Archive for December 21st, 2024

Can India safeguard its national security by weakening Sri Lanka’s national security?

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Shenali D Waduge We often hear Indian leaders pressurizing Sri Lankan leaders that Sri Lanka’s foreign policy must ensure the security interests of India. At no point in time has Sri Lanka ever thought or even planned to threaten India in any way. In fact, it has been none other than India who has compromised […]

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RANDOM COMMENTS -DOCTORING WITH DOCTORATES

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Sugath Kulatunga Flaunting with doctorates has become a passionate fashion leading to musrooming of bogus doctorates. Today one can buy a Doctorate on line. A report in the Indian media has shown that an original PhD thesis can be purchased in India for 50,000 Indian rupees (about £540), with payment in installments. https://thomaslancaster.co.uk/blog/can-you-really-buy-a-phd-online/ Even a […]

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ප්‍රේමදාසගේ කාබන් කොපිය තමයි මහින්ද – POWER HOUR | Gemunu Wanninayake With Nandana Weerarathna

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Gemunu Jayantha Wanninayake

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Jerome Fernando back to his game-මානසික රෝගියෙක්ට සිවුරු අන්දවා බුදුදහමට නිගා කෙරූ ජෙරම්ට නැවතත් වැඩ වරදී | Jeram fanandu

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Bro – බ්රෝ

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US Double Standards: Only our enemies commit war crimes

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

By Connor Echols A half-baked report highlights the double standard US officials use for IsraelMay 13, 2024 On NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken struck back at claims that U.S. officials let Israel dodge American laws regarding weapons transfers. We don’t have double standards,” Blinken said. We treat Israel, one of […]

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From ‘Terrorist’ to ‘Freedom Fighter’: How the West Rebranded Al-Qaeda’s Jolani as Syria’s ‘Woke’ New Leader

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

By Alan Macleod Dec 12, 2024 Corporate media is heralding the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani as the new leader of Syria, despite his deep ties to both al-Qaeda and ISIS. How Syria’s ‘diversity-friendly’ jihadists plan on building a state,” runs the headline from an article in Britain’s Daily […]

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President Dissanayake to visit China mid-January: Report

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka’s bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out […]

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Fitch upgrades Sri Lanka to ‘CCC+’

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Courtesy Adaderana Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default), citing the completion of the international sovereign bond restructuring and an improved outlook for macroeconomic indicators. Fitch typically does not assign an Outlook to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below. Fitch has also […]

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People have complete right to lie: Kottahachchi

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

 AJITH SIRIWARDANA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, December 21 (Daily Mirror)- People have the complete right to convince others that something true is false or something false is true, as it is a democratic right, NPP MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi said today. Speaking at an event in Kalutara, she said people also have the right to […]

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Govt. defends Ex-Ambassador Arunatilaka

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

Courtesy The Daily Mirror While standing by former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra Himalee Arunatilaka, who faced a lawsuit over a salary issue of a domestic aide, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Arunatilaka had not committed any financial fraud and that it was due to an issue with Sri Lankan salary scale. […]

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Government hoping to update FTA with India: Vijitha

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

AJITH SIRIWARDANA The government is hoping to initiate discussions with India to update the Free Trade Agreement between India and Sri Lanka, which was signed several decades ago, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said. He told a news conference that the FTA with India needs to be updated and continue as the market has expanded now. […]

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Understanding Sri Lanka’s seasonal rice shortage: An analytical perspective

Saturday, December 21st, 2024

By Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka’s recurring rice shortage during December and January has become a predictable yet pressing issue. This challenge is rooted in the country’s reliance on its two main paddy cultivation seasons, Maha and Yala, alongside structural inefficiencies in production, distribution, and storage systems. Understanding the statistical […]

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