The following is a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Royal Government of Bhutan:

A western medical doctor who has undergone further training to deliver medical care at primary care level based on concepts and principles of Family Medicine/General Practice is a General Practitioner/Family Physician. Family Medicine/General practic

Though touted as a “melting pot” of diverse races and ethnicities, racism is deeply entrenched in the United States. It catches the public eye during slanging matches in election campaigns.

What Mahinda Rajapaksa as President did to the other political parties is boomeranging now on his own party, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). During his heyday he, using both the carrot and the stick, broke other parties and those who defected

I srael thinks it has dealt a double blow to its enemies by killing Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and Fuad Shukr of Hezbollah.

Bangladesh is in the grips of unprecedented protests against the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

The presidential elections are on the way, and the much-needed alternatives to the current economic trajectory are nowhere in sight. While Sri Lanka is facing the worst economic crisis since independence, this historic election is yet to put forward

This year 2024, has been a year of elections. Elections were held in India, the UK and France. Elections are due in our own country on September 21 and in November the US will elect a new president.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe was cruelly bamboozled by the Rajapaksas early this week. The incumbent president was given false promises that the Medamulana clan-led “pohottuwa”party was firmly behind him in his bid to contest the forthcoming p

Surely, the expectations of people on the outcome of the forthcoming Presidential election are a far cry from what is expected by the politicians.

According to the Office of the Commissioner of Election (EC) to date ten individuals have already paid their deposits to contest the upcoming presidential election on 21 September.

Loser Benjamin Netanyahu seems to be in a mighty big hurry to portray himself as a winner, as he comes under immense pressure from the US and other pro-Israeli countries to end his genocidal war in Gaza.

When we see advertisements run on national television aimed at recruiting youth for the security forces there is so much genuineness associated with such efforts.

At the time of writing this column, the second candidate expecting to contest at the upcoming presidential elections-Sajith Premadasa- saw the required cash deposit being made in his name at the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.

The National Peace Council of Sri Lanka released the following statement pertaining to Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena stating that the Supreme Court cannot change approval granted by Constitutional Council to appoint current IGP.

Today, we begin August and for those who wish to know, this month was first called Sextilis – a Latin word for “sixth”, as it was the sixth month of the Roman year. When the emperor Augustus Caesar was in power, however, he wished to have a mon

Monday night, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) finally parted ways with Ranil Wickremesinghe, announcing plans to field its own candidate at the presidential election. The move effectively split the Pohottuwa and saw President Wickremesinghe af

Finally the date of our widely expected presidential election has been announced. Lankans will cast their vote to elect a new president on September 21 this year.

The Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing IGP Tennakoon from functioning in the role of IGP. This move comes amid various parties questioning the legality and appropriateness of his appointment.

Two years ago, the last ten days of July saw a brutal crackdown of a public uprising that craved a system change following an unprecedented economic meltdown that irreparably ruined the life of over half of the populace while turning that of another

In Parliament a few days ago the Minister of Agriculture made a startling revelation.

There’s a political poster that’s been splashed on the walls of Colombo. Black letters on a yellow background mean that the author or the party cannot be identified

Despite Opposition political parties accusing the President and his party, the United National Party (UNP) was attempting to postpone the Presidential election for the past few months, it seems that the road is clear for that election.

Just two years after the ‘Aragalaya’ and the country is beginning to emerge from its state of bankruptcy, a new crisis seems to be in the making.

Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka known generally as Sarath Fonseka has thrown his hat into the presidential poll ring again.

The following is a reply to an article published in the Daily Mirror on 22.07.24 under the heading ‘BOASTERS in politics and American Trump’ by Desmond Mallikarachchi.

In Sri Lanka or anywhere in the world, history has been mostly penned about winners and not losers. The same can be said in the field of politics. Yesterday (July 25) the death of leftist politician Vickramabahu Karunaratne was announced.

For decades, Sri Lanka’s State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have been plagued by inefficiency, corruption, and a lack of transparency. Apart from the burden on the public purse, the consequences for citizens have included substandard medicines to explo

There are two complaints that are frequently heard in Sri Lanka about its education system.

With the Election Commission scheduled to announce any time now the date for the Presidential Election, political parties are expressing various views on forming different alliances, with President Ranil Wickremesinghe being at the centre of attentio