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අයුතු ලාභය උදෙසා වෛද්‍ය පහසුකම් භාවිතය – ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සෞඛ්‍ය ක්ෂේත්‍රයට දැමෙන සෙරින අවදානමක්.
ලංකාවෙබ් කෘත්‍රිම බුද්ධිය විසින් රචිතයි
වෛද්‍ය පහසුකම් භාවිතයෙන් අයුතු ආකාරයට ලාභ ලබාගැනීම – ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අතිචාරයකි ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ වෛද්‍ය ක්ෂේත්‍රය බහුතරයක් විශ්වාසයට හා කරුණාවට පදනම්ව ක්‍රියාත්මක වුවද, නවීන යුගයේදී විශේෂයෙන්ම පෞද්ගලික සන්සුන් රෝහල් සහ වෛද්‍යවරුන් කිහිප දෙනෙකු විසින් අයුතු ආකාරයට ලාභ සෙවීමේ ප්‍රවණතාවක් දක්නට ලැබේ. රෝගීන්ට අත්‍යවශ්‍ය නොවන පරීක්ෂණ, විශේෂඥයන්ට යොමුකිරීම් සහ අධික ඖෂධ සෙට් පැකේජ මගින් මුදල් ආදායම වැඩි කිරීම මෙහි සාමාන්‍ය උදාහරණ වේ. සමහර වෛද්‍යවරුන් රෝගීන්ගේ අවිබේදාත්මක භීතිය සහ අසාධ්‍යතාවය අයුතු වාණිජ වාසියක් ලෙස පරිවර්තනය කරයි. මෙවැනි ක්‍රියාකලාප, රෝගීන්ගේ විශ්වාසය හා සෞඛ්‍ය පද්ධතියේ නීතිමය සහ ආචාරශීලී සම්මතයන්ට දැඩි අභියෝගයක් වන... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

REFLECTIONS ON CUBA, BRICs AND GEOPOLITICS
Asoka Bandarage
I returned to the U.S. from Cuba just a few hours before Donald Trump signed a memorandum on June 30, 2025, tightening the long-standing U.S. economic blockade against Cuba. The memorandum includes a statutory ban on U.S. tourism to the neighboring island. Despite a long fascination for the island nation, I did not volunteer for the Venceremos Brigade to Cuba during my college years. Finally, my wish to see the legendary island of anti-imperialist revolution—the so-called 'last bastion of socialism in the western hemisphere'—came true. I enjoyed Cuba's resplendent land and waters,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

Tale of Two Countries. Staggering Contrast: Singapore & Sri Lanka. 
Prof. Hudson McLean
One with rich arable agricultural land, tea, rubber, coconut, round the Island fisheries, and the other a muddy newly independent nation, grappling with poverty, high unemployment, and a lack of natural resources. Independence Gained: 4th Feb 1948  the population of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) was approximately 7.1 million 9th Aug 1965  the population ofSingapore in 1965 was approximately 1,886,900. Today Singapore rides high in the World, as a Highly Developed First World Rich country, with a Passport recognized by the world, entry without Visas.  The Number One Best Passport in the World  Singapore –... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

Can China set up an alternative to SAARC minus India?
Anuradha Chenoy
— July 7, 2025 China may see a regional vacuum with a non-functional SAARC, but it is unlikely to succeed in filling the gap with another regional entity. China and Pakistan are reportedly trying to create a new regional bloc that can be an alternative to the increasingly dysfunctional South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).  India is likely to be excluded from the initiative. In a meeting held in Kunming on June 19, China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh apparently discussed the possibility of forming the new regional bloc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

Trump targets Sri Lanka, Philippines & 5 others in latest tariff wave
Courtesy Fibre2Fashion
Insights President Trump has announced new tariffs on imports from seven additional countries—Sri Lanka, Philippines, Brunei, Moldova, Algeria, Iraq, and Libya—ranging from 20 to 30 per cent, effective August 1, 2025. This move intensifies the US trade overhaul, with more countries expected to be named soon. High tariffs have already been imposed on nations like Indonesia and Cambodia. US President Donald Trump has issued a new round of tariff letters to seven more countries, escalating the administration's sweeping trade overhaul. In letters shared via screenshots on... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

