Prime Minister's Media Division
A meeting between Chinese Association of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CASMCE) and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena was held today (25.04.2024) at the Temple Trees. Attention was paid onto expansion and trade investments in renewable energy, vehicle manufacturing, agricultural technology, paper and printing related fields.Mr Ren Xinglei, President of CASMCE, said that the Chinese people are very happy about the Prime Minister's visit to China and expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the visit.Mr Xu Xiang, Vice President of CASMCE said that there is potential to invest in the development of industries related to solar power,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
තිස්ස ගුණතිලක
භාහිරය දැකීම (දැකීම ඇසීම විඳීම මනසිකාරය - දිට්ඨ සුත මුත විඤ්ඤාත) ප්රශ්ණයක් නොවේ. ප්රශ්ණයක් වන්නේ භාහිරය ඇති සැටියෙන් නොදැකීමයි (නොඇසීමයි, නොදැනීමයි, මනසිකාරය නොවීමයි). භාහිරය හෙවත් ස්වභාවධර්මය (nature) පවතින්නේ අනාත්මීය ස්වභාවයෙනි. එනම් දෙයක් යමක් කෙනෙක් නැති ඒ නිසාම ගින්නක් ආශ්වාදයක් (හෝ ගැටීමක්) ඇතිනොවන ශුන්යත ස්වභාවයෙනි. තිලක්ෂණයේ 'සබ්බේ සංකාරා අනිච්චාති' යනුවෙන් දැක්වෙන්නේ භාහිරයේ පවත්නා සියල්ලම (සබ්බේ සංකාරා - ස්කන්ධයේ හමුවන සංකාර නොවේ.) අනිච්ච එනම් අගයක් නැති, නන්දියක් වින්දනයක් ඇති නොවන, අනාත්මීය, ශුන්යත ස්වභාවයෙන් පවතින බවයි. සම්පූර්ණ සද්ධර්මය තුලම විග්රහ වන්නේ භාහිරයේ නැතහොත් ස්වභාවධර්මය තුල පවත්නා මෙම අනිච්ච, ශුන්යත ගුණය හසුකරගැනීමයි. එසේනම් එවැනි ශුන්යත ගුණයකට යටත්ව භාහිරය පවතිනාබව පලමුවෙන්ම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Through the eyes of
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George Galloway MP
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MEDIA RELEASE
At an event held to mark the fifth anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith made the following allegations against me. That the day after the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday attacks was handed over to me, I had spoken to the Cardinal over the phone and said that I had difficulties in implementing the recommendations in that report as it would entail the arrest of individuals and even the banning of organisations that were supportive of me. That I... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ හත්වන විධායක ජනාධිපති
අගරදගුරු මැල්කම් රංජිත් කාදිනල්තුමන් විසින් මෑතක දී සිදු කරන ලද ප්රකාශයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් හිටපු ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ මහතා ප්රතිචාර දක්වයි. ඒ මහතා විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇති නිවේදනය මෙසේය. මාධ්ය නිවේදනය අතිඋතුම් මැල්කම් කාදිනල් රංජිත් හිමිපාණන් විසින් මට එරෙහිව කරන ලද චෝදනා පාස්කු ඉරිදා මරාගෙන මැරෙන බෝම්බ ප්රහාරයට වසර පහක් පිරීම නිමිත්තෙන් පැවති සැමරීමක දී අතිඋතුම් මැල්කම් කාදිනල් රංජිත් හිමිපාණන් මට එරෙහිව පහත සඳහන් චෝදනා එල්ල කරන ලදී. පාස්කු ඉරිදා ප්රහාරය පිළිබඳ ජනාධිපති විමර්ශන කොමිෂන් සභාවේ වාර්තාව මට ලැබුණු දිනට පසු දිනම මා කාදිනල් හිමිපාණන්ට දුරකථනයෙන් කතා කර එම වාර්තාවේ සඳහන් නිර්දේශ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
උපකාරක පන්ති දේශක උපුල් ශාන්ත සන්නස්ගල මහතා අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇත. කඳාන පොලිසිය විසින් ඔහු අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇත්තේ පුද්ගලයෙකුගෙන් රුපියල් ලක්ෂ දහයක මුදලක් ලබාගෙන එය නොගෙවා වංචා කිරීමක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ලැබී ඇති පැමිණිල්ලක් මතයි. අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමෙන් පසු වැලිසර මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද සන්නස්ගල මහතා ඇප මත මුදාහැරීමට නියෝග කර ඇත. රුපියල් ලක්ෂ දහයක මුදලක් තමන් විසින් සන්නස්ගල මහතාගේ ගිණුමට බැර කළ බව සඳහන් කරමින් නුවන් ප්රදීප් නැමැත්තෙක් මෙම චෝදනාව එල්ල කරයි. එම මුදල ආපසු නොවීම මත මුදල් සම්බන්ධ විශ්වාසය කඩකිරීමේ චෝදනාව ගොනු කරමින් කඳාන පොලිස් ස්ථානය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Courtesy CNA
ENGALURU : Sri Lankan shares closed higher on Thursday, driven by gains in financial and industrial stocks. * The CSE All Share index settled 1.4 per cent higher at 12,075.98, gaining for three straight sessions. * LOLC Holdings and John Keells Holdings were the top gainers on the CSE All Share, rising 5.6 per cent and 2.4 per cent, respectively. * Trading volume on the index fell to 141.70 million shares from 207.60 million shares in the previous session. * The equity market's turnover rose to 2.91 billion... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Courtesy CNA
