KAMALIKA PIERIS The University student was a very important component of the JVP.  Undergrads were active in the two insurgencies of 1971 and 1987. In 1971 the army had found large quantities of explosive, weapons, bombs and a transmitter at University of Peradeniya. Uniforms were being stitched in women’s hall of residence, reported General Cyril […]

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UK Friends of Galle The Srilankan schools that were closed for two weeks due to fuel and other shortages have reopened on the 25th July 2022 and  UKFG has resumed their  Free Lunch For Children programme .   The situation in Srilanka is still critical. Prices  of essential food have gone up by 300% aince April […]

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By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, August 7 (Counterpoint): The proposed docking of the Chinese survey and tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 at Hambantota port from August 11 to 17, has touched off a low-intensity conflict between India and China putting Sri Lanka in a cleft stick. Sri Lanka is desperately in need of financial help from both […]

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විමල් වීරවංශ,(පා.ම.) නායක, ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ, ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ නායක පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇති මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනයක් මෙහි දැක්වේ. ඉන්දු- පැසිෆික් වුවමනාවට චීනයට දොර වැසීම නොබැඳි පිළිවෙත නොවේ! ලබන එකොළොස්වැනි දා හම්බන්තොට වරායට පැමිණීමට නියමිතව තිබූ චීනයේ යුවාන් වැන් 05 සන්නිවේදන නෞකාවට එදින පැමිණීමෙන් වළකින ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය චීන තානාපති […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror China’s embassy has sought an urgent meeting with senior Sri Lankan authorities after Colombo sought a deferment of the planned docking of a high-tech Chinese research vessel at the strategic Hambantota port over which India raised concerns, sources said. The Chinese space and satellite tracking research vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ was […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devananda said he would not allow the Indians to exploit fisheries resources in the Sri Lankan waters in lieu of India’s donation of food rations. During his visit to Kalpitiya fishery harbour on Friday (06) to study the plan for the proposed development project to extend the […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sinopec, the biggest petrochemical company in China, is likely to enter Sri Lankan market for fuel importing, distribution and selling petroleum products, informed sources said. Cabinet of Ministers in June approved a proposal to allow more companies from oil-producing nations to import oil and start retail operations in Sri Lanka. The […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services has confirmed three more Covid-19 related deaths for yesterday (06 August). All three patients are males above the age of 60 years, according to the Department of Government Information.

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Tekweni Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 formerly Ceylon, is an island of serendipity where you can expect to see the unexpected. It has a rich history, which is explored in this documentary. Where else would you catch sight of a macaque monkey chewing betel nuts while riding pillion on the back of a bicycle, or a man […]

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