By Raj Gonsalkorale The test of the success of this title registration system (Bim Saviya) has to be judged by what has been achieved since the time the Act was introduced in 1998. Implementation began in 2007. Information available to date says so far only 0.72 million blocks have been registered in the Bim Saviya […]

by Senior Lawyer – Sri  Lanka Study Circle  [I refer to the article  appearing in the  Daily FT on the 22nd  titled ‘ History repeating – Are we going to lose MCC or not by  an international development expert– ]   It is understandable if   a  non-lawyer does not  understand the   Legal Packages  included  in the MCC   […]

Dr.Chula Rajapakse MNZM Wellington NZ Dear Editor, The visit from Secretary off State Pompeo  and his tone and manner provided a refreshing contrast to the US  sponsoring of the infamous UNHCR resolution or British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Antics at the CHOGM in 2013. On both of these occasions , the players were singing off […]

සමස්ත ලංකා ප්‍රවාහන සේවක සංගමය. 2020.10.28 ගරු ජනාධිපති, ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මැතිතුමා, ජනාධිපති ලේකම් කාර්යාලය, කොළඹ 01. ගරු ජනපතිතුමනි, ශ‍්‍රී ලංගමය ශක්තිමත් කිරීමට, සේවක අයිතීන් සුරක්ෂිත කිරීමට 2021 අයවැය ලේඛනය තුළින් ප‍්‍රවාහන අමාත්‍යාංශය යටතේම ශ‍්‍රී ලංගමයට පුනරාවර්ථන වියදම් හා ප‍්‍රාග්ධන වියදම් සඳහා රුපියල් මිලියන 22 000 ක මූල්‍ය ප‍්‍රතිපාදන ලබාදීමට කඩිනමින් මැදිහත් වන ලෙස ඉල්ලා සිටීම. […]

By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Express The Lankan President told US Secretary of State Pompeo that he cannot compromise the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka for the sake of foreign relations whatever the circumstances. Colombo, October 28: The US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, aggressively pushed the Trump Administration’s anti-China agenda in his talks with Sri […]

by Dhairya Maheshwari Courtesy Sputnik In the run-up to Mike Pompeo’s Sri Lankan visit, the US Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dean Thompson asked Colombo to make difficult but necessary decisions,” referring to cutting reliance on Chinese investment. However, America’s hopes were dashed on Wednesday as Sri Lankan foreign minister told Pompeo that Colombo will stay “neutral”. The […]

Courtesy The Straits Times COLOMBO • US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called China’s communist government a “predator” yesterday, during a trip to boost ties with Sri Lanka, which has received huge investment and diplomatic support from Beijing. He made his latest attack on China after talks with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on security […]

By Yang Sheng Source: Global Times Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2020 shows a view of the construction site of the Colombo Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo:Xinhua US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Sri Lanka to pressure the South Asian country to stand with the US in containing China, but […]

Courtesy USGOV QUESTION:  Thank you for your time here with us in Colombo, Secretary Pompeo.  Your visit here is termed crucial.  It’s seen as a rare one and peculiar given the timing of the visit.  What’s so important that you had to communicate at this juncture? SECRETARY POMPEO:  Well, thanks for giving me a chance […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Gotabaya Rajapaksa stressed at the meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he was not ready to compromise the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the nation in maintaining foreign relations whatever the circumstances may be, a press release from his office said. The press release said the […]

Courtesy Adaderana In an exclusive interview with Ada Derana, US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo says that the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement is one of many opportunities offered by the United States, and that it is ultimately up to Sri Lanka to choose whether to accept it. He made these remarks while speaking […]

It is not every day that the US Secretary of State receives letters from unknown, undisclosed and unheard of countries and people calling themselves Prime Minister while living in the US, working in the US and claiming he is head of a utopian country while in the US. Maybe the US Secretary of State should […]

Charles S.Perera Last time we had a US Secretary of State  was John Kerry, who came to rejoice the change of regime in Sri Lanka to which the USA  had  generously distributed 485 million dollars among Sri Lanka, Burma and Nigeria to re establish democracy.  It is no secret that there was also a presence  […]

By Tom Fowdy, a British writer and analyst of politics and international relations with a primary focus on East Asia. Courtesy RT FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for their joint news conference at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, February 25, 2020 ©  REUTERS / Adnan Abidi Having signed a […]

A communique issued by the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka With the identification of the first local case of COVID-19 on 11th March 2020, Sri Lanka responded urgently and aggressively via a multitude of health and non-health sector measures to control its spread. Sri Lanka being a middle-income country was commended for its […]

