වෛද්‍ය ගාමිනී විතාන
වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තිය යනු උත්තම වෘත්තියකි. අතීතයේ රජකම නැත්ත්නම් වෙදකම කියා කීවේ එම නිසාය. වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තිය සලකන ලද්දේ මානුෂික මෙන්ම දයාව පතුරවන රැකියාවක් ලෙසටය. එය මුදලට යට නොකරනු ලැබීය. සේනක බිබිලේ වැනි උත්තම යුග පුරුෂයන් බිහි වන්නේ එවැනි ලෝකයකය. ඔවුන් මුදල් පසුපස හඹා ගියේ නැත. ඔවුන්ට වැදගත් වූයේ රෝගීන්ට සෙත සෑදීමය. එහෙත් සේනක බිබිලේ යුගයෙන් පසුව එළැඹියේ රීරි පිසාචයන් ගේ යුගයකි. එම යුගයේදී මිනිස් වටිනාකම් වෙනුවට පෙරට ආවේ මුදල් සහ සමාජ බලයයි. සල්ලි වෙනුවෙන් උතුම් වෛද්‍ය වෘත්තිය පවා කෙලසීමට මෙම පිසාචයන්ට හැකි විය. මුදල් සහ බලය තිබේ නම් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ඕනම අපරාධයක් කොට නිරුපද්‍රිතව සිටිය හැකි බව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/05/25)
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One of the well-known benefits of reading is that you can get enormous fun from what you read. Many great writers have written funny or entertaining or even stimulating pieces of great literature. But you will have to be introduced to famous works as, although you are students of English, no-one will trouble themselves to explains show or bring these works to your attention. So read on.. Charles Dickens lived in Victorian London. He has written many amusing pieces in his “Pickwick Papers.” He describes the adventures of Mr Pickwick,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/05/25)
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ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල මෙරටට ලබා දී ඇති අරමුදල් වැඩසටහනේ ප්‍රගතිය මැන බැලීම සඳහා සිදුකළ සිව්වැනි සමාලෝචනයට විධායක කමිටු අනුමැතිය ලැබී එය සම්පූර්ණවීමට අවම වශයෙන් මාස කීපයක් ගතවනු ඇතැයි එම අරමුදලේ ශ්රී ලංකා දූත මණ්ඩල ප්රධානී එවන් පැපජෝජියෝ මහතා මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. කාර්ය මණ්ඩල එකඟතාවකට එළැඹීම මුල් පියවර පමණක් බවත් ඉන් පසුව ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය එකඟතාවකට පැමිණීම මෙන්ම පෙර එකඟ වූ ක්‍රියාකාරකම් ශ්රී ලංකාව ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ යුතු බවත් පැපජෝර්ජියෝ මහතා පැවැසුවේය. සිවුවැනි සමාලෝචනයට විධායක කමිටු අනුමැතිය ලැබීමට නම් පියවර දෙකක් සම්පූර්ණ කළ යුතු බවද පැපජෝර්ජියෝ මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කළේය. එහි පළමු පියවර... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/05/25)
Shenali D Waduge
It is shocking that Sri Lanka's stature in the global arena & among the diplomatic community has stooped to an all-time low. When a proud Sri Lanka proposed in 1971 the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, a resolution was passed in the UNGA 2832 (XXVI). Today, successive leaders & their policy stooges have ignored the vision of that Resolution & has over the years diminished Sri Lanka's sovereignty to a level where our leaders are even agreeing to divest critical national security assets for foreign companies to manufacture warships. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
UNESCO recently announced that it has accepted for its Memory of the World Register 2025, the “Trilingual inscription” found in Sri Lanka. The tablet containing the inscription was brought to Sri Lanka from China by Chinese Admiral Cheng Ho. The item was therefore submitted to UNESCO jointly by Sri Lanka and China. UNESCO described the Trilingual Inscription as a stone tablet with Chinese, Persian and Tamil inscriptions, praising Buddha, Vishnu and Allah. [1] It is the only trilingual inscription having texts in Chinese, Tamil and Persian, said UNESCO. UNESCO has uncritically parroted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya
Sri Lanka stands at a critical economic crossroads. After weathering a historic financial crisis, the country is showing robust signs of recovery, with GDP growth outpacing expectations and a rebound driven by strong performances in industry and services. Yet, beneath this recovery lies a persistent challenge: a significant portion of the population-especially the youth-remains vulnerable, with poverty rates still alarmingly high and household incomes lagging behind pre-crisis levels. The Promise of the Stock Market in a Low-Interest, High-Inflation Environment With benchmark interest rates at 8% and inflation recently... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
