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ජනාධිපතිතුමාට වැඩ වරදියි - පොහොට්ටුවේ සෙට් එකක් දෙහි කපයි
Madyawediya
https://youtu.be/WjINUy7qJLc... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/04/25)

රනිල් එජාපය හැරදා යන්න යයි - රාජිත සමුළුව උඩු යටිකුරු කරපු හැටි
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/RFDWrX0QEqo... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/04/25)

අනුර පණ්ඩිත වැඩක් කොරලා | අනුර පණ්ඩිත වැඩක් කොරලා
LAK FM
https://youtu.be/AsGeWYKnaSQ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/04/25)

හිටපු ජනපති මාලිමාව නෝන්ඩි කරයි - කතාව මැද වෙද්දී හොඳටම තදවෙලා
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/izwr5O_lg34... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/04/25)

ගම්මන්පිල මාධ්‍ය හමුවක් තියමින් රහස් රැසක් එළියට දායි
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/wfreY5q-KvY... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/04/25)

Chinese Ambassador and Pathfinder Founder discuss widening of China-Sri Lanka Relations.
Pathfinder Foundation
Milinda Moragoda, founder of Pathfinder Foundation met with the Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenghong to discuss avenues for further widening China-Sri Lanka relations.  The meeting over lunch at the residence of Ambassador Qi provided an opportunity for both sides to discuss the prevailing global situation, China-Sri Lanka relations, investment climate in Sri Lanka for Chinese investors and a host of other topical issues. Mr. Moragoda briefed Ambassador Qi of the work carried out by the China-Sri Lanka Cooperation Studies Centre of the Pathfinder Foundation and stated that several Chinese delegations will visit the Foundation in the coming weeks, which will enable both sides... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

Hope springs eternal as charity funds scholarships for Sri Lankan Easter Sunday orphans
Issued by Tigerbond Group Ltd on behalf of Specsavers.
A LIFE-CHANGING scheme for children and families affected by terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka has been put together by a group of Hertfordshire opticians. The initiative comes after Easter Sunday 2019 changed the lives of many families in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, following the violent assault by terrorists on multiple churches and hotels – leaving many children orphaned, with some suffering terrible injuries. Charity founder and Specsavers North West London Regional Relationship Manager, Sujith Weerasinghe, himself a Sri Lankan, decided that he wanted to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

Tariffs & Tricks: US & India Showdown in Sri Lanka Drags On!
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.April 19, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, economy, politics, tariffs, Trump blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 13-19 April 2025 * ‘Countries must put their houses in order to face a world of uncertainty’ – IMF chief * ‘US trade war poses risks to Sri Lanka’s creditworthiness, warns Fitch’ The IMF is lying. Fitch is lying. All these economists who are still parroting the old London-Washington ‘export’ sound-bytes are lying. Even if they... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

After 70 Years Sri Lanka Ceased to be a Non-Aligned Nation in 2025
Dilrook Kannangara
Anura Kumara and Modi signed a number of agreements and the most significant is their defense pact which is shrouded in mystery. However, nothing remains under wraps in Sri Lanka as news travels fast. Indian media also published its contents in point form. Sri Lanka is now an aligned military partner of India and by extension USA and the QUAD alliance which includes India. The last time Sri Lanka was not a non-aligned country was in 1950. Anglo-Ceylon Defense Partnership Agreement was signed between Sri Lanka, USA and the UK in 1947 and it... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

Did ISIS target a Chinese Research Vessel on Easter Sunday, 2019?
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
Leaders of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka have again called for a proper investigation into the Easter attacks staged six years ago. Meanwhile, a local political blame-game, starring Pillayan, to conceal the foreign finger prints and geopolitical motives of the attacks has ramped up. Cover up investigations and copious Disinformation in the corporate and social media echo chamber, as well as, from national security think tanks have all but buried the external interests evident in the design and targets of the Islamic State (ISIS), claimed Easter crime that killed hundreds in geostrategic Sri... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

India’s Mazagon Eyes Colombo Dockyard in Strategic Shift
By Ishara Gamage Courtesy Ceylon Today
In a move that could reshape Sri Lanka’s maritime industry, India’s State-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) is in advanced negotiations to acquire a controlling stake in financially troubled Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC), multiple sources familiar with the matter confirmed to Finance Today. The deal, which centres on Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Co. Ltd selling its 51% stake in CDPLC, could see a binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) finalised by the end of April. If successful, the acquisition would mark a significant strategic shift for Colombo Dockyard—Sri Lanka’s flagship shipbuilder—and reinforce India’s... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

Mob beats to death man from persecuted Pakistan minority
by A. Abdul Aziz
Reports reaching us indicate a mob beat to death a member of Pakistan's persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship in the port city of Karachi, police said. A mob, many from the anti-blasphemy political group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), stormed through narrow streets of Saddar neighbourhood chanting slogans, enraged that Ahmadis were allegedly offering Friday prayers. "One member of the community was killed after the mob identified him as an Ahmadi. They attacked him with sticks and bricks. The victim,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

NPP පහලට යයි.සමීක්ශණ නවත්වලා
Jinath Premaratne
https://youtu.be/kmWVNf7e_Ik... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

'' මම කිව්ව දේට සමහරු කලබල වෙලා...''
Sepal Amarasinghe
https://youtu.be/sPXk85vy_UM... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

දොළවත්තගේ වචනෙට කීකරු වූ ජනපතිට දොළවත්තගෙන් පැසසුම්
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/oC-bQJSbAtU... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 20/04/25)

දෙයියෝම බලාපිය මේවා! දෙයියෝම බලාපිය
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/X0q7QRQGBQk... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

