People voted for the neophyte President AKD and the NPP government because they want a change from the way the mainstream parties ruled them. They had voted the Sirisena-Wickremesinghe combine to ...

Given the gravity of the matter, as indicated by the President, we suggest that a Cabinet subcommittee of senior officials be appointed to study these issues in detail. Within three months, they could ...

Resurfacing ETCA in negotiations with India. According to the 34-point agreement which President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, AKDfor short, had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi or s ...

Having worked across various health institutions in the country, it’s well-known that donations of infrastructure to government hospitals are not uncommon. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of ...

Celebrating the 100 th Anniversary of the Jaffna Colleg Alumni Association – Colombo Branch, and 190 th anniversary of the Batticotta (Vaddukoddai) Seminary (1823) and Jaffna College (1872) 3 rd ...

It was with profound sadness that we heard from a comrade in Denmark of the passing of Comrade Amarar Rajakulasuriyar Singamappanar (Singa) in Sri Lanka. By the time this small tribute is written, his ...

As the Sri Lankan presidential elections draw near, the political landscape is becoming increasingly convoluted. Recent crossovers among politicians are baffling to many observers, highlighting a ...

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 ...

Monetary policy is the policy actions taken by the monetary authority or the central bank to change the factors or aspects related to the existing financial situation of a country. Defined in another ...

The Mission of NPP is centered on social justice and equal opportunities for all in the context of inclusive economic growth (i.e. people who are capable and willing to participate and contribute to ...

The book launch ceremony of Dr Rajasinghe Bandara, ‘The Students protests 1975-76 at University of Peradeniya that ousted President Vithanage and Sirimavo’s dictatorship’ was held at Mahaweli Centre ...

Netanyahu essentially told Gazans to get out or die, a choice between expulsion and extermination, between ethnic cleansing and genocide – and while doing so has obliterated exit routes and fired on ...