Government can be pushed back by people’s struggles JVP politburo member and parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the President and the government is trying to mislead the public by saying that the electricity tariffs have been reduced. He blamed the government for the losses incurred by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), which has been attributed [...]
Malaysia’s general election is too close to call just two days before hotly anticipated polls, according to a survey released Friday that indicated large numbers of voters were still undecided. The upstart opposition led by Anwar Ibrahim looked set to win at least 89 of parliament’s 222 seats in Sunday’s vote, compared to 85 for [...]
Projects ward away the elephants from their natural habitat No Environment Impact Assessments (EIA) carried out for any of the project proponents By Nirmala Kannangara Startling revelations have come to the fore as to how thousands of acres of thick forest lands in Hambantota district are being destroyed for development. After clearing 2,000 hectares of [...]
What is needed is a well-organized, well-planned agitation Head of the UNP’s Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) and parliamentarian Dr Jayalath Jayawardena says the rising cost of living is the result of the sins of the UPFA government that include bribery, corruption and inefficient management of finances. He observed that workers should come out and agitate against [...]
By Raisa Wickrematunge Pictures by Pavithra Jovan de Mello Situated a little beyond Galle, the sandy stretch of Koggala might not seem to have much to offer other than your stereotypical beach-side activities. But look a little closer and you’ll see there’s more than meets the eye. From flying a thousand feet over blue seas [...]
A broad coalition needed to fight for common causes JVP politburo member and Head of the National Trade Union Center (NTUC), K.D. Lalkantha says that the trade union movement has been able to fight and win the demands of the working people. However, he noted that organized struggle could win and there’s a need to [...]
Reliance Industries BSE -3.19 % boss Mukesh Ambani, who was assigned Z-level security last week, got his first taste of state-provided security on Thursday after a contingent of 33 men of the Central Reserve Police Force formally took over the task of guarding him in Mumbai, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, Glock semi-automatic pistols and [...]
A five-year-old girl is battling for her life after being allegedly kidnapped and repeatedly raped by a neighbour in the Indian capital, Delhi. The girl was taken hostage on Monday and attacked in a locked room for over 48 hours, police said. Reports say she was rescued by a passer-by who heard her cries on [...]
Country’s economy in a precarious state UNP parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake says that the proposed 20 percent aid cut by the US to Sri Lanka has come at a time when the country’s economy is in a precarious situation. He observed that Sri Lanka seems to be losing aid from many areas and that it was mostly [...]
The current system must be changed to solve crisis President of the Inter Company Employees’ Union (ICEU), Wasantha Samarasinghe says that the people are now feeling the economic crisis faced by the country. He noted that the government has failed to properly administer the economy. “The country’s economy is now defunct and the people are [...]
