By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema UNP Southern Provincial Councilor and Attorney-at-Law Maithri Gunaratne says the outcome of the election for UNP office bearers would have been different if a proper secret ballot had been held. Gunaratne has now challenged the appointment of party leader Ranil Wickremesinghe before court and the case is to be taken up [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Q: It was just announced that you won the DSC prize for South Asian Literature. How does that feel? Is it something you expected, or is it very surreal? A: It was not something I expected. I was at Jaipur to meet Oprah and hang out with Rushdie, neither of which I [...]
The former Deputy Mayor of Colombo, the outspoken local government politician Azaath Salley who has been in the news recently for threatening to leave the UPFA, spoke to, Faraz Shauketaly of The Sunday Leader to quash rumours that he wants position and fame. Salley maintains that his interests are to represent the people of Colombo [...]
By Maryam Azwer Last week’s V Awards drew attention to the contributions volunteers make towards taking the country forward in different ways. This belief has been voiced repeatedly during the celebration of IYV+10, the anniversary of the International Year of the Volunteer last year. Volunteerism, not just in Sri Lanka, but across the world, has [...]
By Maryam Azwer The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has been expressing an escalating lack of faith in the Government’s commitment to finding a political solution to the ethnic issue. In an interview with The Sunday Leader, TNA MP Suresh Premachandran even claimed that the Government’s current attitude indicated a conflict that is “still alive.” Premachandran [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Firebrand member of the main Opposition UNP, Kurunegala District Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera said that there cannot be factions in the party after the election and the winning group should not victimize and suppress the others. He noted that there needs to be a discussion on the matter in order to come [...]
Mohan de Silva, former candidate for Vice-President in Sri Lanka Cricket elections, expressed his disappointment and regret over the manner in which the election was held. Speaking to The Sunday Leader he explained that they had withdrawn due to ‘gross violations of the election laws’. Q: Why did you wait till the morning of the [...]
By Maryam Azwer Following the release of the much-awaited final report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) issued a statement claiming that issues of accountability were not adequately dealt with in this report. The TNA, who had displayed a certain degree of apprehension towards the report even long [...]
By Mandana Ismail Abeywickrema Following the announcement of his decision to contest for the post of UNP Leader, the party’s Deputy Leader Karu Jayasuriya says his priority is to unite the party to build a vibrant opposition. In an e-mail interview with The Sunday Leader, Jayasuriya said, “My winning formula is to be transparent and [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge UNP Parliamentarian Wijedasa Rajapakse has officially announced that he will be in the running for the post of President for the Bar Association of Sri Lanka(BASL). The Sunday Leader met with him to discuss his reasons for stepping forward and his thoughts on what needs to be changed. Excerpts: Q: What made [...]
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