Shenali D Waduge There are some harsh realities that Sri Lankans need to accept. We have enjoyed nominal independence since 1948 and artificially celebrate that every year. We ignore that we became a republic only in 1972. We have had 18 Prime Ministers & 8 Presidents since 1948. We have had countless manifestos, policies but […]

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By Rohana R. Wasala Consequent to Siridhamma Thera’s insulting comments on the Dalada and his critical outbursts against the (in his opinion) foolish relic worshiping lay Buddhists, and  against the Ven. Mahanayakes, the Karaka Sangha Sabha of the Malwatte Chapter to which he belongs wrote to him ordering him to tender a formal apology for […]

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Sugath Kulatunga A few days back the President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that new laws are expected to be introduced in the future to ensure food security. The President also emphasized the need to obtain accurate data in establishing food security and the nutritional status of the people and stressed that there have been disparities in […]

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Ambassador Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel (Former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, Former Chair of the Consumer Affairs Authority) and Miss. B.M. Prineetha Bandaranayake AAL The Egg Producers Association informed the Court of Appeal on December 15th that they disagree with the Consumer Affairs Authority’s new prices of Rs.42 rupees for a white egg and Rs.44 […]

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manusha media මේ වසරේදී ශ්‍රි ලංකා විදේශ සේවා නියුන්කති කාර්යාංශයේ ලියාපදිංචිය ලබා විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පිටත්ව ගිය සංඛ්‍යාව ලක්ෂ 3 ඉක්මවා ගොස් ඇති බවත් ඉතිහාසයේ විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා වැඩිම පිරිසක් විදේශ ගතවූ වසර ලෙස මෙම වසර වාර්තා ගත වන බවත් කම්කරු හා විදේශ රැකියා අමාත්‍ය මනුෂ නානායක්කාර මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. අමාත්‍යවරයා මෙම අදහස් පළකළේ, ජාත්‍යන්තර […]

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Courtesy Business Insider Representational imageUnsplashSri Lanka and India  will start a passenger ferry service next month between Kankesanthurai port in Jaffna district and Pondicherry, according to media reports. Ports, Shipping, and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva  said arrangements were made to start the ferry service in mid-January next year, Colombo Page reported. The minister said the […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a special notice for students who sat for the 2021 G.C.E. Advanced Level examination and are selected for state universities.  UGC Chairman Prof. Sampath Amaratunga said that students selected for universities will receive an SMS and email tomorrow (19), following which they can register for their […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka is to sell four plots of land in Colombo Port City for an investor to establish a facility for bunkering, a Minister told journalists. Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation, Nimal Siripala de Silva said that they have also called for expression of interest to start an aviation fuel storage facility. […]

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