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Friday 10th May, 2024 Derrick Borte’s edge-of-seat psychological thriller, ‘Unhinged’, has an appropriate tagline: ‘He can happen to anyone!’ We were reminded of this suspense flick full of gratuitous violence, and its catchphrase while reading newspaper reports that former Minister Mervyn Silva had recently been granted bail in a case pertaining to an incident which […]
- Religion as last refuge of scoundrel (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith visits Stalin in police custody (Category: Breaking News)
- Sajith slams Stalin’s arrest (Category: Breaking News)
- HSZs no defence for failed regimes (Category: Breaking News)
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana In this time of moral bankruptcy, on top of an enormous economic crisis, Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) is facing a huge challenge; it has had to restore the honour of and respect for the medical profession. It is obvious that corruption has affected all professions, my long-cherished profession being no […]
- Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama appointed President of SLMA (Category: Breaking News)
- SLMA Celebrates 125 Years (Category: Breaking News)
- MARKSS Healthcare takes part in the Annual Scientific Sessions organized by SLMA (Category: Breaking News)
- Preventing the Preventable; Preserving healthcare services (Category: Breaking News)
The week that passed saw considerable political activity related to the forthcoming presidential election that must be held late next year in accordance with the constitution. Connected events included business magnate Dhammika Perera’s declaration that he is willing to run for president provided the political parties – he did not identify which parties though he […]
- SLPP to nominate four candidates for upcoming Presidential Election? (Category: Breaking News)
- The games they play (Category: Breaking News)
- Dhammika Perera s name to be gazetted as SLPP MP (Category: Breaking News)
- May Day signals (Category: Breaking News)
Easter Sunday controversy: By Shamindra Ferdinando Former Ambassador to Germany, Switzerland and ex-High Commissioner in South Africa, Sarath Kongahage, yesterday (12) alleged that British television Channel 4 had tricked him into discussing political developments with the focus on the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage. Claiming that the Channel 4 programme didn’t reflect what he had said […]
- Channel 4 completely distorted my comments in Easter attacks documentary - Kongahage (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘We don’t have anything to add to programme’ (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 whistle-blower’s father among those killed with EPRLF’s Padmanabha in Chennai (Category: Breaking News)
- C4 film: MS asks for UN intervention (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lankan citizens’ freedom of expression is being restricted and threatened by administrative and criminal sanctions, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has said.The BASL has in a media statement said it believes that the right to protest, as manifested in the freedom of assembly, association, and expression, is an important feature of a […]
- USAID Chief expresses concerns about Online Safety Act to Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- ICCPR being used against Freedom of Expression–Amnesty International (Category: Breaking News)
- Freedom of expression on the Internet face restrictions says report (Category: Breaking News)
- Freedom to think and will to doubt (Category: Breaking News)
New laws contemplated by the government appears to have caused much concern among Opposition political parties for obvious reasons. The constitutionality of the proposed Broadcasting Authority Bill is expected to be challenged in the Supreme Court. The whole process of law making raised quite a stir in the wake of the recent shocking Supreme Court […]
- Opp. alleges Prez intends to bring media under his thumb, roll back election map (Category: Breaking News)
- GL urges AG to ensure compliance with SC recommendations before Speaker certifies Online Safety ... (Category: Breaking News)
- GL frowns on Prez downplaying importance of elections before judges (Category: Breaking News)
- Herath accuses President of using SLPP as rubber stamp in Parliament to pass draconian laws (Category: Breaking News)
IMF has shown the way and now Sri Lanka has to dig itself out of the mess, says Governor by Sanath Nanayakkare Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe recently said that Sri Lanka needs to build and keep a ‘comfortable level’ of currency reserves in order to maintain the country’s balance-of-payments situation in the event […]
