By Sena Thoradeniya (Contd. From 17 September 2023) 1. Land Claims of Chieftains In 1875 a vast quantity of valuable forest land was claimed by Chiefs and Headmen what were known as British Grants” conferred upon them soon after the Kandyan War of Independence in 1817-1818 for the services rendered by them to the British […]

by Sarah Raymundo Increasing numbers of activists around the world are turning to Vincent Bevins’s The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World to learn more about the horrific atrocities committed by the United States against peoples’ struggles for the right to self-determination in the so-called postcolonial era. […]

Shenali D Waduge An article by Ron Nixon written to the New York Times in April 2011 highlighted the following IRI Sri Lanka supports  IRI receives funding from US State Dept, USAID, NED https://www.iri.org/iri-around-the-world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka/ The National Endowment for Democracy created in 1983 received $100m annually from Congress. Egypt’s protests & strikes began on 25 January […]

Press Release by the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment and ILO Sri Lanka September 4-7, 2023: Spearheaded by Mr. R.P.A. Wimalaweera, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment, a distinguished Sri Lankan delegation embarked on a four-day study tour to Indonesia. Their primary objective was to draw insights from Indonesia’s exemplary journey […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, Sept 26 (DailyMirror) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)  has expressed its desire to host all Afghanistan’s home series in Sri Lanka. It also wants to host all the India-Pakistan matches in Sri Lanka.  These suggestions have come from Prof. Arjuna De Silva, the chairman of the medical panel of the SLC.  Speaking […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The makers of British television network Channel 4’s documentary on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka have admitted that they do not have credible evidence to support the claims made by Azad Maulana, the ‘whistleblower’ who made serious allegations about the complicity of state officials. This came to light during […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports increased by 6.98% to USD 1,091.6 million in August 2023 compared to July 2023, the Export Development Board (EDB) said today (Sept. 26). Citing the provisional data released by Sri Lanka Customs, the EDB said it is, however, a 10.91 % decrease when compared to the value recorded in […]

Courtesy Pravda The “world government” is not friends with the head, so its main persons are drug users. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also under suspicion. Photo: PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website Trudeau accused of drug addiction Indian diplomat and former Indian ambassador to Sudan Deepak Vohra said that when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in […]

Courtesy Adaderana The International Monetary Fund is concerned about a shortfall in revenue collection by Sri Lanka’s government this year, though that is unlikely to derail a $2.9 billion loan programme for the crisis-hit country, two Sri Lankan sources told Reuters. A delegation from the IMF met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Monday, reacting to the India-Canada diplomatic row, said terrorists have found safe haven in Canada and their Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out with the outrageous allegations without any proof. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Mr Sabry said he is not surprised” by his remarks since Trudeau […]

Courtesy The Independent Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to outrage over the standing ovation he participated in for a war veteran who served in the Nazi Waffen-SS, calling it a mistake” and deeply embarrassing” to the country’s Parliament. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit on Friday, Canada’s House of Commons gave a rousing […]