President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared on Saturday that he has not “Failed” but yearning to earn a double doctorate.
The President was addressing the “Gama Samga Pilisandarak”( a dialogue with the rural folk) at Giribawa Weragala.
“Some people say I have failed...
A Colombo-based Tamil hotelier of Indian Origin, Velusamy Muthuswamy, has announced the formation of a political party called “IlankaiBharatiya Janata Party” (IBJP) to further the cause of Sri Lankan Tamils in the field of education, sports and entrepreneurship.
He announced...
During his first remarks in Iraq, Pope Francis said that the name of God can never be used “to justify acts of murder, exile, terrorism and oppression,” and that minorities cannot be treated as second class citizens.
“Religion, by its...
NDB and the Norwegian Development Finance Institution, Norfund, have reached an agreement for Norfund to invest up to 9.99% in National Development Bank PLC (NDB). A press release issued by the Norwegian Embassy said
Under this agreement, Norfund will participate...
The Court of Appeal today directed the Attorney General to obtain instructions from the IGP and Defence Secretary regarding the investigations on unrecovered swords and other weapons brought into the country during the Easter Sunday attacks.
Court of Appeal Justice...
Women from Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and China have been selected for a prestigious award for demonstrating exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for justice, gender equality and women's empowerment, the US State Department has said according to the”...
Even as the controversy over the burial of COVID-19 dead is heating up with the people of Iranaitivu island protesting against the decision to bury the dead in their midst, the Sri Lankan government is asking the UN Human...
GL cites the UK and US as examples of countries with laws to protect their soldiers. But these laws have been controversial.
Colombo, March 3: The Sri Lankan Education Minister and legal expert, Prof.G.L.Peiris, is quoted in the media...
The failure to offer a meaningful power-sharing arrangement, and the repeated breaches of commitments made in the past and persistent denial of the right to self-determination would entitle a people to external determination states Tamil Party leader in a...
Colombo, March 2: The Sri Lankan government has chosen Iranaitivu, an island off the North West Sri Lankan coast, as the sole place to bury those who had died of COVID-19 if their families want them to be buried...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in a statement said that as the President of Sri Lanka he isdetermined to secure everybody’s right to live life with dignity regardless of age gender, sexuality, race physical appearance and beliefs.
The President tweeted this message...
Display of military and economic capabilities in a competitive geo-political environment
Given the competitive geo-political arena and the fact that China and Pakistan are pushing their envelops in a coordinated way, India will be displaying its air power...