As published in Ada Derana, August 03, 2015 Sivanathan Navindra alias Venthan, a former bodyguard of the slain Tamil Tiger leader Velupillai Prabhakaran is among nine ex-Tiger militants contesting the August 17 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections from the Jaffna-Kilinochchi electoral district as members of a new outfit, Crusaders for Democracy (CFD), the New India Express […]
Even in the midst of all political gerrymandering going on in Sri Lanka as election fever is heating up, China must be one country praying (but do Communist nations pray?) for former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s successful return as prime minister after the country elects a new parliament on August 17, 2015.
Former chief justice Sarath N. Silva has become a familiar figure on the UPFA political platform – a very unusual situation for a former head of the judiciary. In this interview with The Island staffer C. A. Chandraprema, the former Chief Justice explains why he decided to come out in this manner.
By Dr Rajiva Wijesingha #bondscam The effort by the Hon Sujeeva Senasinghe to block publication of the report on the Central Bank Bond issue proved a blessing in disguise. It prompted renewed study of the actual proceedings, discussion of which had not been prevent by the Court. The proceedings in themselves provided ample evidence that […]
Current politics has degraded to a race to get control of the state’s resources in order to implement ‘development’ projects that line our path to ‘progress’ towards some unknown goal.
Is the revival of LTTE a reality or an artificially conjured threat? Are Tamils and terrorism one and the same? Who is a son and who is a guest of Sri Lanka?
Lakshman Kadirgamar has many achievements to his credit, his was in every sense of the word a multifaceted career. But what he is most remembered for today is his singular achievement in turning round world opinion at a critical juncture in the contemporary history of our country.
Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is incarcerated at America’s harshest maximum security prison, likened to hell on earth by former wardens and rights activists, until his transfer to death row.
As published in The Sunday Time, July 31, 2015 Globe-trotting Wickremesinghe under heavy fire as the party faces the fate of LSSP and CP Premadasa group now suspicious of Jayasuriya after his statement and talks with Ranil There was a grossly bizarre aspect to the latest crisis to engulf the country’s tottering main opposition United […]
The day has dawned again for the political leaders to gather and discuss who should represent the swans, the bells, the elephants, the betel leaves, the weighing scales and such symbols and we the minions like fools await the dawn of reckoning on 17th August...
Udaya Gammanpila, UPFA candidate for the Colombo district and leader of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya speaks to The Island staffer C. A. Chandraprema about the controversial statement made by President Maithripala Sirisena
*The transcript of the speech was provided by the President’s Media Division. The Special Statement of the President Maithripala Sirisena on the Current Political Situation 14-07-2015 at the President’s Office; This is the first time I am making a statement to the media since 21st of November. My main objective today is to make a […]
Former LTTE group leaders, fighters and war-widows, along with veteran politicians, have handed over nominations to contest elections in the Northern (NP) and Eastern Provinces (EP).
Sri Lanka needs to follow good practice which is being pursued by an increasing number of countries around the world. All hand- outs, subsidies and other welfare measures included in the manifestos should be costed and specific measures should be identified for financing the incremental costs involved. This will enable the voters to assess the financial viability of the promises ...
Global Tamil Forum (GTF) Director for Strategic Initiatives and spokesperson, Suren Surendiran, recently fired a broadside at war – winning former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and the then Defence Secretary, Gotabhaya Rajapaksa. UK – based Surendiran declared that the Rajapaksas should be hauled up before, both local and international courts, for gross human rights violations during Eelam War IV. ...
...there has been positive fallout of the president’s turnaround. This action of the president has compelled the fractious coalition that defeated former president Rajapaksa at the presidential election to unify again.
For years it has been charged that the main reason for the successive defeats of UNP is due to the party hierarchy been captured by a group of homosexuals. More than the sexual preference, it has been their conduct that has deteriorated the once esteemed party. Sexual favors and punishments are dominating party policies and the capable are pushed to a corner.
Dr. Abeysekara said Minister Senaratne his wife, Dr. Sujatha Senaratne, who was former Deputy Director of the National Hospital as his private Secretary. She had also been appointed Director General of the Non-Communicable Disease Bureau (DG-NCDB); the Health Minister’s son, Chathura, had been appointed Director General of the Kidney Disease Control Bureau (DGKDCB), the GMOF Secretary alleged.