2016
Sri Lanka: A socialist program to fight evictions and defend the right to housing
The eviction of slum dwellers and low-income families cannot be separated from the government’s attacks on thousands of urban and rural workers.
2016
US seeks to develop close military ties with Sri Lanka
The US Seventh Fleet flagship’s visit to Colombo indicates moves by the Sri Lankan government to tie the country into US war plans.
2016
Sri Lankan government imprisons Frontline Socialist Party leader
Gunaratnam’s jailing is another warning of the anti-democratic methods that the government will use against political opponents and more broadly against working people.
2016
Sri Lankan government presents phony “Right to Information” bill
The legislation provides limited access to state information, while entrenching broad areas that will remain off-limits, including national security, diplomacy and economic activities.
2016
David North addresses Sri Lankan SEP launch of Sinhala edition of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
Publication of this new translation of David North’s The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century will contribute significantly to the education of workers and youth in Sri Lanka.
2016
Colombo meeting launches Sinhala translation of The Russian Revolution and the Unfinished Twentieth Century
SEP general secretary Wije Dias stressed that the book’s exposure of historical falsifications was “a weapon in the revolutionary struggles of the future.”
2016
Sri Lankan parliament to draft new constitution to shore up capitalist rule
Under the guise of “democracy,” the government is seeking to strengthen its hand to impose austerity and deepen its integration into the US “pivot to Asia” against China.
2016
Sri Lankan SEP to hold Jaffna public meeting on imperialist war and Tamil nationalism
The meeting will expose the pro-imperialist stance of the Tamil nationalist parties and elaborate a socialist perspective to halt the growing danger of world war.
2016
Sri Lankan government announces tax hikes before IMF loan talks
The IMF-required austerity measures implemented by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will have a heavy impact on the living standards of workers and the poor.
2016
Sri Lankan government to convert Western province into investment hub
The government’s “megapolis” project will see thousands of workers and low-income residents ejected from their homes.