අනුරගේ සගයගේ පුතා තමයි පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයේ මහමොලකරු! පිල්ලෙයාන්ව මරණ කුමන්ත්‍රණයක්!
Voice Tube
      https://youtu.be/WQRMPJv8ICk... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

රටක් බලාහිඳි පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරයේ මහ මොළකරු හෙළිවෙයි ?
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/RofCxLi-uR0... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

Three Foreign Nationals Charged in Federal Court in Los Angeles with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to ISIS.
Press Release U.S. Attorney's Office
Friday, January 8, 2021Share  For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California The men allegedly were members of a group of ISIS supporters that carried out terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter Day in 2019, killing 268 people           LOS ANGELES – The Justice Department announced today that three Sri Lankan citizens have been charged with terrorism offenses, including conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (ISIS). The men were part of a group of ISIS supporters that called itself... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

“LTTE Diaspora speaks of “Genocide” — But say Nothing of the Genocide of Tamil Child Soldiers Childhood”
Shenali D Waduge
Has it never occurred to the international media or so-called international community or even UN/UNHRC Officials to question the silence of LTTE fronts to LTTE’s recruitment of Tamil children who were turned into child soldiers forming one third of LTTE’s ground force? How can LTTE fronts call for justice when hiding their own crime of creating child soldiers & sending them to their deaths? How can LTTE fronts who funded LTTE guns & watched child soldier recruitment have any moral authority to demand human rights or draft curriculum for bogus genocide week? How can LTTE... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

Sri Lanka-India MoUs and their implications
 by Neville Ladduwahetty Courtesy The Island
President Dissanayake and PM Modi Of the several MOUs signed by the President of Sri Lanka during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka, the most consequential in respect of implications to Sri Lanka is the one associated with the Defence Cooperation.  Neither the public nor the Parliament is aware of its contents. What the public could glean about the scope of this vital MOU are from articles written by concerned citizens, like the one by Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka in the Daily FT of April 10, 2025. The source... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

iiවන නෛතික විප්ලවයට සුදුසුම කාලය එළඹෙමින් ඇත...!
නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col), සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යයන වැඩසටහන
මහජන ජාතික ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවක් (People's National Constitution) කෙටුම්පත් කිරීම මේ දක්වා "Gotagogama" තරුණ පරපුර ආරම්භ කර නොතිබීම නීතිය නොදැනීම පිළිබඳ ප්‍රශ්නයක් පමණක් නොවේ. එය රටේ ජනතාවගේ නෛතික නිදහස පිළිබඳ මූලික ප්‍රශ්නයකි, "ගෘන්නෝම"/ Grundnorm නීති මූලධර්මය ගැන අවබෝධයක් නැතිකම පිළිබඳ ප්‍රශ්නයකි. "ගෝඨාභය ජනාධිපතිවරයා ධූරයෙන් ඉවත් කරවීමට පෙර හෝ පසූව මහජන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව කෙටුම්පත් කර ජනතාව හමුවේ තැබීම "ගෘන්නෝම" මූලධර්මය අනුව සිදුවූයේ නැත.වැද්දා වටුකූරුල්ලන්ට දැල දැමූ පසු වටුකුරුල්ලන් ඉන් මිදුන ආකාරය ලස්සන සිත් ඇදගන්නා බෞද්ධ කතාවක් පමණක් නොවේ. ඉන් ඉගෙනිය හැකි පාඩම් බොහෝය. පළමු වැන්න... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

ත්‍රිකුණාමලයේ සමුද්‍රීය හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්ත සංවර්ධනය වේගවත් කිරීම සඳහා යෝජනාව
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
විෂය:ත්‍රිකුණාමලයේ සමුද්‍රීය හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්ත සංවර්ධනය වේගවත් කිරීම සඳහා යෝජනාවඅතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමාහරහාවරාය ගුවන් සේවා සහ මාර්ග සංවර්ධන නියෝජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යඅපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය යටතේ උපදේශක මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපතිවරයා ලෙස, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ඇති උද්යෝගිමත් අවස්ථාවක් පිළිබඳව සාකච්ඡා කිරීමට මම ඔබ වෙත ළඟා වෙමි, විශේෂයෙන් නිල් ආර්ථිකයක රාමුව තුළ නාවික සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය ඇතුළුව අපගේ සමුද්‍රීය හා අක්වෙරළ කර්මාන්තය සංවර්ධනය කිරීමේ සන්දර්භය තුළ.මෑත වසරවලදී, අපනයන සංවර්ධන මණ්ඩලය ත්‍රිකුණාමලය සංවර්ධනය සඳහා පෙනී සිටිමින්, තෙල් කර්මාන්තයේ භාවිතා කරන වේදිකා මෙන්ම පරිවර්තනය කරන ලද නැව් අලුත්වැඩියා කිරීම සහ ඉදිකිරීම සඳහා මධ්‍යස්ථානයක් ලෙස එය ස්ථානගත කර ඇත.විශේෂයෙන්, වරාය අධිකාරිය 2021 දී ආසියානු සංවර්ධන බැංකුව විසින් අරමුදල්... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

NPP warns of non-allocation of funds for local bodies controlled by Opposition
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Rohini Kaviratne in a letter addressed to Secretary Election Commission and Assistant Commissioner Matale District has lodged a complaint against a leaflet that has been distributed by the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) which indicates that funds for the local bodies which will be secured by the opposition at the Local Government polls will be blocked. She had apparently urged the commission to halt the distribution of this leaflet. Ms. Kaviratne said the following in her letter The... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

Govt. has become a pawn of the thermal power mafia: Sajith
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 18 (Daily Mirror) - The government which has become a pawn of thermal energy mafia is all out to destroy the renewable energy sector, Opposition and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa charged yesterday. "Renewable energy is affordable where a country like Sri Lanka is concerned. It is a cost effective source of energy. This government pledged to safeguard renewable energy at the electoral platform. However, it has become a pawn of the thermal power mafia. This government has actually become a slave... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

