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News Archive for Mar 2025
REPLY TO AUSTRALIAN BROADACASTING CORP ON THEIR PROGRAM ON THE TEA INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKABITTER BREW PRODUCED BY A TEAM OF WALL- EYED JOURNALISTS AT ABC'S FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE HAVING A TUNNEL VISION WHICH EXCLUDED CRITICAL FACTS AFFECTING THE TEA INDUSTRY IN THE PROGRAM. For them, nothing mattered, only that next spin whatever the consequences. The name used for the documentary on the Tea Industry of Sri Lanka smacks of prejudice when the ABC attempts to convey directly that the Sri Lankan cup of tea, is bitter. The ramifications Sri Lanka faced in her economy recently and critical issues the Tea industry confronted internationally were completely ignored as the agenda... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
As part of the 'Clean Sri Lanka' initiative, the Tri-Forces, under the Defence Ministry's supervision, are efficiently renovating schools nationwide
The nationwide project to clean and refurbish 1,000 selected schools as part of the government's 'Clean Sri Lanka' program is progressing with the dedicated involvement of the Tri-Forces. This initiative is being closely supervised by Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). The school cleaning and renovation project, which commenced on February 20, 2025, has now entered its second phase. As of March 10, 2025, renovations have been successfully completed in 432 schools with the contribution of Army personnel,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION OF INQUIRY INTO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF PLACES OF UNLAWFUL DETENTION AND TORTURE CHAMBERS AT THE BATALANDA HOUSING SCHEME
Batalanda-Commission-Report-Book-English-Final.pdf... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
බටලන්ද කොමිෂන් සභා වාර්තාවේ නිර්දේශ ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනු - සිවිල් සංවිධාන නියෝජිතයෝ ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලයට
චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක ජනාධිපතිගේ සමයේදී මෙරට 88/89 සමයේදී සිසු වූ ඝාතන සම්බන්ධයෙන් සොයා පැලීමට පත්කළ ජනාධපති කොමිසමෙන් හෙළිදරව් වූ බටලන්ද වධකාගාරය සම්බන්ධ ජනාධිපති කොමිෂන් සභා වාර්තාවේ නිර්දේශ ක්‍රියාත්මක නොවී වසර ගණනාවක් ගතවී ඇතිබවත් කිසිදු අෘණ්ඩුවකින් මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් වරද කරුවන්ට දඩුවම් ලබානොදුන් බවත් මෙම කොමිෂන් සභා වාර්තාවෙන් හෙළිදරව් වී ඇති කරුණු අනුව මෙයට ඍජුවම සම්බන්ධ හිටපලු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතාට නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්ම කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් ජනාධිපතිවරයා වෙත සංදේශයක් බාරදීමට අල්ලස, දූෂණය, නාස්තියට එරෙහි පුරවැසි බලය සංවිධානයේ සභාපති ජාමුණි කමන්ත තුෂාර මහතා කටයුතු කළේය. හිදී ඔහු මාධ්‍ය වෙත දැක්වූ අදහස් https://youtu.be/03J7fGlKhHI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
මාලිමාව පිටුපස සැඟවී සිටින මුස්ලිම් අන්තවාදී සෙවණැලි ගැන ඥානසාර හිමිගෙන් සුවිශේෂී හෙළිදරව්වක්... (වීඩියෝ)
ආගමික කෘති ගෙන්වීමට තිබූ තහනම ආණ්ඩුව විසින් ඉවත්කරන බවට ඉකුත් දා මාධ්‍ය වාර්තා පළවී තිබූ බවත්, මෙම පොත්පත් ගෙන්වීමට ආණ්ඩුව තීරණය කළේ කුමන නිර්ණායක යටතේ දැයි හෙළිකළ යුතු බවත් පූජ්‍ය ගලගොඩ අත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමියෝ පවසති. මාධ්‍ය සාකච්ඡාවක් පවත්වමින් උන්වහන්සේ පවසන්නේ ඉස්ලාමය වැරදියට කියවාගත් ගෝලීයව ගොඩ නැගී ඇති ත්‍රස්ත උවදුර තවමත් පහව නොගිය පසුබිමක මුදලට මිනිසුන් මරන ජනඝාතක කල්ලි විශාල ප්‍රමාණයක් ලංකාව තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක වෙමින් පවතින බවය. පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයෙන් පසුව සහ ඊට පෙරත් ලංකාවේ පාසල් තුළ පළමු වසරේ සිට 13 වසර දක්වා දමිළ සහ සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් ලියා ඇති පෙළපොත්වල දරුවකුට ඉගැන්විය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
BBS questions Govt on lifting ban on religious book imports
Colombo, March 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) today questioned the government on the criteria used as the basis for lifting the ban on the import of religious books into the country. Addressing the media, BBS General Secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara thera said Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Deputy Minister Gamagedara Dissanayake had taken the above decision following the approval of the Defence Ministry. Earlier, the importing of religious books into the country was banned after the Easter Sunday bomb attacks,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
Tution teacher under investigation for assaulting students ignores NCPA summons
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has launched an investigation into a case where a teacher at a private tuition class had forced a male student to kneel and then instructed another female student to assault the kneeling student with a cane. Additionally, a video showing the tutor assaulting other students in his classroom is widely circulating on social media. Accordingly, the NCPA has summoned the tutor who assaulted the students to report to its office today (March 11). However, it is reported that he has disregarded the notice and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
The future of the tea, rubber and coconut industry in Sri Lanka
Much research has been done by numerous experts on the future of the plantation industry involving tea, rubber and coconut. While very valuable strategic options have been provided and focus shifted to existing and emerging technology as a futuristic vision, critical grass roots activities have not been adequately addressed. Who will pluck the tea, tap the rubber and pluck coconuts in say 20 years’ time. How will they do it? A major, but yet unmet challenge exists with the tea, rubber and coconut industry even now but definitely futuristically as to who will... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
Delegation from the Japanese Defence Ministry visits Pathfinder Foundation
A delegation from the Japanese Defence Ministry visited Pathfinder Foundation headquarters at Riverpoint in Peheliyagoda to meet with Founder Milinda Moragoda, Chairman Bernard Goonetilleke and senior members of the organization. This interaction was part of an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between the Pathfinder Foundation and the Japanese Government on areas of mutual interest related to the Indian Ocean Region. The Japan has been a regular sponsor of the biennial Pathfinder Indian Ocean Security Conference a pioneering initiative that the foundation first launched in 2019.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
The JVP insurrection of 1971 as I saw it as GA Ampara
(Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, by Bradman Weerakoon) In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana Wijeweera, the leader of the JVP at the time, had been arrested in Ampara, at the bus-stand a few months earlier and was in remand in far-away Jaffna. However, the cells he had initiated in the district schools, specially those with selected teachers and some of the best of the senior students continued to thrive — in Ampara those following science subjects were very active specially... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
Security and freedom: Counter Terrorism Legislation in Sri Lanka
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara speaking in Parliament. (File photo) By ProfessorG. L. PeirisD. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka); Rhodes Scholar, Quondam Visiting Fellow of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London; Former Vice-Chancellor and Emeritus Professor of Law of the University of Colombo. Civilisations since the dawn of history have engaged in search for the right balance between security and liberty — both elemental needs of society through dramatically changing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
Police transfers ahead of LG polls raise eyebrows
Thirty-seven senior police officers have been transferred with immediate effect. They include 28 Officers-in-Charge (OICs) and five Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs). Four SSPs have been appointed Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs). The police transfers have caused concern to the Opposition. Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and Attorney-at-Law Udaya Gammanpila yesterday asked the government to explain why it had transferred 37 police officers with an election only a few weeks away. The spokespersons for other Opposition parties, such as the SJB and the SLPP, said they were studying the issue and would make... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/03/25)
