By Nalliah Thayabharan The Balkans are steeped in history and very much in the middle of today’s geopolitical great game and are aware of the destabilizing Balkan wars of the late 20th century, and are surely aware of the spark that started World War I, when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, Serbia, leading […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 15-21 December 2024 * Sri Lanka’s merchant media has taken to wailing over mafias – Finance Mafia, Fuel Mafia, Fertilizer Mafia, Pharma Mafia, CEB Mafia, Rice Mafia, Coconut Mafia, Egg Mafia, etc – you name it. This is their guttural euphemism for the […]

Senaka Weeraratna  Compassion for animals has to be rooted in Justice. It is simple logic. It is morally wrong to deprive a living being of its life – the most precious possession of any living being. You can enjoy your possessions only as long as you have life.  If you respect the life of only […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The theatre enthusiasts, who saw Maname in its maiden presentation in Colombo and before that at rehearsals in Peradeniya, saw its significance and artistic value. Many years later, this group wrote up their recollections for Sunday newspapers. They also provided contributions to publications issued to mark Maname anniversaries, such as the Silver Jubilee […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. The Buddhist Jataka Stories and the DSM – based Mental Disorders   By Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD   Organized by Buddhist and Pali University  of Sri Lanka Youtube Link ; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2O4B681Cf7A

Shripal Nishshanka Fernando  Dear President Anura Kumara, My heartiest and sincere congratulations and best wishes for your ambition of making our motherland a better country. You have a good vision and let us be a supportive force for you. We will help you to achieve that Great and Noble task of making Sri Lanka one […]

Hiru News

By Dr Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam Cricket is a game of glories uncertainty, but if India is to win this Test Match their batsmen have to play much better than what they have done to date and there should be another bowler in their team who puts his hand up and be a good foil to […]

by Rajan Philips Courtesy The Island President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16th December, 2024, Monday in New Delhi during his first official overseas visit since assuming office in September 2024 A newspaper editorial suggested that the NPP government is facing its December term test and that its weaknesses […]

By Kaushalya Perera Courtesy The Island Sri Lankans love their educational qualifications. Qualifications permit envious comparisons of value, similar to the ownership of gold jewellery, an expensive watch or a branded pair of shoes, resulting in exactly the same questions of provenance, worth and authenticity, but from a much higher moral ground. For the past […]

Courtesy The Island The annual special Christmas carol concert, collaboratively organized by the Presidential Secretariat, the Tri-Forces, and the Police, commenced on Sunday (22) under the patronage of the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando. The event was inaugurated with the illumination of the Presidential Secretariat premises and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 24 (Daily Mirror) – In response to remarks by NPP MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi, who claimed that people have the right to convince others that something true is false, or something false is true, as it is a democratic right, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe said that it is wrong to encourage […]

Courtesy Adaderana Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated that necessary steps will be taken to curb the resurgence of underworld activities. Addressing the Cabinet press briefing held today (24), Dr. Jayatissa highlighted the commitment of security forces to address this issue effectively. As a government, we are dedicated to suppress the underworld and combat […]

Sri Dalada Maligawa ශ්‍රී දළදා මාලිගාව https://youtu.be/wOXM5HgQukk