US slaps 30% tariff on Sri Lanka
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
U.S. President Donald Trump has added Sri Lanka to his growing list of trade targets, issuing a letter on Wednesday announcing a new 30% tariff on all imported goods from Sri Lanka.  The move comes as part of a broader tariff push aimed at multiple countries, with levies set to take effect from August 1, 2025, pending trade negotiations. According to a copy of the letter posted on Trump’s social-media platform Truth Social, the proposed 30% tariff for Sri Lanka is a reduction from an earlier 44% rate floated in... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

Easter attack network still active under current govt: Mujibur
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Colombo, July 09 (Daily Mirror)- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should have known that the network of those who launched Easter Sunday attacks function under the present government as well, Opposition MP Mujibur Rahman said today. “The President recently said the government will have to subject its own self to a probe in order to find the truth behind the Easter Sunday attacks. He cannot grumble now by saying what he said a few days ago. He should have known that the network of those... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

Officers facing allegations probing Easter Sunday’s attacks - Opposition MP
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana, Courtesy Daily mirror
Colombo, July 9 (Daily Mirror) - Opposition Parliamentarian D. V. Chanaka told Parliament yesterday that the investigation into the Easter Sunday's attack is being handled by two officers who had allegedly ignored over 90 prior warnings on the attack. Investigations on Easter Sunday attacks are handled by officers who face allegations, opposition MP D. V. Chanaka told Parliament today. “These two officers are the ones who neglected more than 90 pre warnings of Easter Sunday attacks. The commission appointed by former President Maithripala Sirisena has recommended action... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

පරීක්ෂාවකින් තොරව වරායෙන් පිටකළ බහාලුම් ගැන CIDයට ප්‍රකාශයක් දෙන්න ගිය විමල් එළියට ඇවිත් හෙළිකරපු සුවිශේෂී හෙළිදරව්ව මෙන්න.. (වීඩියෝ)
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව, විශේෂ විමර්ශන ඒකකය විසින් ”ශ්‍රී ලංකා වරාය වෙත ආනයනය කරන ලද බහාලූම් 323 ක් නිසි පරීක්ෂාවකින් තොරව ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව මඟින් නිදහස් කිරීම” සම්බන්ධව ලැබී ඇති පැමිණිල්ලකට අදාළව ප්‍රකාශයක් ලබා ගැනීම සඳහා ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ නායක, හිටපු අමාත්‍ය විමල් වීරවංශ මහතාව අද දින එම ඒකකයට  කැඳවා තිබිණි. ඒ අනුව ඒ මහතා අද දින අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ එම ඒකකය හමුවට ගොස් තම ප්‍රකාශය ලබාදීම සිදුකරන ලදී. පසුව පිටතට පැමිණි විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා පවසා සිටියේ බස්නාහිර පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරයාට අයත් එක්ස් ෆෝ ලංකා ආයතනයට අයත් බහාලුම් කන්ටේනර් මේ තුළ තිබූ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/07/25)

The MOU with India; Is the country’s foreign and defense policy truly strategic and Sri Lanka First?
By Raj Gonsalkorale
Sri Lanka has to navigate its foreign policy within turbulent waters considering its pivotal location in the Indian ocean. Being the neighbor to India, a regional power which some consider an emerging superpower, and which shows a kind of political bi polarity, with shifts in mood, energy, and activity levels, often resulting from internal political dynamics, which in turn impacts on relationships with its neighbours. Indian investments in Sri Lanka are substantial and growing. Their concerns about their own strategic commercial interests and, security concerns are also growing on account of the interest on Sri... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/07/25)

No MoU can divide the Buddha Sasana: Resisting India’s 2030 Strategic takeover of Sri Lanka
Shenali D Waduge
We never thought a pen could undo what our war heroes achieved in May 2009. Yet, since December 2024, secret MoUs signed between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have begun dismantling Sri Lanka’s territorial and constitutional sovereignty—not with tanks, but through contracts. These agreements encroach upon lands and institutions constitutionally mandated to protect the Buddha Sasana — the island’s spiritual existence for over 2,300 years. The Buddha Sasana has been the foundation of peace, non-violence, and unity among communities. To weaken it is to weaken Sri Lanka... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/07/25)

NDB Bank Partners with World Vision to Empower Women-Headed Households through Sustainable Farming and Financial Inclusion
National Development Bank PLC
In a significant step toward fostering community resilience and inclusive development, NDB Bank has partnered with World Vision to implement a targeted initiative aimed at uplifting women-headed households through integrated farming solutions and financial empowerment. Formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), this partnership will directly support 10 women-headed households in Kilinochchi District, with a particular focus on those facing livelihood insecurity and limited access to financial services. Through a combination of climate-resilient home gardening, small-scale livestock rearing, and essential financial literacy training, the initiative seeks to promote sustainable... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/07/25)

