by Rajan Philips PAKISTAN’S twisted political saga continues without the slightest deviation from a tired and predictable script. PTI chairman Imran Khan has been found guilty of “corrupt practices”, disqualified from representing the people of Pakistan, fined Rs100,000, and sentenced to three years in jail for good measure. Dawn (Pakistan Daily), August 6 Editorial The […]

Condemning all political decisions made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe with regard to the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Senior Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Prof. Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa warned that Sri Lanka is heading towards a democratic crisis.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena told Parliament on Friday thaty he would not revoke his ruling given on Wednesday with regard to the Parliament’s supremacy over the Supreme Court. He said that he had consulted legal experts in preparing his ruling that the Supreme Court is not empowered to issue orders or judgments of any nature against […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Rebel SLPP MP Prof. Channa Jayasumana yesterday (11) said that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa should make his position clear on his successor Ranil Wickremesinghe’s move to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Reiterating his strong opposition to President Wickremesinghe’s controversial plan, the Anuradhapura District MP stressed that Gotabaya Rajapa...

solutions to the ongoing debt crisis in Sri Lanka that respond […]

Saturday 12th August 2023 Clashes among rice growers have been reported from Embilipitiya, where paddy fields began to receive water from Samanalawewa via the Udawalawe tank belatedly. Farmers are desperate for water in that part of the country to save their withering rice plants, and it is only natural that clashes have erupted. Minister of […]

By Saman Indrajith Opposition political parties yesterday (11) demanded that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena withdraw his ruling that courts are not empowered to issue orders or judgements of any nature related to a motion already passed by the Parliament. On 09 August, the Speaker gave the ruling after Tourism and Lands Minister Harin Fernando raised a privilege issue on petitions filed against ...

The Sri Lankan High Commissioner Milinda Moragoda said on Thursday that India has supported cash-strapped Sri Lanka last year when the island nation was hit by an unprecedented economic crisis, the worst since its independence from Britain in 1948.

Friday 11th August, 2023 Signs are that the dark forces which hijacked Aragalaya in a bid to compass their sinister ends and almost succeeded in capturing Parliament, last year, are working overtime to make a comeback. Regrettably, the government is helping advance their anarchical agenda, albeit unwittingly, by refusing to heed public opinion and address […]

More than $1 billion debt owed to India by Sri Lanka will undergo restructuring as part of the International Monetary Fund-led debt restructuring programme for the crisis hit South Asian country, Indian media reported on Thursday.

Hailing the role of New Delhi in Sri Lanka s debt restructuring, Japanese Ambassador to India Hiroshi Suzuki said that India s issuance of financing assurances to the island nation at the time of its economic crisis was instrumental in accelerating the process of its debt restructuring.

Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe says the recent economic crisis has been a catalyst for the long-ignored reforms that would finally put an end to these economic vulnerabilities.

It was decided in the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Alleviating the Impact of the Economic Crisis to set up expert committees consisting of university scholars to recommend the tax system to be implemented in the country and the economic policies to be followed, the parliamentary communications

Question mark over hygienic conditions at ICUs, OTs By Shamindra Ferdinando Health authorities have warned of dire consequences unless urgent action was taken to address growing concerns over postoperative infections at the National Hospital. Authoritative sources told The Island that the National Hospital has recorded a comparatively higher number of deaths due to postoperative infections […...

Yahapalana Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s plea for Indian funding to develop Elapathagama in the memory of the late Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera remains a mystery. In terms of an agreement signed on 14 July, 2017, India provided Sri Lankan Rs 300 mn to develop Elapathagama in the Anuradhapura district. The late Sobitha Thera, a controversial character, spearheaded […]

Leader of Eksath Janaraja Peramuna and SJB MP Patali Champika Ranawaka has said that according to a report submitted to Parliament by the Finance Ministry, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) had been earning profits during the past six months. Therefore, the recent tariff increases couldn’t be justified, the former Minister said, warning […]

SJB MP Eran Wickramaratne says the importation of inferior medicine by way of emergency procurement and non-functioning medical, surgical and other test equipment in hospitals have ruined the public health sector. Addressing the Media at the Office of the Leader of Opposition on Sunday (6Aug2023), Wickramaratne said that this pathetic situation in the health sector […]

Tuesday 8th August, 2023 Former Chairman of the Election Commission (EC) Mahinda Deshapriya, who serves as the Head of the National Committee on Delimitation of the Divisions of Local Government (LG) Bodies, seems to be full of optimism. He is reported to have said he expects either the local government polls or the Provincial Council […]