National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa, MP, has declared that an all-party government inclusive of the JVP will able to overcome the current economic crisis. The former JVP heavyweight said so at a media briefing held at the party office in Pita Kotte. Weerawansa said that the JVP’s inclusion would help the proposed administration to win the […]
by Eric de Silva When communal troubles broke out after the General Elections of 1977 and Coordinating Officers were appointed by Government for most districts, I was the only Government Agent appointed to that position despite the situation in Trincomalee being particularly bad. Senior officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force or Police were appointed […]
DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA Will the SLPP (‘Pohottuwa’) have a political future, or will it wind up like the LSSP-CPSL of 1977, the SLFP of 1977 or the UNP of 2020? According to the Jataka Tales, when the Buddha was asked a question which contained a problem, he used to tell the tale of a precedent, […]