KAMALIKA PIERIS The Ramayana trail of Sri Lanka seems to have started in 2008.In 2008, 50 sites related to the ‘Ramayana trail’ have been selected by Sri Lanka Tourism in order to promote visits by Indian tourists.  The tours were from one to three weeks duration and contained a maximum of 25 locations spread across […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Ramayana trail is a pilgrimage to the Ramayana sites in Sri Lanka .The main sites of the Ramayana trail have been given in the earlier essays. This essay looks at some of the lesser known Ramayana sites,  as listed in the tourist itineraries shown on Google. A selective collection of the lesser known […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka is fast coming to its end. Having struggled a miserable 75 years of poverty, wars, insurrections, riots, bankruptcy, etc. it is now on its last legs. It will succumb to India within the next few decades if not years. Although it is resisted by some, there are supporters. India is home […]

Dhesamaanya Dr Suddath Gunasekara. Mahanuwara I want all patriotic Sinhala people of this country, to immediately open their eyes before they become extinct and take a closer look at this wanton and unprecedented destruction done by this government to the Geographical Heartland of this country, that decides the fate of the entire life system and […]

DARSHANA SANJEEWA BALASURIYA   Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, July 13 (Daily Mirror) – As many as 45 Sri Lankan criminals –red noticed by Interpol are stationed overseas – mostly in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – and carry organised criminal activities in Sri Lanka, a top police source said.    The government has initiated action […]

Courtesy Times of Oman Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $100 million policy-based loan to support and facilitate reforms in Sri Lanka, aimed particularly at enhancing the financial sustainability of the power sector in the island country. As per a release from the regional development bank dated July 11, the Power Sector Reforms and […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) has plqnned to launch a satellite next year.  Chairman of the institute Prof. Chandana Jayaratne emphasized the need for further infrastructure development to educate school children regarding satellite technology.  He made these remarks while participating in a programme aimed at educating students on the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya has said that India, and Sri Lanka are working to trade in national currencies, a development that comes even as both sides have been focusing on financial connectivity. Speaking to our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, he said, it makes more sense to pay for […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized his commitment to building a robust economic framework that ensures long-term stability for future generations, steering away from short-term solutions that could risk economic collapse. He made these remarks today (13) during the inauguration of the state-of-the-art swimming pool at the Anuradhapura Central College. Reflecting on past economic and […]

Courtesy Adaderana The European Union (EU) is backing Sri Lanka’s initiative of the newly established Department of Cinnamon Development through the Export Agriculture in Sri Lanka project, the EU Delegation to Sri Lanka and Maldives said in a statement. The statement highlighted that the EU will bring in the expertise of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) […]

Courtesy Adaderana A three-member panel of judges has been named to take up for consideration the Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed seeking an order to prevent holding of the Presidential Election as the 19th Amendment to the Constitution has not been properly passed in Parliament. Accordingly, the petition filed by Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri, is slated […]