Sri Lanka Police launches new training to educate officers on LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion
Sri Lanka Police has launched its first-ever training program aimed at educating officers about the LGBTQ+ community. The course, held at the Katana National Police Training Institute, is designed to enhance officers’ understanding of LGBTQ+ rights and ensure fair treatment in law enforcement, the Police Media Division said. The inaugural session took place this morning (07) under the patronage of the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka, Ms. Bonnie Horbach, alongside Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya. The initiative is supported by the Embassy of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka, according to the police. A total of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
Ex-CBSL Governor defends ISB borrowings, says it averted early default.
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Indrajith Coomaraswamy, addressed allegations regarding the surge in International Sovereign Bond (ISB) borrowings during his tenure that led to the country’s debt default, clarifying that much of the debt was used for liability management and to avert an earlier default. Speaking at a public lecture on “A New Paradigm in Macroeconomic Management,” Dr. Coomaraswamy responded to claims that his administration’s borrowing policies contributed to Sri Lanka’s eventual default. He acknowledged that ISB borrowings increased from USD 5 billion in early 2015 to USD... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
The tragic story of the Kandyan Sinhalese and the betrayal of the motherland and the Sinhala nation to Indian Tamils by our unpatriotic and cowardly politicians. Part 1
https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2025/01/21/the-tragic-story-of-the-kandyan-sinhalese-and-the-betrayal-of-the-motherland-and-the-sinhala-nation-to-indian-tamils-by-our-unpatriotic-and-cowardly-politicians-part-1/... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
Shame on Mehdi Hassan: Organizing Pro-LTTE rump against former President Ranil Wickremasinghe
A much-looked forward to interview was aired. Prior to delving into the details of the interview, it was clear by the panelists & a quick look at the audience that the interview was not only well planned but questions were also well prepared & RanilW was unknowingly entering the tigers den. All of the questions were sensational sans any trace of evidence, claims were pure conjecture and clearly a witch-hunt. Ranil must have wondered why a diaspora that threw bouquets over decades were now throwing bricks! Some food for thought for the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
US Blackrock’s Capture of the State of Sri Lanka
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com * ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * US Blackrock’s Capture of the State of Sri Lanka e-Con e-News 02-08 March 2025 * ‘Dear Julie, I am writing to you in the softest electronic print, just in case you don’t already know what we are writing you about… We notice you are constantly running here and there in Sri Lanka, in places we don’t really expect to or should see a foreign diplomat, showing off... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7D
MADURU OYA FIASCO 1. The Maduru Oya settlement project of September 1, 1983, led by Dimbulagala Hamuduruwo started well. Gamini Dissanayake, Minster of Mahaweli Development had suggested it and the Mahaweli Ministry staff responded enthusiastically. It was a settlement created at Ministry level. It should have been a great success. But it was not . The organizers blundered, the settlers were removed and the project crushed. The Dimbulagala led Maduru Oya settlement venture was completely crushed. The settlers were chased away from the Right Bank.[1] They were then assembled in groups of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7E
MADURU OYA FIASCO 2 Tamil Separatist Movement was not able to nip the Maduru Oya project in the bud. India sent an envoy, G Parthasarathy in August 1983 to scuttle the project. His visit was secret. He met Gamini Dissanayake and discussed the issue of Mahaweli settlements. [1] But Gamini did not give in and the settlement took place as scheduled on September 1st. Tamil Separatist Movement had to go to India again to get the settlement removed. JR definitely knew of the project. Gamini Dissanayake had informed him. It was only... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
The question of women’s rights
The question of women’s rights has long been a contentious issue, with debates often swinging between the realms of religion and secular society. Each side seeks to establish its superiority in promoting women’s liberation. This controversy is not unique to any single faith but is a subject of debate among various religions, each aiming to demonstrate its egalitarian principles. While other faiths may quarrel over theology, Islam speaks with one voice: “But whoso does good works, whether male or female, and is a believer, such shall enter Heaven, and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
Deshabandu Tennakoon's assets may be frozen - Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala has stated that the assets of former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon may be frozen if he continues to evade court appearances. Despite an arrest warrant being issued several days ago, police have yet to locate Tennakoon. Watagala emphasized that if the former IGP fails to present himself before the court, legal steps to freeze his assets may be taken.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/03/25)
Inconsistency, Thy Name is UNHRC
The incumbent Government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake can thank its stars and also the West-dominated ‘Sri Lanka Core Group’ at the UNHRC for the latter extending ‘diplomatic goodwill’ towards Colombo and welcoming the ‘peaceful elections and smooth transition-of-power’, as if they were expecting/anticipating something different this time (too). They have acknowledged that the new Government ‘has only been in place for four months’, a grace-period they have always given in the past during every ‘regime-change’, especially when the Rajapaksas were the losers. Yet, without losing their ‘focus’ from the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
Donald Trump and the Military-Industrial-Tech Complex: The Warfare State Paved the Way for Autocracy
Posted on February 27, 2025 Hey, it’s the MIC, right? I’m thinking, of course, about the military-industrial complex. In this century, it’s taken more taxpayer dollars than perhaps any other part of the government, with a Pentagon “budget” that’s now heading for $900 billion a year. At this moment, President Trump has dispatched Elon Musk to do some cutting there (as at so many other places in the government) and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is planning to lend him a hand. I have no doubt that they’ll find some immediate funds to slash... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
At the IMF: Global North Has Nine Times More Voting Power Than the Global South
Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Yes, the headline of this newsletter is accurate. As far as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned, each person in the Global North is worth nine people in the Global South. We get that calculation from IMF data on voting power in the organisation relative to the population of the Global North and Global South states. Each country, based on its ‘relative economic position’, as the IMF suggests, is given voting rights to elect delegates to the IMF’s executive board,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
ඉංග්‍රීසියෙන් වැඩකරන්න යන ඉංග්‍රීසි මව් භාෂාව නොවන අයට වනදේ ගැන යුක්‍රේනයේ ජනාධිපති ව්ලැඩිමීර් සෙලන්ස්කි සහ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ කියා දෙන පාඩම....!
