News Room : Sri Lanka’s economic turmoil and value of Senanka Bibile drug policy – The Island
By Dr. Ajith KumaraConsultant PhysicianPresident, All Ceylon Medical Officers Association Prof. Senaka Bibile is the greatest medical benefactor of humanity that Sri Lanka has hitherto produced. As a student, he was an all-rounder; he excelled in in academic and extracurricular activities including sports and art. He completed his First, Second and Final M.B. Examinations, all with First Class Honours and...
News Room : Overcoming Food Insecurity – The Island
By Dr. Ajith KumaraConsultant PhysicianPresident, All Ceylon Medical Officers Association Prof. Senaka Bibile is the greatest medical benefactor of humanity that Sri Lanka has hitherto produced. As a student, he was an all-rounder; he excelled in in academic and extracurricular activities including sports and art. He completed his First, Second and Final M.B. Examinations, all with First Class Honours and...
News Room : Thomians rattle Dharmapala for 29 runs – The Island
Sri Lanka secured a much-needed victory against Afghanistan to keep their slender hopes of qualification for the semifinals alive. Naveed Nawaz, Sri Lanka’s assistant coach, said it was an important victory for the team who also tried to reach the target of 145 as soon as possible for a lift in their net run rate but were able to...
News Room : ‘Will UK’s new PM deliver justice for Tamils?’ – The Island
Tamil Guardian asks: The UK policy, regarding mainly Sri Lankan Tamils held in Diego Garcia, is likely to remain unchanged. Some of those who reached Diego Garcia, home for the strategic US military base, over a year ago, have already been sent back “voluntarily” to Sri Lanka. They returned in the wake of the UK warning that they would be...
News Room : Karu blasts businessmen, official for fleecing consumers
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has alleged that consumers are being fleeced by those who have the backing of politically-influential officials. In a statement issued yesterday (02), the former Speaker said that the sugar scam was a glaring example of how interested parties abused the system. Jayasuriya alleged that though the prices of sugar, wheat and dhal had come down in the...
News Room : Sajith gathers everyone! Indian High Commissioner onstage! Sajith’s speech onstage reunited Digambaram-Thonda ! (Video & Photos)
The opposition leader stated that if he accepted the presidency or the prime ministership, he would have to be a keeper of the pot, join a racist and religious gang, and take an oath as a racist, and he was not prepared for such a thing. The opposition leader stated that he loves his self-respect above everything else and that...
News Room : Lawyers will participate in the protest march against the government tomorrow(VIDEO)
The lawyers have stated that their organization will also join the protest march that will be held tomorrow (02) against the government’s repression. They also stated that this uprising will continue until the suppression is lifted. The post Lawyers will participate in the protest march against the government tomorrow(VIDEO) appeared first on Mawratanews.lk | Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines.
News Room : Protests against Wijeyadasa’s visit to the North
The families of the victims of enforced disappearances held a protest yesterday against the visit of Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to the North. The families protested in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat amidst heavy rains to voice their opposition against the Office of Missing Persons. Holding photographs of their missing loved ones and placards calling the OMP...
News Room : Harsha passed away in his sleep on the day he was to take the graduation batch photo…
Untimely death of the university ‘kabadi’ team captain We are losing the precious lives of young people who are going to be the future of our country day by day in a very unfortunate manner. The loss of these young lives is increasing day by day due to mental stress, various mental disorders, etc. Another such incident was heard from...
News Room : Cardinal decries lack of conscience among Lankans despite their religiosity – The Island
BASL says ‘it is a matter entirely for the House’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Prathiba Mahanamahewa of the Colombo University Law Faculty, yesterday, lambasted the double standards in dealing with lawmakers over contempt of court, which, too, tended to erode public confidence in the parliamentary system. The Attorney-at-Law said so referring to the sentencing of Gampaha District MP Ranjan Ramanayake (SJB) to four years...