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Opinion
An Opportunity for a fresh Foreign Policy : Dhanapala The Staff | January 10, 2015The election of President Maithripala Sirisena in a peaceful democratic process is a welcome opportunity to forge afresh a...
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elections
Election Live Blog: It’s President Sirisena The Staff | January 9, 2015Follow us on twitter to get updates and insights into election results of the Presidential election 2015. Tweets by...
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elections
3 Maps to understand Sri Lanka’s Minority-Majority divide in today’s vote The Staff | January 8, 2015As personalities, both President Mahinda Rajapaksa and common candidate Maithripala Sirisena appeals to the same rural Sinhala vote base....
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Politics
Opposition runs through nightmare scenarios The Staff | January 7, 2015“President and his family, doesn’t seem ready to go out of power”. Former President Chandrika Bandaranake told BBC’s Sinhala...
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elections
Crossover Drama set to reach it’s grand finale The Staff | January 5, 2015The unfolding crossover drama is all set for a climatic season finale when the campaigning officially ends Monday at midnight. Both...
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Business
Harsha : Development priorities are ‘completely wrong’ The Staff | January 3, 2015UNP’s economic spokesperson Harsha de Silva has told a local Daily newspaper that a future Maithripala administration would continue...
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elections
EC: Joke candidates costing Taxpayer money The Staff | January 2, 2015Election commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya has said that more than half of the 19 candidates supposedly running for president are...
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elections
Gunaratnam in Sri Lanka : Could FSP play spoiler? The Staff | January 2, 2015The leader of Frontline Socialist Party (FSP), Kumar Gunaratnam arrived in the Island yesterday to support its candidate for...