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DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA I write to respond to Uditha Devapriya’s literate critical commentary entitled “Dayan Jayatilleka and the Opposition Re-Set” ( Dayan Jayatilleka and the Opposition Reset – The Island), not to rebut, but rather to clarify and elaborate. In the first place I have been appointed the Senior Advisor on International Relations to the Leader of the Opposition, rather than Senior Advisor to the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) on the subject. While I support Sajith Premadasa, ...

(Excerpted from the Memoirs of Senior DIG (Rtd.) Edward Gunawardene) His visit to my residence: About two weeks after I had shifted residence and with only a week to pass for election day, I was to experience one of the most pleasant and rewarding days of my life. About 6 O’clock one evening the telephone […]

Australia on Friday moved a step closer to introducing pioneering legislation that would force tech giants to pay for sharing news content, a move that could change how people worldwide experience the internet. Here is a look at what the proposed rules are, why companies such as Facebook and Google hate them, and what it might mean for net users. What is happening? Google and Facebook are coming under increased government scrutiny.  In Australia, regulators have zeroed-in on the firms’ onlin...