2017
US Congress members visit Sri Lanka to boost US interests
Visits by delegations of senior officials from the US, India and China indicate intensifying strategic tensions.
2017
IMF head to visit Sri Lanka to demand more austerity measures
Christine Lagarde will use the financial crisis faced by the Colombo government to dictate terms.
2017
Sri Lankan elite discusses “frightening economic situation”
The country has been severely hit by the continuing global downturn and a prolonged drought that has destroyed key crops and driven up the prices of staple foods.
2017
A wave of class struggles in Sri Lanka: Workers must fight for a socialist program to defend their rights
The series protests of private and public sector workers are a sign of the mass social upheavals to come against the pro-US government and the capitalist class as a whole.
2017
Sri Lankan regime whips up hysteria over alleged assassination attempt on TNA parliamentarian
The law-and-order, anti-Tamil hysteria whipped up over the alleged assassination attempt against M. Sumanthiran has all the hallmarks of a state provocation.
2017
Sri Lankan president calls for “sacrifice” at Independence Day celebration
Sirisena’s call for “economic freedom” was not to ease the burdens on the masses but to ensure the “freedom” of businesses to boost profits.
2017
Sri Lankan president insists on retaining emergency powers
The government’s decision underscores its readiness to use draconian measures against political opponents, workers and the poor.
2017
Sri Lankan foreign minister raises concerns over Trump’s economic policies
Harsha de Silva told a Colombo meeting of business chiefs that the US president’s trade policies would drastically impact on the Sri Lankan economy.
2017
Former diplomat admits India’s role in Sri Lankan communal war
Shivashankar Menon’s account confirms the political and military support given by India to the Colombo government to crush the LTTE with large-scale civilian casualties.
2017
Sri Lanka: Tamil parties launch communal campaign to divert social tensions
The political aim of the Batticaloa protest is to divide Tamil workers and the poor from their class brothers and sisters in Sri Lanka’s south.