Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya The recent tragedy involving a train collision that killed three elephants and derailed carriages along the Batticaloa-bound night train has sparked an intense outcry on social media. In response, the railway authority’s decision to run trains on that line only during the day appears to be more reactive than strategic. While […]

Prof. Hudson McLean STOP Corruption from the Top Downwards! If Anura Kumar Dissanayaka President of Sri Lanka wants to Keep to his Word, he  may follow the examples of Singapore & Peru, to start with. Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS In the 20th century too, the British   rulers continued to colonize the island with Tamils from India. At a Durbar with Tamil chieftains of Jaffna peninsula in 1911 British Governor Henry McCallum told them that he had reserved the Tank Country and the East for the people of Jaffna. He would bring immigrants […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS This essay looks at Settler Colonialism in action using the writings of Jayatissa Bandaragoda, a SLAS officer who came in contact with aggressive  Settler Colonialism many times  in the course of his ofifical work. He is mentioned  fleetingly in the writings of  the Tamil Separatist Movement,   as a person who keeps on obstructing  […]

Jeffrey Sachs Of Fans Jeffrey Sachs is a well-known American economist, academic, and public policy analyst who has made significant contributions to the fields of sustainable development and economic development. He has held various prestigious positions throughout his career, including serving as the director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and as a special […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Milinda Rajapaksha Even though the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) faced a major defeat at the last Presidential Elections, many of its members have entered the race to contest for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections. Milinda Rajapaksha is among some of the main SLPP candidates contesting from Colombo. As a former member […]

R.M. Manivannan Courtesy The Strategist The economic and political upheavals Sri Lanka has faced in recent years, including its 2022 debt default and the mass protests that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by poor governance and rampant inequality. A 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund attributes the country’s ongoing crisis to […]

Source: Computer Crime Research Center Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Vijitha Herath acknowledged the growing problem of the island becoming a hub for international cybercrimes, warning that its shaky economic recovery might be impacted. “We have to see if Sri Lanka is a cyber crimes hub,” Herath told reporters,”and whether our financial system is being affected by […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 22 (Daily Mirror) – The government will not accept the report of the Committee headed by retired Judge A.N.J. De Alwis that probed the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in its entirety as it is politically motivated, Minister Vijitha Herath said today. He told the weekly media briefing to announce […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Oct 22 (Daily Mirror) – Secretary to the Public Security Ministry former Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ravi Senaviratne and Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police, former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekera will not be removed from their positions for any reasons, Minister Vijitha Herath said today. He told […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe is to make a special statement tomorrow on the two committees he had appointed to probe the Easter Sunday bomb attacks.   Sources close to Wickremesinghe said he has decided to come up with a statement following the revelations made by former Minister Udaya Gammanpila on Monday.  […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith questioned the motive behind former President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointing a committee headed by Retired Judge A. N. J. Alwis earlier this year, to look into actions taken by the certain intelligence authorities in the lead up to the 2019 Easter Sunday bombing. The committee was […]

Courtesy Adaderana Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, Director of Communications for the Archdiocese of Colombo, says that they reject the report of the Committee of Inquiry, chaired by retired High Court Judge A.N.J. De Alwis. He made this statement in response to comments made by Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader and former MP Udaya Gammanpila […]

Courtesy Adaderana The government does not accept the investigative committee report on the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, which was released by former MP Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (21), Cabinet Spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath said.  However, he stated that the government will conduct a new investigation into the incidents.  He revealed this stance while speaking during the […]