by Professor Sunil Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc. Professor of Medicine
The fundamental difference between males and females is that males typically have XY chromosomes. In contrast, females have XX chromosomes, which are biologically different and specifically identifiable. The X and Y chromosomes determine womanliness (femineity) and manhood (masculinity). Atypical chromosomal abnormalities like 47-XXY (Klinefelter Syndrome) or rare 47-XYY (Jacobs syndrome) syndrome result from errors in chromosomal splicing, adding extra sex chromosomes (trisomies). Fundamental differences between males and females: The primary distinction between males and females is their chromosomal composition—Males possess XY chromosomes, while... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
by Prof Sunil J. Wimalawansa
Eliminating corruption, re-establishing judicial independence, curtailing wastage and unnecessary imports, and embracing technology are key priorities for the new National People's Power (NPP) government in Sri Lanka. Now is the time for the NPP leadership to deliver on their promises, ensuring that appointments to government positions, such as chairmanships, are made based on merit rather than favors. Furthermore, public corporations and departments are overstaffed and top-heavy. Instead of mindlessly filling these positions, it is in the country's best interest for the President to carefully assess and eliminate unnecessary roles first. Prioritizing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Whether it is NATO or EU, or the World Bank, USA Drives the World! Where does Russia Stands with BRICS? Two Questions - Right Now facing USA Elections! Donald Trump with His Billionaire Boys 1: Will They Support USA or Butter Their Own Bread? 2: Whether it is Israel or Ukraine - UNCLE SAM decides. USA leading NATO, supported by EU, against Russia with BRICS and Iran & North Korea NATO Members-; CountryJoinedCountryJoinedAlbania2009Lithuania2004Belgium1949*Luxembourg1949*Bulgaria2004Montenegro2017Canada1949*Netherlands1949*Croatia2009North Macedonia2020Czech Republic1999Norway1949*Denmark1949*Poland1999Estonia2004Portugal1949*Finland2023Romania2004France1949*Slovakia2004Germany1955Slovenia2004Greece1952Spain1982Hungary1999Sweden2024Iceland1949*Turkey1952Italy1949*United... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Chanaka Bandarage
It is a great relief that the Arugam Bay attack/incident did not materialize. We have many 9/11s of our own (the 2019 Easter Sunday attack is just one). Would Arugam Bay have become our Bali 2005? (on 1 October 2005, 20 Australians holidaying in Bali were killed by Indonesian terrorists, over 100 were injured). Kudos to all those who worked to avoid this, including the NPP government. The local media reported that the Indian intelligence has given us the tip. But, the government now denies this. What is the real... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) visited the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Headquarters located at the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte today (Oct 28). This is the first official visit undertaken by the Defence Secretary to the Army Headquarters since assuming office as the Secretary to the Ministry Defence. The Defence Secretary was respectfully received by the Adjutant General of the Army, Major General Chamila Munasinghe set with a Guard of Honour upon his arrival. The Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Vikum... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
By Ama H. Vanniarachchy Courtesy CEYLON TODAY.