- Info about USD 4.2 bn debt deal with China shared with other creditors – CBSL Chief (Category: Breaking News)
- SJB warns against counting foreign loans as part of forex reserves (Category: Breaking News)
- CBSL chief expresses optimism (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka to lend US$2.5bn to US and top-rated borrowers in 2023 under IMF deal: analysis (Category: Breaking News)
BY GEORGE BRAINE This was early 1981, and the government was planning to start a state-run television service. Applicants were invited for an inaugural training course for producers, directors, researchers, and writers. I had applied, and was called for an interview. The interview was at the newly set up National Television Planning Centre, at Kirulapone. […]
- Shelton Wirasinha, the Bard of the Wesley Manor (Category: Breaking News)
- A fish that sparked a national obsession (Category: Breaking News)
- Leading cosmetic doctor says under-30s are overdoing Botox and fillers (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranasinghe says his life in danger (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Problem Of The People appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
- A Year In Cloud Cuckoo Land (Category: Breaking News)
The 51 sessions of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council is underway. Sri Lanka is again in the focus with Western powers and their lackeys targeting the war-winning Sri Lanka military. Successive Sri Lankan governments, including the incumbent administration, failed to address core issues. Their failure to counter accusations that over 40,000 Tamil civilians […]
- Prez recalls debilitating Elephant Pass setback at Reid Avenue talk (Category: Breaking News)
- Focus on early stage of ‘unwinnable’ Eelam conflict over a decade after Nandikadal confrontation (Category: Breaking News)
- Blind security sector reforms: (Category: Breaking News)
- National elections: Ex-military factor (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post The Aragalaya & Morality appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Why I Don’t Support The Aragalaya (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Futility Of Transforming A Nation Built Over A Political Cesspit (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Sri Lanka – Survive Or Perish? – An Open Letter To The President appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Thank You Gota (Category: Breaking News)
- The First Step Of Aragalaya Is Completed: What Is Next? (Category: Breaking News)
- Transfer Of Formal Power Vs People Power During Societal Transition (Category: Breaking News)
- Political Hawks Can Hijack The Post-Aragala Agenda! (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Is Sri Lanka Becoming A Police State? Government Efforts To Delegitimise Aragalaya appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- Is Sri Lanka Heading Towards The Myanmar Model Of Governance? (Category: Breaking News)
- Government’s Attempt To Redefine The Political Discourse & Direction Through Suppression (Category: Breaking News)
- The Police & Aragalaya Activists In A Time Of Social Upheaval (Category: Breaking News)
- Political engagement with Aragayala necessary (Category: Breaking News)
Unlike in the past, Japan has been very slow in responding to Sri Lanka calls to help it financially, analysts say.
- Sri Lanka’s assistance to Japan still remembered - Minister Hirano Hirofumi (Category: Breaking News)
- Ocean Study (Category: Business)
- Tea Award (Category: Business)
- Yen Loans (Category: Business)
Sources from the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) say that teledramas that have been rejected by the selection board to be telecast on the national television channel are being forced on the Corporation through political pressure.
“Crime and bad lives are the measure of a State’s failure, all crime in the end is the crime of the community.” -H.G. WELLS, A Modern Utopia Politicians arrested It was reported that the police had arrested 40 politicians and instituted legal action against them during the past 12 months. According to Police Spokesman SP Ajith Rohana, ...
- Sri Lanka’s democratic institutions have metastasized into something dangerous (Category: Breaking News)
- What Is The “System Change” We Anticipate? How Can It Be Achieved? (Category: Breaking News)
- Politics of power has destroyed the power of politics (Category: Breaking News)
- “The Law And Order Situation Is Not Good” – Vasu (Category: Breaking News)
On Friday July 22, lawyers and judges stayed away from courts around the country protesting against the alleged threat to the Magistrate of Mannar over the telephone by Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Trade and Commerce. Also connected to this allegation is the attack on the Mannar courts complex by a mob said to be in ...
