Sri Lanka Police Day falls on September 03. This  article provides an insight into improving the operational functions of the police through public participation In every civilized society, a police system exists for the common good of the enti

What role (if any) did social media play in the recently concluded General Elections on 17 August 2015? Many are asking this question – and coming up with different answers. That is characteristic of the cyber realm: there is no single rig

An independent Commonwealth observer group was invited by the Office of the Commissioner of Elections of Sri Lanka to observe the country’s parliamentary elections on 17 August 2015. 

The conflict between Sri Lanka and Tamil Nadu over fishermen is one that has dragged on for a long time. In the1970s, both the countries agreed on the setting up of a maritime boundary.

It’s been a year of change. First a President, then a Government. Hoping to bring about transparency and good governance, we changed a regime that openly and unapologetically engaged in financial corruption and nepotism.

The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is generally considered as having been founded in 1951 on a socialist economic agenda and is habitually allied with nationalist Sinhala groups. 

This week, our leaders are laying the foundation for a National Unity Government with a new political culture based on the principles of consensual and consultative politics.

When you have a problem there are always two ways to look at it. The first is through rational thinking and maybe scientific principles. 

Karu Jayasuriya who is considered a liberal democrat with gentlemanly politics has never got his image tarnished with allegations of corruption or misdeeds and comes from a respected...

?There is a lot being spoken about the political, economic and social effects of Sri Lanka’s civil war. In this two-part article, my focus however is on the common but probably un-analysed social problems that lie beneath the carpet, and soluti

?I begin my article with a quote: “India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking.  We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.” Prathibha Patil.  

?General elections have been concluded successfully proving that the population of Sri Lanka can be a disciplined society under correct guidance and leadership. The Maithri-Ranil combination proved it to the citizens and to the world. 

Opposition has been growing among the people for over a decade over the huge Cabinets many governments have been appointing since 1990. There have been times when only one or two members of the ruling party were left without ministerial portfolios.

Having graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) of Government this May with a Masters in Public Administration, well known Peace-builder Pushpi Weerakoon is a Fellow of Edward S. Mason Programme in Public Policy and Management.

Since the end of war, Mahinda Rajapaksa, the ex-President kept a nation; mostly its Sinhalese villagers in the rural hinterland petrified by the simple mention of a bogeyman: 

In line with the publicly-declared commitments to the principles and practices of Good Governance, the new coalition Government due to meet for the first time next week under your leadership directions and the stewardship of the newly-elected Prime M

Addressing a major national public policy forum in Colombo prior to the parliamentary elections, President Maithripala Sirisena emphasized the need for formulating and implementing rational, evidence-based national policies in all sectors in order to

?As we usher in a new month tomorrow, it will be a special September with a fully-fledged National Government for the first time in Sri Lanka’s history -- hopefully laying the foundation for a new political culture and a homegrown democracy.&nb

At last, the racket–albeit a muted one in the run up to the general election was over with the winner taking a little less than half the spoils. 

The quest to recognise the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Sri Lanka has commenced, providing a platform for the youth to showcase expertise in their respective fields.

The Mahinda Movement hoped for, believed in and fought determinedly for a victory at the August 17th election, but beneath the rousing nationalist romanticism there was always a tougher-minded realization that what was...

The murder of renowned Syrian antiquities scholar and archaeologist Khaled al-Assad by ISIS  has shocked the international archaeological community, but there is little or nothing anyone can do right now to stop...

News of Ranil Wickremesinghe securing a 4th Term as Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister has been greeted with enthusiasm and expectation in Britain’s ruling Conservative Party which has historically enjoyed a close relationship with the UNP.

H?uman trafficking and human slavery compounded by long-drawn wars, violence and persecution mainly in Iraq and Syria have set off the biggest refugee crisis in world history. On Wednesday two more horrifying events were reported.

The execution of Rizana Nafeek was an incident that shook the world with horror and grief. The unfortunate incident of an infant passing away while in her care was the cause of her death.

It was sometime in mid last year I was having dinner with a former World Bank senior official...

Nomination of Members of Parliament from the National List after the August 17 Parliamentary...

A major correction in Sri Lanka’s foreign policy after January 8 has brought unexpected...

For the first time on Planet Earth, a real life double murder was seen live on television...

At around 6 a.m. on elections day the operations officer at the Ambatale water treatment...