by Garvin Karunaratne I enclose one of my 2019 Papers which warned our fate which has come though today. It also contains what has to be done to get out of our economic woes. May this awaken our leaders to an immediate process of action. Bindu once said we are all following NATO principles. Lets […]

Shenali D Waduge An organization by the acronym PEARL located in Washington DC, USA has written to Singapore’s Attorney General’s department to investigate the former President Gotabaya Rajapakse. On what grounds can lobbyists insist on investigating a non-Singaporean going to the extent of prosecuting him for alleged” crimes committed outside of Singapore, simply because they […]

Shripal Nishshanka Fernando – USA This is a historical time which Sri Lanka needs patriots and all others to be united and bring the country back on its feet. The country is undergoing an unprecedented economical and political crisis at the moment. The unity among people is vital to overcome this calamity so that the […]

Source: Black-white rule in Sri Lanka, 2022 2009 අප්‍රේල් අග-මැයි මුල මෙවැනි දෙයක් ලංකාවේද සිදුවිය. බොහෝදෙනාට නොවැටහුණත් එය මෑත ලෝකයේ පරණ යටත් විජිත හා බැඳුණු  ඉතිහාසයේ සිදුවු වැදගත්‌ම සිදුවීමකි. මිලිබෑන්ඩ් හා කුෂ්නර් යන බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය හා ප්‍රංශ විදේශ ඇමතීන් දෙන්නා යුරෝපා සුදු රටවල ඒජන්තවරු වශයෙන් ප්‍රභාකරන් විනාශ මුඛයෙන් ගලවා ගැනීමට බලවත් උත්සාහයක් දැරුවේය. මේ සඳහා කුෂ්නර්ගේ  […]

Malinda Seneviratne Aragalaya. Translatable as revolt, uprising, protest, agitation, struggle or even insurrection. Aragalaya is singular, but considering statements and actions it was certainly not marked by concert, ideological agreement, unity of purpose etc. Eclecticism was the signature of the rumbling. There was mumbling, nothing more, about system-change, but a revolution it certainly was not. So, aragalaya: singular; aragala: […]

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By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, July 29 (Counterpoint): Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has prorogued parliament till August 3. According to informed sources, the prorogation would enable him to reconstitute the various parliamentary committees and appoint suitable chairmen for them in the light of the new alignment of political forces in parliament after the exit […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror President Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended an invitation to all the Members of Parliament to join a National All Party programme to create economic and social stability in the country, President’s Media Division said. In a written invitation to all the Members of Parliament, the President said the government is currently engaged […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Health Ministry says that 143 more people have tested positive for Covid-19 today, as the daily count of new cases continues to rise in the country. This brings the tally of Covid-19 cases registered in the country thus far to 665,543.  Meanwhile, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed 05 new coronavirus-related deaths […]

Courtesy Adaderana The World Bank Group says it is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka. In a statement, the global financial institution said it is repurposing resources under existing loans in our portfolio to help alleviate severe shortages of essential items such as medicines, cooking gas, […]

Cortesy Hiru News The suspect who stole the President’s official flag from the Presidents House on the 9th of July and used the flag as a bed sheet has been arrested.The suspect who was arrested for stealing the President’s official flag has been identified as Udeni Kaluthanthri, a former SJB trade union leader.  The person […]

Courtesy Hiru News Earnings from the merchandise exports increased by 20 % y-o-y to US$ 1,208.2 Mn in June 2022 as per the data released by the Sri Lanka Customs. This was mainly due to the increase in earnings from export of Apparel & Textiles, Rubber based products, Coconut based products, Food & Beverages and Seafood. Major product […]