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Cardinal calls for cleansing of hearts to take country forward

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3 years ago

2023/05/13

Colombo Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has said there is no point in Sri Lanka getting loans from the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund if the people who handle those monies continue to be the same fraudsters.

Delivering his homily at the 125th Jubilee Mass, offered in the church, dedicated to St, Joseph at Kaluwarippuwa, Katana, the Cardinal said that developing and rebuilding the nation were not unachievable or an impossible task. “It is very simple,

if we want to develop our motherland, the first step is that we must build our own lives and be very sincere in our dealings. If we are not sincere we will not be able to take the country forward,” he said.

“There was a marked decay in Sri Lankan society as a whole. It seems to be worsening and going down the drain. If we want to develop this country, there has to be a revolution and that is the people must begin to live their lives in accordance with the teachings of the religions that they adhere to and profess,” the Cardinal said.

“We do not become people who really live our religions be erecting statues of the founders of great religions, at every junction in the country, or sporting the religious symbols around their necks,” his Eminence said.

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Minister of Health of the Russian Federation attends the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum

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2 hours ago

2026/05/5

Priyan

Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, officially visited the Russian House in Colombo to attend the Sri Lanka–Russia Medical Forum, where members of the Sri Lanka Russia Business Council and graduates from the Association of Sri Lankan Graduates from Socialist countries (ASLGSC) attended.

This historic gathering was graced by rectors and representatives from several world-class Russian medical institutions, including Kursk State Medical University, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, and Tver State Medical University, among others.

The forum commenced with an address by Minister Murashko, during which Russian medical graduates in attendance raised pertinent questions regarding medical and pharmaceutical sector opportunities in Sri Lanka.

Levan Dzhagaryan, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, together with Madam Maria L. Popova, Counsellor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Sri Lanka & the Maldives and Director of the Russian House in Colombo, graced the occasion. Both officials expressed strong support for continued collaboration and future initiatives between the two nations.

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Members of Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee Officially Appointed

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10 hours ago

2026/05/5

Priyan

The official appointment letters for the members of the newly established “Cricket Transformation Committee” (CTC) were handed over on Monday (04) by the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Sunil Kumara Gamage.

The following members received their letters of appointment at the Ministry premises:

Sidath Wettimuny
Thushira Radella
Prakash Schaffter
Ms. Avanthi Colombage

The Ministry also noted that veteran cricketers Roshan Mahanama and Kumar Sangakkara, who are key members of the committee, are currently overseas. Their official appointments will be formalised immediately upon their arrival in Sri Lanka.

The Cricket Transformation Committee has been mandated to oversee the administration and drive structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) in accordance with the powers vested in the Minister under the Sports Act No. 25 of 1973.