Dr. Harold Gunatillake Transcript: After reading Tim Newman’s article, in MNT Newsletter, I was inspired to present this video, because Parkinson’s disease seems to be on the increase among the aging Sri Lankan population. Parkinson’s disease is a condition where the nerves of the brain and the other parts of the nervous system are affected. […]

Courtesy The Hindustan Times A huge crowd attended the festival at the Sri Kamakshi Amman Kovil temple in Tamil-dominated Jaffna without maintaining social distance or wearing face masks.PTI |  Top officials of a Hindu temple in Sri Lanka have been arrested for holding a festival despite a ban on large gatherings amid a surge in […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Attorney General has filed indictments in the Puttalam High Court under the Prevention of Terrorism Act and the Terrorist Financing Act against six accused of collecting explosives and maintaining an explosive manufacturing base in Wanathawilluwa in 2019 January.  He requested the Chief Justice for a Trial at Bar to try […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka and China agreed to enhance defence cooperation, particularly in terms of high level exchanges and training, informed sources said. The enhancement of defence ties and other bilateral cooperation were discussed when visiting Chinese National Defence Minister Wei Fenghe held talks with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

Courtesy Adaderana Mutations specific to UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 (B.1.1.7) have been detected in Sri Lanka, says Dr. Chandima Jeewandara, Director of Allergy, Immunity and Cell Biology Unit of Sri Jayewardenepura University. Addressing during a special media briefing on Wednesday (April 28), he said the mutations were discovered in the samples obtained from Colombo, Boralesgamuwa […]

Courtesy Adaderana With a spike in COVID infections, Sri Lanka’s daily cases count stayed above the grim milestone of 1,000 for the second consecutive day on Wednesday (April 28). The Health Ministry initially confirmed 988 new coronavirus-positive cases earlier today, and 463 more later in the day. Following the new development, the island nation has […]

Courtesy Adaderana Six new COVID-related deaths were reported in Sri Lanka on Wednesday (April 28), says the Director-General of Health Services. Following the confirmation of latest coronavirus victims, the country’s death toll now stands at 661. According to the particulars released by the Government Information Department, the details of the victims are as follows: 01. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe is currently holding bilateral discussions with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, says the Premier’s Media Division. During the meeting, PM Rajapaksa has appreciated China for donating 600,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Sri Lanka to help the fight against […]

Courtesy Adaderana The World Health Organization said Tuesday that a variant of COVID-19 feared to be contributing to a surge in coronavirus cases in India has been found in over a dozen countries. The UN health agency said the B.1.617 variant of COVID-19 first found in India had as of Tuesday been detected in over […]

Courtesy Adaderana Chinese State Councillor and Defence Minister, General Wei Fenghe, today called on Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for a bilateral discussion at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning. The Chinese Defence Minister was received by the Secretary to the President P.B. Jayasundera and Foreign Secretary Admiral (Retd.) Prof. Jayanath Colombage, upon arriving […]

Courtesy The Straits Times MUMBAI (AFP) – Airfares soared and demand for private jets boomed Friday (April 23) as Indians who could afford it scrambled to escape a Covid-19 surge before flights to the United Arab Emirates shut down. All flights from the UAE to India – one of the world’s busiest air corridors – […]

By Noor Nizam – Peace and Polotical Activist, Political coomunications Researcher, SLFP/SLPP Stalwart and Member “Viyathmaga”, April 27th., 2021.. IS HE AN IMAGE OF THE LATE KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ OF THAILAND WHO SAID DURING HIS RULE THAT THERE WAS MUCH TO DO AT HOME. HE. Gotabaya Rajapaksa is the image of the late King Bhumibol […]

A.A.M.NIZAM The prat-fallen and shameless Jeppo leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who was mainly responsible from 2015 to 2020 for all the ravages, hardships, and torments suffered by the people of this country due to his utterly disgraceful servitude to protect his Ranil Haamu and his destructive government keeps on holding meetings just in a vain […]

Written By Pritesh Kamath Courtesy Republicworld   As India battles devastating COVID-19 crisis, the US has decided to lift embargo on export of raw materials required by SII for production of Covishield. As India battles the devastating second wave of COVID-19 pandemic with the nation clocking more than 3 lakh cases every day and making […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, April 26 (ECONOMYNEXT): Sri Lanka’s ruling party MPs have requested President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to initiate legal action against the entire cabinet of the United National Party (UNP)-led Yahapalana government over the 2019 Easter bombings, a top minister said. Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage told reporters yesterday that the Presidential Commission of Inquiry […]

