The politics of Sri Lanka have undergone a great shift within the last two decades. This article is about this great paradigm shift in the political landscape of Sri Lanka that has taken shape since the late 1990s, galvanized after the victory of the armed conflict in 2009, and of which the major manifestation was January 8, 2015. Today, despite the claim by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and the...
On August 1, 2013 a villagers’ battle for clean water took a deadly turn. Troops sent in to quell the agitation shot at civilians, killing three including two schoolboys and injuring scores of others. Now, with the AG ready to prosecute four army personnel for the crime, the Sunday Observer returned the village that was under siege six years agoRATHUPASWELA: He pointed at the tiled floor by the entrance of...
The much looked forward to event in Sri Lanka’s schools sports calendar – the latest segment of the Observer-Mobitel Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2019, will be held at the Grand Ballroom of the Colombo Hilton on Friday (20) commencing 5.30 p.m.Every year, thousands of schoolboy cricketers and their supporters eagerly look forward to this event. This event has been the talking point among schools, big...
Sri Lanka needs a sound long term economic plan decoupled from politics and managed by competent professionals if it is to reach the high income economy status, said Secretary-General and Chief Economist of the National Economic Council, Prof. Lalith Samarakoon.He said the next level of income category is high income for which the threshold is 12,376 dollars. This means, Sri Lanka’s Gross National Income...
