Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe The vast majority who acquired government lands by force in Sri Lanka are scrupulous elements in the society. They have done so with the political powers, especially regarding the encroachment of state lands in urban areas. The businessmen with political powers have acquired hundreds of acres ofContinue Reading
Shahar Hameiri (The Interpreter) The conventional account is that China lent money to Sri Lanka to build the port, knowing that Colombo would experience debt distress and Beijing could then seize it in exchange for debt relief, permitting its use by China’s navy, but it is not true, said an article in The Interpreter. “This narrativeContinue Reading
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe (Read in Sinhala) 17th amendment to the constitution was passed on October 03, 2001. Under this, the Constitutional Council was established and members were appointed to independent commissions through it. It was the only amendment that was unanimously endorsed by all the member representing the government andContinue Reading
Shakthi de Silva A much-anticipated general election in Sri Lanka last month ended with a resounding victory for the Sri Lanka People’s Front (Sri Lanka Podujana Party), which was spearheaded by former president Mahinda Rajapaksa. The party secured 145 seats – obtaining a near two-thirds majority in parliament. The result underlines theContinue Reading
By Todd Bensman The horrific Islamic jihadist bombings that killed more than 300 Sri Lankan Christians celebrating Easter in April 2019 had to have been on the forefront of U.S. investigators’ minds when they received word some months later that Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) authorities intercepted a Haitian sloop carryingContinue Reading
Sri Lankan missing journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda tops the latest “10 Most Urgent” list of journalists whose press freedoms are being suppressed or whose cases are seeking justice, published by One Free Press Coalition, a united group of pre-eminent editors and publishers. The One Free Press Coalition, using their global reachContinue Reading
Aruni Ruwandathi, a Christian graduate student, was surprised to find a bas-relief sculpture of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples at Tulana in Kelaniya. (Visit Tulana) Buddhist monk Ven. Uttarananda Thera had depicted the Biblical scene on a wall at Tulana Research Centre for Encounter and Dialogue. When monksContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Ambassador to United Arab Emirates (UAE) Malraj de Silva said to Emirates News Agency that many of the Sri Lankans who registered to return to motherland had changed their mind because of the new job opportunities available in UAE. “Of an estimated 300,000 Sri Lankans here, less thanContinue Reading
Praja Research Team We analyzed the representation of the new cabinet of Sri Lanka and identified the following facts. It has four members from Rajapakse family, namely Gotabhaya, Mahinda, Chamal and Namal. There is only one woman but no portfolio is for women’s affairs. One Tamil and one Muslim MinistersContinue Reading
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Six women were elected for parliament in the 2020 election. Out of those, three were from Ratnapura District. Pavithra Wanniarachchi (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna)Thalatha Athukorala (Samagi Jana Balawegaya)Muditha Soysa (Wife of Ranjith Soysa) (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) Rajika Wickremasinghe (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) was elected for KegalleContinue Reading
