When Does a Warning Become a Threat?
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam arrested after remarks concerning the Police Chief, then released on bail – raising questions about…
Category: POLITICS
New Passports Under Scrutiny After Quality Claims
Opposition MP says Sri Lankan travellers have encountered problems overseas; Government rejects allegations over the quality of the newly issued…
Sri Lanka keeps regaining control of its prisons. So why does the next one keep erupting?
From Negombo to Mahara, Magazine Prison, Kuruwita and Pallansena, the question is no longer simply why prisoners are rioting. It…
22A Is Now in Black and White
Government gazettes constitutional amendment extending judges’ retirement ages – the argument now moves from policy to Parliament, and perhaps ultimately…
Unity or Unintended Consequences?
Tamil-speaking parties move towards common platform, but could the strategy ultimately reduce minority influence? COLOMBO, Tuesday – The announcement by…
Singha Steps In
Chief Prelates urge President to reconsider plan to extend judges’ retirement age COLOMBO, Tuesday – Sri Lanka’s debate over the…
Court to Rule on September 22 in Gotabaya writ Petition
COLOMBO, Monday – The Court of Appeal has concluded hearing the writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking…
Faizer Musthapha, PC, MP, Has Called for an End to “Blame Game Culture” – Unity Not Political Division
Reacting to the violence, Mr Musthapha said that while accountability must always follow any serious incident, immediate political point-scoring does…
The Politics of a Prison Crisis
The violence at Mahara Prison has quickly moved beyond a prison management issue to become a political test for the…
Opinion Divided Over Equivalent Sentences
COLOMBO, Saturday – The landmark convictions of former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundera…
