The Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka (SPUR), Victoria Australia, along with like-minded organisations in Australia, England and the Middle East, write to register our protest with regard to the decision of President Ranil Wickramasinghe of Sri Lanka, to offer pardon to the former LTTE cadres who participated in killing 91  innocent civilians and injuring over 1,400 […]

by Jehan Perera The need to cope with the immediate realities of economic collapse and the resulting political protests have occupied the center stage of political interest for the past two years.  But now President Ranil Wickremesinghe has brought the ethnic problem and reconciliation process back to the center stage of national politics, where it […]

Tuesday 1st August, 2023 The QR code-based rationing mechanism introduced one year ago has helped halve the national fuel consumption, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has said, according to media reports. In fact, it helped bring order out of chaos and thereby saved current dispensation. Ideally, fuel should be available sans any restrictions, but the […]

‘Who takes responsibility for denying two million persons welfare assistance in July?’ By Shamindra Ferdinando The rebel SLPP group yesterday (31) issued a dire warning over government plans to repeal or significantly amend 12 Acts which dealt with both public and private sector workers. Addressing the media at the Freedom People’s Congress office at Nawala, […]

Amidst continuing financial turmoil in the country, the Japanese managed Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) has delivered the first-ever Cable Laying and Repair Vessel (CLRV) to the European market last week. The buyer is Orange Marine France  “C/S Sophie Germain” 100 in length is a state-of-the-art, high-technology vessel, specifically designed and equipped for sub-sea cable laying […...

Monday 31st July, 2023 French President Emmanuel Macron, who was here briefly, a few days ago, has reportedly pledged his country’s support for Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process. Other creditor nations, too, have offered to help this country come out of the present economic crisis. Their assistance is to be greatly appreciated. President Ranil Wickremesinghe […]

Leaders of India and Sri Lanka were on the same page over regional security following President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s latest visit to New Delhi, an official source said amid fears of China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean region, Wickremesinghe addressed India’s security concerns over China’s increasing footprint in Sri Lanka and vowed to fast track […]

In a veiled attack on China, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval said BRICS could work together on listing terrorists and their proxies under the UN counter-terrorism sanctions regime but emphasised that the process should be free from “politics and double standards.” Ajit Doval made the remarks during the meeting of the National Security Advisers of […]

NEW YORK — The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday raised its economic forecast for India this year amid a modest improvement in the global growth outlook, but said that China’s post-pandemic recovery has weakened. According to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook update for July, India remains the world’s fastest growing big economy with a 6.1% […]

With more than one in five young people unable to find jobs, there is hope that China’s stubbornly high youth unemployment rate can be a powerful catalyst for the government to act. So far, Beijing has been offering big words but little money, even as the economy witnesses a sharp, double-dip downturn only seven months […]

Saturday 29th July, 2023 The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has issued a gazette, announcing the de-proscription of five Islamic organisations, which were banned under the PTA (Prevention of Terrorism Act), in 2021. According to media reports, those outfits are the United Thawheed Jamma’ath (UTJ), the Ceylon Thawheed Jamma’ath (CTJ), the Sri Lanka Thawheed Jamma’ath (SLTJ), […]

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised that India will see exceptional growth during his third term in office, propelling it into one of the top three positions. At the opening of Delhi’s remodelled Pragati Maidan, he declared, “From east to west, north to south, India’s infrastructure is changing. The world’s highest rail bridge is in […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando The National Audit Office (NAO) has sought an explanation from Sports Ministry Secretary K. Mahesan regarding the sharp increase of allowances paid to the Executive Committee of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) as well as top management level personnel in USD terms. According to NAO’s draft report on Sri Lanka tour of Australia […]