Saturday 11th February, 2023 President Ranil Wickremesinghe, presenting the government’s policy statement in Parliament, on Wednesday, waxed eloquent on the need for what has come to be dubbed a system change, and promised the youth a secure future. He is not alone in doing so. There are other government and Opposition politicians who have endorsed […]
Wednesday 21st December, 2022 There has been an upsurge in violent crimes during the past several months. The police are groping in the dark even where high-profile crimes such as the killing of Dinesh Schaffter are concerned. Is it that they are too busy with political work to be able to carry out their regular […]
by Fr J.C. Pieris It is vitally important to value our freedom more than anything else, as Patrick Henry did and declared: “Give me liberty or give me death. My humanity diminishes the less I am free; my humanity is enhanced the more I am free.” Moises Naim has written a book that every freedom […]
Wednesday 26th October, 2022 No sooner had Parliament passed a vital amendment to the Constitution to reduce the powers of the executive presidency in the name of the separation of powers than President Ranil Wickremesinghe made use of a controversial constitutional provision that undermines the justice system, according to legal experts. He granted an amnesty […]