Colombo, November 17: The number of Sri Lankans wanting to emigrate has doubled in the last 3 to 5 years. Presently, 27% would like to emigrate, the Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS) has revealed.
Dr. Ravi Rannan-Eliya of the...
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa and his associates cannot be unaware that mass gatherings pose a danger to society while Covid-19 is spreading fast after a let-up, and that the public frowns on street protests for two reasons—health risks and...
• The budget did little to alleviate concerns about Sri Lanka’s foreign debt and how it will be addressed
• Despite a breakdown in confidence in the country’s monetary policy, the budget did not shed light on how trust will...
By Vishvanath
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had worry written all over his face when he spoke at a ceremony to mark the completion of a road development project, at Weeraketiya, last week. He said many of the 6.9 million people who...
The Chinese company has escalated the conflict by sending a legal notice to the Lankan official at the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS), Additional Director W.A.R.T. Wickramaarachchi, who had issued the test reports.
The Letter of Demand seeking US$...
By Lankathilaka
In August 2021, the government allocated 3.8 billion rupees to buy organic fertiliser from local producers to pursue its ambition to transition from the use of synthetic to organic fertiliser.
The return on the investment could be far...
By KASSAPA
Just where will the government led by the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and headed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa draw the line, when it comes to acting with impunity and callous disregard to the letter and spirit of...
By Vishvanath
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is often heard saying that anyone is free to leave the SLPP government or join it. This is what he told the SLPP rebels a few months ago in no uncertain terms. But he...
By Sarasi Wijeratne
Hundreds of workers affiliated with trade unions of the Ceylon Electricity Board will picket tomorrow at several key locations in Colomboin protest against a proposed move by the government to give a US based company exclusive rights...
An appeal filed by former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya challenging the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss a writ petition filed regarding his diplomatic immunity has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court...
By Vishvanath
The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) may have thought it could go on riding roughshod over its coalition partners because their MPs had been elected on its ticket, and it could retain a comfortable parliamentary majority even if...
The head of India’s Southern Naval Command is also in the island
Six ships of the Indian Navy’s First Training Squadron arrived at Colombo and Trincomalee on October 24 for a training session with the Sri Lanka Navy. These ships...
