Wesak Day is marked with great veneration in Sri Lanka. It is the day celebrating the birth, enlightenment and passing away of Buddha. It is one of the most colourful events in the world. It is also a day many Buddhists go to the temple to meditate. It was also why LTTE on orders of […]

By Rohana R. Wasala The Island on Monday 11, 2020 reported: ‘Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadasa, yesterday, called for an end to the discriminatory and prejudicial manner in which the government conducted the last rites of Muslims who had died of Covid-19, and continued racist attacks on Muslims. “Racist attacks perpetrated against our Muslim […]

By Rohana R. Wasala The Island on Monday 11, 2020 reported: ‘Samagi Jana Balawegaya leader Sajith Premadasa, yesterday, called for an end to the discriminatory and prejudicial manner in which the government conducted the last rites of Muslims who had died of Covid-19, and continued racist attacks on Muslims. “Racist attacks perpetrated against our Muslim […]

A GP Nurse in the UK If you get Covid-19 You basically just want to prepare as though you know you’re going to get a nasty respiratory bug, like bronchitis or pneumonia. You just have the foresight to know it might come your way! Things you should actually buy ahead of time (not sure what […]

Aloysius Hettiarachchi. I am not a medic, but in this Covid-19 pandemic, the most qualified medical experts or scientists appear to be clueless as we are as to how Covid-19 behaves. Hence, I like to put the above question for our medics to ponder, giving my own observations and those of a few others. A […]

Palitha Mapatuna As authorised by the constitution, a proclamation was issued by the president, whereby dissolution was made of (the last) parliament. He also, per requirement, made stipulation of the dates of the following resulting general election and convening of the new parliament. However, subsequent intervening of unforeseen circumstances in Sri Lanka (Covid 19) made […]

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TEDxBerlinSalon This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Mallence Bart-Williams introduced her second home Sierra Leone and its talented people, who are part of her project FOLORUNSHO. Find out more via http://www.tedxberlin.de Mallence Bart-Williams was born in Cologne, Germany. She is a Sierra Leonean writer and filmmaker […]

Economy May 13 (Reuters) – Sri Lankan stocks rose on Wednesday, boosted by gains in financials and consumer stocks, while the central bank announced stimulus measures to bolster the tourism-dependant economy during the COVID-19 pandemic after markets closed. ** The benchmark stock index closed up 2.81% at 4367.25, snapping a two-day losing streak. ** Sri […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy TTG Asia Sri Lanka – similar to Maldives – is considering reopening its air and sea borders in July to foreign tourists. However, Sri Lanka Tourism’s chairperson Kimarli Fernando said arrivals would be mostly overseas Sri Lankans returning to visit relatives and friends. In anticipation of this, the government is planning to aggressively promote […]

By Dr.C.G.Ilangakoon Courtesy Ceylon Today COVID-19 has triggered a precise message to humanity and the whole world with no exception whatsoever – “I, your Mother-Earth, tell you very seriously, these words are my final warning. I don’t need you. I can live without you. Even right now, I am living in the presence of your […]

By Rohana Aryaratna Courtesy Ceylon Today It is a proven fact that LTTE terrorists led by a mentally deranged criminal changed their terror tactics by disguising themselves as saviours of the Tamils from the Sinhalese scourge. By transforming the conflict into an ethnic issue, they could easily brainwash innocent Tamil civilians into becoming a combatant […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) are providing US$400,000 (LKR 74 million) to the Ministry of Education (MoEd) towards the National School Meal Programme. 80,000 primary school children will receive one month’s worth of food rations to help them and […]

Courtesy Ada Derana Two more persons have tested positive the novel coronavirus raising the tally of total cases in the country, stated Ministry of Health. The two new Covid-19 positive patients are navy personnel, according to the Director General of Health Services Dr. Anil Jasinghe. Accordingly, the total number of cases reported from Sri Lanka […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Parliamentarian Rajitha Senaratne who was ordered to be remanded until the 27th of this month was brought to the Negombo Pallansena Youth Correctional Center. Commissioner General of Prisons Bandula Jayasinghe stated that all suspects who were remanded were taken to the Center for quarantine purposes due to the prevailing covid 19 […]

Courtesy Hiru News Minister S M Chandrasena advised the officials that an inquiry should be initiated against those who have illegally distributed lands of the ‘Muhudu Maha Viharaya’ which belong to the Department of Archeology. This was at a meeting with state officials today following the revelation by Hiru CIA regarding the illegal land grabbing […]

Courtesy Hiru News Organization and the ‘Nawa Sinhala’ Organization allege that President’s Counsel Ali Shabri had made a racist statement expressing his views to Al Jazeera International News Service. They made these comments at two press conference held today. We contacted President’s Counsel Ali Sabri regarding these allegations.