Small parties unhappy with election reform
Small political parties and parties of small minorities have got a raw deal in the local government reform process and may be reluctant to support...
Policy decisions must balance competing actors and interests
Sri Lanka, though a small island state, lies at the tip of the South Asian subcontinent and at the center of the Indian Ocean. In...
ITAK leaders violated Tamil people’s mandate: Premachandran
The very basic demands of Tamils have been totally denied, both by the constitutional assembly tasked with drafting the new constitution and by the political...
MV Sun Sea human-smuggling trial
The Crown began its closing submission at the MV Sun Sea human-smuggling trial Friday, alleging one of the accused not only arranged supplies, accommodation and...
Fitch revises outlook Banks
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Long-Term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of the following Sri Lanka-based banks: - National Savings Bank (NSB) at 'B+'; Outlook Negative...