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With the Elections Commission now on formal record that the forthcoming presidential election must be held on a date between Sept. 17 and Oct. 16, 2024, the attention of both the media and the electorate will inevitably become more focused on the upcoming contest. While incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is serving former President Gotabaya […]
May Day falling last week, as is very well known, has long lost its Labour Day intent and flavour certainly in this country, degenerating into the political carnival all Lankans are familiar with. With a presidential election due later this year, predictably the various contending parties made the occasion one of trying to demonstrate their […]
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Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, asserted that the nation’s economy is experiencing robust growth due to the government’s initiatives.The post Sri Lanka’s President says Government initiatives drive robust economic growth appeared first on ONLANKA - Sri Lanka Latest Breaking News
The White House approved another tranche of US military aid to Ukraine worth some $250m (£195m) on Wednesday. US officials said that the latest package included air defence, artillery and small arms ammunition, and anti-tank weapons. But the package marked the last funding available without fresh approval from Congress, where talks have stalled. Ukraine has […]
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by SALIYA WEERAKOON and Prof. ALEX LIN CHEE LOK In 1914, Cambridge-educated D. R Wijewardena, arguably one of the most recognised entrepreneurs in the country, bought the Sinhala daily Dinamina. History also records that he purchased the English daily, Ceylon Daily News, in 1917. Consequently
Inspirational stories of Shirley Jayawardana By Zanita Careem Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world, a statement made by Hilary Clinton that packs quite a punch. It’s obvious that women face many challenges when it comes to establishing them or growing their own business. Shirley Jayawardana has broken the glass ceiling […]
Cassandra needs to commemorate, in words, one of the most shameful episodes, or evil occurrences, that happened in this island of ours: the planned and directed massacre of Tamils among us; burning their possessions and homes and tarnishing the name Ceylon/Sri Lanka around the world. I retell what I heard and did – safe in […]
A court in Vietnam has jailed 54 people, including several high-ranking officials and a former minister, in one of the country’s largest ever bribery and corruption cases. Judges said the accused had extorted money from people taking repatriation flights during the Covid-19 pandemic. One former minister was sentenced to 16 years in prison for receiving […]
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Six people have been killed in a school shooting in the US city of Nashville, Tennessee. Three of the victims were pupils aged nine or under at Covenant School, a privately run Christian school. They were named by police as Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs and William Kinney. The adults victims were employees and named as […]
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By Hilde Haraldstad Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy. In 2008, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Declaration establishes freedom of expression as a fundamental right. Freedom of expression is recognized as a fundamental right because it is essential for the ...