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A welcome step

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has read the riot act to school principals and teachers declaring that he would make schools an Essential Service if teachers’ problems cannot be solved through discussions. Speaking at a ceremony to distribute free school books and uniforms in Colombo on Thursday, the President said he will...

The folly of nationalization

Mar 24, 2023

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 anniversary of the country’s first Prime Minister D.S. Senanayake, the...
Unity in adversity, a crying need

Mar 23, 2023

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 agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in...

Letter to Editor

Citizens' Mail

Feb 22, 2020

Sitting on a time bombScientists say that global warming is caused by carbon dioxide emissions from industrial units-far in excess of what was naturally produced by elements of the earth in earlier times.The writer intends this piece to...

Citizens' Mail

Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus and studentsMost of the students who have gone for higher studies are those who have failed to enter our universities due to cut off marks. A student who gets 210 marks in Colombo schools is shut out while a student from Ampara...
Citizens' Mail

Feb 1, 2020

What is crowdfunding?In the last decade, the financial market has changed dramatically from typical financial models to online fundraising techniques which link financial funders with founders in a virtual platform.Crowdfunding is a modern...