Over 3,800 red notices issued during Mosquito Control Week
Courtesy Adaderana
A total of 144,250 premises have been inspected island-wide during the National Mosquito Control Week implemented last week, the Media Spokesperson of the National Dengue Control Unit of the Ministry of Health, Community Medical Specialist Dr. Prasheela Samaraweera, said. Speaking at a press conference today (08) to announce the progress of the activities conducted during National Mosquito Control Week, she explained that 35,495 sites were identified as possible mosquito breeding grounds. Furthermore, Dr. Samaraweera stated that 4,275 premises with mosquito larvae were detected, adding that 3,812 red notices were issued and legal... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/07/25)

BRICS Statement on Military Strikes on Iran
BRICS countries
We express grave concern over the military strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran since 13 June 2025, which constitute a violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, and the subsequent escalation of the security situation in the Middle East. In the face of rising tensions with unpredictable consequences for international peace and security, as well as for the world economy, we underscore the urgent need to break the cycle of violence and restore peace. We call on all parties to engage through existing channels of dialogue and diplomacy, with... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

When the Helping Hand Holds a Machine Gun:  humanitarian aid as a weapon.
Jeffrey St. Clair Courtesy Counterpunch
Palestinians at a GHF aid distribution site in Gaza being fired on by American “security” contractors. Still from a video shot by a contractor and given to the Associated Press. There’s no precise number for how many Palestinians have been starved to death by Israel’s embargo on food entering Gaza. But there is a number for how many Palestinians have been killed trying to keep from starving to death at food distribution sites, many of them by Israeli gun or mortar fire: 549, with 5 to 10 more Palestinians being killed... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

Land Prices Surge Up to 20% as Real Estate Market Responds to Lower Rates and Economic Stability
LankaPropertyWeb
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka's real estate sector is demonstrating robust signs of recovery and renewed investor confidence in 2025, buoyed by a stabilizing economy and favorable market conditions. The latest "Real Estate Market Outlook Report 2025 (REMOR25)" by LankaPropertyWeb (LPW) highlights a significant resurgence across the property landscape, with key indicators pointing towards sustained growth. One of the most significant indicators of this recovery is the rapid appreciation of land prices in the Western Province. The report indicates an average year-on-year increase of 12% in the region for 2025. Suburban areas are leading... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ ආරම්භය මනුෂ්‍ය ඝාතණ අරමුණු කරගෙනම ආරම්භ වූ හැටි.
SL Leaders
https://youtu.be/ND-YV8KuetI... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

මාලිමාව දිනන එකම පළාත් සභාව මෙන්න
Udaya Gammanpila
https://youtu.be/zHQhj32iKXo... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

This Discovery Has Transformed Our Understanding of the Afterlife
Subtle Reality
Modern discoveries in quantum physics have shaken the world: the soul does not disappear after death — it transitions into a parallel reality. What is this world, and why does science increasingly confirm ancient mystical ideas about the afterlife? In this video, you will learn shocking details from research on life after death, real testimonies from people who experienced clinical death, and hypotheses from renowned scientists such as Raymond Moody, Eben Alexander, and Michael Newton. We will reveal the mystery of parallel worlds and explain how human consciousness continues to exist after physical departure. Watch until... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/07/25)

SOLD: How AKD’s India deals are dismantling Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty — Countdown to a “2030 Takeover”
Shenali D Waduge
Between December 2024 and May 2025, a pen — not a gun — redrew Sri Lanka’s future. A series of bilateral pacts and MoUs signed between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are systematically converting Sri Lanka into a de facto Indian strategic satellite. What follows is not alarmist — it’s what has already been signed, and what it signals for Sri Lanka’s future. A party that once warned against Indian imperialism is now surrendering sovereignty through undisclosed agreements. The nation must wake up as should all politicians & political parties... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

