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...
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...
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.
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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...
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...
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...
Rex Clementinein Brisbane
After weeks of rain and washouts, finally the World Cup has returned to Queensland where hot and sunny weather is greeting the teams. The Sri Lankans of course are feeling at home and trained yesterday at Ian...
Rex Clementinein Brisbane
After weeks of rain and washouts, finally the World Cup has returned to Queensland where hot and sunny weather is greeting the teams. The Sri Lankans of course are feeling at home and trained yesterday at Ian...
Tuesday 1st November, 2022
Dissident SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma has used an interesting analogy to describe the government’s fear of elections or ‘polls phobia’, which he has likened to Amou Haji’s aversion to water. He has driven his point home....
This is how The McNaMarr Project, made up of Sri Lankan Andrea Marr, and John McNamara, based in Melbourne, Australia, has been described: “If you close your eyes, you think its Otis Redding and Tina Turner singing to...