Opinion

In the 70s, two measures of rice were given free to every household every fortnight, and there was a ration book that enabled this practice. People expected these two measures …

Sri Lanka will see the long-awaited launch of the Sampur power project during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit. Originally signed in 2006 under Mahinda Rajapaksa’s Presidency as a …

An interview with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe that led to public calls for a probe into the Batalanda Commission Report has finally prompted the Government to reopen a dark chapter. …

With Local Government elections scheduled for early May, political parties across Sri Lanka are gearing up for a contest that could reshape grassroots governance. Among them, the Ceylon Workers’ Congress …

How have successive Sri Lankan Governments deliberated on the issue of treatment of Sri Lankans of the Islamic faith? Why is it an important question anyway? It is significant because …

Sri Lanka is set to welcome another visit from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the first week of next month. This will mark the first visit by a world …

The latest data from the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) show that Sri Lanka’s economy grew by five percent in 2024, reversing two years of contraction. However, while the …

In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer this week Leader of the House and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Ratnayake shared his insights on the …

Attempts at glib talk didn’t work for the former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe when he was interviewed by Mehdi Hasan the enfant terrible of Al Jazeera. It seemed that …

Two major incidents shook Sri Lanka last week. The first was the rape of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Hospital, which led to island-wide protests by medical officers demanding …