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The Foreign Affairs Ministry will be kept busy in the coming days with two high-profile visits, one by New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, who is also the country’s Foreign Minister, and Poland’s Foreign Minister Radosaw Sikorski. Mr. Peters will begin today his four-day Sri Lanka visit, during which he will engage in cementing [...]
A prison double
My dear Keheliya and Ramith, I thought of writing to both of you at the same time since both of you are now together at the same location which unfortunately is remand prison. It may not be the ideal place for a family reunion but we must allow the law to take its course. That [...]
How low can it go: August assembly reels with unparliamentary language
By Sandun Jayawardana The need to uphold the dignity and decorum of the House is a requirement all Parliamentarians are asked to adhere to, yet time and again, whichever Parliament is elected, there are always occasions where MPs cross the line, leading to ugly exchanges across the aisle. So it proved during this Parliament week [...]
Local government elections: a voter mandate? perhaps not
The recently concluded Local Government (LG) elections have drawn a muted response from both the electorate and political observers, especially when compared to the high-stakes Presidential and Parliamentary elections of 2024 and 2025. Voter turnout was markedly lower, enthusiasm was sparse, and post-election developments have been marred by political maneuvering rather than principled politics. While [...]
NO salt, NO taste, NO cry in a land encircled by sea
Salt, salt in every sea but not a pinch on isle to see Hey, folks. It’s okay. No need any longer to tell friends travelling abroad to smuggle for you through customs a packet or two of common salt on their return. An Indian ship, carrying this time not fuel, medicine or food, but tonnes [...]
War Heroes’ Day: Govt. shoots itself in the foot, semantically
Controversy after controversy—first when the President was not scheduled to attend the ceremony, and then when he attended and made a speech NPP seems to be moving towards taking control, but is seen to be compromising policies Appointment of next Auditor General: Attempt to bring in outsider sparks warnings from trade union; questions over President’s [...]
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