Ancient tanks in Sri Lanka: No records of internal investigations for many
By Pamodi Waravita Courtesy The Morning
A recent heated exchange between Trade Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe and an Irrigation Department official has raised questions regarding the safety of ancient tanks islandwide.  Sri Lanka’s ancient irrigation system, which is still functional, networks thousands of small tanks and larger reservoirs to collect rainwater for use during the dry season. This keeps the country’s agriculture operational year-round, divided into two seasons – the Maha and Yala seasons. Today, reservoirs and tanks don’t just serve agricultural purposes; some also generate electricity and provide sustenance to smaller... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/04/25)

Justice under the Dalada: Maha Nāduwa and the Return of Buddhist Jurisprudence in Sri Lanka
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s current judicial system stems from Judicature Act 2 of 1978 influenced by English & Roman-Dutch Law a carry-forward from Dutch to British colonial rule. Unfortunately, the leaders of post-independence forgot or ignored Sri Lanka had its own distinct Sinhala legal system. The Maha Naduwa was the Buddhist jurisprudence tribunal of ancient Sinhalese kings. The Kandyan Convention is said to have been signed in the Maha Naduwa on 2 March 1815. Following the 1817-1818 Rebellion, the Maha Naduwa was also the venue that passed death sentences of Keppetipola & Madugalla. The... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

The strange case of US democracy
By Raj Gonsalkorale
Going by some decisions taken by US Presidents that have had very negative consequences for the USA itself and other countries, a dilemma does arise about democracy and what it means and how it is exercised in the USA. The latest being the decision taken by one person, President Donald Trump, that appears quite at odds with the Lincoln model of governance in a democracy, viz, “a government of the people, by the people, and for the people”. A question does arise whether this decision, which appears to have had serious negative consequences for the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

ප්‍රභාකරන් සාධකය පිලිබඳ කථිකාවක්  WANESA TV සමග
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.
ප්‍රභාකරන් තුල ව්‍යාථවේදී පෞරුෂ සාධක Pathological Personality traits දක්නට ලැබුණි. නමුත් මේ ගැන කතිකාවට බඳුන් වී ඇත්තේ ඉතාම අඩුවෙනි.2004 වසරේ ප්‍රභාකරන් දේශපාලනමය සහ යුදමය වශයෙන් ඉතා බලවත්ව සිටි අවදියේ දී ඔහුගේ පෞරුෂ සාධක හෙළි කරමින් කරමින් ප්‍රභාකරන් සාධකය පිලිබඳ මනෝවිද්‍යාත්මක විශ්ලේෂණයක් යන කෘතිය මම එළි දැක්වුයෙමි. එම ගවේෂණාත්මක කෘතිය මගින් ළමා ප්‍රභාකරන් චර්යාත්මක අක්‍රමතාවයකින් (Conduct Disorder) පෙළුණු බවත් පසුකාලීනව වැඩිහිටි දිවියේදී ඔහු තුල සමාජ විරෝධී පෞරුෂ ලක්ෂණ (Antisocial Personality Disorder) තිබෙන බවද ඔහුගේ ජිවිත කතාව සහ චර්යාව මගින් පෙන්වා දුනිමි. මේ මතය ඇතැම් වියතුන්ගේ විවේචනයට ද ලක් විය. නමුත් 2011 වසරේ මම යාපනය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

Reforming the Oversight of Donor-Funded Projects in Sri Lanka
By Special Correspondent[i]
Visual Aid: Cartoon Created with AI Assistance Introduction Sri Lanka has received substantial support from donor-funded development projects aimed at improving the economy and supporting social growth. However, a closer look reveals that many of these projects do not achieve their intended results. The pressing question is: How can Sri Lanka improve its oversight of these projects to better utilize donations? Current Situation of Development Projects Many donors, including international banks, have invested billions in Sri Lanka. While the initial results often seem positive—highlighted... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

අලුත් අවුරුද්ද සැමරීමට රාජ්‍ය නායකයා ප‍්‍රසිද්දියේ පස්ස ගහලා..- විමල්
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වසර දෙදහස් පන්සියයකට අධික ඉතිහාසයක් ඇති ජාතියක ප්‍රධාන සංස්කෘතික උත්සවයක් සැමරීමට රටේ රාජ්‍ය නායකයා ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ පස්සා ගසා ඇතැයි ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ නායක හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත‍්‍රී විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා පවසයි. ඒ මහතා සිය සමාජ ජාල ගිණුම ඔස්සේ නිකුත් කර ඇති නිවේදනය මෙසේය. ගරුතර ස්වාමීන් වහන්ස,අන්‍යාගමික පූජකතුමනි,මවුවරුනි, පියවරුනි,සහෝදරයා, සහෝදරිය, සිංහල හා දමිල අලුත් අවුරුද්ද සැමරීම රාජ්‍ය මට්ටමෙන් සිදු නොවූවද රට පුරා බහුතරයක් පොදු මහජනතාව ආර්ථික අපහසුතා තිබියදී පවා උත්කර්ෂවත් ලෙස අලුත් අවුරුදු සැමරීමට කටයුතු කළහ. මා මෙවර සමාජ මාධ්‍යවල නිරීක්ෂණය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