Sri Lanka’s rich archaeological heritage is under serious threat, according to a recent research report titled “Analytical Report on the Protection and Conservation of the Archaeological Heritage of National Importance of Sri Lanka – Volume I.”Sponsored by the Bauddhaloka Foundation (Guarantee) Ltd., this extensive report that covers eight districts of the island, was compiled by a team of leading archaeologists and heritage management experts. It was officially handed over to Professor Sirimalee Fernando, Secretary General of the UNESCO Sri Lanka National Commission by Jagath Sumathipala, Chairman of the Bauddhaloka Foundation (Guarantee)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Your Excellency,I would like to share my observations regarding the pressing need for advanced vocational training in Sri Lanka, particularly in the field of welding and related engineering disciplines.As the founder of an advanced welding school, I have recognized a significant demand for skilled workers, especially among our youth seeking employment opportunities abroad. In the process of establishing this institution, I have been developing comprehensive course content that integrates both theoretical knowledge and practical skills, ensuring that our students are well-equipped to meet international standards.Key Points of Focus:1. Comprehensive Curriculum:The curriculum at our welding school... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
අතිගරු ජනාදිපති තුමනි,ශ්රී ලංකාවේ, විශේෂයෙන් වෙල්ඩින් ක්ෂේත්රයේ සහ ඒ ආශ්රිත ඉංජිනේරු විෂය ක්ෂේත්රවල උසස් වෘත්තීය පුහුණුවක අවශ්යතාවය පිළිබඳ මගේ නිරීක්ෂණ බෙදා ගැනීමට මම කැමැත්තෙමි.උසස් වෙල්ඩින් පාසලක නිර්මාතෘවරයා වශයෙන්, පුහුණු ශ්රමිකයින් සඳහා සැලකිය යුතු ඉල්ලුමක් ඇති බව මම හඳුනාගෙන ඇත්තෙමි, විශේෂයෙන් විදේශ රැකියා අවස්ථා සොයන අපගේ තරුණයින් අතර. මෙම ආයතනය පිහිටුවීමේ ක්රියාවලියේදී, අපගේ සිසුන් ජාත්යන්තර ප්රමිතීන්ට අනුකූලව හොඳින් සන්නද්ධව සිටින බව සහතික කරමින්, න්යායික දැනුම සහ ප්රායෝගික කුසලතා යන දෙකම ඒකාබද්ධ කරන පුළුල් පාඨමාලා අන්තර්ගතයක් මම සංවර්ධනය කරමින් සිටිමි.අවධානය යොමු කිරීමේ ප්රධාන කරුණු:1. විස්තීරණ විෂය මාලාව:අපගේ වෙල්ඩින් පාසලේ විෂය මාලාව සැලසුම් කර ඇත්තේ ගැඹුරු දැනුමක් ලබා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
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IMF සාක්ච්ඡා අසාර්ථකද? මේවා හංගන්න එපා අනුර කියන්න - රනිල් යළි ජනපතිගෙන් ගේම ඉල්ලයි! https://youtu.be/BdW4vxdTqQw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Udaya Gammanpila
පාස්කු ප්රහාරය පිලිබඳ එස් අයි ඉමාම් වාර්තාව ජනගත කිරීම - 2024.10.28 https://youtu.be/0cZA7xsk3TE... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Courtesy Hiru News
Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, has publicly questioned why President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has yet to release the Imam's report on the Easter Sunday attack. Speaking today (28) in Colombo at a press conference for the release of the report by retired Supreme Court judge S.I. Alwis, Gammanpila criticized the President, claiming that his actions are prioritizing party interests over national accountability. Gammanpila stated that an individual referenced in the report currently holds a significant government position, and he urged the President to remove this person. He speculated that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Courtesy Hiru News
The Jana Aragala Alliance has alleged that the government will incur an additional cost of one million dollars due to a new tender awarded for printing foreign passports. Pubudu Jayagoda, a member of the alliance’s executive committee, made the statement during a press conference yesterday, urging the government to clarify its stance on the matter. Meanwhile, large crowds have reappeared in front of the Immigration Department's main office in Battaramulla, as people line up to obtain their passports. Many complain they are once again required to wait in token queues.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
Courtesy Hiru News
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the importance of implementing a procurement plan and strengthening the National Procurement Commission (NPC). The President shared these views in a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (28), where he engaged in an in-depth discussion with NPC officials on the current procurement laws and procedures. Officials from the National Procurement Commission informed the President that although around 60% of all government expenditures, including capital expenses, should ideally follow a proper procurement process, shortcomings in this process are causing significant losses to the government. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/10/24)
රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් දකුණු පළාත් හිටපු ආණ්ඩුකාර
