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This month, Sri Lanka elected an avowedly left-wing president for the first time. The new administration will be caught between the expectations of its supporters for change and pressure from the IMF to continue with a destructive austerity program.
Sri Lanka elected its first left-wing (…)
, by AMARASURIYA Harini, FERNANDO Asiri
Seeks to change Sri Lanka’s governance model and its legacy political culture Economic stability the priority, will continue to engage IMF and other partners Deep transformation can be scary, wants to reassure people Appreciates former President and team for facilitating a smooth transition (…)
, by THANABALASINGHAM Veeragathy
When Parliament elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as President two years ago, it was said that he was the ultimate beneficiary of the unprecedented people’s uprising in Sri Lanka. However, last week’s Presidential Election showed the world the real beneficiary of that uprising.
Just as the Sri (…)
, by JEYARAJ David Buell Sabapathy
The heading of this article is inspired by the title of Edgar Snow’s book, “Red Star Over China”. Snow’s book first published in 1937 was a vivid account of his interaction with the Chinese communist leader Mao Ze Dong and the Red Army. Mao known then as Mao Tse Tung was relatively unknown to (…)
Esteemed Maha Sangha and Religious Leaders, Parents, Brothers, Sisters and Children;
I extend my heartfelt gratitude to all the people of this country who have listened to our voices over the decades and breathed life into the programs we proposed. We believe that the victory you have given us (…)
, by ROBERTS Michael
In a significant victory, leftist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the self-proclaimed Marxist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has been declared the next president of Sri Lanka.
The JVP is part of the NPP, the leftist electoral alliance of which Dissanayake was the (…)
, by NG Kelly, RHODEN-PAUL Andre
Sri Lanka’s new president has dissolved parliament to make way for a snap general election.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolved the 225-member parliament in which his left-leaning National People’s Power (NPP) alliance had just three seats.
The election will take place on 14 November, almost (…)
, by FERNANDOPULLE Lalin, IDDAMALGODA Rev. Fr. Sarath
The housing issue in the Gampaha District has aggravated due to haphazard urban planning which has led to congestion
What is saddening is to see the lack of privacy in overcrowded homes where 4-5 families are seen living in a small house made out of planks
What makes things worse is that (…)
, by ETHIRAJAN Anbarasan
Under normal circumstances, the victory of Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Sri Lanka’s presidential election would have been called a political earthquake.
But with many having labelled the left-leaning politician as a strong frontrunner in the run-up to the poll, his win was not a massive (…)
, by KUMAR Vijaya
Plantation workers are once again being taken for a ride. When Ranil Wickremesinghe announced on May Day a 1,700-rupee daily wage for plantation workers, one thought that these very productive workers are at last about to receive a somewhat reasonable wage. The companies through the Planters’ (…)
, by Daily FT
As Sri Lanka approaches a critical Presidential election that will shape the country’s future, Yukthi, a collective focused on debt justice and the economic challenges facing the nation’s working people has put forward 10 crucial questions to the Presidential candidates regarding their (…)
, by KIRINDE Chandani
Food insecurity at household level increased with income losses and food inflation following the economic crisis, with nearly one-fourth of the household’s food insecure during July–September 2023, a report by a parliamentary committee disclosed.
During the third quarter in 2023, 24% of the (…)
, by ARUDPRAGASAM Amita
Tamil nationalism faces a new challenge as the climate emergency spreads in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province and other Tamil-dominated areas, where the ravages of war and systemic discrimination have left the population especially vulnerable
“It is in this soil that the identity of your race is (…)
, by KADIRGAMAR Ahilan
The presidential election on September 21st is gaining momentum, and the candidates are debating the future of the IMF agreement. The NPP, one of the front runners in the election, has forthrightly said it will renegotiate the terms of the IMF agreement with an alternative debt sustainability (…)
, by RANASINGHE Imesh
Over 75% of Sri Lankans feel that their current economic condition is worse than how it used to be a year ago, while 35% believe that International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance will help to overcome the economic crisis, a survey by the Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) revealed.
According (…)
, by Daily FT
Sheikh Hasina, the prime minister of Bangladesh for 15 years, fled the country on 5 August, marking the pinnacle of a student-led protest campaign that ousted a well-entrenched regime. Since taking charge on 8 August, the interim government, led by Muhammad Yunus, a Nobel peace laureate and (…)
, by PEIRIS Pradeep
After weeks of hullabaloo, the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has nominated Namal Rajapaksa as their candidate for the upcoming presidential election. Since 2005, the Rajapaksas have contested all four presidential elections and won three times. Thirty-seven-year-old Namal Rajapaksa, the (…)
, by DIAS Sunimalee
Trade unions are euphoric as the Rs.1700 wage hike for plantation workers means that the salaries of employees in other industries too should be increased to a national minimum wage of Rs.50,000.
Free Trade Zone and General Services Trade Union General Secretary Anton Marcus said that they (…)
, by DAVID Kumar
Gauging Bahu’s political legacy is in progress with many commentators making piecemeal contributions. Eulogies and commentaries have appeared in recent months but the discourse that I commence here is different. My association with VBK (Vickramabahu Karunaratne) goes back decades when we both (…)
In 1938, the leftist journal Samasamajaya reported the first rubber plantation workers’ struggle in Sri Lanka as “the first strike of plantation workers in the history of the country”.
It was reported that a strike started on 13 July 1938 and ended in victory within a few days. Since then, (…)
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