Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

Image Courtesy of The Week “Then take us for Gods, as is proper and fit…” Aristophanes (The Birds)  A pandemic with no end in sight, an economy that is unravelling, a fiscal abyss,...

| by Shenali Waduge ( April 30, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) India’s problems are many though it hides behind a claim that it is a country united in diversity. As a sovereign country, it is not our concern how India runs its country or treats its people. Naturally, we expect India to respect Sri Lanka’s sovereign status as well. Nevertheless, the issue of Tamil Nadu wanting to separate and I...

The exchange rate (ER) last week had the dubious distinction of making a steep dive to hit Rs. 130 by being depreciated by nearly Rs. 5 against the US dollar ($) in a week in interbank trading on the back of import demand, but since then has seemingly been tenuously holding on to those levels ...

A prophet spoke at the UNESCO in Paris this week, though he joked that having lived for 90 years, he had written thirty pages and found he had been turned into ‘a rock star’. Stephane Hessel, born in Germany in the year of the Russian revolution, is 95 years old. Anti-Nazi Resistance fighter, concentration camp survivor, ...

By: Surendra Ajit Rupasinghe In the mid nineteen eighties, the Philippines was rocked by a sustained people’s resistance movement that finally deposed of the hated and corrupt dictator, Ferdinand Marcos, who had to flee the country in a US Air Force helicopter. The Catholic Church, representing the majority of the people, played a critical role ...

United National Party (UNP) Members of Parliament are currently staging a protest in front of the main entrance of Parliament. The opposition MPs are protesting against the recent fuel price increase, Ada Derana reporter said.

The price of a bag of cement will be increased soon by around Rs.5 to Rs.10 as a result of the increase in fuel prices Bandu Ranawaka the President of the National Co-operative Society told Ada Derana.

Train fares will not be increased despite the increase in fuel prices and bus fares, Minister of Transport Kumara Welgama told Ada Derana.

The fuel concession promised by the government is a lie, UNP MP Lakshman Kiriella speaking to Ada Derana said today. He added that the government has failed to give even a single fuel concession that it promised previously. .

The Colombo-Chilaw main road has been blocked at Periyamulla due to a protest by fishermen, the Ada Derana reporter confirms. Fishermen are protesting the recent fuel hike and the government’s failure to grant a concession. .

“Secondly a public memo by Tamil Civil Society to the TNA appears to be “closing the stable door after the horse has bolted”. We should acknowledge that the memo to the TNA is well written, but where was this Tamil Civil Society when TNA was intentionally divided by narrow minded politicians. Do they realise how ...

The team picked by the selectors was no surprise to me. There was much speculation about Vaas and Sanath. To me Sanath would have merited a place if they preferred him over Rangana Herath as a bowler. Rangana Herath is the unsung hero. He has played so long but yet not got the best of ...

By Rick Westhead South Asia Bureau, Toronto Star COLOMBO— When Sarath Fonseka resigned as Sri Lanka’s top army general to run for president, supporters of President Mahinda Rajapaksa viewed the move as pure betrayal. The president had helped Fonseka rise...

FM Derana and Air Wick are currently holding a joint promotional campaign at various CEYPETCO Filling Stations island wide. Every CEYPETCO customer purchasing fuel from the filling stations at the time of the promotion will receive a free Air Wick air freshener from the FM Derana crew.

The President today ceremoniously released sea water into Sri Lanka’s second international harbour that will make a significant contribution towards the national economy. The Magampura International harbour was constructed, realizing a dream entertained by the nation for a number of decades. Hundreds of thousands of people were present to witness the ceremony. President Mahinda Rajapaksa ...

Can’t Remember I can’t think of anything worse after a night of drinking than waking up next to someone and not being able to remember their name, or how you met, or why they’re dead. (Laura Kightlinger) Worried Man Two astrophysicists are discussing their research in a bar one evening when a drunk who has been sitting and ...

An Open Letter to His Excellency the President and All Parliamentary Group Leaders By Chrishmal Warnasuriya Why do I even bother: I had actually decided to bite my lip and keep quiet, simply out of absolute disinterest akin to what is common now; but then my “public spirit” got the better of me. I’ve been asked by several [...]