News Room : Karu blasts businessmen, official for fleecing consumers
Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has alleged that consumers are being fleeced by those who have the backing of politically-influential officials. In a statement issued yesterday (02), the former Speaker said that the sugar scam was a glaring example of how interested parties abused the system. Jayasuriya alleged that though the prices of sugar, wheat and dhal had come down in the...
News Room : Sajith gathers everyone! Indian High Commissioner onstage! Sajith’s speech onstage reunited Digambaram-Thonda ! (Video & Photos)
The opposition leader stated that if he accepted the presidency or the prime ministership, he would have to be a keeper of the pot, join a racist and religious gang, and take an oath as a racist, and he was not prepared for such a thing. The opposition leader stated that he loves his self-respect above everything else and that...
News Room : Lawyers will participate in the protest march against the government tomorrow(VIDEO)
The lawyers have stated that their organization will also join the protest march that will be held tomorrow (02) against the government’s repression. They also stated that this uprising will continue until the suppression is lifted. The post Lawyers will participate in the protest march against the government tomorrow(VIDEO) appeared first on Mawratanews.lk | Sri Lanka Latest Sinhala News and Headlines.
News Room : Protests against Wijeyadasa’s visit to the North
The families of the victims of enforced disappearances held a protest yesterday against the visit of Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe to the North. The families protested in front of the Jaffna District Secretariat amidst heavy rains to voice their opposition against the Office of Missing Persons. Holding photographs of their missing loved ones and placards calling the OMP...
News Room : Harsha passed away in his sleep on the day he was to take the graduation batch photo…
Untimely death of the university ‘kabadi’ team captain We are losing the precious lives of young people who are going to be the future of our country day by day in a very unfortunate manner. The loss of these young lives is increasing day by day due to mental stress, various mental disorders, etc. Another such incident was heard from...
News Room : Cardinal decries lack of conscience among Lankans despite their religiosity – The Island
BASL says ‘it is a matter entirely for the House’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Prof. Prathiba Mahanamahewa of the Colombo University Law Faculty, yesterday, lambasted the double standards in dealing with lawmakers over contempt of court, which, too, tended to erode public confidence in the parliamentary system. The Attorney-at-Law said so referring to the sentencing of Gampaha District MP Ranjan Ramanayake (SJB) to four years...
News Room : Indoor facility opens for school shooters of Gampaha – The Island
Rex Clementinein Brisbane After weeks of rain and washouts, finally the World Cup has returned to Queensland where hot and sunny weather is greeting the teams. The Sri Lankans of course are feeling at home and trained yesterday at Ian Healy Oval, an half hour drive from Brisbane. Sri Lankans of course remember Healy very well. He was an outstanding wicketkeeper...
News Room : Ranthushka, Nadeesha clinch singles crowns at MBA Open – The Island
Rex Clementinein Brisbane After weeks of rain and washouts, finally the World Cup has returned to Queensland where hot and sunny weather is greeting the teams. The Sri Lankans of course are feeling at home and trained yesterday at Ian Healy Oval, an half hour drive from Brisbane. Sri Lankans of course remember Healy very well. He was an outstanding wicketkeeper...
News Room : Dirty regimes
Tuesday 1st November, 2022 Dissident SLPP MP Dullas Alahapperuma has used an interesting analogy to describe the government’s fear of elections or ‘polls phobia’, which he has likened to Amou Haji’s aversion to water. He has driven his point home. His speeches are usually replete with figures of speech and local idioms, which help convey his message very effectively. Amou...
News Room : Spirit of magnanimity to accompany national problem solving – The Island
This is how The McNaMarr Project, made up of Sri Lankan Andrea Marr, and John McNamara, based in Melbourne, Australia, has been described: “If you close your eyes, you think its Otis Redding and Tina Turner singing to you”. They say the stars aligned, in the musical universe, when Andrea and John, both well respected and experienced Australian Soul...