Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Asia is the fastest growing and most dynamic region of the world according to a recent IMF Report; Recovery Unabated Amid Uncertainty”.[i]  Asia and the Pacific will contribute around 70 percent of global growth this year as expansion accelerates after Covid-19 supply chain disruptions, with ongoing geopolitical turmoil and war in Europe, […]

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By Sena Thoradeniya (1) Introduction This article was first published in The Island” online edition on March 31, 2020 during the covid pandemic under the title Dullewa Dissawa and Somana Cloth”. Since a modern myth is invented and spread by some columnists who write to English dailies in Sri Lanka that (1) the British Colonialists […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Samahan, a trusted herbal drink from Sri Lanka, was a hot topic recently on a popular Indian television show hosted by veteran film actor Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. The show, called Kaun Banega “Crorepati,” offers cash prizes to participants who answer general knowledge questions correctly. During the program, the veteran did not […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Highly placed security sources told Daily Mirror that security has been beefed up in Colombo and its surrounding areas following an intelligence report that IUSF students were planning to march into the city in their hundreds over the weekend to take over key government institutions and launch a fresh ’Aragalaya’ against […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The orientation workshop for youth representatives of the Sectoral oversight Committees of Parliament took place at Waters Edge Hotel, Battaramulla today (13 May). Addressing the event, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that in 25 years when the country has reached the path of success, the youth could proudly claim that, It was the step […]

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Courtesy Adaderana A heavy presence of security personnel was observed in parts of Colombo city since last night (May 12). This development came after it was reported that a group of at least 750 individuals was preparing to exert pressure on the government. Unspecified intelligence information had revealed that the group in question was planning […]

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