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BE STILL AND NOURISH FREEDOM – A REFLECTION
LocalOPINIONS

BE STILL AND NOURISH FREEDOM – A REFLECTION

by Duleep de Chickera With Freedom (Independence) Day in sight we should be reflecting on how best our freedom gained,…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Will we throw the Baby out with the Bathwater?
LocalOPINIONS

Will we throw the Baby out with the Bathwater?

By Kshama Ranawana It’s back to the drawing board for the Hathe Ape Potha, the supplementary reader on sexual and reproductive health.…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Core democratic values increasingly eclipsed by Realpolitik
OPINIONSThe World

Core democratic values increasingly eclipsed by Realpolitik

A narrative of the crashing descent from democratic icon status to one of run-of-the-mill, repressive Asian Head of government of…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Human – Elephant Conflict
LocalOPINIONS

Human – Elephant Conflict

Guns to be Withdrawn By Kshama Ranawana The guns and live ammunition given out to Civil Defence Force personnel in…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Teaching – It should be more than Book Based
NEWSOPINIONS

Teaching – It should be more than Book Based

Educational psychology By HGS Prematunge  ‘Love, Mary’ is a movie about a dyslexic teenager who beats the odds by earning…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Pakistan Naval Chief to visit Sri Lanka
Local

Pakistan Naval Chief to visit Sri Lanka

Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI (M) is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on the invitation…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Former Navy Spokesman, 12 others accused of abduction of youths released on bail
LOCALLocal

Former Navy Spokesman, 12 others accused of abduction of youths released on bail

Former Naval Media Spokesperson Commodore DKP Dassanayake and 12 others, who were charged with the abduction and disappearance of eleven…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
19 senior police officers transferred
LOCALLocal

19 senior police officers transferred

19 senior police officers, including two DIGs, have been transferred with immediate effect, with the approval of the National Police…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Ranjan has not submitted any tapes – Speaker
LocalLocal

Ranjan has not submitted any tapes – Speaker

The speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya said MP Ranjan Ramanayaka has not submitted any CD’s containing call recordings to the…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020
Sri Lankan students in Wuhan are safe – Foreign Ministry
LOCALLocal

Sri Lankan students in Wuhan are safe – Foreign Ministry

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes that the Sri Lankan students in the quarantined Chinese city of Wuhan, are all…

byFaraz Shauketaly25/01/202030/01/2020

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  • Sri Lankan Rupee Declines to 320 Against the US Dollar Amidst Celebrations of Rising Inflation
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Shammi Steps Down – But Who Takes Guard?

byFaraz Shauketaly 29/04/202629/04/2026
BUSINESS

NDB Bank Fraud: Shanil Fernando Resigns from NDB Board

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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Lanka Data Net (LDN) is Sri Lanka’s leader in structured data collection and AI data access

byEditor 29/04/202629/04/2026
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The Deal, The Silence and The Unknown

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