Akuregoda double homicide: How a targeted killing became a test of state capacity
Akuregoda double homicide: Case for the state, case against it
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Macro Media Political Analysis
Death sentences in Athukorala case reignite debate on aragalaya
Verdict on the murder of former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala: Why it reopened debate on selective enforcement and rule of law
Independence Day discourse: From “false independence” to “true independence”
Independence Day discourse: How “true independence”, in Sinhala media, moved from a recurring critique of 1948 to an evaluation of the present
#Nalandaleak coverage reveals a cultural shift
#Nalandaleak: What the leak revealed about a changing culture
Contestation on two appointments and one suspension—what they cost the government
State-office appointments and suspension: How three institutional issues turned into uneven reputational damage for the government
AKD’s remarks in Jaffna: Two framings—and the dynamics that amplify them
AKD’s visit to Jaffna: How Sinhala media framed the president’s Northern visit as a threat to Sinhala-Buddhist recognition rather than a critique
Clergy exceptionalism meets cultural rejection in education reforms
Education reforms: Does the Lal Kantha–Mihintale Thera clash expose the limits of clergy exceptionalism—how and why?
Crackdown in Iran reveals cracks in international organisations
Cracks in global trust: How Sinhala media frame the discourse on protests in Iran as evidence of selective international norms and Western hypocrisy
Good leader, bad circle: From corruption to incompetence
Rebuilding Sri Lanka: Can the President lose his lustre in Sinhala media – how and why?
Maduro Operation: Three sentiments – Two negative, one positive
Maduro Operation: Why admiration for Trump emerged on social media for his actions on Venezeula