1987 - (Saliya Weerakoon)
The year 1987 was a significant year for Sri Lankan politics – a year that would forever alter the course of the island nation.
India’s Message to Ranil - (Eranda Ginige)
India’s cheekiest foreign minister ever, Mr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, meeting with the JVP leader Anura Kumara is what they call a “diplomatic slap”. And that slap is clearly targeted at Mr Ranil Wickremasinghe.
Krishantha Cooray, a man worthy of being called a Hero - (Dulinda Perera)
“God has given you one mouth and two ears for a reason. Talk less and listen more Dulinda!”. Though quite a common phrase, for me, this phrase remains very personal as it comes from an individual that I revere beyond many.
IMF Scared? - (Eranda Ginige)
After the MAS employee’s hateful video went viral, the IMF seems to have gotten highly agitated by this serious threat coming from none other than the son of the secretary of the NPP itself, who some claim to be the next leader of JVP in the making.
Draft Electricity Bill insulates politics and corruption from “Consumer” questioning - (Kusal Perera)
Let me say “arrogance” is a reflection of “ignorance” and “haste” has nothing in common with “efficiency.”
Navigating the Pharma Landscape in Sri Lanka: A Personal Reflection - Dr. Sayuru Samarasundera
Taking paracetamol when you are having a headache or bandaging your child's scrap when the child got hurt while playing does not feel like a big deal.
'Joint Himalayan Declaration' is Wickremesinghe’s Plan-B - (Kusal Perera)
“That in the opinion of this House, the Ceylon [constitution] Order-in-Council be amended forthwith to provide for the Sinhalese and Tamil languages to be state languages of Ceylon with parity of status throughout the Island……. Mr Speaker, I want in the first instance to ask this question: What are we aiming at? What is the objective we have in mind for this Country? Do we want a united, strong and an integrated Nation or not?.... If democracy is to be treated as an arithmetical concept that whatever majority decides it must be accepted merely because they have got superiority in members, that is not democracy….. The test of a democratic decision is the morality of the law…. There is no reason why they should separate unless we force them to separate by making Tamil a regional language confirmed to the Northern and Eastern provinces. That is what we are driving them to, that is what people who are advocating Sinhalese as the only official language do not seem to realize.” - (Dr. N.M Perera moving a motion on language in House of Representatives - October 19, 1955)
Remarks by Dr. Lionel Bopage at the online launch of "Dwandha - A Tale of Two Rebels"
The Lionel Bopage Retrospection event was held in Melbourne on 09 December 2023, marking the online release of the film Dwandha – a Tale of Two Rebels.
The curious case of AKD - (Saliya Weerakoon)
In the turbulent seas of Sri Lankan politics, a new wave is rising, personified by Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), a man whose journey from the ranks of the humble to the forefront of national consciousness reflects the evolving soul of a nation yearning for change.