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GR, MR busted Rs. 40 million for just 5 overseas visits

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa busted more than Rs. 40 million in 2021 on official overseas visits, Daily Mirror reported based on details provided by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister?s Office. Details furnished by the Presidential Secretariat and the Prime Minister?s Office under the RTI revealed that the two Rajapaksa brothers had spent a total sum of Rs.44, 739,184.91 for five official visits abroad last year. The request t

30 Nov, 2022

As you sow, so shall you reap: Pakistan now has to deal with self-created demon Taliban

BY Ajeyo Basu New Delhi:?Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has based the very purpose of its existance on establishing Muslim rule over ?Hindu? India. However, the setbacks in the wars of 1965 and 1971 made the Pakistan Army ? the actual rulers of the impoverished country ? realise the futility of direct military confrontation with India. The invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union in 1979 and the subsequent four decades of conflict presented Pakistan with an opportunity to extend its

30 Nov, 2022

Shock and outrage after schoolboy is set on fire in Kandy

There is shock and outrage after a schoolboy was set on fire in Kandy by a suspected drug addict. The Police said the boy was set on fire while he was returning home after attending a function. A man had thrown a kerosene bottle on the boy and set him on fire. The buy suffered burn injuries on his hand and neck. The schoolboy is receiving treatment in hospital. (Colombo Gazette)

29 Nov, 2022