ලෝක ආර්ථිකය අවිනිශ්චිතයි.. සූදානම් වන්න.. - මහ බැංකුව අනතුරු අඟවයි
Courtesy Lanka Leader
ලෝක ආර්ථික පරිසරයේ අවිනිශ්චිත බව සැලකිල්ලට ගෙන ඊට මුහුණ දීම සඳහා ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය සූදානම ඉහළ නැංවීම අත්‍යවශ්‍ය බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව පවසයි. විශේෂයෙන් නව නිදහස් වෙළෙඳ ගිවිසුම් සක්‍රීයව ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම සහ භාණ්ඩ වෙළෙඳාම වෙනස් වීමේ අවස්ථා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට වාසිදායක අයුරින් යොදා ගැනීම සඳහා ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය සූදානම ඉහළ නැංවිය යුතු බවද මහ බැංකුව කියයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව විසින් පසුගියදා නිකුත් කළ පසුගිය වර්ෂය (2024) සඳහා වන මහ බැංකුවේ වාර්ෂික ආර්ථික විවරණ වාර්තාවේ මේ බව සඳහන් වේ. තවදුරටත් එම වාර්තාවේ මෙසේද සඳහන් වේ. ඇමෙරිකාව විසින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අපනයන සඳහා පනවන ඕනෑම... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

Reveal perpetrators behind Easter Sunday attacks, Catholic church urges govt.
YOHAN PERERA Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 17 (Daily Mirror) - The Catholic Bishops' Conference in Sri Lanka, in its special message for Easter stressed that ascertaining who the perpetrators of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 were and those who have aided and abetted in the dastardly act, is a matter of urgency.  "This Easter also marks the sixth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on innocent worshipersat Catholic and other Christian Churches and in other places in 2019, causing death and injuries to hundreds of people.  In this... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

GAMMANPILA SAYS NO CONNECTION ESTABLISHED BETWEEN PILLAYAN AND EASTER ATTACKS
Hiru News
The Centre for Society and Religion (CSR) claims that Sivanesathurai Santhirikanthan, also known as Pillaiyan, and his former media spokesperson, Azad Maulana, had connections with individuals involved in the Easter Sunday attacks. However, former Minister Udaya Gammanpila, speaking at a press conference yesterday (16), stated that the government's attempt to create a narrative that connects Pillaiyan to the Easter attacks has failed. Meanwhile, Director of the CSR, Father Rohan Silva, also speaking at a press conference yesterday (16), claimed that evidence has emerged indicating the involvement of local intelligence services in the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 17/04/25)

Safeguarding Sovereignty Through Cultural Integrity and Strategic Neutrality
Sunil J. Wimalawansa(Professor of Medicine)
A nation thrives when it preserves its traditional values, cultural heritage, language, and fundamental beliefs. Nations fail whether these lacks. The mentioned elements form the foundation of national unity, sovereignty, spiritual strength, and cultural identity. For Sri Lanka, with its ~2,500-year-old Buddhist heritage, protecting this legacy is a matter of pride and a necessity for maintaining independence and dignity on the world stage. We have lost some of these strengths and recognitions over the past 75+ years due to short-sighted and selfish politicians. Should fellow citizens allow the current leadership to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

Essential Insights on LTTE Crimes: Articles by Shenali Waduge
By Palitha Ariyarathna
As Sri Lanka navigates critical discussions on sensitive topics such as international sanctions and allegations against its armed forces, it is imperative to ground deliberations in evidence-based understanding. Shenali Waduge, a renowned analyst and expert on LTTE-related crimes, provides a wealth of invaluable information on the activities and atrocities committed by the LTTE. Her articles, listed below, serve as key resources for understanding the broader context of LTTE operations, their consequences, and the underlying narratives that have shaped international perceptions. These writings are indispensable for decision-makers, including the Cabinet Sub-Committees tasked with addressing... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

What the Country Needs to Do and How it Can Unite as One Nation.
 By Dr Ramesh Somasunderam. Willetton 6155, Australia.
I believe what Sri Lanka needs most is very good Civil and District Administration.  This is what can make the country to function and be governed well. Sri Lanka for once is united under one party and importantly the present President of our lovely country his Excellency Mr. Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Even the Tamils residing in the North and East of Sri Lanka voted for him as their President.  Based on this, all Sri Lankans wanted an honest, fair and equitable leader to give them a fair go and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

Proposal for Accelerating the Development of the Marine and Offshore Industry in Trincomalee
 Dr Sarath Obeysekera 
His excellency The President(Thru Deputy  Minister of ,Ports  Aviation and Road Development) As the Chairman of the Advisory Board under the Export Development Board, I am reaching out to discuss an exciting opportunity for Sri Lanka, particularly in the context of developing our marine and offshore industry, including nautical tourism within the framework of a blue economy.In recent years, the Export Development Board has been advocating for the development of Trincomalee, positioning it as a hub for the repair and construction of platforms as well as converted ships used in the oil industry.  Notably,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

ජනපතිගේ ප්‍රකාශය සෙසු අපේක්ෂකයින්ට අවමානයක් සහ නින්දාවක් -තුසිත බාලසූරිය
තුසිත බාලසූරිය
මාලිමාව පරාජය වන පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවලට මුදල් නොදෙනවා යන ජනපතිගේ ප්‍රකාශය පුරවැසියෙක් ලෙසත් මහරගම නගර සභාවට එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් වන අපේක්ෂකයෙක් ලෙසත් දැඩිව හෙළා දකිමි. එය එක් අර්ථයකින් ජනතාවගේ බලයට හා ඡන්ද අයිතියට විරුද්ධව යාමකි. අනෙක් අර්ථයෙන් මාලිමාවේ අපේක්ෂකයන් හැර අනෙක් අපේක්ෂකයන් සියල්ල හොරු බවට පත්කෙරෙන අතිශය අසාධාරණ පුර්ව නිගමනයකි.අවසන් පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයේ සිට පළාත් පාලන ආයතනවලට නියෝජිතයන් තෝරාපත් කරගන්නා ක්‍රමය වෙනස් කර නව ක්‍රමය හදුන්වා දෙන ලද්දේ ප්‍රදේශයට වගකියන නියෝජිතයෙක් එම ප්‍රදේශයෙන්ම තෝරාපත් කරගැනීම උදෙසා ය. ගමට වගකියන ගමේ නියෝජිතයා යන්න එහි සරලම අර්ථයයි. එය ජාතික දේශපාලනය සමඟ පටලවා ගැනීමම වැරදිසහගත ය. එමනිසා ජනාධිපතිවරයාගේ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

