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News Archive for Apr 2025
Sinhala Aluth Avurudda: Celebrating a Life-affirming Cultureසුභ අලුත් අවුරුද්දක් වේවා! The Sinhala Aluth Avurudda or the Sinhalese New Year is celebrated in the month of Bak according to the traditional lunar calendar of the Sinhalese people. The name ‘Bak’ comes from the Sanskrit word ‘bhagya’ meaning ‘fortune’. The month of ‘Bak’ corresponds to April in the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used in Sri Lanka today as it is in other parts of the world. Although there is usually little conspicuous seasonal change experienced in the course of the year in tropical Sri Lanka except... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
The Last Time India and Sri Lanka Had Land Connectivity Was to Bring Over a Million Slaves from India to Sri Lanka
Talks of a land bridge between India and Sri Lanka are buzzing once again. Those who feel nostalgic about the time when there was some kind of connectivity miss the point that it was built by the British to bring down slaves from India to Sri Lanka cheaply. While it served a colonial purpose, it has no utility today unless India is looking to do a colonial move against Sri Lanka. Though Colonial Britain officially agreed to end slavery in 1833, it never gave up that lucrative industry until after WW2. According to British... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
‘Operation Colombo’ in Chile, 1973: A Predecessor of Batalanda, just like the ‘Jakarta Method’ 1965?
Definition Operation Colombo and Operation Condor were covert operations carried out in the 1970s in Chile and South America, primarily aimed at eliminating political dissidents and leftist groups after the US-backed Coup against Chile’s democratically elected President Salvador Allende. This operation is a stark representation of state terrorism, where government employed systematic violence and human rights violations to maintain power and suppress opposition, often through extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances. 5 Must Know Facts Operation Colombo and Condor involved several countries, including Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, which collaborated to track down... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Promote Nationalism, Undermine Globalization: How Is Trump’s Mantra Working In Europe?
Dated: 11.04.2025 “Rav mein hai aaj Trump kahan dekhiye thamey Na haath baag par hai, na pa hai rakab mein.” (Trump is in full gallop, who knows where he’ll stop? Reins are not in his hands, nor feet in the stirrups) Traumatic turn the world order is taking place in the time of Trump tends not to make much sense unless, from the pandemonium one sifts out a policy statement. Vice President J.D. Vance’s chastisement of Europe at the February 14 speech at... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Pamban Bridge revives age-old dream, a direct train from Chennai to Colombo
An India-Sri Lanka direct rail or road link needs just a 25-km-long bridge. The Pamban Bridge, recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, completes a crucial part of a direct train from Chennai to Colombo. Planned by the British, and brought to the drawing table time and again, an India-Lanka rail link would boost both ties and trade. Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week inaugurated the Pamban Bridge, which replaces the 110-year-old bridge built during British colonial rule. (PTI Image) Board the Indo-Ceylon Express from Egmore station in Madras... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
‘පැය තුනකින් අල්ලස් කොමිසම රැස්කර ලිපි ගොනු සකසා මට සිතාසිත් එවලා.. හරි පුදුමයි..’ – රනිල්
ප්රකාශයක් ලබා ගැනීමට අල්ලස් හෝ දුෂණ විමර්ෂණ කොමිසම විසින් කර ඇති කැදවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇති නිවේදනයක් මෙහි දැක්වෙයි. අල්ලස් හෝ දූෂණ චෝදනා විමර්ශන කොමිෂන් සභාවේ කැඳවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් viii වැනි විධායක ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතාගේ කාර්යාලය නිකුත් කළ නිවේදනය. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අටවැනි විධායක ජනාධිපති වශයෙන් කළ ප්රකාශයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් අල්ලස් හෝ දූෂණ චෝදනා විමර්ශන කොමිෂන් සභාව ක්‍රියා කර තිබෙන අතිශය වේගවත් ස්වරූපය පුදුමය දනවන සුළුය. ඉහත ප්‍රකාශය මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ ප්‍රථම වරට ප්‍රචාරය වූයේ ඊයේ (10) සවස හයටය.එදින රාත්‍රියේ සිට පසු දින කාර්යාල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Are we witnessing end of globalisation? What’s at stake for Sri Lanka?
Globalisation can be understood as relations between countries, and it fosters a greater relationship between countries that involve the movement of goods, services, information, technology, money, and human beings between countries. These relationships transcend economic, cultural, political, and social contexts. Globalisation in the modern world today is a significant shift from the past. Globalisation in the modern world today is a state in which the world becomes interconnected and interdependent. This change occurs due to better technology, transport, communication, and foreign trade. Trade... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Defence MoU with Quad member will drag Sri Lanka further into new cold war: CP
Dr. G. Weerasinghe The Communist Party (CP) of Sri Lanka yesterday (10) expressed grave concern over the NPP government’s unilateral decision to enter into a defence MOU with Quad-member India. The CPSL urged All democratic and progressive forces to pressure the government to reveal the contents of the defence agreement with India. It also asked the NPP government to revive the Indian Ocean Peace Zone proposal at the UN and mobilise global opposition to militarisation in the region. All democratic and progressive forces had to build a United... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
US has no capacity to impose its will on the rest of the world: Ranil
Colombo, April 11 (Daily Mirror) - The U.S. does not have the economic capacity to impose its will on the rest of the world, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. He said the following in his statement: In 1950 the U.S. had 50% of the world's GDP. Today it is only 25%, China has 19% and the EU 13%. These high reciprocal tariffs seeks to destroy the manufacturing capacity of Asia from East Asia to South Asia. This also affects Australia. In one blow, the faith in the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Ex-President Ranil says prepared to appear before Bribery Commission
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has indicated that he is prepared to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to record a statement about the bribery case filed against New Democratic Front MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake. This is in response to the letter directed by CIABOC earlier today. The communiqué issued by the Office of the former President states it is baffling and surprising about the quick reaction by the Bribery Commission to follow up on his media statement, which was given mere 18 hours ago. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/04/25)
