Monday 5th February, 2024 Another ‘Independence Day’ has come and gone. Hours of pomp and circumstance complete with thunderous cannon fire were over and the sobering...
When we saw an incoming email from a regular correspondent to the newspapers titled “Why not sing the National Anthem in the Thai language” in our...
Saturday 3rd February, 2024 Sri Lanka is experiencing various shortages, but gazette notifications are never in short supply. The only thing the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government did...
Friday 2nd February, 2024 The Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe government has overtaken King Kekille, who according to Sri Lankan folk stories, always punished the innocent and spared the wrongdoers...
Thursday 1st February, 2024 Dr. Laksiri Fernando has, in his column published on the opposite page today, reminded us that the Voters’ Day of Sri Lanka...
Wednesday 31st January, 2024 Sri Lanka is going through difficult times, which are interesting nonetheless. In a dramatic turn of events replete with irony, a political...
Tuesday 30th January, 2024 The government has reportedly decided to enhance the fine for the offence of bribing voters. Candidates contesting elections bribe electors in various...
Monday 29th January, 2024 Political alliances are mushrooming ahead of the next presidential election, the latest being the one formed by SLPP MP Nimal Lanza together...
The death on Thursday of State Minister Sanath Nishantha on the Katunayake expressway when his luxury sports utility vehicle (SUV) crashed headlong into the back of...
Saturday 27th January, 2024 Thursday’s tragic accident on the Colombo-Katunayake expressway, where State Minister Sanath Nishantha and his security officer died, has rekindled public debate on...