?There is the very high  probability  that the 19th Amendment to the Constitution  would face a favourable response in the immediate future, after having given due consideration to the verdict of the....

M?uttiah Muralitharan knew when to retire.  Sanath Jayasuriya did not.  That’s the way it is in cricket, in sports and in many other fields, politics included.  Some quit when on top, some hang on and are eventually asked or made

?Amidst the Avurudu festivities and resultant hangovers, there is at least one item of bad news. Our economic growth forecasts have been downgraded for the second time. 

?People in this country voted out the previous regime a few months back hoping for radical political reforms that would make the State more democratic, government more transparent and responsive and political leaders more accountable. 

?However, the way the National Government is being conceptualised and explained raises some fundamental questions about its possible political consequences for democratic governance in this country.

This week, significantly placed between the National New Year and the thrice-blessed day of Vesak, may turn out to be a vital week in Sri Lanka’s history. We join the people of Sri Lanka in hoping for and urging political leaders and lawmakers

Iran will find it easier to kill the nuclear bomb deal than will the Republicans in Congress. Why? Because the Republicans need some Democratic senators on their side to overide a veto by President.....

President Maithripala Sirisena who completes 100 days in office tomorrow seems to be struggling with his back against the wall not only to fulfil his election promises, but also.....

In an interview with , the Deputy Minister of Minister of Economic Development and Policy Implementation...

The most talked about keywords within contemporary political circles are the Executive...

The United States President Barack Obama is on a diplomatic drive to turn foes into friends. Apart from...

It appears that the previous president’s shoes are too big to fill. Mahinda Rajapaksa had set...

As a former Prime Minister, General Sir John Kotelawala was one of the most brave, honest, capable and benevolent leaders in the modern political history of our country. He had faced many challenges in his life......

One of the oldest national festivals of the world is the Sinhala-Hindu New Year- the customs, traditions and rituals of celebrations bring the two major communities together. It is Sinhala.....

Millions of Sri Lankans and others in several parts of the world will celebrate their National New Year or the festival of the Sun when the star at the centre of the Solar System moves......

Avurudhu is a season to be happy, Some would say Avurudhu is commercialised; yet with our life styles those commercialised goods too add a bit of colour to Avurudhu. It feels so good.....

This Avurudu is different because after a long hiatus, Sri Lanka has both peace and democracy. Those two attributes are important for they have a soothing effect even for the least political man and woman, though he or she may.....

Millions of Sri Lankans and others in several parts of the world will celebrate their National New Year or the festival of the Sun when the star at the centre of the Solar System moves......

The passing away of the Most Ven. MahanayakaThera of the Asgiri Chapter, Aggamaha Pandita Udugama Saddharmakeerthi Sri Dhammadassi Ratnapala Buddharakkittabhidana Maha Nayake Thera on Wednesday, April 8 morning in Singapore.....

The Pansilu, who synchronized the nation with his enchanting melody and balanced tonal brilliance, was born 100 years ago; on April 14th,1915 and passed away on April 11th, 1981.

In the light of the proposed changes to the Constitution of Sri Lanka now under consideration and growing accusations of contrived attempts via the proposed new Article 33 to neutralise....

Veteran politician, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka, DEW Gunasekara talks about the current political situation....

As the Sinhala and Hindu New Year approaches, one is reminded of that day so many years ago, when the entire nation mourned as a whole for the demise of an unforgettable statesman. His funeral.....

With Bhutan’s Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on a state visit to Sri Lanka there is much we need to learn from this tiny and remote kingdom nestling in the Himalayas between its powerful neighbours, India and China.....

Finally a win-win situation for Iran and the P5+1, said reports last Thursday from the Swiss holiday...

In this historical new era of a new political culture and good governance, a historic consensus...

Lying innocuously nestled, as a stand-alone provision, is a freshly designed Article 70(1) of the coming...

Shocking stories are now being unearthed by various investigative committees that are inquiring...

The government, for the first time after its formation, was in for a rude shock in Parliament on Tuesday when its resolution to raise Rs. 400 billion  by issuing Treasury Bills in the local financial market was  voted out by the  oppos

The present Presidential election has brought into focus the need for urgent amendments to our Constitution. As a lay member of the public I wish the following points will be given consideration when amendments are proposed.