The Lanka Leader | We Lead the Nation

Feature

Protesters slam Sri Lanka government for bowing down to Buddhist extremism

Hundreds protested in Colombo slamming the Sri Lankan government for detaining an award-winning Sinhala writer for almost 80 days at the bidding of Buddhist extremists.

Feature

Dissolve parliament and call for a General Election: Aluth Piyapath

Aluth Piyapath, a civil society group has requested that the parliament be dissolved to give the citizens of Sri Lanka an opportunity to elect a new government.

Feature

President intervenes in case against Journalist Kusal: Claims he will not be arrested

President Maithripala Sirisena is said to have sat up and taken notice of the legal action being taken against Senior Journalist Kusal Perera under the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights (ICCRP) Act.

Feature

Hizbullah turns patriot: Claims Zahran worked for Maithree

Giving his testimony before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) into the Easter Sunday Attacks yesterday (13) Former Governor of the Eastern Province M.L.A Hizbullah dropped a bombshell when he claimed that Easter Sunday attacks mastermind Zahran Hashim supported President Maithripala Sirisena at the last Presidential Election.

Feature

Gamini Senarath and Sajin Vaas case files: Missing!

Sources from Police Headquarters have now revealed that several case files from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) investigations into the Chief of Staff of Former

Feature

Prez Election 2024: A critical test amid economic, political and social crossroads - (Karu Jayasuriya)

This year’s Presidential election in Sri Lanka stands out as a special one for several reasons.

Viraj Mendis: A key figure in the Eelam Tamils liberation struggle -(Rev. Fr. Elil)

The Eelam Tamil liberation struggle is multifaceted, with each dimension running parallel but beginning and ending with a shared goal. Viraj Mendis played a crucial role in this struggle, particularly through his political activism, which involves constructing counter-narratives as opposed to dominant narratives with praxis.

Mangala's humanity transcended caste, race, and ethnicity - (Eran Wickramaratne)

It has been three years since the unexpected passing of my friend Mangala. As I pen this today, our country is in the brink of a particularly decisive election – the first since a democratically elected president was ousted by mass protest in an historic first for Sri Lanka.

Mangala Samaraweera placed principles before personal interest - (Thalatha Athukorala)

It has been four years since Mangala Samaraweera passed away. He was 65 at the time, but he was much younger at heart. Maybe this is why everyone who knew him felt that he went all too early.