The uprisings in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka reveal a generational impatience with deep-rooted elites who treat the state as personal property. Across South Asia, young people—digitally savvy, economically pressured, and politically aware—ha

Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, known to all M.H.M. Ashraff was one of the brightest stars to shine in the Sri Lankan political firmament.

Last week, the World Bank released two documents on Sri Lanka: A report titled, ‘Sri Lanka Public Finance Review’ addressing Sri Lanka’s painful fiscal adjustment over the last few years, and an appraisal document for a USD 100 million loan for

The month of September has been momentous in our country’s history. Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was shot on September 25, 1959, and died from his wounds the following day, September 26. On September 22, 2024, President AKD Dissanayaka wa

I read a news item in your newspaper that a Member of Parliament and a Rajapakse loyalist, the son of an unsavoury character, had said that there was no issue regarding former president Mahinda Rajapakse’s housing as he can come to Medamulana.

The National People’s Power (NPP) government has rejected the decade old recommendation by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to establish an international mechanism for accountability for human rights violations committed durin

Reports say that the terrible bus accident at Ella which claimed so many lives is the result of a brake failure. The conductor was heard yelling ‘no brakes, lie down’ just before the bus went off the road.

Since 2022, three South Asian nations –Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal have seen their governments overthrown by street protests.

“With friends like these, who needs enemies?” Whoever first uttered those words, the idiom has gained more traction in politics than in any other field.

Firstly, we need to understand who a performer is; a performer is someone like a singer, actor, dancer, or musician. The performer has a performance right over their performance, but do they have a copyright? Performers eternally dabble with the ques

Deadly protests in Nepal have so far claimed the lives of at least 19 protesters. What began as an outrage towards a government-imposed ban on at least 26 social media platforms has dragged the country towards a state of anarchy.

Nepal is unique among South Asian nations. Alongside Tiny Bhutan, landlocked Nepal was never fully colonised by the British, and its distinguished Gurkha soldiers were first hired by the British military as far back as 1815. Though poor (Per capita

Capitalist based political parties in Sri Lanka repeatedly warned the Sri Lankan voters at 3 elections (Presidential Parliamentary and local government) not to fall into the political ideological trap the JVP was setting up. The JVP rightly used the

The politico-underworld nexus propelling the illicit drug trade has come to the surface for yet another time, after the police seized two containers of substances allegedly used for manufacturing crystal methamphetamine, popularly known by its street

From the beginning of this month, our president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has engaged in visiting the northern capital of this country. Dissanayake’s visit needs to be appreciated. No other head of state has visited the peninsula so many times as Pr

The harrowing case of an individual who was assaulted by villagers who mistook him for a robber was reported in the media. Having seen the footage of people assaulting him going viral on social media, this individual had later committed suicide.

One would wonder if our politicians really want to eradicate crime, given the irresponsible statements they make about crime before the television cameras, irrespective of the party they are affiliated to. They always politicise the violent incidents

At present, visitors entering the Parliamentary gallery strictly on invitation are required to follow a dress code: ladies in saree and gentlemen in either the National Dress or a Lounge suit.

Last week, US President Donald Trump renamed the Department of “Defence” as Department of “War” saying that change had become necessary because the US military had not been fighting wars to win

In Sri Lanka, older people are commonly called ‘uncle’ or ‘aunty’ by those younger. This term denotes blood relationships, but is commonly used to as a term of respect when greeting older people, derived from the Sinhalese usage of ‘mama’

A private car ride with Vladimir Putin may not be the grand moment President Donald Trump imagined. Putin showed he had no shortage of companions, joining hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the backseat

OMG! The UN wants to help resolve land issues in the north-east of our country. Wow! sounds like something out of ‘Bob Ripley’s ‘Believe it or Not’.

In light of the increasingly torrid climatic conditions, it is time to reconsider the current method of stationing Specail Task Force (STF) personnel at the entrance of Temple Trees.

The Opposition party leaders seem to be in a rude shock after the arrest and remanding of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over allegation of using public funds for what the government leaders say was a private visit to Wolverhampton University

Life in our country has been controversial since last month. On August 22nd, we witnessed our immediate past president (Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe) being handcuffed and bundled away in a prison van. He had to remain in remand custody for two days as

After a string of stray dog bites, The Indian Supreme Court on August 11, 2025 ordered the removal of all street dogs in Delhi to shelters.

According to the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), 141 serious cases of child sexual abuse, 330 incidents of sexual harassment, and 32 cases of child rape were recorded between January 1 and July 31. In addition, 44 cases of child pregnanci

Yesterday, a second flotilla—following the first that departed Barcelona on August 31—embarked from Tunis, carrying peace warriors determined to brave arrest and imprisonment in their attempt to breach Israel’s genocidal siege of the Gaza Strip

In his address at the 159th Anniversary of the Sri Lanka Police, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake requested police officers having links to the drug trade to either get rid of old practices or volunteer to step down from the police profession. Thes

During a recent confrontation, a video journalist of a popular TV channel was not willing to adhere to the requests of a security officer in terms of maintaining a distance when covering the incident. The confrontation occurred when the notorious und