I2U2 and Modi’s Visit to Colombo: The New QUAD in the Indian Ocean eyes Sri Lanka?
Ishani Agnihotri 
An MOU to develop an LNG power project on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, near the coveted Indian Ocean Trincomalee Deep Sea Port, with India and the United Arab Emirates was signed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent visit to Sri Lanka by President Anura Dissanayaka. The multicultural Eastern Province was decimated during the 30-year war between the Liberation Tigers or LTTE and the Sri Lanka military, when Israel’s Mossad agents operated from bases in the Batticaloa District to set up and train Sri Lanka’s Special Forces, some of which were later linked... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

Dharma Gifts That Illuminate Lives: A Grateful Tribute
Palitha Ariyarathna
In the ceaseless cycle of Samsara, where beings traverse the realms of existence, the teachings of the Buddha shine as a beacon of wisdom and liberation. The Corporate Body of the Buddha Educational Foundation, based in Taipei, Taiwan, has committed itself to the noble task of sharing these profound teachings by offering Dharma books and materials freely to practitioners around the world. For many years, I have been privileged to receive their Dharma gifts, which have been a transformative force in my spiritual journey. The books I received during my early adulthood—such... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

අනුර හොඳටම බයවෙලාද ඉන්නේ...? | රැලියේ කිව්ව කතාව පත්තුවෙයි | ආණ්ඩුවේ පරස්පර වැඩ මුජිබර් එළියට ගනී
Voice Tube
    https://youtu.be/zbryLcOH2i0... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

ලංකාවට එන ඉන්දීය යුධ අවි කර්මාන්තශාලාවක් ගැන ආචාර්ය දයාන් ජයතිලකගෙන් හෙළිදරව්වක්
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/dbmKU5Xzm30... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

GOVERNMENT'S EFFORTS TO IMPLICATE PILLAYAN IN EASTER ATTACKS FAILED - GAMMANPILA
Niru News
The government's efforts to create a perception that Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan, alias Pillayan, is involved in the Easter attacks have failed, says former parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila. He stated this at a media briefing today (16). Former State Minister Chandrakanthan was arrested on the 8th of this month, pertaining to investigations into the abduction and disappearance of Professor Sivasubramaniam Ravindranath, a former Vice-Chancellor of the Eastern University. The arrest comes 18 years after the alleged abduction, which is said to have occurred on December 15, 2006. Pillayan, who was arrested... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 16/04/25)

TOWARDS A NEW INTERNATIONAL ORDER?: INDIA, SRI LANKA AND THE NEW COLD WAR
By Dr. Asoka Bandarage
Will a peaceful and sustainable multipolar world be born when the rising economic weight of emerging economies is matched with rising geopolitical weight, as argued by renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs in his recent Other News article?[i] There is no question that, as the US-led world order collapses, a new multipolar world that can foster peace and sustainable development is urgently needed. BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) was established to promote the interests of emerging economies by challenging the economic institutions dominated by the West and the supremacy of the US... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

A Nation without a culture is a Nation without a soul
Shenali D Waduge
“Culture, traditions, values, and rituals are not written by politicians — they are carved into the soul of a nation. Governments may pass laws, leaders may come and go, but the heartbeat of a civilization lives in its people. No politician, no policy, and no personal agenda can erase what generations have carried in faith, sacrifice, and memory.” As such the decision by both the President & PM not to attend any Sinhala Buddhist New Year celebrations is disappointing especially when the PM decided to only attend a Hindu religious celebration in a... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

මහරගම නගර සභාවේ අපේක්ෂකයෙක්ගෙන් පළමු වරට ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශනයක් සහ වෙබ් අඩවියක්
තුසිත බාලසූරිය
මෙවර එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයේ අලියා ලකුණ යටතේ මහරගම නගර සභාවේ ගොඩිගමුව උතුර කොට්ඨාසයට තරඟ කරන තුසිත බාලසූරිය විසින් සිය ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශනය දිනන මහරගම හදන දැක්ම නමින් වෙබ් අවකාශයට මුදාහැර තිබෙනවා. මෙවර පළාත් පාලන මැතිවරණයට ඉදිරිපත් වන අපේක්ෂකයෙක් වෙබ් අවකාශය හරහා තම ප්‍රතිපත්ති හා දැක්ම එළිදක්වන පළමු අවස්ථාව මෙය වන අතර පහත යොමුව ඔස්සේ ඔබට එම ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශනය බාගත හැකියි.දිනන මහරගම හදන දැක්ම ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශනයෙහි මුලික කරුණු පහක් වෙත අවධානය යොමු කර ඇති අතර එහි පළමු වැන්න වන්නේ පවිත්‍ර පරිසර පද්ධතියක් හා විධිමත් හා අලංකාර ග්‍රාම නගර වටපිටාවක් නිර්මාණය කරන සැපැති දිවියක් යන සංකල්පයයි. එහි දෙවැන්න සුවැති... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

What is a gravity bomb? US ramps up production for new nuclear weapon amid World War III fears
US President Donald Trump’s tariff war has rocked global markets and could trigger significant shifts in the world order. Initially dismissed as a mere threat during his campaign, the tariffs unleashed by Trump from the White House have escalated, with China and other countries retaliating. These economic measures, while targeting rivals, may also escalate geopolitical tensions, raising fears of a larger conflict. US President Donald Trump’s tariff war has shaken the global markets and threatens to bring seismic change in the world order. As Trump announced a tariff plan during the US Presidential elections last year, many world leaders perhaps considered it... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

