Former Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan opposed to Mahinda Rajapaksa on the basis that the President and the Opposition Leader had been representatives of the same party. Although the issue has been settled now, it is worth to study the background of the argument. It is noteworthy that similar circumstances aroseContinue Reading
I had never met Advocate Prince Gunasekera. He was living in United Kingdom since 1989 because there were threats to his life by then the government and paramilitary forces. He spent the last three decades of his life in United Kingdom under the Queen whom he once denounced. He beingContinue Reading
Travel along Akuressa – Katanwila Road about 8 km. Then turn right to Bangama road. Pass Bangama and travel about 5 km. Turn left and travel about 3 km on a difficult road to reach the serene Dediyagala Aranyaya hermitage, a monastery by the side of a stream that flowsContinue Reading
Mathematical debate has come up in view of the manner the Colombo Mayor Rosy Senanayake verbally delivered the figures of Colombo Municipal budget. It is important to learn the logic of how she read budget figures, although she has committed errors. We are pretty sure that many of the personsContinue Reading
Age Analysis Less than 40 years – 00 Less than 50 years – 04 Between 50 – 60 years – 15 Between 60 – 70 years – 09 Above 75 years – 02 Minister of youth affairs is Ranil Wickremasinghe aged 69 Gender Analysis Female – 02 Male – 28Continue Reading
“Sri Lanka at Crossroads: Geopolitical Challenges and National Interests “ ( World Scientific, Singapore) , written by Asanga Abeyagoonasekera will be launched at 4 pm on December 21 ( Friday) at the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute , 24, Horton Place , Colombo 7. Dr Sarath Amunugama will be the chief guestContinue Reading
Dutch came to Ceylon from Holland, a country currently know as the Netherlands. Nehterlands is famous for its canals, dams and irrigation systems. It is a known fact that they have built many canal routes during their rule in Ceylon from 1658 to 1796. Some of these canals might beContinue Reading
Recently, news broke out that the old plaque at Inranamadu Tank had been destroyed to pave way for a new plaque unveiled by President Maithripala Sirisena. Above is a clear picture of the dismantled previous plaque. It is mentioned in the plaque that this tank was built during 1903 toContinue Reading
Ranil Wickramasinghe was sworn in today for the fifth time as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka at the Presidential Secretariat without media presence. President Maithripala Sirisena had previously vowed that he would not hold the office a single day if Wickramasinghe retains his office. After the constitutional coup, President SirisenaContinue Reading
Seven-member-bench of Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ruled out the dissolution of parliament by President Maithripala Sirisena ahead of the constitutional ceiling of four and half years.Continue Reading
