The global economic crisis has affected all countries, but small economies like Sri Lanka are the worst hit. A recent nutritional study in Sri Lanka shows that the level of malnutrition has gone up to 18%, while the poverty level has reached 60%.
While the rural and plantation sectors are worst affected, the urban sector has also been hit. On International Women’s Day, it was sad to see continuing discrimination and the sad plight of women in our country, a cause for concern.
Besides the many women who bear the burden of doing a job while running the home and caring for the family, the war widows and elderly are suffering in silence with no support from society. The economic downturn has been aggravated by the Covid 19 pandemic. The media makes little or no mention of this grave situation, and the Government carries on as usual, with more attention to highways and high life, and only little attention to the problems of hunger and poverty.
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Posted on February 9th, 2021
KAMALIKA PIERIS
Peduru Hewage
William de Silva (1908-1988) was the only son of a wealthy professional family
of Batapola, near Ambalangoda. William studied at the Buddhist Mixed School in Batapola,
then at St. John’s, Panadura, later at Richmond College, Galle, and finally at
Ananda College from which he entered Ceylon University College. He had joined the Suriyamal movement when he
was a student at University College, Colombo. After one year, disenchanted
and bored, he left University College and went abroad for higher studies.
He
went to Oxford, then studied law in London and was called to the Bar in 1940. He was
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Revolt on the razor’s edge Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
The Ceylonese Freedom was not really offered on a platter, as some quarters would hasten to comment on the country’s Independence struggle. It was a collective effort amassed over the years if not decades. Some architects of the triumph went down the chronicle, while the rest remain unsung heroes. Some champions of this worthy cause did not even get to see the light of their labour. Seen or otherwise, the fruition of their sweat and toil is alive to this day.
Listed below are some of the luminaries who dared execute a rebellion on a razor’s edge.
Posted on January 29th, 2021
Courtesy Hiru News Minister Wimal Weerawansa has invited six parties to take a tough decision if a cabinet paper is submitted regarding the sale of the Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Port.
Minister Wimal Weerawansa has telephoned the leaders of six member parties of the Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna to hold a discussion on taking action against a cabinet paper on the sale of the Eastern Terminal on Monday (01)
The crucial discussion in this regard is scheduled to be held tomorrow (30) at the official residence of the Minister.
Minister Wimal Weerawansa has invited Udaya Gammanpila, Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya; Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Leader of the New Democratic Left Front; Prof Tissa Vitharana General Secretary of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party; the Leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, Parliamentarian Tiran Alles for a discussion.