Construction sites of commercial buildings are seen as the sun sets in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 24, 2024. Picture taken through a glass window. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/ File photo BENGALURU : Sri Lanka's economy is expected to grow by 3 per cent in 2024 after it reduced interest rates amid easing inflation, its central bank said on Thursday, as the country navigates its escape from its worst financial crisis in decades. The island nation's economy contracted 2.3 per cent in 2023 after also shrinking the previous year as the country plunged into its... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Courtesy The Straits Times
Ms Jayanthi Gamage spent her weekends attending virtual lessons and pockets of free time were dedicated to studying. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG SINGAPORE – Ms Jayanthi Gamage was at work in August 2023 when an e-mail from the University of London arrived in her inbox. It included the word “Pass”, which marked the end of her seven-year journey to complete a law degree and a dream come true for the then domestic helper. Describing the 43-year-old Sri Lankan’s journey as a “long” one makes light of it. It... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
By IFP Media Wire
April 25, 2024 President Ebrahim Raisi has stated improved relations between Iran and Sri Lanka in various fields would benefit the two countries and the Indian Ocean region. Raisi made the remarks in a joint press conference with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Island nation’s capital of Colombo on Wednesday. He said that Iran is ready to supply technical and engineering services to Sri Lanka to help the country boost its economic and industrial infrastructure. The president made the comments hours... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
Chinese state energy giant Sinopec is pushing for greater access to Sri Lanka’s market, where rival India is also seeking to expand its presence, as it looks to build its first fully-controlled overseas refinery, reflecting a change in the firm’s global strategy to compensate for slowing demand growth at home. Sinopec, the world’s largest oil refiner, is expected to complete a feasibility study by June for a plant at the Chinese-run Hambantota port, after winning Colombo’s approval last November, two senior industry sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Prime Minister's Media Division
Today (25.04.2024), a significant meeting took place between Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and representatives from the China Association of Small and Medium Commercial Enterprises (CASMCE) at the Temple Trees. The meeting focused on discussions surrounding the expansion and trade investments in various sectors, particularly renewable energy, vehicle manufacturing, agricultural technology, as well as paper and printing-related fields. Mr Ren Xinglei, President of CASMCE, said that the Chinese people are very happy about the Prime Minister’s visit to China and expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the visit. Mr Xu... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Hiru News
In a bid to bolster their respective boating and yachting sectors, Sri Lanka and Singapore have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Chamber of Marine Industries of Sri Lanka (CMISL) and the Singapore Boating Industry Association (SBIA). The signing ceremony, held on April 22, saw Indhra Kaushal Rajapaksa, Chairman of CMISL and Vice President of Sri Lanka Singapore Business Council, and Y.P. Loke, Chairman of SBIA, formalizing the agreement. Witnessing the signing were notable figures including Senarath Dissanayake, Sri Lankan High Commissioner to Singapore; Arthur Tay, Chairman of One 15 Marina; Darren... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
In a scathing rebuttal of allegations by Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith regarding the Easter Sunday attacks, former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said Cardinal Ranjith either glosses over the responsibility of, or expressly absolves the two parties actually involved in the terrorist strikes. Cardinal Ranjith made the following allegations against former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at a recent media conference: • That the day after the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry on the Easter Sunday attacks was handed over to me, I had spoken to the Cardinal over the phone and said... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/04/24)
Truth with Chamuditha
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Hiru News
