Nadira Gunatilleke

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...

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...
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...
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...
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....

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...
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...
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...
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...
How to use home appliances effectively

It is very important to know how to use home appliances effectively and improve their efficiency. This help people to get a lot more done from the amount of money they spend on home appliances and...
Facing Omicron and Future New Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Virus

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has released a report on “Facing Omicron and Future New Variants of SARS-CoV-2 Virus”. Among many essential and important sub-topics pointed out by...
Sri Lanka completes importation of COVID-19 vaccines

The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka (SPC) has completed supplying COVID-19 vaccines to the entire country. The SPC supplied nearly 50.642 million doses (42.829 million doses via...
New Paediatric High Dependency Unit for NIID

The new High Dependency Unit of the children’s ward at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) was opened last week. According to NIID Director Dr. Hasitha Attanayake, there are eight...
COVID prevention: Small things that matter

These days all over the world discussions, studies, etc. are going on about the latest variant of COVID-19. It is called Omicron. It seems no matter what the variant is, COVID-19 will do several...
Senior citizens in Government’s safe hands

The current Government has given a grand treat to private and public sector employees by introducing two new valuable opportunities. The Government increased the retirement age of private sector...
Guruthalawa: SLRC brings school to home

The Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC) commenced a series of programmes titled ‘Guruthalawa’ to teach schoolchildren from September 23 under the guidance of Media Minister Dullas Alahapperuma...
‘Sri Lanka’s vaccination drive successful’

There are several accomplishments in the very fast vaccination drive launched by the Sri Lankan Government against COVID-19. These successful achievements need to be highlighted at this juncture,...