Limping devolution and Foreign Secretary Shringla
J.N. Dixit, Romesh Bhandari, G. Parthasarathy, and the only surviving P. Chidambaram et al. were names often heard during the days when power-sharing was discussed during the J.R. Jayewardene era. Now Read More »
Sunny Side Up: Pandora probe goes to IRD
The ongoing probe by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) into former Deputy Minister Nirupama Rajapaksa and her husband Thirukumar Nadesan over the controversia Read More »
Sunny Side Up: The ‘new printing press’
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa recently claimed that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) was functioning as a “printing press”. Read More »
Sunny Side Up: Gnanasara Thera to Parliament?
The outspoken Bodhu Bala Sena (BBS) Secretary Ven. Galagaodaththe Gnanasara Thera is likely to enter Parliament through the National List of the Ape Jana Bala Party (Our People’s Power Party [OPPP]). Read More »
Sunny Side Up: SLPP members exchange blows
The internal clashes within the governing alliance were now out in the open, with members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and those representing coalition partners openly criticising each ot Read More »
Sunny Side Up: New-look protests
The ongoing fertiliser crisis in the country and the growing discontent among farmers resulted in protests taking several new and innovative looks. Read More »
Sunny Side Up: Sirisena Jr. enters politics
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena’s son, Daham Sirisena, last week entered the political fray. Read More »