ALI SUKHANVER A very successful way to entrap dangerous rather very intelligent criminals is the Sting Operation. Not only in the Asian countries but everywhere all over the world the tool of Sting Operation has always been frequently used. Even in Israel and USA the law enforcement agencies take support of the Sting Operations. In […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester . Ontario . K1J 6G1 October 27, 2020The EditorTHE OTTAWA CITIZEN Dear Editor: You asked a very simple question, Can a Tamil Tiger Change his Stripes? This is about Suresh Sriskandaraja, “Waterloo Suresh”, a smart Tamil Tiger, an extremely intelligent Tamil Tiger, a clever Tamil Tiger,  who almost hoodwinked the American […]

Press Release ග්‍රාමීය ආර්ථිකය නගාසිටුවීමේ ජාතික වැඩපිළිවෙළට සමගාමීව ඌව පළාතේ බදුල්ල සහ මොණරාගල දිස්ත්‍රික්ක වලට අයත් ග්‍රාමීය ආර්ථික නගා සිටුවීම පිළිබඳව විශේෂ සාකච්ඡාවක් ඌව පළාත් ගරු ආණ්ඩුකාරවර ඒ.ජේ.එම්. මුසම්මිල් මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් (27) ඌව පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවර කර්යලයේදී පවත්වන ලදි. මෙහිදී ජනාධිපති කාර්ය සාධක බලකායේ සභාපති බැසිල් රාජපක්ෂ මහතාගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් අරලිය ගහ මන්දිරයේ පැවැති ග්‍රාමීය ආර්ථිකය නගා […]

Courtesy Sputnik US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will leave for Sri Lanka on a two-day visit starting Tuesday, after he concludes a 2+2 Dialogue with India. From Colombo, Pompeo will be travelling to the Maldives and Indonesia to further America’s Indo-Pacific strategy. Sri Lankans haven’t taken kindly to the Trump administration’s advice that Colombo […]

Keegan Elmer in Beijing Courtesy The South China Morning Post Secretary of State is visiting at a time when Covid-19 cases are surging, prompting fiery statement from Chinese diplomats US is accused of sending a ‘huge’ delegation to prepare for the visit and even demanding that new roads be built Health workers carry out coronavirus tests […]

By Li Qingqing Source: Global Times Aerial photo taken on Sept. 23, 2020 shows a view of the construction site of the Colombo Port City in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo:Xinhua The Diplomat on Tuesday published an article titled “Sri Lanka will soon have to pick a side in the China-US rivalry.” The article mentioned the […]

Pranay Sharma in New Delhi Courtesy The South China Morning Post Burst of diplomatic activities on island, including US secretary of state’s visit, seen as attempt by US, India and Japan to counter ChinaPompeo is expected to discuss proposed – and controversial – economic and military pacts with Sri Lanka. Demonstrators outside the US embassy in […]

China Daily editorial US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who began a trip on Sunday that takes him to India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia, said that he will work with each of the four countries to find the best ways they can cooperate to preserve “a free and open Indo-Pacific”. At the same […]

Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE (10.15 PM): The Department of Government Information says Moratuwa, Homagama, Panadura North and Panadura South police jurisdictions will be under curfew with immediate effect. Quarantine curfew has been imposed in more police jurisdictions of Colombo and Kalutara districts with immediate effect, says the Commander of Army, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva. Thereby, Panadura Moratuwa and Homagama police areas will be […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Department of Government Information confirms that 164 more persons linked to the Minuwangoda-Peliyagoda cluster have tested positive for Covid-19 in Sri Lanka today (27). According to reports, 156 of them are contacts of coronavirus positive cases found from the Peliyagoda Fish Market. The remaining 08 have been identified from quarantine centres. Thereby, […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has directed the Acting IGP to investigate the spread of COVID-19 from the Brandix apparel factory in Minuwangoda. He has also instructed the police to submit a progress report on the investigations within two weeks. Coordinating Officer to the AG, State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne stated that the Attorney General’s attention […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health confirms that two more Covid-19 related deaths have been reported in the country today (27), bringing the death toll from the virus in Sri Lanka to 19. A 19-year-old youth and an 87-year-old woman had passed away by the time they were both admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health is currently looking into admitting asymptomatic COVID-19 patients into specialized centers instead of hospitalization, stated Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera. Dr. Samaraweera stated that it has been planned to use quarantine centers for this purpose. Speaking further, he said, The patients identified through self-quarantine will be admitted to a […]

This is a right of reply to an article appearing on Daily FT titled History repeating – Are we going to lose MCC or not?” by an anonymous international development expert on 22 October 2020. It would be nice for this so-called international development expert with 25 year’s experience to reveal his name if he […]

Mike Pompeo is arriving amidst a sudden & unexpected covid surge in Sri Lanka and coming from two of the worst covid-hit countries. He is arriving to fulfil objectives of 2 designations. He is the Chair of the Board of Directors of MCC as well as the US Secretary of State.He most certainly is not arriving […]