Successive governments have repeatedly promised to regulate three-wheeler services, particularly fares. Yet these assurances have remained largely rhetorical.

In addition to exposing weaknesses in our Land management policy and practices in terms of Irrigation and Road infrastructure, Soil conservation, crop-diversification, food system and market logistics etc., the recent blitz of nature through ‘Ditw

Under the original provisions, if the Council failed to pass the budget within two weeks of its submission, the budget would, notwithstanding such failure, be deemed to have been duly adopted.

The National People’s Power (NPP) government is being accused of suppression of media freedom again, a month after it was accused of the same, after the Chief Editor of the Sinhala language daily, “Aruna” was summoned by the Criminal Investigat

Prior to the presidential and parliamentary elections, the National People’s Power (NPP) led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the largest political group within the NPP, and the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), promised the elector

While accompanying my young grandson to his Abacus class, I was compelled to cross the road directly opposite the Building Materials Corporation (BMC), No. 486, Sri Sangharaja Mawatha, Colombo 10. What should have been a routine and safe pedestrian c

Sri Lanka stepped into the New Year 2026 not under clear skies, but amid the lingering impact of Cyclone Ditwah. Homes were damaged, livelihoods disrupted and entire communities were once again reminded of the island’s vulnerability to forces beyon

Rationally speaking, January 1st is just another day. Scientifically, there is no evidence that time began on a January 1, whether millennia or billennia ago. Yet the turning of the calendar invites reflection. The spiritually inclined may take stock

The latest in the education reforms process is the gay website controversy. Even though some might call it a typo, the government has launched an investigation into it. Sometimes, we have too many investigations but no satisfactory outcomes. There a

If there are two lessons that 2025 taught us, that happens to be the uncertainty of life and survival of the fittest. These lessons, however, are not confined to last year but to many years, decades and centuries that have passed. Cyclone Ditwah that

Astrology - In my humble opinion, astrology is the logic behind the planets and their movements. Astrology is all about the planetary positions in your natal chart and facilitates the study, reading and offering predictions for your life journey. To

In the pantheon of Sri Lanka’s independence heroes, one name lingers in the shadows of his more celebrated younger brother. Yet Frederick Richard Senanayake’s (FR) story reveals a man who chose principle over prominence, whose strategic vision he

Sri Lanka ended 2025, a year that could have been much worse, on a positive note. The ravages of Cyclone Ditwah, which killed over 600 people, scores still missing, and the infrastructure damage estimated at $ 4 billion, had been a fatal blow at the

The NPP finally won the second reading of the Colombo Municipal Council budget. During its first reading, the ruling party lost, and this loss was followed by a rather emotional speech by the mayoress. She requested those who voted against the budg

The first budgets presented by Chairmen and Mayors of several local government bodies including the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) representing mainly the National People’s Power (NPP) have been defeated. However, only the CMC budget made headline

US President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again (MAGA) camp is now a house divided on racial, religious and doctrinal lines.

Following the publication of my recent article on measures to curb roadside garbage dumping, I observed that the small wall-mounted notice board indicating penalties has since been removed. However, the garbage accumulated directly beneath that board

Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Chief and Secretary-General, Douglas Devananda became the latest political leader to be arrested in Sri Lanka.

The National People’s Power (NPP) government, elected on an overwhelming mandate to transform governance and strengthen accountability, now faces growing criticism over decisions that contradict its core principles.

Sri Lanka is bleeding talent. Each year thousands of graduates walk out of our state universities with degrees fully funded by the taxpayer, only to walk straight into foreign embassies, recruitment agencies and overseas job markets. Doctors, enginee

As Sri Lanka prepares to welcome the New Year 2026 on the night of December 3, 2025 it is imperative to pause and reflect on the serious dangers associated with the use of firecrackers —particularly the substandard products currently flooding the m

This year, in many Sri Lankan households, Christmas would just be an after thought. The devastating impact of Cyclone Ditwah has left many unhealed wounds, sometimes in the form of loss of loved ones, and sometimes, the loss of property and all belon

South Asia’s youth revolutions began with the Aragalaya in 2022, followed by deadly protests in Bangladesh that ousted Sheik Hasina last year and in Nepal, where the pro-China government of K.P. Sharma Oli fell this year.

According to a recent news report, Sri Lanka Customs took nearly one year to release 166 vehicles imported by John Keells Holdings (JKH), one of the country’s most reputable conglomerates. This unusually prolonged delay raises several serious conce

A short video I saw recently on You Tube compels me to write this. It shows a passenger, a man in his thirties, confronting an airline steward. The steward is telling him repeatedly, ‘Sit down, sir, sit down! Put on your seat belt!’ The man keeps

The fourth name submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the post of Auditor General in permanent or acting capacity has also been rejected by the Constitutional Council last week. The nominee, O.R. Rajasinghe, a member of the Audit Divisi

Sri Lanka’s worst flood disaster in a decade has exposed an uncomfortable truth that transcends any single administration: the catastrophic impact of Cyclone Ditwah reveals not merely the current government’s inability to protect its people, but

Another questionable drug is now doing its rounds. According to sources, this drug has already claimed the lives of two youth raising doubts about the procurement of such medicines.

This writer has written about three massive flood disasters -- in 1989, 2016 and this year, which affected hundreds of thousands of people in the lower valley of Kelani Ganga. And he was personally a victim of two of these massive floods, the ones t

With a ferocity rarely seen in this country, Cyclone Ditwah hit the country for three days. Our much maligned Met department after a long time got its predictions right.