Nimal in Australia, Namal in Remand
What Changed Between July and September? Less than two months before Namal Rajapaksa was remanded, Nimal Perera occupied a markedly…
Category: POLITICS
Seven Years for Rs. 330,000
Former Civil Aviation Minister Piyankara Jayaratne has been sentenced to seven years’ rigorous imprisonment over the use of SriLankan Catering…
This is Not About Two Years
The argument before the Supreme Court over the 22nd Amendment risks being reduced to a convenient question: should Sri Lanka’s…
Seven Years For Former Minister In Corruption Case
Piyankara Jayaratne conviction gives the anti-corruption drive something it badly needs: an actual result Former Minister Piyankara Jayaratne was sentenced…
Ravi Arrested, Ravi Bailed – But the Question Remains
Former Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake was arrested by the anti-corruption authorities and released on bail hours later. Behind the familiar…
22A Battle Moves Into the Supreme Court
NPP MP Seeks Dismissal Of BASL Office – Bearers Challenge The increasingly contentious battle over the proposed 22nd Amendment has…
Once We Decide, We Will Not Turn Back – President
AKD defends 22A, says government will listen but will not retreat from decisions taken for the people. President Anura Kumara…
22A: BASL Asks Chief Justice to Step Aside
Bar Association raises the stakes in constitutional battle over extending judges’ retirement ages, suggesting Chief Justice should recuse himself from…
Imran Khan a True Democrat – Faiszer Musthapha – Gov’t Is a “Puppet Regime”
Sri Lankan parliamentarian and President’s Counsel Faiszer Musthapha says the imprisonment and treatment of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan…
Parliament’s Very Thirsty Past
A special audit has exposed extraordinary fuel privileges enjoyed by senior officials of Sri Lanka’s Parliament, including unrestricted allocations and…
