D Rajaratnam News of Central Bank’s decision on refusal to link up with MIR clearing and settlement system was broadcasted in Lankan media in subdued tone and mediocre coverage. Restraint largely owing to a decade of hard work by United States to build partnership with local media than lack of importance. Nor that we hear […]

Shenali D Waduge Divide & Rule was a key component of colonial rule. Illegally taking over lands and territories, planting fictitious history, infesting minds with hate and violence is part of a legacy that continues unabated. Sadly, historians have failed to take these false claims and nullify them. They have been silenced by political correctness”. […]

Malinda Seneviratne Rehabilitation is a word that presumes a previous state of perceived acceptance or agreement. Its etymology is interesting and revealing, deriving from re– again” or to turn” and habitare– make fit” which in turn comes from the Latin habilis– easily managed, fit.” In other words, rehabilitation is about restoring someone or something to a previous state; […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The country’s economy started to collapse with wrong policy decisions, Industries Minister Ramesh Pathirana said addressing the panel discussion of the Sri Lanka Ceramics and Glass Council yesterday. The discussion was on the quality, affordability and self-reliance of the sanitaryware industry.We are a people who maintain a lifestyle that we cannot […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The government has incurred a loss of Rs. 6,900 million by awarding the tender to a company that submitted the highest bid during the tender process for the import of urea under World Bank assistance, Sri Lanka Gulf Trade and Investment Board (SLGTIB) Chairman Mohan Perera said. Addressing the media, he […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Lodging a complaint with CID, Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapksha has urged the CID Director to conduct an investigation into the false and malicious Facebook Post alleging that he as the Minister of Justice and Prison has given special treatment to remand prisoner Thilini Priyamali. The Justice Minister maintained that the dissemination […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that in present circumstances, there is no alternative other than the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get assistance for reviving the country’s economy.  He also said that tax revisions and other reforms combined with debt restructuring are parts of […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that immediate measures are being taken to create an investment-friendly environment in Sri Lanka and create economic stability. The President said this addressing the gathering at the Mireka Tower opening ceremony at Havelock City in Wellawatte today (20), where he was the Chief Guest. The President also said that […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Supreme Court has determined that the Bureau of Rehabilitation Bill as a whole is inconsistent with the Constitution, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene informed the parliament today (Oct. 20). Delivering the Supreme Court’s determination, the Speaker stated that the relevant bill can be enacted only by a special majority in the parliament and […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් ඉන්දුනීසියාවේ බෞද්ධ සංගම්වලින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ඖෂධ සහ වෛද්‍ය උපකරණ තොගයක් පරිත්‍යාග කර තිබෙනවා. ඉන්දුනීසියානු බෞද්ධ නියෝජිත සංගමය (WALUBI), ඉන්දුනීසියානු ථෙරවාද බෞද්ධ කවුන්සිලය (MAGABUDHI), කාන්තා ථෙරවාද බෞද්ධ සමූහය (WANDANI) සහ ථෙරවාද තරුණ බෞද්ධ සංගමය (PATRIA) යනාදී ඉන්දුනීසියානු බෞද්ධ සංගම් විසින් ජූනි සහ අගෝස්තු යන මාසවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජනතාවට ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් 19,296.11ක සමස්ත […]