Turning the Tide: Why Sri Lanka Must Take Ownership of Donor-Funded Development
For decades, Sri Lanka has benefited from substantial international development assistance aimed at addressing our national priorities. From education and agriculture to climate resilience initiatives, donor-funded projects have catalysed progress and innovation across the country. Yet as we navigate our economic recovery, a disturbing pattern undermines the effectiveness of this vital support—one that demands immediate national attention. The Accountability Gap Despite formal financing agreements between international donors and the Government of Sri Lanka, our internal oversight mechanisms remain woefully inadequate. Government ministries routinely treat donor-funded Project Management Units... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
අලුත් අවුරුද්දට වින කරන දේදුනු සංකල්ප පිටු දකිමු
සිංහල ජාතියේ අභිමානවත් සංස්කෘතික මංගල්‍ය සහ ජාතික දිනය වශයෙන් සැළකෙන අලුත් අවුරුද්ද ඒළඹීමට තව වැඩි කාලයක් ගත වන්නේ නැත. අප්‍රියෙල් මස 14 දිනය යෙදෙන අලුත් අවුරුදු උදාවත් සමග සියලු ලක් වාසීන් එය සැමරීමට එකාවන්ව සැදී පැහැදෙයි.අවුර් යන නාමය සූර්යයාට යෙදෙයි. අවුරුදු කාලයට ලංකාවට සාපේක්ෂව සූර්යයා ලංකා මහී තලයට මුදුන් වෙයි.යකඩත් හබල පෙතිත් මේ කාලයට උණු වන්නේ යැයි ජන වහරේ පවතින්නේ නිකමට නොවේ.අවුර් නැතිනම් සූර්යා එක කෙළින් මුදුන් වන බැවින් දුරාතීතයේ පටන්ම ලක් වාසී ජනතාව මෙම කාලයට අවුරුදු කාලයයි දක්වති.මේ සිද්ධාන්තයට අමතරව ආසියාතික රටවල සංස්කෘතික සංකලනයක අවස්ථාවන් දක්නට හැක්කේ මේ අවුරුදු කාලය තුළයි.විශේෂයෙන්ම චීනය කොරියාව තායිලන්තය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
Arab Failures: The Unspoken Complicity in Israel’s Genocide
Muslims should their house in Order and stop collaborating with Israel and NATO’s war machine and their Saudi Wahhabi- Salafi- ISIS Project Explaining Arab political failure to challenge Israel through traditional analysis—such as disunity, general weakness, and a failure to prioritize Palestine—does not capture the full picture. The idea that Israel is brutalizing Palestinians simply because the Arabs are too weak to challenge the Benjamin Netanyahu government—or any government—implies that, in theory, Arab regimes could unite around Palestine. However, this view oversimplifies the matter. Many well-meaning pro-Palestine commentators... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
චාමර සම්පත් ගිණුමෙන් මුදල් ඉවත් කලේ මගේ උපදෙස් මතයි.. එය නිවැරදියි..- රනිල්ගෙන් විශේෂ ප්රකාශයක්
රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගත කර සිටින පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත‍්‍රී චාමර සම්පත් දසනායක මහතා සම්බන්ධයෙන් හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා විශේෂ ප්රකාශයක් කරයි. චාමර සම්පත් මන්ත්‍රීතුමාගේ පවුලේ සාමාජිකයන් මා මුණගැසුණා.අගමැති ලෙස සිටි සමයේ මෛත්‍රිපාල සිරිසේන ජනපති සමග මගේ අනුදැනුම ඇතිව භාණ්ඩාගාර ලේකම්තුමා එදා චක්‍රලේඛනයක් නිකුත් කළා. පළාත් සභා මුදල් තැන්පත් ගිණුම් වල තැබීමට නොහැකි බවට ඒ චක්‍රලේඛයෙන් කියැවුනා. රජයේ මුදල් මෙන්ම අනෙක් මුදල් ඒ වර්ෂය ඇතුළත වියදම් කරන්නට තිබෙනවා. නැතිනම් මුදල් අමාත්‍යංශයට හෝ පළාත් සභාවේ මුදල් අමාත්‍යංශයට ඒ මුදල් නැවත දෙන්නට තිබෙනවා. ඒ මුදල් ඉතිරි කරගෙන තැන්පත් ගිණුම් වල තබාගෙන එය පසුව වෙනත් ව්‍යාපෘති... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
Easter Sunday carnage: Pilleyan arrested over Channel 4 claim.
Police investigating the 2019 Easter Sunday carnage have taken former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pilleyan, into custody. Police said that he had been arrested in Batticaloa and brought to Colombo. The CID questioned the former lawmaker on 20 November, 2024 following the accusations made by Hanzeer Azad Maulana, one time spokesperson for the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, led by Pilleyan, that his former leader had arranged for a meeting between a senior military intelligence officer and Muslim extremists detained at the Batticaloa Prison. Moulana made the accusation in a documentary produced by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
Govt will not touch a hair of MR, RW’’ - Chamara Sampath
Colombo, April 10 (Daily Mirror) - This government will not lay their hands on either Mahinda Rajapaksa or Ranil Wickremesinghe though they brag about apprehending robbers, MP Chamara Samapth Dassanayake told Parliament. "You will only catch few small fish instead of big ones. I am the only sitting MP which the present government has arrested," MP Dassanayake added. He said the Beragala detention camp was the most dangerous though the government is harping only on Batalanda. https://youtu.be/gw8XUpkez2o... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
Why is India Building an Energy Hub in Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Port? | Connecting The Dots
India’s plan to develop a major energy hub in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, marks a strategic move to strengthen its presence in the Indo-Pacific and counter China’s growing influence in the region. Trincomalee’s deep-water harbour, historic oil tank farm, and strategic location near India make it ideal for energy storage, supply, and transit. Partnering with the UAE brings financial muscle and technical expertise, helping ensure reliable energy access for both India and Sri Lanka. The project supports regional energy security, boosts Sri Lanka’s economy, and serves as a counterbalance to China’s “debt-trap diplomacy,” especially after Beijing’s... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
සජිත් ඉදිරියේ ජනාධිපති ගොළුවෙයි - ජනපතිට හතරවටින්ම දීපු හැටි
https://youtu.be/gnDc6Tiu-Tc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/25)
The Other Side of Battalanda and the Hidden History of Sri Lanka’s “ethnic conflict” amid Cold War in South Asia:
Foreign Militaries and Mercenaries Dirty War Operations, Paramilitary terror and Torture House Training Operations a la the “Jakarta Method” and “Operation Colombo” to Bolster ‘Yankie Dickie’ Jayawardena against India, then allied closely with the Socialist block and Soviet Union/ Russia. Is history repeating with the setting up of Chabad Houses all over Sri Lanka? ISRAEL SAID TO AID SRI LANKA FORCES—New York Times Archives Credit...The New York Times Archives Israeli intelligence agents and former British Army commandos are training Sri Lanka's security forces as part of a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
The New York Times admits direct US involvement in Ukraine war
April 1, 2025 On Sunday, the New York Times published an extensive article on US involvement in the Ukraine war entitled “The Partnership: The Secret History of the War in Ukraine,” which admits that “America was woven into the war far more intimately and broadly than previously understood.” “The United States” was “woven into the killing of Russian soldiers on sovereign Russian soil,” the Times report asserts. The article is an admission that the United States waged, and is waging, an undeclared, unauthorized and illegal war against Russia. It makes clear that American officers,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
