Shenali D Waduge We expect entities that claim they are independent” and impartial” to uphold what they claim to be. Yet, the proof is in the pudding and the HRCSL press releases are a good way to question why the HRCSL chooses not to take action or at least make a statement on the cold […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Neil Quintus Dias   commonly known as N.Q. Dias, was  a member of the Ceylon Civil Service, recruited in 1936. N.Q. Dias  was known for planning and executing many of the nationalist policies of the  1956 government . NQ was the Permanent Secretary of Defence and Foreign Affairs from 1961 to 1965,  also serving as the de facto Chief Adviser to […]

Dr. Sudath Gunasekara. (SLAS) President Senior Citizens Movement. Mahanuwara This was originally Posted on July 20th, 2009 Writing from USA This. request is made on the request of many readers for republication. It is usually we the Sinhalese who are blamed by the Tamils and the West for the so-called ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka. […]

A concerned citizen It is high time that the Government assert its sovereign authority and put all foreign Ambassadors in their due place and ask them to strictly adhere to the covenants laid down in the Vienna Convention in discharging their duties within the country  The recent illegitimate and undiplomatic involvement of foreign Ambassadors in […]

Sasanka De Silva. Pannipitiya. Wildlife can pose significant threats to the aviation industry, primarily due to the potential for bird strikes and other wildlife-related incidents that can compromise flight safety. These threats include: Bird Strikes: Birds colliding with aircraft, known as bird strikes, are a major concern. Birds can be sucked into engines, causing damage, […]

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මාධ්‍ය අංශය “අභියෝග මැද අගමැතිකම භාරගෙන රට වැටී තිබුණ තත්ත්වයෙන් ගොඩ ගන්නට කටයුතු කළා.”     –කිරිවෙහෙර රජමහා විහාරාධිපති පූජ්‍ය කොබවක ධම්මින්ද හිමි. “ රට නැවත නිසි මගට යොමු කළා” – කතරගම අභිනවාරාමාධිපති පූජ්‍ය  කපුගම සරණතිස්ස හිමි. ඒකීය රාජ්‍ය හා මාතෘ භූමිය සුරැකීම අරමුණු කරගෙන  මහ සඟරුවනේ ආශිර්වාදයෙන්, මහජන එක්සත් පෙරමුණ, ජාතික සංවිධාන හා එක්ව, […]

MOD  Media Centre •           Real victory lies in the pursuit of knowledge” – Defence Secretary Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne graced the ‘Association of Retired Flag Rank Officers’ (ARFRO)-organized ‘Masterminds Competition-2023’, as the Chief Guest, at the Golden Rose Hotel in Boralesgamuwa on Saturday (Aug 26). The incumbent President of the ARFRO Air Chief Marshal […]

e-Con e-News ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News August 2023 Part 5 The New York Times in March 2022 reported the US Biden administration ‘seeks to help Ukraine lock Russia in a quagmire’. Thrilled after throwing some metal at the moon, India too appears eager to plunge its blades deeper into Sri Lanka and […]

Kunal Purohit  Courtesy The South China Morning Post

By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review Santosh Jha has to pursue India’s economic goals in the face of a stiff challenge from China  Santosh Jha, who is tipped to be India’s envoy in Sri Lanka in place of the incumbent, Gopal Baglay, is expected to   vigorously pursue India’s economic goals in Sri Lanka, given his strong […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Ministry of Defence has granted approval for the Chinese geophysical and seismic survey vessel ‘Shi Yan 6’ to carry out research on Sri Lankan waters with the National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA). A Spokesman of the Ministry of Defence stated that the approval was granted on request by NARA […]

Courtesy Adaderana Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena states that the government is committed to preserving the unitary state, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the Motherland, which has been protected from generation to generation by the forefathers. He made these remarks while joining the Sathyakriya and Adhishtana Pooja which was held for the 29th year together […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says that if a bridge is to be constructed connecting Sri Lanka and India, a referendum should be held in order to seek the people’s consent for such a move. Joining the Sunday Mass held at the National Basilica Church in Thewatte, Ragama today (Aug 27), […]