From Negombo to Mahara, Magazine Prison, Kuruwita and Pallansena, the question is no longer simply why prisoners are rioting. It is why a system repeatedly […]
Category: Political News
Faizer Musthapha, PC, MP, Has Called for an End to “Blame Game Culture” – Unity Not Political Division
Reacting to the violence, Mr Musthapha said that while accountability must always follow any serious incident, immediate political point-scoring does little to address the deeper […]
Sajith: If government Can’t Run Prisons, How Can It Run the Country?
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has questioned the Government’s ability to manage the country, arguing that its failure to effectively run the prison system raises serious […]
The Next Battle Will Not Be Over the Judges. It Will Be Over the Appointments
The debate over extending the retirement age of superior court judges has dominated headlines this week. Yet once that argument subsides, a more consequential question […]
Vijay’s First Budget Set To Define His Government
Tamil Nadu’s New Administration Prepares Its First Major Economic Statement CHENNAI: Barely three months after securing one of the most remarkable election victories in Tamil […]
Vijay’s First Ten Weeks
A Government That Has Changed the Conversation. Now It Must Change the State. When C. Joseph Vijay took the oath of office as Tamil Nadu’s […]
When Government Becomes Its Own Biggest Obstacle
There is an irony that successive governments seldom acknowledge. Every administration promises to reduce bureaucracy. Every administration speaks about efficiency, investment and faster decision-making. Yet […]
The Pitfalls and Pratfalls of Judicial Reform
Why Extending Judges’ Retirement Age Requires More Than Good Intentions There is an important distinction between a pitfall and a pratfall. A pitfall is a […]
The IMF May Save an Economy. Only Growth Saves a Country.
Sri Lanka’s economic conversation has become increasingly dominated by one question: when will the IMF programme end? It is a perfectly reasonable question, but perhaps […]
The Next Election Has Already Begun
There is an old habit in Sri Lankan politics of believing that election campaigns begin when the Election Commission announces polling day They do not. […]
Sri Lanka’s Maritime Studies Regional Hub Equips More Than 300 Officials Through Comprehensive Training Program
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The Regional Centre for Maritime Studies (RCMS) in Sri Lanka, established at the Kothalawala Defence University with the assistance of France, has […]
