Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections Dispatches — Issue 7
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Editorial Note: As Sri Lanka approaches its pivotal presidential election, the landscape is abuzz with a flurry of statements, promises, and controversies.This dispatch provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments from various candidates and political factions, offering insights into their strategies, public engagements, and the regulatory framework governing their campaigns.
Sri Lanka: A Democratic Awakening or Just a Mirage?
WEB4 days ago · The Election Commission continues to rock. This week, it halted, for the duration of parliamentary polls, an order by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to increase fertiliser and fuel subsidies to farmers and fishermen. The same way it stopped a multitude of giveaways by Ranil Wickremesinghe during ...
Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections Dispatches – Issue 2
WEBAug 10, 2024 · The Gazette containing the Voting Symbols for the candidates in the upcoming Presidential Election is expected to be released shortly. Election Commissioner General Saman Sri Ratnayake has announced that it will be divided into two parts: Sub-document 01 will list the ballot marks allocated to registered political parties, while Sub-document 02 will detail the marks assigned to independent ...
Sri Lanka Guardian
WEBA large section of the U.S. media, which is not known for objective analysis and impartial writing, seems to be siding with Kamala Harris. This could be due to Trump’s vituperative remarks against the media and his sharp rhetoric, which often borders on insulting.
Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections Dispatches
WEBAug 8, 2024 · The Sri Lanka Guardian is an online web portal founded in August 2007 by a group of concerned Sri Lankan citizens including journalists, activists, academics and retired civil servants.Sri Lanka Guardian has registered as an online newspaper in the Government of Sri Lanka. This portal is currently a platform for over a hundred regular writers from around the world.
Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections Dispatches — Issue 4
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Editor’s Note: This issue of Sri Lanka: Presidential Elections Dispatches provides the latest developments and key moments from the ongoing 2024 Presidential Election campaign, capturing the voices and actions of prominent political figures.
Sri Lanka’s Crisis Demands Real Solutions
WEBSri Lanka urgently requires the leadership driven by compassion and foresight to circumnavigate its multifaceted crisis. This demands a profound commitment to systemic reform, where economic stability is intricately linked with social justice.
Stabilization and Challenges in Sri Lanka
WEBSignificantly, on March 12, 2024, a former LTTE cadre was arrested from Matara in the Southern Province, in a joint operation carried out by the Army Intelligence Unit and the Sri Lanka Police Special Branch, while transporting three kilograms of Kerala cannabis from Kilinochchi to Matara by bus.
Sri Lanka: Still, the mirage | Sri Lanka Guardian
WEBThe Supreme Court judgement about the Rajapaksa culpability for Sri Lanka’s economic ruin couldn’t have come at a better time. The sense of hope generated by the ending of chronic shortages and the partial restoration of normalcy has waned.
IMF’s Call for Reform in 16 Points: Sri Lanka’s Governance Challenge
WEBOct 3, 2023 · The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a stern and uncompromising call to action. In its recently unveiled Governance Diagnostic Assessment (GDA) on Sri Lanka, the IMF has laid bare a stark reality: systematic and deeply entrenched governance weaknesses, coupled with rampant corruption vulnerabilities, are throttling the nation’s growth potential.