Patali asks whether AKD acted unilaterally
United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, on Monday (07), said that the signing of MoUs/agreements with India seemed to be a unilateral decision taken by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the expense of his government, as well as the country. The former Minister alleged that the relevant ministers and officials hadn’t been consulted in this regard. Ranawaka was addressing a public gathering, in Batticaloa, in support of URF candidates contesting the forthcoming LG polls, under the ‘Pencil’ symbol. The ex-lawmaker said that some of these MoUs would require passage... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ කොමිසම ‘‘මිලේනියමි සිටි බුද්ධි නිලධාරීන්“ පාවාදීමට වඩා බරපතළයි
වර්තමාන ආණ්ඩුව විසින් සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ කොමිසම පිහිටුවා බෙදුම්වාදීන්ගේ උපාය මාර්ගික සැළැස්ම ක්‍රියාත්මක කළහොත් එය එදා මිලේනියම් සිටි පාවාදීම, ගිරිතලේ හමුදා කඳවුර පාවාදීම වැනි පාවාදීම් වලට වඩා බොහෝ සෙයින් බරපතළ බව දේශහිතෛෂි ජාතික ව්‍යාපාරයේ මහ ලේකම් වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මහතා පවසයි. වෙනස ටී.වී. යූ ටියුබ් නාලිකාව සමග සංවාදයකට එක්වෙමින් ඒ මහතා මේ බව පැවසීය. එහිදී වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් දක්වමින් බෙදුම්වාදීන්ගේ අතීත ක්‍රියාකාරකම් සම්බන්ධයෙන් සහ මෙරට හමුදා නිලධාරීන්, බුද්ධි නිලධාරීන් පාවාදීමේ ඉතිහාසය සම්බන්ධයෙන් මෙතෙක් හෙළි නොවූ ඇත්ත විස්තර රැසක්ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. එම වීඩියෝව පහතින් https://youtu.be/DSP7BdcwpdM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය රජයේ රණවිරු තහනමේ අවසන් අරමුණ ජිහාන් පෙරේරාගෙන් එළියට
බ්‍රිතාන්‍ය රජය ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ආරක්ෂක හමුදා ප්‍රධානීන්ට එරෙහිව සම්බාධක පැනවීම පිළිබඳව අදහස් දක්වන බෙදුම්වාදීන්ගේ සහ දෙමළ ඩයස්‌පෝරාවේ මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රකාශකයෙකු ලෙස සැලකෙන ජෙහාන් පෙරේරා නැමැත්තා සඳහන් කරන්නේ අන්තර්ජාතික තලයේ පැන නගින යුධ අපරාධ චෝදනාවලින් ගැලවීම සඳහා කුමන හෝ ක්‍රමයක් අවශ්‍ය බවය. ඒ අනුව ඔහු ඉදිරිපත් කරන විසඳුම සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ කොමිසම පිහිටුවීමය. මීට පෙර ඔහු විජිත හේරත් අමාත්‍යවරයාගේ ජිනීවා කතාව උපුටා දක්වමින් “නවාස් කොමිසම් වාර්තාව“ ගැන සඳහන් කරමින් කියා සිටියේ අමාත්‍යවරයා විසින් සත්‍ය සෙවීමේ කොමිසම පිහිටුවිය යුතු බවට ඇමතිවරයා මානව හිමිකම් සමුළුවේදී ප්‍රතිඥාවක් ලබාදීම ජේහාන් පෙරේරාගේ ඇගයීමට ලක් විය. ඉන්පසුව බටලන්ද කොමිසම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
Ranil would have negotiated tariff reduction with Elon Musk: Rajitha
Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - Former Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne claimed that if someone like President Ranil Wickremesinghe were currently in government, he would have directly engaged with Elon Musk, Senior Advisor to the U.S. President, to negotiate a reduction of the 44% tariff imposed on Sri Lankan goods. https://youtu.be/i9AZ5OjmlRE Addressing the media, Senaratne said that U.S. President Donald Trump operated under the influence of Elon Musk, who he claimed was the person proposing tariff rates to the President. "Ranil Wickremesinghe is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
India proposes land connectivity again, but SL still non-committal
Colombo, April 10 (Daily Mirror) - India has proposed a land connectivity project with Sri Lanka once again during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but the Sri Lankan government has not committed yet, the Daily Mirror learns. In 2002, the then Sri Lankan government proposed a land bridge between Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, India, and Talaimannar in Sri Lanka. That was based on the ancient land link called Ram Setu or Adam's Bridge. According to the plan, road and rail bridge links were proposed to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
RW funded Maithri’s 2015 Presidential campaign: SJB MP
Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - SJB MP Jagath Vithana alleged in Parliament that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe funded Maithripala Sirisena’s 2015 Presidential campaign-on the condition that Arjuna Mahendran be appointed Central Bank Governor. The MP said he will reveal much more of a fresh investigation being held into the Bond Scam if he is summoned for it.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
Prevention of corruption will not be passed on to next generation – President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that since assuming office, the current government has taken decisive steps to free the process of combating bribery and corruption from political interference. He emphasised that while the political mechanism has been liberated from engaging in such crimes, it is now the responsibility of the administrative machinery operating beneath that political structure to fall in line and correct its course without delay. He explained that a grace period of six months has already been provided for the state officials to adjust to this new direction. The President... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
Health officials urge caution as mosquito-borne diseases on the rise in Sri Lanka
Health officials urge the public to remain vigilant and seek immediate medical attention if they experience symptoms linked to mosquito-borne diseases, as cases of Chikungunya, dengue, and malaria are back on the rise in Sri Lanka. Officials warn that the global spread of Chikungunya — now reported in over 115 countries — is also being observed locally. So far, 190 suspected cases have been reported in Sri Lanka, of which 65 have been clinically confirmed. The highest number of cases has been recorded from the Western Province. Medical professionals stress... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/04/25)
From Colonial Crimes to Modern Sanctions: The UK’s Move Against Sri Lankan Military Leaders
Colonialism stands as one of history's darkest legacies—a calculated system of exploitation that left entire nations scarred. From Asia to Africa, the Americas to the Pacific, powerful empires such as Britain, the Netherlands, Spain, and others plundered lands, oppressed their people, and devastated centuries-old cultures. This legacy also includes the systematic erasure of indigenous populations, often amounting to acts of genocide. Though colonialism is often relegated to history, the echoes of these atrocities still resonate through the structural inequalities it left behind. It is imperative to call attention to these crimes, not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
2015 – India’s economic embargo on Nepal – Lessons for Sri Lanka