ඉංග්‍රීසියෙන් වැඩකරන්න යන ඉංග්‍රීසි මව් භාෂාව නොවන අයට වනදේ ගැන යුක්‍රේනයේ ජනාධිපති ව්ලැඩිමීර් සෙලන්ස්කි සහ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ කියා දෙන පාඩම....!ලෝකයේ ජාත්‍යන්තර භාෂා 6ක් ඇත. ඒ ප්‍රංශ, ස්පාඤ්ඤ, චීන, රුසියා, ඉංග්‍රීසි සහ අරාබි යන භාෂාය.බ්‍රිතාන්‍යය යටත් විජිත ලෙස තිබූ රටවල් ලෙස සැළකෙන වර්තමාන ඇමෙරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය, ඉංදියාව, ශ්රී ලංකාව ඇතුලු රටවල් ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවට විධායක, ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක සහ අධිකරණ ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ ප්‍රමුඛත්වය ලබා දී ඇත. එසේ වුවත් ජපානය, කොරියාව, චීනය, රුසියාව, ප්‍රංශය වැනි දියුණු රටවල් ඒ රටවල භාෂාවෙන් විධායක, ව්‍යවස්ථාදායක සහ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
Batalanda Commission Report: Cabinet to rule on ex-Prez this week.
Report resurfaces after 25 years RW’s involvement a ‘common truth’: Jayatissa CBK shielded RW from Batalanda fallout: Nagamuwa Calls to revoke RW’s civic rights After 25 years since its compilation, the Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to discuss the controversial Batalanda Commission Report, a long-contested document detailing human rights abuses and alleged political involvement in torture and extrajudicial killings during the late 1980s and early 1990s, at this week’s Cabinet meeting, according to Minister of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
අශෝක රන්වල මහ පරිමාණ කුඹුරු ඉඩම් ගොඩ කිරීමක..?
ඉල්ලා අස්වූ කතානායක වත්මන් ජාතික ජන බලවේග පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී අශෝක රන්වල මහතා නීති විරෝධී ආකාරයෙන් කුඹුරු ඉඩමක් ගොඩ කරමින් පවතින බව හිටපු පළාත් සභා මන්ත්‍රී වරුණ රාජපක්ෂ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. කැලණි ගඟ මිටියාවතේ ඉඩම් බියගම දකුණ, රාජසිංහ ඇල මාර්ගය ගලා යන ඉඩමක් මෙසේ ගොඩ කර ඇති බවටත් ඔහු චෝදනා කරයි. ඊට අදාළ පින්තූර ද ඔහු තම අන්තර්ජාල නාලිකාව ඔස්සේ වීඩියෝවක් මුදා හරිමින් පෙන්වා දෙයි. https://youtu.be/iwVssf2L8I0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
‘Major powers should not bully the weak’, China’s foreign minister says
Beijing will “resolutely counter” U.S. pressure on tariffs and the fentanyl issue, China’s foreign minister said on Friday, adding that major powers “should not bully the weak”, in a veiled swipe at the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Top diplomat Wang Yi also presented China as a reliable global power in the midst of geopolitical turmoil and U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from international institutions, part of a clear appeal from Beijing to Europe and countries in the Global South. The U.S. levied an additional 10% tariff on Chinese imports... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
Bill to ban corporal punishment of children to be introduced soon – Justice Minister
Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara has announced that steps will be taken to swiftly pass a bill prohibiting the corporal punishment of children. The Minister made this statement in Parliament today (March 8) during the Committee Stage Debate on expenditure head of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, in response to a statement made by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. During the debate, Premadasa emphasized the importance of incorporating children’s and women’s rights into the country’s fundamental rights chapter. He proposed amending the Constitution to guarantee these... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
කොටියෝ රනිල්ට කෙලියේ ඇයි ?
https://youtu.be/03z3ZD-gnYk... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
How Can a Land Registry Prone to Fraud and Under the Jurisdiction of Two Disparate Legal Enactments be Digitalized?
