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Communist Party accuses US of attempting to aggravate crisis here

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The economic and political crisis caused by four decades of neoliberalism could only be overcome by bringing an alternative economic program to power, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) Dr. G. Weerasinghe said issuing a statement yesterday.

Dr. Weerasinghe said that as soon as satisfactory solutions for the pressing needs of the people were found, parliamentary elections should be held so that the people’s will and sovereignty could be expressed.

“Long-term solutions to overcome the crisis facing the country can be expected from such a government,” he said.

Given below is the CPSL statement: “With the crisis, the struggle and the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as President, Sri Lanka has reached a critical point.

“It is necessary to examine very briefly how the country reached this critical moment. A trade deficit has been created due to the neoliberal economic policies that have been operating in our country for many decades. The tax policy associated with that system reduced government revenue, and the public sector was removed from the economic process.

“Planning was excluded. The misguided economy that was built as a result was pushed into a severe crisis by the COVID – 19 epidemic and failed management in the last two years, causing a shortage of dollars and rupees. A great disaster has been created in the areas of food, medicine, electricity, fuel, gas, fertilizers, industries and agriculture.

“The economic crisis that arose in the country pushed to a political explosion. Beginning with the removal of ministers from the cabinet in March, Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned as Prime Minister on May 09, the Rajapaksas were removed from ministerial positions, and Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed as Prime Minister on May 12.

“These developments took place in parallel with the Galle-Face protest movement that started in April. The violence was unleashed from the Temple-Trees on May 9 targeting protest movement, followed by killings and burning of houses across the country. The people’s uprising took place on July 09, with the participation of hundreds of thousands of people, in a situation where the Ranil Wickremesinghe government, which assumed the position of Prime Minister on May 12, did not provide the expected solutions to the acute problems of the economic crisis, which were served as the basis for the struggle. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country.

“Ranil Wickremesinghe became the President on July 20th in the constitutionally held presidential election as the post of President was vacant. The national and international factors as well as subjective and objective factors that led to Ranil Wickremesinghe’s victory can be understood. However, what is important is whether under the government of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, the people will get the relief they need and whether they will overcome the crisis. The acute problems that the people expect immediate solutions from the government have arisen regarding food, fuel gas, medicines, and fertilizers, industrial and agricultural inputs.

“Therefore, these issues related to living need immediate solutions. As soon as satisfactory solutions are found for these issues, parliamentary elections should be held so that the people’s will and sovereignty can be expressed. Long-term solutions to overcome the crisis facing the country can be expected from such a government.

“It will not be possible to prevent the emergence of various conflicting events in this crisis situation. It is the expectation of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka that the government will respect the right of the people for agitation and protest peacefully. The Communist Party will not hesitate to defeat any attempt to violate those rights of the people.

We observe how certain forces led by the American imperialists are working to further aggravate this crisis that has arisen in our country, and to use the crisis for their own purposes and strategies. The Communist Party called on all leftist, democratic, progressive and nationalist and anti-imperialist forces to work together to ruthlessly expose and defeat those attempts.”


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Heat Index at Caution Level in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-western, Northern and North-central provinces and in Monaragala district

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Warm Weather Advisory
Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre
Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 31 March 2026, valid for 01 April 2026.

The Heat index, the temperature felt on human body is likely to increase up to ‘Caution level’ at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-western, Northern and North-central provinces and in Monaragala district.

The Heat Index Forecast is calculated by using relative humidity and maximum temperature and this is the condition that is felt on your body. This is not the forecast of maximum temperature. It is generated by the Department of Meteorology for the next day period and prepared by using global numerical weather prediction model data.

Effect of the heat index on human body is mentioned in the above table and it is prepared on the advice of the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medical Services.

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Indoors: Check up on the elderly and the sick.
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Urea shortage threatens Yala harvest: Experts

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Govt. rations stocks as imports falter

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The government faces a looming fertiliser crisis ahead of the 2026 Yala season, with a sharp shortfall in urea threatening paddy yields and food security.

Experts have warned that the fertiliser shortage will take its toll on the yala harvest.

With just over 100,000 tonnes of fertiliser in stock by early March—barely enough for paddy cultivation alone—and more than half of expected imports either cancelled or delayed, the government has moved to ration supplies through Agrarian Service Centres, based on last year’s consumption.

Leading crop scientist Professor Buddhi Marambe has warned that while rationing is unavoidable, it will reduce productivity. “Even last season we applied below recommended levels. This year, the gap will be worse,” he said.

Authorities are prioritising paddy, followed by maize and tea, as limited stocks are stretched across crops.

However, experts estimate yields could fall by 15–20% if nutrient shortages persist—raising the risk of higher food prices in the months ahead.

The crisis has been worsened by global disruptions, including Gulf conflict affecting fertiliser shipments and precautionary export restrictions by key suppliers, such as China.

Although the Government is pursuing deals with countries like Russia, supplies remain uncertain.

With global urea prices surging and production costs rising, smallholder farmers are expected to be the hardest hit.

“This is a wake-up call,” Prof. Marambe said, urging urgent steps to build buffer stocks and strengthen Sri Lanka’s long-term food security strategy.

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2025 property grab: Court orders JVP to hand back Yakkala office to FSP

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Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) spokesman Pubudu Jayagoda says the Gampaha Magistrate’s Court order that the ruling JVP hand back the FSP’s Kirindiwela office, grabbed by a group of JVP politicians on 02 September, 2025, has shown that the government cannot undermine the law.

Jayagoda said that the FSP had been compelled to move the court against the JVP as the Gampaha police refused to intervene due to political pressure. “They probably thought we were going to give up that office. Perhaps, the ruling party felt they could forcibly occupy other FSP offices,” Jayagoda said.

FSP’s Administrative Secretary Chamira Koswatta and trade unions, which operated from the Salmal Garden office, sought the court intervention to confirm the ownership of that building in the FSP. The court initially transferred the building to the police and issued a directive to law enforcement authorities to remove the JVP/NPP from that building.

Among the 20 respondents was Tilvin Silva, General Secretary of the JVP. Those now identified themselves as FSP quit the JVP in 2011 and later formed their own party.

Gampaha Additional Magistrate Shilani Perera on Monday ruled that the legitimate owner was the FSP. The Magistrate ruled that the FSPers had been forced out of that office, illegally.

Jayagoda said that the FSP considered the court ruling a victory for democracy and a devastating blow to the increasingly authoritarian JVP/NPP rule.

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