e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 23 February – 01 March 2025 * ‘Our economy is running on conditions. There is no economic independence or sovereignty – it is under probation and being monitored.’ – President AK Dissanayake, 2025 * ‘The nature of the political life of our island […]

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By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb 28 (Daily Mirror) – Number of persons in all three armed forces will be reduced while they will be made sophisticated with equipment, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament today.  “The Sri Lanka Army will be confined to 100,000 personnel, Sri Lanka Navy to 40,000 […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 02 (Daily Mirror) – The special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic for the public will be held from April 18 to 27, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said. It said the exposition to the public will be on April 18 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and thereafter, […]

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DARSHANA SANJEEWA BALASURIYA Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 02 (Daily Mirror) – Denying the allegation by Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake that the former Speaker had used fuel worth Rs. 33 million within nine months from January 1, 2024 to September 24, 2024, which amounts to Rs. 4 million per month, former Speaker […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 03 (Daily Mirror) – In a bid to avert any energy crisis in the future, the government is hurriedly taking measures to purchase both petroleum products, including LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) from Qatar under a government-to-government agreement, an official said. Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) D.A. Rajakaruna […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The two former Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel, who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the abduction and assault of journalist Keith Noyahr in May 2008, have been granted bail by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said. Accordingly, the two suspects were ordered to be released on two […]

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Courtesy Adaderana A discussion has been recently held between the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and salt manufacturing companies at the CAA’s head office. The discussion had taken place on February 25, and its purpose was to make the necessary interventions to release high-quality salt for industry and food use into the market at a reasonable […]

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3 Minutes – SEPAL AMARASINGHE

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