Rural voters to be a deciding factor

With the political situation hotting up each day at national level, the grassroots level campaign of common opposition candidate Maitripala Sirisena remains somewhat lackadaisical.

OUR SIGHT OF HIS bright Light IS OUR DELIGHT

How are we to understand the interplay between light and darkness? Is Jesus Christ truly and surely the light of the universe?

What is not given is lost - EDITORIAL

Today the whole world celebrates Christmas, the birth of Jesus Christ.

This is not a free and fair election

Former Minister Navin Dissanayake, the son of former UNP heavyweight Gamini Dissanayake in an interview with the  asserted his confidence on the Common Opposition winning the election, while rubbishing claims by Ministers of the government, who had cast negative aspersions on the election manifesto of common Presidential Candidate Maithripala.........

Political pressure was too much to bear : Wanduramba OIC

The Police Service which plays a pivotal role in fighting corruption and ensuring the safety of citizens is today falling apart against the backdrop of political manipulations that prevent the police from carrying out their duties without fear or favour.

EDITORIAL - Govt. has mixed its priorities

The priority mix-up and the subsequent mess it has created are evidently haunting the Government prior to the upcoming presidential polls.  A key weapon in the common opposition’s armoury to attack the government seems to be the so-called mega development projects it carried out from 2010.  Though the Mahinda Rajapaksa-led Government......

‘I have no intention of leaving’ - Rathnasiri

Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure and former Prime Minister, Rathnasiri Wickramanayake says as per his interpretation of ‘good governance’,...

‘Mahinda Chinthanaya’ is either polluted or diluted - Anandasangaree

The leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), V. Anadasangaree yesterday said he would pledge his support to the common candidate at the upcoming Presidential election.

Is all this violence due to lack of confidence? - EDITORIAL

Astreet drama troupe which included veteran artiste Jayathilaka Bandara were attacked at Hambantota on Sunday by an unidentified group of goons. The goons who stormed the scene, soon after the street drama was over, chased away the journalists and smashed a camera belonging to a photographer before attacking the artistes.

We Will win with larger majority than in 2010 poll

Despite Mahinda Rajapaksa’s 2005 election manifesto clearly including a clause on the abolition of the Executive Presidency as one of the goals to be achieved upon being elected. Today, nine years afterwards.....

Left Front: An alternative for the people

Apart from the two candidates one from the ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and...

No impersonation: give voting right to migrant workers - EDITORIAL

While the hard-fought campaign for the crucial presidential election enters into top speed on the political superhighway,..

How Sri Lankans United Briefly After the 2004 Tsunami

Ten years ago on December 26, 2004 a series of giant  tsunami waves engulfed the coasts  and littoral  areas  in different parts of Sri Lanka.

Naked Self Interest, Public Good and Popular Politics

Sri Lanka once again is at the  crossroads. In this regard, the message that is coming from the political platforms is loud and clear;..

11 vital provisions for Maithri palanaya - EDITORIAL

The common Opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena, widely seen to be growing in stature and popularity,.

PESHAWAR SCHOOL MASSACRE: VITAL LESSONS FOR PAKISTAN

    Something is seriously wrong with Pakistan. It is an understatement to say the world was devastated to learn of the school massacre...

EDITORIAL - THE DOOM BEHIND THE BOOM: DANGERS OF BANKRUPTCY

Former Power and Energy Minister and later Science and Technology Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka who worked...

Sri Lanka on BRINK OF BANKRUPTCY

I have been interested in economics for the past few years and have been studying it through a green angle - particularly on how to develop and sustain a...

Tissakutti’s crossover UNP plan to topple Uva PC goes awry

United National Party (UNP) National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe contacted his party’s Uva Province Opposition Leader Harin Fernando on Sunday night,...

Challenging a Regressive Regime

The anti-regime camp led by Maithripala Sirisena is posing the most significant challenge to the present regime. President Rajapaksa has never faced such a challenge.

Bare those assets to the people - EDITORIAL

The hopes of the people and the pledges by political leaders or officials to ensure a free and fair presidential election have already run into at least two major setbacks.

Chandrika betrayed the SLFP

Western Provincial Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga says that the government will win the upcoming presidential election. President Chandrika Bandaranaike who betrayed the SLFP on many occasions. He also said that in the presidential election, they do.....

Corrupt politicians whose records are on file are protected by the President

In an interview with the Daily mirror, opposition parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga alleged President Rajapaksa was protecting corrupt politicians and that he should take responsibility for the rampant corruption in the country. The former......

People can prevent rigging

The present Government and its coalition partners are held in so much suspicion and contempt, the obvious question that is being asked by every reasonable man and woman today is: “even if we win, will they allow our candidate to be declared the winner?” It is a very reasonable question to ask and equally reasonable to prepare the voter, supporter and......

EDITORIAL - looking at a paradigm shift

Not even a month to go for the presidential election, the two main candidates -- incumbent president Mahinda Rajapksa and common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena are yet to come up with their election manifestos.  Apart from.....

‘UNP will be defeated at this Presidential Election anyway’

The former General Secretary of the United National Party (UNP) Tissa Attanayake recently joined the Government to support President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the upcoming presidential elections.

Maithripala Sirisena is a very capable person

Professor Rajiva Wijesinghe, son of late Sam Wijesinghe, Former Parliamentary Secretary General is a member of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka.

give facts, not ghost stories - EDITORIAL

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has told the media that officially it was still undecided as to which candidate to support at the January 8 presidential election.

Will muster 200,000 Tamil votes

The Democratic People’s Front had already announced its support for the common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the January Presidential Election.

Maithripala should not upset economic apple cart

There appears to be a certain misunderstanding within the Maithripala Sirisena camp about why Sri Lanka needs a political change.