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By Shamindra Ferdinando One-rime Secretary of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry to Investigate and Inquire into Serious Acts of Fraud, Corruption and Abuse of Power, State Resources and Privileges (PRECIFAC) Lacille de Silva yesterday (17) said that leaders of political parties represented in Parliament should set up a committee to study the landmark Supreme Court […]

Sri Lankan government had shared the details and the conditions of the 4.2 billion dollar debt deal with China with other creditors, Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe told Bloomberg.Governor Weerasinghe expressed optimism about restructuring Sri Lanka’s debt through the official creditors committee, aiming to secure IMF support for a 330 million dollar […]

Saturday 18th November, 2023 Government politicians never miss an opportunity to identify themselves with the ordinary public, but they betray their cavalier attitude and callous disregard for the people’s suffering whenever they give free rein to their restless tongues. Many of the people who used to lead comfortable lives have been reduced to penury for […]

The momentous event of the week-ended-today was the presentation of Budget 2024 by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance. Usually, Sri Lankan Presidents keep away from Parliament; not Ranil Wickremesinghe, and a jolly good move it is. The Island of Tuesday November 14 headlined the VI Event as: “Prez presents Budget […]

By Saman Indrajith TNA Jaffna District MP M.A. Sumanthiran told Parliament on Wednesday that Rajapaksa brothers had enough money to compensate 22 million people in the country.  Participating in the second reading debate on Budget 2023, MP Sumanthiran said that his party welcomed the Supreme Court determination that ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, along with former Finance […]

By Uditha Devapriya Interactions are about connections. Connections are not always about commonalities. After all, it is not just commonalities that are celebrated, it is also differences. There are many ways of celebrating differences, many ways of affirming them. The Interact Movement in Sri Lanka is now almost 60 years old. The Interact Club of […]

Friday 17th November, 2023 Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has eclipsed most other crucial issues, especially relentless attacks on the people’s democratic rights and freedoms. A group of academics has, in a letter published on the opposite page, condemned one such incident. Human rights lawyer, Swasthika Arulingam, was recently turned away from a lecture she was […]

by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Cabinet reshuffles are part and parcel of the British political system with most prime ministers doing so at least annually. There is much to be commended about this system; ministers whose performance is below par could be removed. By the way, it is alien to the Sri Lankan political culture as […]

A retired Senior DIG of Sri Lanka Police has shed new light on claims that the former Sri Lankan government officials may have colluded with a terrorist group for political gain, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people, including Australians, in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, ABC News reported.

Minister of Transport, Highways and Mass Media, Bandula Gunawardena emphasized that addressing the prevailing crisis of the country requires an exclusive focus on economic solutions, highlighting the inadequacy of political measures in this context.

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday adopted its first resolution since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, calling for Âurgent and extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza to address the escalating crisis for Palestinian civilians during Israel s aerial and ground attacks.

Prof. Bandara denies allegations as baseless By Saman Indrajith feaOpposition and SJB leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday told Parliament that Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Prof Ranjith Bandara had tried to cover up Sri Lanka Cricket’s frauds and corruption, during a meeting with SLC officials on Tuesday. Premadasa said that the video recording […]

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa yesterday (15) said the SLPP always respected the judiciary. He said so when the media sought his response to the Supreme Court ruling on the fundamental rights case that Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa and Basil Rajapaksa and several others are responsible for mismanaging the economy. MP Rajapaksa said that being fundamental […]

Thursday 16th November, 2023 Shortages that Sri Lanka is struggling to cope with are far too numerous to enumerate, but there is no dearth of self-proclaimed saviours. A recent brawl involving three MPs near the parliamentary chamber prompted the party leaders to have a committee appointed to investigate the incident. They said such action had […]

The convocation of the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies, Colombo, (BCIS) for 2023, held at the BMICH on November 10, provided many a thought-provoking ‘take-away’ for the International Relations (IR) student and analyst. The principal dignitaries at the momentous event did considerable justice to current developments in the IR field and thereby rendered the convocation […]

Rex Clementine in Calcutta  Calcutta used to be the capital of India until King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital to Delhi in 1911. Known as the City of Joy, it’s a pleasant experience to be here during Deepavali time with the streets nicely decorated. This is where the World Cup semi-final between […]