Jackson Anthony, popular actor, singer and film and media personality died last Monday while under treatment for over 15 months at the ICU at Colombo National Hospital for injuries sustained in a collision with a wild elephant at Thalawa in the NCP on July 2, 2022.His remains were interred on Thursday at St. Peter’s and […]

The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Mass Media to sign the license agreement for exchange of television programmes between the National Radio and Television Administration of the Peoples’ Republic of China and Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation with the objective of strengthening mutual understanding, friendship and cooperation.  

IMF has shown the way and now Sri Lanka has to dig itself out of the mess, says Governor by Sanath Nanayakkare Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe recently said that Sri Lanka needs to build and keep a ‘comfortable level’ of currency reserves in order to maintain the country’s balance-of-payments situation in the event […]

BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]

The 51 sessions of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council is underway. Sri Lanka is again in the focus with Western powers and their lackeys targeting the war-winning Sri Lanka military. Successive Sri Lankan governments, including the incumbent administration, failed to address core issues. Their failure to counter accusations that over 40,000 Tamil civilians […]

Unlike in the past, Japan has been very slow in responding to Sri Lanka calls to help it financially, analysts say.

There were those who did not wish to see the end of the ruthless war. They criticized the security forces, government as they could not tolerate the defeat of the LTTE. They humiliated the heroic soldiers. The UNP could not tolerate the war victory in Sri Lanka. The foreign countries including the US could not ...

Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...

The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Bill that is to be presented to parliament soon has in it economic and political objectives that spell doom for Sri Lankan democracy as well as the economy. It would vest in the Sri Lankan government Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC which owns the Colombo Hilton that has ...

OCTOBER 17, 2011: Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 23 Political Environment: 30 Economic Environment: 18 Total Score: 71 Despite the end of the government’s long-running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel group in May 2009, media freedom remained restricted in Sri Lanka, with journalists subject to myriad forms of legal harassment and physical intimidation. Altho...

I do not mourn for Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra: I mourn for this country that is ours Frederica Jansz Can anybody tell me why Duminda Silva is not shackled to his bed? After all, here we have a man who by numerous eyewitness and published accounts first slapped and then shot Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra. Even if ...

By Ranjit Jayasundera Sensational evidence has come to light that demonstrates beyond a shadow of doubt that in Sri Lanka fortune favours not necessarily the bold but certainly the favoured. Carlton Sports Network (CSN) a company incorporated on 10th February 2011 has won the rights to broadcast the Australian Cricket tour of Sri Lanka next ...

by Frederica Jansz Bejing has considerable leverage in post conflict Sri Lanka.  Chinese involvement in the defence sector has not reduced after the war, and the Chinese are seen diversifying from being just suppliers of defence equipment to infrastructure and capacity building. The Chinese have used North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) and subsequently the state owned ...

By Dhananjani Silva The traditional folk artistes from the northern region of Sri Lanka are today an enthusiastic group making preparations for that grand comeback after almost three decades of oblivion. Jaffna Music Festival 2011 scheduled to be held from...

by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka A quarter of a century ago, the Summer of ’85. Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. I was at the Pugwash Conference, hosted by Senator Fernando Henrique Cardoso, famous ‘dependency theorist’, later to become President of Brazil. I was...

By Sarath Fonseka An Open Appeal Issued by Former Army Chief and Presidential Candidate 2010 Dear Sri Lankans, The time has now come for us to stop being complacent and start taking an active role in shaping our future and...

by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka "A social group dominates antagonistic groups, which it tends to ‘liquidate’ or to subjugate perhaps even by armed force; it leads kindred and allied groups.” - Gramsci The massive WikiLeaks detonation took place in the wake of a significant conjunction of events for Sri Lanka. That was the celebration of Mahaveera day by the Diaspora Tamils and the visit to Jaff...

By Paneetha Ameresekere - Business Editor The local press recently quoted an External Affairs Ministry statement which said that Japan was willing to enter into a free trade agreement (FTA) with Sri Lanka. This was in response to a request made by Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa and External Affairs Minister Professor G.L. Peiris to ...