The government says it has withheld more than Rs. 9 billion in payments to a coal supplier due to concerns over substandard shipments, Minister Bimal […]
Category: Politics
Reporting and analysis on Sri Lankan politics, governance, public policy, elections, and political institutions.
In-Depth Analysis: Controversial Coal Agreement in Sri Lanka Leads to Energy Minister’s Resignation
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – In a significant development that has rocked Sri Lanka’s political arena, Energy Minister Kumar Jayakody has resigned amid allegations concerning a coal […]
Tamil Nadu : Why it matters to Modi-and why it matters even more to SriLanka’s NPP
Chennai / Colombo: Tamil Nadu has always mattered to Delhi. But in this election cycle, it matters differently. Not as a state to win outright […]
Confusion or calculation?
When Mixed Signals Risk Undermining Reform There is an inevitability to what Sri Lanka is now experiencing. When a government elected on a promise of […]
Justice Awaiting: Two Scandals, Two Price Tags – And One Nation Paying
Sri Lanka today finds itself confronting two defining scandals that, while very different in nature, expose the same underlying weakness in governance: the failure to […]
The Untouchable Question: Will Power Ever Turn on Power?
The question is no longer whispered – it is being asked aloud. Read all about it! Will They or Will They Not. Mahinda R. Sri […]
Power, Politics & The Airbus File
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam has launched a pointed attack on the Bribery Commission, questioning whether the country’s top anti-corruption body […]
Hakeem slams Govt for aligning with US-Israel Position
MP Rauff Hakeem, Leader of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), has expressed condolences over the reported death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei […]
The Easter Files Reopen
Former Military Intelligence Chief, Suresh Sallay Arrested under PTA Nearly six years after the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019, a significant development has shaken the […]
Cabinet Moves: Housing, Security Regulation and National Programs
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has been active on multiple fronts — signalling policy focus beyond headline politics into structural governance improvements. One of the […]
Sri Lanka Panel Prolongs Complaint Deadline Amid CMC Power Struggle
A Sri Lankan Commission has announced an extension of the deadline for public submissions regarding allegations of corruption and fraud within the Colombo Municipal Council […]
From Insurrection to Invitation: Has the JVP Truly Turned the Page on India?
Tilvin Silva’s message from New Delhi is clear: we were never anti-India — only anti-policy. That distinction is not semantic. It is strategic. For a party […]
Ravi K demands ‘Reserve’ Truth
Government Asks for Two Weeks Sri Lanka’s Gross Official Reserves are back in the headlines — and this time the questions are technical, direct, and […]
Sri Lankan President Concludes Strategic Meetings with Modi and Indian Leaders
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has returned to Sri Lanka following his participation in an artificial intelligence summit held in India. During his […]
Poll Signals Consolidation: Rising Optimism and the Politics of Recovery
Colombo – A new “Mood of the Nation” survey by Verité Research indicates a marked shift in public sentiment, with government approval holding firm and economic confidence reaching […]
JVP Leader’s Visit to India: A Potential Geopolitical Shift for Sri Lanka?
In a diplomatic maneuver previously deemed unimaginable, Tilvin Silva, the General Secretary of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and a key figure behind Sri Lanka’s […]
Are Sri Lanka’s Policing Protocols Fit for a Post-War Democracy?
Seventeen years after the guns of war fell silent, a different question hangs in the air: Has Sri Lanka’s policing culture fully left the battlefield? […]
Pakistan and India Set for Cricket Showdown in Sri Lanka as Anura Engages with PM Sharif
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – In a significant development, Pakistan’s cricket team will face India in Sri Lanka, reversing an earlier decision. This change followed discussions between […]