Sri Lanka is unique in that she adopted a piece of land-legislation – Act 21 of 1998 – while it yet remained under the Jurisdiction of the previous land-legislation, Ordinance 23 of 1927. The two laws are dissimilar, and no serious attempt has been made to reconcile the two, even after a lapse of a quarter century. The register maintained by the Land registry is prone to fraud and legislation requires the digitalization of land records even though it may be fraudulent. The necessity to digitalize came not from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
The Case of Karu Jayasuriya - I
After Ranil Wickremasinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake became president one after the other (in 2022 and 2024 respectively) without any sign of full-hearted public approval, though, their social media admirers shared posts that claimed that they both had made a substantial contribution to ending the separatist terrorism that had plagued the country for decades. They may have their arguments to support their claims. Those who know the facts, however, would hardly agree with them. But there is one distinguished UNP politician, who was opposed to the SLFP-led UPFA, about whom such a claim can probably... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
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'' රට පාවා නොදුන් රනිල් - දේශපාලන වහල්ලු වසන් කරන තිත්ත ඇත්ත...''
https://youtu.be/TJZweXYj0Ys... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7c
TAMIL SETTLEMENTS Tamil Separatist Movement steadily established new Tamil settlements in the north and east after Independence. The purpose was to strengthen the Tamil population on the Eastern coast. The northern and eastern provinces were under populated and there was lot of empty space which had to be filled up. J. D. Arudpragasam’s father, J. Arulappu, bought land owned by the Catholic Church in Kannadi near the Madhu Church and set up his own farm in 1964. That encouraged others to migrate to the agriculturally rich Vanni. [1] Vavuniya ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/03/25)
“Papare Pan, Pan Pan” The Evolution of “Papare” Music
Music has been essential to human culture for thousands of years, evolving through different civilisations, technological advancements, and cultural influences. From ancient tribal chants to the digital streaming age, music reflects human emotions, traditions, and innovations. My attempt to explore the historical development and transformation of Papare music in Sri Lanka takes me back to the day I first witnessed the Royal Thomian cricket match at Colombo Oval in 1961, the year I entered Royal College. My dad thought I was too young to go for the big match alone and arranged... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/03/25)
Public disillusionment grows over NPP government, says Chandima Weerakkody
Chandima Weerakkody Former MP Chandima Weerakkody, speaking at a press briefing at the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) headquarters on Wednesday, claimed that public expectations of President Anura Dissanayake and the National People’s Power (NPP) government have now faded. He stated that many who had placed their hopes in President Dissanayake and the NPP for change were now feeling disillusioned. “What has happened to many groups today is similar to moths drawn to light. All the country’s teachers united to elect Anura Dissanayake as President. Advanced Level... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/03/25)
ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය අඩපණ වී ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ නියුතු අය රට හැරයාමේ ඉහල අවධානමක්.... ආණ්ඩුවේ ලොක්කෙක් අනතුරු අගවයි
මෙරට ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථිකය අඩපණ වී එම ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ නියුතු අය රට හැරයාමේ ඉහල අවධානමක් ඇති බව කොළඹ තාක්ෂණ නගරයේ නිර්මාතෘ ආචාර්ය හර්ෂ සුභසිංහ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. අද වන විට සියල්ල තීරණය කරමින් ඇත්තේ මුදල් අමාත්‍යාංශයේ සිටින අය බවද පවසන ඔහු මුදල් අමාත්‍යංශය ද ආර්ථික සැලැස්මක් නැති බවද කියා සිටී. ඒ මෙරට සිට ඩිජිටල් සේවා ලබාදෙන පුද්ගලයන් සඳහා බද්දක් පැනවීමෙන් හේතුවෙන් බවයි ඔහු පවසන්නේ. එවන් සැලැස්මක් තමන් අද වනතුරැ දැක නැති බවද ආර්ථිකයේ ගමන් කළ යුත්තේ ආර්ථික සැලැස්මක් අනුව බවත් එවන් සැලැස්මක් තමන්ට නොපෙනෙන බවත් ඔහු තවදුරටත් පවසයි. හිරු නාලිකාව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/03/25)
Ranil unhappy with Al Jazeera interview, questions integrity of panelists
Colombo, March 6 (Daily Mirror) - Expressing his dissatisfaction with the interview with Al Jazeera which was broadcast today, former President Ranil Wickremeisnghe raised questions on the integirty of the panelists who were part of the interview. Speaking to the media soon after the interview was released, Wickremesinghe claimed that two of the three panelists, who joined broadcaster Mehdi Hasan, had pro-LTTE stances. “I was informed that Human Rights Lawyer and Former Commissioner of Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Ambika Sathkunanathan will participate... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/03/25)
Ranil slams ‘politics’ of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, denies ‘Batalanda’ accusations
Former Sri Lankan President and six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe denied shielding ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa from prosecution, during an interview for Al Jazeera English’s ‘Head to Head’ that aired today. He also rebuffed renewed accusations that his own administration failed to credibly investigate alleged government links to deadly terrorist attacks that rocked Sri Lanka in 2019. Wickremesinghe, who was voted out of office in 2024, threatened to leave 8 minutes into the hour-long interview with Mehdi Hasan, but ultimately remained seated for a heated debate that also covered the government’s handling of war... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/03/25)
"පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයේ මහමොළකරු මම දන්නවා" - ඥානසාර හිමි
පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයට සම්බන්ධ මහමොළකරු කවුරුන්දැයි තමා දන්නා බව බොදුබල සේනා සංවිධානයේ මහ ලේකම් පූජ්‍ය ගලගොඩඅත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමියන් පවසනවා. මහනුවරට පැමිණි අවස්ථාවේදී මාධ්‍යට අදහස් දක්වමින් උන්වහන්සේ පැවසුවේ මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජනාධිපතිවරයා සහ ආරක්ෂක අංශ භාර නිලධාරීන් ප්‍රථමයෙන් දැනුවත් කරන බවයි. බොදුබල සේනා සංවිධානයේ මහ ලේකම් පූජ්‍ය ගලගොඩඅත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමියන් අද (06) මහනුවරට පැමිණ මල්වතු මහ නාහිමියන් බැහැ දැක ආශිර්වාද ලබා ගත්තා. අනතුරුව උන්වහන්සේ පැමිණියේ අස්ගිරි මහා විහාරයටයි. එහිදී ඥානසාර හිමියන් අස්ගිරි පාර්ශ්වයේ මහා නායක අති පූජ්‍ය වරකාගොඩ ශ්රී ඥානරතන මහානා හිමියන් බැහැදැක ආශිර්වාද ලබා ගත්තා. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/03/25)
The Challenges of Sri Lanka's Ageing Population: Economic, Health, and Social Struggles
