2013 Sri Lanka’s First Priority: Education, Education, Education

By Shenali Waduge The war is over. Sri Lanka’s next battle is to arm Sri Lanka’s greatest asset – its People with Education. The ground realities are not so simple. Resurrecting a nation that suffered 30 years of more than just terrorism is a daunting task especially when forces continuously attempt to keep Sri Lanka […]



UPFA Kelaniya PS member shot dead

UPFA member of the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha member Hasitha Madawala has been shot dead by an unidentified gunman near his home at Waragoda, Kelaniya around 7.30 pm today (5), Police said. […]





Govt. wants US$ 1bn from IMF

Treasury Secretary Dr. P. B. Jayasundera said the government would ask the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a US$ 1 billion loan for budgetary support as the government plans not to go for any international commercial borrowings this year. […]




Minister Yapa Complains of Phone Threat

Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that probed the charges against the incumbent Chief Justice, Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday lodged a complaint with the Colombo Crime Division over a threatening call he got from a person who identified himself as ‘Prasanthan.’ […]







‘One Sri Lankan nation’ – Namal

FILE PHOTO Hambantota district parliamentarian and Tharunyata Hetak Organization chairman Namal Rajapaksa yesterday said that youth should not feel constrained to forge links with their counterparts in other communities. […]





Depoliticizing the Bar Association of Sri Lanka

By Shenali Waduge The logic of declaring anything “independent” must be based on an unwavering commitment to unbiased, devoid of discrimination and ethical judgment in all cases whether they are associated with the 3 pillars of governance or in private/public sector as well as in the daily affairs personal or otherwise of the public. It […]