By Sena Thoradeniya Julie Chung the Korean – American ‘Viceroy’ of Sri Lanka, in her X message posted on 11 January 2023 had revealed some interesting information which we ordinary Sri Lankans are not aware of. Her message says: Today I met with Bhante Piyaratana a Buddhist Chaplain of Sri Lankan origin working with veterans […]

Senaka Weeraratna  The Cricket loving public and the taxpayers of Sri Lanka have every right to ask the Govt. and the Minister of Sports whether they have demanded from the International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Geoff Allardice on his recent visit to Sri Lanka, adequate compensation for the use of a Sri Lankan invention, the Decision Review […]

  Prime Minister’s Media Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena  mentioned that Public service is the backbone of a country during the administrative Grama Niladhari appointment ceremony held at Temple Trees today (2024.01.12).Speaking on this occasion the Prime Minister stated that-Most government officials forget the responsibility of the Grama Niladhari officer. Not only government officials but also […]

double-down International Law is officially dead The World’s Most Documented Genocide in History (double-down.news)

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් දළ දේශීය නිෂ්පාදිතයෙන් අධ්‍යාපනය සඳහා වෙන් කරන මුදල වැඩි කරන ලෙස ඉල්ලා පසුගිය කාලයේ පාගමන් පැමිණිම, එය තුරුම්පුවක් ලෙස ගෙන මැතිවරණ ජය ගැනීම ආණ්ඩු බිහි වීම සිදුවුවත් එවැනි වැඩි කිරීමක් සිදු නොවූ බවත් එයට හේතුව රජයේ මුදල්වලින් පමණක් අධ්‍යාපනය ගොඩගත නොහැකි වීම බව විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතා පැවසීය. 75 […]

PTI Beijing The scientific activities of the Chinese side are totally in line with UNCLOS (UN Convention on Law of the Seas) and we have made contributions to the marine and scientific area: Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning China on Friday denied an American think-tank report alleging that its vast fleet of scientific research” ships […]

Courtesy The Stanadard Anne was heard to quip later that Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence had ‘still got his bowling arm’ VICE ADMIRAL SIR TIMOTHY LAURENCE AT VAJIRA PILLAYAR KOVIL HINDU TEMPLE IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKA PA TONY JONES5 HOURS AGO The Princess Royal appeared impressed when her husband banished bad luck by smashing a coconut during […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Palestinian Red Crescent personnel check an ambulance destroyed by Israeli attacks in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip yesterday. AFP Sri Lanka, whose economic independence has been severely undermined due to its economic bankruptcy, has little freedom or external sovereignty to take a principled stance concerning the Palestinian cause. States are […]

Courtesy Adaderana Two suspects have been arrested in the Mawathagama area over the possession of a fake gemstone, police reported. According to police, the suspects were arrested during the ongoing island-wide anti-drug operation ‘Yukthiya’. They had been arrested while in possession of ‘maranchi gemstones’ (synthetic, commonly known as ‘fake gems’), police stated. Following their arrest, […]

Courtesy Adaderana January 12, 2024   03:38 pm The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court on Friday (Jan.12) imposed a travel ban on Mahinda Kodituwakku, the self-proclaimed ‘Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva’. Kodituwakku is accused of committing irreligious activities that are contrary to Buddhist teachings. He returned to Sri Lanka recently and was welcomed by his supporters at the Bandaranaike International […]

Garvin Karunaratne, former G.A. Matara As a small country with little resources and being harassed by the IMF today, we should know how to manage ourselves within the powerblocks of the World. As Sir John Kotalawala once said we have to be non aligned to any power block. In short, we are today a bankrupt […]

RANJITH SOYSA Courtesy The Island Houthis parading a missile truck. (File Photo) We refer to the news report that the government of Sri Lanka is planning to send her naval ships to the Suez Canal area arguably to protect the international ships from the Houthi rebels who have started attacking the ships which are operating […]