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Political Manipulation - Page 2

September 28, 2026
Social/Sri Lanka

May the Easter Mastermind Myth Die in November 2027 — Amen!

Years after Easter, the unanswered “mastermind” question has become far more than a demand for justice. It has become entangled with institutional authority, political influence and questions of financial transparency. As Cardinal

Columns/Human Rights/Sri Lanka

Land-mining Sri Lanka in Vadunnagala

The article examines the controversy surrounding the planting of a purported Sri Maha Bodhi sapling at Vadunnagala, an ancient Buddhist archaeological site in northern Sri Lanka, by politician Sarath Weerasekara. It links the development to earlier disputes at Kurundi and

September 27, 2026

Beware Sri Lanka the Real Deep State is Coming

Politics/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka may have spent years looking for a deep state in the wrong place. The more immediate concern is whether a disciplined political

The Politics of the “Real Me”

Politics/Sri Lanka

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s appeal to the “real me” raises a deeper question about modern political persuasion: can sincerity be declared into existence? From

How to Sell a Nation’s Pain

November 30, 2025
Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

by Durga Velayudham The greatest tragedy in writing about other people’s suffering is when an author arrives not to understand, but to confirm a story she has already sold. Sonia Faleiro an

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Once Again on Stage: Cardinal’s Political Blasphemy

October 6, 2024
Editorials

Editorial The drama is unfolding yet again on the stage, with no end in sight. This morning, at Katuwapitiya Church, where the sacred echoes of worship were once drowned out by the

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