Gazette issued naming former Sri Lanka PM as MP; opposition sees underhand deal

ECONOMYNEXT – Ten months after Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections, a gazette notification naming former prime minister…

GSP+ loss could hurt $580m Sri Lankan exports to EU By Sunimalee Dias

Sri Lanka is likely to lose its competitive edge and risks US$580 million worth of exports…

Flaws in vaccination programme; medical specialists say hundreds of deaths could have been prevented By Kumudini Hettiarachchi

The COVID-19 vaccination programme has come under fire from senior medical specialists who are part of…

Sri Lanka ship disaster: Is there an oil spill? What’s happening now? By: Express Web Desk

Dead fish and other sea animals are now washing up on Sri Lanka’s shores. Lifeless birds…

When shamelessness becomes a virtue

Prof. Sasanka Perera has, in a hard-hitting column published in the Midweek Review section, today, castigates…

State of national economy, scandalous SUV order and fuel price hikes By Shamindra Ferdinando

A smiling PM Mahinda Rajapaksa takes SLPP membership from SLPP Chairman Prof. G.L. Peiris in late…

DIALOGUE WITH ETHNIC MINORITY PARTIES IS NECESSARY TO DEAL WITH INTERNATIONAL PRESSURES

There is increased international scrutiny of Sri Lanka that is critical in nature and foretells sanctions…

Multi-cultural freedom in Slave Island by Dishan Joseph

The city of Colombo is being beautifully transformed. Its skyline is marked with high rise towers.…

Has Gota fatigue set in? by Kumar David

The enthusiasm that yesteryear enveloped the president is much subdued, the mood at best is ‘give…

Sri Lanka faces disaster as burning ship spills chemicals on beaches

Debris has killed marine life and is being seen as country’s worst environmental catastrophe Sri Lanka…

Genocide Bill against Sri Lanka passed in Canada By Shamindra Ferdinando

The Influential Ontario Legislative Assembly has resolved that Sri Lanka subjected the Tamil community to genocide…

Ties with Sri Lanka By Malik Muhammad Ashraf

In the backdrop of persistent efforts by India to isolate Pakistan in the region and beyond,…

Sri Lanka in crisis and speeding towards total failure

The 20th Amendment adopted by the present Government abolished the 19th Amendment and gave back all…

Harin was not the first target, nor will he be the last! By Krishantha prasad cooray

Today, SJB MP Harin Fernando is being hounded for his explosive revelations about the Easter Sunday…

PCoI On Political Victimization Worse Than Any Kangaroo Court, Govt ‘Absolutely Shameless’: Sumanthiran

Launching a blistering attack on the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on Political Victimization, Jaffna District…

Covid-19: Perhaps final warning for Sri Lankans By Dr B. J. C. Perera

BBS(Cey), DCH(Cey), DCH(Eng), MD(Paed), MRCP(UK), FRCP(Edin), FRCP(Lon), FRCPCH(UK), FSLCPaed, FCCP, Hony FRCPCH(UK), Hony. FCGP(SL)  Specialist Consultant…

Sri Lanka Cardinal drops a bombshell on eve of blast anniversary

The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic church dropped a bombshell Sunday declaring that the 2019…

Israel celebrated its independence this week. The question is from whom they got independence By Latheef Farook.

Israel celebrated its independence this week. The question is from whom they got independence? The truth…