OIC of Panadura North Police station interdicted

Sri Lanka centric China agenda continues with fanfare

By R R M Lilani A new non-aligned Sri Lanka announced President Gotabaya Rajapaksa when he was elected in 2019, but it is vividly seen now that the leadership has led the country to compromise its sovereignty to one entity ? China, offsetting other countries.? This is in support of China?s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) through which money flows for the ?greater enthusiasm? of the power players. The biggest gainer is China Harbour Engineering Company ( CHEC) that has reaped massive r

07 Jun, 2021

Ranil proposes appointing Parliament committee to probe fire

Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for the appointment of a Parliamentary Select Committee to look into the fire on the X-Press Pearl. He said that if the explosion had taken place when the X-Press Pearl had entered the port of Colombo, the damage would have been worse. “It could have destroyed all the buildings from the Colombo port to the Shangri-La Hotel,” he said. The Prime Minister and leader of the United National Party (UNP) said that the ship arrived in the outer ha

06 Jun, 2021

Coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka reaches 1,742

The coronavirus death toll in Sri Lanka reached 1,742 today, the Ministry of Health said. According to the Ministry of Health, another 46 deaths linked to the virus have been confirmed. The 46 deaths had occurred between 17 May and 5 June of which 15 deaths had occurred on 4th June. The latest victims included 23 females and 23 males. The latest victims are residents of Weligama, Kinniya, Veyangoda, Kalutara, Hatton, Akmeemana, Gintota, Galle, Yakkalamulla, Colombo 14, Colombo 15, Agalawatta

07 Jun, 2021