Jihadists: Who they are; why none came from Sri Lanka’s East
By Rathindra Kuruwita Stories on Jihadists and violence perpetrated by them pops up in news almost every day now, allowing…
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President, PM declare open Sri Lanka’s largest multi-functional irrigation project
Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday declared open the country’s largest multi-functional irrigation project in Moragahakanda ending the water…
Ranil exposes MR-era bond scams
PM says Rs. 4 trillion bond sales from 2008-2015 without Monetary Board approval Rs. 10 trillion to be paid over next 25…
Rs. 21.9 bn budget surplus recorded in first ten months of 2017
A budget surplus of Rs 21.9 billion has been recorded during the first ten months of 2017, the Finance Ministry…
Bonds Commission: An Untold Story
BY Kavindya Chris Thomas Sri Lanka has a long and vibrant history when it comes to formally inefficient inquiries and…
DEW GUNASEKERA SAYS-‘RANIL CANNOT MORALLY HOLD ON TO BEING PRIME MINISTER’
DEW Gunasekera the Chairman of the initial COPE – the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprise – declared that in light…
13 LTTE financiers charged with supporting the terrorist group to stand trial in Swiss Court
Thirteen supporters of Sri Lanka’s now defunct terrorist group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Switzerland will stand trial…
No Maithri for ‘Bond Brigade’
President Sirisena in televised address to the nation bares highlights of reports of Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the controversial…
Trump threatens stop to Palestinian aid over Jerusalem row
The US may stop aid payments to Palestinians who are “no long willing to talk peace”, President Trump said. On…
face of failed Yahapalanaya
By N Sathiya Moorthy Independent of President Maithiripala Sirisena’s action on the Central Bank scam probe report, there is no…