- LST condemns attack on Mannar Court house (Category: Business)
- BASL wants Minister arrested; Courts come to a halt as lawyers protest (Category: Business)
- Senior lawyers file petition in CA against Cabinet Minister for contempt (Category: Business)
- If Sarath Fonseka can be trated this way then what could be the plight of ordinary Tamil or Sinh... (Category: Breaking News)
Ranil Wickremasinghe and his UNPers preparing for elections are like medieval knights going to war without body armour, swords, lances and even horses. Elections in the 21st century are fought with the media – press, radio, TV and now on Internet – but Ranil’s faction of the UNP which is the main body of the ...
- Ranil’s Mythical Access To Global Finance & Political Longevity Is Media Creation (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP must renew itself as a party and take on the dictatorial Rajapakse regime (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil – A Man With A Soul So Dead (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lankan elections: A new dimension (Category: Business)
As Sri Lanka-Japan bilateral discourse completes 60 memorable events, Japan has become our seventh largest international trade partner. “The total bilateral trade turnover between the two nations has grown to $ 1,250 m in 2011. Japan, our seventh largest trade partner in 2011, has always been a key trading nation as well as a generous ...
- Looking East (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka, Japan talk of FTA (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider Special Trade Agreement with Sri Lanka: Japanese minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan to consider possible FTA with Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
A Governance Analysis of Frequency Allocation & TV Rights in Present Sri Lanka Frequency Allocation- A Grand Corruption? Understanding the state capture by Kleptocrats does not require a dedicated study; it is easily recognizable. For the benefit of keen students of governance, let me begin this article with the definition of Kleptocracy: “A form of political and government ...
- Video: 221214 MTV NFL HAKEEM EVENT (Category: Video)
- Watch “20-20” On CSN (Category: Breaking News)
- “Maximizing NFL Betting Success: Your Strategic Game Plan for Crushing the Vegas NFL Odds” (Category: Breaking News)
- With die-hard Dodgers fans like this, who needs the NFL? (Category: USA, California)
Last week there were more stories making the rounds on contemplated decisions made outside the cabinet meeting than decisions made inside. Of course, the usual briefing on cabinet decisions were spelled out, Thursday afternoon. For a regime that still wants to boast it has popular support, comparing itself to an opposition fractured and quarrelling red and green, it is ...
- Whither Lanka? (Category: Breaking News)
- Cabinet gets down to biz! (Category: Business)
- Why Pay For Bumpkins In Opposition With Public Money? (Category: Breaking News)
- Thus spake Wimal Weerawansa (Category: Breaking News)
Last week Mervyn Silva was on the run. The foul-mouthed thug switched off his phones having purportedly declared that he would not speak to the media. No small wonder there. Given that Silva was under fire from men not only within his own constituency but from those very persons he had handpicked to perform local ...
- Mervyn`s problems: President won`t intervene (Category: Breaking News)
- No one can touch me as long as Rajapaksas are in power (Category: Breaking News)
- Mervyn stripped of Deputy Minister post, SLFP membership cancelled (Category: Breaking News)
- One and a half cheers for MR (Category: Breaking News)
The occasion was the annual Budget Speech in Parliament. Unlike in the Westminster- system days, and in terms of age-old traditions of parliamentary practices, the Finance Minister, in this instance His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka (as he could not trust to give this vital portfolio away to any other member of his sixty one-strong ...
- Is Hirunika Premachandra, Sri Lanka’s Cindy Sheehan? (Category: Breaking News)
- The Govt has violated Int’l agreements by filing action against Fonseka – Ranil (Category: Breaking News)
- Bharatha Lakshman’s murder – only a symptom, the disease is much more acute and dangerous… (Category: Breaking News)
- Premadasa Exceptionalism and challenges it currently faces… (Category: Breaking News)
The Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Bill that is to be presented to parliament soon has in it economic and political objectives that spell doom for Sri Lankan democracy as well as the economy. It would vest in the Sri Lankan government Hotel Developers (Lanka) PLC which owns the Colombo Hilton that has ...
