Tuesday 3rd May, 2022 All politicians representing the majority community huff and puff up the hills to Kandy all the way from Colombo, from time to...
Monday 2nd May, 2022 The government has gone into overdrive to form an all-party interim administration in response to people’s protests, and a request from the...
In a piece of clever wordplay, the editor of The Island on Friday wrote that the president is talking, the prime minister is waiting and the...
Saturday 30th April, 2022 Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who said he would not step down, has come to terms with reality. He has reportedly said President...
Friday 29th April, 2022 The government is playing a waiting game apparently in the hope that the ongoing protests will fizzle out with the passage of...
Thursday 28th April, 2022 President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is reported to have invited all constituents of the SLPP to a discussion on how to form an all-party...
Wednesday 27th April, 2022 Both the government and the Opposition claim to have a working majority in Parliament! But neither of them has proved its claim....
Tuesday 26th April, 2022 Pressure is mounting on the government to step down. Some powerful trade unions representing teachers, doctors and other state employees are also...
Monday 25th April, 2022 Colombo is fast becoming a city of barricades, again. In the past, roads were blocked to prevent terrorists from carrying out attacks....
The Galle Face protesters remain firmly rooted to their cause after 16 days on the green. The Rajapaksa establishment has conceded some ground of which the...