The Pentagon yesterday (30th) announced that the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan has been completed, ending 20 years of U.S. military operations. … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2021
Emergency regulations in place to provide essential food items from midnight today
The President has announced that emergency regulations under the Public Security Act will be enforced from midnight today to prevent concealing stocks of … [Read more...]
Stock of Pfizer handed over to Army to discredit health sector
There has been a widespread outcry over the handing over of stockpiles of Pfizer vaccines to the military, launching a campaign that underestimates the … [Read more...]
Cabraal lets out government’s outrageous plan
State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal has stated that Rs. 70 billion has been spent to control the corona epidemic and provide relief to the people. … [Read more...]
Government, instead of pleasing the mafia, should give relief to people
The government should stop trying to appease the crony mafia by cutting off relief to the poor at a time the corona epidemic is ravaging the country, emphasizes … [Read more...]
A gold medal for Sri Lanka
Dinesh Priyantha, who competed in the javelin throw event at the Paralympics (F-46) in Tokyo, Japan, set a world record by throwing the javelin 67.79 meters to … [Read more...]
Family members of indigenous people’s leader infected
It is reported that 44 corona patients have been found out of 115 rapid antigen tests carried out in the vicinity of the Dambana tribal villages.Among the … [Read more...]
Conflicts within government intensify
Conflicts within the government are coming out day by day, and various groups are coming out with conflicting views on various issues.The latest to criticize … [Read more...]
More than 4,600 infected today
According to a statement issued by the Government Information Department, 4,612 covid-19 infected people have been found in the country today (29th).The … [Read more...]
Elmo Gunaratne dies from corona
Senior journalist Elmo Gunaratne died this morning of corona infection.Elmo Gunaratne, who was 86 at his death, has a distinguished media history of over 60 … [Read more...]
Lanka ranks 13th – 9 corona deaths per hour
According to health officials, the average number of corona deaths in Sri Lanka is 9 per hour. They say about 25% of those deaths were at home or when being … [Read more...]
Country in grave danger! Close country for at least another 3 weeks! – Specialist doctors
Sri Lanka Medical Association states that considering the impact of the Delta virus, which is spreading rapidly across the country starting from the Colombo … [Read more...]
Lockdown till 2nd October to save 10,000 lives – Experts’ report
Many lives can be saved if the current lockdown is extended states a group of health experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO). Extending the … [Read more...]
Government sluggish regarding human rights
According to various sources, the government responds sluggishly regarding its preparations for the UN Human Rights Council next September.It is a serious … [Read more...]
Number of government’s stalwarts infected despite not participating in protests
About three weeks ago, the government announced that student leaders, members of teachers' unions and political leaders who had been involved in various … [Read more...]
Government deploys puppets to attack Sangha
The Urban Development Authority (UDA) under the President has launched a campaign on social media to attack the Buddhist priests who were protesting against the … [Read more...]
Government is more interested in silencing its critics – NPP
NPP in a statement issued yesterday (26th) states, “Intimidation of the people is a cowardly tactic carried out by leaders who do not have a proper … [Read more...]
Quarantine curfew extended till 6th
The nationwide quarantine curfew that was imposed from 10 pm on the 20th to 4 a.m. on the 30th of this month to control the spread of the covid 19 epidemic has … [Read more...]
Suicide attacks at Kabul Airport kill more than 100
Twin bombings at the gates of Kabul’s international airport and a nearby hotel yesterday (26th) killed 90 Afghan citizens and wounded about 140 more. According … [Read more...]
No investigations yet into deletion of data at Drug Regulatory Authority
It is reported that no formal investigation has been launched so far into the deletion of the database containing information on all drugs regulated by the … [Read more...]