Another Election with No Solution to the Tamil Issue?
August 17th will witness parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka; once again the Tamils may play a key role in the formation of a government if...
People want good governance, transparency: Ranil
After a month-long exhaustive election campaign, United National Party leader and Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe did not look tired when The Hindu met...
Rajapaksa in Election Comeback Bid
Sri Lanka's beleaguered former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa will try to pull off a shock political comeback in elections Monday that he hopes will propel him...
Sri Lanka embarking on new journey of peace, progress: India
Ahead of parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka, India today said the island nation is poised to embark on a new journey of peace and progress...
Ranil Warns of Constitutional Logjam If Rajapaksa Becomes PM
As the month-long campaign for the August 17 Sri Lankan parliamentary elections closed this weekend, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned of a constitutional logjam if...
Elections pit its past against its future
As I look towards the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo, I see bright kites coasting through the air. The crowd of people gathered along the...
LTTE fighter makes ‘killing’ in credit card scams and extortion
While he bided his time hiding out in Malaysia, a senior Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighter has been raking in hundreds of thousands...