56 die and 21 missing in Sri Lanka due to heavy rains
Colombo, November 28 – The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that 56 deaths have been recorded within the past 72 hours as adverse weather conditions continue to affect the island. According to the DMC, the total number of fatalities reported from 16 November to date...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake – a Sri Lankan President like no other
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/DailyFT Colombo, November 28- When Anura was six months old, his mother went to an astrologer to cast his horoscope. The astrologer made some calculations based on planetary movements that prevailed at the time of the boy’s birth and told the mother “your son...
Sri Lankan Govt squanders opportunity to build a just society
By Dr.Farah Mihlar/www.groundviews.org London, November 26 -One year after its meteoric rise to power, the NPP risks losing critical momentum and squandering an unparalleled opportunity of using its political capital to build a just peace in the war torn country. Their historic victory on November...
When the screen starts thinking for the child
By Camelia Nathaniel/ Daily News Colombo, November 25 – Across Sri Lanka, from Colombo’s apartments to small-town living rooms, a silent but devastating crisis is unfolding. It does not roar like economic collapse or rage like political upheaval, yet its consequences are deeper and far...
Affordable prices for medicines in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, MRP for 350 drugs immediately, Affordable medicines,
Trincomalee Buddha statue dispute signals revival of Sinhala majoritarian politics
It casts doubt on President Dissanayake’s commitment to fight communal politics
Jeevan Thondaman loses his ‘eligible bachelor’ status on 23 November
Colombo, November 21- The 99th birth anniversary of “Bhagwan” Sathya Sai Baba will be observed on Sunday 23 November. The day will be of great significance to millions of Baba devotees throughout the world. It will however be a red letter day for Ceylon Workers...
Mahinda Rajapaksa’s political journey spanning over 50 Years.
Part Two of Article for 80th Birthday on Nov 18th.
Rapidly changing lifestyles cause sleep issues in Sri Lanka
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, November 18 – Rapidly changing lifestyles, new work compulsions, soaring career and social ambitions and even daily chores like getting up early to send children to school, are depriving people of the required period of sleep in developed as well as...
Already crippled by disuse, Lankan provincial councils face an uncertain future
Government leaders have compounded the issue by making contradictory statements
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