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  • Probe this claim
    Former President Maithripala Sirisena has dropped a bombshell regarding the Presidential Pardon he granted to Jude Shramantha Jayamaha who was convicted in the Royal Park...
  • A lesson for our rulers
     Where the country’s rulers have abjectly failed it was left to our National cricketers to bring the smiles and cheer back on the faces of a hitherto miserable and...
  • A cause for concern
    That which began as an economic crisis resulting in a steep rise in the Cost of Living and a shortage of essentials, has now dovetailed into a major humanitarian and social...
  • Another ‘New Normal’
    The new regulations pertaining to leave for Government Servants and the Work From Home (WFH) options and the week’s holiday given to schoolchildren — at least in some parts...
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  • Heed this threat too
    Monsoonal rain has brought with it the dreaded dengue epidemic into our midst with dozens of deaths already reported from many parts of the country together with several thousands of reported cases....
  • Measures for saving fuel
    A disturbing development that certainly is going to affect the future of the country’s younger generation as well as that of the Nation has emerged with the education of our school-going population...
  • Arrest this trend
    The Lankan public forced to endure untold hardships as a result of the current economic crisis with rising living costs and chronic shortages of essentials, is now beset with another life threatening...
  • A sensible move
    The Government has resorted to the rationing of fuel to overcome the chronic shortage of diesel, petrol and kerosene that has caused much hardship and oppression to the public. According to media...
  • Poson Reflections
    Legend has it that one fine Full Moon Poya Day nearly 2,330 years ago, King Tissa was hunting deer in a park close to the Royal City of Anuradhapura. Then he heard someone calling his name. Since no...
  • Zoo economics
    The plight of animals at the national zoological gardens is worrisome, and pathetic. The zoo authorities have said that they may have to initiate foster programmes so that well-wishers could take...
  • Ending the mask mandate
    It was just over 26 months ago that the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the whole world. It was found that the virus could be transmitted from person to person through air. There is no cure yet for any...
  • A prudent step
    Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara’s move to secure jobs abroad for Public Servants would increase the country’s dollar revenue while at the same time helping families of these Public...
  • Forgoing Salaries
    According to a news item quoting Media Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, all Cabinet Ministers have agreed to forgo their monthly salaries for one year in the midst of the unprecedented economic...
  • A timely decision
    The decision taken by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to release Rs. 1.8 billion from the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund for the import of essential medicines is indeed a timely one...
  • A prudent move
    A crash programme to grow food crops in all available spaces proposed by agriculture experts in the face of an impending food shortage is receiving due attention, with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa...
  • A war on hunger?
    It has been reported that there are paddy cultivators that are abandoning their paddy fields to convert them into gem mines. If they are so fortunate to find any gems they may make a fortune that...
  • Only One Earth
    In the universe are billions of galaxies. In our galaxy are billions of planets. But there is #OnlyOneEarth. Let’s take care of it.This is the message of the United Nations Environment Programme (...
  • Same spoon for all, please
    The Cabinet has approved a Rs.695 billion Supplementary Estimate to be utilized as an Assistance Package to Public Servants and vulnerable sections among the community to overcome the present day...
  • Presidential Pardons
    The Interim Order issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday suspended the Presidential Pardon granted to Duminda Silva. Silva together with five others were sentenced to death on September 8, 2016 by...