Opinion
Clearing legal backlogs and corruption baggage
By Col R. Hariharan As International Crisis Group says, in Sri Lanka the President and the parliament have “historically imposed severe limits on...
Ceylon Cinnamon: Path to a sustainable future
By Chamindry Saparamadu and Erandi Ranasinghe Sri Lanka is renowned for Ceylon Cinnamon for centuries and supplies 80–90% of the world’s true cinnamon...
Who controls the door? Who controls the narrative?
Judicial judgement on political power and media access By Ranel T. Wijesinha Here is an example of just a week ago, from the...
SC determination on 22A: A law and policy critique
By Professor G. L. Peiris There is widespread interest in the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka in this country as...
Sri Lanka at the UN: A diplomatic appearance that raises more questions than answers
By Dinouk Colombage Following last night’s address by Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the foreign...
Reflections on President AKD’s two-year rule
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham 23 September, exactly two years were completed since Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), took...
Back to the future: The rise of technopolitics
Technology is increasingly shaping global power, with the US-China rivalry, artificial intelligence, semiconductors and other emerging technologies becoming central to geopolitics and strategic...
Amended again: the 1978 Constitution faces its 22nd test
By Chanakya Parliament is due to hold a two-day debate on Thursday and Friday on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. Its central...
