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Ranil’s mentality pushed country into current impasse

Ranil Wickremesinghe would not be the UNP leader for an eternity, but he is almost there.When he was asked this week about his current status in the political Order, he said, he is ‘Number 1.’ It’s this mentality of entitlement that has pushed the country into the current impasse, with the majority of people being held hostage to the whims of a cabal of Colombo based...

2018-11-17 18:30:00

Opposing views on the chaos in Parliament

The three-day Parliamentary sittings turned into chaos owing to the stance taken by the Speaker to pass a No Confidence Motion (NCM) against the Government on Wednesday through a vote taken by voice which the Government legislators claimed is a violation of Standing Orders, Parliamentary Traditions and the Constitution. The tense situation in the House was aggravated the...

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Speaker leaves the nation speechless

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya’s decision not to recognise the appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and the other 29 Cabinet Ministers is most surprising as the Executive President had informed him in writing that the procedures adopted to pass the No Confidence Motion by a voice vote in Parliament on November 14 was a violation of the Standing Orders and...

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Sajirani and her assistant at their stall

Entrepreneur builds her life from scratch

It is nearly ten years since the end of the war against terroism. Yet, we find many who tarry unable to make a living; unemployed and disheartened, blaming the whole world for their misfortunes. However, there are a few who have risen phoenix-like through their own effort. Krishnathas Saajirani is one such woman who built her life from scratch, to become an entrepreneur...

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Beware the Fall Army Worm

SL crops threatened by indigenous American pest

The Fall Army Worm (FAW) threat looms large in Sri Lanka. The larvae stage of the Fall Armyworm moth (Spodoptera frugiperda), commonly known in the country as the ‘Sena caterpillar’ has the ability to destroy hundreds of acres of cultivation overnight and could affect over 180 species of crops including paddy, maize, sugarcane, green gram, other vegetables and fruits.The...

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