September 30 – October 6, 2024 | Vol.14, #39 | ISSN – 2386-1827 Photo credits: Anura Kumara Dissanayaka's official Facebook page Issue: On September 24, President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka signed the extraordinary gazette notification dissolving the ninth...
Macro Media Political Analysis
AKD victory: Three dimensions of a ‘soft revolution’
September 23 – September 29, 2024 | Vol.14, #38 | ISSN – 2386-1827 Photo credits: Lanka Truth Event: On September 22, the Election Commission (EC) formally announced NPP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayaka as the winner of the 2024 Presidential Election...
2024 Election Update: Two horses pulling ahead
Issue: On July 26, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the presidential election will be held on September 21, 2024.[1][2] On August 15, the EC accepted the nominations of 39 presidential candidates.[3][4] Analysis This week’s TMA is the final issue...
2024 Election Update: Positions are clearer as condidates enter the straight
Issue: On July 26, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the presidential election will be held on September 21, 2024.[1][2] On August 15, the EC accepted the nominations of 39 presidential candidates.[3][4] Analysis This week’s TMA is part of a series...
2024 Election Update: Lack of clarity and consensus around the 2024 election
Issue: On July 26, the Election Commission (EC) announced that the presidential election will be held on September 21, 2024.[1][2] On August 15, the EC accepted the nominations of 39 presidential candidates.[3][4] Analysis This week’s TMA is part of a series of...
Bangladeshi protests through a Sri Lankan lens
August 5, 2024 -- August 11, 2024 Photo credits: Reuters via Arab News Event: In early July in Bangladesh, protests began as peaceful demands from university students to abolish quotas in civil service jobs.[1][2] On July 21, following the Bangladesh Supreme...
Election 2024 Update: Positions of pawns and candidates
Key highlights Analysis This week’s TMA issue is part of a series of election updates focusing on the upcoming presidential election (PE). Last week’s Sinhala media press reporting, TV coverage and social media commentary (findings from...
Anxieties surrounding police leadership
July 8 – July 28, 2024 | Vol.14, #28, 29 & 30 Photo credits: Ceylon Today Highlights: The SC's interim order against Deshbandu gave rise to two conerns: (1) President Wickremesinghe might use him as a 'pawn' to undermine democratic freedoms in the run up to...
Assassinations and the war on drugs
July 8 – July 28, 2024 | Vol.14, #28, 29 & 30 Photo credits: NewsWire Highlights: Certain segments of social media expressed sympathy for Club Wasantha's death, despite his connections to the criminal world. The killing of Club Wasantha resurfaces concerns...
Legal case surfaces continued pessimism over RW’s intentions
July 1 – July 7, 2024 | Vol.14, #27 Event: In early July, Chamindra Dayan Lenawa, a businessperson from Moratuwa, filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition in the Supreme Court.[1][2][3] He requested an interim order to prevent...
