An eyewitness account: India’s ‘Parippu’ drop on 4 June 1987
By Sugeeswara Senadhira Colombo, June 6 (The Morning) – Three years ago, in June 2022, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Gharial arrived with a consignment of food, medicine and kerosene for distribution to the people of Sri Lanka. This welcome humanitarian gesture from the people of...
Tamil parties are talking to each other to form local bodies, but oneupmanship is a spoiler
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Even though a month has passed since the local government elections were held, political parties are unable to form administrations in the majority of the local councils. The ruling National People’s Power ( NPP) and the opposition parties, particularly the Samagi Jana...
What Jaffna’s doctors taught me about life
Watching my mother fight for her life in a small hospital in northern Sri Lanka, I was reminded of something I had forgotten: not all heroes chase, says Abba Kanthasamy.
Emerging trends in drug trafficking in the South Asian region –a Sri Lankan perspective
A paper by Pathfinder Foundation of Colombo
Tamil polity failed to appreciate Dissanayake’s speech at the National War Heroes Commemoration
The President’s appeal for peace and understanding went un-noticed
China-built Colombo Port City keen to secure Indian investments
The rationale is clear: the $1.1 billion project stands to gain immensely by integrating with India’s growth story, simultaneously boosting Sri Lanka’s economy.
Beloved Queen of Sinhala Cinema bids adieu
She was featured with Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan in the 1978 film Pilot Premnath
ITAK’s success at North-Eastern Local Govt. elections vindicates Sumanthiran
By DBS Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, May 24 – The Island wide Local Government elections held on May 6th was perceived as a twin test to gauge whether the NPP/JVP Govt. still retained its popularity and whether the Anura wave had lost its vigour or not....
Tamil political parties’ attitude to Provincial Councils polls is disconcerting
They fail to press government to hold the long-postponed elections
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