By Ifham Nizam The second shipment of coal is scheduled to be unloaded at the Norochcholai Coal Fired Power Plant Complex today despite rough seas; it...
Public protests that have erupted as a reaction to the economic and financial free fall of the country have now entered a dangerous phase with one...
Thursday 21st April, 2022 On-going mass protests seem to have knocked some sense into the government leaders who refused to heed public opinion, and sought to...
By Ifham Nizam The Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) yesterday expressed grave concern about the shortage of drugs, vaccines, and essential equipment required, that are more...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said discussions with Sri Lanka on a potential IMF loan programme are at an early stage and any deal will...
‘Bankrupt Lanka calls upon diaspora to send cash’ is a boxed news item in the Sunday Island -17.04.2022. The news item, with a photograph of the...
The National Shoora Council, in a statement issued on the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the Easter Sunday carnage reiterated its often made call for...
By Shamindra Ferdinando Retired Senior DIG Merril Gunaratne says the police should quickly adopt a contingency plan to meet large scale, often violent and simultaneous protests...
By Shamindra Ferdinando The Catholic Church has sought an explanation from the government after former Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera, admitted, in Parliament,...
By Sanjeewa Jayaweera Ali Sabry (AS), the newly appointed Finance Minister, was unusually candid and forthright in a couple of recent television interviews. He acknowledged the...