It seems like Indian Premier Narendra Modi likes Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. This was what was portrayed when the Indian Prime Minister extended an invitation to Gotabaya to ensure that his visit to India would be the maiden overseas tou

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s trip to India has set the stage for a new chapter in bilateral ties in the changing strategic and economic environment. The President led a small delegation comprising officials to New Delhi as his first official over

It is not advisable to believe one’s own propaganda. That’s a basic rule in political engagement. Blurs vision. Flaws calculation. Usually results in egg on the face. Now consider an article by Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu published last Sunday tit

We applaud Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who successfully concluded his first foreign visit to India from November 29 to December 1. Our main focus today is on his fledgling administration now into its 3rd week. Where the President is c

With a new President and an interim Government in place, the people are hopeful that burning questions will be addressed!!! Law and Order is THE MOST important issue with people who can be counted on to implement what needs to be done!!! The traffic

The 2019 Presidential Elections finished with a bang and what’s surprising is that Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s critics have fallen silent. This fact was highlighted recently by JVP’s Sunil Handunetti. We’ve read about a few incidents which make us c

‘Wooing to them, but full of woe for us’ – said the message. One sent by a close colleague, correcting yet another one of my many grammar faux-pas that had crept into Twitter. Instead of woo I had used woe.

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another -Mahatma Gandhi

Unfortunately, the new government led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had to face a diplomatic crisis even before a fortnight of its election into power is over. The Swiss Embassy in Colombo has lodged an official complaint with the Foreign Ministry

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s seventh executive President has the best of both worlds, so to speak, in terms of foreign relations. At least for now. He just concluded a successful official visit to India, scored a few PR victories with the Indian

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have, with consummate skill, drawn upon their strong personalities, innate creativity and robust pragmatism to lay a firm foundation for long-lasting Indo-Lankan ties. T

It was welcome news when the new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said recently that only qualified and experienced professionals will be appointed to head Sri Lanka’s statutory bodies and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). A few days later, he appointed

Sri Lanka, is an island in the strategic positioning of the Indian Ocean is continued a vital player for spectators watching the concert of the Indian Ocean. The world has become quite observatory about Sri Lanka’s political leadership change after

The PR system introduced under 1978 Constitution assumed that the seats won by each party or independent group will continue to stay invariable during the entire term. Any vacancy occurring is expected to be filled....

We live in an age of strongman leaders whether it is in India, China or the US. And Sri Lanka has also elected such a leader as President.

Climate Change and Global Warming today pose a very existential threat to our planet. There is now proof that the multiple effects of Global Warming could have serious effects that may in the distant future, lead to the extinction of life on the Plan

The election of Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa as the seventh Executive President has effectively demonstrated that the “Ruhunu Rajapaksas” have come to stay as a dynastic political force in the country. As stated last week in the first of this two

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is now on a visit to India - his maiden foreign tour. On the other hand, India was the first country that seems to have taken the election of former Defence Secretary as the Sri Lanka’s President so important that it se

With ceremonies redolent with symbolism, followed by administrative moves that sent clear messages to the public, Gotabaya Rajapaksa took office as the President of Sri Lanka signalling a clarity of purpose and a no-nonsense approach to his duties th

Many people in the South seem to be overjoyed by the election of former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa as President at the November 16 election with an overwhelming support of Sinhala Buddhists.

Reading Northern Tamil politics from Colombo, the presidential election seems to have proved Tamil political leaderships of all colour are caught in a serious dilemma. Much fractured TNA had to eventually compromise to announce....

ndo-Lanka Accord’ does not describe happiness. It was an agreement that belonged to a different time, a different context and obviously associated with people who have since passed on.

Today, November 29, is the International Day of solidarity with the Palestinian people. Why such a day and why only for the Palestinians? This is because the international conscience, whatever little is left....

The election of a caretaker Government brings with it a sense of responsibility in resurrecting lost hopes. This could be in people as well as in the socio-economic perspective. Several key sectors including health, finance, law, environment, adminis

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa does not wear traditional ‘Kurahan satakaya’ (red coloured shawl) which is part of the family’s traditional attire. All the other members of the Rajapaksa family in politics stick to this dress code, but President R

All presidential candidates came up with plans for the country. Rosy pictures were painted. Promises galore there were. Some of the plans were pragmatic, some idealistic and some downright silly. In all, without exception, there was talk of the futur

Last week on Wednesday, November 20, the United Nations marked Universal Children’s Day. Earlier known as World Children’s Day, it was renamed in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day with the intention of promoting “international togetherness, aw

PROCRASTINATION is the name of the game, a game that is well played in our island country!!! Whether it be Politics, Elections, Bringing Criminals to Justice, Building Bridges, or Planning Equitable Distribution of Wealth, Making Schools available to

President elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa announcement that loss-making institutes have to be turned around has been met with positivism more than a lackadaisical attitude.

The mandate was overwhelming; overwhelmingly Sinhala and Buddhist. So was dissent and rejection; overwhelmingly non-Sinhalese and non-Buddhist. Looking at the Graphics, Charts and the numbers of votes-cast they projected, it seemed more like citizens