by polity.lk | Jan 20, 2026 | Ecology
From Living With, to Drowning Under, Floods: A Village Transformed Shashik Silva Welewatta has always flooded. This village in the Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat (DS), home to 1424 families, floods when the Kelani River swells during the rainy season. Water...
by polity.lk | Jan 16, 2026 | Statement
Iran: Solidarity with popular struggles against poverty, unemployment, discrimination, and repression Editors and Vahed Once again, the Iranian people are on the streets against their repressive rulers. Once again, the Islamic Republic has retaliated with extreme...
by polity.lk | Jan 13, 2026 | Editorial
Governing in Anticipation of Backlash Editors As Sri Lanka reels from the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his address to the people on 30 November 2025, called for unity among all, above and beyond, what divides us. At this...
by polity.lk | Jan 9, 2026 | Economy
Review and Repair Microfinance Authority Bill! Safeguard Women’s Dignity, Livelihoods, and Long-Term Security! Suriya Women’s Development Centre Editors’ Note: On 17 November 2025, the NPP government gazetted a bill to establish a statutory agency styled the...
by polity.lk | Jan 7, 2026 | Politics
Year One of the NPP Government: Some Heretical Thoughts Jayadeva Uyangoda By the third week of November 2025, the National People’s Power (NPP) has completed its first year as Sri Lanka’s new government, generating mixed reactions. The media has been saturated with...
