PCoI probing Easter Sunday Attacks Lull in information sharing by CID, TID hampered probe - Witness

There were issues related to sharing of information between the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) during the time of the previous administration t

Crises multiply for Sri Lankans in Lebanon

Sri Lankan migrant workers employed in Middle Eastern countries are one of the most vulnerable groups. The recent explosion which caused a 10-kilometre radius of destruction in Beirut, Lebanon have made their situation even direr.

Saving the leopard for future generations

Sri Lanka Leopard or Panthera Pardus Kotiya is the largest species of cat in Sri Lanka. It is unique to the island and categorized as ‘endangered’....

How political campaigns use your personal information

Your vote is your business. Or is it? It is your right to keep your personal information to yourself and cast your vote independently. However, when elections grow closer, your personal information....

TNA suffers electoral setback in North and East polls

The long awaited 2020 Parliamentary Elections has concluded with a 71% voter turn out despite the difficulties imposed by the COVID -19 Pandemic threat. Appropriate health procedures were followed by the authorities with enthusiastic cooperation of the people.

More than 1,000 Americans die from coronavirus for fifth day

Deaths from the coronavirus in the US have topped 1,000 for the fifth day in a row.

Colombo inflation accelerates in July

Sri Lanka’s inflation measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) increased in July from a month ago, driven mostly by the price increases in non-food items such as healthcare, clothing and transport, as people who were mostly confined to their homes left for workplaces with the lockdowns fully lifted.

Sri Lanka’s children fast becoming victims of adult industry

Sri Lanka has become an unsafe place for children. Even with a National Child Protection Authority (NCPA), Women’s and Children’s Affairs Ministry and a Child Protection Unit at the Attorney General’s Department the number of child abuse cases reported for 2020 has exceeded 5000.

My time is up – Mahinda Deshapriya

With just hours to go before the 2020 Parliamentary Election, Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya spoke to the Daily Mirror online on the preparations for the polls, concerns and his future plans Excerpts

Anuruddha Sampayo remanded till tomorrow

Former Negombo Prison Superintendent Anuruddha Sampayo, who was taken into the CID custody yesterday, was remanded till tomorrow by Negombo Acting Magistrate K.G Gunadasa today.

A response to DM exposé on Tea Promotion Officer

With reference to the Daily Mirror Expose article and Page 1 news item, both headlined, ‘Tea promoting officer in hot water!’ dated July 31, the Assistant Director of the Sri Lanka Tea Board Dhanushka Karunaratne has sent the following response:

Tea promoting officer in hot water!

Astonishing revelations underscore how Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB), the promoter of Pure Ceylon Tea around the globe, has entrusted global tea promotional activities of the world’s renowned brand to an officer alleged to have been involved in misappropriating SLTB funds a few years ago.

Lonely death of Miss Ceylon 1962

78-year-old Jennifer lived on Cotta Terrace, a residential neighbourhood in Borella, Colombo. Towards her last few years, she used to get her meals from a little eatery across the main road. As she experienced some difficulty in walking, she would walk down the road towards the Namel Malini Punchi Theatre and wait for her food to be delivered from the eatery across the road. According to Jennifer’s friends, it is during one of these walks that J

Funding Election: Whose money is it?

Money matters in Sri Lankan elections. Despite constant public discussion about the massive costs of election campaigns in Sri Lanka, there is a lack of credible data on the actual costs, the sources of funds, and the consequences of campaign financing on governance aftermath the elections.

Slowdown in worker remittances puts dampener on growth: Moody’s

The slowdown in worker remittances resulted from the pandemic could weigh on economic growth of countries heavily dependent on the foreign income flow as it could cut into the incomes, consumption and thereby the investments of recipient economies raising their credit risk, cautioned Moody’s Investors Service.

Why EC needs to come clean on its working arrangement with FB

In the run up to last year’s Presidential Elections, Facebook visibly increased its interactions in Sri Lanka. Officials from the social media platform were in the island meeting with government officials as well as those working outside of government.

General Denzil Kobbekaduwa: An outstanding leader with incomparable integrity and moral courage

“I have had the privilege of working closely with the late General Kobbekaduwa when he was the Security Forces Commander in Wanni and subsequently at the Joint Operations Command in Colombo.

UNP expels 54 members contesting under SJB

The United National Party (UNP) Working Committee today decided to expel 54 members who obtained the nominations from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) to contest the 2020 General Elections.

Throwing parcels into Welikada prison: Main suspect arrested in Borella

The main suspect in the case of throwing parcels containing contraband into the Welikada Magazine Prison has been arrested today.

Conservationists take lead to raise awareness on protecting Sri Lankan leopard

Sri Lanka lost seven leopards within seven months of 2020. The main cause was snaring – an offence under Section 30 of the Flora and Fauna Protection Ordinance.

TNA Must Seek India’s Help To Protect 13th Amendment

The Rajapaksa regime is all out to get a two-thirds majority in parliament through the forthcoming elections on August 5. The avowed objective of such a steam-roller majority is to promulgate a new Constitution or enact Constitutional amendments unilaterally.

CHILDREN TRIED AS ADULTS

The death penalty and sentence of life in prison are sentences which ensure that an offender will never be able to rejoin civil society.

PCoI criticised for entertaining complaints from private businessmen

Questions have been raised as to why the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) that was appointed by the President to probe political victimisation of public officers....

Lankan banks’ operating environment deteriorates

Fitch Ratings Lanka yesterday reminded that the operating conditions for the banking sector have weakened, exerting further pressure on banks’ ratings, after the rating agency downgraded the country rating in April, citing heightened public and external debt sustainability challenges caused by the pandemic-induced economic difficulties and the tax cuts late last year.

Private buses to reduce operations by 50%

Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association President Gemunu Wijeratne yesterday said that they had decided to reduce the number of buses and bus journeys operated on certain roads by 50% from next Monday onwards.

Bring perpetrators to justice: Ruwan

UNP Deputy General Secretary Ruwan Wijewardene insisted that the government should bring to book those respons

Take legal action against those responsible: Ranil

UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday urged the government to take quick legal action against those responsible f

Kataragama Esala Festival commences tonight adhering to strict guidelines

The Kataragama Esala festival is scheduled to commence tonight with the first day Perehera that sets off from the Maha D

COVID-19 - Infected migrant workers thrice the domestic figure

Some 1,700 COVID-19 infected Sri Lankan migrant workers are currently receiving home-based and hospital-based treatment in 17 countries and is almost thrice the number of domestic patients, which as of yesterday stood at 664.

CWC, Jeevan Thondaman and Nuwara- Eliya Tamils

The hills of Nuwara Eliya are vibrantly alive with the hectic sounds of parliamentary electioneering! Nuwara Eliya district with its picturesque landscape and salubrious climate elects eight members in the 225 member parliament of Sri Lanka. 577,717 registered voters in the district are eligible to cast their ballots at the forthcoming elections scheduled for August 5.