CHAMUDITHA AWARD WINNING ACCLAIMED TELEVISION HOST,MEDIA SECRETARY AT THE APEX OF FAME AT TIMES DEBATED FREE LANCER – By Sunil Thenabadu Image Source : citizen Chamuditha Samarawickrema has had his education at Mahanama College, is an acclaimed free-lance journalist well renowned ,much debated not attached to any media institution who possess his own inimitable elegance .It had been properly etched in his mind that he would not like to be a permanent employee under any institution in his career. Many are of the opinion that Chamuditha is a permanent employee of Hiru Television channel. It is not so as a freelancer he does only the “Paththare Visthare” on weekends and the ‘Salakuna’ political program on Monday’s as a contract. The law in this country deviates from one another which was what  Chamuditha wanted to prove always. Even the Police higher ups according to Chamuditha have different agendas follow rules for different ...

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PICASSO OF PRINT – Gamini Weerakoon – by Joe Van Langenberg With the sad passing of former ‘Island’ Newspaper Editor Gamini Weerakoon, the Fourth Estate, which he had enriched and nurtured over many decades, has lost a huge chunk of its very soul; leaving it’s heart bleeding, wounded, while refusing to come to terms with the harsh reality, that one of its most valued members has crossed over. Mr Weerakoon was the consummate journalist; a stickler for perfection, who had a flair for creativity and an eye for the minutest detail. He was without a doubt, the Picasso of Print. Never one to stand on ceremony, Mr Weerakoon despite been a journalistic Gulliver among Lilliputians, never believed that he was above and beyond any of his colleagues. Unassuming, understanding, empathetic and approachable at all times, Mr Weerakoon mentored many aspiring young scribes along the way. Most of them cut their ...

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UNCLASSIFIED The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister  TRANSCRIPT PRESS CONFERENCE CANBERRA, ACT THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019 PRIME MINISTER: Good morning everyone. Earlier this morning, I visited the Governor-General here in Canberra and he accepted my advice for an election to be held on the 18th of May. We live in the best country in the world. But to secure your future, the road ahead depends on a strong economy. And that’s why there is so much at stake at this election. Despite global economic headwinds, Australia’s economy is strong. We are delivering the first budget surplus in more than a decade. Unemployment is at decade lows. And last year, for the first time in our history, more than 100,000 young Australians got a job. With a stronger economy we will create another one and a quarter million jobs over the next five years. We will maintain those budget surpluses without ...

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