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කැබිනට් ප්‍රකාශක අමාත්‍ය නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස මහතා කළ ප්‍රකාශයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතාගේ මාධ්‍ය ඒකකය විසින් නිකුත් කළ නිවේදනයක් මෙහි දැක්වෙයි. හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා අල්ලස් කොමිසමට කැඳවීමේ සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් කැබිනට් ප්‍රකාශක අමාත්‍ය නලින්ද ජයතිස්ස මහතා අද(29) කැබිනට් මාධ්‍ය හමුවේදී සදහන් කළ කරුණු අසත්‍යය. එම මාධ්‍ය හමුවේ දී අමාත්‍යවරයා කියා සිටියේ “ රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ මහතා අල්ලස් කොමිසමට කැඳවීමෙන් පසුව අප්‍රේල් 11 දා ඔහු තමන්ගේ සමාජ මාධ්‍ය වල 11 වැනි දා එන්න විදියක් නැ “යනුවෙන් සඳහන් කර තිබූ බවයි. 11 වැනිදා එන්න විදියක් නැති බවත් 17 වෙනිදා කොමිසමට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 29 (Daily Mirror) - Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe asked yesterday how President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was aware of his correspondence with the Bribery Commission on negotiating a date for him to testify before it. "I was asked to come to the Bribery Commission on April 15. The Commission said that it had to question me with regard to the statement which I released to the media on April 10, 2025. I said I could not do it as I was out of Colombo during the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
Courtesy Adaderana
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya should have sought a meeting with the Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance, who was in India recently to discuss the reciprocal tariffs announced by President Donald Trump, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has asserted. According to Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister Amarasuriya should have sought the intervention of the Indian government to set up at least a one-hour meeting with Vice President Vance while in India. Speaking during an event in Colombo today (29), the former President said the latest tariffs imposed by US President Trump will... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Sri Lanka Mission Chief Evan Papageorgiou says Sri Lanka should restore cost-recovery electricity pricing as soon as possible to minimise fiscal risk and is essential to complete the fourth review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) program. He stated this in response to a question raised during a virtual press conference on Tuesday (29). He said the staff-level agreement is subject to IMF Executive Board approval, contingent on the implementation of prior actions relating to restoring electricity cost-recovery pricing and ensuring proper function of the automatic electricity price... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/04/25)
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
The Easter Attacks, Mossad’s Foot Prints and Britain’s Keenie Meenie Mercenaries in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, and Ill Winds across the Indian Ocean
Leaders of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka have called again for a new investigation into the Easter attacks staged six years ago. Meanwhile, a local political blame-game, starring Pillayan, to conceal the foreign finger prints and geopolitical motives of the attacks has ramped up. The Easter suicide attacks claimed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), which had no previous history in Buddhist and Hindu... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/04/25)
PHIL MILLER
18 November 2020 A British mercenary kept working at Sri Lanka’s military headquarters in the late 1980s during a bloody crackdown on left-wing activists from the country’s Sinhalese majority, new evidence obtained by Declassified UK reveals. Young people were disappeared or killed by Sri Lankan security forces during the second JVP uprising in the late 1980s (Photo: Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka) New revelations come as UK Metropolitan Police launch an unprecedented war crimes investigation into allegations British mercenaries were involved in atrocities against Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/04/25)
Shenali D Waduge
It is shocking that Sri Lanka’s stature in the global arena & among the diplomatic community has stooped to an all-time low. When a proud Sri Lanka proposed in 1971 the Indian Ocean as a Zone of Peace, a resolution was passed in the UNGA 2832 (XXVI). Today, successive leaders & their policy stooges have ignored the vision of that Resolution & has over the years diminished Sri Lanka’s sovereignty to a level where our leaders are even agreeing to divest critical national security assets for foreign companies to manufacture warships. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
ආචාර්‍ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. මහනුවර 27.4/25.