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By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia
Dr. Ebrahim Raisi Colombo, April 24: The one-day visit of the Iranian President Dr.Ebrahim Raisi to Sri Lanka on Wednesday, brief though it may be, has great economic, political and, most importantly, strategic significance. The primary purpose of Dr.Raisi’s visit is to sign five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). Dr. Raisi and the Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will also participate in a public ceremony to mark the inauguration of the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP), a joint venture. ADVERTISEMENT ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi jointly inaugurated the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) on Wednesday (24). Dr. Raisi arrived on the island nation on Wednesday morning via the Mattala International Airport, where he was accorded a warm welcome by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. https://youtu.be/kfzHTrIykuE His visit comes after a special invitation extended by his Sri Lankan counterpart, marking the first visit of an Iranian President to Sri Lanka since former President Dr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit in April 2008. Shortly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent Courtesy The Guardian
Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schools Portugal needs to “pay the costs” of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the country’s president has said, in a rare instance of a European leader seemingly backing the need for reparations. Portugal has long grappled with calls by campaigners to address its legacy as the European country with the longest historical involvement in the slave trade. During the span of four centuries, nearly 6 million Africans... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
News
In continuation of his association with the National University of Singapore’s Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), Former Cabinet Minister, Ambassador and Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, Milinda Moragoda, has been recently designated as a Honorary Senior Fellow by the institution. The ISAS was established in 2004 as an autonomous research institute at the National University of Singapore. Its establishment reflects the increasing economic and political importance of South Asia and the strong historical links between South Asia and Southeast Asia. The institution, dedicated to research on contemporary South Asia, seeks to promote understanding of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
High-ranking officials from around the world gathered in Saint Petersburg for the 12th International Meeting on Security Matters from April 22nd to 25th, 2024. This prestigious event serves as a platform for global leaders to discuss and address pressing security challenges facing nations today. One notable highlight of the meeting was a bilateral discussion between the Secretary Defence of Sri Lanka General Kamal Gunaratne and Mr. Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. The meeting underscored the importance of fostering international cooperation and collaboration in addressing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
The exposition of the Sacred Omniscient Relics of Deegawapiya Stupa and the Crest-Gem takes place at Sri Lanka Army Infantry Training Centre, Minneriya for public veneration. These revered articles will be on public display there until the morning on April 27. Subsequently, these revered articles will be on display at the Hingurakgoda Buddhist Centre from April 27 to 29, at Hingurakgoda Jayamaha Pirivena from April 29 to May 1, at Polonnaruwa Medamaluwa Monastery from May 1 to 3 and at Polonnaruwa Gal Vihara from May 3 to 5. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Hiru News
Iranian President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi and President Ranil Wickremesinghe engaged in one-on-one discussions followed by a bilateral meeting between representatives of both nations at the Presidential Secretariat. The discussions culminated in the signing of five memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at enhancing bilateral relations. https://youtu.be/PQr66oxQ2RQ These MoUs cover various sectors including film, media, tourism, cooperatives, libraries, and cultural, scientific, technical, and sports fields, signaling a commitment to comprehensive cooperation between Iran and Sri Lanka. The agreements include: Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation between the National Library... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/04/24)
