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Uma Oya project: A silent disaster raging under the radar

(Akitha Wijayasinghe) Bandarawela is famed for its climate and the spectacular scenery. It's quite hard to find someone who wouldn't love to be there. But...

Makadure Madush ; killed at the place that made him a monster

(By Tharindu Jayawardhana | Translated by Akitha Wijayasinghe) Samarasinghe Arachchige Madush Lakshitha alias Makandure Madush, who was being questioned by the CID on a detention...

Six policemen to guard retired DIG

The Mount Lavinia Police have deployed six police personnel to guard retired DIG Ashoka Wijetilleke, a member of the Police Commission, according to police...

Young man in police custody dies: Relatives blame the Batticaloa police

Relatives of a 22-year-old man who died when in Batticaloa police custody is accusing the police of murder. The young man, 22-year-old Chandran Vidushan, was...

Petrol prices: LP 92 43.9% increase from Jan 2019 price

(Nethmi Rajawasam) The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of petrol (LP 92 Octane) by Rs. 20, from Rs. 157 to Rs. 177...

The Narrative of Hejaaz Hisbullah : Victimhood of Gota’s Easter mastermind drama

(Tharindu Jayawardhana) It has been 04 years since April 14th, when lawyer Mr. Hejaaz Hisbullah was illegally arrested as the mastermind of the Easter Sunday...

Vanishing Millions : The Hidden Tale of Sri Lanka’s Debt Trap (Part 01)

(Tharindu Jayawardhana) The Sri Lankan government and government agencies undertake many projects each year by securing foreign loans. Some projects are long-term, large-scale endeavors, while...

500 Indian fishing trawlers in the North Sea; silence from the government, leaving...

(Tharindu Jayawardhana) Reginold is a fisherman who has been battling sea waves for twenty years while carrying out his job. He is currently facing a...

Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land

(Nethmi Rajawasam and MediaLK Team) Increasingly fenced in Rambaken Oya Milk Farmers hope for indigenous land The milk farmer settlers of Galwala Yaya in Rambaken Oya,...

Petrol prices: LP 92 43.9% increase from Jan 2019 price

(Nethmi Rajawasam) The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the price of petrol (LP 92 Octane) by Rs. 20, from Rs. 157 to Rs. 177...