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Gotabaya Rajapaksa

March 21, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s Navy Forced to Reveal Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Escape Costs

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition by the Sri Lankan Navy seeking to block disclosure of expenses related to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape from the country in July 2022.

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

From Sri Lanka’s Collapse to Trump’s War

Gotabaya Rajapaksa inherited a lower-middle income country and bankrupted it in two years and five months. Donald Trump is likely to upend the world in a much shorter time. If he doesn’t immediately – and unconditionally – end the unprovoked

March 16, 2026

Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka: A Jurisprudential Indictment of Executive Despotism

Diplomacy/Editorials/Sri Lanka

by Our Political Affairs Editor In a resounding rebuke to executive overreach and a commendable reinforcement of the rule of law, the Supreme Court

Will Anura Meet the Same Fate as Chandrika?

Columns/Sri Lanka

Mrs Bandaranaike intended for her son, Anura Bandaranaike, to succeed her as leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). However, SLFP members opposed

Sri Lanka’s Navy Forced to Reveal Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Escape Costs

March 21, 2026
News/Sri Lanka

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a petition by the Sri Lankan Navy seeking to block disclosure of expenses related to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s escape from the country in July 2022.

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From Sri Lanka’s Collapse to Trump’s War

March 16, 2026
Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

Gotabaya Rajapaksa inherited a lower-middle income country and bankrupted it in two years and five months. Donald Trump is likely to upend the world in a much shorter time. If he doesn’t

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s Sri Lanka: A Jurisprudential Indictment of Executive Despotism

March 19, 2025
Diplomacy/Editorials/Sri Lanka

by Our Political Affairs Editor In a resounding rebuke to executive overreach and a commendable reinforcement of the rule of law, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in SC/FR/37/2020, delivered on 18th

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Will Anura Meet the Same Fate as Chandrika?

October 14, 2024
Columns/Sri Lanka

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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Sri Lanka Faces Pivotal Presidential Election Amid Ongoing Economic Crisis

September 18, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

Sri Lanka stands on the brink of a crucial presidential election scheduled for September 21, 2024, as the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of a severe economic crisis. The situation

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Influences on Sri Lanka’s Electorate

August 7, 2024
Politics/Sri Lanka

Against the backdrop of realignment of political parties represented in Parliament in the run-up to the presidential election on Sept. 21, it would be pertinent to examine the status of the electorate.

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Summoning US Ambassador Over Coup Allegation — An Imperative Assertion of Sovereignty

March 27, 2024
Editorials

Editorial In a seismic revelation, the Speaker of Parliament has exposed a clandestine scheme masterminded by foreign powers aimed at undermining the essence of our democratic nation. Accordingly, an envoy stationed in

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Sri Lanka: Gotabaya Credits Ranil for Law and Order Restoration

March 20, 2024
Columns/Politics

By the time President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had arrived in Singapore in the second week of July 2022, a few days after fleeing Sri Lanka, he firmly believed that then Prime Minister Ranil

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Cardinal Reaffirms His Faith in Easter Blast Probe — Gota’s Memoir

March 13, 2024
Politics

In a poignant reflection on his tenure as Sri Lanka’s President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s recently published memoir, “The Conspiracy to Oust Me from Presidency,” offers a detailed glimpse into his relationship with Cardinal

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Sri Lanka: Only can reveal the truth on political conspiracies

May 21, 2023
Politics

Moves for the resurrection of the Lotus Bud Party (Pohottuwa) of the Rajapaksas are already under way. Stories about international conspiracies even involving superpowers are many to exculpate former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

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