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23 Sep 2022 - 5 - 4813
With Sri Lanka facing the worst socio-economic crisis since independence in 1948, many sections of the society feel the impact of the crisis.....
17 Sep 2022 - 0 - 6533
On the fateful morning of 16th September 2000, Mohammed Hussein Muhammad Ashraff(MHM Ashraff) boarded a Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Mi-17 helicopter at the Police grounds in Bambalapitiya.
16 Sep 2022 - 6 - 5279
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) came out with a bang when it was formed and eventually grabbed power. However, the alliance recently.....
15 Sep 2022 - 9 - 5961
Parliamentarians—so-called supreme legislators—wear white, the colour of peace and purity. But how many of them actually behave as such? In November, 2018, Sri Lankans and the whole world witnessed one of the worst and most disgraceful breakdowns of discipline by lawmakers.
15 Sep 2022 - 1 - 1743
There is no doubt that the economic crisis which Sri Lanka is facing at the moment has become a fully grown political crisis and a humanitarian emergency.
13 Sep 2022 - 3 - 2760
According to the latest World Bank assessment Sri Lanka ranks fifth among countries with the highest food price inflation. UNESCO recently announced that Sri Lanka has the sixth-highest and second highest rate of malnutrition among children in the world and in Asia respectively. The United States Congress said that an estimated 60% of Sri Lankans skip one out of t
13 Sep 2022 - 5 - 1748
The Queen is dead. With her, the Second Elizabethan era came to an end. During her Seventy years on the throne, the world has changed beyond recognition; she might well have felt as if she had time travelled. A
09 Sep 2022 - 5 - 3275
September 9 marks five months since the protest campaign to oust the then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa began at Galle Face. Tear gas and water.....
08 Sep 2022 - 7 - 3293
Former parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake was imprisoned for a period of one year and seven months following his remarks on alleged corruption among lawyers. He was released on August 26, 2022,
08 Sep 2022 - 12 - 2650
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority said that tourist arrivals had marked an increase from June to July, with 47,293 tourists arriving in Sri Lanka in July.
03 Sep 2022 - 0 - 6005
Blessed are those Sri Lankans who have lived in different parts of the country, travelled widely within its borders and interacted with all people cutting across ethnic and religious barriers during times of peace and tranquillity in the past. Those who have had such broad experiences unsullied by narrow sectarianism know that the Island is truly “God’s own country” populated by friendly, good-natured people.
31 Aug 2022 - 3 - 2047
With less animal feed imported and supplied to the poultry industry, eggs have taken an unexpected toll on the daily consumers....
27 Aug 2022 - 0 - 5722
Friday August 26th was the 95th birth anniversary of well-known Sri Lankan Tamil political leader and one-time leader of the opposition Appapillai Amirthalingam.
27 Aug 2022 - 6 - 2606
The commonwealth games have come to an end with several members of the Sri Lankan team gone missing which had made a mockery of the Sri Lanka points table as Gold - 0, Silver -1, Bronze-3, Missing-10, Found-2, bringing much embarrassment to the country.
24 Aug 2022 - 0 - 1132
I grew up in a non-conformist household. We were encouraged to question the norm if we felt it should be and never ever made....
24 Aug 2022 - 1 - 2716
Marriage is a beautiful union between two individuals that unite two families. The failure of such a bond is a result of incompatibility. Marriages....
20 Aug 2022 - 3 - 1366
The government’s move to remove some of the overseas Sri Lankan Tamil organizations and individuals from its previous list of organizations and individuals supporting terrorist activities is somewhat perplexing.
13 Aug 2022 - 0 - 7153
Leon Trotsky famously observed, “Politics is more like algebra than like elementary arithmetic, and still more like higher rather than elementary mathematics”. The recent election of President Ranil Wickremesinghe by Sri Lankan members of Parliament appears to be an illustrative example of Trotsky’s statement about Politics being more like Algebra than Arithmetic.
06 Aug 2022 - 0 - 5513
Devoting the first Saturday article of each month to a film, film personality or film-related topic is a practice being followed by this column in recent times.
04 Aug 2022 - 27 - 4031
Speaking at an emergency debate in the parliament MP Wimal Weerawansa boldly accused certain factions of the Aragalaya,
30 Jul 2022 - 0 - 8450
Last week’s article was about the guerilla war fought by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) against the Indian Army in the Trincomalee district.
29 Jul 2022 - 2 - 2954
The public has once again been advised to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID; especially after two COVID-related deaths....
28 Jul 2022 - 18 - 6940
In Palawela Udaniriella, an 8-year-old girl became the victim of Grave Sexual Abuse committed by no stranger, but by her grandfather’s brother,
27 Jul 2022 - 2 - 2081
These questions have been buzzing in our heads over the past few weeks as health authorities warned of several types of contagious....
27 Jul 2022 - 4 - 3591
A serious shortage of fuel, gas and other essential items as a result of the dollar crisis led to protests being staged around the country.....
23 Jul 2022 - 0 - 15417
The India – Sri Lanka Accord was signed by former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and ex-Sri Lanka president Junius Richard (JR) Jayewardene on July 29,
19 Jul 2022 - 4 - 1293
Sri Lanka is ailing due to a lack of visionary and strategic leadership on one hand and the culmination of the citizens’ agitation on the other. I grieve when I think of the deaths of Lalith Athulathmudali Gamini Dissanayake and Lakshm
19 Jul 2022 - 0 - 1361
Sri Lanka encountered several turning points in the last four decades that could have produced sustainable development as an island nation. The first instance was the 1977 political change which gave a 5/6 majority. The second in
16 Jul 2022 - 0 - 24631
“Gota Go Home” was the clarion call around which the people launched their “Aragalaya” or Struggle. It has achieved its primary goal.
11 Jul 2022 - 2 - 5785
When word went round inviting all citizens to gather at the Galle Face Green on July 9, many thought that it wouldn’t be a success with the imposition of curfew the previous night. But as the....
25 Apr 2024