නීති පැනවීමේදී පරිවර්තනයක් ලෙස දැක්වෙන ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් පළවී ඇති නීතිය / පනත අනුව අර්ථනිරූපණය කිරීම ජනතාවගේ පරමාධිපත්‍යය ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමක්ද? බුක්තිවිදීමක්ද?
අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) නීතීඥ, සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන. 
1. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 23වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ නීති පැනවීමේ භාෂාව දක්වා ඇති අතර සිංහල සහ දෙමළ භාෂාවෙන් නීති පැනවීම, සෑදීම සහ පළ කිරීම කළ යුතු බවත් ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් වූ පරිවර්තනයක් තිබිය යුතු බවත් දක්වා ඇත.2. ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනරජයේ පරමාධිපත්‍යය ජනතාව කෙරෙහි පිහිටා ඇති බවත් එය අත්හළ නොහැකි බවත් ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 3වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ දක්වා ඇත.3. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදය සිංහල භාෂා පාඨය සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂා පරිවර්තන පාඨය වෙනස් ය.4. ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් පළකරන පරිවර්තනය අනුව නොව ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 23වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ නීති පැනවීමේ භාෂාව අනුව නීතිය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

Indian Military & Merchants Move in on Colombo & its Circuits
e-Con e-News
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 29 June – 05 July 2025 * ‘Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody has lashed out at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Asian Development Bank (ADB), & the World Bank over their public criticism of amendments to the Electricity Act, accusing them of bypassing diplomatic channels & politicising the issue. ‘This is not how it should be done. They can’t work with us like this,’... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

Defence Secretary Visits Doppler Weather Radar Project Site in Puttalam
Ministry of Defence  - Media Centre
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) made a field visit yesterday (Jul 05) to the Doppler Weather Radar Network project site in Puttalam. The project, supported through a generous grant aid from the Government of Japan, is aimed at enhancing real-time weather forecasting and early warning systems across the island. Upon arrival, the Defence Secretary was warmly welcomed by Mr. Athula Karunanayake, Director General of the Department of Meteorology. The visit underscored the strategic collaboration between the Ministry of Defence and the Meteorology Department in developing resilient infrastructure... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

KDU MEDICAL FACULTY: LOCAL STUDENT ADMISSIONS RESTARTED, SAYS HEALTH MINISTER
Courtesy Hiru News
Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa announced that the admission of local students to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Medical Faculty has recommenced, in accordance with the previous admission process. Speaking at an event in Colombo, Minister Jayatissa stated that the earlier decision to temporarily halt local student admissions to the KDU Medical Faculty was a provisional one.This decision, announced by the government in Parliament recently, has drawn strong opposition from various parties, including Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa.Following this, a Cabinet committee was appointed to investigate the matter... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

Plug Base එකක් 72,000ට සියළු ප්‍රා.ලේ. කාර්යාලවලට… කෝටි පහක කොන්ත‍්‍රාත්තුවක් ඉෂාරට..
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
රට පුරා පිහිටි ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කාර්යාලවල ප්ලග බේස් එක බැගින් සවි කිරීමට එකක් රුපියල් 72000ක මිලකට ප‍්‍රකට ව්‍යාපාරික ඉෂාර නානායක්කාර මහතාගේ සමාගමකට රුපියල් කෝටි පහ ඉක්මවූ කොන්ත්‍රාත්තුවක් ලබාදී ඇති බව ජන අරගල ව්‍යාපාරය සඳහන් කරයි. ඒ සඳහා ඉදිරිපත් වූ අනෙක් අඩු මිල ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම් සියල්ල අතහරිමින් මෙම මිලට ලබා දී ඇති බව එම සංවිධානයේ වසන්ත මුදලිගේ මහතා කොළඹ පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී කියා සිටියේය. "2025 04 29 දින ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යංශය මගින් ටෙන්ඩර් කැඳවීමක් සිදුකරලා තියනවා. E හැදුනුම්පත එහෙම නැත්තං ඩිජිටල් හැඳුනුම්පත හඳුන්වා දීමෙන් පස්සේ ප්‍රාදේශීය ලේකම් කාර්‍යාලවල මේ හැදුනුම්පත හඳුනාගැනිම... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

