Month: September 2019

The purpose of this essay is to remind ourselves that we must not throw the baby with the bathwater.  https://www.colombotelegraph.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Gotabaya-Rajapaksa.mp4 On 8th January 2015 we dismantled […]

Former Northern Chief Minister, C.V. Wigneswaran, yesterday, said he was happy about the UNP’s decision to field Minister Sajith Premadasa as its presidential candidate. https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/sajith-should-realise-sri-lanka-does-not-belong-to-the-sinhala-buddhists/ […]

Sri Lankan politics is not only topsy-turvy but also full of contradictions. As for its political parties, the UNP makes no bones about the fact […]

By Sujeeva Nivunhella in London British born Sri Lankan Tashan Daniel, 20, was stabbed to death on Tuesday at Hillingdon underground station. He was killed […]

*Senanayake has become the fourth candidate to face the November 16 presidential election *Gotabhaya Rajapaksa from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), *Sajith Premadasa from […]

By P.K.Balachandran On Thursday, after a month-long bitter inner-party struggle, Sajith Premadasa was nominated as the ruling United National Party’s candidate for the November 16 […]

By Kishali Pinto Jayawardene Two manifestly glorious ironies occurred this week. A former President cautioned against a return to what he termed ‘the Premadasa era’ […]

by C.A.Chandraprema By fielding Sajith Premadasa as its presidential candidate, the UNP has put its best foot forward. As a political party, it would not […]

By Meera Srinivasan The recent passing away of a Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka and his subsequent cremation in the northern district of Mullaitivu has […]

Kumudu Prasanna who created history by winning the first-ever gold medal in kick boxing held in Bangkok, Thailand is now working as a Koththu (food) […]

Sajith Premadasa, just named the United National Party’s candidate for the November 16 presidential election, has sought a meeting with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party […]

SLFP leader President Maithripala Sirisena has no choice than to fall and worship SLPP leader Mahinda Rajapaksa today to form a final discussion regarding the […]

This is a video that exposes the stark reality of the law and order situation in the  Sri Lanka. Unless the government takes appropriate action against […]

Press Release: Sri Lanka Suspended from UN Peacekeeping. 27 September 2019 Johannesburg: The announcement by the UN of a suspension of Sri Lankan soldiers going abroad […]

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has ordered the Immigration and Emigration Controller to immediately hand over certified copies of the dual citizenship file of the […]

By Meera Srinivasan United National Party (UNP) deputy leader and Cabinet Minister Sajith Premadasa will run for President, Sri Lanka’s ruling party announced on Thursday, […]

Trade and commerce have suffered great losses under the incumbent government, claims Leader of the Opposition Mahinda Rajapaksa. He made these remarks addressing the national […]

U.N. Bans Sri Lankan Peacekeepers The U.N. peacekeeping department has decided to ban the deployment of non-essential Sri Lankan army troops in U.N. peacekeeping missions, […]

By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Ever since the name of Gotabaya Rajapaksa began to be bandied about as a potential candidate at the Sri Lankan presidential elections, doubts […]

National Integration and Hindu Religious Affairs Minister Mano Ganesan Accuses Bodu Bala Sena Of Trying to Construct a Sub -national Sinhala Buddhist State in the […]