Lankadeepa
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Prime Minister’s Media
Under the leadership of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the rice distribution program for the beneficiary families that belong to the Colombo Divisional Secretariat division was held on 22.04.2024 at Sri Wickramarama, Mattakkuliya, symbolizing the national program of providing rice to low income-earning families.The Prime Minister addressing the event commented ..."The necessary environment is being created to build a future where the people and children of Colombo can live confidently. As the first step, we have started programs to ensure their food safety."Colombo District Secretary Mr. K.A. Wijesiri mentioned that..."Under this program, implemented nationwide at the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/04/24)
by Nick Turse Courtesy Counterpunch.org
Dressed in green military fatigues and a blue garrison cap, Colonel Major Amadou Abdramane, a spokesperson for Niger’s ruling junta, took to local television last month to criticize the United States and sever the long-standing military partnership between the two countries. “The government of Niger, taking into account the aspirations and interests of its people, revokes, with immediate effect, the agreement concerning the status of United States military personnel and civilian Defense Department employees,” he said, insisting that their 12-year-old security pact violated Niger’s constitution. Another sometime Nigerien spokesperson, Insa Garba... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/04/24)
Kautiliya Pundit
The US has more than 750 military bases around the world and it may be time for the rest of the world to follow the example of the Niger Junta and call for an end to environmentally destructive military bases and war games, and declare the Indian Ocean a ‘Zone of Peace’. As the US CARAT war games and US marines training of the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), unfold off the strategic Trincomallee deep sea habour this week, some lessons from the Sahel region of Africa regarding foreign military training for coups and other... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/04/24)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 23 (Daily Mirror)-A top delegation of the Chinese Communist Party headed by Vice Minister of the International Department, Sun Haiyan met National People's Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the JVP head office today. The delegation included head of the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party Liu Jianchao and Political Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka Chen Xiang Yuan. They discussed matters related to the current political situation in the country and upcoming elections. The NPP representatives briefed the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/04/24)
Vichara
The country is aware of several mafiosi like the diesel mafia, rice mill mafia and the drugs mafia which are a curse on the country. But it is very rare that people refer to the Pettah mafia which is the mother of all mafiosi. This mafia has existed from colonial times and grown in strength. Most members of this mafia have non-national roots but have captured the native bureaucracy and politicians. Today they lead a cabal consisting of Customs, Banks, Import Control and Consumer Affairs. The strength and influence of the Pettah Mafia was demonstrated during the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
e-Con e-News
‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 14-20 April 2024 * ‘Firstly, the political parties & party politics, and secondly the Executive Presidency; both these structures should be abolished. Thirdly, the independence of the judiciary should be maintained. Fourthly all the appointments in ministries & government institutions such as Central Bank, Treasury, etc, should be managed by non-political, non-partisan persons, and all political appointees should be sent home. Lastly, the religious institutions headed by Buddhist Sangha ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
by Tom Engelhardt courtesy counterpunch.com