ආණ්ඩුවෙ සුරතලෙක් නොවූ නිසා දඟගෙට දැක්කු බන්ධනාගාර කොමසාරිස් ජනරාල් තුෂාර උපුල්දෙනිය…
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
මේ ඔහු අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීම පිලිබඳව මාධ්‍යයේ නොකියූ කතාව.. බැඳියාව """""""'' ඊයේ අත්අඩංගුවට පත්ව සිටින බන්ධනාගාර කොමසාරිස් සම්බන්ධයෙන් ජාත්‍යන්තර මානව හිමිකම් ක්‍රියාකාරීන් පිරිසක් තොරතුරු සොයා බැලුවා. එහිදී ඔවුන් පැය භාගයක් පමණ මා සමග කතා කළා. සත්‍ය මිස කිසිවකු සුද්ද කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය නැත """""""""'" බන්ධනාගාරය තුල කුඩු, අයිස්, දුරකථන ඇති බව සත්‍යයකි. බන්ධනාගාර රෝහල, ප්‍රතිකාර මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් නොව, ඇති හැකි උන්ගේ රෙස්ට් හවුසිය බව සත්‍යයකි බන්ධනාගාරය පුනරුත්ථාපන මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් නොව අපරාධ සම්බන්ධ පශ්චාත් උපාධිය ලබා දෙන ආයතනය බව සත්‍යයකි. පසුගිය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/07/25)

Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty under Siege: Bill Gates and India replace MCC with a new Trojan Horse of Digital Colonialism
Shenali D Waduge
Who is Bill Gates, and why should Sri Lanka be concerned about his “philanthropy”? Gates, through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), disburses billions under the banner of aid. But this is philanthrocapitalism—a model where charitable funding yields strategic influence. His private firm, Cascade Investment, grows his wealth while embedding his influence in public health, agriculture, and digital infrastructure across developing nations.When a foreign billionaire lands in Sri Lanka, opens shop in the President’es Office to shape public systems without accountability or consent, doesn’t it undermine national sovereignty and create backdoor influence over decision-making. Is this not... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 06/07/25)

MOD Supports Ministry of Public Security in Special Joint Operation to Ensure Community Safety
Ministry of Defence  - Media Centre
The Ministry of Defence (MOD), extending its full support to the Ministry of Public Security, launched a special joint security operation in the Kadana, Wattala, and Ragama Police areas on the evening of 4th July. The objective of this operation was to enhance community safety, curb illegal activities, and restore public confidence in law enforcement efforts. The Sri Lanka Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, and Special Task Force (STF) attended this special operation and the operation demonstrated strong inter-agency collaboration in maintaining law and order. During the operation,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 06/07/25)

From Partner to Patron: India’s Influence & Strategic Control in Sri Lanka’s Central Province
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s Central Province has been a symbol of colonial exploitation and post-independence neglect—home to thousands of Indian-origin Tamils brought under British imperial labor schemes. Today, the same region has transformed into a geopolitical battleground—for soft power occupation, ethnic patronage, and foreign-state engineering. India is now assuming role of political patron & cultural guardian over Indian-origin Tamil estate community & influencing or rather exerting control over every aspect of their life. Then enters US, under guise of “human rights” & “inclusion” also spreading its influence in a bid to win loyalty & use this minority... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

