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Countering Rajapaksa’s Counter-culture »

How Rajapaksa Played Santa Claus With State Funds »

Health Ministry’s Sick Mentality »

Top Investors Say Sayonara As Kabir Stalls 200-Million-Dollar Project »

Tilak Karunaratne and Dr. Nalaka Godahewa and SEC Dhammika Perera

Politics Of Making A City Beautiful »

by Gamini Weerakoon The terrific brouhaha – ho-ha as we Sri Lankans say – over the walking track dug up by some authority at Mabole in Wattala may even convey…

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Mutual Benefits Of Electronic Media And Terrorism »

by Gamini Weerakoon Mao Zedong’s quote: ‘People are the sea where revolutionaries swim in’ has often been drawn upon in the analogy between terrorists and the media. Mao said that…

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A Woman Devoted To Uplift Rural Women’s Lives »

by Ashanthi Warunasuriya Sita Philomina Perera hails from Dehiwala and was educated at Dehiwala Holy Family Convent where she took part in a lot of extra curricular activities. “I have…

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Cup Final : Rugby The Winner »

THE unfortunate thing about a memorable final, which last week’s Clifford Cup showdown was, is that it invariably evokes a sense of sadness, and not just among supporters of the…

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News

Urgent Cabinet Reshuffle On The Cards? »

by Dilshan Wimalka An urgent cabinet reshuffle is likely to take place with at least five cabinet ministers set to…

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Lasantha’s Killers Linked To Upali’s Attackers »

The suspects described by witnesses as having been involved in the murder of the Founding Editor of The Sunday Leader Lasantha Wickrematunge, have been…

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GL Questioned By CID »

Former Foreign Minister, Professor G. L. Peiris was questioned by the CID yesterday on a statement he made over the…

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Prabhakaran Was Buried, Says SF »

Former army commander, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka says the body of LTTE leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran was buried and not burnt.Fonseka…

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Stay Order On Russian Cancer Drugs »

The Court of Appeal last week issued a Stay Order suspending the registration and license to import the purported bio…

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Namal Accused Of Threatening Young Politico »

by Easwaran Rutnam Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Namal Rajapaksa has been accused of threatening a young politician at a reception…

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Gota Approached To Enter Parliament »

by Ashanthi Warunasuriya Former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has been approached and asked to consider entering Parliament through the Sri…

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When The Law Favours Thrice-Born Shashi »

by Nirmala Kannangara Following the imprisonment of Frontline Socialist Party politburo member Kumar Gunaratnam by the Kegalle Magistrate on Thursday, March 31 for one year for violating the country’s immigration and emigration laws, questions are being raised as to why the same law cannot be…

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Making Right The Wrongs Of The Past »

by Easwaran Rutnam While some elements are attempting to scuttle the reconciliation process there is a big push to bridge the gap between the Tamils and Sinhalese communities. That push last week saw calls for strong heads and calm minds to get the better over…

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How Rajapaksa Played Santa Claus With State Funds »

Presidential Secretariat spent billions of rupees for hiring luxury vehicles for ex-President’s friends, family and cronies by Nirmala Kannangara Following last week’s expose titled ‘Weerawansa Family and Friends’ Joyride at State Expense’ shocking revelations have now come to light as to how the Presidential Secretariat…

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Health Ministry’s Sick Mentality »

Drug mafia playing games with patient lives by Camelia Nathaniel and Hafsa Sabry The Health Minister went to Singapore on the pretext of having a by-pass operation done, but it was strange that during his stay there the Minister visited more drug companies and suppliers…

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Top Investors Say Sayonara As Kabir Stalls 200-Million-Dollar Project »

Mr. Paint to get the chop as Minister Hashim promises bigger yield for Vauxhall Street land by Nirmala Kannangara At a time when Sri Lanka is seeking to attract large-scale investors, a situation has arisen where a couple of Japanese investors have been ‘kicked out’…

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SEC Fails Market Again »

