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 […]

Shenali D Waduge What is taking place under the guise of Easter Sunday is nothing but a repeat of the 2002 raid on the Millennium City Safe House in Athurugiriya goes down in history as one of the greatest betrayals. Just as Commission reports on the 2019 Easter Sunday massacre are being repeatedly rejected in […]

Chanaka Bandarage After the WW II the Western Europe was in utter shambles. Most of the countries were bankrupt. US President Truman introduced the Marshall Plan to develop Western Europe. The US gave them aid in the tune of $ $13.3 billion (equivalent to $173.8 billion in 2024). The biggest beneficiary was the UK (26% […]

By Palitha Ariyarathna The recent changes by Sri Lanka’s Department of Immigration and Emigration regarding the language used in the new passport series have sparked important discussions among citizens and officials. While the decision to print passports primarily in English—with Sinhala and Tamil as secondary languages—aims to facilitate international travel, it has also raised concerns […]

Prof. Hudson McLean Is this How the Rickest Person on the Planet Should Behave in Public or even in Private? Please Read His Comments and You Decide! For context, Musk was responding to a post about a Der Spiegel article that compared him to a media mogul who helped Hitler climb to power. It was hardly Musk’s first, […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre High Commissioner of the Republic of Maldives to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Masood Imad, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Oct 23). The Defence Secretary warmly received the Maldivian envoy and […]

George Galloway Countries are queuing up to get into BRICS, says former Pentagon official Michael Maloof. There is no strategic vision coming out of the US. You can’t spend a dollar when you’re dead

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම් වන රවී සෙනෙවිරත්න මහතා යටතේ පාස්කු බෝම්බ ප‍්‍රහාරයට අදාළ විමර්ශන සිදුකිරීම පිළිගත නොහැකි යයි අගතියට පත් පාර්ශව වෙනුවෙන් අධිකරණයට මෝසමක් ගොනු කර ඇත. ලේකම්වරයා පාස්කු ඉරිදා ප්‍රහාරය සම්බන්ධයෙන් පත් කළ විමර්ශණ වාර්තාවක සැකකරුවෙකු ලෙස නම් කර ඇති නිසා මෙම මෝසම ගොනු කර ඇත. නීතිඥ සජිත ගමගේ […]

By Nuzla Rizkiya Courtesy The Daily Mirror The government announced efforts to accelerate the development of the Eastern Container Terminal (ECT) at the Port of Colombo, a highly anticipated initiative managed by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). This week, Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Vijitha Herath received the Cabinet approval to designate […]

Courtesy CBSNews Sri Lanka deployed troops and increased police patrols around a Jewish community center in a popular surfing town on Wednesday after the U.S. embassy warned American citizens of a possible attack on popular tourist sites in the area. The stepped-up security and warning came after social media posts called for a boycott of […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් පිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය අද කොළඹ පැවැත්වූ මාධ්‍ය හමුවකට එක් වෙමින් හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී උදය ගම්මන්පිල  මහතා පරශන කළේ පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරය සම්බන්ධ විමර්ශන කමිටුවේ වාර්තාව තමන් පිළි නොගන්නා බවට ඇමති විජිත හේරත් මහතා පවසන්නේ එහි සභාපති විනිසුරු වරියට විශමාචාර චෝදනා එල්ල වූ බව පවසමින් නම් ඇය විනිසුරුවරියක ලෙස ලබාදුන් නඩු තීන්දු ප්‍රතික්ෂේප […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that the legal Cabinet decision taken by him as Finance Minister to increase the salaries of public servants should be implemented immediately. The former President said that if he had won the Presidential election, he had planned to give the salary increase from next January, and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 23 (Daily Mirror) – A National Security Advisor should be reappointed to the country to prevent potential threats from terrorist groups, former Presidential advisor Sagala Rathnayaka said. Addressing the media today, he said that as the country’s tourism industry is growing, news of such threats could severely harm the […]

Courtesy Hiru News Udaya Gammanpila, leader of Pivithuru Hela Urumaya and former Member of Parliament, asserted that identifying who motivated former Senior DIG Ravi Seneviratne to remain inactive for 12 days on a critical letter could lead to uncovering the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks. He made these comments during a special news conference […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Leader of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance and Gampaha District candidate, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera says that the only opposition remaining in the country’s politics is the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance. He made this statement when a group of representatives of the United Republic Front from the Matara District joined the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance today (23). […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s security forces were reportedly fully aware of the information warning of a possible attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area, as mentioned in the U.S. Embassy’s security alert for American citizens in Sri Lanka today (23).  Is it stated that consequently, steps were taken several days ago to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya stated that the security of all foreigners in the country has been assured and that diplomatic missions have been informed. He made these comments while addressing a special press conference today (23) at the Polonnaruwa SSP’s Office, regarding the security measures taken following […]

Courtesy Adaderana In connection with the official statement by Sri Lanka Police regarding the possible threat of attacks against foreign tourists in Arugam Bay, the Russian Embassy in Colombo has requested Russian citizens in Sri Lanka to remain vigilant and to avoid large gatherings. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom (UK) had also updated its travel advice […]

Courtesy Adaderana The United Kingdom (UK) has updated its travel advice for Sri Lanka based on the latest travel alert issued by the U.S. Embassy regarding potential threats in the Arugam Bay area. The U.S. Embassy in Colombo today issued a security alert for American citizens in Sri Lanka strongly advising them to avoid the […]

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya The recent tragedy involving a train collision that killed three elephants and derailed carriages along the Batticaloa-bound night train has sparked an intense outcry on social media. In response, the railway authority’s decision to run trains on that line only during the day appears to be more reactive than strategic. While […]

Prof. Hudson McLean STOP Corruption from the Top Downwards! If Anura Kumar Dissanayaka President of Sri Lanka wants to Keep to his Word, he  may follow the examples of Singapore & Peru, to start with. Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in prison in rare corruption case Former Singapore minister sentenced to a year in […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS In the 20th century too, the British   rulers continued to colonize the island with Tamils from India. At a Durbar with Tamil chieftains of Jaffna peninsula in 1911 British Governor Henry McCallum told them that he had reserved the Tank Country and the East for the people of Jaffna. He would bring immigrants […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS This essay looks at Settler Colonialism in action using the writings of Jayatissa Bandaragoda, a SLAS officer who came in contact with aggressive  Settler Colonialism many times  in the course of his ofifical work. He is mentioned  fleetingly in the writings of  the Tamil Separatist Movement,   as a person who keeps on obstructing  […]

Jeffrey Sachs Of Fans Jeffrey Sachs is a well-known American economist, academic, and public policy analyst who has made significant contributions to the fields of sustainable development and economic development. He has held various prestigious positions throughout his career, including serving as the director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and as a special […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Milinda Rajapaksha Even though the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) faced a major defeat at the last Presidential Elections, many of its members have entered the race to contest for the upcoming Parliamentary Elections. Milinda Rajapaksha is among some of the main SLPP candidates contesting from Colombo. As a former member […]

R.M. Manivannan Courtesy The Strategist The economic and political upheavals Sri Lanka has faced in recent years, including its 2022 debt default and the mass protests that ousted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, serve as a stark reminder of the dangers posed by poor governance and rampant inequality. A 2023 report by the International Monetary Fund attributes the country’s ongoing crisis to […]

Source: Computer Crime Research Center Sri Lanka’s foreign minister Vijitha Herath acknowledged the growing problem of the island becoming a hub for international cybercrimes, warning that its shaky economic recovery might be impacted. “We have to see if Sri Lanka is a cyber crimes hub,” Herath told reporters,”and whether our financial system is being affected by […]