Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, April 23 (www.counterpoint.lk): The miracle of Shenzen” inspired governments globally to find ways and means out of adverse situations that plague countries in terms of their economic performance, especially in the post-second world war era. Shenzen was well-regarded the world over as the most judicious and prudent way of experimenting with fundamental […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, April 26 (newsin.asia): Underlining the deep people-to-people connect and shared Buddhist heritage between India and Sri Lanka, Dr. Rewant Vikram Singh, Director of  Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre (SVCC), cultural arm of the High Commission of India, undertook a three-day Dhamma Yatra to Kadurawewa and Bingiriya villages of the Kurunegala district from 24 […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) yesterday (25) protested against the arrest of its Vanni District member Rishad Bathiudeen and his brother, Riyaj in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Rishad Bathiudeen is the leader of the All-Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), a constituent of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror In the wake of the escalation of Covid-19 cases across the region, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will initiate a dialogue with his counterparts of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan today on pandemic-related cooperation, poverty alleviation and other support needed at this hour, a Minister said. Foreign Minister Dinesh […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Sudath Samaraweera said numerous Covid-19 clusters were emerging in the country, but the cases could be traced back to their contacts. Dr. Samaraweera told Daily Mirror the number of infections had increased because of the existence of many clusters. However, he said he could not view it as […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise daily, there is a shortage of beds in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) for the COVID-19 patients in hospitals islandwide. Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Minister Sudarshani Fernandopulle told Daily Mirror that the available capacity in ICU was almost full. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Education Minister Professor G.L Peiris announced that all schools, pre-schools and Piriven in the Western and North Western provinces will remain closed until the 30th of April, 2021. This decision has been taken as a precaution due to the recent surge in new COVID-19 cases. However, the schools in other provinces will reopen […]

Courtesy Adaderana Addressing the 77th Session of UNESCAP, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said the government is keen on strengthening the island nation’s regional ties and emphasize the need to accelerate the South-South” cooperation. Towards that end, we believe UNESCAP should commit itself to being relevant and responsive with measures such as assisting small […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services confirms three more Covid-19 deaths today, pushing the country’s death toll from COVID-19 to 647. 1. A 70-year-old female from Galpatha who had passed away on April 26 while receiving treatment at the Kalutara District General Hospital. The cause of death is reported as Covid-19 pneumonia.  2. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Health says that another 60 persons have tested positive for coronavirus increasing today’s total of new Covid-19 cases to 952. All 60 new cases are close contacts of infected patients from the Peliyagoda cluster. The total number of cases associated with the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters has climbed to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Commander of the Army General Shavendra Silva announced that a decision has been taken to isolate several Grama Niladhari (GN) divisions in three districts with effect from 8.00 p.m. tonight (26) to control the spread of Covid-19. Gampaha District: Polhena, Heeralugedara and Kaluaggala GN divisions in Kotadeniyawa police area and Aswennawatta East GN […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Public Administration says that the heads of all government institutions will be empowered to decide on the number of employees required to report to work from tomorrow (27). The relevant circular will be issued tomorrow, the Secretary to the ministry said. Accordingly, state sector offices will operate with a limited […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Police says that a total of 117 persons were arrested within yesterday for not following quarantine regulations, the highest number of arrests within a single day for offences under the quarantine law. Sri Lanka Police has intensified the quarantine operation procedures because it has been observed that Covid clusters and sub […]

BY EDWARD THEOPHILUS It seems that economic development and growth in Sri Lanka could be used with different approaches and many Sri Lankans mean that economic development is individual prosperity while growth is an aggregate status that could reflect the comparative position of individuals with the previous pattern of consumption and other matters. Many students […]

By Rohana R. Wasala  ………Please understand the global movement that becomes a cat’s paw of other individuals and groups who have nothing to do with your deep faith and your sincere desire to live your religion to the fullest to reach their selfish goals. Be brave enough to reject extremism. Rise up against schools and […]

චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ විසිනි නලා කාරයාත් හොද කලා කාරයෙකි. නලාවේ හඩ ගෙනහැර පාන්නේ, එය පිඹින නලාකාරයාගේ කලාත්මක කුශලතාවයයි.  ඒ කුශලතාවයට, නයෙක් මෙන්ම සමාජයක් වුවද නැටවිය හැකිය. මේ නැටවීම අපූරු කලාවක් වන අතර, නැටවීම නම් වූ සංකල්පයත් සමග නටන්නෙක්ද ඉස්මතුවේ. මේ ඉස්මතුවූ නව චරිතය, නැට්ටුවා ලෙස කරලියට එනවිටම නලා කාරයාගේ තාලයට ගයන නව චරිතයක්ද ඉස්මතුවේ. ඒ ගායකයා […]

