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 Our Political Affairs Editor Thrishantha Nanayakkara is a distinguished Professor of Robotics at Imperial College London, where he leads groundbreaking research in controllable stiffness robots. His work delves into the intricate
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Mr President, the task before you is both monumental and deeply consequential. Leadership at this juncture demands a careful balance of wisdom, foresight, and an unshakable commitment to the greater good. Drawing
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by Luxman Arvind Let us speak candidly, without the veil of superficial praise. While we must extend our congratulations to President Dissanayake and his colleagues, recognising the undeniable achievement of their victory,
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The JVP’s media wing initially issued text of a speech by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, suggesting he mentioned a plot to assassinate him. However, the party’s media wing has since clarified that
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Editorial In a nation where meaningful leadership seems like a distant memory, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent declarations reveal a tragicomic spectacle of hollow promises, personal ambition, and a flagrant disregard for
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The socioeconomic ideology of Sri Lanka’s President, Anura Kumar Dissanayake, and his political party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has always been rooted in Marxism. Founded in 1965, the JVP has been
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Editorial As the honeymoon phase for Sri Lanka’s newly elected president swiftly comes to an end, the nation stands at a pivotal crossroad. The president, who rose to power on a wave
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Introduction The victory of National People’s Power (Jathika Jana Balawegaya – NPP) at the recent presidential election in Sri Lanka has changed the political landscape of the country. It has given rise
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“The future is cloth waiting to be cut.”Seamus Heaney (The Burial at Thebes) The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have been an Anura Kumara
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Mrs Bandaranaike intended for her son, Anura Bandaranaike, to succeed her as leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). However, SLFP members opposed this due to Anura’s anti-leftist stance. Between 1970
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