මැතිවරණ කොමිසම, මැතිවරණ නිරීක්ෂකයින්, හෝ වෙනත් විචාරකයින් නොකියන නිසා හිතවත් ඔබගේ දැන ගැනීමට ඇල්පිටිය ප්රාදේශීය සභා ඡන්දය ගැන ලියා තබන්නෙමි. ඇල්පිටිය ඡන්දය ගැන මා ලියූ සටහන කියවූ අයට නම්, මේ ඡන්ද ප්රතිඑලය ගැන කිසිම පුදුමයක් තිබිය නොහැකිය. ජවිපෙ කොට්ඨාශ 17 දිනාගැනීම කළ නොහැකි බව (අභියෝගයක් බව), පුටුව - අමිල කාරියවසම් සාධකය, කුල සාධකය, රූපවාහිනිය සලකුණ යටතේ ඉල්ලන කණ්ඩායම ආසන දිනන බව, මා ලියා ඇත. විදුලි බල්බයට අසුනක් ලැබීම හැර අනෙක් සියල්ල මම සති තුනකට පෙර ඇල්පිටිය ගොස් ඇවිත් ලියා තැබුවෙමි. අවිත්තාව හා පිටුවල (තරුණයා) සජබ අපේක්ෂකයින් දෙදෙනා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
e-Con e-News
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 20-26 October 2024 * ‘During our last talks with the Government in London, when certain proposals were made for a settlement – which, unfortunately, we could not consider – we were offered that Jews should have more rights than others. And certain examples were given us of certain English colonies, in Ceylon & other places. And we declared emphatically to the Government... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
Colombo paradigm Vs. Rajarata paradigm ලංකාවේ පරිපාලන අගනුවර කොළඹ නමැති මඩවඟුරෙන් රජරට දෙසට ගෙන යායුතු යයි යෝජනාවක් මුලින්ම අසන්නට ලැබුණේ මහාචාර්ය ගුණපාල මලලසේකර මහතාගේ ප්රධානත්වයෙන් ක්රියාකල බෞද්ධ තොරතුරු කොමිෂන් සභාවේ නිර්දේශ මඟින් 1955 දීය. ඒ වෙනුවට ලංකාවේ කළු සුද්දන් (JRJ හා ආනන්ද තිස්ස ද අල්විස්) විසින් කලේ ලෝකයේ වෙන කොහේවත් සිදු නොවූ අන්දමේ මුග්ධ ක්රියාවකි. එය නම් පරණ මඩ වගුරේ සිට අහස් සැතපුම් 10 ක් වත් නැතිතරම් වන තවත් මඩ වඟුරක් ගොඩකර දියවන්නා හෝටලය යයි දැනට හැඳින්වෙන ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ නම් කරුමයක් ජනයාගේ කරමත පැටවීමය. මනා පරිසර සැලැස්මකින් තොරව කර, රට නයකන්දකට යටකල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
The Indian and Tamil Nadu politicians are responsible for transforming a rebellious "lower caste" Tamil youth who was once a challenge to the Central Committee of the Federal Party (a.k.a:Tamil state party) into a ruthless murderer. Indian plans boomeranged. The Sinhala soldiers' sacrifices to protect the motherland kept LTTE at bay until the rest of the world had time to realize the truth about the LTTE. All this reminds me the answer my friend received from his father when they recently discussed the present predicament of Sri Lanka. "Son, whatever happens Sri Lanka's horoscope... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
චන්ද්රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ
විශ්වාෂා පරමා ඥාතී යන සංකල්පය පෙරදැරිකරගෙන ඩෙංගු මර්ධනයට අතගසමු.මේ රජය පත්ව ගතව ඇත්තේ මාසයකි.රජය කරගෙන යන්න ඇති තරම් මුදල් භාණ්ඩාගාරය තුල නැත. එවන් තත්වයක් තුල රට තුල ඩෙංගු වසංගතය පැතිරෙමින් පවතී. ඩෙංගු මර්ධන කටයුත්තද අධික මුදල් සම්භාරයක් වැයවෙන කටයුතකි. රජයට මුදල් හිඟ වුවද මේ කටයුත්ත සිදුකරගෙන යා යුතුය. එය මර්ධනය කල යුතුය.එය මර්ධනය කල හැකිය.මෙය නව රජයකි.ඔවුන් කියන ආකාරයට මෙය පරම පවිත්ර ජනතා හිතකාමී රජයකි. මෙය විශ්වාස කරන ජනපදනම ලක්ෂ 55කට අධිකය. ලක්ෂ 55ක් වූ ජනතාවගේ විශ්වාසය යනු මහා ධන නිධානයකි. මේ මහා ධනස්කන්ධයට ඩෙංගු මර්ධනයට ගත වන්නේ මාසයක කාලයකි. ඒ සඳහා රජයට සතයකුදූ වය නොවේ..... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
By Kenneth Rogoff Courtesy Ceylon Today
In recent years, Western observers have increasingly treated inequality as a domestic issue. But, while there is a strong case to be made for strengthening social safety nets in developed countries, this framing of the issue overlooks the plight of hundreds of millions of people around the world still living in extreme poverty. In 2014, the French economist Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century became an international sensation, reshaping the inequality debate and launching its author into superstardom. Piketty was right to point out that the political case... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