Sri Lanka is facing a significant demographic shift as its population ages rapidly. Currently, about 12.3% to 12.4% of the population is over 60 years old, but this figure is projected to rise dramatically to 22% by 2037 and potentially reach 25% by 2041. This rapid ageing poses substantial economic, healthcare, and social challenges for senior citizens, exacerbated by the ongoing economic crisis. Economic Vulnerability Senior citizens in Sri Lanka face higher poverty rates compared to other age groups. Limited coverage of social protection programs and pension schemes, particularly for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
GPC urged to clarify its stand on Bhaona controversy
Guwahati: Expressing annoyance over the latest development, where a State minister allegedly made unwanted comments on Bhaona and later his clarification denying it with a strong message for suing the propagator, Press Club of Assam (PCA) urges the journalist concerned to clarify his stand. Many media bodies including Gauhati Press Club (GPC) have already condemned minister Ashok Singhal for his ‘irresponsible views’ on the traditional performing art form and now they remain silent after Singhal out-rightly refuted the accusation, stated a PCA release.The controversy erupted following the recent social media post by a television journalist, associated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
The elephants and the plantations. Posted on March 3rd, 2025
Concerning the above post elephants and the plantations Posted on March 3rd, 2025 Otara Gunawardene personally contacted me through Instagram and thanked me for having highly esteemed her; but she is not willing to take on any projects of such nature,now as she has finished her task for the people and has retired fom such busy life. Therefore she said, "it is not correct for me to have requested such involvement at this time of retirement". Therefore I really, feel very sorry and hope she... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Senaka Weeraratna – The Seminal Figure of the Cricket Reformation
I am prompted to write this article after reading an eye-opening article by Lorenz Pereira ( 'Sunday Island' – March 02, 2025) —the cricket legend. https://island.lk/senaka-weeraratna-the-unsung-architect-of-modern-cricket/ I felt compelled to add a crucial missing element, the idea of Cricket Reformation through the advent of the Decision Review System (DRS). While Lorenz’s piece covered many aspects of modern cricket, it overlooked how DRS has fundamentally reshaped the way the game is played and perceived. Riyas Aluher …................. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
නම විතරයි මතක.. උදේට කාපුවත් මතක නෑ.. 2013 ගණුදෙනු කොහොමත් මතක නෑ..- අවුරුදු අනූ හතක් වයසැති ඩේසි ආච්චි අධිකරණයට කියයි…
හිටපු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතාගේ පුත් යෝෂිත රාජපක්ෂ මහතා සභාපතිත්වය දැරූ කාල්ටන් ස්පොර්ට්ස් පුද්ගලික සමාගමට එරෙහිව මුදල් විශුද්ධිකරණ චෝදනාව යටතේ අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විමර්ශනයක් ක්‍රියාත්මක කර තිබුණේ දෙදහස් දහසය වසරේ සිටයි. රුපියල් මිලියන පනස් නවයකද අධික මුදලක් සහිත ස්ථිර තැන්පතුවක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් එහිදී අනාවරණය වූ අතර එම බැංකු ගිණුම පවත්වාගෙන ගොස් තිබුනේ යෝෂිත රාජපක්ෂ සහ ඔහුගේ මිත්තනිය වන ඩේසි ෆොරෙස්ට් වික්රමසිංහ නමිනුයි. අදාල විමර්ශණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ප්‍රකාශයක් ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා අනූ හත් හැවිරිිදි ඩේසි ෆොරෙස්ට් වික්රමසිංහ මහත්මිය අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව හමුවට කැඳවා තිබුනි. ප්‍රකාශ ලබා ගැනීමෙන් අනතුරුව අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Why Sri Lankan activists opposed Adani wind energy project in Mannar
A flock of migratory brown-headed gulls (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) in Mannar with windmills in background. | Image courtesy of Lahiru Walpita, via Mongabay. Indian industrialist Gautam Adani’s Green Energy Limited, or AGEL, has withdrawn from the second phase of a proposed wind power project in northern Sri Lanka. The project, which was planned to generate 250 MW through the installation of 52 wind turbines in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
SL economy still vulnerable despite positive developments – IMF mission chief
Despite positive developments and recovery expected this year, Sri Lanka’s economy is still vulnerable, and it is critical to sustain the reform momentum for long-term growth, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said yesterday. Addressing a virtual press conference, Senior Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Peter Breuer said that the IMF Executive Board approved the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility Arrangement with Sri Lanka. It provides the country with immediate access to US $ 334 million to support its economic policies... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Stop your fishermen from destroying Sri Lankan fishing industry: Bimal tells India
Colombo, March 5 (Daily Mirror) - The Central government of India and the state government of Tamilnadu should enforce the law on its fishermen who are destroying the livelihood of Sri Lankan fishermen in the North, Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake told Parliament today. “The best assistance India should provide for the Northern Fishermen in Sri Lanka is to enforce its laws and prevent its fishermen from destroying the livelihood of Sri Lankan fishermen in the North,” Ratnayake said. “The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Sri Lanka moves ahead with 100 MW solar project
The Sri Lankan government has approved the land transfer for a 100 MW solar project in the south. The site will be handed over to the Sustainable Energy Authority to advance the project. Image: Oskar Kadaksoo, Unsplash Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the transfer of land to the country’s Sustainable Energy Authority for a 100 MW solar project. The Siyambalanduwa PV array will be built on 220 hectares in Sri Lanka’s Uva province. The Cabinet approved transferring the land to the Sustainable Energy Authority to allow... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Transcript of Press Briefing on the Completion of the Third Review for the IMF Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka
Mr. Breuer: Thank you, Randa. Good morning, all, thank you very much for being here and for your interest in Sri Lanka’s IMF-supported economic reform program. I am pleased to announce that, on Friday February 28, the IMF Executive Board approved the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility Arrangement with Sri Lanka. This provides the country with immediate access to about US$334 million to support its economic policies and reforms. It brings the total IMF financial support dispersed so far to about $1.3 billion.The IMF continues to support Sri Lanka's efforts to restore and maintain macroeconomic stability... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/03/25)
Hungary’s Stunning Move: Joins China And BRICS, Ditches EU?
