Daya Gamage

Daya Gamage is a retired Foreign Service National Political Specialist of the U.S. Department of State once accredited to the Political Section of the American Embassy in Colombo. He is contributing columnist for The Island, a daily newspaper in Colombo.

October 23, 2026

Education/Interviews

Rockstar Philosopher Žižek Says We Are ‘Not Yet Hopeless Enough’

In an interview with BBC Newsnight’s Paddy O’Connell, Slavoj Žižek discusses his new book, Signs from the Future, examining Donald Trump’s political legacy, the decline of the liberal international order and the

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Plans to Close 34 State Institutions as Government Reviews Public Sector

Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry has decided to close 34 state institutions, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said, as the government considers restructuring public sector organisations and addressing shortages of professional staff. Dissanayake announced the decision at the annual general meeting

October 23, 2026

Rajapaksa Tells Imprisoned Son to Trust Courts and Avoid Political Revenge

Politics/Sri Lanka

Former Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged his imprisoned son, parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, to place his trust exclusively in the judiciary and refrain

Special: Chemmani Report Leaves Mass-Grave Claims Unproven

Editor's Choice/Human Rights

by Our Special Correspondent in Jaffna An interim archaeological investigation at Chemmani in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district has recovered 574 minimum-number-of-individuals human skeletons,

US Lawmakers Ignore Sri Lankan War Casualties: Democracy’s Facade Cracks

May 28, 2024

Politics/Sri Lanka/United States

Declaring that the government of Sri Lanka, while combating ‘Tamil Organizations’ which were fighting for a Tamil Homeland in the North-East, committed genocide against the Tamil people, a resolution was tabled in

PTA Reforms: Overlooking Lessons from US Insurrection Act

January 15, 2024

Human Rights/United States

Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe at a meeting with the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, at his Ministry, on January 08, informed the latter that the Anti-Terrorism Bill had

Unveiling Washington’s Agenda: Federalism Initiatives in Sri Lanka

August 16, 2023

Diplomacy

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is currently endeavouring to implement the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, which could lead to the establishment of a federal structure, much to the delight of Washington policymakers. US