Courtesy Adaderana Leader of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance and Gampaha District candidate, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera, stated that a brave and strong opposition can only be established by the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance.  He made these remarks at a public meeting held in Kurunegala. The ‘Sarvajana Balaya’ alliance was formed with a vision. We wanted to safeguard […]

Courtesy Hiru News The press unit of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has announced that an ambulance and three security vehicles provided to him will be returned on Monday, October 21. In a letter addressed to the Director General of Government Information, the media unit clarified that the number of vehicles currently in the possession of […]

Courtesy Hiru News Duminda Nagamuwa, an executive member of the Jana Aragalaya Alliance, has warned that former President Ranil Wickramasinghe’s debt restructuring plan is a ticking time bomb. Speaking at a news conference in Kalutara, Nagamuwa asserted that the current government should refrain from implementing this plan, calling it not only a trap but also […]

Prof. Hudson McLean We Are on the Same Page! A Beautifully Crafted Observation! Prof Sunil J. Wimalawansa Excellent Article. May I Highlight Some Points? However I Hasten to Correct Only One Point –  Sri Lanka is Not Bankrupt BUT Drowning in Debt! Sir, Prof Sunil J. Wimalawansa,  Hopefully, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Takes Note of […]

Geopolitical Economy Report BRICS plans to challenge US dollar dominance and transform the international monetary and financial system by developing infrastructure for cross-border payments using local currencies. Russia made a detailed proposal for the October Kazan summit. Ben Norton analyzes the report, explaining how the US-dominated financial system benefits rich Western countries at the expense […]

by A. Abdul Aziz (Source: Al Hakam, London) The Torah prophecy is as follows: See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else […]

Palitha Ariyarathna The Sinhala language holds a captivating history and is deeply rooted in the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka. From its ancient origins as a Prakrit language to significant influences from Sanskrit and Pali, Sinhala is one of the oldest languages in the world. It has evolved significantly over the centuries, playing a crucial role in preserving […]

the Information Services Department, Hong Kong SAR Government HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach Newswire – 18 October 2024 – Promoting high-quality development and expanding Hong Kong’s capacity for economic growth are core elements of the 2024 Policy Address, announced (October 16) by John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. “Hong […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඉදිරි පෙබරවාරි මාර්තු මාසය වන විට ඉදිරිපත් කරන නව අයවැය ලේඛනය මගින් රාජ්‍ය සේවකයන්ගේ වැටුප් වැඩි කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවධානය යොමු කරන බව ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතා පවසයි. තංගල්ල මහජන ක්‍රීඩාංගනයේ පැවති පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයේ ප්‍රචාරක රැළියක් අමතමින් හෙතෙම මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. තමන් ජනාධිපති ධුරයට පත් වූ පසු ප්‍රබලම අභියෝගය බවට […]

By Sugeeswara Senadhira Courtesy Ceylon Today Similar to the South, several Tamil MPs also decided not to seek re-election at the next month’s General Elections. The general view is that, as in the South, most former MPs in the contest in the North and East too are likely to be defeated at the polls. This […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 18 (Daily Mirror) –  The Election Commission has announced that voters with disabilities will receive special assistance to cast their ballots at the upcoming Parliamentary Election on November 14, 2024.  According to the Commission, voters who are totally or partially blind or have physical disabilities, will be allowed to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 18 (Daily Mirror) – The debate over the alleged concealment of the reports on the series of deadly blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 2019 took a new turn yesterday with Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila seeking an appointment in writing with Public Security Minister […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Oct 19 (Daily MIrror) – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said there are 400 files related to corruption and fraud lying with the Attorney General and all of them will be opened for the institution of legal action. He made these remarks while addressing an election rally in support of his […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva expressed concerns over the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s recent borrowing practices, revealing that over 400 billion rupees have been borrowed in just a few weeks. Speaking at a press conference held at the Samagi Jana Sandhana headquarters yesterday (18), he criticized the centralization […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara has expressed disappointment over President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s unfulfilled promises, particularly regarding the privileges of former presidents. Speaking at a rally in Kurunegala yesterday (18), Jayasekara noted that despite promises to revoke benefits such as pensions and official quarters for former presidents, these privileges remain intact, […]

Courtesy Hiru News Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that although National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake is talented, he cannot rebuild the country on his own. Speaking at a rally held in Maharagama today (19), the Prime Minister emphasized that NPP is not just a political party but a people’s movement. […]

