Dear Mr. V (presumably, it stands for Vadukoddai) Kanthaiya,

I sincerely hope that you wouldn’t mind if I follow your example and request Colombo Telegraph to publish this letter on their website with the hope that you would read it. …

With the formation of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in 1951, the majority Sinhalese became a near non-entity in Sri Lankan politics. Sinhala polity got bifurcated and each half went of separate ways in a manner suicidal to each other. …

The people of Sri Lanka have short memories. They have forgotten decades that bore bloodshed, fear and destruction. That past cannot be forgotten. That past is replete with remnants that continue to plague the nation requiring it to remain under …

By K. Ratnayake

Fresh evidence has emerged pointing to a concerted international effort behind the defeat of Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse in the country’s presidential election on January 8. Reuters reported on Sunday that the Colombo station chief for …

By Gomin Dayasri

By Shenali D Waduge

On 8^th January 2015 Sri Lankan voters voted for a President to lead the nation. The election that was to vote a President ended up with a Prime Minister being sworn in followed by close …

Kanthar Balanathan

It has been a pleasure to read the 100 days implementation program by the new regime, 2015, in a country (SriLanka) that practices, bribery, corruption, thuggery, gang warfare, religious conflicts, and regional ethnicity conflicts.

It be that citizens …

Offering changes to the status quo always has a charm that appeals to people at all levels. Changes are also inevitable. That is the eternal law. But change for what? And how far can changes go to make a real …

Prof. Nalin de Silva was a regular writer of nationalism and unitary status of Sri Lanka to “The Island” newspaper in the recent past. However, with the formation of new government lead by Ranil Wickramasinghe, who is a famous champion …

A presidential swearing in ceremony, in a polity with an executive presidency, is a moment of tremendous solemn national pride. In the case of a presidential inauguration (investiture) in France, for example, a common pattern is followed, with limited scope …