විනිසුරු වැරදි කායික ක්‍රියාවකින් හෝ වැරදි නෛතික ක්‍රියාවකින් තීරණය ලබා දීමේ බලපෑම.
නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යයන වැඩසටහන.
විනිසුරු වැරදි කායික ක්‍රියාවකින් හෝ වැරදි නෛතික ක්‍රියාවකින් තීරණය ලබා දීමේ බලපෑම...මෙහිදී විනිසුරුවරයා විසින්, 1. වැරදි කායික ක්‍රියාවකින් තීරණය ලබාදීම2. වැරදි නෛතික ක්‍රියාවකින් තීරණය ලබා දිමයන ආකාර 2 අදාලව සළකා බලා ඇත.විනිසුරු වැරදි කායික ක්‍රියාවක් කර නඩුවේ තීරණය දීම  (උදා: නඩුවේ සටහන්, සාක්ෂි, ලේඛන සිය තනි අභිමතයට වෙනස් කිරීම, තනි අභිමතයට සහ හරස් ප්‍රශ්නවලට ලක්නොකර සාක්ෂි ඇතුළත් කිරීම, නඩුවේ පාර්ශවයක් වී තිබියදී සහ නඩුවේ තීරණය දීමට පාර්ශවයක් විරුද්ධ වී තිබියදී තීන්දුව ලබා දිම....)සහවිනිසුරු වැරදි නීතිමය ක්‍රියාවක් කර නඩුවේ තීරණය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

Trump’s tariff “pause”: Another expression of the deepening crisis of US imperialism and the capitalist order
By Nick Beams
April 9, 2025 The announcement yesterday by US President Trump of a 90-day pause in the implementation of his so-called “reciprocal tariffs,” ostensibly to allow negotiations to take place, is another expression of the deepening economic and financial crisis of American imperialism and its state. The move came amid growing signs that the entire financial system—in particular the US Treasury market—was just days or even hours away from a meltdown on the scale of the crises of September 2008 and March 2020, or potentially even greater. In announcing the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

An Episode in China-India Cooperation During Nehru’s Time Is Worth Revisiting
by Keji Mao*
In an increasingly uncertain world, India’s decision to ‘learn’ from China’s agricultural successes serves as a potent reminder. In the winter of 1955, the prime minister’s residence in New Delhi welcomed a distinguished Chinese scholar. For a fortnight, he lived under the same roof as Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi – sharing breakfast and dinner each day, and engaging in long, meandering walks and conversations afterward. The camaraderie was so profound and productive that Nehru even highlighted the scholar’s incisive insights in his fortnightly letters to the chief ministers of India’s states.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

අනුරලා තුච්ඡ නිහීන විදියට සියල්ල පවා දුන්නා | මොරගොඩයි රනිලුයි පිටිපස්සේ 
Mee Massoo TV
https://youtu.be/KxVWH5kBVyY... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

NPP Regime is Doomed Unless They Punish High Profile Former Political Giants and Clans
Dilrook Kannangara
Voters are unforgiving. Sri Lankan voters can be quite nasty, merciless and even violent if they realize they have been taken for fools. If a political party wins power by deceiving people through lies and false promises, depending on the severity of those lies its lifespan will be cut short. The biggest public demand before the elections in 2024 was to severely punish politicians of the former regimes. People did not ask for free bread, rice, gas or other free goods. They didn’t even ask for development or political solutions. Instead, the north, south,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

REVISITING EDIRIWEERA SARACHCHANDRA’S ‘MANAME’ Part 4
Kamalika Pieris
 2nd  REVISION.  5.4.2025. The theatre enthusiasts, who saw Maname in its maiden presentation in Colombo and before that at rehearsals in Peradeniya, saw its significance and artistic value. Many years later, this group wrote up their recollections for Sunday newspapers. They also provided contributions to publications issued to mark Maname anniversaries, such as the “Silver Jubilee of Maname” (1981). Sarath Amunugama wrote “Maname mathak vee”  for Sarachchandra’s 100th birth anniversary. These writings are informative and perceptive. They should be brought together. I have therefore added further essays to this... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/04/25)

It is time for action,
by Garvin Karunaratne
E-Con-E-News 3-9 th November in Lanka Web writes: “• ‘Garvin Karunaratne writes again today. I have read his Dahanayaka & red-onion affair several times in the Island. His telephone handling at the Marketing Department’s Tripoli HQ resembles Mountbatten’s war operations room.’” We did use phones in a remarkable way to move veg and fruit from far away to Colombo.  It was always a hive of activity from the time I parked my Hillman Minx at eight or nine and walked in. The attempt was to   see that all the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/04/25)

The Best Prime Minister Sri Lanka Never Had
Rohan Abeygunawardena
The other day, while we were chatting after dinner, my friend Fasal Izzadeen asked me, “Rohan, who was the best prime minister Sri Lanka ever had?” I told him I couldn’t name the best prime minister, but I could name “the best prime minister Sri Lanka never had.” A bit surprised, he asked, “Who is he?” “Lakshman Kadirgamar (LK), The Cake That Was Baked At Home,” I said without batting an eyelid. This remarkable patriot and intellectual of our country completed his secondary education at Trinity College, Kandy, where he excelled... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/04/25)

