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By Vishvanth Rhetoric and diatribe are crescendoing as the next presidential poll approaches. Some election campaigns have already gone into overdrive with prospective candidates traversing the country in a bid to garner votes. Speculation is still rife in political circles that the government may hold parliamentary polls before the presidential contest. Whichever election come...
No one should forget past hardships due to shortages of medicines, fuel, and fertilizers.- Says the President at the annualContinue ReadingThe post “No one should forget past hardships due to shortages of medicines, fuel & fertilizers” appeared first on Newswire.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that people should not forget the hardships endured in the past due to shortages of essential resources such as medicines, fuel and fertilizers and called upon all citizens to unite behind the government’s initiative aimed at fostering a new economic transformation in Sri Lanka to ensure that future generations do not […]
Responding to the allegations levelled by former President Maithripala Sirisena, a Spokesman for the Catholic Church on Friday said that the Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has distributed over Rs. 500 million of financial aid received to assist the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.
For decades, Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways (CPA) stood as a proud symbol of the city’s international status and an exemplar of Asian aviation. These days, the flagship carrier is treated more like the Chinese-ruled financial hub’s bete noire, regularly receiving severe scrutiny and criticism from its own government as it struggles to recover from […]
A Muslim entrepreneur of Sri Lankan descent has donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to Reform UK, a right-wing populistContinue ReadingThe post Entrepreneur of Sri Lankan descent gives biggest donation to Reform UK appeared first on Newswire.
Canadian actor Donald Sutherland, star of films including The Hunger Games and Don’t Look Now, has died at 88 after a long illness. His son, the actor Kiefer Sutherland, said: “With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away. I personally think one of the most important actors in […]
Justice Minister Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha told Parliament on Wednesday that unethical conduct of a handful of judges had led to erosion of public faith in the judiciary.Speaking after SLPP-dissident Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekera raised a privilege issue, Dr. Rajapaksha said that the conduct of some judges had raised concerns and some people blamed him […]
by Rohana R. Wasala Dr Yuval Noah Harari, who lectures in World History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, thinks that to understand the role of traditional religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism in the 21st century world we need to distinguish between three types of problems: 1) Technical: e.g., how should farmers in arid […]
By Shamindra Ferdinando ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ political alliance consisting of former SLPP constituents has declared the grouping as the only viable alternative to President Ranil Wickremesinghe as SJB leader Sajith Premadasa as well as JJB/JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake were pursuing the same agenda inimical to national interests. The grouping pointed out the position taken by […]
By the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, Secretary General of the Commonwealth In the last few weeks, sadly more than 100 people have died from oppressive heat in India. In Africa, while some countries are experiencing torrential rains, others are suffering from terrible droughts. At the recent Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting in Geneva, collectively […]
Sri Lanka reiterated its opposition to the UN evidence-gathering mechanism established by HRC resolution 46/1 and extended by resolution 51/1. The Sri Lanka delegation in Geneva told the UN Human Rights Council at the ongoing 56th Session that the evidence-gathering mechanism is unhelpful and only serves to divide and further polarize communities in Sri Lanka, with […]
At least 34 people have died, with dozens more being treated in hospital, after drinking illegally brewed alcohol in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the authorities said. A state government spokesperson on Thursday confirmed the deaths caused by consuming alcohol tainted with methanol. “Such crimes that ruin the society will be suppressed with […]
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By Kassapa After months of dilly-dallying and procrastinating, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has a stark political choice before him: does he align himself with the Rajapaksas or does he dump them now? This is, of course, assuming that Wickremesinghe will run for President. He is likely to, despite the speculation about extending his term of office […]The post Ranil Wickremesinghe or Ranil...
