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(Courtesy of The Island) Sri Lanka has become a joke and is the laughing stock of the world. Four months ago, Sri Lanka had two Prime Ministers, then two Leaders of the Opposition. It is now fielding two teams to..

(Courtesy of The Island) President Maithripala Sirisena, on Wednesday, revealed the real extent of foreign interference with the internal affairs of this country. He told a group of media heads that some foreign envoys had even sought to meddle in..

The role of Buddhism with Sri Lankan characteristics (i.e., Sinhala-Buddhism) has been demonised in the post-1956 phase by the (1) pro-separatist lobby, (2) its allies in the NGOs and (3) left-wing academics to such an extent that it is now..

(Courtesy of The Island) French President Emmanuel Macron has recalled his Ambassador to Italy for consultations. In diplomatic parlance, a nation recalls its Ambassador to any country for ‘consultations’ when it wishes to express extreme displeasure. Let alone recalling an..

  Shenali D Waduge   Who is Yasmin Sooka & exactly what is the reason for her involvement into Sri Lanka’s affairs? Is it on a personal note that she is interested or is she part of a group or..

This is a critical year for all politicians. With three-tier elections (Provincial, Parliamentary and Presidential) coming round the corner they all need to polish their image to win votes. Ranil Wickremesinghe, in particular, needs to give a spit, polish and..

(Courtesy of Asian Tribune) Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe last week dismissed the opposition claim that the United States was establishing a military base in the island nation declaring that the opponents of the government were making mischief. Leaving..

While Sri Lankan politicians were distracted by a power struggle between the president and prime minister in December, the world’s superpower pulled off a heist in terms of extending its military footprint in Sri Lanka and, by extension, in the..

By Mohan Samaranayke (courtesy of The Island) Since Friday 11th January on which date Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe presented in Parliament, the report of the ‘Panel of Experts’ (PoE) working under the Steering Committee of the Constitutional Assembly, as an..

Economist and International Relations Expert, Former Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at Geneva, Former Senior International Civil Servant at the United Nations, and Ex-Chairperson/Rapporteur of Intergovernmental Working Group on the Right to Development INTRODUCTION A fundamental..