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Nilanga Dela Back In The Spotlight
Minister Orders Probe by Ashanthi Warunasuriya Minister of Buddha Sasana, Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, has ordered a report on allegations raised against the Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the...
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Where does a diplomat draw the line?
By Easwaran Rutnam The actions of Brigadier Priyanka Fernando, the Defence Attaché at the Sri Lankan High Commission in London last week came in for both praise and criticism. Brigadier Priyanka...
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A Mill-Stone Called 19-A?
By N Sathiya Moorthy President Maithiripala Sirisena should be ruing the day he failed to read the fine-print of 19-A before clearing it. Today, when he reportedly wants to sack Prime Minister Ranil...
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Looking beyond the current political gridlock
Dr. Sara Dissanayake The landslide victory of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) in the recently concluded local government (LG) elections naturally attracted much attention to assessing the future...
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Canada demands foreign judges; UK calls for more progress
By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka came under fire as the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)in Geneva began its 37th session last week,with the United Kingdom and Canada among the countries to fire the first...
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Eyes wide open on Chinese media invasion in Sri Lanka
By our investigations desk While Chinese investments started to pour in from the time Mahinda Rajapaksa became President and got close to China, concerns were raised that China was working underhand to...
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Families of the missing lose hope despite OMP being established
By Easwaran Rutnam The families of the disappeared from Kilinochchi who have been protesting for over a year demanding answers have now lost faith in the Government and are turning to the...
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Welikada prison riot suspects flee
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya Suspects in the Welikada prison riot are leaving the country, sources revealed. The Sunday Leader newspaper had earlier published reports related to the progress of the...
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Illegal garbage dumping continues at Yala
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The illegal dumping of garbage is continuing at the Yala Wildlife Sanctuary in a well planned, organised manner. Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife Ravindra...
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Shaken but defiant despite violence
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya The Muslim community in Kandy is shaken following the violence last week but is defiant to remain and not abandon their homes. Nisha Shereef, a Muslim resident of Kandy said...
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Double trouble for Sri Lanka in Geneva following Kandy violence
By Easwaran Rutnam Sri Lanka faces twin pressure at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) currently meeting in Geneva as a result of the violence in Kandy. The Council commented on the situation in...
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Web based businesses suffer from social media blackout
By Easwaran Rutnam Web based businesses operating from Sri Lanka took a major hit following the recent social media blackout. The Sunday Leader learns that several small businesses operating on...
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Minister, businessman behind land filling at Muthurajawela
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya A powerful Minister and a top businessman in Colombo have been linked to the land filling at the Muthurajawela wetland sanctuary. President Maithripala Sirisena had recently...
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Money talks for prisoners #967 and #968
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya They were accused of being involved in a major Treasury bond scam but putting them behind bars did not stop them from using the money they had to bribe officers at the Welikada...
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Emil Ranjan, Rangajeeva to be grilled on witness statements
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya Commissioner of Prisons in charge of rehabilitation, Emil Ranjan Lamahewa and Inspector of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB), Neomal Rangajeeva are to be grilled over witness...
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National parks take a hit
By Ashanthi Warunasuriya National parks in Sri Lanka have seen a decrease in the number of foreign visitors, officials said. The Yala National Park and the Horton Plains National Park are among those...
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Meethotamulla re-emerges as a danger zone
By Ashanthi Warnasuriya The Meethotamulla garbage dump collapsed one year ago killing 33 people. Tragedy struck as the residents of Meethotamulla were preparing to boil milk and welcome the...
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Tourism takes a hit
* Sri Lanka faces new travel advise after assault on tourists * Dutch tourists yet to complain to the embassy * Nuwara Eliya sees drop in visitors by Easwaran Rutnam in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya The...
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Concerns raised over the future of Jaffna College
Concerns have been raised over the future of Jaffna College as the failure on the part of the Board of Directors to introduce key reforms in the governance and administration of the school has begun to...
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Douglas accused of illegally occupying property
By our Jaffna correspondent The people of Jaffna fondly remember going to Sridhar Cinema from the 1970s to the early 1990s. It is located close to the railway crossing on Stanley Road. The majestic...
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