කණ්ඩායමේ සාමාජිකත්වය රාජ්යයන් නවය ලෙස පවත්වා ගැනීමට ගත් තීරණය සැළකිල්ලට ගනිමින්, බ්රික්ස් සංවිධානයට(BRICS) පූර්ණ සාමාජිකයකු ලෙස සම්බන්ධ වීමට ශ්රී ලංකාව ඉදිරිපත්කළ ඉල්ලුම්පත්රය පිළිගෙන නොමැති බවත්, කෙසේවෙතත්, ශ්රී ලංකාවට හවුල්කාර සාමාජික රටක් ලෙස එක්වීමට අවසර ලබා දී ඇති බවත් විදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්ය විජිත හේරත් ‘සන්ඩේ ටයිම්ස්’ වෙත හෙළිකර ඇත. සාමාජික රටවලට මූල්ය ආධාර සපයන BRICS හි නව සංවර්ධන බැංකුවට සම්බන්ධ වීමට ද ශ්රී ලංකාවට අවසර ලබා දී ඇති බව ඇමැතිවරයා සඳහන්කර ඇත. ඒ අනුව නව සංවර්ධන බැංකුවට සම්බන්ධ වීමේ යෝජනාවක් කැබිනට් මණ්ඩලය විසින් නුදුරේදීම අනුමත කරනු ඇත. BRICS යනු... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Oct 27 (Daily Mirror) - Results of the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha elections show that the National People's Power (NPP) vote base is on the decline, Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) General Secretary Ranjith Madduma Bandara said today. Madduma Bandara told a media breifing that the Elpitiya PS election results has indicated that the NPP vote base has declined to less than 42 percent. "The usual case in Sri Lankan politics has been that the party which is victorious at a Presidential election wins any elections held there after. However, this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Negombo, Oct 27 (Daily Mirror) - Experienced and capable persons are needed in Parliament to take over the government if the need arises, UNP Deputy Leader and New Democratic Front (NDF) Gampaha district candidate Ruwan Wijewardene said. Speaking during an election rally in Negombo, Wijewardene said a group of MPs with experience is needed to be in Parliament if the incumbant President gives up power at any given time. "President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reportedly said he will give up the Presidency after two years if he thinks he cannot... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe says that the current President Anura Kumara Dissanayake lacks a parliamentary majority, similar to himself. He made these remarks while attending a public meeting held by the New Democratic Front in Negombo this morning (27). “If you look into his list, I don’t know whether his government can last three months or at least three weeks. We need experienced people for the country to run. We ask to put experienced people forward. He can last at least for three years only if he has a majority,” the former... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/10/24)
Shenali D Waduge
269 people were killed on 19 April 2019 by 7 Islamic suicide bombers affiliated to National Thowheed Jamath who blasted 3 churches & 3 hotels. The dead included 37 foreign nationals & injured over 500. 135 people were arrested in connection with the attacks. In April 2021 (2 years after attack) Sri Lanka filed 23,270 charges against 25 people for conspiring to murder, aid & abet, collecting arms & ammunition & attempted murder. In October 2021, Sri Lanka indicted the mastermind & 24 co-conspirators. 3 of these have been named by US... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Media Must be Independent Keep Out of Politics! https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/26/media/washington-post-jeff-bezos-endorsement-turmoil/index.html The Washington Post is in deep turmoil as Bezos remains silent on non-endorsement
By Hadas Gold, CNN New YorkCNN — One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year’s election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper’s staff are in turmoil. Jeff Bezos has so far declined to comment on the situation, even as his own paper’s journalists reported that it was Bezos who ultimately spiked... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
Sarath Wijesinghe former Chairman consumer Affairs Authority Sri Lanka , former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, Presidents Counsel and Solicitor in England and Wales
Ombudsman Ombudsman system is prevalent world over for convenience, clarity, efficiency in place of complex litigation used in many areas on Administration, Finance Legal Services Insurance Medical and many other areas and sectors, worldover especially in the west when business deals are active and alive. Ombudsman appointed by the State or private is a person accepted and respected by the parties concerned and the world as impartial, learned, clean and reputed for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD
