“Hope springs eternal in the human breast” Life is full of hope and I am hoping that the worst is over and that we can look forward to resuscitate ourselves from the horrors we went through over the Easter weekend. We cannot forget, yet, we must forget the death,...

Sri Lanka, the crisis station is faced with a unique turmoil ‘‘home grown’ and created by the President himself by virtue of the office he holds. The advocates of the Executive Presidential system claimed and continue to claim that an executive President will bring...

“It is during the darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” The constitutional crisis is not a unique moment in the span of Sri Lankan history.  Our history since independence has been shrouded in ‘brief’ periods of disquiet and disarray, of darkness.  But...

Why do politicians renege on their commitments made under much fanfare to their constituents? During an election politicians make several promises to the constituents, from many a platform for improvements to their lives.  They visit them in their homes and talk of...

The victory for the PM and the government in defeating the No Confidence Motion is not about juggling ministerial portfolios. It is about reaffirming their commitment to the agenda presented at the 2015 elections.  Power politics should be put on the back burner as...

“Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary positions.” It is so sad that we have failed to build a Sri Lankan identity that is inclusive of all the multi ethnic, multi religious and multicultural communities cohabiting in the country even...