Opinion
Sri Lanka: The JVP/NPP’s bogus local government election campaign
By Wasantha Rupasinghe Sri Lanka’s ruling Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) is campaigning for the May 6 local government elections on the...
Why British move to sanction 4 Lankans for war crimes smacks of hypocrisy
By MR Narayan Swamy Britain has become the third Western country to sanction select Sri Lankans for war crimes committed during the civil...
Sri Lankan government proposes phony Truth and Reconciliation Commission
By Rohantha De Silva Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath told parliament on March 15 that he had informed the UN Human Rights Council last...
Sri Lanka’s economic reform program is delivering: Keep going for a full recovery
By Peter Breuer and Martha Tesfaye Woldemichael This March marks the mid-point of Sri Lanka’s four-year economic reform program supported by the International...
Debunking the myth of militant Buddhism: A defense of Sri Lanka’s ethical legacy
By Palitha Ariyarathna The characterization of Theravāda Buddhism, particularly in Sri Lanka, as militant is a distortion of its historical trajectory and core...
Will NPP continue Sri Lanka’s path of Economic Suicide?
By Sunil Abhayawardhana Though Sri Lanka has a new government, its first budget for 2025 remains within the conditions and targets of the...
Sri Lankan government expedites privatisation of SOEs, axing thousands of jobs
By W.A. Sunil In line with International Monetary Fund dictates, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government has decided to establish a...
Islamic extremism in Sri Lanka: A rising threat to South Asian security – Analysis
By A. Jathindra Since the onset of Israel’s war on Hamas, the first incident of Israeli tourists facing terrorist threats abroad occurred in...