I’ve been describing this world of ours, such as it is, for almost 23 years at TomDispatch. I’ve written my way through three-and-a-half presidencies — god save us, it could be four in November! I’ve viewed from a grave (and I mean that word!) distance America’s endlessly disastrous wars of this century. I’ve watched the latest military budget hit almost $900 billion, undoubtedly on its way toward a cool trillion in the years to come, while years ago the whole “national security” budget (though “insecurity” would be a better word) soared to well over the trillion-dollar mark. I’ve lived... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
වර්තමානයේ දී ලෝකයේ බොහෝ රටවල් අමෙරිකාව ප්රමුඛ බටහිර ආධිපත්යයෙන් මිදී බහුධ්රැවීය ලෝකය තුළට පිවිසෙමින් ඇති බව හා ගෝලීය මූල්ය ක්රමය බිඳවැටී නව මූල්ය පද්ධතියක් ලෝකය තුළ ස්ථාපනය වෙමින් පවතින බවත් රුසියානු ශ්රී ලංකා ව්යාපාරික සංසදයේ සභාපති ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්රවංශ මහතා අනාවරණය කරයි. ඒ මහතා මේ බව අනාවරණය කළේ බිඳවැටෙන අධිරාජ්ය හමුවේ ගොඩනැගෙන බහුධ්රැවීය ලෝකය සහ ලෝකයේ නව ගමන්මග පිළිබඳව පැවති සංවාදයක දී පිළිතුරු ලබාදෙමිනි. සංවාදය පහළින්... * බටහිර බලවේග විසින් යුක්රේනය භාවිතා කරමින් රුසියාවට එරෙහිව අරඹා ඇති යුද්ධය, යුදමය වශයෙන් පරාජයකර අවසන් කිරීමට රුසියාව පමාකරමින් සිටින බවක් පෙනෙන්නට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 22 (Daily Mirror) - President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr. Ebrahim Raisi is scheduled to make an official bilateral visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to jointly declare open the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project on April 24, The Foreign Affairs Ministry said. They said the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project, funded by Sri Lanka and Iran, is designed to generate and add 120 Megawatts of electricity to Sri Lanka’s national grid and provide irrigation to approximately 25,000 acres of paddy lands in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on Year-on-Year basis has been decreased to 2.5% in March 2024, compared to 5.1% in February 2024, the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) revealed in its latest report. Meanwhile, the contributions to the inflation rate of March 2024 from the food group and non-food group are 2.1% and 0.4% respectively. On a monthly basis, the Year-on-Year inflation of the food group remained unchanged in March 2024 at 5.0% which was reported in February 2024 and the Year-on-Year inflation... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
April 22, 2024 09:42 pm A historic milestone in the Indo-Sri Lankan cultural and religious bond was marked yesterday (21) with the official launch of the ‘Sri Ramayan Trails’ project at Taj Samudra in Colombo, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported. This initiative aims to bolster the country’s tourism industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology and innovative tourism methodologies, it said. Under the auspices of His Holiness Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, the Chief Treasurer of the renowned Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, and graced by Mr. Sagala... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/24)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර මහනුවර
එහෙත් වැඩිම මැසිවිලි නගන්නේත්, ඊනියා ජාත්යන්තරය ලවා මානව අයිතිවාසිකම් උල්ලන්ඝනය ගැන දොස් නගන්නේත් සිංහල බෞද්ධයින්ට, ඒ අනුව වැඩිම හානිය සිදු කරන්නේත් ඔවුන්, ඒත් ලෝක අනුකම්පාව ලබාගන්නේ ඔවුන්.ඒ ඇයි? මෙසේ වීමට හේතු රැසක් ඇත. මා දකින අන්දමට ඒවා පහතින් දක්වමි. 1.සිංහල රටේ සිංහල දේශපාලනඥයින්ට මේ රට, එහි ඉතිහාසය, තම ජාතිය හෝ ජනතාව ගැන කිසිම අවභෝධයක්,හැඟීමක් හෝ ආදරයක් නොමැතිවීම 2 ඔවුන්ට රටට වඩා, සිංහල ජාතියට වඩා සුළුජන චන්ද වටිනාකමින් වැඩිවීම 3 මේ රටේ පෞරුෂත්වයක් සහ කොන්දක් නැති දේශපාලකයින් බටහිර රටවල් සහ ඉන්දියාව ඉදිරියේ නිවට වීම සහ බියගුළුවීම ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/04/24)
Jesus TV
https://youtu.be/6_foMqS7r5o... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/04/24)
Siyatha
https://youtu.be/Cg78DGmKHLc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/04/24)
ALI SUKHANVER
Robin Jeffry, in a recent write up ,appeared in the East Asia Forum, said, “From a young age, Modi has been a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu-supremacist organization whose inspiration stems from Italian fascism of the 1920s. The social and cultural goals of the RSS call for the creation of a state in which the strong central rule of a Hindu supremacist party and its leader bring about the rebirth of a golden Hindu civilization.” Robin Jeffrey is Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University and La Trobe University. Whatever thoughts he... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/04/24)