Kachchativu: Time for a fresh perspective
By Pathfinder Foundation Colombo, November 16 – Recently, Kachchativu Island has attracted attention not only from fisherfolk of India and Sri Lanka but also from political leaders of both nations and the judiciary. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Kachchativu in September marked a significant...
Pathfinder Foundation hosts New Zealand leadership delegation for Strategic Dialogue
Colombo, November 12 – The Pathfinder Foundation welcomed a delegation from the Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network during its visit to Sri Lanka. The meeting was attended by H.E. David Pine, High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka, Mr Milinda Moragoda, Founder of...
Tackling violence against children in Sri Lanka
A holistic view of it as a social problem is needed, says Professor Harendra de Silva
Controversies surrounding South Asian national anthems
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily news Colombo, November 11: As new nations carved out of the British Empire, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have had controversies over their national emblems such as the flag and the anthem. Some of these controversies persisted, while others died out. In...
Can Sri Lankan Tamil parties work together again?
The Sri Lankan Tamil polity must eschew negativity and work on practical solutions to pressing issues
Mahinda Rajapaksa at 80: Demonised by the Opponents and deified by supporters
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s political career has spanned more than five decades, serving as MP, Cabinet Minister, Leader of the Opposition, Prime Minister and President
Sri Lankan rulers, indigenous or European, used soldiers from India
India had a surplus of “military labour” that was willing to be recruited by any entity willing to pay
Was killing of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Lasantha Wickramasekara political assassination or gangland execution?
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, November 1 – An elected chairman of a Pradeshiya Sabha (divisional council) is shot dead by a lone gunman while meeting members of the public in his office. The party to which he belongs protests strongly and calls the killing a...
Drug control in Sri Lanka – Dissanayake’s strategy to break pernicious nexuses
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, November 3 – For decades, Sri Lanka has waged cyclical wars on drugs — each beginning with zeal, arrests, and television footage, only to lose steam amid overcrowded prisons, entrenched corruption, and enduring addiction. Against that background, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s new...
Lankan opposition parties attempt to rally against government
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, November 2 – There was a time when the United National Party (UNP) was the single largest political party with the largest vote bank. Its main rival, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), was able to defeat the UNP in elections...
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