US & India Still Plotting to Invade & Divide Sri Lanka
e-Con e-News
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 06-12 April 2025 ‘There is also a military build-up going on in the US base in Diego Garcia, including B-52 heavy bombers with a range of 10,000km.’ – MK Bhadrakumar, ‘Steve Witkoff’s Iran mission’ * Sri Lanka is 1,925km from Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago. Delhi is 4,026km from Diego Garcia. The USA’s ‘eco-friendly’ vehicles of mass destruction boast they can flatten anything over double that distance, Gaza-styleee! Unimpededly, they hope.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/04/25)

How the Sacred Buddha’s Tooth Relic & the Righteous Ruler of Sri Lanka are connected
Shenali D Waduge
The Sacred Tooth Relic of Buddha enshrined in the Dalada Maligawa is revered as the legitimacy & beholder of the authority of the King (ruler) & its protection by the ruler is crucial for the stability of the Nation. The Tooth Relic which was originally enshrined at the Abhayagiri Temple in Anuradhapura during the rule of King Kithsiri Mevan. Ever since, every King has protected & guarded the Sacred Tooth Relic which is the palladium of kingship. This has been constitutionally enshrined via Article 9 and Article 16 and is binding of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/04/25)

A Plea for the Preservation of Maduwanwela Walawwa: A Neglected Historical Gem !
Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya
My recent visit to Maduwanwela Walawwa, a site purportedly steeped in Sri Lankan history, left me with a profound sense of disappointment and concern.  While the historical significance of the location is undeniable, its current state of disrepair and the restrictive policies in place raise serious questions about the commitment to preserving this heritage for future generations.The lack of proper maintenance is immediately apparent upon entering the premises. Structures are visibly deteriorating, and a pervasive odor of bats, particularly noticeable on the upper floors, creates an unpleasant and frankly, concerning environment.  ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/04/25)

Mind-Wandering in the Age of Overstimulation: The Mental Health Impact of Boredom
Dr. Ransirini de Silva & Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge
Boredom is an underexplored but significant emotional state with implications for mental health. In the modern digital age—where attention is continually stimulated and information is instantaneously accessible—the experience of boredom may be more frequent, and perhaps more distressing, than in previous generations. Boredom is a transient affective state commonly perceived as dull or unpleasant. O’Hanlon (1981) described it as arising from monotonous tasks or limited external stimulation, while Barbalet (1999) conceptualized it as a discrete emotional experience. Typically regarded as negative... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/04/25)

MP Dilith Jayaweera challenges govt to disclose defence agreement with India
Courtesy Adaderana
Leader of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance and Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera challenged the government to table the recently signed defense agreement with India in Parliament.  Addressing a public meeting held in Avissawella, MP Jayaweera claimed that the government will not disclose the agreement under any circumstances. “In the past few days, the NPP government has signed seven agreements with Indian Prime Minister Modi. However, MP Vijitha Herath delivered a lengthy statement in Parliament regarding these agreements. Yet, he failed to provide any information about their actual content. Instead, he suggested that... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/04/25)

Sinhala Aluth Avurudda: Celebrating a Life-affirming Culture
By Rohana R. Wasala 
සුභ 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
Dilrook Kannangara
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?
Focus
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?
Saeed Naqvi Courtesy Naqvi Journal
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
Courtesy India Today
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
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
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?
by Professor Amarasiri de Silva Courtesy The Island
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
Courtesy The Island
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
 YOHAN PERERA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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
By Special Correspondent
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
මතුගම සෙනෙවිරුවන්
                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
Ramzy Baroud Coutesy counterpunch.org
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
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
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.
Courtesy The Island
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
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
DD India
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
Madyawediya
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:
By Sanjoy Hazarika
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 
Andre Damon
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
Courtesy The Island
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
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
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
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
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
CHATURANGA PRADEEP SAMARAWICKRAMA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
KELUM BANDARA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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
By Palitha Ariyarathna
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
Shenali D Waduge
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)

'' අපි දැන් යමින් ඉන්නෙ කුණාටුවක් මැද්දෙන්...''
SepalAmarasinghe
https://youtu.be/_JoWe3XaIGs... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 08/04/25)

Hiru TV Salakuna Live | Udaya Gammanpila | Episode 477 | 2025-04-07 | Hiru News
උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත්
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
ලංකාවේ වෙනදේ
‘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'
Wimal Weerawansa
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
ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න
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
Ministry of Defence  - Media Centre
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
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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
Courtesy Adaderana
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?
Shenali D Waduge
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
e-Con e-News
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
By Special Contributor
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
Pathfinder Foundation
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 
Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan, a Dhaka, Bangladesh-based independent  journalist,
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
Dasatha News
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...!
Voice Tube
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.
Voice Tube of People
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
Mee Massoo TV
https://youtu.be/v7PTQ2A-zTU... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 06/04/25)

රතු කට්ට පැන්න මනුස්සයෙක් ජනපතිට ඇඩෙන්නම දෙයි
Madyawediya
අද මෝදිත් එක්ක සංදර්ශන දාගෙන ඉන්නවා එදා මු තිසනෙක් වගේ පාරට බැහැලා කරපු සාපයට කවුද වග කියන්නේ..? රතු කට්ට පන්න මනුස්සයෙක් ජනපතිව සැරටම අමතයි https://youtu.be/rsEGmIjBlW4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/04/25)

A Plea to India's Prime Minister Narendra Mody - Save Sri Lanka's Stray Dogs and other defenceless animals
By Justice for Animals and Nature 
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)

Tri - Forces Special Team Departs for Myanmar to Provide Disaster Relief
Ministry of Defence  - Media Centre
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)

Sri Lanka at the Crossroads: 2025
Voice for Democracy in Sri Lanka
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)

ජනාධිපතිතුමනි / යුද හමුදාපතිතුමනි  ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාවේ මනෝ වෛද්‍ය ඒකකය පුහුණු කිරීමට විශේසඥ මනෝ වෛද්‍ය නීල් ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතාට භාර දෙන්න
වෛද්‍ය ගාමිනී විතාණ
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)