Prof. Hudson McLean How Turning the Educated Applicants into Skills to Attract Foreign Employment to Contribute towards External Debt! Monthly Wage Target – Euro 2000-;+++ PS: Improve English Language Skills! – COMPULSORY Teach Etiquette & Modern Manners! – Very Important Better Personal Presentation Skills! – Critical at First Impression! Note to: DP Education! Contribution Target […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Ambassador for the Russian Federation in Colombo His Excellency Levan S. Dzhagaryan 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 18). The Defence Secretary warmly received the Russian envoy on his arrival […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ආන්දෝලනාත්මක පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරය පිළිබඳ කමිටු වාර්තා දෙක තමන්ට අතට පත් වූයේ තැපැල් මගින් බව හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. අදාළ වාර්තා දෙක ප්‍රසිද්ධ කිරීමට වත්මන් ජනාධිපතිවරයා කටයුතු නොකරන්නේ වාර්තාවල ඇතුළත් ඇතැම් කරුණු වලට අනුව ජාතික ජන බලවේගයට සම්බන්ධ පුද්ගලයින් කිහිප දෙනෙකුට ද චෝදනා එල්ල වීම හේතුවෙන් බවත් […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් ජනාධිපති ආර්ථික සහ මූල්‍ය උපදේශක මහාචාර්ය අනිල් ජයන්ත මහතා ආණ්ඩුව දේශීය බැංකුවලින් ණය ගන්න කතාව බොරුවක් බව සහ ආණ්ඩුව කරන්නේ අරමුදල් රැස්කිරීමක් පමණක් බව සඳහන් කිරීම පිළිබඳව ගැන අපගේ පාඨකයන් විවිධ අදහස් පළ කරති.  අප ඒ පිළිබඳව ජාතික සංවිධානවල මතය විමසන ලදී. මේ වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මහතාගේ අදහස ඔහුගේ වචනයෙන්, “ආණ්ඩුවට […]

 Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Courtesy The Daily Mirror Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate and former Member of Parliament Ajith Mannapperuma (Pix: by Pradeep Pathirana) I trusted Sajith Premadasa and I knew he wouldn’t make stupid decisionsI cannot represent Parliament under a leader who ‘backstabs’ his own Party membersDespite my political affiliation I will support Anura Kumara Dissanayake to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 18 (Daily Mirror)- Former presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Chandrika Kumaratunga engulfed in an argument over an incident of a certain political leader’s young son hiding USD 1000 million in a Dubai bank, where Mr. Wickremesinghe rebuffed the allegation claiming that his 2015 government could not find any even though […]

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 […]

Prof. Hudson McLean Should Vocational Guidance with Market Orientation Play a Vital Role? Target the Education to Satisfy the Demands of Foreign Country Needs. -IT, Nurses, Health workers, Hair dressers, Cooks, Childcare etc…. President urges education reform to align with global demands for future growth. Posted on October 16th, 2024 The Ministry of Education and […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel, former Ambassador to UAE and Israel and President Lanka Ambassadors forum UK /Sri Lanka War on drugs and organized crime with the underworld War on drugs has commenced again at a rapid rate in Sri Lanka and world over due to the escalation of drug and crime rates as a result […]

Asoka Weerasinghe Gloucester, Ontario. K1J 6G1,  October 17, 2024 The Editor (Letters) THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Pierre Poilievre, it is time that you tell  Liberal Prime Minister Justine Trudeau, to stop painting  themselves lillywhite about foreign interference, when we were  interfering in Sri Lanka’s internal ethnic  Eelam war,’letting  Canadian-Tamil separatists collect two million dollars a month for13 Liberal years to stuff […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Part of being grateful is remembering to express gratitude towards other people. The Prophet of Islam Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said, He who does not thank people, does not thank God” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi). I travelled with my wife from Chennai to Colombo on 10th September 2024, […]

by A. Abdul Aziz (Source: Al Hakam, London) Islam believes 124,000 prophets have come before and preached submission to the Creator. These prophets came to different peoples and languages. The Quran only mentions 25 prophets, yet there are many of whom we do not know of. The Quran declares: And We did send Messengers before thee; of […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Oct 16 (NewsWire) – The government has received Rs. 419 Billion in treasury bills and bond loans, in the 13 days from 02-15 October 2024, former Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Matale District MP Rohini Kavirathna said.  Issuing a statement, former MP Kavirathna said the government is continuing to take unlimited loans, but the […]

Jayati Ghosh and Kanchana N. Ruwanpura Courtesy The Jordan Times COLOMBO — More than a year after the mass protest movement known as the Aragalaya ousted Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his brother, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Sri Lankans have once again taken to the streets. The impetus for the resurgence of public discontent […]