President Maitripala Sirisena cited countering challenges in the international arena, the resolution of the political question and the introduction of a new constitution as the main reasons warranting a national unity government between the two main

An important and highly sensitive matter that impacted on the lives of millions of people living in and visiting Colombo was ignored by the people and the media in their post-election euphoria last week. 

On February 16 this year, at the request of the top United Nations rights official, the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council agreed to temporarily hold off its consideration of a long-awaited report into alleged rights violations during the conflict

Dhyan Abeygoonasekara’s previous books have been about planting. To be fair, he has published a novel, too (The of Tom Toms). “Enter the Owl & the Pussycat” is proof that his heart lies with words, not trees

One of the main slogans of the ‘Yahapalana’ Government that was established after Presidential Elections on January 8 under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

The Ray Wijewardene Charitable Trust (RWCT) in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Inventor’s Commission (SLIC) presented the ‘The Ray’ Award for Innovation for the second time on August 24, 2015.

A vote for the blue betel leaf has since undergone a colour variation: blight seems to affect a part of the leaf, at least.After 20 years of rule and misrule of one alliance there is still no comfortable majority for another to form a government.

“1789 is an historic date but it is not an historic example”. The French Revolution, violent to its fingertips, began with the highest motives,

In a context where a newly-elected government is still in the stage of formation and our international friends are observing its daily developments,

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

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......

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.....

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.....

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.....

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

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.....

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....

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......

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......

?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

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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