(Indo-Lanka energy agreements revealed (by Udaya Gammanpila) 2025.Apr 27 ™ මෝඩි-අනුර ගිවිසුම් ඉන්ග්‍රීසි, හින්දි සහ අරාබි භාෂාවලින් පමණක් සකස්කොට ඇති බවද සින්හල භාෂාවෙන් එය නැති බවද ගම්මන්පිල මහතා පවසා ඇති බැවින් අදාල ගිවිසුම් වල ඇති නීත්‍යානුකූල භාවය පිළිබඳවද බරපතල නීතිමය ගැටළුවක්ද ඇත.ගිවිසුමේ ප්‍රධාන පාර්ෂවකරු වන මේ රටේ රාජ්‍ය භාෂාව වූ සින්හල භාෂාවෙන් එය නොතිබීම නීති ගැටළුවක් වීමට අමතරව එය හිතා මතාම මේ රටේ අයිතිකරුවන් වන සින්හලයින්ට කරණ ලද බරපතල අවමානයක් සහ නින්දාවක් ද බව කිව යුතුය. එමනිසා මේ රටේ පරමාධිපත්‍ය ඇති සමස්ත ජනතාව, පාර්ලිමෙන්තුව මෙන්ම නීතිපතිවරයාගේද එසේම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
By Palitha Ariyarathna
The recent exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic was a monumental event that demonstrated the profound spiritual devotion of Sri Lankans. Held from April 18 to April 27, 2025, it marked the first public display of the relic in 16 years. The event drew over 500,000 devotees to the Dalada Maligawa in Kandy, a testament to the sacred relic’s importance in Buddhist culture. However, while spiritually uplifting, the event revealed significant challenges in managing such a large gathering. The Dalada Maligawa is one of Sri Lanka’s most revered religious sites,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D PhD
In his book Medusa's Hair: An Essay on Personal Symbols and Religious Experience, Gananath Obeyesekere - Professor of anthropology at Princeton University, discusses profound anthropological and psychological themes. He uses religious symbolism to explain psychopathologies that impact people and their outer society. He applies his knowledge of anthropology to analyze human behavior, human biology, culture, and society. He scrutinizes social life, social change, and the social causes, presenting a number of case studies. It’s an in-depth discussion about psychodrama and the relationship between public... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
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Posted byee ink.April 26, 2025Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, economy, India, politics, tariffs blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 20-26 April 2025 * India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s son Druva Jaishankar has joined a US War Department-linked thinktank to advise US President Donald Trump on their plans for war on China, while pushing Europe to also fight Russia. The younger Jaishankar is the Quad personified: half-Toyota, half-Tata & Totally Disoriental. The Marathon Initiative thinktank is a brainchild of Trump’s earlier Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs, A... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
Shenali D Waduge
Indo-Pak tensions, African civil wars, Middle Eastern border crises all share a root cause – these are all artificial borders created by colonial invaders as part of their Divide & rule policy. While former colonial powers tell the former colonies to “forgive & forget” “move on” & close the chapter of colonial crimes, no former colonies can move forward because every issue they currently face are all legacies planted during colonial rule. Artificial borders they drew still bleed, conflicts & communal divisions they engineered still burn, systems they imposed still oppress. The past is not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
Rohana R. Wasala
Sri Lanka becoming a macbethian sick state? The traditional ritual of anointing medicinal oil (or ‘hisa thel gaema’ in Sinhalese, literally, applying oil to the head) is unique to the Sinhala Aluth Avurudda observances. This year, the ritual was performed at the auspicious moment of 9:04 a.m. (Sri Lanka time) on Wednesday April 16. It was observed at appointed venues across the island at the same time. The anointing was done, as usual, mostly by Buddhist monks in their monasteries. Where they were not available for the purpose, a senior citizen would do... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
By Sena Thoradeniya
Julie Chung continued in meeting with Sri Lankan politicians without interruption. On 19 March 2025 she lured Dilith Jayaweera of Sarvajana Balaya, as a part of her “cross-party outreach to hear perspectives on political and economic developments and seek way to continue strengthen US- Sri Lankan ties”. It is worth noting that Chung refers to Dilith, merelyas Sarvajana Balaya MP, without acknowledging him as the leader of Sarvajana Balaya. Mano Ganeshan (on 24 March), Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure (on 25 March), Bathiuddin (on 26 March), Chairman and General Secretary... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
