By Sena Thoradeniya Lenin in his Note, Helplessness and Confusion” dated May 21, 1913 stated that, chaos and confusion among modern Social-Democrats and ‘near Social-Democrats’ are not only external but also internal. A huge number of old ‘prominent Party people’ are completely confused, they have understood absolutely nothing about the new state of affairs” and […]

Dheshamaanya Dr Sudath Gunasekara. Mahanuwara. President Hela Abhimaani jaathika Padhanama. All Sinhala Buddhists should rally around this national struggle and strongly oppose and protest against the Government’s move to pass this Act in Parliament, designed to harm the Sinhala nation and its culture and that will carve out the map of EELAM, the 29th State […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 24-30 December 2023 Sri Lanka’s high-quality graphene & other abundant mineral resources do not belong to us: according to the USA & the EU. The EU has got the World Trade Organization (WTO) to block Indonesia from restricting its own nickel exports. […]

Professor Sunil J. Wimalawansa Here are some Island articles that might interest you and your professional colleagues.  Please feel free to forward them and comment on the journal website at the end of the article for the benefit of other readers. An article related to CKDu (CKD-CTN) submitted to the Island in July 2023 was published only […]

by A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at, Sri Lanka. Muslims should rejoice the era of Islam’s revival’: Ahmadiyya Supreme Head (Khalifa) delivers concluding address at Qadian Convention (Jalsa Salana) 2023 The three day 128th Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Qadian, India, concluded with a faith inspiring address by […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera The famous supermarket on the way home ගෙදර යන ගමන්”Place Pelawatte Battaramulle mulls Time. 31 December 2023 at 12.15 pm  Walked into The-supermarket to buy a pack of Iced Coffee to treat our  guests Price marked by either the manufacturer or the supermarket was 500 Rs against 240 last year  Picked a few […]

Kaarige Channel Eka | Dharmasri Kariyawasam නැවතත් බලයට එන්න දගලන්නේ මේ කාලකන්නි සෙවනැලිද? බුද්ධිමත් ජනතාවනි මේ පැහැදිලි සත්‍යය කතාවලට හොදින් සවන් දෙන්න

( වෛද්‍ය රුවන් එම් ජයතුංග විසින් ලියන ලද The Concept of Dukkha” in Buddhist Philosophy ලිපියේ සිංහල පරිවර්තනය. පරිවර්තනය හර්ෂිනී ජයසුන්දර  ) දුක්ඛ” යන බෞද්ධ සංකල්පය මගින් පැවැත්මේ (existence)  සැබෑ ස්වභාවය විස්තර කරයි. එහි ගැඹුරු දාර්ශනික අර්ථයක් ඇත. “දුක්ඛ” යන වචනය බොහො විට වරදවා වටහාගෙන ඇතිවා මෙන්ම වරදවා භාවිත කරද ඇත. “දුක්ඛ” යන වචනයේ අර්ථ්‍ය […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ජාතික ජන බලවේගය අද වන විට ධෛර්යවන්ත ගැහැණුන්ගෙන් සමන්විත ව්‍යාපාරයක් බවට පත්වී ඇති බව එහි නායක පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී අනුර දිසානායක මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ඒ අනුව 2024 ජයග්‍රහණ ගැන යම් කුකුසක් තිබුනේ නම් අද වන විට එම කුකුස මුළුමනින්ම අහවර වී ඇති බවද හෙතෙම කියා සිටියේය. ඒ මහතා මේ බව කියා […]

Dinesh Gunawardena Prime Minister Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka The necessary measures have been taken in this year’s budget to launch the government’s procedure to create a country with new hopes.In line with the last year, let us all work together with dedication for a prosperous future in a disciplined and democratic  society by […]

By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Indian Minister Selja brings the Kapilavastu relics to Sri Lanka Colombo, December 31: Religion has been part of the foreign policies of Christian and Islamic nations for a long time. As is well known, one of the goals of the foreign policy of Western colonial powers was to spread Christianity […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Police together with the Police Special Task Force (STF) has arrested over 20,000 suspects over drugs-related crimes during the past 14 days of the ‘Yukthiya’ operation, says the Public Security Ministry. Financial asset investigations have been initiated against 189 suspects and 1,298 individuals have been sent for rehabilitation. Additionally, detention orders […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has informed India that it will not allow any Chinese research vessel to dock at its ports or operate within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for one year, the Hindustan Times reported on Sunday.  The move comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged President Ranil Wickremesinghe to respect Indian strategic […]

