Today, it is hard to open a newspaper or watch a newscast without cringing at how little has changed in our political psyche since the rout of Gotabaya Rajapaksa just over a year ago. Of course, with Rajapaksa himself out of power, Sri Lanka is no longer careening towards the edge of a cliff, but things could be so much better if only our political class learned any lessons from the Aragalaya.
The Digitalization of Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (commonly referred to as DTTB) in Sri Lanka has been under discussion for several years.
It is very important to carefully see how the course of action of events played out and their essential impact on the country's system.
Psychiatrists are witnessing a doubling of persons who seek treatment for stress due to economic issues and over future insecurity, said Dr. Rumi Ruben of Karapitiya Teaching Hospital in Galle.
The international day for the conservation of the mangrove ecosystem fell on 26 July.
My atthamma, Khema, was born in 1929 in Matara. She married Mahanama, a lawyer, and later, a government Minister, and by age 27 she was a mother to three children.
"President Wickremesinghe now says Sri Lanka should be an “Educational hub.” Given heavy weightage in this government’s recovery aspirations, what role would FDIs play in an “educational hub”? Does he believe a free-market economy that failed for over 40 years can now be turned around in this crisis, yet again with incentives for FDIs? With free markets that decide everything on profits for tomorrow, no government will be able to plan formal education for unknown development."
The Miracle Dome, a cutting-edge International Conference Services Institute (ICSI), is situated on a sprawling 530 perches plot of land in Katunayake.
Doctors at a protest in Colombo. (Reuters Photo)
