Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on 23 September 2024 in a simple ceremony at the Presidential secretariat in Colombo. Speaking at his swearing in event, Anura Kumara ...
A main reason for this is due to the fact that fishing is no longer a traditional occupation in Tamil Nadu. Many of the castes engaged in fishing for generations have gained upward mobility through ...
Mohammad Hussein Muhammad Ashraff, known to all MHM Ashraff was one of the brightest stars to shine in the Sri Lankan political firmament. Ashraff’s charisma, political acumen, dedication and sterling ...
Forced into exile 25 years ago and compelled to stay away in order to stay alive, journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj always dreamt of returning to Sri Lanka. That flame of hope flickered occasionally, as the ...
History was made when 76 year old Ranil Sriyan Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Sri Lankan Police Criminal Investigation Department(CID) on charges of alleged corruption and misappropriation of ...
The announcement by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs late last week, that a new law to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) would be published in the gazette ‘by the beginning of ...
“Hartal” is a word that entered the political discourse of countries like India , Sri Lanka and Malaysia during British rule. The Gujarati word was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi during the Indian ...
Cabinet Minister Bimal Ratnayake stated that while the charges for which former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was recently arrested may seem trivial, he Ratnayake cited several incidents, including ...
The provincial councils scheme , implemented since 1988, has seen a number of chief ministers being elected by the various provincial councils over the years. Although the norm has been for each ...
History was made 65 years ago in July 1960 when 44 year old Sirimavo Bandaranaike assumed office as the prime minister of Sri Lanka known then as Ceylon. Sirimavo shattered a glass ceiling by becoming ...
The first part of this article titled “Black July; Anatomy of an Anti-Tamil Pogrom” was a brief overview of the horrific anti-Tamil violence that engulfed the Sri Lankan nation in July 1983. The ...
Chemmani, a sparsely populated area in the northern peninsula of Jaffna has in recent times acquired a somewhat dubious image. Just as Nallur in Jaffna is associated positively in public perception ...
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