Mahinda Rajapakse is not a mere celebrity in Sri Lanka but also a true legend of the modern politics in Sri Lanka. A basic feature of these types of legendary characters is the collection of stories around their characters that infuse bravery to such individuals. The majority of such storiesContinue Reading
Article from Ceylon Today Entire Hambanthota district was converted to a ground of sky burial. Youth bodies burnt on tyre pyres was an ordinary scene day and night. Carlton House in Tangalle was the only place to listen to the woes of the parents who had lost children. The houseContinue Reading
Independent candidate of Colombo district and trishaw drivers’ and self-employed peoples’ trade union leader Sunil Jayawardane, 53, was clubbed to death in Mirihana, the high-security police area where Sri Lanka President’s residence is located. Jayawardane was murdered by a group of thugs who worked in a finance company called ChanmillContinue Reading
Nimal Bandara of Migalewa (Translated by Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe a few years ago for Ceylon Today newspaper) On 11th of June 1990, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) escorted 600 police personnel who had surrendered to them into the jungle in the Eastern Province, hacked and shot them to death.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka police launched a brutal attack against a political party that gathered before the US Embassy in Colombo for a peaceful protest in support of #BlackLivesMatter campaign. Sri Lanka President was a former US citizen who renounced the citizenship to contest the Presidential with the support of arch SinhalaContinue Reading
Rajendra Wijesinghe Trade union sources from Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zones (FTZs) highlight that the employers have been continuing ill-treating the workers since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown and curfew in the island. In a discussion with Hari TV, Chamila Thushari of Dabindu Collective (Please see the bottom ofContinue Reading
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Martin Wickramasinghe is one of the best, most read and highly acclaimed Sinhala writers of Sri Lanka. May 29th was his birthday. Martin Wickramasinghe was born in 1890 and died in 1976. Professionally, he was a writer and a journalist. He was the famous editor-in-chief of SiluminaContinue Reading
Rajendra Wijesinghe “Raj, I emailed you the copies of all my legal documents. Take copies and keep them in a file” was the message from my wife, appeared on my mobile at the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. There, she works as the Case Manager at an assisted careContinue Reading
Ajith Perakum Jayasinghe Kishinchand Chadiram Thadhani, the official outfitter to the elephants participating in Kandy Perahera passed away on 27 April 2020 due to a heart attack at the age of 81. Kandy Perahera is a magnificent pageant held each year in Sri Lanka with the participation of scores ofContinue Reading
OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES ON PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE FOR COVID-19 OUTBREAK FOR WORK SETTINGS, Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services – Sri Lanka Raw Materials required Ethyl Alcohol >90% or Isopropyl Alcohol >90% Hydrogen peroxide 3% Glycerol 98% Food colouring (blue or green) Water (Properly boiled and cooled up to roomContinue Reading
