Shenali D Waduge It is sad that western diplomats and the UN/UNHRC take pains to insist that the GoSL allow pro-LTTE groups to commemorate LTTE Dead as ‘civilian’ dead’ but totally ignore to even issue a single statement about the children LTTE kidnapped, turned into child soldiers and even trained to commit suicide. Why has […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Sarath Amunugama in his book Dreams of Change” has provided additional information on Wijeweera and the JVP. Wijeweera was involved in anti- state activity long before 1971. Wijeweera was the mysterious Doctor” who had participated in the    coup aimed at toppling the Dudley Senanayake government in 1966. Investigations revealed a link to a […]

Dr Priyanka Bandara Dear patriots, I have been trying to warn Sri Lankans for the last 2.5 years that there is a secret evil agenda of the world’s elite to destroy sovereign nations and establish a One World Government. This agenda is called the New World Order which has been operating through the World Economic […]

Seema Guha Courtesy Outlook India The epic tale says that Ram with the help of Hanuman and Sugriv rescued Sita from Ravan. The epic also mentions that a bridge was constructed by the Vanaras to help Ram and his army cross the ocean. The Ramayan continues to evoke passions in the faithful on both sides […]

Courtesy News18 Wickremesinghe’s U-turn came amid sustained pressure from the principal Opposition, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) party, which filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the order Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe issued an extraordinary gazette on Saturday, revoking last week’s order that declared several key locations in Colombo as high-security zones, after sustained […]

Saman Gunadasa Courtesy WSWS A new resolution on Sri Lanka has been presented to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) 51st session that began in mid-September. Voting on the resolution, titled Promoting reconciliation, accountability, and human rights in Sri Lanka,” is scheduled for October 6. The resolution, which was sponsored by the US, UK, Canada […]

Susantha Hewa In Sri Lanka, there are two enduring issues that annoy all those who detest blatant use of ‘institutionalised’ repression, as it were. The first is the torturing of the new entrants to universities, which is customarily called ragging”, which conveniently camouflages its perverseness behind a mask of pseudo-intellectuality. The other is the abuse […]

Chaturanga Samarawickraman Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Social Security Contribution Tax will come into force from today on importers, manufacturers, service providers, wholesalers, and retailers whose total turnover exceeds Rs. 120 million per annum. The expected revenue from this tax per annum is Rs. 140 billion. However, economic experts pointed out that with the imposition of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Measures have been taken to provide a balanced meal at the expense of the government and as an initial step, a nutritious meal for 1,080,000 schoolchildren prior to the reopening of schools, is already in progress, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. While issuing a message relating to the World Children and Elder’s […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror An Extraordinary Gazette has been issued by President Ranil Wickremesinghe revoking the order issued declaring the High Security Zones. On September 23, an Extraordinary Gazette notification was issued by the President declaring several areas in Colombo as High-Security Zones.

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Courtesy Adaderana The special audit report by National Audit Office on the controversial procurement of 96,000 metric tons of organic fertilizer from a Chinese supplier reveals that the Sri Lankan government has incurred a lost to the tune of Rs. 1,382 million in the process. The report, issued in August 2022, also notes that all officials responsible […]