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  • The folly of nationalization
    President Ranil Wickremesinghe has put his finger on the exact spot that has caused the country to go bankrupt 75 years after Independence. Speaking at the 71st death...
  • Unity in adversity, a crying need
    President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday reiterated his call to the Opposition to join hands with him to see through the difficult times and rebuild the economy. Tabling the...
  • Good times ahead
    The much-awaited International Monetary Fund (IMF) aid package is now in the bag opening the doors for a speedy economic recovery, coming out of the doldrums to which it had...
  • For a prudent liquor policy
    Excise Commissioner General Saman Jayasinghe says liquor sales during the first two months of this year had dropped by 12.2% over the same period last year. He said during...
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  • Protecting our children’s future
    The Media is supposed to be the watchdog of the people. The media should voice the voice of the voiceless. All of us have our own voices and we can make our voices heard through the media. Today we...
  • A welcome step
    The National Elections Commission (NEC) has decided not to accept or endorse political parties who had so far failed to submit their audited accounts for 2021 within the next 14 days as recognized...
  • A worthy proposal
    SJB MP Eran Wickremaratne has come out with an idea on how to minimize hardships caused to the ordinary public as a result of ongoing strike action. Addressing a party media briefing, he referred to...
  • A welcome step
    The move by the Government to probe the background of candidates applying for Government jobs in the future to ascertain if they had been engaged in anti-Government activities is a sound one given...
  • Conduct unbecoming
    The teaching profession has always been on top of the pile among all the professions and teachers come to be honoured and venerated by the public due to the special nature attached to the profession...
  • An unpatriotic act
    Beginning yesterday, Public Servants in several sectors commenced their threatened strike action with the intention of crippling all Essential Services (ES) in what is to be an indefinite work...
  • Opposition clutching at straws
    By now the whole world and the entire Sri Lanka know that the country will receive the IMF bailout package by the end of this month after the proposal is submitted to the IMF Board next Monday (20)....
  • Protests and heavy cost to economy
    According to Ports Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva, 17 ships which arrived at the Colombo Port have turned back and left as a result of the recent protests by the Port Trade Unions. The Minister...
  • A silver lining at last
    The Government has all but clinched the much looked forward to USD 2.9 billion IMF bailout package towards reviving the ailing economy, with President Ranil Wickremesinghe informing Parliament on...
  • Give women a chance in STEM
    Yesterday, International Women’s Day (IWD) celebrations were held around the world, including in Sri Lanka where a ceremony was held in Colombo under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe....
  • A humiliating episode
    Monday’s incident in Weeraketiya where a clash between the Police and a group of villagers resulted in eight Police officers suffering injuries and being hospitalized is a clear demonstration of the...
  • Welcome Relief
    The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has requested Banks, Finance and Leasing Companies to grant concessions to Small and Medium scale industries and individual customers in financial difficulties in...
  • Magnitude of domestic violence
    Last week ended with the heart breaking news item published in one of the leading newspapers in Sri Lanka. According to that news item a total of 74 murders had been committed last year (2022) in Sri...
  • An ideal proposal
    Former Speaker and Chairman of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) Karu Jayasuriya has called for a ceasefire between the warring political parties so that the country will not slide into...
  • The need for acting firmly
    An Essential Services (ES) Gazette was issued on the eve of Wednesday’s work stoppage declaring specified sectors as vital for the maintenance of public life. Therefore, compulsory attendance was...