India does not want South Asian nations to develop ties with China, but India is happy to expand relations & economic partnerships with China. This logic is hard to comprehend but is a fact. Nepal’s ties with China improved following the 2015 earthquake. The same year Nepal was formulating a new constitution. India demanded changes to certain clauses which Nepal refused resulting in India closing its borders & disallowing food, medicines, essentials & fuel to reach Nepal. The embargo lasted 6 months (Sept 2015-Feb 2016) Slapping Nepal with an economic embargo at... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
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Hiru TV Salakuna Live | Udaya Gammanpila | Episode 477 | 2025-04-07 | Hiru News
https://youtu.be/52GSWY_sDzs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
ජනපති අනුර කලේ, හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් එකඟ වූ ආරක්ෂක ගිවිසුමට නව එකතුකිරීම් සිදු කිරීමයි - ආරක්ෂක ලේකම් තුයියකොන්නා
‘ද අයිලන්ඩ්‘ පුවත්පතට ප්රකාශයක් කරමින් ආරක්ෂක ලේකම් තුයියකොන්නා මහතා සදහන් කරන්නේ ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතා සහ ඉන්දියාවේ අගමැති නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා අතර ඇතිකරගත් එකඟතාවය මත අත්සන් කළ ආරක්ෂක ගිවිසුම සකස් වන්නේ හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා 2023 ජුලි 21 දින ඇතිකරගත් එකඟතාවයේ දිගුවක් ලෙස බවය. ඒ පිළිබඳව අදහස් දක්වන දේශපාලන විචාරකයන් සදහන් කරන්නේ තුයියකොන්නා මහතාට අදාළ ක්‍රියාවලිය පිළිබඳව අවබෝධයක් නොමැති බවය. ඊට හේතුව 2023 ජුලි 21 දින රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මහතා සහ නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි මහතා අතර ඇතිකරගත් එකඟතා ප්‍රකාශය තුළ ආරක්ෂක ගිවිසුමක් පිළිබඳව කිසිදු කරුණක් අඩංගු නොවීමය. ඒ අනුව රටේ ආරක්ෂක ලේකම්වරයා ඉන්දියාව සමඟ අත්සන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
මෝඩිගේ දෙපා මුල 'ජාතික ආරක්ෂාව' පූජා කළ 'ඉස්කිරිඥං - ආණ්ඩුව'
2025 පලාත් පාලන මැතිවරණය සඳහා මතුගම ප්‍රාදේශීය සභාව සඳහා “පංචා යුධය ලකුණින්” තරග ව දින ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ අපේක්ෂක අපේක්ෂිකාවන්ගේ ජයග්‍රහණය තහවුරු කිරීම උදෙසා අද (05) දින එළිදැක්වූ “ලස්සන මතුගම " වැඩපිළිවෙල එළිදැක්වීමේ අවස්ථාවේදී ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ නායක විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා විසින් සිදුකළ කතාව. https://youtu.be/yTl6r9Tnxw8... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
මෝඩි --වන්දනා හා අපේ උන්ගේ මෝඩ -වන්දනා
මෝඩි ඉන්දියාවේ ශ්රී මහා බෝධියටත් මෙහෙම වඳිනවද?. මෝඩි,.සිකිමයට භූතානයට නේපාලයට කලදේ දැන දැනත් ඉ න්දියා ලංකා දෙරට එසේම යාකරනන්නට එනවිට එහි භයානකත්වය නොදැනද හාමුදුරුවෝ පිරිත් නුල්බැඳ ''හොඳ එකා ''කියා පිටටත් තට්ටු කරලා ආශීර්වාද කරන්නේ . අපේ උන්මයි රට පාවාදෙන්නේ. මිතුරු කම එකක් පාවාදීම වෙන එකක් .ලංකාවේ බෞද්ධ කාන්තාවන්ට අඩිය තියන්න නොදෙන ශ්රී මහා බෝධියේ උඩමළුවට මිසදිටුවෙකුට අඩිය තියන්න දෙනවා රට රවටන්න. අපි ගියා නම් බලන්න ඕන එයාලගේ ''රැස්පොට් '.. වීඩියෝවේ නිවේදකයා පුන පුනා කියනවා මෝඩි භික්ෂුන්ගේ දෙපා අල්ලා වැන් ඳ බවත් ඒ තරම් බැතිමත් නිරහංකාර බවත් පෙන් වන්න. එයා නිකන් දෙකට නැමුන විතරයි . මෝඩි... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
Fareed’s Take: Trump’s tariffs and what they show
CNN NN’s Fareed Zakaria, host of “Fareed Zakaria GPS” shares this take on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, including the repercussions he predicts https://youtu.be/AfscyIbtz2Y... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
India - Sri Lanka Defence Collaboration emphasised during INS Sahyadri Visit
Today holds special significance as it coincides with the state visit of the Indian Prime Minister underscoring the profound historical, cultural, and strategic ties that unite our two nations and reaffirming the shared vision of our leaders for a prosperous and secure Indian Ocean region. Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) made these remarks during his visit to the Indian Naval Ship Sahyadri at the Colombo port on Sunday (Apr 06). The Deputy Minister was received by the Commanding Officer of the ship Captain Rajat... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
Namal Rajapaksa attends ’Rising Bharat Summit’ in New Delhi
SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa participated in the 'Rising Bharat Summit 2025' in New Delhi today, which aims at strengthening trade, security, and diplomatic ties between India and Sri Lanka. The summit, which brings together influential leaders and thinkers, focuses on key regional issues and future collaborations. Namal delivered a speech during a panel discussion on the topic 'Strengthening Indo-Sri Lanka Ties Through Dialogue, Collaboration, and Shared Progress.' His remarks highlighted the importance of fostering deeper cooperation between India and Sri Lanka for mutual growth and stability in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
Sri Lankan tri-forces team commence relief activities in Myanmar
A specially deployed Sri Lankan Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Team, comprising Tri-Service personnel, has been mobilized in Myanmar to support post-disaster recovery efforts following a powerful earthquake that recently struck the country, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement. Upon arrival at Yangon International Airport, the team had proceeded to the disaster-stricken region approximately 450 km away and is currently stationed in Nay Pyi Taw province. On Monday (Apr 7), they were deployed to Pobba Thiri Township to conduct two mobile medical clinics with transport support provided by local authorities, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
Political delays in development projects led to Sri Lanka’s financial crisis: Namal says in India
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa says that politically driven delays in development projects in Sri Lanka resulted in an energy crisis that ultimately led to the country’s worst financial crisis. Speaking during a special address themed “The South Asian Platter: Menu for Growth” at the ‘Rising Bharat’ Summit held in India today (April 8), Rajapaksa stressed that development efforts must be carried out without delay, highlighting the importance of acting when the moment demands it. “We must implement and execute what has to be done at that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
President Dissanayake has written to Donald Trump on US tariffs issue - Minister
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has personally written to United States President Donald Trump on ways to mitigate the impact and reduce the tariffs imposed recently, Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha Fernando announced in Parliament. Deputy Minister Fernando said the White House has also acknowledged the letter sent by the Head of State. Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha stressed that the new government is focused on reducing the trade deficit with the United States in response to the reciprocal tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump. In... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/25)
Mr. Modi, can India fulfill the aspirations of 80m Tamils in Tamil Nadu first?
