By Shamindra Ferdinando One-time Foreign Secretary Kshenuka Senewiratne and Admiral Ravindra Chandrasiri Wijegunaratne (Rtd.) on Dec 04, 2023 assumed duties at the Sri Lankan High Commission in New Delhi and Islamabad, respectively. It would be pertinent to mention that Wijegunaratne previously served as the First Secretary/Defence Advisor of Sri Lanka High Commission in New Delhi […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakse, PC, declared in Parliament that the winners of LPL (Lanka Premier League) 2023 B-Love Kandy had been sponsored by an enterprise that was banned in the country. The statement was made in Parliament on 24th August. The one-time President of the Bar Association found fault with SLC […]

Wednesday 2nd August, 2023 A brouhaha has erupted over what is described as the distortion of the national anthem at the Lanka Premier League (LPL) opening ceremony. Talented young vocalist Umara Sinhawansa has been drawing heavy fire for singing the national anthem in operatic style, and mispronouncing some words therein. Her performance has sparked a […]

The  people for the past three decades have suffered the steady rise in the cost of living with great forbearance. We have no ready index to point to for this Himalayan climb other than the price of bread which Chandrika Kumaratunga in her presidential bid vowed to reduce to Rs 3 per loaf. Now the ...

“Sri Lanka Cricket Will Achieve Greater Glory” – Upali Dharmadasa Upali Dharmadasa, the newly elected President of Sri Lanka Cricket, says that he has no doubt that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) will achieve greater glories. Denying claims that he is guided by political interference, in an exclusive

Former Sri Lankan cricket captain turned politician Arjuna Ranatunga says the current national cricket selection panel should be sacked following Sri Lanka’ s poor performance in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Ranatunga also accused the government of interfering with Sri Lankan cricket resulting in some senior players also making political comments instead of ...

Cricket and politics in Sri Lanka By Namini Wijedasa The Sri Lankan team lost the 2011 Cricket World Cup to India but were welcomed home like winners. Was this politics or the true Sri Lankan spirit of embracing losers as...

By Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the staging of the World Cup. In this achievement both stadiums stand out sharply in contrast with ...

by Prof Michael Roberts The old Premadasa Stadium was a monstrosity. The new one is far better on the eye though hardly a classic structure. Together with the Mahinda Rajapaksa Stadium at Sooriyawewa it was constructed in time for the...

of the Sri Lanka Cricket Team, is a clear proof that the state media is being used by the present regime...

To say that the new Sport Minister’s thoughts, Monday, on the Sri Lanka Cricket Board was a breath of fresh air would be an understatement. Rather, Minister C. B. Ratnayake’s remark that cricket is “the third most corrupt institution behind education and the police” was more a tornado