Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, MP, has drawn the attention of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to the humiliation caused by travel restrictions imposed on senior serving and retired military officers and two former Presidents by the US, Australia and Canada. In a letter dated 25 Oct., the former Public Security Minister has pointed out to the President […]

nearly 180 arrested, 27 trawlers taken into custody this year Regardless of continuing protests in Tamil Nadu, the government is going ahead with naval operations to deter poaching by the Indian fishing fleet that is hitting the livelihood of local fishers.Navy headquarters yesterday (29) said that over the weekend SLN vessels, led by Fast Attack […]

by Eng Parakrama Jayasinghe parajayasinghe@gmail.com  Electricity consumers reeling from the massive increase in tariff in February (adjusted somewhat in July 2023) were naturally appalled by the request for a further increase by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).  A public consultation was held on 18 October 2023 by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) […]

Sri Lanka has granted 48 hours for a Chinese vessel to conduct marine research off the island s west coast under supervision, the foreign ministry said on Sunday (29 Oct.), despite Indian concerns that it could be a spy ship.

A special operation conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy to chase away Indian trawlers  poaching in Sri Lankan waters last evening (28) and this morning (29), led to the seizure of five (05) Indian trawlers and 37 Indian fishermen who were poaching in Sri Lankan waters off Mannar and near  Delft Island, Jaffna. The three […]

Sri Lanka and France convened the inaugural bilateral consultations between the foreign ministries of the two countries at a senior official level earlier this week in Colombo.

Banking consultant Ravi Abeysuriya has passed away. With a proven track record of establishing and managing several Financial Sector Institutions in Credit Rating, Investment Research Outsourcing, Investment Banking, Stock Broking and Asset Management, Abeysuriya possessed over several decades of hands-on practical experience and broad knowledge of financial market operations in Sri Lanka. He was ...

By Shamindra Ferdinando Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, MP, has stressed the pivotal importance of public protests against waste, corruption, irregularities and mismanagement.Alleging that those who had been entrusted with the task of governing the country have instead ruined it, Chairman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Fonseka, on Thursday, said that every citizen should bear […]

Analysts have condemned the politicizing of China’s legal scientific activity in the Indian Ocean after some Indian media made sensational claims about an oceangoing geophysical research ship from China that docked at a port in Sri Lanka, adding that the claims merely serve India’s regional strategy. The oceangoing geophysical research ship Shiyan 6 reportedly docked […]

The Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Colombo has set up two emergency hotline mobile numbers for Sri Lankan nationals residing in the Middle East.

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on Thursday (26 Oct.) introduced Regulated Short Selling (RSS) through Stock Borrowing and Lending (SBL) to enhance trading opportunities, marking a groundbreaking development in the Sri Lankan stock market.

Four persons suspected of being involved in human smuggling were arrested by the Navy, during a search carried out in Sand Dunes 3, Talaimannar over the weekend. A spokesperson for the navy headquarters said naval personnel intercepted two dinghies in the sea area on suspicion. As 04 individuals aboard those dinghies had no valid licence […]

Thursday 26th October, 2023 Some SLPP MPs are shedding copious tears for the public who are struggling to keep their heads above water. Prominent among them is former Minister Namal Rajapaksa, who is trying to absolve the SLPP of the blame for exponential increases in taxes and tariffs. Attributing the people’s economic woes to the […]

The Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 will make a port call in Sri Lanka today (Oct. 25), Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry says.

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Cabinet of ministers had approved a proposal to amend the Shop and Office Employees (regulation of employment and remuneration) Act to allow women employed in certain sectors to engage in night shifts, the Information Department announced on Tuesday (24). Women working in information technology companies, knowledge outsourcing, business process outsourcing (BPO), […...

By Chandre Dharmawardana chandre.dharma@yahoo.ca According to newspaper reports (The Island 16 October [1]), an NGO carrying the acronym MONLAR has accused that “the agricultural policies of successive governments have rendered millions of Lankans insecure”. It claims that “as of today, 5.3 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure. This proves that what the government [̷...