China and Sri Lanka first became connected through Buddhism and later through the Maritime Silk Road. The friendship between the two peoples has transcended time and continues today. For decades, many residents
Editorial President Dissanayake is set to visit Jaffna in a few days, an event that carries immense symbolic weight for the nation. To truly grasp the significance of this visit, one must
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Sri Lanka is in a tight spot. Joint statements issued by India and Sri Lanka on Dec, 16, last year, and China and Sri Lanka on January 16, this year, following President
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This article is based on the insights and statistics shared by the author on his social media platform. In any society driven by economic imperatives, the precarious relationship between labour and survival
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The sudden and sweeping popularity of the Compass, the symbol of the NPP/JVP-led government in Sri Lanka, is not merely a political phenomenon but a striking reflection of the collective psyche of
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by Our Political Affairs Correspondent Sri Lanka’s political history since 1948 is built on a foundation of lies, betrayals, and carefully crafted illusions that have defined the country’s course. This pattern has
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The following article was originally published in Sunday Morning Colombo. – Editors What does it mean to be a ‘Clean Sri Lankan’? This question, deceptively simple, pierces to the very core of
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Ranil Wickremesinghe, a rigorous critic of the Hambantota Port, became Prime Minister in 2015 and, to the surprise of countries such as the USA and other Western states, decided to lease the
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Editorial Victor Ivan’s demise marks the extinguishing of a rare flame that burned with an unrelenting ferocity in Sri Lanka’s tumultuous socio-political terrain. A man who defied the shackles of conformity, Ivan
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Editorial The 99th birth anniversary of Professor S. Mahalingam on January 16 passes in hushed silence, unaccompanied by the cacophonous adulation that this nation reserves for far lesser figures—a scathing indictment of
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by Luxman Aravind Political history reeks of betrayal, greed, and a lust for power that knows no shame. Leaders who rise as voices of justice often crumble into puppets of the very
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