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National People's Power

October 15, 2024
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The Propaganda Circus: Why Sri Lankans Prefer Illusion Over Reality?

by Laxman Aravind In the aftermath of political turmoil, Sri Lanka finds itself caught in a vicious cycle of deception, with the National People’s Power (NPP) party presenting a leadership characterised by

Politics/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Why JVP Leader Asked People to Boycott the Election

Editorial Note: This article, originally published in Lankadeepa, a Sinhala-medium newspaper in Colombo in February 1989 and later featured in the English edition of Lanka Guardian on February 15, 1989, presents the views of Rohana Wijeweera, the founding leader of

September 17, 2024

Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

Presidential Election 2024

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative.

Anura’s Blank Pages: Ideology Without Red Ink

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by Mathalee Our politics is reminiscent of Slavoj Žižek’s parable of red ink. Žižek recounts an old joke from the German Democratic Republic: a

The Propaganda Circus: Why Sri Lankans Prefer Illusion Over Reality?

October 15, 2024
Editor's Choice

by Laxman Aravind In the aftermath of political turmoil, Sri Lanka finds itself caught in a vicious cycle of deception, with the National People’s Power (NPP) party presenting a leadership characterised by

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Sri Lanka: Why JVP Leader Asked People to Boycott the Election

September 17, 2024
Politics/Sri Lanka

Editorial Note: This article, originally published in Lankadeepa, a Sinhala-medium newspaper in Colombo in February 1989 and later featured in the English edition of Lanka Guardian on February 15, 1989, presents the

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Rata Anurata: Come on, let’s perform this farce too

August 31, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

by Laxman Aravind The political faction led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake has convinced itself that capturing power at this juncture is a national imperative. In doing so, many have been swept into

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Anura’s Blank Pages: Ideology Without Red Ink

August 27, 2024
Editor's Choice

by Mathalee Our politics is reminiscent of Slavoj Žižek’s parable of red ink. Žižek recounts an old joke from the German Democratic Republic: a worker is sent to Siberia and, knowing his

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