Shenali D Waduge The Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security headed by Rear Admiral (Dr) Sarath Weerasekera has released an interesting report addressed to the State Defense Minister on the Rambukkana shooting that brings to question the HRCSL Commission of Expert report & the intrusive interference by the US envoy to Sri Lanka. The […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Many Sri Lankans have short memories.  If they feel some sense of victory, they completely forget the past and look for new solutions and heroes.   This is exactly what has happened to Sri Lanka Cricket at the World Cup. It was just two and half years ago, Sri :Lanka was […]

Courtesy TheCradle The plan advocates the forced transfer of the population of the Gaza Strip to Sinai permanently, and calls for the international community to be leveraged to assist the move Palestinians shelter at a temporary tent camp set up for those who were displaced from their homes by Israel’s evacuation orders and airstrikes, Khan […]

By Prof Michel Chossudovsky and Mike Adams Courtesy Global Research We are currently at the crossroads of the Most Serious Economic and Social Crisis in World History.  It is an outright war against all humanity: the Planet’s 8 billion people.  Starting with the corona crisis in late January 2020, the global crisis (2020-2023) –which is ongoing– has literally disrupted and destroyed people’s lives […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division Indian Minister of Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees on 2ndof November2023. The Prime Minister thanked India for the allocation of Indian Rs 824 million under the Memorandum of Understanding signed during the visit of the Finance Minister for solar electrification of religious […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre •           State Minister of Defence receives the salute of the annual ‘Hermann Loos’ Parade •           Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne graced as a special dignitary The government initiated measures to establish a Social Intelligence Unit to ensure the protection and social security of the young generation through the creativity […]

By Arjun Sengupta courtesy defenddemocracy.press October 15, 2023 Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned Israel on Friday (October 13) against besieging Gaza in the same way that Nazi Germany besieged Leningrad, Reuters reported. The siege of Leningrad (St Petersburg) was one of the most deadly sieges in history, killing an estimated 1.5 million, mostly civilians, between 1941 and […]

By A.J.A. Abeynayake Courtesy The Island Easter Sunday attacks case The Supreme Court on Thursday (02) ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena, former defence secretary, Hemasiri Fernando, former IGP Pujith Jayasundara and former head of the SIS, SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena to pay before 30 June 2024, the full amount the court stipulated as compensation to the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo (Daily Mirror) – Bangladesh requested for recognition of more of its public medical colleges by the Sri Lankan health authorities, an official said. The request was made to Health Minister Dr.Ramesh Pathirana when met with Bangladeshi High Commissioner Tareq Md Ariful Islam on Thursday. They spoke about Sri Lankan students […]

Courtesy Adaderana Addressing the gathering at the opening of the Courts complex in Welimada today (Nov. 03), President Ranil Wickremesinghe has drawn attention to the contrasting approaches of the international community when it comes to addressing human rights concerns in Sri Lanka and Gaza. The Head of State highlighted that both regions are facing significant […]

Courtesy Adaderana In a significant event held in Colombo, the exchange of bilateral documents took centre stage, marking the initiation of projects supported by a generous USD 15 million grant from the Government of India.  This grant is specifically allocated to bolster the longstanding Buddhist connections between India and Sri Lanka, underscoring the deep historical […]