Sri Lanka's burgeoning 'Tuk-Tuk Self-Drive Tourism' trend, a unique initiative that has significantly boosted the local economy, is on the verge of collapse due to escalating government inefficiency and regulatory disarray. Reliable sources indicate the police are preparing to launch a sudden operation to seize three-wheelers, even those legally rented by fully licensed tourists.

The political hypocrisy and abuse of state power by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (NPP) government were publicly exposed once again today (November 21st) when the Sri Lanka Police ordered the silencing of loudspeakers at a planned joint opposition rally in Nugegoda. Organizers of the rally accuse the police of selectively enforcing the law, using the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examination as a pretext, and claim the action is a tactic to suppress democratic protest.

The special 'X' (formerly Twitter) message issued by former Governor and senior United National Party (UNP) member Navin Dissanayake, publicly declaring his non-participation in the upcoming party meeting in Nugegoda, has once again created a farcical drama within opposition politics. He argues that "politics with the Rajapaksas can never be trusted" and that the UNP should unite with parties like the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and not with the 'Pohottuwa' (SLPP).

The National People's Power (NPP) administration, which promised a revolution of change and transparency, is now facing serious allegations that it is exhibiting the same traits of old, corrupt regimes, namely the misuse of state resources and authoritarian tendencies.

The Attorney General's announcement today (November 19) to the Fort Magistrate's Court that investigations into the state financial misappropriation case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe would be concluded within one month and charges filed in a higher court, has raised serious concerns about the current National People's Power (NPP) government's political interference in the legal process.

The long-standing allegation against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa regarding the fraudulent acquisition of his law degree reignited controversy in Parliament today (November 19), following his resignation from the Parliamentary Committee on Parliamentary Business. More than an administrative change—such as the appointment of MP D.V. Chanaka to fill the vacancy—the story behind the alleged "legal anomaly" poses a severe challenge to the current National People's Power (NPP) government's rhetoric of "selective justice."Investigation Opened, But No Report For Months

A dangerous trend of politicizing state institutions under the guise of the current National People's Power (NPP) government's "anti-corruption" campaign is emerging. Reports that a team of high-ranking Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials traveled to the United Kingdom (UK) without the knowledge or instruction of the Attorney General's Department during the investigation into a Rs. 16.6 million misappropriation charge against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe raise serious doubts about the government's transparency. Political haste has been prioritized over the investigation of justice.