Shenali D Waduge Sri Lankans are being psychologically trapped into believing the Indo-Lanka Accord is still valid. It is not. It never was. It is not because it violated international norms by being signed under duress thus violating Article 51 & 52 of Vienna Convention. The Accord was never valid because India failed to fulfil […]

by Garvin Karunaratne It is good news that the IMF has agreed to release the second tranche $ 3 billion. I was worried when I read the news of the two specialists that came who voiced that we had not fulfilled all the conditions. However we should be lucky that the IMF decided to release […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale The international outlook is uncertain again amid financial sector turmoil, high inflation, ongoing effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and three years of COVID – The IMF Global growth is projected to slow significantly amid high inflation, tight monetary policy, and more restrictive credit conditions. The possibility of more widespread bank turmoil […]

Sugath Kulatunga When the Mont Pelerin Society first met, in 1947, its political project did not have a name. But it knew where it was going. The society’s founder, Friedrich von Hayek, remarked that the battle for ideas would take at least a generation to win, but he knew that his intellectual army would attract […]

ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. මහනුවර 1 කොටස2023 සැප්තැම්බර් 30 වැනි දින 1992 ප්‍රේමදාස ආණ්ඩුව විසින් පරිපාලනය ජනතාව අතරට ගෙනයාම නමැති දේශපාලන උප්පරවැට්ටියේ මුවාවෙන්” සූක්ෂ්ම දේශපාලන උපක්‍රමවලින් 13 වැනි සංශෝධනය සක්‍රීය නොකරම උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල ඉඩම් බලතල රින් තැටියක තබා ලබාදී ඇති බව දන්නේ මේ රටේ කීයෙන් කී දෙනාද. ඒ අනුව, මේ බලතල 1992 අන්ක 58 පනතේ […]

තිස්ස ගුණතිලක තරමක් දිගු ලිපියක් බැවින් ඉතා ඉවසීමෙන් කියවීමට ඹබට ආරාධනා කරමි. බුදුන්වහන්සේට පෙර දඹදිව විසූ ශාස්තෘන් සිත පාලනයටත් දමනයටත් (control & tame) විවිධ ප්‍රයත්න හා පරීක්ෂණ කල අතර ඉන් එකක්වත් සාර්ථක නොවීය. අවසානයේදී ඔවුන්ට සිදුවූයේ තාවකාලික සුවයක් ලබාදෙන සමත භාවනාව තුල තෘප්තිමත් වීමයි. බුදුන් දවස දඹදිව විසූ ආලාරකාලාම හා උද්දකාරාම පුත්‍ර මෙම තාවකාලික සමත […]

Sarath Bulathsinghala 29 Sep 2023 That Lord Buddha was of Sri Lankan origin is a canard that is being spread around Sri Lanka.  This not only upset the historical foundations of Buddhism as the world knows it at present, but also create schisms among the Buddhists. For a start, Sri Lanka was never a land […]

By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, September 30: India has suffered a geopolitical setback in the Maldives. In the final phase of the Maldivian Presidential election held on Saturday, the pro-Indian incumbent Ibrahim Solih was defeated by his pro-China challenger Dr.Mohamed Muizzu. But there is a silver lining: In his election speeches, Muizzu   repeatedly promised to […]

Courtesy Scroll.in Amid the India-Canada diplomatic crisis, Bangladesh’s foreign minister said that he hopes Ottawa will stop sheltering those who flout the law. Bangladesh on Friday alleged that Canada is becoming a hub of murderers”, reported India Today. In an interview, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said that he hopes Ottawa will stop providing a safe haven […]

Courtesy The Island The way the police, judiciary and lawyers operate had left much to be desired in ensuring justice for all, Minister of Justice Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe said at the National Law Week – 2023 celebrations yesterday. Dr. Rajapakshe said that in a country with the rule of law, all citizens felt they had […]

Courtesy The Island China will continue to firmly support Sri Lanka in pursuing a development path that suits its own national conditions, getting rid of the poverty trap” and the trap of non-development”, and safeguarding its independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and national dignity, Ambassador Qi Zhenhong said at the 74th National Day Reception of the […]

Courtesy The Island President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is currently in Berlin, yesterday ordered his Secretary Saman Ekanayake to launch a probe into the resignation of Mullaitivu District Judge and Magistrate, T. Saravanarajah, who heard the controversial Kurundimale temple case. The judge has cited receiving death threats as the reason for his resignation. Judge Saravanarajah had […]

Hiru News Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has indicated that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is prepared to transition to a youth leadership. Speaking to the media after visiting the Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara, he mentioned that the party is ready for this change. During his visit to the Kelaniya Rajamaha Vihara, former President Rajapaksa received […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Civil Defence Department officer attached to the Mapakada Wewa Wildlife Regional Office, who was arrested in relation to the shooting of a female elephant that had participated in the annual Randoli Perahera of Mahiyanganaya Rajamaha Viharaya has been granted bail this evening (30). The officer in question had shot ‘Sita’ after mistaking […]