THE BIG PICTURE
The hundreds of protests around our precious island in early April culminated in a poignant and peaceful show of strength during
STATE OF THE NATION
Sri Lanka has not seen anything like it. There were civil rights protests in the past and important cricket matches are often
PEOPLE POWER
In 2011, the world witnessed the rise of hundreds of thousands of protesters congregating in Tahrir Square in Egypt to dethrone their
IMRAN KHAN OUSTER
When Imran Khan was ousted as prime minister shortly after midnight on 10 April, he made history in Pakistan as the first premier to
PRESS FREEDOM
Before the French Revolution, France was divided into three estates of the realm – clergy, nobility and commoners. A few centuries
ALL PARTY CONFERENCE
The government has been under siege in recent months for not delivering promixed results to cross sections of people. Fear of and
THE BIG PICTURE
It goes without saying that the horizon is as dark as it gets, such is the state of paralysis our precious nation finds itself in at this time
STATE OF THE NATION
A sense of déjà vu (that it has happened before) often prevails at certain times of the year. In March, Geneva’s political circus saw
CLIMATE ACTION
More than 50 years ago, millions of Americans came together demanding action against oil spills, polluting factories and power
ONLINE RECREATION
Avurudu is here once again; and hopefully, Sri Lankans will have a little more time on their hands than usual to engage in some quality
WAR IN UKRAINE
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February and much of the world (mostly the Wes tern world) washorrified that there could be an invasion
THE BIG PICTURE
Parliament went into recess when President Gotabaya Rajapaksa prorogued proceedings for a number of weeks late in December
THE OIL MARKET
The average price of 92 Octane petrol is slowly but surely approaching Rs. 200 a litre here in Sri Lanka; and the price of a litre
WINTER OLYMPICS
When China won the bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur on 31 July 2015, the world was a very
ONLINE ABUSE
It’s March and we’re all hyped up about International Women’s Day. Issues such as female empowerment, gender equality, shattering
RECONCILIATION REDUX
The government made use of British State Minister for South Asia, United Nations and the Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad’s visit to
STATE OF THE NATION
March – the month of Zero Discrimination and World Civil Defence Days (both on the 1st), World Sleep Day (13th), International Day of
EURO TRADE
Two important aspects of the European Parlia¬ment’s (EP) resolution on Sri Lanka passed on 10 June last year didn’t draw the attention
STATE OF THE NATION
As Sri Lanka celebrates 74 independent years, several challenges cause citizens concern while governors forge ahead with
BOOSTER HESITANCY
Smallpox is a lethal disease that’s estimated to have claimed over 500 million lives in the last 100 years of its existence with a fatality
