Gurudawa

In October 2012, an explosive revelation shook the UNP when then-President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiled his selection of President's counsels. The controversy stemmed from the inclusion of Ronald Perera, the son of former UNP senior minister Paul Perera, in the list....

To topple the 1964 Mrs Bandaranayake’s government then leader of UNP and the opposition Dudly Senanayaka had reached a secret agreement with the leader of the house C.P.de Silva. That is to make C.P. De Silva the prime minister. The...

It was claimed the only thing the parliament could not do was turn a man into a woman and a woman into a man, nevertheless, parliament failed to send the cricket administration home! The present President of Sri Lanka is...

‘Which election comes first?' That is the main topic of political gossip in Colombo these days. 'There will be no early election called ...' This is a story told by a legal expert. 'Why do you say that?' asked a...

Rajarata was the first kingdom of Sri Lanka. The capital of the first kingdom was Anuradhapura. 1017 Chola King Rajaraja destroyed the kingdom of Anuradhapura and established his kingdom in Polonnaruwa. Then Polonnaruwa became the capital. Later, Rajaraja's son's army...

'They are all friends, brother...' This statement of Ranjan Ramanayake is one of the most popular slogans in Sri Lanka. Talking about theft in Sri Lanka, Ranjan ends his story in a five-star hotel or in the village bazaar or...

Recently at the UNP convention, a sunflower singer sang the famous song 'Pitakavere' which is referred as 'Amu Sindu', UNP party members were stunned. The song did not get the response the Sunflower singer expected from the fans. Later, the...

After winning the 2015 presidential election, Maithripala Sirisena assumed leadership of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and formed a national government with the SLFP and the UNP, becoming the first head of state in Sri Lanka to face no attacks...

1989 LTTE leader Prabhakaran sent to Colombo a team leader for the Prabhakaran-Premadasa peace talks. Deputy Leader Mahaththaya. At the peace negotiation table, the Mahathaya was able to impress then-President Premadasa. When Premadasa met Mahathaya he made a wonderful proposal....

Removing Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran led to the first clash of Maithripala with Ranil’s government. The decision was not made alone by Maithripala he discussed it with Prime Minister Ranil to which Ranil reluctantly agreed. Indrajith’s name was suggested...