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By DR. DAYAN JAYATILLEKA Uditha Devapriya, uncannily close to a reincarnation of Ajith Samaranayake in the same vital social and intellectual role he plays as the Critic, reviews in The Island’s SatMag, Prof Rajiva Wijesinha’s indispensable book, or notebook, on Geneva, the UNHRC and Sri Lanka’s diplomatic trajectory of triumph and travails. He entitles it […]
‘They are here only when Prez visits Parliament’ By Saman Indrajith Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena expressed his displeasure over ministers skipping Parliament sessions while there were questions that they should be answering. Following a heated argument between government MPs and their Opposition counterparts over explosions caused by defective domestic gas cylinders, the Speaker said that […]
The Ministerial Subcommittee on amending the Prevention of Terrorism Act recently met members of the Sri Lankan Collective for Consensus (SLCC) to discuss the current state of their proposals. SLCC consists of individuals drawn from civil society organisations that have reconciliation, human rights and peace building aims as their objectives. Chairman of the Subcommittee, Foreign […]
By Rathindra Kuruwita Several more explosive incidents connected to gas cylinders were reported from across the country in the 24 hours that ended yesterday noon. A canteen at the Samurdhi Bank at Lidakumbura, Bibile, was damaged when a fire and explosion took place after the person who manages the place switched on the gas cooker […]
The annual change of personnel of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Aviation Unit, under the United Nations helicopter deployment in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) left the country during the early hours yesterday (30, November 2021). The 7th contingent of 110 personnel, comprised 20 Officers and 90 Airmen, departed to Central Africa from the […]