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Apr 6, 2023 · On 9 July 2022, angry citizens protesting economic mismanagement stormed the Sri Lanka President’s palace in Colombo. Four days later, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, amid a deepening crisis and widespread protests there, escaped to the neighboring island nation of the Maldives and flew into Singapore from there the following evening.
Jul 27, 2023 · 40th Anniversary Of ‘Black July’ 1983. By Karikalan S. Navaratnam –. Karikalan S. Navaratnam. A growing sense of unease and anxiety had pervaded the air in those days leading to 1983 ‘Black July’ pogrom in Sri Lanka. It was just two years before, on the night of June 1,1981 that the Jaffna Public Library was burnt down.
Jan 1, 2024 · By Sisira Gamanayake –. As 2024 has dawned, many Sri Lankans domiciled in Lanka and overseas will undoubtedly reflect on the kind of society and system required for a better Lanka in the coming years. This is especially so given the economic meltdown that took place in the country leading to aragalaya and the imposition of restrictions on ...
Oct 2, 2021 · After 1965 when the department of English was moved to Kelaniya he became a regular theatre critic of the Ceylon Daily News which was then the main English language news paper of the country. As Hattotuwegama himself told the present writer he considered this journalistic engagement as a waste of time.
Dec 31, 2016 · On 11th June, the UNP B-Team went into action. A large crowd arrived in vehicles with banners and staged noisy protests outside the residences of the judges. The judges telephoned the Police who failed to respond for a long time. Even the emergency lines to Police HQ seemed to have gone dead just then.
Dec 21, 2012 · Breaking News: CJ’s Case – Full Text Of The Court Of Appeal Order. By –. The Court of Appeal today observed that it has the jurisdiction to hear the writ petition filed by Chief Justice challenging the findings of the Parliament Select Committee (PSC) and as such issued notices on the Speaker and PSC members returnable on January 3, 2013 ...
Jul 3, 2013 · Sri Lanka on Tuesday banned the sale of the latest issue of Time magazine because of the newsweekly’s feature article on terrorism, describing recent clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. We publish below the Full text of the cover story “The Face of Buddhist Terror” in July 01, 2013 TIME magazine;
