Senaka Weeraratna For many years it was the propaganda of the Victors full of hate speech directed towards the losers i.e., Axis powers, Germany and Japan, and demonizing one of them i.e.Japanese, as cannibals and savages that characterized the WW2 narrative.  The people of Asia no longer accept the Western sponsored narratives as Gospel truths. […]

C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. VIEWS   A River for Jaffna and the concept of Jana Sabha   C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.   After reading the essay by Rama Somasuderam on the issue of fresh water supply to Jaffna,   [Jaffna Saltwater SchemePosted on February 25th, 2023   Researched and written by Mr. Rama Somasunderam retired […]

BY Mirudhula Thambiah Courtesy The Morning No action into Karannagoda committee recommendation yet Police, Defence Ministry say matter in President’s hands The Police stated yesterday (27) that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is yet to commence investigations into former Army Commander and incumbent Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Shavendra Silva as recommended by the […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Feb 27 (Bernama) – Sri Lanka’s tea production is expected to fully recover next year after last year’s drop, the country’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahamed said. The tea industry, a key foreign exchange earner, saw its output decline by 16 per cent to 251.5 million kilogrammes in 2022. The production has dropped because […]

By Bandula Sirimana/Business Times Colombo, February 26: Although the total government external debt amounts to US$ 35.052 billion as at end of September 2022, only bilateral debt is considered for the debt restructuring process to release the IMF Extended Fund Facility, The bilateral creditors including China, India, Japan and Paris club member countries have expressed […]

e-Con e-News The USA’s IMF package is still secret, right? The President keeps promising to present it ‘soon’. Just like the ‘promised’ IMF loan, which is supposed to act as a suppository to loosen the sphincters of tight-fisted money markets. The package is secret, the promised date is secret, and the IMF is still controlled […]

Allison Hurst Courtesy Toronto CTVnews Almost six months have passed and Toronto woman Shamita Kumar is still looking for a piece of luggage her mom was supposed to have with her in Sri Lanka. “My aunt was sick, so we were really there to take care of her,” Kumar told CTV News Toronto in an […]

MARTIN RAISER  Courtesy World Bank Blogs Sri Lanka is at a critical moment in its history. Years of economic mismanagement, weak governance, poor policy choices, and the impacts of external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, plunged the country into its worst-ever crisis in 2022. Economic collapse and political […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe has signed a Gazette notification, a short while ago, declaring several services related to ports, airports and passenger transport services as essential services, with immediate effect, the PMD reported.  Accordingly, the special Gazette declares public transport services for passengers or goods, discharge, carriage, landing, storage, delivery and removal of articles […]

Courtesy Adaderana The group of 62 individuals including IUSF convenor Wasantha Mudalige and 48 Buddhist monks, who were arrested in relation to forcibly entering the Ministry of Education premises recently have been granted bail. They have been ordered to be released on bail, after being produced before Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (Feb. 27). A total […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Faculty of Technology of the Ruhuna University will be closed for one week from today following an assault on the Sub-Warden, his wife and mother by a group of students yesterday (Feb. 26). Accordingly, the Vice Chancellor (VC) of the University of Ruhuna said that the students have also been ordered to […]

Courtesy Adaderana The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s investment arm, said it will provide Sri Lanka with a $400 million cross-currency swap facility to help fund essential imports. Three private banks will receive the facility to fund about 30% of imports, including medicine, food and fertiliser, the IFC said in a statement on […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has fixed for hearing a petition filed over the delay in holding the Local Government elections, for Friday, the 3rd of March 2023. The petition was filed by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara. The petitioner claims that the government was violating the […]