Mahinda Rajapaksa M.P. Leader Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Around 40 professional associations and trade unions representing vital sectors of the economy and the public services have been agitating for a reduction in income taxes for many months. In the meantime, the high tax burden has precipitated an exodus of educated and highly trained professionals from […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS You Tube talk shows focused on the rivalry at Kurundi.  Each talk show began with an account of the history of the Kurundi monastery and then went on to the Kovil story. Through these talk shows and the daily news broadcasts the public was fully informed of the history of Kurundi and the […]

Sugath Kulatunga In our democracy the People can use the power of franchise in selecting a government only once in 5 years unless the Parliament is dissolved earlier. In between elections the voice of the People is muted. This makes them to resort to enraged demonstrations and Aragalayas. The government also takes decisions on conjecture. […]

Dilrook Kannangara Excessive devotion to a person leads to irrational behavior. Doctors and ambulance staff around the world experience assault from loved ones of deceased patients for merely pronouncing the patient dead. Some people irrationally believe that the dead are still alive until pronounced dead by a doctor, so it is the fault of the […]

Chanaka Bandarage In the recent Budget, the government announced the cancellation of rent and then granting freehold title to Colombo Flat dwellers. Although the government stated that the number of beneficiaries would be around 50,000, it is unlikely that the number is that high. According to the Opposition (SJB) it is about 15,000. There is […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The newly appointed Assistant Defence Advisor at the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Mandeep Singh Negi made a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, Today (Dec 20). Following a warm […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The newly appointed Bangladesh Defence Advisor (DA), Commodore M Moniruzzaman paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne at the Defence Ministry in the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Dec 20). During the interaction, the Defence Secretary conveyed his warm wishes to Cmde. Moniruzzaman […]

Prime Minister’s Media Do not touch co-operative properties to cause public frustration.- Prime Minister.Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena advised all the governors and district coordinating committee chairpersons to speed up all development activities across the island under the new budget provisions.The Prime Minister gave these instructions in a discussion held at the Temple Trees on 19.12.2023 […]

ප්‍රියන්ත ප්‍රදීප් රණසිංහ මෙරට කීර්තිමත් දේශපාලනඥයකු වූ දිවංගත, හිටපු අමාත්‍ය ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි මහතාගේ 87 වන ජන්ම දිනය වෙනුවෙන් මෙවර ප්‍රධාන දේශනය පැවැත්වුයේ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතාය. Gateway of Exports අපේ ගමෙන් ලොවට” ලෙස, කොළඹ බණ්ඩාරනායක අනුස්මරණ ජාත්‍යන්තර සම්මන්ත්‍රණ ශාලාවේ පසුගිය 30 දා පැවති එම දේශනය ඇසුරෙන් මෙම ලිපිය සැකසිණි නිදහස් ආමන්ත්‍රණයක් වූ මෙවර ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි […]

Sri Lanka News President chairs the launch of State-of-the-Art Disaster Early Warning System Published on: December 19, 2023 Under the auspices of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, a sophisticated disaster early warning system was officially introduced today (19), marking a collaborative effort involving the Disaster Management Centre, Sri Lanka Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and major telephone service providers […]

Letter to India’s prime minister and the minister of health  The global pandemic preparedness accord (‘pandemic treaty’) currently being put in place by the World Health Organization (WHO) will pave the way for a fascist approach to societal management.” The beneficiaries will be unscrupulous corporations and investors whom the COVID‐19 response served well. This will […]

Mehjabin Bhanu – Bangladeshi columnist, security and strategic affairs analyst, and teacher. A recent increase in remittances, touching $1.07 billion during December 1-15, 2023, underlines significant support for our foreign exchange reserves. This significant increase not only indicates promising growth but also reveals a resilient pattern in remittance flows. As Bangladesh navigates through economic transitions […]

Lal Mia, an associate professor at the ‘Department of Political Science’ at Mashuddi Razia College in Tangail Bangladesh Over the last several decades, one of the most important issues has been the global climate problem. Globally, climate change is having a significant impact on biodiversity, livelihoods, and human life. The frequency and severity of floods, […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 20 (Daily Mirror) – The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is deliberating tycoon Dhammika Perera as one of its four potential candidates for the upcoming Presidential Election, said SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam. He told the media today that the party has not yet finalized its decision on the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka is one of the most preferred and favourite destinations for Russian tourists, said Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka, Levan S. Dzhagaryan. Dzhagaryan indicated an estimated 200,000 Russian tourists are likely to visit Sri Lanka in 2024 and air connectivity too would be further strengthened. […]

Courtesy Hiru News The World Bank has disbursed the second tranche, amounting to USD 250 million, as part of the USD 500 million Sri Lanka Resilience, Stability and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO). This decision comes in recognition of the ongoing satisfactory progress made by the Sri Lankan government in implementing its reform […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Police Special Task Force apprehended a 23-year-old student enrolled in the Faculty of Medicine at Jaffna University, who was allegedly involved in a drug trafficking racket utilizing the courier system. The arrest took place during a raid conducted in the Kopai police domain on the 19th, where law enforcement authorities detained […]