by Our Political Affairs Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has discovered a remarkably simple prescription for two of Sri Lanka’s most serious public-policy problems. Build 50 more universities and tell sick people
by Luxman Aravind Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya’s two recent official visits became something of a media event: a cascade of carefully choreographed images, from the cockpit-window shots to slow-motion footage of diplomatic
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The month of May saw President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (also known as AKD) coming to terms with the pleasures and pains of democracy in action. This was brought out starkly in two
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The leaked Defence MoU between Sri Lanka and India, emerging during Narendra Modi’s recent official visit, is frightening — a glaring manifestation to the perilous immaturity of
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Ranil’s UNP won the 2001 general election but fell short of securing the majority required to form a stable government, winning 109 seats. In that election, the UNP polled 45.62% of the
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by Luxman Aravind Since assuming office as Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake has completed a brief but symbolically charged seven months. In this short period, two deeply evocative images
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Editorial The plaintive bleats of Sri Lanka’s opposition parties, predicting the imminent collapse of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government, ring more of desperate fantasy than grounded political calculus. The notion that this
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“When I am formulated, sprawling on a pin” (from T.S. Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, first published 1915) Click here for Part One and here for Part Two
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Addressing the 2025 World Government Summit in the United Arab Emirates today (12), Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake made a powerful appeal for international cooperation, urging world leaders to unite in
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by Mendaka Sumanasekara During a recent meeting of the Politburo, the supreme body of the ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), held at their headquarters, sources within the party, speaking anonymously, revealed discussions
More President Anura Kumara Dissanayake last week met four new ambassadors to Qatar, Russia, Kuwait and Egypt and our first high commissioner to New Zealand who will assume their assignments shortly. All of
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by Luxman Aravind President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is no ordinary political player. His mastery of optics, his ability to engineer public sentiment, and his uncanny skill in turning every action into a
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by Luxman Aravind Forget about what they’ve issued, a “diplomatic” communiqué over the future of Indo-Lanka relationships. The message is abundantly clear who wrote this, but instead of showering praises, we must
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The following article, published in the Global Times in Beijing, critiques certain Indian media outlets for diverting attention from Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to India by framing narratives aimed
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Introduction Effective communication plays a vital role in governance. If communication is clear and effective, it contributes to promoting transparency and building trust between those holding power and the people who are
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by Luxman Aravind He continues to hoard power rather than decentralising it, and not a single soul dares to challenge him. His charisma—manifested through his calculated walks from the Presidential Office to the Finance Ministry, his
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