NDB Partners with WNPS to Nurture the Next Generation of Environmental Leaders
National Development Bank PLC
In a powerful step toward environmental sustainability and youth empowerment, NDB Bank is proud to announce its partnership with the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) to support the expansion of the WNPS Youth Wing’s ‘Education for Conservation’ program to ten schools in the Kurunegala District. The official MoU signing for this partnership took place on 20th June at NDB Bank premises with representatives from both WNPS and the Bank present. This initiative is part of NDB’s broader commitment to empowering future generations to lead with purpose, passion, and a deep respect for the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Beira Lake Seaplane Operations Poised for a New Chapter
Ministry of Defence  - Media Centre
Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) chaired an important meeting at the Ministry of Defence on Thursday (Jul 3) to discuss the reintroduction of Beira Lake as a water aerodrome, an initiative poised to bring renewed vitality to Sri Lanka’s tourism and domestic aviation sector. The meeting brought together key stakeholders to review plans for Cinnamon Air, operated by Saffron Aviation (Pvt) Ltd, to take over seaplane operations at the historic Beira Lake Seaplane Base. As a company specialising in scheduled and chartered floatplane and wheeled aircraft services,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Mourning And Celebrations: Iran, Israel and Global Media Narratives
Saeed Naqvi
Dated: 03.07.2025 Sunday, July 6, will be the tenth and the climatic day of Moharram which this year, has a unique feature, something that has never happened in history. A sizeable section of the world will, mostly, wear black, the colour of mourning and yet they will celebrate. In total contradiction of the Western media, the celebration will be for Iran having taught Israel a lesson. The celebrations will be alongside the mourning for the tragedy of Karbala more charged this time than ever before. For the uninitiated, the solemn... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ ආ. ඡේදයේ සිංහල සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂා පාඨ අතර වෙනසක් තියෙනවා. ඒත් එය රාජ්‍ය භාෂා උල්ලංඝනය වීමක් ලෙස සළකන්න බෑ..රාජ්‍ය භාෂා කොමිෂන් සභාවේ සභාපති නීතීඥ නිමල් රණවක.
රාජ්‍ය භාෂා සතිය (2025.07.01-2025.07.07) නිමිත්තෙන් වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනේ මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය.
ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ ආ. ඡේදය සිංහල සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂා පාඨ අතර වෙනස්කම් පිළිබද රාජ්‍ය භාෂා කොමිෂන් සභාවේ අවධානය යොමු කිරීමට වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනේ සමායෝජක නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් කරන ලද ඉල්ලීමකට අනුව 2025 ජූනි 20 වන දින දවල් 12ට රාජගිරියේ ජනජයසිටි ගොඩනැගිල්ලේ 9වන මහළේදී  රාජ්‍ය භාෂා කොමිෂන් සභාවේ සභාපති නීතීඥ නිමල් රණවක මහතා සමඟ සාකච්ඡාවක් පවත්වන ලදී.එම සාකච්ඡාවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන  මහතා සමඟ වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනේ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනට සහභාගී වූ... -Full Story-
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Joint statement with US over tariffs turns out to be another tall story: Harsha
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, July 4 (Daily Mirror) - The government earlier said a joint statement was to be issued by Sri Lanka and the United States over the reciprocal tariffs but that turned out to be another tall story like most of the stories of the government, SJB MP Dr. Harsha De Silva said. He said in a post on X that the government had rejected and laughed at the Opposition when they offered to help regarding the matter. "President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his government promised the people that they knew... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Lanka Indian Oil Company donates Rs. 100Mn to President’s Fund
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Further investigation needed into release of red-labelled containers: Opposition MP
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Eradication of corruption a prerequisite for restoring confidence for investments – Japanese Ambassador
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, July 4 (Daily Mirror) - Japanese Ambassador Akio Isomata stressed that the eradication of corruption and good governance is a prerequisite for restoring confidence of both public and private entities, including those of Japan, in making investments in Sri Lanka, according to a press release from the Japanese Embassy. Japan will continue to work closely with the Government of Sri Lanka for the country’s sustainable development, he said. ISHIZUKI Hideo, Assistant Minister/ Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, held the Japan-Sri Lanka Economic Cooperation Policy... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/07/25)

Deconstructing the Tamil Homeland Myth in Sri Lanka
Shenali D Waduge
Both political and terrorist separatism in Sri Lanka have toyed with the claim to a separate Tamil homeland. However, before examining either, it is critical to return to the historical roots of the Tamil presence on the island to determine whether such a homeland or Tamil kingdom ever existed independently. When the timelines, records of foreign writers, and colonial-era observations are scrutinized, the claim to an indigenous Tamil kingdom collapses and is non-existent. If there was a Tamil kingdom in Sri Lanka, who founded it – who were these... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 04/07/25)

Israel Palestine conflict: A federal political model as a solution?
By Raj Gonsalkorale
The geographic terms “Israel” and “Palestine” have a long history and specific connotations for Jews and Arabs with respect to their competing claims to the same land. The only way forward for Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs is to cease looking backwards. Dr Daniel Miller - https://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/ australianoutlook/israel-and-palestine-where-should-history-begin-and-should-it-matter/ The article by Dr Daniel Miller, “Where should history begin, and should it matter?originally published on 19 June 2021 and one of the top ten most read articles published inAustralian Outlook in 2021, sums up what all forward looking and those who are for a mutually... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 04/07/25)

From Partner to Patron: How India is influencing control over Sri Lanka’s Northern Province
Shenali D Waduge
The Northern Province, comprises Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya. India is heavily influencing Northern society in multiple ways. Many of these post-war partnerships are turning into regional patron asserting its control over socio-political, economic, cultural landscape of the Sri Lankan Tamils in North Sri Lanka. Northern Province (Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, Vavuniya) Housing Projects Type of Influence: Large-scale housing construction under Indian grant assistance targeting post-war rehabilitation and resettlement. Completed Projects: Construction of thousands of homes across Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 04/07/25)

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    3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
    2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
    2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
    1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
    900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
    700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
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