President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (19) announced the establishment of a new development bank to provide financial support to industrialists in Sri Lanka. This initiative will offer industrialists the opportunity to obtain loans at low interest rates, the President declared. The President also revealed plans to set up an Economic Commission to oversee these activities. A […]
Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda says China has been denied permission again to set up sea cucumber farms in Northern Sri Lanka. Jaffna District MP Devananda, who is also the leader of the Eelam people’s Democratic Party (EPDP), said so, addressing a group of local sea cucumber farmers in Jaffna. The Fisheries Ministry on Tuesday (18) […]
There is a tendency among sections of Western opinion to view a decision by Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea after some 24 years, as mainly ‘symbolic’. That is, the visit is seen as an indication that Russia is further cementing its ties with North Korea and strengthening the ‘all-weather friend status’ the […]
Thursday 20th June, 2024 The Constitutional Council (CC) deserves praise for having scuttled President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s plan to extend the term of Attorney General (AG) Sanjay Rajaratnam, who is to retire shortly. Five CC members voted against the proposal that the AG be allowed to stay in office for another six months. No AG has […]
Actor-turned politician Uddika’s bid to switch allegiance to JJB thwarted By Shamindra Ferdinando Ongoing investigation into firing a couple of gun shots at Anuradhapura District actor turned SLPP MP Uddika Premaratne’s vehicle last September has revealed that ASP Anuradhapura Sanjiva Mahanama fired at the car after the lawmaker got out of the vehicle and entered […]
By Vishvanath Speculation is rife in political circles that the SLPP and the UNP will part company soon and contest the upcoming presidential election separately. Their marriage of convenience may have worked during the past two years or so, but now it is on the rocks. The SLPP has already lost some of its parliamentary […]The post Presidential hopefuls all out to unlock TNA’s vote bank appe...
By Kassapa Last week, we wrote in these columns about United National Party (UNP) General Secretary Range Bandara’s proposal to conduct a referendum to extend President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s term of office and posed the question, was Range losing the plot or was Ranil using him as a cat’s paw to test the political waters? Range […]The post Ranil’s last-chance legal loophole appeared first o...
The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey reveals several noteworthy aspects of the recent Indian parliamentary elections By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, June 10: A detailed post-poll survey conducted by the Delhi-based Lokniti-Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (LCSDS) has brought out several noteworthy facets of voter behaviour in the recent Indian parliamentary elections. One of the...
The RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hinted at these in a speech on Monday. By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, June 11: The just-concluded 2024 parliamentary elections had clearly brought out the growing rift between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its parent organization and ideological forebear, the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). The RSS-BJP cleavage appears to be both […]The post Aspects of the...
By Vishvanath It is now clear that the proposed debate between SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa and his JVP/NPP counterpart, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD), is a nonstarter in spite of streams of rhetoric let out by both sides frequently. On Thursday (June 06), the state-owned ITN hosted what it had advertised as a debate between Premadasa and AKD. […]The post Of that ‘one-man debate’ a...
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, June 13: Undeterred by a negative electoral verdict, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has quickly arrogated to himself all the levers of executive power, that he had unabashedly used to break opposition parties and quell dissent in the last ten years. When Modi was sworn-in on Sunday as India’s Prime Minister for […]The post Electoral setback makes no dent...
by Vishvanath Chief Government Whip and Minister Prasanna Ranagunga has been quoted by the media as saying, after an SLPP event in Minuwangoda over the weekend, that his party would not field a presidential candidate, and it will back someone in the fray instead. He has reportedly stopped short of naming the candidate concerned or the party […]The post Trumps up Ranil’s sleeve appe...
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, June 8: Western democracies see the results of the Indian parliamentary elections as a victory of democracy over authoritarianism. Canada and the US have officially conveyed to the Modi government their hope that it will respect democratic norms and human rights. In its write-up, The Economist expressed confidence that the “shock election result will […...
By Vishvanath Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, a close associate of SLPP Founder Basil Rajapaksa,has reiterated that the government is planning to hold a snap general election before the next presidential contest. He told reporters in Colombo on Wednesday (June 05) that the parliament was very likely to be dissolved soon after the passage […]The post Rani...