By Andare

The ‘walkabout’

Queen Elizabeth who celebrated her diamond jubilee this week made ‘walkabouts’ famous, mingling with her subjects on many ...
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2012-06-10 15:58:00 Hits: (241) Comments (0)

By Andare

The UNP’s Mervyn?

Move over, Mervyn Silva, you may have met your match. And that is in the form of the UNP’s Ratnapura District MP Dunesh Gankanda, ...
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2012-06-03 13:40:00 Hits: (331) Comments (0)

The Fonseka saga – I

Former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka’s release is already having its reverberations in the political landscape. While his ‘homecoming’ was warmly welcomed by the Karu Jayasuriya-Sajith Premadasa faction ...
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2012-05-27 14:35:00 Hits: (200) Comments (0)

Beg your pardon?

When the New Year dawned, there was intense speculation that former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka would be pardoned. There was equally feverish speculation of a possible cabinet reshuffle and even of a change in prime ministers.

When all that came ...
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2012-02-05 08:41:00 Hits: (341) Comments (0)

By Andare

Much was made of the fact that the President took time off his busy schedule to watch Puswedilla, a political satire that lampoons, among others, the President himself.

There were pictures in the newspapers of the President laughing ...
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2012-01-29 08:11:00 Hits: (254) Comments (0)

Is it thirteen plus or minus?

That was the question on everyone’s lips after visiting Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna announced, soon after celebrating Thai Pongal with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, that the President ...
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2012-01-22 08:00:00 Hits: (252) Comments (0)

Non-event of the week

Lokka finally laid to rest all the speculation by announcing on Friday that there will be no Cabinet reshuffle and that there was no move to promote Loku Aiya to the Number Two slot.

But in the days leading up to the ...
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2012-01-15 08:09:00 Hits: (234) Comments (0)

Anti-climax 1

So, despite all the speculation and hype, former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka did not receive a pardon for the New Year and that leads us to wonder, why?

The issue is more complex than signing a pardon, apparently. That is because ...
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2012-01-08 08:19:00 Hits: (303) Comments (0)

Health Minister, Maithripala Sirisena, will be using an armoured vehicle during his visit to Geneva to participate in three health conventions.

Vanni District Tamil National Alliance (TNA) Parliamentarian, Siva Shakthi Anandan, was interrogated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) ...

The involvement of the Indian Government in the Sampur Coal Power Project can be attributed to the role played by the Chinese in the Norochcholai Power ...

The All Ceylon English Teachers' Union (ACETU) has appealed to President Mahinda Rajapaksa to provide relief to the working class by at least reducing the ...

Five suspects including an underworld kingpin, 'Navy Ruwan,' were apprehended by a team of officers of the Special Operations Unit of the Mirihana ...

A woman has fallen into a well with her three day old male infant in the Anguruwathota area last night, the Police Media Unit told Ceylon Today ...

Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said that only the Congress party is "genuinely" interested in ensuring welfare of the Tamils in Sri ...

The token strike that was held today with the participation of several trade unions was successful, Trade Union activist and former JVP Parliamentarian ...

A 48-year-old Sri Lankan Tamilsettled in Chennai killed his mother, wife and daughter by slitting their throats before committing suicide by ...

A fire that had erupted in a store at the Jumma Junction in Maligawatte a short while ago has now been doused, the Police sources told Ceylon Today ...

Voicing concern over attacks on Indian fishermen, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Tuesday asked the Centre to take urgent steps for retrieval of Katchatheevu ...

UPDATED - The strike action planned for today by a few Trade Unions affiliated ...

Three individuals alleged to have robbed money worth Rs. 650, 000 at gun point from two stores at the Meegoda Economic Centre in Padukka on 03 May, have ...

Vesak Day is a celebration for Buddhists worldwide and an opportunity for all members of the international community to benefit from their rich ...