Hungary’s High-Stakes Gamble: Breaking from the EU for BRICS? Is Hungary setting the stage for an unprecedented shift in global alliances? As tensions rise within the European Union, Budapest appears to be charting its own course—one that veers away from Brussels and toward the BRICS economic bloc. This strategic pivot raises urgent questions: Is Hungary risking its place in the EU to forge stronger ties with Russia, China, and other BRICS nations? What’s driving this recalibration, and how could it shake the foundations of European unity? In this video, we dissect Hungary’s growing divergence from EU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
දිගම නම තියෙන අකුරු දෙකේ ලොකුම සර්.. | JB සර් එක්ක Fly with Yenu කතාබහක්
https://youtu.be/IFYj76O5rW8... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Pathfinder Foundation & Heritage Foundation examines US-Sri Lanka Relations under the Second Trump Administration
The Pathfinder Foundation, in collaboration with the Heritage Foundation (USA), hosted a joint briefing session titled “Prospects for US-Sri Lanka Relations: Impact of the Second Trump Administration." The event took place as a webinar, attracting over 100 pre-registered attendees from the government, academia, civil society, think tanks, and the development and corporate sectors, among others. Interaction between the two foundations dates back a decade, and they have come together once again to hold this discussion on a topic of much interest to Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean region. The Pathfinder Foundation,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Sri Lanka should avoid tax exemptions, focus on passing budget, IMF says
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka should avoid tax exemptions and focus on passing a national budget that is in line with parameters set by the International Monetary Fund to continue with a $2.9 billion program from the international lender, an IMF official said on Tuesday. Sri Lanka mounted a “remarkable” recovery from a deep financial crisis triggered by a record shortfall of dollars three years ago, the global lender said after approving a fourth tranche of $334 million under a Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. However, the South Asian island nation must... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Buddhists Join Global Faith Leaders in Prayers for Pope Francis
From thecatholicherald.com Buddhist monks held an interfaith prayer service for Pope Francis at Agrashravaka Temple of the Mahabodhi Buddhist community in Colombo on 25 February. The temple, considered one of the most sacred Buddhist sites in Sri Lanka, was visited by Pope Francis in 2015. During that visit, he became only the second pope in history to enter the temple, where he observed Buddhist monks chanting and praying. In a rare gesture of respect, the temple’s relic casket, typically displayed only once a year, was opened for the Pope to venerate. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
IMF warns Sri Lanka trade unions against strike over pay demand
AFP - Sri Lanka's fragile economic recovery could be hampered by threatened trade union strikes over reduced benefits for government employees in this year's budget, the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday. Leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden budget raised public sector salaries but also made deep cuts to longstanding perks in a continuing effort to repair the island nation's tattered finances. Sri Lanka's main doctors' union is considering a strike from Wednesday to protest against cuts to their allowances, while teachers are also considering stoppages. IMF team leader... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7a
ATTACK ON KENT AND DOLLAR FARMS 1984 The Kent and Dollar farms were located near Manal Aru. The farms were bought on a 99-year lease from the state by a wealthy Tamil in 1965. In 1978 the owner donated the two farms for the resettlement of estate Tamils, who had fled the central hill country during the anti-Tamil riots of 1977. Gandhyian Movement of Rajasunderam, and the Tamil Relief and Rehabilitation Organization led by Nityananda and Kandasamy were the two organizations that carried out the operation. SEDEC and Redd Barna helped. Redd Barna... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7b
LTTE MASSACRES AT KOKILAI AND NAYARU 1984, 1985 On 1 December, 1984 LTTE cadres, including women fighters, attacked two Sinhala Catholic fishing villages, Nayaru and Kokkilai, killing 59 fishermen. [1] Kokkilai lagoon is an estuarine lagoon on north-east Sri Lanka .The town of Kokkilai is located on a sand bar between the lagoon and the Indian Ocean. Nayaru is 15 kilometers north of Kokkilai. A string of Sinhala fishermen’s settlements had been established along the coast from Trincomalee to Mullaitivu. Nayaru and Kokkilai are the northernmost of these settlements. They were occupied... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
The IMF and World Bank Await Elon Musk
I think that Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have been misinformed. I don’t disagree with their shutting down USAID, but I think it’s rather small fry. There are much, much bigger fish to fry if you want to really save U.S. government money that is being wasted in programs that are mischievously justified as aid to the poor people of the world. Elon, hear me out: if you walk northwest from your headquarters at the Eisenhower Executive Building along Pennsylvania Avenue, you’ll come after one long block upon two ugly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
The elephants and the plantations.
Firstly I should start off by saying that "people are with many grievances"; but they are walking through the passages of political and media, popular propaganda. To my knowledge, these are all-time-related fake visuals. For example on the 21st of February 2025, at Samanthurai during this paddy harvest season; hundreds of elephants are seen crossing through the carpeted roads to find food from these fields; as these elephants are starved without food and congested in an environment of dry landscapes. As I have mentioned many times in many popular... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
ඊළග වාරියට පෙර බිලියන 900ක් උපයනු.. බදු අනුකූලතාවය වැඩි කරනු.. විදුලිය මිලකරණය නැවත පිහිටුවනු..- IMF
විස්තීරණ ණය පහසුකම් වැඩසටහන යටතේ පස්වැනි වාරිකය ලබාදීමට පෙර රුපියල් බිලියන 900 ක ආදායම් ඉලක්කයක් සම්පූර්ණ කිරීමට මෙරට රජය කටයුතු කළයුතු බවත්, රජය ආයෝජන වැඩිකර ගැනීමට කටයුතු කළයුතු බවත් ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල විසින් මෙරට රජයට දැනුම්දී ඇතැයි අනාවරණය වේ. ආර්ථිකය කෙරෙහි අවදානම තවමත් පවතින බැවින් ආර්ථිකය යථා තත්ත්වයට පත්වීම දීර්ඝ කාලයක් පුරා පවත්වා ගැනීමට සහ ණය තිරසරභාවයක් කරා යන මාවතකට ගෙන ඒම සඳහා ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ න්‍යාය පත්‍රය තිරසරව පවත්වා ගැනීම ඉතා වැදගත් බවද ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදලේ නියෝජ්‍ය කළමනාකරන අධ්‍යක්ෂ කෙන්ජි ඔකමුරා සඳහන් කර තිබේ. ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය වැරදීම් ඇතිවීම සඳහා ඉඩක් නැති බවද ඔහු... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
ITAK MP: Person interdicted for fraud now in NPP Cabinet.
