Opinion

Democracy is good, being the will of the majority, or at least ostensibly so. But is democracy delivering on the aspect of majority rule? Or is democracy all about crowd…

The forthcoming year (2024) will be declared as the Year of E-Mobility in Sri Lanka with the active participation of all relevant stakeholders in the Government and private sectors, Transport,…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said in Parliament that he would resign if a recently disclosed audit report proved that he had used Government money for private purposes. Sri Lanka Podujana…

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, fresh from an official visit to Dubai with President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the COP28 Climate Summit, explains the importance of reinforcing the country’s international links…

Excerpts from an exclusive interview conducted with the Legal Director to the President Attorney-at-Law Manoj Gamage who is also the President of `Lawyers for Justice’. In this wide-ranging interview, he…

There are various layers of discrimination in modern societies, and unequal treatment happens at different levels. There is the dominance of the elite and we have often heard of phrases…

* IMF second tranche will raise international confidence * Maximum possible relief given from Budget 2024 * Govt. working to reduce indirect taxes Buoyed by an agreement with international creditors…

* Tax revenue can be increased without raising VAT * Budget not realistic * Alleviating burdens on public essential In an interview with the Sunday Observer, the United Republican Front…

The horrors of Gaza have resumed with over 200 Palestinians killed already in the tiny, physically battered, enclave surrounded by Israeli forces on land, air and sea. Israeli Defence Minister…

With little or no progress on nuclear disarmament worldwide or the abolition of nuclear weapons, there is a widespread belief that the responsibility for the continued global campaign should now…