Dilrook Kannangara Since 2009 ethnic Sinhalas in the East have been totally neglected. Politicians who entered parliament from the East by exploiting the miseries of ethnic Sinhalas there have since settled comfortably in Colombo. Eastern Sinhalas have become mere political pawns used at elections and dumped thereafter. Their suffering must be maintained in order to […]

චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ ආසියාවේ වැඩිම විදුලි බිල ඇති රට ශ්‍රී ලංකාවද? ගල් අඟුරු වෙනුවට ජලය, ඩීසල්, සුළං, සොලාර් මඟින් විදුලිය ජනනය කරන්නෙමු යයි කීම අසම්පූර්ණ  කථාවකි. ලොව කිසිම දියුණු රටක් ජලය, ඩීසල්, සුළං, සොලාර් වලින් පමණක් සිය විදුලිබල සැපයුම සම්පුර්ණ කරගෙන නැත. නව සීලන්තය හැර දියුණු සෑම රටකම ගල් අඟුරු බලාගාර ඇත, නැත්නම් න්‍යෂ්ටික විදුලි බලාගාර […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel (LLM International Law (UCL)), former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, President of the Lanka Ambassador’s Forum – United Kingdom, Former Chairman of The Consumer Affairs Authority, Solicitor in England and Wales. War on drugs and organized crimeThe war on drugs has recommenced once again. On previous occasions, successive leaders of the […]

by A. Abdul Aziz As the world immerses itself in festive celebrations, a stark and harrowing contrast unfolds in the Holy Land. Here, there are no holidays, no family gatherings, only the relentless reality of conflict — a new year dawning much like the last. This scene of strife is not isolated; as we witness the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Health Ramesh Pathirana has called for a report from the Director of the Colombo National Hospital on the death of a patient, which is linked to the ostensible administration of high levels of carbon dioxide. Recently, reports were rife that a patient under medical care at the Colombo National Hospital was […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has seen more than 200,000 tourist arrivals in the month of December alone, Tourism Minister Harin Fernando said in a post on the social media platform X. He noted that this is the highest number of monthly tourist arrivals the country has recorded over the past four years. Figures in the […]

By Nishel Fernando Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 30 (Daily Mirror) – Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said yesterday any government could renegotiate the programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) but it would be required to follow the path chosen currently to get international support. Addressing a press conference, he said if […]

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Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel (LLM International Law (UCL)), and Harini Premaratne LLB of West End Law Centre, Hulftsdorp, Colombo, Sri Lanka Necessity for Any Nation, Regardless of Magnitude and SizeSmall and medium enterprises are a necessity for any nation, developed or developing, serving as the cradle of economic activity in motion. Economic activity is managed […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The relics unearthed from the Deegawapiya site during excavations and the Crest-Gem, which are in exposition around the island to provide devotees the opportunity to pay homage, are expected to be placed at Sri Sumanaramaya, Deraniyagala on December 31, ushering blessings on the Sabaragamuwa Province. The Sacred Relics and […]

Prime Minister’s Media  New Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena at the Temple Trees today (December 29). They held a detailed discussion on economic ties and cooperation between the two countries and examined ways and means of expediting the proposed joint projects.They discussed the possibility of more Indian investments in […]

by Ramona Wadi Courtesy Middle East Monitor Palestinians, living in the Bureij Refugee Camp, leave their homes with their belongings to proceed towards the city of Deir al-Balah following Israeli Forces’ asking them to leave the camp in Bureij, Gaza, on December 22, 2023. [Ashraf Amra – Anadolu Agency] We cannot let the idea take root […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Dec 29 (AdaDerana) – The economic crisis has left a profound impact on household finances, influencing both income and expenditure significantly, a survey conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) has found. The study titled Household Survey on Impact of Economic Crisis – 2023, also found challenges have prompted households to […]

Courtesy ifad.org ©IFAD/Ruvin de Silva Around the world, young people are bringing their ambition for success to rural communities. Meet two young rural entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka who are making a difference.  Magical mushrooms  When Nadeeshani was a child, she was fascinated by her parents’ mushroom farm, housed in a tiny mud hut. She dreamed of taking over from […]

Courtesy The Hindu The stamp is meant to recognise their contribution in establishing the island nation’s plantation industry and other infrastructure. In possibly a first-of-its-kind initiative, BJP president J.P. Nadda will be releasing a commemorative stamp in recognition of the toil” of the Indian-origin Tamil community in Sri Lanka in establishing the plantation industry and […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s overall rate of inflation measured by Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year basis has increased to 4.0% in December from 3.4% in November. Meanwhile, food inflation increased to 0.3% in December 2023 from -3.6% in November 2023, the Census & Statistics Department (DCS) said in its latest release. Meanwhile, the […]