Prensa Latina Colombo, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) The first batch of Russian Sputnik-V vaccines will arrive in Sri Lanka this week, State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation Channa Jayasumana said on Tuesday.According to Jayasumana, talks are being held to organize the means of transportation in order to bring the shipment to Sri Lanka, […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtsey Eurasia Review The visit of the Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe to Sri Lanka which begins on Tuesday, is significant as it indicates that Sino-Lankan relations may go beyond economic engagement to acquiring a military dimension. It is reported in a local Sunday paper that Wei’s visit will result in China’s […]

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Courtesy Adaderana UPDATE: Education Minister Professor G.L. Peiris stated that all pre-schools and Piriven will also be closed until Friday (April 30). The government has decided to close all schools, pre-schools and Piriven across the island until Friday (April 30),” the minister told reporters in Colombo today.  In the weekend, we will discuss with the health […]

Courtesy Adaderana Eight more COVID-related deaths were confirmed in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (April 27), says the Director-General of Health Services. The latest coronavirus victims have pushed the country’s death toll from the pandemic to 655. According to the Government Information Department, the details of the deceased are as follows: 01. A 62-year-old man from […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases on Tuesday (April 27) with more than 1,000 people testing positive for the virus within the day, the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) revealed. A total of 674 people were initially confirmed as coronavirus-positive cases, while another 422 were […]

Courtesy Adaderana A decision has been taken to draft a Bill banning the full face covering in public places, says Cabinet Co-Spokesperson Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. He made this remark during the media briefing held today (April 27) to announce Cabinet decisions. Speaking further he pointed out that issues concerning national security and terrorism have emerged […]

Courtesy BBC Funeral pyres have been built in parks and other empty spaces after Delhi’s crematoriums reached capacity Crematoriums in the Indian capital Delhi have been forced to build makeshift funeral pyres, as the city runs out of space to cremate its dead. Staff are working around the clock, while parks and other empty spaces […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The possibility of a coup d’etat had been known from 1958.  In Parliament in November 1958 NM Perera had dropped hints of a plan for a coup d’etat. He referred to Sidney de Zoysa, not by name, but as a person who was gathering power by placing his men in key positions in […]

Senaka Weeraratna  The horrifying tragedy that is unfolding before our very eyes worldwide but particularly in India, and God fearing traditional Christian countries such as USA, Brazil, Italy, Spain, France, U.K., Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and Sweden raises fundamental questions not only in respect to humanity’s capacity to combat the spread of […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara Mahanuwara  The following statement by the Indian Foreign Minister reported to have been made in the Indian Rajaya Sabha calling for early elections to Provincial Councils etc is a direct interference with the Sovereignty and Freedom of this country that should be deplored by every Sri Lankans. 0 .3 wants Sri Lanka […]

Ratanapala 26 April 2021 It was reported on Sri Lankan media about an incident involving two Muslim youths at Pannala in Ibbagamuwa, receiving injuries while making what is supposed to be fireworks. The news also says that the local Police together the Police Special Task Force are investigating with the assistance of the Government Analyst […]

ආචාර්ය වරුණ චන්ද්‍රකීර්ති මෙයට පෙර ලිපිවලින් පැහැදිළි කළ ආකාරයට බෞද්ධ ජනරජය තුළ පක්‍ෂ ක්‍රමය අදාළ කරගනුයේ ජනතාවගේ විධායක බලය” ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට පමණකි. ජනතාවගේ උපදේශන, ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක සහ අධිකරණ බලතල ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට නිර්පාක්‍ෂික ක්‍රමයක් යොදා ගැනෙයි. පක්‍ෂ ක්‍රමයෙන් බැහැර වී ජනතාවගේ ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක බලය” ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ හැක්කේ කෙලෙසින් ද? මෙම ලිපියෙන් අපි ඒ ගැන විමසා බලමු. රාජ්‍ය පාලනයට […]

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By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island … UNHRC avoids query whether new probe unit can seek those dispatches from Colombo Following the UK’s refusal to accede to Sri Lanka’s recent request for disclosing British wartime defence attaché Lt. Col. Gash’s dispatches from Colombo, Conservative member Lord Naseby has sought an explanation as regards the procedures […]