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The above captioned news item appearing in your Sunday issue quotes CEBEU mentions that Cabinet approval has been granted to commence restructuring of Ceylon Electricity Board [C EB] and a committee has been appointed to submit its recommendations within a month; a very important and urgent action indeed seeing and learning the mismanagement and conflicting […]
The Navy apprehended 13 persons who were suspected to be attempting to migrate to a foreign country illegally by sea. The arrests were made during a search operation carried out in seas off Sand Banks, Talaimannar on Friday morning. The Navy has been conducting regular search operations and patrols covering the sea and coastal areas […]
BY GEORGE BRAINE During the closing stages of the Pacific front in World War II, Kamikaze (‘divine wind’) units were formed as a last-ditch effort to prevent an American invasion of Japan. These units consisted of conventional fighter planes loaded with explosives, bombs, and even torpedoes, and would be deliberately crashed onto warships. About 2800 […]
A.G. Noorani VERY few would dispute that travel broadens the mind. But in the developing nations of this world, the state asserts that it can determine whether its citizen has the right to go abroad or not. The supreme court may take its own time to decide whether or not a citizen — even if […]
The Federation of University Teacher’s Association says the government has launched a capaign to suppress political dissent and that reminds it of the dark days of the ‘bheeshanaya’ (terror) in the 1987-89 period and the suppression of fundamental freedoms of the people during the 2009-15 period. “It is truly ironic that this repression has been […]
Monday 8th August, 2022 The past few days have seen a surge in efforts to form an all-party government. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has so far held a spate of meetings with other political leaders and civil society activists on the matter, but nothing definitive has come of them. They are not likely to reach a […]
The above statement was made by Manusha Nanayakkara our Labour & Foreign Employment Minister. How the Minister is going to do it is not known.I wish to make a few suggestions to the Minister for his consideration to implement his proposal. Tourists, migrant workers and the dual citizens were the people whom the Minister referred […]
The World Food Programme (WFP) is seeking donor support to reach 3.4 million people in Sri Lanka with food and nutrition assistance as nearly a quarter of Sri Lanka is facing food shortages for millions.Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence is spinning off a “serious food crisis,” says the World Food Programme Representative and […]
By Ifham Nizam It was essential to restructure the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and President Ranil Wickremesinghe was very keen thereon, a senior engineer told The Island yesterday. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, on Saturday, said that a committee had been appointed to restructure the CEB.The committee would be headed by Dr R H S Samaratunge – Former Secretary, […]
By Dr Ramisha Maliha It might be difficult to lose weight after the age of 40. Slowing metabolism, and a decrease in daily physical activity, can lead to weight gain if these biological changes are not matched with a corresponding reduction in dietary calories. Still, shedding pounds, after age 40, is not a hopeless endeavour. […]
Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka’s Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday. The nine athletes and a manager vanished after completing their events, the official said, requesting anonymity. Three of them – judoka Chamila […]
A one hour power cut will be enforced for the next 3 days (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday), the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said. The power cut will be enforced from between 6pm to 9pm. There were no power cuts over the weekend as there was sufficient water in the hydroelectricity catchment areas. […]
There is no shortage of foodgrains in the country and stocks are sufficient to meet demand, agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament in a written reply on Wednesday. The minister said there were adequate stocks in the “central pool”, which refers to federally owned food stocks held by the Food Corporation of India and […]
A young woman has been found brutally murdered in the Maldives capital Male’ with her neck and limbs cut off, the Maldives media reported. Twenty two year old Shiaau Mohamed Saeed was found murdered in H. Sheereenvilla last night. A witness had confirmed to Mihaaru news that her arms was cut off at her elbow, […]
A man was murdered inside the Nawagamuwa Police Station today. The Police said that the individual was stabbed inside the Police station. The 52-year-old died on admission to hospital. According to the Police the murder had taken place over a personal dispute. (Colombo Gazette)
By Ramesh Singh Attempts by China to dock a state of the art ‘Spy Ship’ at the Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka has caused much concern in domestic politics with many parties objecting resulting in the Sri Lankan Government requesting a deferment of the date of arrival. The Chinese space-craft tracking ship Yuanwang-5 was scheduled […]
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has amended the emergency regulations issued in July. A gazette notice issued by the President states that the Emergency (Miscellaneous Provisions and Powers) Regulations, No. 1 of 2022 published in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2289/07 of July 18, 2022, as amended by regulations published in the Gazette Extraordinary No. 2289/41 of July 21, […]
President Joe Biden’s administration has warned that China is poised to stoke geopolitical tensions around Taiwan, perhaps through military “provocations,” raising the risk of an unintended escalation in Beijing’s row with Washington over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s possible visit to the self-governing island. “China appears to be positioning itself to potentially take further steps in the [&#...
Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday that China had temporarily halted imports of products from multiple Taiwanese food companies, in a move that is being viewed in some quarters as retaliation for the expected visit of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In a press release, the COA said it learned of the […]
Hong Kong stocks tumbled to the lowest in more than two months as a planned visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heightened cross-strait tensions with China promising to retaliate. A slowdown in the city’s economy also hurt risk-taking. The Hang Seng Index slumped 2.4 per cent to 19,689.21 at the close of Tuesday trading […]
Video: Maithripala speaks on the SLFP members who who left to join govt (English)
Video: President visits Sri Dharmavijayaloka Viharaya in Rukmale (English)
Video: CWG bronze medal winner Nethmi Ahinsa to receive a house from Manusath Derana (English)
Video: Litro Gas to reduce price of domestic gas cylinders (English)
Video: Constitutional reforms to reduce powers of President to be presented to parliament next w...
Video: Chinese embassy seeks urgent meeting as Sri Lanka seeks to delay ship’s arrival - report ...
Former President Maithripala Sirisena says that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) has decided to support any good step taken by the government to get the country out of the difficult situation it is currently facing.
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