KAMALIKA PIERIS The Ceylon Tamils aggressively pursued Settler Colonization after the island gained Independence. The British rulers left without allocating territory to the Tamil settlers, and the Tamil settlers found themselves face to face with the indigenous group they had hoped to displace. That group was now in power. But the Tamil Settlers had no […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The Tamil Separatist Movement was able to push forward two Agreements and two Acts of Parliament all intended to ensure that the North and East remained exclusively Tamil with the possibility of partition later on.   IN between the BC  Pact and the Dudley Chelva Pact, the Tamil Separatist Movement submitted a set of […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS), conducted a public lecture titled “Military Innovations and Its Contributions to National Security” today (Oct 24, 2024) at the Nandimithra Auditorium” of the Ministry of Defence at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte. Senior Professor Ajith De Alwis, Professor of […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel Sri Lanka, Solicitor in England and Wales  former Ambassador to UAE and Israel, and President of Ambassador’s forum WTM World Travel mart is the only largest event taking place taking place in main global destinations and this year London is chosen as a world boniness center and a superpower state and […]

By Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma The importance of digitalization of the economy and particularly the government services is a subject that has been under discussion for a few years now. The National Peoples Power(NPP) too has emphasized the vital importance of the same before and after the election, and actions are currently being undertaken for establishment […]

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By Maheesha Mudugamuwa Courtesy The Morning The Government’s recent move to revisit allegations of corruption and asset concealment involving politically exposed persons has reignited discussions on Sri Lanka’s anti-corruption efforts, including the failures of the now-defunct Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID). Established in early 2015 to investigate large-scale financial crimes and corruption associated with the […]

BY Sumudu Chamara Courtesy The Morning The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) urged the Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take immediate action with regard to the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks based on the findings and recommendations of various investigations into the bombings. Noting that various parties have expressed various opinions about the […]

By Imesh Ranasinghe Courtesy The Morning Sri Lanka’s delegation meeting with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the US saw successful talks on retrieving stolen assets, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. At an event with the Civil Societies ahead of the IMF-World Bank annual meetings, she said that one of the topics that the […]

Courtesy The Morning Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe requested all parties to refrain from politicising the reports related to the Easter Sunday terror attacks.  Issuing a special statement regarding the same, he noted that during his tenure, requests had been made to look into the revelations (that certain local intelligence officials were complicit in the attacks) […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka has long been a country where ambitious individuals have toppled existing regimes and created new ones. This has been done repeatedly and entirely for personal gains. This is a greedy practice that must be buried. The caretaker regime operating under the country’s new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (AKD) runs […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The tourism sector has taken a hit due to security alerts issued by foreign embassies.  Pic Ishara Kodikara, AFP There is more to the Israeli presence in Sri Lanka than meets the eye. Also, there is more to Wednesday’s security alert than what the authorities and embassies claimed.  Given the questions […]

Courtesy Digital Journal  Sri Lanka deployed troops around a Jewish community centre in a popular surfing town after the US embassy warned a possible attack – Copyright AFP Arun SANKAR Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community centre in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the US embassy warned […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader former MP Udaya Gammanpila yesterday requested the information officer – Presidential Secretariat in writing to provide him with records of evidence given by Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne before the committee headed by A.N.J. De Alwis in probing the Easter Sunday attack. He said he […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 24 (Daily Mirror) – With the government’s announcement yesterday regarding a potential attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area, it is clear that the current government lacks experience and knowledge to handle situations of such nature, former Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said. Addressing the […]

උපුටාගැණීම අද දෙරණ පාස්කු වාර්තා ගෙන හැර දක්වමින් දේශපාලනය නොකරන ලෙස සෑම පාර්ශ්වයකින්ම තමන් ඉල්ලා සිටින බව හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා පවසයි. ඔහු පවසන්නේ මේ වනවිට ඉමහත් ආන්දෝලනයකට තුඩු දී තිබෙන මෙම වාර්තාව පසුගිය ජනාධිපතිවරණ සමයේදී තමා අතට ලැබුණු නමුත් පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරය දේශපාලනයට ඈඳා ගැනිමට ඇති අකමැත්ත හේතුවෙන් තමන් එම වාර්තා ප්‍රසිද්ධියට පත් කිරීමෙන් […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera questioned why the Sri Lankan government, which reportedly received information about a possible attack on October 7, did not inform the public or tighten security measures before the U.S. Embassy’s announcement. He expressed concerns that officials failed to share details regarding actions taken in response to the information […]

Courtesy Adaderana Israeli nationals visiting Sri Lanka, whether for tourism or other purposes, can now directly request assistance to ensure personal protection, according to Sri Lankan Police.  Visitors in need of assistance can contact the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Tourist Range and Maritime Division, Mr. Damayantha Vijaya Sri, by […]

Courtesy Adaderana Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath says that the travel advisories issued by several foreign countries for Sri Lanka could be lifted within the next two to three days. Minister Herath stated this during a special press conference held in Colombo today (24), to brief on the steps taken following information received on possible […]

Courtesy Hiru News Public Security Minister Vijitha Herath announced that three individuals have been arrested in connection with intelligence reports regarding security threats to Israeli nationals in Sri Lanka. The minister revealed this information during a press conference focused on the ongoing investigations. Minister Herath stated that the arrested suspects are currently undergoing interrogation. He […]