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by Manjula Fernando
Victory Day - 13 years on
The scourge of LTTE terrorism was wiped out from Sri Lanka by the Security Forces in 2009, proving to the world in no uncertain terms that terrorism can be eliminated if there is a will. Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to China Dr. Palitha Kohona was the Foreign Secretary at the time. When the country marked this historical event, 13 years of bringing peace to all communities on...
Costly election is not the remedy:
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe in an interview with Sunday papers, last week highlighted that political issues must not be allowed to overshadow the most crucial economic recovery process of the country. “The world will face an alarming rate of local inflation triggered by the war in Ukraine soon, doubling our woes, but if we start our recovery process immediately, we...
As Education Ministry raced to meet targets to cover school syllabi in drastically shorter time than an ordinary year, the officials cautioned the trade unions to be sensitive to the challenges faced by the children to get their education back on track, when seeking their demands in the future.
There will not be extra school hours, as announced by the Education Ministry...
The Sri Lankan Government should immediately offer an attractive scheme that can attract investment and talent of some three million Sri Lankans living overseas to overcome the current economic hardships faced by the country says Dr. Rohan Gunaratna, Director General, Institute of National Security Studies told the Sunday Observer in an interview.
This special scheme...
Former Bar Association President and Presient’s Counsel U. R. De Silva, PC says the country would be led down a path of destruction, amplified by a Constitutional crisis if the Government and the Opposition fail to work in unison in Parliament to resolve the current crisis.
‘This is not a time to attempt to grab power or hold on to power, we must at all costs avoid a...
by Manjula Fernando
The visiting Sri Lankan team headed by Finance Minister Ali Sabry has made encouraging progress at the IMF discussions to get...
War in Ukraine
As explosions rocked Ukraine’s capital Kyiv and several other towns and cities, six students and nearly 50 other Sri Lankans...
A public hearing will be held on March 3 to ascertain the root causes for the December 3 countrywide blackout which was the...
Murder of Priyantha Kumara
“I demand justice not revenge, but I believe what happened to my husband should never happen to any human being in the...
“We knew there was something amiss there,” said Prof. Shantha Walpola, Chairman of the Presidential Committee of Experts...
Air Force teams up with City Traffic Police
The Air Force joined hands with the City Traffic Police to use unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to help ease traffic...
The Government took steps to import liquid nitrogen enriched with nitrogen nutrients to provide the world’s most recognised eco-...
In the backdrop of renewed calls to hold the Provincial Council Elections expeditiously the Yuthukama Organisation President and...
UNICEF welcomes resumption of schools
With the teacher trade unions threatening to continue the strike beyond the reopening day, the Most Venerable Nayake Theras...
A fresh attempt by the LTTE remnants to remove the LTTE from the list of designated terrorist organisations in the United Kingdom...
The Government imposed a maximum retail price for Pulse Oximeters last week after complaints that the drug mafia has hiked prices...
The UN office in Sri Lanka reiterated that the organisation placed the highest priority on the ‘’Safety and security’’ of its...
In keeping with ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour’
The Registrar General’s office launched a simplified online service to issue birth, marriage and death certificates to citizens...
Legendary singer and leader of the Gypsies Band, Sunil Perera is among the several popular artistes who fell victim to the deadly...
The second postmortem on the body of the 16-year-old domestic aide, who died under questionable circumstances at MP Rishad...
State hospitals will continue to be a part of the Covid-19 inoculation drive to speed up the program with a new target from...
The authorities of the National Zoological Gardens, Dehiwala, will vaccinate Zoo keepers for Covid-19, following the recent...
A lioness at the National Zoological Garden Dehiwala has tested positive with Covid-19 the second such animal to be infected with...
Fire on the X Press Pearl
As the fire on board the container ship X Press Pearl raged due to adverse weather and the reaction of highly hazardous chemicals...
Violence in Gaza
The Sri Lankan mission in Israel continues to function and maintain contacts with the Lankan workers in that country and so far...
To meet second jab requirement
The President’s Senior Advisor Lalith Weeratunga said despite the tragic situation in India he was hopeful the remaining...
Dismissing prospects of a long term lockdown of country due to impending threats posed by a revived Covid- 19 wave, Army...
UNHRC Resolution on Sri Lanka:
Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena last week called upon the member States at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to reject the...
The Expert Committee on the new Constitution led by Romesh de Silva PC will wrap up public hearings, the first component of the...
UNP stalwart and national list aspirant John Amaratunga says the re- organisation of the party including the reshuffling of top...
Hours after the Attorney General Dappula de Livera advised that the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution did not require a...
Former UNP MP, Prof.Ashu Marasinghe, a candidate in the Parliamentary election 2020 said the party leadership must acknowledge...
Former UNP MP, Prof.Ashu Marasinghe in an interview with the Sunday Observer, denied his party had a deal with the Government,...
A senior academic of Sri Lankan descent has sought permission to make submissions on a Private Bill which allegedly labels Sri...
Sri Lanka’s tri forces – the Army, Navy and the Air Force have been in the forefront, working abreast with the health staff and...
The officials of the Election Commission and the Epidemiology Unit of the Health Ministry will meet tomorrow to discuss...
Marching to different beats- UNP and SJBOne of the oldest and the biggest political parties, the United National Party suffered a...
Withdrawal of Resolution at UNHCR
The end of the brutal conflict restored one of the fundamental human rights – the ‘right to life’ for all Sri Lankans, Foreign...
Bringing back Sri Lankan’s from China
Sri Lanka’s Acting Ambassador in Beijing K.K.Yoganaadan, who co-ordinates efforts to return Sri Lankans in Wuhan and other parts...
Newly appointed Northern Province Governor P.S.M.Charles, who is an impeccable senior public servant says she is looking forward...
Former Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona, in an interview with Sunday Observer, spoke of the pros and cons of renegotiating UN...
Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal Kapila Jayampathy (Rtd.) who was appointed as High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to...
Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya in an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer said he was grateful that his...
Crucial discussions on revising the UNP party Constitution to make it ‘more democratic’ are expected shortly in the midst of a...
In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Observer, Foreign Affairs Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said Sri Lanka will have a strict...
The appointment of the Opposition Leader is not governed by the Constitution or Standing Orders in Parliament, former Minister...
The Sunday Observer met with Former Finance State Minister and UNP MP Eran Wickramaratne for his post-mortem on the recent...
Former Vice President of the UNP and former Media Minister Imthiaz Bakeer Marker, who had a stormy relationship with the present...
Siritunga Jayasuriya, Leader of United Socialist Party (USP) who is the candidate with the most attempts at the Presidency, says...
In the backdrop of the National Election Commission revealing the stupendous costs that will almost certainly be involved in the...
Prosecution witnesses have given evidence at the re-trial against former Sri Lanka’s Defence Attache Brigadier Priyanka Fernando...
Malaysia’s Federal Police have arrested two politicians of the ruling coalition with seven other men for having links with the...
Chairman of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Prof. G.L. Peiris said the manifesto of SLPP candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa,...
The two main contenders of the Presidential election are scheduled to release their election manifestos, a published declaration...
Minister Sajith Premadasa, commenting on his stance on the international agreements said, his first priority would be national...