Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Executive Committee member of the National People’s Power, appeared on a TV talk show last Tuesday, where he expressed appreciation for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts in leaving the Treasury in a stable fi

This article aims to educate parents on the impact of screen time on their children and provide practical strategies for managing it.

In what is becoming almost a monotonous regular feature at the UNHRC, that organisation presented a ‘comprehensive report on Sri Lanka’ authored by the Commissioner of Human Rights earlier in September this year.

It was strongly argued before the Presidential election that a party like the National People’s Power (NPP) led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake which obtained only 3.16 percent of total votes in the 2019 Presidential election cannot achieve the 50 perc

The heading of this article is inspired by the title of Edgar Snow’s book, “Red Star Over China”.

On 21 September, Lankans elected into office a new President who campaigned on an anti-corruption platform and renegotiating with the IMF. Presently 25 percent of our people are living below the poverty line, where according to UNICEF 1 in 2 children

Sri Lanka badly needs more books and readers. Those who have made buying books and reading them a habit face a daunting challenge. Buying the next set of books is close to unthinkable now given the skyrocketing prices of books.

As predicted by political analysts, the September 21 presidential poll concluded up with many firsts. First and foremost, it ushered Anura Kumara Dissanayake alias AKD in to presidency; a politician from outside the traditional, political mainstream.

Sri Lanka now has her third female Prime Minister after a hiatus of 24 years. Twenty years is a long period of time from a political perspective. That was sufficient time to usher in change, to witness more women in the political sphere in decision-m

Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) had a spring in his walk even before he won the Presidential Elections. He dressed extremely well when stepping in front of the public and exhibited an air of confidence which said ‘2024 is my year to be the President

For the first time in our history, on 21 September a Marxist, the son of a poor farmer, a man who understands the travails and humiliation the poor have to undergo daily has been elected as the Executive President of the country. President Dissanayak

The Maldivian economy has been going through a bad patch even as there is political stability in the country.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his speech after he was declared elected as the President at the Election Commission’s auditorium said the very conducting of the Presidential election this time was a victory for the people.

The People’s Alliance for Right to Land (PARL)-Gampaha, a voluntary coalition of civil society organisations and individuals committed to ensure housing and property rights of marginalised communities in Sri Lanka, presented a memorandum on the hou

The people have made their choice; in a democracy, we must respect that decision with dignity, although for the first time in four decades, a winner has been declared in a Sri Lankan Presidential Election with less than half the population voting in

By the time this column is published, the whole country would know who the next president of Sri Lanka is, unless a standoff emerges with all three candidates running neck to neck and preferential votes coming in as the deciding factor.

The long awaited 2024 Presidential Election is done and dusted. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) of the National People’s Power became the Ninth President of Sri Lanka.

September 26th is of particular significance to a substantial number of Sri Lankan Tamils. For it was on this day in 1987 that a senior member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Thileepan died in Nallur after undertaking a fast unto death

As we have discussed in a previous article, the 9th Presidential election which is being held today is different from the past eight elections in several aspects.

The glorious uncertainties of cricket is the greatest attraction of the game. Strange though it may seem, this is how today’s presidential election is also poised.

How sure are we that our phones won’t explode in our faces? This week’s developments in Lebanon make us raise this question. The next time we buy a mobile communication device, we must ensure it comes from a seller who provides a manufacturer war

One positive thing which came out of all the political discussions in the run-up to the presidential elections was that candidates were focused on resurrecting a fallen economy.

The Government of Sri Lanka and the IMF have agreed on the introduction of a new property tax. It is labelled the Imputed Rental Income Tax.

The famous American newspaper publisher and politician, William Randolph Hearst, has said, “News is what someone wants suppressed. Everything else is advertising.” After weeks of advertising by different political parties and independent candidat

President and Presidential candidate Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed that Sri Lanka should only focus on economic stability now while constitutional reforms should be put to the back seat. “

It’s here at last. Today at midnight, election campaigning must necessarily come to an end. Hopefully cutouts of the varied candidates and the posters with their none too beautiful faces will not spoil our days and nights. Our brains will not be se

For the first time in history,Sri Lankan voters have been given the ‘self-destruction’ option of their country. If they use it, their choice could well send their country down the perilous path taken by a host of others, from Haiti and Zimbabwe

Sri Lankans will cast their ballots on Saturday. The country is at a crossroads politically and economically. People will avail of themselves the opportunity on Saturday to elect the next Executive President of Sri Lanka for a period of five years. E

‘The Solidarity Movement for Justice and Truth’ is a civil movement that was set up three years ago with a vision to apprehend perpetrators involved in carrying out the Easter Sunday attacks and seeking justice for victims. Issuing a statement, t

On September 14, 2024, both on the BBC and Al Jazeera, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, urged the faithful to vote for the less evil of the two major US presidential candidates who are ‘against life’. Kamala Harris is openly for abortion while Trum