Monday 1st November, 2021 It has been reported that the Rajapaksa brothers saw red when one of the SLPP coalition leaders, at a recent meeting, expressed...
Unsurprisingly, the appointment of politician-monk, Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara, as chairman of yet another Presidential Task Force (PTF), this one studying the implementation of the ‘One country,...
Saturday 30th October, 2021 A meeting between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the leaders of the SLPP constituents ended inconclusively on Thursday. Among the participants were Prime Minister...
Friday 29th October, 2021 China has taken exception to the detection by Sri Lankan scientists of harmful bacteria in the samples of a consignment of Chinese...
Thursday 28th October, 2021 Power befogs governments, and makes them muddle along, impervious to reason. When intoxicated with power, politicians think they cannot be wrong and...
Wednesday 27th October, 2021 The government is behaving as if it had no problems to contend with. It is now talking about a proposal for the...
Tuesday 26th October, 2021 There is an uneasy truce between the government and the warring teacher-principal trade unions. What looks like a hug in the ring,...
Monday 25th October, 2021 Farmers’ protests against the prevailing fertiliser shortage are gathering momentum, but Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage insists that there are enough stocks of...
The prohibition of cattle slaughter which has been bruited around for many moons was announced last week with our stablemate, The Island reporting on its front...
Saturday 23rd October, 2021 Sri Lanka is like a mental hospital under an air raid, with doctors and patients running helter-skelter. Those who came to power,...