THE BIG PICTURE
Whether or not one supports or opposes the incumbent government, it is no secret that Sri Lanka is grappling with multiple crises
COVID-19 FALL OUT
We may well be speaking for most of us by saying we haven’t been feeling like ourselves since the outbreak of COVID-19. A shadow
STATE OF THE NATION
Aquatrain in Dhammapada characterises our blessed isle’s welfare as being conditional. So when a brace of these crumble
COP26 MEETING
Most of the world’s citizens had very little hope that any positive outcomes would emerge as result of an overrated and overhyped
LEGAL REFORMS
The appointment of a presidential task force to take the One Country, One Law concept forward has generated a divisive debate
THE BIG PICTURE
One doesn’t have to be famous to live the red carpet moment – not here in Sri Lanka, which has one for the infamous too! In early September, the powers
THE PANDORA PAPERS
Pandora in Greek mythology had a box that once opened, and unleashed all manner of misery and evil known to humankind. The ancient myth has yet again
STATE OF THE NATION
Sri Lanka stares into the bankruptcy abyss whilst battling economic and sociopolitical fires, and whether it’ll survive is a matter of conjecture. Let the monetary
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
The significance of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s speech at the UN General Assembly in New York City was his use of the allocated time to outline the
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
Nothing could have prepared the world for the COVID-19 pandemic declared by the WHO on 11 March last year. It literally brought the world to a stop as countries
THE BIG PICTURE
The headline news in the mainstream media in these crisis ridden times not only reflects an economy off the rails but the
STATE OF THE NATION
A country on the brink of disaster cannot afford the luxury of reflection. Or so its citizens and governors may feel or think. Yet
TALIBAN TAKEOVER
The Afghan crisis briefly displaced COVID-19 in the minds of many; they watched in horror as heartrending images of events at Kabul’s
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
When he was elected president, there was anticipation that Gotabaya Rajapaksa would govern with a firm hand. Those at the extreme
THE BIG PICTURE
Be it in social circles or on social media, the raging debate in recent weeks has been about whether or not to lockdown – and when
STATE OF THE NATION
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Not the opening of A Tale of Two Cities but chapters in the book of life and hope being
CLIMATE CONFERENCE
The climate report that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) delivered in August was sombre but didn’t contain
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
An iconic photograph from recent times exhibits the joy on then President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s face when he embraced his brother
THE BIG PICTURE
An uproar of sorts followed President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s statement in early July that 13 million vaccinations (including
STATE OF THE NATION
A duality has characterised the nation of late... whereby despite the desirability of ‘One Law, One Country,’ there are exceptions to