Sri Lanka’s Capital Market Watchdog Fails To Arrest The Grave Situation Faced By Colombo Bourse by Dinuk Samarasinghe Sri Lanka’s capital market watchdog – the Securities & Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) has failed to arrest the grave situation faced by Sri Lanka’s capital…

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Estate Workers: Deprived Working Community In Sri Lanka »

by Hasitha Ayeshmantha With the new government coming into power with a bagful of promises, especially towards the interests of the country’s deprived working community, The Sunday Leader learns that the estate sector salary issues are yet to fall upon the government’s watchful gaze. Several…

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Like Oliver Twist, Our Political Fat-Cats Want More »

by Ashanti Warunasuriya The main duty of those who enter parliament is to serve the public. That is the accepted norm in a democratic country. However, more than serve, today’s parliamentarians it seems are busy earning as much as possible for themselves during their tenures…

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Over-Politicisation Of ‘Explosives Seizure’ In Forgotten War-Zone »

by N. Sathiya Moorthy It’s sad that the Government and the self-styled ‘joint Opposition’ of majority Sinhala parties and factions have ended up over-politicising the recent police recovery of explosives material from a house at the Meesalai area of Chavakachcheri in Tamil-majority Northern Province. It…

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Editorial

National Security And National Treachery »

Despite consistent statements made by leaders of countries weak or powerful to eradicate terrorism ‘root and branch from the face of the earth’ terrorists have…

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Indecent Proposal »

by Upul Kumarapperuma Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has made an unprecedented request recently asking the present government to hand over the country back to him…

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Countering Rajapaksa’s Counter-culture »

by Wimalanath Weeraratne One of the greatest thinkers ever to born unto this world – Prof. Raymond Williams – was one of the most significant…

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There Will Be A Complete Turnaround By 2017 – Mahinda Amaraweera »

by Camelia Nathaniel Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic resources Mahinda Amaraweera said that measures have been taken by his ministry for the development of the…

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Country Will See A Large Scale Development Soon – Ravindra Samaraweera »

by Ashanthi Warunasuirya State Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations Ravindra Samaraweera assures large scale development in the country very soon. According to him,…

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Both Parties Must Be Blamed For Economic Crisis – Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa »

by Ashanthi Warunasuirya Janatha Vikumthi Peramuna (JVP) parliamentarian Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says a long-term policy should be implemented to salvage the downward spiral of the…

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Nothing Tangible Has Been Achieved As Far As Tamil People Are Concerned -C.V.K. Sivagnanam »

by Camelia Nathaniel Even though the people in the South think that all Tamils are pro LTTE and in favour of separatism, even in the…

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Politicos Want More Cake While People Scramble For Crumbs »

by Ashanthi Warunasuriya It was proposed in parliament recently to bring in an amendment to increase the salaries of Ministers and MPs. It was also…

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Spotlight

How Rajapaksa Played Santa Claus With State Funds

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Focus

When The Law Favours Thrice-Born Shashi

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Opinion

Indecent Proposal

by Upul Kumarapperuma Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has made an unprecedented request recently asking the present government to hand over the country back to him as the government has failed to fulfill the promises they have…

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Interviews

There Will Be A Complete Turnaround By 2017 – Mahinda Amaraweera

by Camelia Nathaniel Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic resources Mahinda Amaraweera said that measures have been taken by his ministry for the development of the lagoons in the country, in a bid to increase the depleting…

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REVIEW

Indian Fishermen Destroying Our Marine Resources Permanently

by Camelia Nathaniel Marine experts in Sri Lanka have stated that poaching and bottom trawling by Indian fishermen and illegal fishing methods used by the local fishermen have been permanently destroying the marine resources around the…

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Business

Promoting Investments

Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake States Rs 200B Worth Of FDIs Recorded In 2015 by Dines Isuru Although Sri Lanka’s Treasury was handed over sans funds to the United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG), the government…

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Sports

Somerset sign Jayawardene for T20

Somerset have signed former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene for the majority of the 2016 NatWest T20 Blast campaign. The 38-year-old, who scored almost 12,000 Test runs, will play in 12 of Somerset’s 14 group games…

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