- Acquisition bill only for 37 assets-President (Category: Breaking News)
- 'Sri Lanka' to replace 'Ceylon' in the names of public enterprises (Category: Breaking News)
- Bill would not discourage foreign investments – Sirisena (Category: Business)
- Listen to the people (Category: Business)
OCTOBER 17, 2011: Status: Not Free Legal Environment: 23 Political Environment: 30 Economic Environment: 18 Total Score: 71 Despite the end of the government’s long-running war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel group in May 2009, media freedom remained restricted in Sri Lanka, with journalists subject to myriad forms of legal harassment and physical intimidation. Altho...
- Alarming Increase in hostile rhetoric, threats of reprisals against exiled journalists from Sri ... (Category: Breaking News)
- Media Freedom In Sri Lanka; Why Are Journalists’ Murder Investigations Being Avoided? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lankan media gagged says RSF (Category: Breaking News)
- Can Sri Lanka’s government implement the LLRC recommendations? (Category: Breaking News)
by Frederica Jansz Bejing has considerable leverage in post conflict Sri Lanka. Chinese involvement in the defence sector has not reduced after the war, and the Chinese are seen diversifying from being just suppliers of defence equipment to infrastructure and capacity building. The Chinese have used North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) and subsequently the state owned ...
- Indian delegation visits Sri Lanka's war-torn north (Category: Breaking News)
- China offers assistance to SL Navy (Category: Breaking News)
- Cherishing China! (Category: Business)
- Indian delegation visits Sri Lankan war displaced (Category: Breaking News)
President Rajapakse has said that that the Kokavil transmission tower is a symbol of mutual relations between communities. The nation had the right to be aware of what was happening in the world as well as the country. Such a Tower has been installed mainly for communication. It will expand the friendly and mutual ...
- Sri Lanka to relocate the proposed 350 meter tall communication tower to Colombo city (Category: Breaking News)
- Inauguration of Colombo Lotus Tower construction commences (Category: Breaking News)
- FIRST SOD OF EARTH CUT FOR BUILDING OF LOTUS TOWER (Category: Breaking News)
- President wants diplomats to play bigger role (Category: Breaking News)
Sarath Kongahage, Chairman Rupavahini Corporation, lawyer, political activist, media personality and now ambassador-designate to Germany, spoke to Faraz Shauketaly on his impending appointment and work at Rupavahini Corporation. He dispelled rumours that he was being replaced at SLRC due
- The new DGI to assume duties on Friday (Category: Breaking News)
- Athugala appointed Director General of Govt. Info. Dept. (Category: Breaking News)
- A Mass Media Maestro becomes the DGI (Category: Breaking News)
- Ariyaratne Athugala takes over (Category: Breaking News)
Youth Affairs Minister and senior SLFP member, Dullas Alahapperuma has said that the main opposition UNP has abused state resources. Alahapperuma has told the media that the UNP while accusing the government of abusing state resources has in fact been the largest abuser of the resources. He has said that UNP parliamentarian Mangala Samaraweera owed ...
- Mangala denies he owes money to Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (Category: Breaking News)
- UNP thugs set fire to Jaffna library - Minister Ranawaka (Category: Breaking News)
- Make a clear statement on CPC (Category: Breaking News)
- University of New Mexico files complaint over naming rights (Category: USA, New Mexico)
by Dr.Dayan Jayatilleka A quarter of a century ago, the Summer of ’85. Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil. I was at the Pugwash Conference, hosted by Senator Fernando Henrique Cardoso, famous ‘dependency theorist’, later to become President of Brazil. I was...
- An early look at eye disease (Category: South Australia)
- For the love of Che (Category: Australia, Queensland)
- Last Chance New Play Fest goes virtual (Category: USA, Montana)
- Sri Lanka President criticises Left party leader for attending DMK meet (Category: Breaking News)
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