In a slap to Sri Lanka’s hospitality, the Indian PM chose to single out only Tamils who account for less than 2.5million in an island of 22million asking the Govt to fulfill the aspirations of only Tamils. Sadly, he said after accepting a prestigious award by the Sri Lankan President. As far as we know Sri Lanka remains a sovereign state, no Sri Lankan leader tells Indian govt how to treat Indian citizens in India. If Mr. Modi feels that the Sri Lankan Tamils are not happy in Sri Lanka, Mr. Modi... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/25)
Truthifying & Reconciling in Sri Lanka Implicates England’s Unilever, CTC & CIC
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 30 March – 05 April 2025 The notorious King Leopold II of Belgium, as a young Duke of Brabant, rode the first English train in Ceylon from Veyangoda to Ambepussa and back to Colombo, drawn by an imported English locomotive engine in 1864. But more importantly, as English Queen Victoria’s first cousin, Leopold enabled the mass murder and enslavement of the Congo people to extract their palm oil for William Hesketh Lever, who created the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/25)
Civil Servants and the Promise of a New Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka stands on the brink of transformation. A newly elected government has vowed to root out corruption, favouritism, and wasteful governance. These commitments have kindled hope for a more just and accountable state. Yet, while political will is necessary, it alone cannot secure the nation’s renewal. For real and lasting change, the unwavering commitment of the civil service is indispensable. A New Political Mandate, a Familiar Challenge The political winds have shifted. From high-level appointments to legal actions against past misconduct, a more principled approach to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/25)
The Ambassador of Japan visits Pathfinder Foundation Interest in the developments in the Indian Ocean high level conference
H. E. Akio Isomata, the Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, visited the Pathfinder Foundation headquarters at River Point in Peliyagoda at the invitation of Mr. Milinda Moragoda, the Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation. After receiving a briefing on the relationship the Foundation has developed with Japan over the two decades. Mr Moragoda briefed the Ambassador on the special relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka since Sri Lanka’s independence in 1944, the high esteem with which Sri Lankans regard Japan and its people, and the vital role Japan has played in Sri Lankan development... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/25)
Now, strategic steps needed for the Rohingya repatriation
A positive news update has been revealed regarding the repatriation of Rohingya. In the first phase, the authorities of the country have identified 180,000 Rohingyas from the list of 800,000 Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh for return to Myanmar. At the same time, Myanmar has assured Bangladesh of their repatriation. The final verification and selection of another 70,000 Rohingyas is underway. It is worth noting that Bangladesh handed over this list to Myanmar in six phases between 2018 and 2020. On the sidelines of the sixth BIMSTEC... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/25)
අගමැති,ජනාධිපති කරන්නේමේ කරන්නේ මේ රටේ රෙද්ද කඩන එක
පූට්ටු නොවුන හින්දා තමයි මේ ඔක්කොම අගමැති,ජනාධිපති කරන්නේ මේ කරන්නේ මේ රටේ රෙද්ද කඩන එක විමල්ගෙන් සැර කනේ පහරක් ආණ්ඩුවට https://youtu.be/Zi6ZGm9O26Y... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)
මෝදි එක්ක ගහපු ඩීල් නිසා මේවා වුණොත් අනුර මොකද කරන්නේ...! | පාඨලීගෙන් උත්තර නැති ප්‍රශ්නයක්...!
මෝදි එක්ක ගහපු ඩීල් නිසා මේවා වුණොත් අනුර මොකද කරන්නේ...! | පාඨලීගෙන් උත්තර නැති ප්‍රශ්නයක් | මාර කතා ටිකක් කියන්නේ...! https://youtu.be/W-0aBDNaxRg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)
දුම්රියෙන් ඉන්දියාවට යන්න පටන්ගන්න ලකුණු ? මෙන්න මෝදි ලංකාවෙන් ගිහින් තමිල්නාඩුවේ කරපු දේ.
මෙන්න ලංකාවෙන් ගියපු මෝදී - තමිල්නාඩුවට ගිහින් කරපු දේ...වැඩේ පටන්ගනීද ? https://youtu.be/Azc8DXMD0rA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)
මේ ක්‍රමයට ගියොත් ආණ්ඩුවට එරෙහි අරගලය ළඟටම එනවා | මේ අර්බුදය හරියට කියවා ගන්න
https://youtu.be/v7PTQ2A-zTU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)
රතු කට්ට පැන්න මනුස්සයෙක් ජනපතිට ඇඩෙන්නම දෙයි A Plea to India's Prime Minister Narendra Mody - Save Sri Lanka's Stray Dogs and other defenceless animals Tri - Forces Special Team Departs for Myanmar to Provide Disaster Relief Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: 2025 ජනාධිපතිතුමනි / යුද හමුදාපතිතුමනි ශ්රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාවේ මනෝ වෛද්‍ය ඒකකය පුහුණු කිරීමට විශේසඥ මනෝ වෛද්‍ය නීල් ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතාට භාර දෙන්න Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka's Magnificent Hydraulic Civilisation 'Modi probably wants control of our ports, oil tank farms': Protest in Sri Lanka over signing of defence MoUs Sri Lanka sends military team to assist Myanmar’s earthquake victims Modi says multi-product pipeline, Trinco energy hub will benefit Sri Lanka Indictments served on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest Court of Appeal orders acceptance of 37 previously rejected LG election nominations ආරක්ෂක සහයෝගිතා ගිවිසුමේ ඇතුළාන්තය මෝදිගේ ගිවිසුමෙන් විමල් කුපිතවෙයි - අනුරගේ රෙදි ඉල්ලේ! හරිණිගේ ජැකට් එකටත් සැරටම අමතයි OVERSTEPPING BOUNDARIES: MENACING DIPLOMATIC OVERREACH OF SISTER JULIE CHUNG AND HOW SHE PROMOTED USAID AND LGBTIQ ACTIVITIES IN SRI LANKA-PART I China to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from US National Police Commission cancels transfer of Bingiriya OIC Sri Lanka ready to engage with US in strengthening trade relations - Finance Ministry Ending Militarism in America Deputy Minister of Defence appreciates Japan's continued assistance to SL Engineering the Future Combat and Non-Combat Readiness’ Deputy Minister of Defence Delivers Keynote Address at the Combat Engineers Symposium 2025 අනුර ද මෝඩ ? මෝඩි ද මෝඩ ?විමල්ගේ විග්‍රහය…! Foreigner arrested for illicit visit to Andaman’s isolated area APOCALYPSE’s New NIGHTMARES in Middle East: RUSSIAN Govt WARNS on “Catastrophic Effects” of any US ATTACK ON IRAN පුත්තලම මහාධිකරණයේදී නීතීඥවරියක් රිමාන්ඩ් වීමෙන් පසු 2024 අංක 8 අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට හෝ ආයතනයකට අපහාස පනත ගැන ලියන්න/ කියන්න / හිතන්න කරුණු 10 Ceylon Chamber expresses deep concern over US tariffs Sri Lanka’s crackdown on street dogs for India PM’s visit sparks protest මචන් කියලා ශේප් වෙන්න බෑ මචන් අමෙරිකාවෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවට 44%ක දැවැන්ත තීරු බද්දක් පනවද්දී අද කොළඹ කොටස් වෙළඳපොළ පහළ ගිය හැටි ජනපති අනුර ට්‍රම්ප්ට කෑ ගසයි ? වහාම බදු අඩුවෙන ලකුණු ? දැන්වත් අවදි වෙන්න | ඇමරිකානු නව තීරු බදුවලින් වන හෙළිදරව්ව Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty at risk : India’s geopolitical checkmates Whither Clean Sri Lanka: The decline in road safety, and the proliferation of waste dumping Sri Lanka pledges $1M in humanitarian aid to Myanmar relief efforts Ministerial Committee appointed to study sanctions imposed by UK on 4 Sri Lankans බුදු පිළිමයක් පින්තාරු කරන්නත් තහනම් රටක්? යාපනේ වෙසෙන සිංහලයන්ගේ දුක Is the gazetted "22" to correct an error in the 19th ammendment to the Constitution being hidden from the people because the terms of President Anura and "Malimawa" Parliament are 6 years? 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට ගැසට් කළ "22" ජනතාවගෙන් සඟවන්නේ අනුර ජනාධිපතිගේ සහ "මාළිමා" පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ධූර කාල වසර 6ක් වන නිසාද? True Eid lies in continuing good deeds and sustaining Ramadan’s virtues – Ahmadiyya Khalifa WHAT HAPPENED TO AHIMSA? From Ahimsa to Democracy and Non-Alignment to Gender Ideology Praise to ex-president Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe! සම සෞඛ්‍ය උපාධිධාරීන්ට එරෙහිව සිදුකල පහරදීම දැඩි පිළිකුලෙන් යුතුව හෙලා දැකීම සහ එම උපාධිධාරීන් කඩිනමින් රාජ්‍ය සේවයට බඳවා ගැනීම
