Therefore, theoretically, Sri Lanka could end up with a hung parliament on November 14. *Dr. S. I. Keethaponcalan is a Professor of Conflict Resolution at Salisbury University, Maryland. He was ...

Like in many parties one can identify communalists. But the NPP is unique in standing up against communalism of any kind. The NPP is very open in condemning communalism. As far as I know. it is the ...

One by one the lights go out. In a span of seven months, Sri Lanka’s Engineering fraternity and the country’s progressive political fraternity have lost three of their kinds, one after another. Chris ...

The yacht industry in Southeast Asia has experienced remarkable growth in recent years, driven by a surge in affluence, a growing middle class, and an increasing appreciation for leisure and luxury.

When Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) won the presidency with 42 percent of the votes, all opposition parties undermined it by stating that 58 percent of voters were against him, so it was not a win as ...

The expected shenanigans of the Rajapaksas and Wickremesinghe have started with renewed vigour with the General Election 2024 looming. Pathetic as it may appear it is reminiscent of drowning men ...

The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have been an Anura Kumara Dissanayake presidency. For the NPP/JVP to go from 3% to 42% in four plus years, ...

The interim NPP government wants to make negotiated changes to the IMF conditionalities already agreed upon by the previous regime. If that is not feasible, the NPP will have to move away from the ...

“Imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism” (Lenin). “Israel is the largest American aircraft carrier in the world that cannot be sunk” (General Alexander Haig, American Secretary of State) As ...

The upcoming parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka present an unprecedented opportunity for the people to reshape the political landscape. Since Anura Kumara Dissanayake assumed the presidency, Sri ...

The current political landscape in Sri Lanka reflects a profound desire among the populace to break away from traditional party affiliations. This shift should not be seen merely as a rejection of the ...

al journey has had a lamentable history. At the dawn, or on its very eve, of Independence, in 1947, DS Senanayake formed the United National Party (UNP). Its stature was immense; its composition ...