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Sat, 13 Aug 2022 Today's Paper
08 Aug 2022 - 2 - 2504
The QR code system introduced to reduce fuel queues has been a success so far. However, even with such a system in place people are still waiting in queues due to the failure of the Government. At present....
25 Jul 2022 - 2 - 3370
It is the normal practice to cast aside tools used for a development activity at the end of the project. Especially machinery and vehicles can be found abandoned after taking the maximum.....
14 Jul 2022 - 4 - 26442
Astonishing revelations have come to the fore about how the Foreign Ministry under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has attempted to throw the full diplomatic weight of Sri Lanka behind an effort to safeguard the President’s first cousin,
13 Jul 2022 - 5 - 14494
As of now Sri Lanka has run out of fuel. According to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) sources fuel reserves have completely....
29 Jun 2022 - 8 - 9037
Many of the projects aimed at developing the country have only become a burden to the regime. Mattala Airport, Lotus Tower, the Conference....
21 Jun 2022 - 6 - 7139
These days Sri Lankans can witness fuel queues across the country and they seem to be never-ending. Some fuel stations have not received fuel for weeks while some have a supply of fuel daily. Amidst the prevailing fuel crisis several irregularities have been reported. No one talks about them. Those who are connected to such irregularities never came under the spotlight. This is not something that the media is highlighting. These incidents were re
15 Jun 2022 - 1 - 3537
At present reclamation activities are underway at an 80-acre paddy land close to Galwala Road in Mirihana and Pita Kotte Rajamaha Viharaya. As a result.....
08 Jun 2022 - 1 - 4093
The textile industry is among the oldest industries in Sri Lanka; hence its prominent place. The textile industry was given birth when.....
31 May 2022 - 0 - 2940
However instead of the Government being involved, crude oil was imported from Russia at a higher price with a private company being involved. According to Palitha the price of this fuel wa
25 May 2022 - 1 - 13485
In the backdrop of former Finance Minister Ali Sabry’s proposed plan to increase fiscal revenue to bring the country’s economy....
05 May 2022 - 0 - 5399
At present Sri Lanka is expecting a severe food shortage. The authorities are yet to find solutions to the upcoming food shortage and cite the dollar crisis as the reason behind not being able to find a solution to the issue.
27 Apr 2022 - 5 - 13485
Startling accusations have come to the fore alleging that the two Commission members of the Commission to Investigate Allegations.....
26 Apr 2022 - 0 - 1392
Former Minister of Lands S. M. Chandrasena is another VIP accused by the locals in Anuradhapura for reclaiming land and engagin
05 Apr 2022 - 2 - 3085
The constructing of a hotel using both the reclaimed land in the Anuradhapura Nuwara Wewa protected area and Wewa itself became a controversial topic recently. Former State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment, Business Deve
31 Mar 2022 - 6 - 36179
Soothsayer Gnana Akka has come under the spotlight for constructing a controversial hotel in the Nuwara Wewa precinct in Anuradhapura and also for instructing the authorities to build the National Sandalwood Park near the Parliament; posing a threat to the Diyawanna Oya wetland.
29 Mar 2022 - 4 - 26827
Can the law be made silent when shrine (Devalaya) officials enjoy limitless political powers of powerful political figures? They amass abundant wealth thanks to this political framework. A similar incident was reported in Anuradhapura city where the Shrine of Gnana Meniyo is located. It is known as ‘Sasthara Gedara’ and is frequented by politicians. She is b
25 Mar 2022 - 1 - 3563
Certain acts of disruption by the Engineers Union of the Ceylon Electricity Board (EUCEB) had given rise to grave concern as the country is forced to plunge in power cuts. Ceylon Electricity.....
16 Mar 2022 - 3 - 5142
Focusing on the current plight of the paddy industry in Sri Lanka which runs back to 2600 years ago is a timely requirement. History bears.....
09 Mar 2022 - 0 - 3915
Farmers had high hopes to cultivate during the Yala season, but their hopes have begun to shatter. Presently farmers....
01 Mar 2022 - 0 - 1005
Two hundred years have passed since the Uva - Wellassa uprising to free the country from the British colonials. The British left the country, but to this day the struggle to save the land from foreigners remains the same, locals of Uva-Wellassa say.
22 Feb 2022 - 0 - 502
Red Rocks beach, a great creation of mother nature, is on the brink of destruction because of the haphazard extraction of ilmenite on the beach; a task carried out by Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd. Obtaining Ilmenite by mining is legal, but that should not be carried out by destroying ecosystems, archaeologically valuable sites and natural beaches; which attr
17 Feb 2022 - 1 - 842
Most local politicians are namesake Buddhists and the story about to unfold will provide evidence of that. Plans to build sacred cities began when Ceylon was under British rule. The Pilgrimages....
15 Feb 2022 - 1 - 802
In an attempt to defend the members of the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers Union who are accused of recent power sabotage in the country the Secretary Ministry of Power is alleged to have instructed the IGP to suspend the ongoing i
02 Feb 2022 - 0 - 2141
Selling lands acquired illegally using fake deeds has become a practice in the country and Dambulla is infamous for such illegal....
27 Jan 2022 - 2 - 8521
Seeking compensation for the environmental damage caused by the fire-stricken vessels has become almost unthinkable due.....
20 Jan 2022 - 1 - 2445
According to agriculture experts, Sri Lanka is facing a food crisis and the food related shortage will be felt more in March.
13 Jan 2022 - 2 - 4281
The price of fuel was increased to reduce usage, but a new problem has emerged. Drivers claim that fuel available these days burns faster and the maximum speeds of vehicles have decreased and vehicles are subject to defects. Several drivers said they suspect several vehicles went up in flames in different areas due to poor quality fuel. “We are not sure whether the Governm
06 Jan 2022 - 2 - 2346
Authorities are yet to find a permanent solution to the Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) and wild elephant raids. Some people who were assigned with the task to find solutions suggested to name wild elephants as forest elephants.
05 Jan 2022 - 0 - 1336
The failure of respective governments since 2012 to grant legal status to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka to regulate....
22 Dec 2021 - 1 - 3976
Entrepreneurs of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Sector blamed an officer of the Presidential Secretariat for attempting....
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