Crash is a 2004 American movie that discusses racial relations in America. The movie is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles and was inspired by real-life events. Crash received several awards and nominations. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and the Movie “Crash” (a) The self-fulfilling prophecy is a self-made assumption based on future events, and often the person has a belief that it will come true. It is a statement that alters actions based on the person’s hidden wishes and expectations. Our thought processes guide our actions; therefore, self-fulfilling prophecies often come true. There... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
By Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD Organized by the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
https://youtu.be/cEpcO4rRsXU?t=146... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර සමුද්ර හා අක්වෙරළ සංවර්ධනය සඳහා සභාපති උපදේශක මණ්ඩලය
අතිගරු ජනාදිපති තුමනි,මෙම පණිවිඩය ඔබට හොඳ සෞඛ්යයකින් සහ උසස් මනෝභාවයකින් සිටිනු ඇතැයි මම බලාපොරොත්තු වෙමි. අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය (EDB) යටතේ ඇති උපදේශක මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිවරයා වශයෙන්, විශේෂයෙන්ම නාවික සංචාරක ව්යාපාරය සහ නිල් ආර්ථිකය පිළිබඳ පුළුල් සංකල්ප කෙරෙහි අවධානය යොමු කරමින් සමුද්ර හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්තය දියුණු කිරීම අරමුණු කරගත් මුල පිරීම් කිහිපයක් ඔබේ අවධානයට යොමු කිරීමට මම කැමැත්තෙමි.තෙල් කර්මාන්තයේ භාවිතා වන යකඩ අට්ටාල සහ යාත්රා අලුත්වැඩියා කිරීම සහ ඉදිකිරීම සඳහා කේන්ද්රස්ථානයක් ලෙස ත්රිකුණාමලයේ විභවයන් ගවේෂණය කිරීම සඳහා පසුගිය වසර කිහිපය තුළ EDB කර්මාන්ත අමාත්යාංශය සහ වරාය අධිකාරිය සමඟ ක්රියාකාරීව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Your Excellency,I hope this message finds you well. I would like to bring to your attention several key initiatives that could significantly propel Sri Lanka's development, particularly in the Trincomalee region.1. Renewable Energy Development: The potential for wind power, offshore wave power, and solar power in Trincomalee is immense. Establishing a Centre of Excellence for Offshore Energy in the port city would facilitate the design and project management of these initiatives, positioning Sri Lanka as a leader in renewable energy in the region.2. Skilled Workforce Training: While we are training engineers and software developers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
Jeffrey Sachs Of Fans
Jeffrey Sachs is a well-known American economist, academic, and public policy analyst who has made significant contributions to the fields of sustainable development and economic development. He has held various prestigious positions throughout his career, including serving as the director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and as a special advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals. Sachs has authored numerous books and articles on topics related to economics, poverty reduction, and sustainable development. Website: jeffsachs.org https://youtu.be/FmTMCaCL-Fw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
CGTN
The first BRICS summit since the group expanded from five to 10 members is underway in Russia's Kazan, with the entire world watching how these nations embrace diversity while reaching consensus in the newly-expanded bloc. In an exclusive interview with World Insight's Tian Wei, Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs noted that BRICS is not only committed to deepening internal relations, but also to building strong ties with emerging economies, leading the way to the formation of a truly multipolar and multilateral world, though many challenges still remain. https://youtu.be/ZOL22qpYd7w... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
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Col. Douglas Macgregor says Israel will attack Iran before election day and it will seal their fate. Israel is destroying itself and the U.S. is helping. https://youtu.be/sK6r7-X4yqM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/10/24)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
හැඳින්වීම 1971 දෙසැම්බර් මාසයේදී JVP කැරළි කරුවන්ගේ ශාක්ෂි (confessions?) සටහන් කරගැනීම සඳහා එවකට පැවති රජයෙන් පත්කල සිවිල් නිලධාරීන් 200 දෙනාගෙන් තවමත් ජීවත්ව සිටිනා අයෙක් වශයෙන්, අනුර කුමාර ජනාධිපති වශයෙන් තේරීපත්වීම මා සළකන්නේ ඓතිහාසික සිදුවීමක් ලෙසය. මීට සමාන කලහැකි සිදුවීමක් වූයේ 1978 දී JRJ විසින් R. ප්රේමදාසව අගමැති ලෙස පත්කිරීමය. ඒ ඔහුගේ කුල පසුබිම නිසාය. එහෙත්, 1956, 1970 හෝ 1978 දී වත් 1931 දී සිට මතුවෙමින් තිබී 1948 දි බලයට ආ බමුණු කුලය නොහොත්, කළු සුද්දන්ගේ පාලන ක්රමයට, R. ප්රේමදාස විසින් කලේ, සිය අධික හීනමානය හරහා තල්ලුවක් දීම පමණය. හෘදය ශාක්ෂිය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
