Prof. Hudson McLean Should Vocational Guidance with Market Orientation Play a Vital Role? Target the Education to Satisfy the Demands of Foreign Country Needs. -IT, Nurses, Health workers, Hair dressers, Cooks, Childcare etc…. President urges education reform to align with global demands for future growth. Posted on October 16th, 2024 The Ministry of Education and […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel, former Ambassador to UAE and Israel and President Lanka Ambassadors forum UK /Sri Lanka War on drugs and organized crime with the underworld War on drugs has commenced again at a rapid rate in Sri Lanka and world over due to the escalation of drug and crime rates as a result […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Gloucester, Ontario. K1J 6G1,  October 17, 2024 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Pierre Poilievre, it is time that you tell  Liberal Prime Minister Justine Trudeau, to stop painting  themselves lillywhite about foreign interference, when we were  interfering in Sri Lanka’s internal ethnic  Eelam war,’letting  Canadian-Tamil separatists collect two million dollars a month for13 Liberal years to stuff […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Part of being grateful is remembering to express gratitude towards other people. The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, He who does not thank people, does not thank God” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi). I travelled with my wife from Chennai to Colombo on 10th September 2024, […]

by A. Abdul Aziz (Source: Al Hakam, London) Islam believes 124,000 prophets have come before and preached submission to the Creator. These prophets came to different peoples and languages. The Quran only mentions 25 prophets, yet there are many of whom we do not know of. The Quran declares: And We did send Messengers before thee; of […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Oct 16 (NewsWire) – The government has received Rs. 419 Billion in treasury bills and bond loans, in the 13 days from 02-15 October 2024, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Matale District MP Rohini Kavirathna said.  Issuing a statement, former MP Kavirathna said the government is continuing to take unlimited loans, but the […]

Jayati Ghosh and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura Courtesy The Jordan Times COLOMBO — More than a year after the mass protest movement known as the Aragalaya ousted Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankans have once again taken to the streets. The impetus for the resurgence of public discontent […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් ජනාධිපතිවරණයට පෙර ජාතික ජන බලවේගය ජනතාවට මොනතරම් පොරොන්දු දුන්නත් බලයට පත් වූ පසුව ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක අනුගමනය කරන්නේත් රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහගේ ආර්ථික ප්‍රතිපත්තියම බව කොළඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ආර්ථික විද්‍යා අධ්‍යයන අංශයේ ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ කථිකාචාර්යල ආචාර්ය ප්‍රියංග දුණුසිංහ මහතා පවසයි. ඒ අනුව මැතිවරණ පොරොන්දු දැනටමත් කඩ කර අවසන් නමුත් එය රට පැත්තෙන් ඉතා යහපත් […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 17 (Daily Mirror) – While pointing out how Ministers rob government assets, former President Maithripala Sirisena noted that Ministers cannot steal without the knowledge of their secretaries and chief accountants. Addressing the 45th National Conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka), he stated […]

Courtesy Adaderana The leader of the United National Party (UNP), former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on voters to elect to the Parliament candidates with proven experience in managing economic crises as the country faces ongoing challenges.  Making a special statement ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election, Wickremesinghe emphasized that those who have worked with […]

Courtesy Adaderana The government has announced an increase in taxes on certain imported goods, effective from October 14 to December 31, 2024.  This move comes under the directive of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who also serves as the Minister of Finance. Under the new regulations, a special merchandise tax will apply to several key imports. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The government has spent only 53% of the welfare budget allocated for the year within the first 8 months up to August, according to a report. A latest report from the Ministry of Finance indicates that the welfare budget has primarily been used to fund the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare program. Meanwhile, the report also […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has released a circular outlining the maximum campaign spending limits for candidates, parties, independent groups, and national list candidates for the 2024 General Election. These limits are based on district allocations. The upcoming national elections, including the 2024 General Election, will be conducted under new campaign […]