INSIGHT BY SUNIL KUMAR But China has told us take whatever (money) necessary and pay back whenever possible.” Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake (to Rev. Keppitiyagoda Siriwimala Thero – 4.4.2021) Days after the presidential election of 2010, the Rajapaksa siblings gathered to enjoy an evening of musical extravaganza. Organised by the state-owned ITN and titled Jaya Jayawe […]

Tony Donaldson, with underlining emphasis inserted bt The Editor, Thuppahi Courtesy Thuppahi’s Blog On 1 October 1949, the People’s Republic of China was proclaimed by Mao Zedong. Two months later, on 6 January 1950 the Ceylon government recognised Red China– one of the first countries to do so. Seven years later, in early 1957, the Premier of […]

Courtesy Doctorharold.com Transcript: As the vaccine to protect against COVID-19 continues to roll out to more and more people, there is bound to be more and more side effects. Today, we are discussing the most dreaded side effect, i.e., Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT)” Great concern of the people today is to have the COVID-19 vaccine […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, April 24 (Daily Mirror) – The guidelines for tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka is expected to be updated owing to the present COVID19 situation, Tourism Ministry sources told the Daily Mirror yesterday. The move comes after the health authorities issued new health guidelines for the country effective till May 31. Tourism […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) leader and ex-Cabinet Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is a prominent Sri Lankan politician, who is very often in the news for the wrong reasons. The 48-year-old Bathiudeen hailing from Dharapuram in the Mannar District is an engineer by training. Known widely as Rishad, he was first elected to […]

Courtesy India Today Researchers in Sri Lanka say they have detected a new variant of coronavirus on the island nation which is highly transmissible and can remain airborne for nearly an hour. Sri Lanka is reporting over 600 new cases each day. HIGHLIGHTS The variant is highly transmissible: immunologist Neelika Malavige Sri Lanka’s ministry of […]

Courtesy Pakistan Today ISLAMABAD: A 14-member delegation of visiting Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka visited several archaeological sites of Gandhara civilisation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and performed religious rituals. The delegation arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday for a week-long visit aimed at strengthening cultural ties between Islamabad and Colombo based on shared Buddhist heritage. The guests visited […]

Courtesy Outlook Scientists say that the new coronavirus strain can remain airborne for nearly an hour and it is spreading fast in the island nation In the backdrop of a Covid-19 resurgence in many parts of the globe, researchers in Sri Lanka have discovered a new, highly potent strain of coronavirus. According to scientist, the […]

Fazal Khaliq Courtesy Dawn SWAT: Sri Lankan Buddhist monks said here on Saturday that the paradisiacal Swat valley remained the centre of Buddhism and had immense importance for Buddhists all over the world. They said this during their visit to the Buddhist archaeological sites of Gandhara Buddhist civilisation in Swat valley. The delegation include senior […]

Courtesy Chritian News Sri Lankan police have arrested a prominent Muslim politician and his brother over suspected connections to the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in 2019 that killed 269 people. Rishad Bathiudeen, a former cabinet minister who currently leads an opposition party in Sri Lanka’s parliament, was arrested in the capital Colombo along with his […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services today confirmed two more Covid-19 related deaths in the country moving the death toll so far to 644. One of the victims is a 79-year-old female from Kelaniya who had been transferred from Teldeniya Base Hospital to Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) after testing positive for Covid-19. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Government Information Department reports that 133 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified increasing today’s coronavirus total to 783. All 133 new cases are close contacts of infected patients from the Peliyagoda cluster. The total number of COVID-19 cases associated with the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda and prisons clusters has reached 95,746. Sri Lanka’s […]

Courtesy Adaderana Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana says that 19 individuals were arrested within yesterday for not following quarantine regulations, and urged the public to adhere with quarantine rules and regulations at all times.  He stated that the COVID-19 virus is once again spreading across the country with clusters and sub-clusters being created. The police […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Director General of Health Services confirms five more COVID-19 related deaths pushing the death toll due to the virus pandemic in Sri Lanka to 634. 01. The deceased is an 80-year-old male resident in Moratuwa. He died on 20.04.2021 while undergoing treatments in Kothalawala Defense University Hospital. The cause of death is mentioned […]