A civic society has written an open letter to the Elections Commissioner has called on him to punish publisherswho had violated the Presidential Elections Act,...

“When Ravana approached the end of his tether, there was a sequence of pitiable happenings.

With eight days left in the campaign for the crucial presidential election and the two main contenders and parties or civic action groups supporting them going into the highest gear,...

?In this week’s column, this columnist decided to share with readers the views of a very experienced political campaigner about how “Colombo Society” (what he likes to call the “Cinnamon Garden Crowd”) and the

?In George Orwell’s classic work 1984, Winston Smith is an ordinary citizen who lives in permanent fear of Big Brother in a totalitarian state. Even thinking of rebellion is a serious crime. Arrested for anti-state activities, Smith is detained

The new Sri Lankan President will be named on January 9, 2015. The ongoing presidential election campaign should discuss linking Sri Lanka to the World Disarmament Map from which the country has been disconnected since 2004. 

S?ince 1978 and especially after 2010, the dignity of the once highly-respected public service has been seriously damaged. Today    it is virtually a Government service working for the party in power with posts, promotions and transfers dep

A landmark treaty regulating the global arms trade came into force this Wednesday, but questions remain over its...

As Sri Lanka today commemorates the 10th Anniversary of its worst ever natural catastrophe the...

The negotiations over Iran’s supposed nuclear bomb-building abilities seem to be stuck in a rut. Given the detailed...

As such, the definition of success varies among different groups of people. For some it would be intrinsic...

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

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

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

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, w

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

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-call

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

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.

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

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.....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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.