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NEWS AND ARTICLES ABOUT SRI LANKA AND SRILANKAN MUSLIMS
‘American tax, Somalian life’
Perhaps, nothing represents Sri Lankans’ resentment towards the new tax regime and the aggravation of their…
THE IMF -A LOAN SHARK; NOT HUMANITARIAN, SYMPATHETIC OR HELPFUL
For the pledged loan of 2.9 billion dollars to be granted, the IMF laid down a…
Thoughts of a lawyer in retrospect of a landmark judgement on Rajapaksa brothers
Two former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa (left) and Gotabaya Rajapaksa were named in a Supreme Court judegment…
In A Well-Governed Country, We Should Be Ashamed Of Poverty
Spiritual revelation says that when we bear each other’s burdens, we will fulfill the law of…
Protest demands ceasefire and humanitarian support for Palestine
A group organized a protest at Lipton Circus in Colombo today demanding a ceasefire, humanitarian access…
Is this justice?
Poet and teacher Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained under draconian anti-terror laws for more than 18…
Sri Lankan media miserably failed to Cover Israeli genocide in Gaza
By Latheef Farook Sri Lanka’s main stream media, both print and electronic, has miserably failed to…
Pauline de Croos case: A verdict in dispute By Firoze Sameer
AC Alles and Tyronne Fernando in their book deal extensively with the case On 7-February, 1966,…
Why NPP? By Ameer Ali –
2024 is going to be an election year and it will dawn with an eighteen percent…
India’s SC acted against UN resolutions, international law: PML-N
Lahore: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday rejected the Indian Supreme Court’s judgment, endorsing Prime…
Journalist honored for his contributions to Palestine cause
Veteran journalist and author Latheef Farook was honored for his contribution to Palestinian cause for…
Will debt restructuring efforts flounder on rampant corruption?
In April 2022, our country declared it would be defaulting on its external debt of $51…
Dissolve Parliament and Appoint an Interim Committee
Cat calls by backbenchers and obtaining the microphone for mudslinging purposes in the guise of making…
No punishment, but accept the responsibility
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa had first said that he respects the Supreme Court ruling against him…
Where corruption is bliss …
Sri Lanka’s cricket crisis has become internationalised. Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe and the Opposition insist that…
Save the children of Gaza
A silent protest was held in front of the United Nations head office in Colombo…
Hunger, suffering and failed IMF strategies
In our editorial on Saturday this paper highlighted the fact that it would cost a family…