By Sena Thoradeniya (Continued from 24, October, 2023) Some Land Claims of Kandyan Chieftains 1. SABARAGAMUWA AND UVA In 1875 a vast quantity of valuable forest land was claimed by Chiefs and Headmen what were known as British Grants” – conferred upon them soon after the Kandyan War of Independence in 1817-1818 for the services […]

by. C. A. Chandraprema  Courtesy The Island The manner in which Justice Priyantha Jayawardena’s dissenting judgement on the two fundamental rights cases numbered 195/2022 and 212/2022 was reported on by sections of the media would convey the impression that it was based entirely on the technical point that the petitioners had not come before the […]

ෂෙනාලි ඩී වඩුගේ පුද්ගලික ඉඩම් අයිතිය පිළිබඳ සංකල්පය බටහිර න්‍යායවාදීන් විසින් යටත් විජිතකරණයෙන් පසුව නිර්මාණය කරන ලදී. කිසිවකුට අයත් නොවූ භුමිය, හදිසියේම තෝරාගත් පුද්ගලයන් අතළොස්සකට ලබා දුන් අතර යටත් විජිත වකවානුවෙන් පසුව තේරී පත් වූ රජයන් භූමියේ භාරකරුවන් බවට පත් විය. පැහැදිලිව තේරුම් ගත යුත්තේ – භුමියේ අයිතිය පුද්ගලයින්ට හෝ ආණ්ඩුවකට හෝ ජනාධිපතිට අයත් නැති […]

Shenali D Waduge The Govt PR channels and clueless politicians are not surprisingly going to town about the magnanimous gesture about farmers getting deed ownership to lands that were given to them by the State as a lease. While a government has no constitutional ownership to the land of a nation, a Government, President or […]

Shenali D Waduge Mahaveerar Naal is a LTTE mourning event – it does not mourn Tamils & certainly not Tamils killed by LTTE. Mahaveerar Naal is an event annually organized by LTTE supporters to commemorate all LTTE who died for terrorist cause. Other Tamil militant groups are not allowed to commemorate their dead on this […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The Tamil Separatist Movement has tried to use the law courts to try and stop the revival work on Kurundi. They have used the Mullaitivu police and the Mullaitivu Magistrate court for the purpose. On 4. September 2018. Santhabodhi accompanied by Department of Archaeology officers from Vavuniya and Colombo set off for Kurundi, […]

MOD  Media Centre Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne graced the 52nd Bangladesh Armed Forces Day ceremony as the Chief Guest at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo last evening (Nov. 21). The host, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka HE Tareq Md Ariful Islam received the Defence Secretary on his arrival at the venue. […]

Sugath Kulatunga The controversy on the activities of the Sri Lanka Cricket Board (SLBDC) has gone viral. It is one issue which has involved all three pillars of the government, the executive, legislature and the judiciary. It has brought the warring political parties on common cause of saving the game of cricket. However, one aspect […]

by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News Sri Lanka is increasingly tying its fragile economy to China. After the debt agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China, Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe said he was ready to expand the direct corridor with China bypassing India. Xi Jinping’s special envoy, State Counsellor Shen Yiqin, used her visit […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC, yesterday said that Parliament like other institutions should bear responsibility for the unprecedented economic crisis caused during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s administration. Minister Sabry said so when The Island sought his response as regards the responsibility of Parliament for the developing situation against the backdrop of the […]

BY YOHAN PERERA AND AJITH SIRIWARDANA Courtesy The Daily Mirror PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror)- A special parliamentary Caucus will be appointed to revive cricket in Sri Lanka, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena announced today. He told Parliament that it will be appointed following a request by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.

BY YOHAN PERERA AND AJITH SIRIWARDANA Courtesy The Daily Mirror PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror)- A sum of USD 50,000 donated by Asian Cricket Council chief Jay Shah and USD 5,000 given by Indian cricket star Siraj for the ground staff of Pallekele and R. Premadasa stadiums have not been paid yet, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa told […]

BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA AND YOHAN PERERA Courtesy The Daily Mirror PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror)- President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that he will look into the three letters that were sent by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to the International Cricket Council (ICC). The President requested Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to send him the three letters and assured […]

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera Claiming that he was saddened by the verbal attack on Ariya Rekawa and his son in Parliament, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said Rekawa was a UNP stalwart since 1970. He told Parliament that Ariya Rekawa and his son were good people and that he never think that Rekawa’s son would […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror KATUNAYAKA (Daily Mirror) – Darshani, a Sri Lankan maid who returned from Saudi Arabia said she was forced to swallow screw nails with water by her employer which resulted in her being hospitalized. Making an emotional statement at the Katunayake airport upon her arrival, the housemaid said she was continuously abused […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) – More than Rs. 8.6 million in revenue has been earned as expressway toll by 3 p.m. today after the tri-forces were deployed for operations at ticket counters since the launch of a strike by the Expressway Worker’s Union. The All-Island Expressway Workers’ Union initiated the strike today, […]

By YOHAN PERERA Courtesy The Daily Mirror  PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror) – Referring to the recent judgment given by the Supreme Court where former Presidents Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Mahinda Rajapaksa former Minister Basil Rajapaksa and others were held responsible for the economic crisis, President Ranil Wickremesinghe today said one has to look into whether others are also responsible […]

 By CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA Courtesy The Daily Mirror COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) – Using antibiotics without a doctor’s prescription could cause the death of necessary bacteria that are needed for the survival of the body, and the diseases caused by the creation of resistant bacteria in the body spreading throughout society could cause death for everyone within […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the Presidential Election and the Parliamentary Election will both be held next year and that neither of the elections will be postponed. He stated this while delivering a special statement in the Parliament today (22) regarding several matters including the existing cricket crisis.  We have established democracy in […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Foreign Affairs President’s Counsel Ali Sabry has emphasised the imperative need for a comprehensive, long-term targeted program as the primary solution to address the economic crisis facing the country. Minister Ali Sabry underscored the complexity of the economic challenges and stressed that short-term fixes would not suffice, highlighting the necessity for […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Transport and Highways Bandula Gunawardena has slammed the token strike launched by the expressway employees this morning (Nov.22) as a deliberate attempt at incurring a loss to the government. This is not a trade union action, but a subversive move,” the lawmaker said addressing the parliamentary session earlier today. The All-Island […]