Shanakiyan The credibility of a government that claimed to be fighting corruption was at stake when individuals involved in financial misappropriation held Cabinet positions, Batticaloa District ITAK MP Shanakiyan Rasamanickam told the House yesterday. Speaking during the committee-stage debate on expenditure heads of the Ministry of Energy in Budget 2025 proposals, Rasamanickam stated that an individual who had been interdicted over a financial fraud in the Fertilizer Corporation was now a member of the NPP Cabinet and sat in the front row of the government side.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
GMOA to launch strike tomorrow over allowance cuts unless …
Dr. Sugathadasa The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) yesterday (03) warned the government of a countrywide strike unless it restored holiday allowances to the previous level for doctors. GMOA Secretary Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa emphasised that as the cuts imposed through Budget 2025 weren’t acceptable to the GMOA, the government should take immediate remedial measures and its failure to do so would drive the GMOA to resort to trade union action to win its demands. Dr. Sugathadasa said that in case the government didn’t respond positively to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Naked man arrested for riding motorcycle to Kandy from Colombo
Colombo, March 03 (Daily Mirror) - A man was arrested this morning by Kadugannawa police for riding a motorcycle from Colombo to Kandy while naked. Police said the 23-year-old man was arrested after a great effort by law enforcement. Several police officers observed the man riding the motorcycle along the Kandy-Colombo road and attempted to apprehend him, but none were able to catch him. The Kegalle and Mawanella police also pursued the man but were unsuccessful. After alerting the Kadugannawa and Peradeniya police, officers in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Nominations period for 2025 LG Elections announced
The nominations for the 2025 Local Government Elections will be accepted from March 17, 2025, the Elections Commission announced. The commission said that the relevant nominations will be accepted until 12 noon on March 20, 2025. Accordingly, the notices regarding the acceptance of nominations for the election of Mayors, Deputy Mayors, Chairpersons, Deputy Chairpersons, and members for 336 local government institutions across the country have now been published in the respective local authorities. The Election Commission said that these include 28 Municipal Councils, 36 Urban Councils and 272 Pradeshiya Sabhas.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Govt. mulls action against SLTB drivers bypassing schoolchildren and citizens with season tickets
Discussions have been held at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, regarding Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus drivers who operate services while bypassing schoolchildren and citizens with season tickets. During the meeting, the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, stated that any citizen could report such incidents by calling 1958. He further emphasized his awareness of the said issue and assured that stringent measures would be taken against such misconduct. He also mentioned that SLTB drivers and conductors had been duly informed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
Colombo sees 7.7% land price surge
Property in Sri Lanka’s Colombo had risen 7.7 per cent in the second half of 2024 from a year earlier, according to a Land Valuation Indicator. According to the report, industrial land had risen 3.9 per cent in the first six months compared to a year earlier. Residential land had risen 9.9 per cent, and commercial land had risen 9.4 per cent. The highest increase was observed in the Residential LVI, followed by Commercial and Industrial LVIs. Per perch, bare land prices are semi-annually obtained from the Government Valuation Department. The Land... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/03/25)
“SETTLER COLONIALISM” AND TAMIL EELAM Part 7b
ATTACK ON KENT AND DOLLAR FARMS 1984 The Kent and Dollar farms were located near Manal Aru. The farms were bought on a 99-year lease from the state by a wealthy Tamil in 1965. In 1978 the owner donated the two farms for the resettlement of estate Tamils, who had fled the central hill country during the anti-Tamil riots of 1977. Gandhyian Movement of Rajasunderam, and the Tamil Relief and Rehabilitation Organization led by Nityananda and Kandasamy were the two organizations that carried out the operation. SEDEC and Redd Barna helped. Redd Barna... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Ceylon Tobacco Company & the Hijacking of State Banks & Ministry of Agriculture
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 23 February – 01 March 2025 * ‘Our economy is running on conditions. There is no economic independence or sovereignty – it is under probation and being monitored.’ – President AK Dissanayake, 2025 * ‘The nature of the political life of our island must be understood. We were a colony, a benevolently administered dependency. So long as our dependence remained unquestioned our politics... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
We will downsize security forces: President
Colombo, Feb 28 (Daily Mirror) - Number of persons in all three armed forces will be reduced while they will be made sophisticated with equipment, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Parliament today. "The Sri Lanka Army will be confined to 100,000 personnel, Sri Lanka Navy to 40,000 and Sri Lanka Air Force to 18,000, the President revealed. "Our aim is to acquire modern equipment to the forces. Almost all aircraft in the Sri Lanka Air Force are becoming outdated. Therefore, we will acquire new aircraft. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Special Exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic from April 18 to 27
Colombo, March 02 (Daily Mirror) - The special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic for the public will be held from April 18 to 27, the President's Media Division (PMD) said. It said the exposition to the public will be on April 18 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and thereafter, from April 19 to 27, daily from 12:00 noon to 5:30 p.m. A preliminary discussion on the event took place today at the President’s House in Kandy, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. President Dissanayake... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Former Speaker denies allegation on fuel usage
Colombo, March 02 (Daily Mirror) - Denying the allegation by Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake that the former Speaker had used fuel worth Rs. 33 million within nine months from January 1, 2024 to September 24, 2024, which amounts to Rs. 4 million per month, former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said spreading falsehood to gain power will not be successful every time. The following is a statement issued by former Speaker Abeywardena in this regard: "I would like to state... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Govt. doubles up measures for deal with Qatar for petroleum purchases
Colombo, March 03 (Daily Mirror) - In a bid to avert any energy crisis in the future, the government is hurriedly taking measures to purchase both petroleum products, including LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) from Qatar under a government-to-government agreement, an official said. Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) D.A. Rajakaruna told Daily Mirror that two rounds of talks had been conducted with Qatar Energy, formerly Qatar Petroleum, to explore the possibility of importing such products at cheaper rates under a government-to-government deal. He said Qatar Energy is a state-owned... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Ex-Army Intelligence personnel arrested over Keith Noyahr abduction granted bail
The two former Sri Lanka Army Intelligence personnel, who were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the abduction and assault of journalist Keith Noyahr in May 2008, have been granted bail by the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said. Accordingly, the two suspects were ordered to be released on two surety bails of Rs. 1 million each. The two suspects had been arrested yesterday (01) in the Nawagaththegama and Elayapaththuwa police divisions by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) based on investigations into the assault on journalist Keith... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
Discussion held with manufacturers to reduce salt price
A discussion has been recently held between the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) and salt manufacturing companies at the CAA’s head office. The discussion had taken place on February 25, and its purpose was to make the necessary interventions to release high-quality salt for industry and food use into the market at a reasonable price. Accordingly, based on the pricing surveys conducted by the CAA regarding salt prices in the market, the varying prices of salt over the past period, the seasonal shortage of salt, and the challenges faced by the salt industry... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
'' මේවා මොළ නෙවෙයි, මොළ ගෙනියන නැව්...''