අද මෝදිත් එක්ක සංදර්ශන දාගෙන ඉන්නවා එදා මු ති (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)
People in power listen only to power - bigger power. Not to their conscience. Not to their own people who elected them to power and who are now helpless. Once upon a time in the pre colonial era the Sinhalese (who were all Buddhists) were called the Aryavansa (noble race) by the people of neighbouring countries because of their kindness and non violence ( Ahimsa and Karuna) towards poor defenceless animals. Sinhalese Kings then had a moral authority second to none in the world. The Sinhalese were a proud... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
A specialized medical and disaster relief team, composed of 26 members from Sri Lanka's tri-services led by Brigadier Punya Karunathilake, departed for Myanmar on a special flight today, (Apr 5), to assist the people affected by the recent earthquake. These disaster relief operations are being conducted under the supervision of the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), following instructions from His Excellency the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It is worth noting that the tri-service commanders swiftly tasked these special relief teams in a very short time frame. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
Democritus Cultural Centre: 583 High Street, Northcote After years of economic collapse accelerated by a corrupt, incompetent, and authoritarian political elite and the brutal suppression of protests and Aragalaya (Struggle) for a more democratic and economically just society, the possibility of change finally arrived in 2024 when Sri Lankans elected the Dissanayake government on a promise of a radical social democratic program. What will be the road to economic recovery? Can the government break the cycle of corruption and authoritarian rule of the past? How will it approach the national question and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
මෑතකදී කොළඹ මහාධිකරණය ලබාදුන් තීන්දුවකින් 2015 දී දෙමටගොඩ වනාතමුල්ල ප්‍රදේශයේදී හෙට්ටිආරච්චිගේ දුමින්ද නමැති පුද්ගලයකු වෙඩි තබා මරා දැමීම පිලිබඳව නඩුවකින් එම්.කේ සරත් බණ්ඩාර හෙවත් SF සරත් යන අන්වර්තයෙන් හැදින්වෙන පුද්ගලයකු වරදකරු කොට මරණීය දණ්ඩනය ලබා දෙන ලදි. මෙම සරත් බණ්ඩාර තමන්ගේ සේවා කාලය තුලදී කොටින්ට එරෙහි සටනේදී විශිෂ්ඨ දායකත්වයක් ලබාදී ඇති වචනයේ පරිසමාප්තියෙන් නියම සොල්දාදුවෙකු වන අතර සෙසු නිලයින් අතර ලබාගත හැකි ඉහලම නිලය වන බලලත් නිලධාරි 1 ශ්‍රේණියට උසස්වීම ලැබූවෙක්. විශේෂ බළකායේ කුඩා කණ්ඩායම් මෙහෙයුම් වල යෙදී බොහෝ සාර්ථකත්වයන් ලැබූ අයෙකි. පසුගිය වසර කීපය පුරා මෙවැනි සොල්දාදුවෝ දිවි නසාගත් හෝ පාතාලය විසින් බිලි ගනු ලැබීය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
1000 years ago, an empire of technocrats emerged on the island of Ceylon. They transformed Sri Lanka's environment and human geography, and then faded away into the jungle. https://youtu.be/WBiKc5DiUPI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha said the MoUs will not conflict with both Sri Lanka's and India's local laws and national policies. Members of the Frontline Socialist Party shout anti Indian slogans during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Sri Lankan state visit in Colombo | AP As Prime Minister Narendra Modi signs an ambitious defence cooperation pact with Sri Lanka, Colombo has clarified that all activities undertaken under the proposed MoU will follow the domestic laws of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha told... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
A team of Sri Lankan tri-forces personnel, including medical staff, departed for Myanmar on a special flight on Saturday to provide relief assistance to earthquake victims, the Defence Ministry said. “Tri-Forces’ medical and disaster relief teams, along with humanitarian aid collected under the guidance of the Chief Prelates of the three Buddhist Chapters left the island for Myanmar a short while ago,” the Ministry of Defence announced. Sri Lanka will deploy three military teams comprising rescue, relief and medical assistance in earthquake-hit Myanmar in addition to USD one million... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that the agreement reached to build a multi-product pipeline and to develop Trincomalee as an energy hub will benefit the people of Sri Lanka. While addressing a joint press statement alongside Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, PM Modi said that the grid inter-connectivity agreement between India and Sri Lanka will create opportunities for Sri Lanka to export electricity. PM Modi said, “The Sampur Solar Power Plant will help Sri Lanka achieve energy security. The agreement reached to build a multi-product... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
The Colombo High Court has served indictments on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest Wickramasinghe in connection with a money laundering case. The court granted bail to both accused on two sureties each, set at Rs. 500,000.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
The Court of Appeal has ordered the relevant returning officers to accept around 37 nominations for the Local Government Elections that were previously rejected.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
ඉන්දීය අග්‍රාමාත්‍යවරයාගේ ශ්රී ලංකා සංචාරයට සමගාමීව එළඹුණු ආරක්ෂක සහයෝගිතා ගිවිසුම ඇතුලු අනෙකුත් කරුණු සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඉන්දීය විදේශ ලේකම්වරයා මෙන්ම ශ්රී ලංකා ආරක්ෂක ලේකම්වරයා ද අදහස් පළ කළා. මේ කොළඹදී ප්‍රවෘත්ති සාකච්ඡාවක් කැදවමින් ඉන්දීය විදේශ ලේකම් වික්‍රම් මිස්රි දැක්වූ අදහස්. බොහෝදෙනා අවධානය යොමුකරන්නේ ආරක්ෂිත සහයෝගීතාවය ගැන. ඒ පිළිබඳව නායකයින් දෙපළ අතර ඉතා හොඳ සාකච්ඡාවන් පැවැත්වුණා. එම සාකච්ඡා ආරම්භ වුණේ පසුගිය දෙසැම්බර් මසදී ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතා ඉන්දියාවේ සිදුකළ සංචාරයත් සමගින් එය මේ දක්වා අඛණ්ඩව පැවැත්වුණා. මෙම සාකච්ඡාවේ සැබෑ හරය නම් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ සහ ඉන්දියාවේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/04/25)
