Sri Lanka's much anticipated 50-over provincial cricket tournament commences on February 6 with 76 cricketers, including all the national players, for the championship being contested by six teams ...

President Maithripala Sirisena had, in an invocation of the Supreme Court’s consultative jurisdiction under Article 129 of Sri Lanka’s constitution, asked the court to determine whether it is lawful ...

Sri Lanka's ruling party has defeated the country's main ethnic Tamil party in a provincial election seen as a test of whether Tamils still want self-rule or are satisfied with government-led ...

Though the ‘North-East Provincial Council’, elected to office two months later, survived only until the final stages of withdrawal of the Indian Peace-Keeping Force from Sri Lanka.

?For too long now, regions outside the Western Province have been characterized as ‘lagging’ and in need of a boost. But has the terminology itself contributed to the problem? ..

Today, Sri Lanka has nine provincial councils, all of which have held regular elections—with the exception of the Northern Province, which was the scene of bloody conflict until the majority ...

Tomorrow, for the first time in 25 years, Sri Lanka will hold elections to its Northern Provincial Council, a step that could facilitate reconciliation between the country’s majority (mostly ...

The above are a few examples of how Sri Lanka can look at creating provincial identities based on the approach of Single-minded positioning and the most sought-after benefit that is offered in each ...

Sri Lanka’s provincial administration is on the brink of collapse as there is no legal authority for the currently dysfunctional Provincial Councils to collect revenue and make legitimate payments, ...

Dr. Yohan Heenatigala On 29 July 1987, Indo-Sri Lanka Accord was signed between Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene which stated the devolution of powers to ...