Politics
The putsch to tame the watchdogs:System change or system capture?
By Vox Civis Eight months is a long time for a constitutional democracy to leave its chief financial watchdog leaderless. In Sri Lanka,...
NPP-controlled Hikkaduwa Urban Council budget defeated for third time
The budget of the Hikkaduwa Urban Council, controlled by the ruling National People’s Power (NPP), was defeated for a third time on Thursday...
Opposition alleges fraud in passage of Horana Urban Council’s revised 2026 budget
The joint opposition of the Horana Urban Council condemned the approval of the council’s revised 2026 budget, accusing the ruling party of pushing...
SJB to move no-confidence motion against Health Minister
Sri Lanka’s main opposition said that it plans to move a no-confidence motion in Parliament against Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa over allegations that...
SJB alleges irregularities in budget votes at Negombo and Horana councils
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians have accused National People’s Power (NPP) council members of procedural irregularities during recent budget approvals in Negombo and...
NPP-controlled CMC budget defeated
The ruling National People’s Power (NPP) suffered a political setback Monday after its inaugural budget for the Colombo Municipal Council was defeated by...
SLPP says Dhammika Perera was first choice for 2024 presidential election
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) had initially planned to field prominent entreprenuer Dhammika Perera as its presidential candidate at the 2024 election,...
Ditwah, debt and fiscal blind spot: Will disaster politics push Sri Lanka back to the brink?
By Vox Civis Sri Lanka’s post-Cyclone Ditwah response is fast becoming a case study in how not to manage a national emergency in...
