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  • When singing a song became a crime in 1989!
    There was a dark era in Sri Lanka that male and female journalists, artistes, scholars, heroic members of our Armed Forces, politicians etc. gunned down for doing their...
  • One of the mosques attacked by the LTTE in Kattankudy.
    Bloodshed Within Sacred Walls
    The blood of our Muslim brothers had been shed in this precious land 32 years ago. Unfortunately, even after 32 years, some evil politicians are still trying to deceive the...
  • SLBC
    Untimely End of Prolific Lyricist and Broadcaster
    Samaraweera Mudalige Don Premakeerthi de Alwis (June 3, 1947 –July 31, 1989), commonly known as Premakeerthi de Alwis, was a highly popular and prominent Sri Lankan radio and...
  • Thevis Guruge
    A Distinguished Broadcaster whose Voice was Silenced
    Thevis Guruge was a distinguished broadcaster who was attached to (then) Radio Ceylon now Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). He was the very first Sinhala Announcer...
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  • Aftermath of the LTTE train bombing in July 24, 1996.
    Terror on the rail tracks
    The Dehiwala train bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the evening rush hour of July 24, 1996.The Dehiwala train bombing resulted in 64...
  • Torture, the most dreaded word in Sri Lanka 35 years ago
    June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. Torture, the infliction of severe physical or mental pain or suffering for a purpose, such as extracting information, coercing a...
  • Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister and Leader of the House of Parliament Dinesh Gunawardena meeting UN Resident Coordinator in Srilanka Hanaa Singer.
    UN will play active role to help ease economic crisis - UN Resident Coordinator Hanaa Singer
    Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister and Leader of the House of Parliament Dinesh Gunawardena met the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Hanaa...
  • Govt. employees at work.
    Towards a more productive Public Service
    Sri Lanka has 1.7 million Public Servants at present. But, Sri Lanka actually needs only 700,000 Public Servants. There is one Public Servant for every 18 Sri Lankans. The Sri Lanka Public Service...
  • The LTTE claymore mine attack on a bus in Kebithigollewa.
    16th Anniversary of LTTE Kebithigollewa and Katubedda bus bombings
    The Kebithigollewa massacre occurred on June 15, 2006 when nearly 70 civilians were killed by the LTTE claymore attack on a bus. The U.S and the SLMM claimed that LTTE was the perpetrator. The...
  • A bloody day painted by the LTTE
    A suicide bomber shattered Sri Lanka’s first-ever War Heroes day, killing C.V. Gunaratne, a Cabinet Minister and 20 other people on June 7th 2000 during a fundraiser for the families of slain War...
  • Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister and Leader of the House of Parliament Dinesh Gunawardena
    Towards an Effective and Productive Public Service
    Whoever governs this country, one must understand that the Public Service is for the public. Perhaps this has been misunderstood over the years. Therefore, the numbers have increased but increasing...
  • The massacre recalled in sculpture inside the actual bus
    Poson month painted with blood in 1987
    The month of Poson (June) was soaked in blood in 1987 by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Thirty one (31) Buddhist Bhikkus were brutally murdered 35 years ago. All Sri Lankan patriotic...
  • Challenges before Sri lanka's Agri sector
    This Yala season will not be that successful. But definitely we will try our best to do it from the next Maha season. I request all Sri Lankans to try your best to produce your own food at home as...
  • A former LTTE child soldier
    Another Brutal Act of LTTE Terror
    The Kallarawa massacre was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the organisation which has been banned in 32 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to...
  • Another act of LTTE barbarism
    Today we mark the 31st death Anniversary of late Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. The month of May is dark and at the same time bright for Sri Lanka. It is because there are three historical...
  • MP Patali Champika Ranawaka
    A Stable Government Need of the Hour – Patali
    In an exclusive interview with the Daily News, former Minister and SJB stalwart Patali Champika Ranawaka says the formation of a stable Government is essential at this juncture.“If we abolish the...
  • The LTTE’s brutal attack on Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
    The LTTE hijacked a bus on May 14, 1985 and entered Anuradhapura. As the LTTE cadres entered the main bus station, they opened fire indiscriminately with automatic weapons killing and wounding many...
  • Parliament Chambers
    The need to prevent crossovers
    Earlier it was ‘Go Home Gota’ and then it was ‘Gotagogama’. Then came ‘Mynagogama’. The last one is ‘Horugogama’. But any of those ‘villages’ or removing all 225 Members of the Parliament (MPs) will...
  • Defending against Deadly Dengue
    According to epidemiologists, the number of dengue patients has drastically gone up and it is about to reach 10,000 within just two months. The entire country needs to be vigilant of any type of...