Orpheus Perera
At the outset let me ask how Indian secret agents and Israeli secret agents are so active in Sri Lanka, when there was no intelligent service, who were able to save the life of General Densil Kobbakaduva and 35 young men, at a time when terrorists were nearly under full control? Also in 1981 who was the Cardinal when the Jaffna public library and two Hindu temples were burnt down. I was in the UK when that happened and I was told by Indian and English people that it was done by Sinhalese Buddhists. Buddhists will never set... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ
1960 -70 දශකවල ළමෝ පාසැල් අවසන් වූ පසු ටියුෂන් නොගියාම නොවේ. නමුත්, එකළ එය අද මෙන් පිස්සුවෙන් කල දෙයක් නොවීය. එකළ, ටියුෂන් නගරබද පාසැල්වලට පමණක් පාහේ සීමාවී තිබුණි. වැඩිමණක් දරුවන් ගියේ ඉංග්රීසි, එලකියුෂන්, සංගීත භාණ්ඩ වාදනය වැනි පන්තිවලටය. ගණිතය දුර්වල ළමුන් සඳහා දෙමව්පියන් ළමුන්ව දක්ෂ ගණිත ගුරුවරුන් සොයා යැවිය. එකළ, බොහෝ විට එක් තනි ගුරුවරයෙක් එක් ළමයෙකුට හෝ සීමිත ළමුන් ගණනකට ඔහු/ඇය ගේ නිවසේදී ටියුෂන් පන්තිය පවත්වනු ලැබිය. මුදල් ගෙවනු ලැබුවේ ටියුෂන් මාසය අවසානයේදීය. බොහෝ විට අය කලේ සාධාරණ මුදලකි. ටියුෂන් ඇති හැකි අයට පමණක් සීමාවී තිබුණි. ගම්වල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
Chanaka Bandarage
Congratulations to the NPP government for its decision not to privatize the Sri Lankan Airlines. Only a bold government could make bold decisions! Gota and Ranil were all out to sell it. Of course, they would have sold it for pittance – just like how they sold the Galleface Army Headquarters and the Hambanthota Port respectively. We know there were buyers. They would have made profits, otherwise, they would not bid. Then, why cannot the government run it profitably given that the Airline is well established, has good... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
පසුගිය සහ පාලන සමයන්හි සොරකම් කර උගන්නාවේ හා ශීෂෙල්ස් දූපත්වල සඟවා ඇති බව පැවසූ ඩොලර් ප්රමාණය ඉක්මනින්ම මෙරටට ගෙන විත් ණය ගෙවා දමා ජනතාවට සහන සලස්වා ඔවුන්ගේ ජීවන බර ලිහිල් කරනු ඇතැයි බලාපොරොත්තු වන බව ශ්රී ලංකා පොදු ජන පෙරමුණ සඳහන් කරයි. එම පක්ෂයේ ප්රධාන ලේකම් සාගර කාරියවසම් මහතා ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණ මූලස්ථානයේදී පැවැති මාධ්ය හමුවකදී මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. “අපි දන්නවා මේ රටේ ජනතාව ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණට ජනාධිපතිවරයෙක් බිහි කරන්නේ හැටනව ලක්ෂයක ජනවරමකුත් ඒ වගේම පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට තුනෙන් දෙකක බලයකුත් දීලා. ලොකු බලාපොරොත්තු ඇතිව මේ රටේ වෙනසක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
Courtesy CNA
FILE PHOTO: Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka speaks during a LSEG FX community gathering in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 7, 2023. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo WASHINGTON :Sri Lanka met this week with its bondholders in Washington to discuss a debt exchange as the South Asian country aims to emerge from default as soon as possible, central bank Governor Nandalal Weerasinghe said on Friday. He said the talks, which happened on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank meetings in Washington, aim to quickly get Sri Lanka "out of this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/24)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The Ceylon Tamils aggressively pursued Settler Colonization after the island gained Independence. The British rulers left without allocating territory to the Tamil settlers, and the Tamil settlers found themselves face to face with the indigenous group they had hoped to displace. That group was now in power. But the Tamil Settlers had no intention of giving up their Settler ambitions. They were going to challenge the locals and get what they want. The Tamil Separatist Movement was able to push forward two Agreements and two Acts of Parliament all intended to ensure that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/10/24)
