Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Given the critique of Odious debt accumulated as a result of private capital market borrowing and corrupt and opaque bond trading attempts are ongoing to simultaneously greenwash the bond business and deepen debt traps  in the name of environment conservation, Debt for Nature Swaps (DFNS), Green and Blue Bonds or Environment, Social and […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A cash donation of 4 million rupees for the renovations of Deegawapiya Stupa was handed over on 17th Nov to Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne who is the ‘Author of the Deeghawapi Aruna Trust’ and ‘First Trustee’. Ms. Chandra Silva made the donation at the Ministry of Defence located […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Sri Lanka. In last Friday Sermon (17th November 2023) delivered at ‘Masjid Mubarak’, Islamabad, Tilford, United Kingdom, Supreme Head of the world wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad reiterate Ahmadis to Continue their prayers for Palestinians, His Holiness said: Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Fifth […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Nov 18 (DailyMirror) – Foreign intelligence agencies have alerted Sri Lanka that a video clip is being prepared to be disseminated around the world on November 27, using artificial intelligence to indicate that Dwaraka Prabhakaran, the daughter of late LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran, is still alive, informed sources said. November 27 is the […]

Courtesy The Hindu The Sri Lankan Navy personnel had detained the fishermen under charges of poaching into their waters. The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Department said that the country boat fishermen were arrested for allegedly fishing at Parithithurai, which falls under Sri Lankan waters. In yet another fresh incident, the Sri Lankan Navy personnel arrested 22 […]

 By AJITH SIRIWARDANA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror PARLIAMENT (Daily Mirror)- Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today revealed that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) president Shammi Silva had sent a letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) alleging that the Sports Ministry had made undue interferences in its activities and claimed that this had paved the way for the […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) – The Constitutional Council (CC) appears to be divided, with the majority of members declining to approve the reappointment of Mr. C.D. Wickramaratne as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Daily Mirror learns. The government has failed to make a permanent appointment since March this year because of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror COLOMBO (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is expected to make further headway with regard to restructuring its foreign debt and securing the second tranche of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, as the government has disclosed the terms of the US $ 4.2 billion debt deal with China Exim Bank to […]

Courtesy Adaderana During the key note address at the ‘YPO Colombo Experience: Rediscover the Pearl’ conference held today (18) at the Shangri La hotel Colombo, President Ranil Wickremesinghe revealed his vision for transforming the economic landscape of the region. The President, who held discussions with the new Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, yesterday (17), expressed […]

Courtesy Adaderana November 18, 2023   10:34 pm Samagi Jana Balawegaya’s (SJB) has drawn attention to bringing up a no-confidence motion against the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprise (COPE) Prof. Ranjith Bandara. SJB Parliamentarian Lakshman Kiriella stated that discussions pertaining to the matter are currently in progress. COPE chairman Prof. Ranjith Bandara came under […]