Anuradhapura: Sri Lanka's Magnificent Hydraulic Civilisation
Lost in Context
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)

'Modi probably wants control of our ports, oil tank farms': Protest in Sri Lanka over signing of defence MoUs
 Courtesy The Week News Desk 
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)

Sri Lanka sends military team to assist Myanmar’s earthquake victims
Courtesy Adaderana
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)

Modi says multi-product pipeline, Trinco energy hub will benefit Sri Lanka
Courtesy Adaderana
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)

Indictments served on Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest
Courtesy Hiru News
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)

Court of Appeal orders acceptance of 37 previously rejected LG election nominations
Courtesy Hiru News
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)

ආරක්ෂක සහයෝගිතා ගිවිසුමේ ඇතුළාන්තය
උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත්
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)

මෝදිගේ ගිවිසුමෙන් විමල් කුපිතවෙයි - අනුරගේ රෙදි ඉල්ලේ! හරිණිගේ ජැකට් එකටත් සැරටම අමතයි
Voice Tube
https://youtu.be/876u0GS2vu8... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/04/25)

OVERSTEPPING BOUNDARIES: MENACING DIPLOMATIC OVERREACH OF SISTER JULIE CHUNG AND HOW SHE PROMOTED USAID AND LGBTIQ ACTIVITIES IN SRI LANKA-PART I
By Sena Thoradeniya
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 to impose 34% retaliatory tariff on all goods imported from US
Courtesy Adaderana
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)

National Police Commission cancels transfer of Bingiriya OIC
Courtesy Adaderana
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)

Sri Lanka ready to engage with US in strengthening trade relations - Finance Ministry
Courtesy Adaderana
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)

Ending Militarism in America
By William J. Astore Courtesy Tomdispatch
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)

Deputy Minister of Defence appreciates Japan's continued assistance to SL
MOD  Media Centre
‘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)

Engineering the Future Combat and Non-Combat Readiness’ Deputy Minister of Defence Delivers Keynote Address at the Combat Engineers Symposium 2025
MOD  Media Centre
‘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)

අනුර ද මෝඩ ? මෝඩි ද මෝඩ ?විමල්ගේ විග්‍රහය…!
Wimal Weerawansa
https://youtu.be/D7bcmyIX-30... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/04/25)

Foreigner arrested for illicit visit to Andaman’s isolated area
Nava Thakuria
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)

APOCALYPSE’s New NIGHTMARES in Middle East: RUSSIAN Govt WARNS on “Catastrophic Effects” of any US ATTACK ON IRAN
Gospa News
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-
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පුත්තලම මහාධිකරණයේදී නීතීඥවරියක් රිමාන්ඩ් වීමෙන් පසු 2024 අංක 8 අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට හෝ ආයතනයකට අපහාස පනත ගැන ලියන්න/ කියන්න / හිතන්න කරුණු 10
නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යයන වැඩසටහන
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)

Ceylon Chamber expresses deep concern over US tariffs
Courtesy Adaderana
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-
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Sri Lanka’s crackdown on street dogs for India PM’s visit sparks protest
Courtesy Adaderana
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-
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මචන් කියලා ශේප් වෙන්න බෑ මචන්
Madyawediya
https://youtu.be/FL_BTcsGRbM... -Full Story-
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අමෙරිකාවෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට 44%ක දැවැන්ත තීරු බද්දක් පනවද්දී අද කොළඹ කොටස් වෙළඳපොළ පහළ ගිය හැටි
Hiru News
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ජනපති අනුර ට්‍රම්ප්ට කෑ ගසයි ? වහාම බදු අඩුවෙන ලකුණු ?
Iraj Show
https://youtu.be/eYRQs2uAiPo... -Full Story-
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දැන්වත් අවදි වෙන්න | ඇමරිකානු නව තීරු බදුවලින් වන හෙළිදරව්ව
Harsha de Silva
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Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty at risk : India’s geopolitical checkmates
Shenali D Waduge
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)

Whither Clean Sri Lanka: The decline in road safety, and the proliferation of waste dumping
By Raj Gonsalkorale
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-
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Sri Lanka pledges $1M in humanitarian aid to Myanmar relief efforts
Courtesy Adaderana
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-
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Ministerial Committee appointed to study sanctions imposed by UK on 4 Sri Lankans
Courtesy Adaderana
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-
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බුදු පිළිමයක් පින්තාරු කරන්නත් තහනම් රටක්? යාපනේ වෙසෙන සිංහලයන්ගේ දුක
Colombo Today
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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?
Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col), AAL, Coordinator, Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Program
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-
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19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට ගැසට් කළ "22" ජනතාවගෙන් සඟවන්නේ අනුර ජනාධිපතිගේ සහ "මාළිමා" පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ධූර කාල වසර 6ක් වන නිසාද?
නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යයන වැඩසටහන.
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)

True Eid lies in continuing good deeds and sustaining Ramadan’s virtues – Ahmadiyya Khalifa
by A. Abdul Aziz Sri Lanka Correspondent, Al Hakam, London.
(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)

WHAT HAPPENED TO AHIMSA? From Ahimsa to Democracy and Non-Alignment to Gender Ideology
Manuka Wijesinghe.
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)

Praise to ex-president Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe!
Rohana R. Wasala
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-
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සම සෞඛ්‍ය උපාධිධාරීන්ට එරෙහිව සිදුකල පහරදීම දැඩි පිළිකුලෙන් යුතුව හෙලා දැකීම සහ එම උපාධිධාරීන් කඩිනමින් රාජ්‍ය සේවයට බඳවා ගැනීම‍
 Lesantha Chathuranga
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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