By Rajitha Weerakoon Courtesy The Daily Mirror With the fall of the Kandyan Kingdom, the Kandyan Convention, ceremonially signed on March 10, 1815, completed the annexation of the island to the British Empire. This brought an end to the rule of Lankan Royalty.  British propaganda successfully portrayed King Sri Vikrama Rajasinghe as a cruel Tamil […]

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By A. Abdul Aziz, (Given below is an excerpt of the Friday Sermon delivered by Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, on 7 March, 2025, gave a discourse on Ramadhan: Faith, Prayers and Righteous Deeds.) After reciting Tashahhhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (May Allah be […]

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By Palitha Ariyarathna Synopsis: Sri Lanka, strategically located at the crossroads of ancient global trade, flourished as an economically vibrant and culturally independent nation. Its ability to engage in cultural exchanges on its own terms ensured the preservation of its unique spiritual and cultural heritage. The island’s thriving civilization, led by its Mahārath—visionary leaders and […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Following the incident many doctors took to social media, describing the hardships faced when posted to rural areas on transfers Two days after gala International Women’s Day events concluded, a dark day dawned in Sri Lanka when a female doctor was allegedly sexually assaulted at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on Monday […]

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by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News A copper and brass factory is contaminating the Kelani River in Pethiyagoda, harming the environment and the health of residents. Sri Lanka’s fourth-largest waterway provides 80 per cent of Colombo’s drinking water. Despite complaints, the factory continues to operate without the necessary environmental licence. Environmentalists complain that the […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් භීෂණ සමයේදී තරුණයින් ඝාතනය කිරීමට එවකට තරුණ කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ සම්බන්ධ බවට තොරතුරු වාර්තා වනවා. එවකට බටලන්ද ඇතුළු වධකාගාරවලදී තරුණයින් ඝාතනය කිරීමට ඒ සමයේ හිටපු තරුණ කටයුතු අමාත්‍ය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ සම්බන්ධ බව පවසන්නේ ඉන්ද්‍රාන්ද සිල්වා  මහතායි  ඔහු රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ ඊට සම්බන්ධ වූ අකාරය තම ඇසින් දුටු බවයි පවසන්නේ. එම ඝාතන […]

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