“Medamulana Dynasty”: Four Sons and Three Grandsons of Don Alvin Rajapaksa

17 Jul 2021 - 0     - 22849

Basil Rohana Rajapaksa was sworn in as Finance minister in the Government of Sri Lanka by his brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on July 8, 2021.

Site survey near Akasa Chaitya: Is it the end of Yala?

16 Jul 2021 - 4     - 7418

The Yala National Park has been at the receiving end of human disturbances from time to time. Be it a traffic jam to spot a leopard....

Basil Rajapaksa’s catch 22 situation

13 Jul 2021 - 11     - 8968

Sri Lankan politics has been a good deal of family business. It was not even the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, the progenitor of the SLPP that started it; D.S. Senanayake, the first prime minister flouted an implicit understanding of the succession and unde

“This govt. printed Rs. 880 billions”

13 Jul 2021 - 9     - 7055

This is the roadmap of Zimbabwe

“We are on the cusp of a mothers-led movement for better birth rights in Sri Lanka” – Kanya D’Almeida

12 Jul 2021 - 6     - 3794

Writer Kanya D’Almeida became the first Sri Lankan to win the ‘Commonwealth Short Story Prize’ awarded for the best new writing.....

Two diametrically opposite shows in a military regime

10 Jul 2021 - 15     - 5655

On July 8 (Thursday) we saw diametrically opposite results because the security forces are apparently being used for the government’s objectives.

A bullish regime’s inability to perceive dissent

10 Jul 2021 - 6     - 2719

Voices of dissent are growing in the country. The latest individuals to take to the streets were the undergraduates of Rajarata University.

Striking through the pandemic

07 Jul 2021 - 5     - 3824

As nurses launch strike, doctors charge that critical patient care was compromised

How powerful Acting Principals rule the roost

06 Jul 2021 - 2     - 2249

Vacancies for Principals in local schools are yet to be filled. Trade Union representatives complain that many issues have arisen....

Tony Ranasinghe: Sinhala Cinema’s Most Romantic Lover

03 Jul 2021 - 0     - 15395

In keeping with the practice of devoting at least one article each month to a cinema-related topic, this column focuses on the popular Sinhala film actor Tony Ranasinghe this week.

Sexual exploitation of a 15 year old girl : Police investigations underway

02 Jul 2021 - 5     - 14565

The law states that it’s an offence to rape or abuse a child below 16 years of age with or without consent

Enter Basil and the strange case of familial meritocracy

29 Jun 2021 - 6     - 8962

Influential presidential sibling Basil Rajapaksa is tipped to be sworn in as a National List MP next week when his two-week quarantine after returning from a holiday in the United States ends. That would be the precursor to be appointed as the M

President Rajapaksa, talks with TNA and release of Tamil Prisoners

26 Jun 2021 - 0     - 12073

There was considerable political excitement some days ago, when a meeting was scheduled between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA).

The X-press Pearl aftermath: Lack of facilities, standards raise doubts on investigations

25 Jun 2021 - 3     - 2823

A month after the X-press Pearl inferno, carcasses of approximately 100 sea turtles and 46 cetaceans (aquatic mammals including dolphins.....

Officials act salty as ‘Lanka Salt’ is exposed

23 Jun 2021 - 7     - 6611

The media exposed an incident involving the breaking the seal on a lorry loaded with 20 tons of salt dispatched from the Hambantota....

Case of decomposing government’s “Organic Country” Project

21 Jun 2021 - 1     - 3601

Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi was quoted telling parliament, Sri Lanka reports 230,000 new kidney and cancer patients annually.....

BANNING CHEMICAL FERTILISER - RIGHT THING, WRONG LINE

21 Jun 2021 - 0     - 4463

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed that the importation of chemical fertilisers will be completely stopped in the near.....

SLPP eats humble pie over fuel price hike statement

18 Jun 2021 - 2     - 4684

The statement put out by SLPP (Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam, critical of Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila...

GSP+: Isn’t there a way out?

18 Jun 2021 - 0     - 2582

The European Parliament’s resolution on Sri Lanka on June 10 was the second international stricture against the country imposed....

Is Litro Gas above the regulator?

18 Jun 2021 - 9     - 5889

After an in-house battle among members of the top management of the Consumer Affairs Authority during the past few weeks whether....

Statistical blunders expose administrative weaknesses

17 Jun 2021 - 3     - 2540

Information helps save lives and during a pandemic a free-flow of vital, accurate information is paramount. Access to information has been recognised as a basic necessity apart from essential goods and services in the context of a pandemic.

Vavuniya tusker’s demise DID TOO MANY ‘COOKS’ SPOIL JUMBO’S RECOVERY?

16 Jun 2021 - 5     - 2766

On June 11 Sri Lanka lost another one of its magnificent tuskers that succumbed to injuries while receiving treatment at Kanagarayankulam,

From inorganic to organic : Is Sri Lanka bracing for an agriculture disaster?

15 Jun 2021 - 9     - 4667

Life and Times of Dynamic “Thamby” Arumugan Thondaman

12 Jun 2021 - 0     - 12087

Thamby”in Tamil means younger brother. It is also used widely as a pet name for male kids in many Tamil households.

Pandemic-related Domestic Violence: Victims don’t often get the desired help

11 Jun 2021 - 8     - 5106

During the first five months of this year, more than 1,200 women dialed the 24-hour hotline: 1938 seeking help for physical, emotional or sexual....

X-Press Pearl disaster; Will SL authorities sink or swim in compensation claim?

10 Jun 2021 - 4     - 3138

The fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, which has sunk within the territorial waters of Sri Lanka, has become a hot topic ever since the disaster took place.

Micro finance crisis in Sri Lanka : Tightening noose around rural womenfolk

08 Jun 2021 - 9     - 4315

A milkman positioned ahead of us, ringing the bell on his bicycle every now and then, while on his routine delivery round. The gol

Quit smoking to keep Covid-19 away

08 Jun 2021 - 2     - 2267

World No Tobacco Day 2021 - Let us commit to QUIT SMOKING

Travails of people in troubled times

03 Jun 2021 - 0     - 2959

Curfews, lockdowns, or travel restrictions are generally understood as government regulations requiring people to remain indoors during specified hours.

Claiming compensation for X-Press Pearl inferno : Can the existing legal framework do justice?

03 Jun 2021 - 8     - 4369

Successive governments have carried out massive propaganda campaigns to promote Sri Lanka as a maritime hub.