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Three days have passed since Trump’s declaration of tariff hike; but Julie Chung once busy pampering NPP poodles while preaching “economic reforms and growth goals”,” Sri Lanka’s recovery”, “Sri Lanka’s economic future” remains silent. Trump wanted to Make America Great Again (MAGA). Chung emphasized “shared goals”, “shared priorities”, “shared prosperity”, “shared commitment” to NPP poodles, positioning them as pawns in the strategic Indo-Pacific chess board; building upon Chung’s groundwork, Trump continues to advance America’s geopolitical interests, pressing Sri Lanka into a situation where the NPP government will be forced to agree to any... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
China on Friday announced a slew of additional tariffs and restrictions against U.S. goods as a countermeasure to sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Finance Ministry said it would impose additional tariffs of 34% on all U.S. goods from April 10. Beijing also announced controls on exports of medium and heavy rare-earths, including samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium to the United States, effective April 4. “The purpose of the Chinese government’s implementation of export controls on relevant items in accordance with the law is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
The National Police Commission has cancelled the transfer of the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Bingiriya Police Station by the Acting IGP, with immediate effect. The commission says the transfer has been ordered by the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya without the approval of the National Police Commission and the Elections Commission. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
The Government of Sri Lanka says it stands ready to engage with the US administration at the earliest opportunity to explore ways to manage the trade balance in a fair manner and that it is committed to substantially reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers that hinder trade and investment. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump announced a sweeping set of reciprocal tariffs, imposing a baseline 10 per cent tax on all imports and significantly higher rates on dozens of countries with which the US runs trade deficits. Sri Lanka is facing one of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
I read the news today, oh boy. About a lucky man named Elon Musk. But he lost out on one thing: he didn’t get a top secret briefing on Pentagon war plans for China. And the news people breathed a sigh of relief. With apologies to John Lennon and The Beatles, a day in the life is getting increasingly tough to take here in the land of the free. I’m meant to be reassured that Musk didn’t get to see America’s top-secret plans for — yes! — going to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
‘Sri Lanka, due to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean, plays a critical role in regional maritime security. The maritime security strategy is considered the most important aspect in the National Security and Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is given the highest priority’. Highlighting this crucial aspect, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), underscored Sri Lanka’s commitment to maritime security during his visit to the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF) Mine Sweeper Tender JS Bungo at the Port of Colombo on Wednesday (Apr 2). The visit coincided... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
‘In an era defined by rapid technological shifts, evolving threats and complex global challenges, adaptability is not just an option; it is a necessity.’ Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), underscored this very sentiment while addressing the distinguished gathering at the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers Symposium held at Grand Maitland, Colombo today (Apr 3). The Deputy Minister was warmly received by the Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Sri Lanka Engineers, Major General Lanka Amarapala, on his arrival at the venue. The symposium revolved around the critical theme... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/04/25)
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Guwahati: London-based global outfit dedicated for indigenous and tribal peoples’ rights, Survival International (SI) expressed relief that a foreigner was arrested after landing on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean to make contact with the uncontacted Sentinelese people. Terming the news as deeply disturbing, the Sl director Caroline Pearce commented on 2 April 2025 commented that the concerned Ukrainian-American national (identified as Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov) reached the restricted island. “It beggars belief that someone could be that reckless and idiotic. This person’s actions not only endangered his own life, they put the lives... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/04/25)
Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned the United States that any military attack on Iran’s nuclear sites would have “catastrophic” consequences for the entire region. Sergei Ryabkov made the remarks during an interview with the International Affairs journal on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran if it fails to come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program. “Threats are indeed being heard, ultimatums are also being heard,” Ryabkov said, noting that “The consequences of this, especially if the strikes are on nuclear infrastructure, could be catastrophic for the entire... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/04/25)
1. චෝදනාව කරන අයටම හෝ තමා යටතේ ඉන්නා අයෙක් මගින් චෝදනව ඉදිරිපත් කරවා චූදිතව රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාරගත කළ හැකි බව,2. චෝදනාව කරන අය සාක්ෂියට කැදවීමට ඉඩ නොදෙන බව,3. දඬුවමේ සීමාවක් නැති බව,4. වසර 2කට වඩා චූදිතව/ සැකකරුව රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාරගත කර රඳවා තබා ගත හැකි බව සහ 1997 අංක 30 ඇප පනත අදාල නොවන බව,5. ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් දඬුවම් නියම කළහොත් අභියාචනා අවස්ථාවක් නැති බව, (සාමාන්‍යයෙන් දඬුවමකට එරෙහිව අභියාචනා අවස්ථා 2ක් ඇත)6. නීතීඥවරුන්ගේ විනය පාලනය සහ රීති නිකුත් කිරීම ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට වඩා පහළින් ඇති අධිකරණ, විනිශ්චය අධිකාර... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/04/25)
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) today expresses deep concern over the imposition of a 44% tariff on Sri Lankan exports to the United States. US President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs yesterday on major trade partners, including China and the European Union. “With the US accounting for approximately USD 3 billion in exports and 25% of Sri Lanka’s total merchandise export, this development poses a significant challenge to the country’s trade and economic stability,” the chamber said in a statement. Additionally, broader global trade disruptions could slow economic growth,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/04/25)
