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No courage, no convictions… no confidence!
By Kusum Wijetilleke It is necessary to submit that the Minister of Education, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, is perhaps one of the most...
Old wine in a new bottle
By Vox Civis The Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), unveiled in December 2025 as the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s...
Legacy of failed terror laws: Lessons for Sri Lanka
By Lionel Bopage When I recently criticized Sri Lanka’s proposed Prevention of State Terrorism Bill (PSTA), several well-meaning individuals close to the National...
Bouquets outnumber brickbats in AKD’s performance
By Col R Hariharan The year 2025 will be remembered in Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the Sri Lanka coast towards the...
Deferred accountability and elevated expediency
In the annals of governance, few practices are as corrosive as the predilection to manufacture crises, then feign investigation when they explode in...
The politics of innocence
By Vox Civis Even as another year dawns and families across Sri Lanka ready their children for a new school term complete with...
Ranwala crash: Govt. lays bare its true face
by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana The NPP government is apparently sinking into a pit dug by one of its members, ‘Dr’ Asoka Ranwala; perhaps...
Laws must anticipate abuse, not intentions
By Jehan Perera A prominent feature of the first year of the NPP government is that it has not engaged in the institutional...
