By Garvin Karunaratne former SLAS Can we stop imports and save dollars? Yes, We CAN. Let us talk about what we once did. In 1965, when I worked in Nuwara Eliya, a car loan of tomatoes purchased at Hanguranketa made my home a Cannery for a weekend, and we made tomato sauce that lasted six […]

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Senaka Weeraratna The visit emphasized several key principles that are seen as vital for the “purification” and revitalization of the Buddha Sasana in Sri Lanka:          Article 51A(g) states that it is the duty of every citizen of India:  “to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and […]

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By Sarath Obeysekera May Day has always been a day of colour, തൊഴില් spirit, and political expression in Colombo. For me, however, one particular May Day remains etched in memory—not for the pageantry, but for how close I came to witnessing history take a tragic turn. At the time, I was serving as Chairman of […]

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Senaka Weeraratna Cricket lovers have a new opportunity to appeal to the New Cricket Reform Committee to give due priority to promoting Sri Lanka as the home of the Player Referral system (DRS) and extend long overdue official recognition to the author of the Player – Referral concept lawyer Senaka Weeraratna.  see Mass resignation of Shammi […]

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Dr Sudath Gunasekara Former Secretary to the Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaarnayaka The text of the Welcome Address by Venerable Anunayaka Niyangoda Vijitasiri Thera of Malwatta Chapter made at the handing over of a memorandum by the Most venerable four Mahanayaka Theras, to the Ambassadors of the USA, Israel and Iran and all other Diplomats on […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The Kuliyapitiya Police have initiated a wide-ranging investigation into the suspicious death of Abeysinghe Mudiyanselage Ranga Nishantha Rajapaksa, a suspended Assistant Director of the Department of External Resources at the General Treasury. The deceased, a resident of Madakumburumulla in Pahala Weerambua, Kuliyapitiya, was found dead in his backyard this afternoon (30). Police […]

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