Legendary singer Latha and politics
Before J. R. Jayewardene left on a state visit to the United States at the invitation of then President Ronald ...
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Like Father, Like Son: How the Premadasas Defeated Colombo’s Leftist Mayors in 1955 and 2025
“Colombo Municipal Council is ours. Green flags have always flown over the Colombo Municipal Council. Are we supposed to sit ...
Why Trump recalled Julie Chung?
Julie Chung was appointed as the United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka in February 2022. The ‘aragalaya’ against Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ...
The rise and fall of the JVP – from 1968 to 2025
“Whenever Jupiter changes position, the JVP becomes powerful. But that power never lasts long. Within two or three years, it ...
Why Sri Lanka need bipartisan approach to disaster recovery?
When the 2004 tsunami struck, the President of the United States was George W. Bush. A leading figure of the ...
How Trump’s aid policy affected Sri Lanka’s cyclone?
A headline news item published in the Dinamina newspaper of the Lake House newspaper group on December 30, 1957, has ...
How 4 disasters overthrow 4 governments
The 1956 general election was a political deluge. That deluge swept away the UNP, which was then the largest political ...
From ‘Vaccine Maitri’ to Operation ‘SAGAR BANDHU’—Modi’s first responder strategy
Fortunately for Sri Lanka, the Indian High Commissioner was in Delhi when Cyclone 'Ditwah' hit. He held discussions with the ...
Will the protest against Tilvin Silva in London effect pro – JVP politics in the North and the East?
The Tamil diaspora, including organisations such as the Global Tamil Forum in Britain, expressed support for Anura Kumara in the ...
Anatomy of a Change: From Wijeweera’s JVP To Chamber of Commerce’s JVP
When Mrs. Bandaranaike's left-wing government swept into power with a two-thirds majority in 1970, it inherited a business landscape dominated ...