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AN HUMBLE APPEAL – Verbum TV – By Quintus Andradi Most Sri Lankan Catholics for the past seven years have relied on VERBUM TV channel for their Spiritual growth. VERBUM has also carried them through the current trouble times and the worst ever socio- economic and political crisis since Sri Lanka’s independence in 1948, and in the aftermath of the Covid pandemic which is again showing signs of an upsurge. Through all this Verbum has laboured tirelessly, not only ensuring the Christian population is catered to their Spiritual needs, but also is finding the financial resources and wherewithal to plod through with extreme difficulty, for the sake of the people. The time is nigh that we the congregation…, We the church, lend a hand to ensure that VERBUM can continue its uninterrupted yeoman services. I would humbly urge anyone able to donate in what ever capacity possible to ensure, especially ...

Sri Lanka Is a Small Preview of a Global Default Crisis – By Ruth Pollard The country is already wracked with shortages. The social order may shatter if the economy isn’t infused with cash soon. Source:bloomberg.com High school teacher S. Jeeva has spent two days in the baking sun lining up for cooking gas in the north of Sri Lanka’s capital. He’s been standing with thousands of others waiting for a delivery that, so far, hasn’t come. Meanwhile, many of his students, who will sit for important national exams Monday, have joined protests against the government at the waterfront along Colombo’s iconic Galle Face Green. Both are symbols of the economic and political crisis gripping the nation — the result of decades of corruption and financial mismanagement that pushed the country to default on May 19. It is, Jeeva says, his students’ democratic right to protest and demand a better government. Daily life has become ...