Sri Lankan animal rights activists marched on Thursday to protest the round-up of stray dogs a day ahead of a visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Authorities in Colombo and the Buddhist pilgrim city of Anuradhapura have reportedly deployed dog catchers to impound hounds ahead of Modi’s visit, which begins on Friday. Many of Colombo’s strays are beloved by their adopted neighbourhoods despite lacking formal owners -- and are dubbed “community” canines rather than street dogs. Around a dozen protesters from the Rally for Animal Rights and Environment (RARE)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/04/25)
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Are Sri Lanka’s govts, policy advisors & close coterie living in a delusional world thinking that a takeover of a country only happens via invasions as took place under Portuguese, Dutch, British ruling Sri Lanka from 1505-1972? Have they not noticed or kept track of the manner India is building its stronghold over Sri Lanka diplomatically/politically, economically, strategically, culturally and aligned to a new Arkhand Bharath – unified subcontinent including Sri Lanka under India? Sri Lanka’s relations with India has both positive & negative aspects. Though Buddha was not born in India but... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
Considering the instances where proliferation of waste dumping is increasing, and the ongoing deaths and injuries due to maniacal driving by bus drivers, and others, one cannot but feel that the much-publicized Clean Sri Lanka concept has not yet got off ground as desired. The government needs to lift their game or refrain from giving people hope in anticipation of action that follows words The following are a few illustrative examples of what should not be happening now. They demonstrate how some people do not care for others, and they question the impact... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
The Government of Sri Lanka has pledged USD 1 million in humanitarian aid to assist ongoing relief and recovery efforts in Myanmar, in the aftermath of devastating earthquake. In addition, preparations are underway to deploy medical teams and provide health sector assistance to support those affected on the ground, said Arun Hemachandra, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. People of Myanmar has confronted immense hardships due to the devastating earthquake which occurred on March 28, 2025 and according to international media reports of the death toll has exceeded 2,700. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint a committee comprised of ministers to submit a report with recommendations to the Cabinet of Ministers related to the decisions taken by the United Kingdom to impose sanctions on 4 Sri Lankan individuals including General Shavendra Silva recently. Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said the attention of the Cabinet of Ministers have been drawn on the decisions taken by the UK government to impose sanctions on 4 Sri Lankan individuals recently. He stated that therefore, the Cabinet of Ministers has decided to appoint... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
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Some people have forgotten that a President said at the opening of the New Court Complex in Galle that there is an error in the 19th Amendment to the Constitution brought in 2015 regarding the presidential and parliamentary terms of office and that it was due to an oversight by a certain legal expert and that he would apologize to the people for it.Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya, Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe, other judges and government officials were seated in that audience.Also, the 22nd... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට ගැසට් කළ "22" ජනතාවගෙන් සඟවන්නේ අනුර ජනාධිපතිගේ සහ "මාළිමා" පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ධූර කාල වසර 6ක් වන නිසාද?2015 දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයේ ජනාධිපති සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ධූරකාලයේ දෝෂයක් පවතින හෙයින් එය එක්තරා නීති විශාරදයකුගේ අතපසුවීමක් බවත් එයට ජනතාවගෙන් සමාව ගන්නා බවත් ගාල්ල අලුත් අධිකරණ සංකීර්ණය විවෘත කරන අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපතිවරයෙකු පැවසුවා සමහරුන්ට අමතක වී ඇත.ඒ වේදිකාවේ ජයන්ත ජයසූරිය අගවිනිසුරුද, පාරින්ද රණසිංහ නීතිපතිද, තවත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ද, රාජ්‍ය නිලධාරීන්ද අසුන්ගෙන සිටියේය.එසේම ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ පවතින ඒ වැරැද්ද නිවැරදි කිරීමට නීතිපතිගේ අනුමැතියෙන් ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
(Given below is an excerpt of the Eid-ul-Fitr Sermon delivered at Mubarak Mosque, Islamabad, Tilford, UK, by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, on 31 March, 2025, gave a discourse on True Eid lies in continuing good deeds and sustaining Ramadan’s virtues: A large gathering of Ahmadis – men, women, and children – assembled in Islamabad to offer Eid-ul-Fitr 2025 prayer behind their beloved Imam, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Khalifatul Masih V) and to listen to his sermon. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
It has been said that the great emperor Ashoka, seeing the immense bloodshed he had caused in the battle of Kalinga, filled with great remorse had introduced a new public policy; Ahimsa; ‘do no harm to living beings.’ Ahimsa was inspired by the idea that all living beings, possessing the spark of divine energy should not be harmed. Ahimsa is the seed that gave birth to the Jainism. On the other hand, we have been taught that the emperor Ashoka, filled with compassion after Kalinga, had converted to Buddhism and sent missionaries to surrounding... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
In the despicable absence of an urgent practical response on the part of the JVP Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led NPP government to the devastating 28th March earthquake in Myanmar, Hon. ex-president Ranil Wickremasinghe has made a very timely and sensible proposal regarding how to assist our disaster stricken fellow humans in that country. Hon. ex-president Mr. Wickremasinghe! Thank you very much for saving, at least to some extent, Sri Lanka’s still unsullied reputation as a sovereign state populated by a most humane and hospitable people. You have again demonstrated your remarkable ability to emerge as an... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
මගේ අංකය: JCPSM/Gen/2025 (14)දිනය: 2025.03.31අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමාගරු අග්‍රාමාත්‍යතුමාගරු සෞඛ්‍ය හා ජනමාධ්‍ය අමාත්‍යතුමාගරු සෞඛ්‍ය හා ජනමාධ්‍ය නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යතුමාසෞඛ්‍ය ලේකම්තුමාසෞඛ්‍ය සේවා අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්තුමාඅතිරේක ලේකම්තුමා (පාලන) IIසම සෞඛ්‍ය උපාධිධාරීන්ට එරෙහිව සිදුකල පහරදීම දැඩි පිළිකුලෙන් යුතුව හෙලා දැකීම සහ එම උපාධිධාරීන් කඩිනමින් රාජ්‍ය සේවයට බඳවා ගැනීම. අධ්‍යාපන පොදු සහතික පත්‍ර උසස් පෙළ විභාගයේ ඉතාමත්ම ඉහල තරඟතාරී ප්‍රතිඵල මත විශ්ව විද්‍යාල වරම් ලැබ තම ජීවිතයේ වටිනාම කාලයෙන් අවරුදු 5ක් පමණ කැප කරමින් රාජ්‍ය සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාවේ අවශ්‍යතායට ගැළපෙන ඉහලම අධ්‍යාපන සුදුසුකම් සපුරාගත් මෙම සම සෞඛ්‍ය උපාධිධාරීන් තවත් අවුරුදු 5ක පමණ කාලයක් පුරා මෙරට සෞඛ්‍ය සේවාව විසින්ම නොසලකා හැරීම දෛවයේ සරදමකි. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/04/25)
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