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Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]
- Where have millions of USD invested in good governance and accountability projects et al gone? (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s foreign policy dilemma (Category: Breaking News)
- Corruption saga continues (Category: Breaking News)
- SLC, cryptocurrency and repealing of time-tested law (Category: Breaking News)
Through the eyes of Sena Thoradeniya: Sena Thoradeniya discussed successful US operations here taking into similar interventions in the past and present. The examination of the Egyptian and Iranian scenarios is surely useful. Those genuinely concerned about what went wrong for Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who didn’t really receive the backing of any section of the international […]
- US hand in GR’s ouster: Speaker finally confirms allegations (Category: Breaking News)
- Gotabaya: Only Ranil could have restored law and order (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
By Shamindra Ferdinando All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) recently launched an inquiry into what it called a state of anarchy prevailing in the country. An Independent Commission set up by ACBC has initiated a comprehensive probe in a bid to establish the circumstances leading to the eruption of public protests against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and […]
- The Order of the Rising Sun conferred on former Governor of Central Bank, Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Inaugural NDC symposium: Focus on contemporary security issues (Category: Breaking News)
- National elections: Ex-military factor (Category: Breaking News)
- CP Chief calls for re-alignment of political forces to thwart Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
By Austin Fernando I am proud that I have served all Executive Presidents of Sri Lanka from Presidents JR Jayewardene to Gotabaya Rajapaksa at some stage or another. I may be the only public ‘officer’ to have done so. With Mahinda Rajapaksa, it was secondary, but I was his ‘lifesaver’ along with Ranil Wickremesinghe. (See […]
- President at beck and call of Rajapaksas – Sajith (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith slams critical social media at Matale (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil reveals bid to get rid of him while GR was fleeing to Trinco on board SLNS Gajabahu (Category: Breaking News)
- Cometh GR (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why Did Ruwan Exonerate NTJ Leader Zahran? (Category: Breaking News)
- Should Aragalaya Consider A Political Movement Led By Nagananda, Fonseka & Hirunika? (Category: Breaking News)
- Any Dealing With President Who Lacks Legitimacy Is Political Suicide (Category: Breaking News)
- Are BASL & Media Acting In Cahoots To Promote Ranil? (Category: Breaking News)
Sarath Fonseka was found guilty on the first charge in an indictment filed in the High Court of Colombo, consequent to an article carried in The Sunday Leader on December 13 2009 - front page under the caption “Gota Ordered Them To Be Shot - Gen. Sarath Fonseka.” The case was heard at a Trial-at-Bar before ...
- Jansz did not correct her mistake due to threats - Fonseka (Category: Breaking News)
- Sunday Leader decided to support Fonseka - Witness (Category: Breaking News)
- SF Attends Trial-at-bar (Category: Breaking News)
- Surrendees never ordered to be shot - Maj Gen (Category: Breaking News)
OCTOBER 17, 2011: Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 23 Political Environment: 30 Economic Environment: 18 Total Score: 71 Despite the end of the government’s long-running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel group in May 2009, media freedom remained restricted in Sri Lanka, with journalists subject to myriad forms of legal harassment and physical intimidation. Altho...
- Alarming Increase in hostile rhetoric, threats of reprisals against exiled journalists from Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Media Freedom In Sri Lanka; Why Are Journalists’ Murder Investigations Being Avoided? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan media gagged says RSF (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka’s government implement the LLRC recommendations? (Category: Breaking News)
By Tisaranee Gunasekara "….too many people desire to suppress criticism simply because they think that it will give some comfort to the enemy to know that there is such criticism. If that comfort makes the enemy feel better for a...
- The Darusman (UN) Report was inevitable due to colossal failure by the Rajapaksas (Category: Breaking News)
- Why did the the Rajapaksas lie to the people of Sri Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Under Siege in Sri Lanka: Why Accountability for War Crimes Matters (Category: Breaking News)
- UN Chief Should Establish International Inquiry - HRW (Category: Breaking News)
by Harim Peiris Last week Sri Lanka commemorated her 63rd anniversary of freedom from colonial rule and Sri Lankans rightly celebrated the achievement of our political independence and democratic rights as a free and sovereign nation. That freedom and sovereignty...
- Attack on journalists at BIA, State sanctioned attempt at suppressing media freedom - Free media... (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka FM hits back over crackdown criticism (Category: Breaking News)
- SL hits back at accusations of press harassment (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan government denies blame made by the US (Category: Breaking News)
Lasantha’s Killers Still Walk Free By Frederica Jansz A year ago, a high profile investigation into the murder of Lasantha Wickrematunge and the attacks on Editors Upali Tennekoon, Keith Noyahr and Namal Perera got underway as senior sleuths attached to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) sifted through a smattering ...
- CID sleuths dispatched in search of Katuwana murderers (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
- Witch-Hunt Against CID Sleuths: Lasantha’s Daughter Seeks Intervention Of Witness Protection Aut... (Category: Breaking News)
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