By Rohana R. Wasala The article under the title ‘Timely action must be taken to preserve Buddhism in Sri Lanka’ by a virtually anonymous writer, signing as R.W.W., published in the Sunday Island/June 11, 2023 provided the cue for the following. I sincerely thank him or her for expressing those factually unsupported ideas about the issue […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The British administration settled the ‘Ceylon Tamil’ in Mullativu in the mid 19 century.”The 19th century saw the settlement of Tamils along the coastline in Mullativu, Trincomalee   and Batticaloa districts” said historian D.G.B. de Silva.  As soon as they got into Mullaitivu the ‘Ceylon Tamil’ started to destroy the Buddhist heritage of Mullativu. […]

e-Con e-News ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News July 2023 Part 1 * ‘The days of government funding are gone. It really needs to be a private enterprise, just as exploration was at the turn of the last century where people with means make the exploration possible.’ – Stockton Rush (see ee […]

විජය උදුපිටිය චමුදිත සමරවික්‍රම සමග Vijaya Undupitiya On Truth with Chamuditha

Book Launch Colonial and Neoliberal Origins: Ecological and Collective Alternatives Overview About this book This book provides a broad picture of Sri Lanka’s on-going political and economic crisis as the culmination of several centuries of colonial and neo-colonial developments. The book presents the Sri Lankan crisis as an exemplification of a broader global existential crisis […]

By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 2: UNESCO has included the Sri Lankan historical account, the Mahawamsa”,  in its list of 64 new items of documentary heritage inscribed on the Memory of the World International Register. The Memory of the World (MoW) Register lists documentary heritage which has been recommended by the International Advisory Committee, and […]

Courtesy India Today Thailand airlifted an elephant from Sri Lanka after the authorities accused the island nation of mistreating the animal. The elephant — Muthu Raja — was gifted to Sri Lanka almost two decades ago, in 2001. More than two decades ago, in 2001, a Thai elephant was gifted to Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP). […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Dr. Aurangasri Hinriksson receiving the Order of the Golden Falcon at the President’s House in view of National Day of Iceland  During most of my adult life I was interested in international affairs, violation of human rights and the harm caused by  racial and religious prejudices All adopted children have the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Ex-President Maitripala Sirisena‘s counsel told the Supreme Court that Jude Shramantha Jayahama was released from prison following the due Constitutional process which the petitioner had suppressed to Court. Faizer Musthapha PC contended this while challenging the Fundamental Rights petition filed by the organisation ‘Women and Media Collective’ against the pardon granted […]

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Courtesy Adaderana A team of scientists from NASA is reportedly on a visit to Sri Lanka these days, in order to carry out research related to the alleged similarities in the stones found in Sri Lanka to those on the planet Mars. The team of experts is led by Mr. Sunithi Karunathilake, a Sri Lankan […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Civil Aviation Authority of Israel has confirmed that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed by the relevant authorities of Israel and Sri Lanka in order to commence the air service of providing direct passenger flights from Tel Aviv in Israel to Katunayake. During a discussion held in this regard, Minister […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Labour alleges that neither the union leaders nor officers have provided asset liability statements within the granted period. When inquired by Ada Derana”, Secretary of the Ministry R.P.A. Wimalaweera stated that none of those 2,000 representatives has so far submitted asset liability statements. In general, the officials including trade union […]