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By Shamindra Ferdinando Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera, MP, yesterday (23) denied that he had financially benefited from arranging a presidential pardon for convicted killer Jude Shramantha Anthony Jayamaha. ‘Our Power of People Party’ (OPPP) National List lawmaker Ven. Rathana said that he hadn’t received a cent from Jude Shramantha’s family or any other benefit. An […]

Text and picture by PRIYAN DE SILVA Leader of the newly-formed Sri Lanka Humanity Party, Dr Chandima Wijegunawardena said that the abundance of natural resources in Sri Lanka if utilised wisely would help overcome the present economic crisis. “We should not give up because as a nation we could overcome this crisis with the resources […]

The Bissau Corridor . This report has been translated from Portuguese. To read the original report in Expresso, click here. The farm is on the outskirts of Mansoa, a town two hours inland from Bissau. It’s a cluster of...

Economic issues like power and gas shortages continued to plague several of the six South Asian countries surrounding India.

The second state capture whistleblower in a week to have been hit by a suspicious break-in.

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Chairman of the COPE, Prof. Charitha Herath MP has instructed Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Dr. Anil Jasinghe to amend the National Environmental Act to meet the needs of the time. The COPE Chairman said that there had been attempts to amend the National Environmental Act for two decades. Prof. Herath said that there […]

Sri Lanka will continue to support the UN Secretary-General in his endeavors to push for gender parity at all levels at the institution, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Mohan Peiris told a recent Security Council Arria-Formula Meeting titled “Call to Lead by Example: Ensuring the Full, Equal and Meaningful Participation of […]

It had been decided to vaccinate those who were above 60 years on a priority basis, again, Acting Deputy Director General of Health, Dr. Hemantha Herath told The Island yesterday. Dr. Herath said that a majority of those who had died of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka had been above 60 years. About 54% of COVID-19 […]

The Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) has requested the Ministry of Finance to conduct a forensic audit on the loss incurred by the state due to reducing the import duty on sugar to Rs. 0.25 per kilo. SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva urged a forensic audit to calculate the real loss since it was estimated […]