Well played Sanga, but you still have miles to go - EDITORIAL

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you.

“MR’s comeback affected us” - K.D. Lal Kantha

Former Janatha Vimukti Peramuna (JVP) Provincial Councillor K.D. Lal Kantha in an interview with the Daily Mirror said the party could not achieve the expected results at the General elections as it was......

Oh My Lord What a Morning!

This title of Marian Anderson’s autobiography seems appropriate to describe the feelings of elation and joy we had on the morning after the night before, which was election night. The.....

Connect to the world

Since President Maithripala Sirisena assumed office on January 9 Sri Lanka was able to renew new diplomatic relationships with such important nations as well as the UN and.....

Nisha Biswal can help or make things worse - EDITORIAL

The importance of Assistant Secretary of the USA for South and Central Asia Nisha Desai Biswal’s visit to Sri Lanka cannot be over-emphasised. Firstly, this is her second post-election visit.....

President should emulate the PM

They say if you don’t vote, you get the government you deserve, and if you do, you never get the results you expected. We spoke with , prelates, civil society members, political analysts and NGOs singing in chorus against;“Bring back, Oh bring”

The curious case of ‘Manapa’ votes

Our choices for elected representatives are always a matter of curiosity. What qualities and credentials are we looking in them? A safe guess would be that we didn’t want them.....

Parliamentary Elections - A display of electoral maturity?

Some of the distinguishing features of the recently concluded parliamentary elections were worthy of review. We have witnessed a democratic revolution wherein the Sri Lankan....

People’s verdict: A mandate to go forward

The parliamentary elections held on the 17th have by and large conformed to the pattern of voting that we witnessed at the Presidential election conducted in early......

Protect, promote and celebrate diversity - EDITORIAL

President Maithripala Sirisena and newly elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe are working closely together with a similar vision and goals to form a national government......

New opportunities for Sri Lanka

?I have just returned to Sri Lanka after some weeks of travel in Europe. Wherever I went there was a great deal of interest in the democratic procedures that were being followed in Sri Lanka in relation to the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

Say ‘NO’ to maladies with Public Health promotion

Sri Lanka must be a stalwart in promoting Public Health in order to establish a healthy and secure lifestyle for its people void of maladies.

Urgent amendment needed

The results of the recent Parliamentary Elections have spotlighted some shortcomings arising from the basis adopted when applying the existing Proportionate Representation (PR) arithmetic. 

Jimmy Carter: A life up and down

?“The lives of all politicians end in failure”. So said Enoch Powell, a maverick former Cabinet Minister in the British government.

The pride of the past is pulsing - EDITORIAL

Yesterday August 21, 2015 will form another important chapter in Sri Lanka’s history with the newly elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe being sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena...

Rock music and rubber stamps

?Rock music was born before I was, and it certainly will outlast me. Remembering any number of rock concerts in Colombo over the years, I felt like taking a look at TNL’s talent contest held at Water’s Edge last Saturday.

For a new Lanka, regulate campaign funding

I won’t vote for him; he is corrupt. I won’t vote for him; he is a racist. Such remarks uttered...

Taking a new step - EDITORIAL

In another dramatic move yesterday to form a National Government, the main Opposition...

The Rajapaksa factor made a difference

The fifteenth parliamentary election on Monday was clearly a referendum on deposed...

Sixty-month challenge in the House

In his latest book on political marketing, a timely release during the electioneering...

Uncompromising techno Music

At first, I had that uncanny feeling I’d seen this before. Then it clicked. Why, all these weird...

A lesson for communal elements

The eighth Parliamentary Election took place peacefully without any serious election law...

Chinese funds for Tewatta Basilica: CSM responds to Cardinal

In a continuing dispute over the renovation of the Tewatta Basilica by the controversial Chinese...

PROMISES TO KEEP, MILES TO GO BEFORE YOU SLEEp

With the virtues of magnanimity and humility in victory, Sri Lanka’s newly re-elected Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday made an impassioned plea for all parties  to come together to break the deadlock of confrontational party  politics and build a new era of consensus,

ADHERENCE TO THE POLICY AND VIRTUE IS NECESSARY

The Sri Lankans have elected a new Parliament and the message of the people no doubt is loud and clear.   The country needs “good governance and an efficient,  and effective administration” to take the country forward.

Remembering Daya and his inimitable style

Daya Rajapakse, who passed away on July 26, was a younger contemporary of Sinhala comic book pioneers G. S. Fernando and Susil Premaratna. He started with a dip pen and Indian ink, and finished with felt pens

Artificial prosthesis for ​differently abled persons

Disabilities are unexpected conditions that occur in the human body which distort its normal functioning. In today’s context there are many of them that are common and rare

Evidence-based national policies; hallmark of good governance

A proposed thirty five Ministry Cabinet in par with the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, will be presented to the Government by the Executive Committee of the “Campaign for Sound National Policies”. 

Fresh political challenges for MR after electoral defeat

As Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP)-led United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) could not secure more seats than the United National Party (UNP) at Monday’s poll,  former President Mahindra Rajapaksa,

Proposals for formation of Cabinet on A rational basis

The Campaign for Sound National Policies launched its Programme on June 22, 2015 in Colombo with the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena.