Gammanpila’s book launch on Easter Attacks: How a high-profile exposé turned into a ridiculed damp squib.
Gammanpila’s book launch on Easter Attacks: A story that did not sell
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Macro Media Political Analysis
Kumara Jayakody: Burnt by coal, bruised by corruption
Kumara Jayakody: How a corruption case and substandard coal put the NPP’s integrity under strain
Fuel scarcity: A full tank of trouble for the government
Fuel scarcity: How precautionary measures revived memories of the 2022 economic crisis
Avurudu Nekath Seettuwa: Legitimacy tested over timing
Avurudu Nekath Seettuwa: Legitimacy tested over timing
Fuel rationing: Cause vs. competence
Fuel rationing: Short of fuel, short of trust
The US–Israel–Iran War: Pre-existing dispositions resurface and harden
The US–Israel–Iran War: How it reactivated pre-existing dispositions
Substandard coal importation: Process chars competence
Substandard coal importation: Why compliance claims still left the government exposed on competence
Sallay arrest: How the “deep state” frame beat the “war hero” frame
Sallay arrest: Why Sinhala media read it as accountability, not security
Sangha Convention: Clergy face spillover from old-order rejection
Maha Sangha Convention: Why a clergy-led intervention failed to scale
Akuregoda double homicide: Case for the state, case against it
Akuregoda double homicide: How a targeted killing became a test of state capacity