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Communist Party accuses US of attempting to aggravate crisis here

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2022/07/29

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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Landslide Early Warnings issued to the districts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya extended

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9 hours ago

2026/02/14

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The landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya by the Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation have been extended till 0600 hrs on 15th February 2026.

Accordingly,
The Level II [AMBER] warnings issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Walapane and Nildandahinna in the Nuwar Eliya district and the
Level I [YELLOW] warning issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of Pathadumbara in the Kandy district have been extended.

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Advisory for Severe Lightning issued to the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and Badulla and Nuwara-Eliya districts

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10 hours ago

2026/02/14

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Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 11.30 a.m. 14 February 2026 valid for the period until 11.30 p.m. 14 February 2026

Thundershowers accompanied with severe lightning are likely to occur at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Badulla and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 1.00 p.m. There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers.

The General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.

ACTION REQUIRED:

The Department of Meteorology advises that people should:
 Seek shelter, preferably indoors and never under trees.
 Avoid open areas such as paddy fields, tea plantations and open water bodies during thunderstorms.
 Avoid using wired telephones and connected electric appliances during thunderstorms.
 Avoid using open vehicles, such as bicycles, tractors and boats etc.
 Beware of fallen trees and power lines.
 For emergency assistance contact the local disaster management authorities.

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Teacher recruitment examinations will be conducted in accordance with the relevant court decisions – PM

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20 hours ago

2026/02/14

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Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that the forthcoming two teacher recruitment examinations will be conducted in accordance with the relevant court decisions pertaining to the ongoing legal proceedings and further noted that, taking into consideration the requests received, steps have been taken to make a request to Court’s approval to revise the conditions of the effective date of degree completion.

The Prime Minister made these remarks while addressing a meeting held at Monaragala Royal College to brief education authorities of the Monaragala District on the new education reforms.

Under the new education reforms, Smart Boards will be provided to 132 schools in the Monaragala District as part of the program to equip secondary schools with modern technology. As a symbolic step under this initiative, Smart Boards were presented to 10 secondary schools under the Prime Minister’s patronage. This program is being implemented with the intervention of the Digital Task Force operating under the Prime Minister’s Office. It was also emphasized that a new digital policy, formulated with special attention to child protection, will be introduced in April.

As part of her visit to the Monaragala District on the 13 th of February, the Prime Minister observed the implementation of the new learning methodologies introduced for Grade One under the new education reforms. She visited Kumbukkana Sri Shanmugam Tamil Maha Vidyalaya and Maduruketiya Maha Vidyalaya in Monaragala to observe the educational activities of Grade One students.

Considering the increase of student numbers and the development of infrastructure facilities, the Prime Minister also approved a proposal submitted by the School Development Society to rename Maduruketiya Maha Vidyalaya as Monaragala Dharmaraja Maha Vidyalaya.

Teachers briefed the Prime Minister that the new education system, supported by revised workbooks and activity-based learning methods, has proven to be effective, with students participating enthusiastically.

Addressing education officials further at the meeting held at Monaragala Royal College, the Prime Minister stated:

“Although this will not provide a complete solution to the existing teacher vacancies, these examinations can offer considerable relief. According to the Court’s previous determination, the effective date of degree completion had been set as 30.06.2025. However, considering numerous requests and following the cabinet approval we have sought Court’s consent to revise this date. We will act in accordance with the decision granted.

Funds allocated for school infrastructure must be utilized transparently and in line with proper planning, and progress must be reported accordingly. We cannot move forward by dividing ourselves along national, provincial, rural, or urban lines. As education authorities, you must make swift and accurate decisions based on correct data.

Further, discussions are already underway within the Piriven Committee of the Ministry of Education to develop Piriven education and to address the issues faced by Piriven teachers.”

The event was attended by the members of the Maha Sangha, Uva Province Governor Attorney-at-Law Kapila Jayasekara, Deputy Minister of Trade and Commerce R.M. Jayawardhana, Member of Parliament Ajith Agalakada, Uva Provincial Education Secretary Nihal Gunarathne, and several officials from the education sector.