https://youtu.be/U2v1hAfNNeM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/03/25)
CHATGPT list of US agencies funding Govt & Civil Society warrants immediate investigation & disclose to Sri Lankan citizens by the GoSL
US funding for GoSL entities & Civil Society 2015 to present Click to open list With “artificial intelligence” now becoming the buzzword, citizens should utilize it to gather information while knowing that it is not completely correct. It is an entity giving us information that is in public domain cutting time spent on searching. However, if incorrect data had been fed it is likely that the output we receive will undoubtedly be questionable. Therefore, while we cannot presume ChatGPT to be entire factualy what it is giving cannot... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
‘අභිචෝදක තනතුර’ නීතිය දේශපාලනයට යටකිරීමක්.. එය බරපතල වරදක්..- සරත් එන්. සිල්වා
රජය විසින් යෝජනා කර තිබෙන නව අපරාධ නඩු අධ්‍යක්ෂ ධුරය (රජයේ අභිචෝදක තනතුර) නීතිය දේශපාලනයට යටකිරීමක් බව හිටපු අගවිනිසුරු සරත් එන් සිල්වා මහතා පැවසීය. මෙවැනි තනතුරක් 1970 – 1977 ආණ්ඩු කාලයේ ක්‍රියාත්මක විය. එකල නියෝජ්‍ය අපරාධ නඩු අධ්‍යක්ෂ පදවිය දැරූයේ තමා බැවින් මෙම කරුණ පිළිබඳව තමන් හොඳින්ම දන්නා බව පැවසූ සරත් එන් සිල්වා මහතා නීතිපතිවරයා සතු අපරාධ නඩු පිළිබඳ බලය විෂය භාර අමාත්‍යවරයා විසින් අපරාධ නඩු අධ්‍යක්ෂ ලෙස පත් කරනු ලබන වෙනත් බාහිර නීතිඥවරයකු යටතට පැවරීම බරපතළ වරදක් බව සඳහන් කළේය. මේ සඳහා ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවද සංශෝධනය කළ යුතුය. එදා මෙම පත්වීම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
Fuel shortages: Long queues return at fuel stations
Fuel distributors stop new orders, warning of shortages tomorrow Panic buying escalates as public fears fuel shortage CPC reassures public of sufficient fuel reserves despite protests Petroleum dealers suspend credit to Govt. institutions Govt. defends pricing formula, rejects calls for higher profits Fuel distribution as usual at LIOC, Sinopec, RM Parks stations: Min. Long queues at fuel stations have been reported across the country since last Friday (28 February) night, as a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
IMF releases US$334mn to Sri Lanka
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced its Executive Board has completed the third review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing the authorities to draw SDR 254 million (about US$334 million). This brings the total IMF financial support disbursed to SDR 1.02 billion (about US$1.34 billion). IMF Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura issued a statement saying that reforms in Sri Lanka are bearing fruit and that the economic recovery has been remarkable. Inflation remains low, revenue collection is improving, and reserves continue to accumulate. Economic growth has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
Foreign travel ban and arrest warrant issued for former IGP
The Matara Magistrate's Court has issued a foreign travel ban on former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, along with a warrant for his arrest issued earlier. The court has also ordered the arrest of eight suspects, including Tennakoon, in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on December 31, 2023, in front of the W 15 Hotel in the Weligama-Pelana area of Matara. The suspects have been ordered to be produced before the court as investigations continue.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
මෝදි, රනිල්ගේ වටිනාකම කියන අතර රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ කියන්නේ හොරෙක් හිගන්නෙක් කියා අධිකරණ ඇමති හර්ශන නානායක්කාර පාර්ලිමේන්තුවෙදී කියයි
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතාගේ ඉදිරි දර්ශනය තමා අගය කරන බව ඉන්දීය අගමැති නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා පවසයි. ඉන්දියාවේ පැවත්වෙන “NXT Conclave 2025″ සමුළුවට සහභාගි වීමට ඉන්දියාවට ගොස් සිටින රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා හමුවූ අවස්ථාවේ ඉන්දීය අගමැතිවරයා එහි ඡායාරූපයක් තම සමාජ ජාල ගිණුමේ පල කරමින් මේ බව සඳහන් කර තිබේ. ” මගේ මිත්‍ර රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා NXT සමුළුවේදී හමු වුණා. මම සැමවිටම අපගේ අන්තර්ක්‍රියා දෙස බලා සිටි අතර විවිධ ගැටළු සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඔහුගේ ඉදිරි දර්ශනය අගය කර ඇත්තෙමි” ඒ අතර රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ යනු තනිකර හිඟන්නෙක් සහ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/03/25)
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