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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says he could have created a situation like Sri Lanka, but he didn’t, says a news report published by the Indian Express.The IE report filed from Islamabad, said that Khan stated on Saturday his party was quitting the country’s regional and national assemblies, as he made his first public […]
Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan says he could have created a situation like Sri Lanka, but he didn’t. Khan said Saturday his party was quitting the country’s regional and national assemblies, as he made his first public appearance since being wounded in a gun attack earlier this month. Khan, a former cricket star turned politician, […]
Speech made November 22 I have consistently recorded my opposition to Minister of Finance being the President. From 2010 onwards in this House, whenever the President in his capacity as Minister of Finance has presented a budget I have recorded that protest and I wish to record that today as well. When a person who […]
Monday 21st November, 2022 Former President Maithripala Sirisena, MP, like all other Sri Lankan politicians, never misses an opportunity to make himself out to be a knight in shining armour on a mission to slay the dragon of corruption. Pontificating about the virtues of honesty, he has claimed that some years ago his fight against […]
Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign office told The New Humanitarian. More than 200 Sri Lankan asylum seekers, mostly ethnic Tamils claiming to have faced persecution by the […]
PALM BEACH, Fla. - Donald Trump, the only president impeached twice, launched a campaign to reclaim the Oval Office on Tuesday, two years after voters ousted him and a week after they rejected his hand-picked candidates in several pivotal Senate races.The post Former President Donald Trump launches 2024 presidential campaign appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ON...
A court in India has granted bail to Sri Lankan born Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez in a case of money laundering. The 37-year-old actress is being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the Indian government agency that investigates financial crimes. It has accused her of financial misdemeanour and wants her in custody. Fernandez’ lawyer Prashant […]
The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says the Budget 2023 concentrates on recovering the economy and how to stabilize it moving forward.The post CBSL governor says 2023 Budget focuses on economic recovery and stability appeared first on Sri Lanka News - Latest Breaking News in Sri Lanka - ONLANKA News.
Senior lawyer S. A. Cader sayas that it was the responsibility of Parliament to enact legislation to enable the country to seek UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets.Cader, senior partner at Julius & Creasy emphasised the urgent need to address the issue at hand as part of the overall efforts meant to […]
GL asks govt. to secure int’l assistance to recover stolen money By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris yesterday (07) suggested that the government seriously consider securing UN support for the recovery of stolen public assets. Addressing the media at the Nawala Office of ‘Nidahasa Jathika Sabhawa’ consisting of 13 rebel SLPP MPs, Prof. Peiris said […]
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South African freedom icon Nelson Mandela’s autobiography titled, ‘Long Walk to Freedom’, has this blurb on its cover page penned by the ‘Boston Sunday Globe’: ‘Should be read by every person alive.’ Indeed, any person of conscience is bound to benefit immensely by reading this historic autobiography which details the pivotal and courageous role Mandela […]
Sri Lanka’s internet freedom declined during the period of June 2021 to May 2022 due to Government attempts to repress online activities related to protests around the economic crisis, the Freedom on the Net report 2022 said. Prolonged powercuts in the early part of the year also impacted connectivity. In April 2022, the Government briefly […]
Booker Prize 2022: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire has won the Booker Prize. Shehan’s novel is about a photographer who wakes up dead with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutality of war. Camilla, the Queen Consort, presented the prize, and the […]
The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka, a supernatural satire set amid a murderous Sri Lankan civil war, has won the Booker Prize. The Sri Lankan writer’s novel is about a photographer who wakes up dead, with a week to ask his friends to find his photos and expose the brutality of war. Camilla, the […]
Indian star Kamal Haasan today assured continued support for the Tamils in Sri Lanka. The assurance was given during talks with Tamil National Alliance (TNA) MP S. Sritharan. Sritharan had talks with the Indian actor turned politician in Tamil Nadu today. The issues faced by the Tamils in Sri Lanka, the militarisation of Tamil land […]
By N Sathiya Moorthy Now that there is some kind of a political stability (?), post-Aragalaya protests, it may be time to revisit the immediate past and learn lessons for the future, wherever possible. The reasons are not far to seek, if one went by the conduct of political parties and their leaders in terms […]
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The Sri Lanka Army says its prime responsibility includes protecting the Constitution and democracy. Army Commander, Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage, in a message to mark Army Day Message today, said that the prime responsibility of the Sri Lanka Army is to identify threats to national security and act against those concerns, protect the Constitution and […]
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By Krishantha Prasad Cooray In many ways, the economic collapse of Sri Lanka became a near certainty in the weeks after Gotabaya Rajapaksa was elected President. In hindsight, it is clear to all that his government’s number one priority was consolidating their power and punishing those it saw as its enemies. Their next priority was […]