweera reported there was a  fear of a real coup in Sri Lanka during the early hours of January 9, when it was becoming evident to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa that the poll results were not in his favour. 

TERRORISM: WHAT WENT WRONG AND THE WAY FORWARD

Why is Islam violent? The question is all over the Internet and there are a multitude of answers...

EDITORIAL : THE 1 % SCANDAL: CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

With the new all-party National Unity Government giving top priority to poverty alleviation through...

CHECK INSTRUMENTS before take-off

You accepted the media as a ministerial portfolio from the Keheliya Rambukwella – Charitha Herath duo...

HE FOLLOWED THE CONCEPT OF JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

January 23, has become a memorable day in the annals of the Judiciary of Sri Lanka. The legal...

Beginning of a new era

January 9th was the beginning of a new era for Sri Lanka, domestically and significantly, also internationally.

The need of the hour

The United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) had its parliamentary group meeting on Monday to discuss their role in the House as the Opposition. 

The Dilemma: balancing politics and the law

Former Attorney General Shibly Azeez PC, making an address  at the Technical sessions of the Conference of Attorney Generals of Asia Pacific held in Colombo spoke of the role of the office of the Attorney General and the conduct expected from the office. 

Yahapalanaya: walk the talk - EDITORIAL

T?ime has come for President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to walk the talk. Clear video evidence shows that UNP Member of Parliament Palitha Thevarapperuma made UPFA Pradeshiya Sabha member Murugan Pushpakumar to kneel in public as a punishment.

Three Good Speeches One Promise Kept and One Postponed

The One-Hundred-Day Programme of President Maithripala Sirisena (MS) was launched last week with three good speeches;.....

Winning the hearts and minds of Tamils

It was DEW Gunasekera who publicly stated that the Tamil people are also OUR people;...

Be part of this historic new era - EDITORIAL

We have had the best of times, the worst of times and now we hopefully are in historic times which will be remembered for generations or centuries.

On the right path against corruption

The Committee on Public Enterprises, popularly known as COPE,  had been established on 21st July,  1979 in our Parliament. The objective of the Committee from its inception had been to  ensure compliance of  financial discipline. 

Blood Ivory in Sri Lanka Let’s burn it

The world today is struggling to save the elephant, the largest critically endangered mammal. The problem is mainly due to poaching for tusks, known in the world as the “blood ivory” trade.

Act now against corruption; tomorrow will be too late - EDITORIAL

T?he masses who voted at the January 8 presidential election are gradually turning angry against the unprecedented and unimaginable mass-scale corruption that had occurred during the previous regime and the lack of action being taken by the Maithripala Sirisena.......

Pindapatha Charika at Wijeyasiriwardhanarama temple in Pannipitiya

?The glorious religious ceremony  with unprecedented  Pindapatha Charika  ( walk  for  begging  alms ) participated by four fold disciples at Errawwala Siri Wijeyasiriwardhanaramaya Temple in Pannipitiya on February 14 and 15, 2015.

EXPOSE THE OLD REGIME OR RISK ITS RETURN

President Maithripala Sirisena has asked exiled journalists to return, promising an end to attacks on media...

53rd Anniversary of the Abortive Military/Police Coup d’etat at Sirimavo averted a disaster on Janua

It was 53 years ago when a disgruntled section of military and police high-ups planned a Coup d’etat on the night of January 27,

Opposition Wanted!

I was watching a political ‘debate’ on a private TV channel last night, but got entirely confused and frightened.

Can it be that the world is getting better?

We have much to be glum about at the onset of  2015 -- the latest is the killings of the cartoonists in Paris by ultra Islamists.

Don’t let them crossover - EDITORIAL

Rampant corruption, bribery, the plunder of public wealth and criminal frauds amounting to billions of rupees were among the main...

Military coup in Sri Lanka would have been distastrous

Former Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed who was alleged to have been ousted...

Charlie’s angels or devils?

More than a million people marched in Paris on Sunday in what has been described as the biggest...

EDITORIAL : Major step to win hearts and minds in the North

With the Maithripala Sirisena-Ranil Wickremesinghe administration completing one week today...

Fresh political challenge for MR after defeat

?A few days after his defeat, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa sent a team of his party’s MPs to meet with new President Maithripala Sirisena. The delegation included Western Province ....

Post-Election Scenario and the Pope’s Visit

Our collective prayers have been answered and the Presidential election is over with little violence as feared by many. My own doubts and fears about the state of democracy and the political wisdom of our voting public have been laid to rest. 

It is time to deliver - EDITORIAL

T?he country seems to be facing a tricky situation after the election of Maithripala Sirisena as the President, with the support of the parliamentary Opposition. Now it is not clear as to what party wields the majority power in the Parliament since the crossover trend has not ceased yet. 

Did Mahinda believe he will win?

Yes, he did. It was not only a hope or wish. It was a strong conviction and belief that he would win and win convincingly.

Why change is essential

This column would not have been published if Maithripala Sirisena didn’t win. I’m not saying that with any sense of irony or bitterness.