Sri Lanka

The tsunami and its terrible aftermath is the overarching issue that still dominates every aspect of Sri Lankan society. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a […]

The Sri Lankan United Socialist Party (USP) – affiliated to the Committee for a Workers International (cwi) – held its most successful ever congress on 25 – 26 March in Colombo. Special financial appeal to […]

Scandal of government ‘relief’ fuels social, political and national crisis Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a unique analysis and perspective of world events. Socialistworld.net also […]

"Demonstrations are escalating. From yesterday morning until today, homeless people in the East of the Island occupied the main road from Ampara all the way up to Batticaloa. Special financial appeal to all readers of […]

The devastation and escalating death toll in the Indian Ocean region can leave no one unmoved. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a unique analysis and […]

The tragic devastation wreaked by the earthquake and tidal wave in the Indian Ocean has killed tens of thousands of people. In Sri Lanka alone, the death toll has reached 13,000 and is still rising. […]

The victory for the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in the parliamentary elections, followed by the provincial elections, has brought more problems instead of solving the burning crisis of the country. The UPFA – a […]

On Wednesday 7 July, a suicide bombing killed four police officers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Special financial appeal to all readers of socialistworld.net Support building alternative socialist media Socialistworld.net provides a unique analysis and perspective […]