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Former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga and 45 Ukrainian tourists visited a number of Buddhist sites in Polonnaruwa yesterday. The group was greeted by officers of the Central Cultural Fund, and were taken on a guided tour of the place. The Army and the police had been deployed to provide security to the Ukrainians. After completing the Polonnaruwa tour, they left for Matale. The Army, police and CCF officials were in protective gear in view of the pandemic. Our attempts to c...

By Rathindra Kuruwita President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ‘Gama Samaga Pilisandara’ is a psychological operation to counter people’s resistance to a move to hand over chena and grasslands to large companies, environmentalist Sajeewa Chamikara said yesterday. Chamikara claimed that the government had earmarked 800,000 acres of land to be given to corporations, and those lands would mainly […]

By Chitra Weerarathne The Court of Appeal yesterday re-fixed for hearing on March 3 and March 10, the Contempt of Court application against the President of the Government Medical Officers’ Association Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya. Counsel Ravindranath Dabare said that his client Dr. Padeniya was under self-quarantine and was unable to attend Court. Dr. Padeniya was summoned for Contempt of Court under Article 105/3 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka for allegedly having criticised a Superior Court r...

‘Commissions wasted public funds, no tangible results’ By Dinasena Ratugamage Tamil Makkal Thesiya Kutani (TMTK) leader C.V. Wigneswaran, MP, alleged in Jaffna on Monday (18) that the government was making a fresh bid to deceive the Genava-based United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by appointing another Commission of Inquiry. Former Justice Wigneswaran, who served as […]

Provided by Business Wire Altius Announces Filing of Preliminary Prospectus for Altius Renewable Royalties Corp. Not for Distribution to U.S. News Wire Services or Dissemination in the United States. Altius Minerals Corporation (ALS:TSX) (ATUSF: OTCQX) (“Altius” or the “Corporation”) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Altius Renewable Royalties Corp. (“ARR”) has filed and obtained a receipt for a preliminary base PREP prospectus with the securities regulat...

Written By: lprent - Date published: 4:43 pm, January 17th, 2021 - 18 comments I have a problem with dimwits waving around a slogan of “free speech” without understanding it. Ignorant fools more interested in screaming slogans than understanding the constraints of their ‘right’. The events of the last 4 years in the USA have made that very clear. So I thought I�...

Written By: lprent - Date published: 4:43 pm, January 17th, 2021 - 18 comments I have a problem with dimwits waving around a slogan of “free speech” without understanding it. Ignorant fools more interested in screaming slogans than understanding the constraints of their ‘right’. The events of the last 4 years in the USA have made that very clear. So I thought I�...

With a new year, comes a welcome new appointment for a local post primary school. Louth and Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB) is delighted to announce the appointment of Ms Trudy Rossiter as Deputy Principal at St Olivers Community College, Drogheda. Trudy joins the other members of the Leadership and Management Team of the school, Mr John Halpin, Principal, Mr John Heeney, Deputy Principal and Mr Ian Gardiner, Deputy Principal. As a Deputy Principal within the LMETB Schools Directorat...

???? Chomsky does no such thing. Arguably the bombing of North Korea went beyond the principle of the least force necessary… Good, you got one thing right. Thats encouraging. RedLogix … Took another quick scan of your linked article – no mention of the Cold War that I can see. Maybe I missed it. If you want to understand an event properly, its essential to have a clear grasp of the context. The left is supposed to be good at this sort of thing. But stepping back from...

It has never ceased to surprise me that those who profit at the expense of others are so unaware of the harm suffered by those they exploit, and are so convinced that they have a right to do the exploiting and that their profit is a proper and justifiable reward ... 4 days ago The government’s recent housing package may work; will it do enough? Trick Question: Does New Zealand have a capital gains tax on housing? If you ask the Prime Minister she will say not. It is true that her government ...