Justice for Animals and Nature
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened" ( Anatole France ) Pope Francis' gesture of love for his dog Esterban ( once a stray dog six years ago) on his deathbed is inspirational. It should inspire countless numbers of people and religious institutions especially the Churches, and Governments including the Government of Sri Lanka to embrace Karuna (Compassion) and Metta ( Loving - Kindness) towards not only dogs but all living beings existing in Samsara. This is the Message of the Buddha - the Compassionate... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
By Palitha Ariyarathna
Sri Lanka has always been a land of bravery and resilience, shaped by countless individuals who have dedicated their lives to protecting its sovereignty, culture, and people. While some of these heroes have gained recognition, many continue to serve in silence, their sacrifices remaining largely unnoticed. To honor these unsung defenders, I have composed four heartfelt songs that celebrate the unwavering dedication of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Police. Each composition serves as a powerful reminder of the courage and commitment displayed by Sri Lanka’s protectors: Guardians of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/04/25)
Dasatha News
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LAK FM
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Dasatha News
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by Nicholas Mwangi
April 20, 2025 Kinshasa’s pivot towards the US for security in exchange for minerals has alarmed activists who say that the US is responsible for the ongoing violence in the country’s east. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country endowed with some of the world’s most coveted minerals, continues to be at the heart of global geopolitical interests. And this time, the stakes are higher. As M23 rebels continue to gain ground in the eastern provinces of the DRC, the embattled government of President Felix Tshisekedi, facing rising unpopularity... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/25)
By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy the Island
Weerasekera Former Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekera, said that the National People’s Power (NPP) government owed the public an explanation regarding Indian media reports of the cancellation of joint naval exercise involving SLN and PNS (Pakistan Navy Ship) Aslat off Trincomalee. Weerasekera, who also served as the Public Security Minister during Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency, asked whether the recently signed MoU on defence cooperation with India paved the way for New Delhi to interfere in bilateral relations between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/25)
By Dr Muralidaran Ramesh Somasunderam.
254 Vahland Avenue, Willetton 6155, Western Australia. The upcoming Federal Elections in Australia is not focusing on full employment, capital punishment for crime specifically murder, rape and incest, dental treatment based on Medicare, especially for unemployed and Age Pensioners, waiting period to see specialist doctors and euthanasia for incurable illnesses and suffering due to these incurable aliments or illnesses. Australia has lovely sunshine and the majority of people love their sports especially Australian Rules football and cricket, but do not care for politics as they believe that majority of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/25)
Ahmadi News
“I was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. Throughout his life, Pope Francis sought to serve the poor and vulnerable, demonstrating immense sympathy for those suffering under the heavy weight of warfare, persecution and injustice. He was a man of compassion, humility and faith who strived to build bridges between people of different faiths and beliefs. During his Papacy Pope Francis received representatives of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community with warmth and grace at the Vatican for which we will always be grateful. On behalf of the Ahmadiyya... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/25)
Shenali D Waduge
“When national leaders are absent from the most important cultural event of the majority, it is not just an oversight — it is a message. A message of disregard, of disconnect, and desire to diminish the very values that built this nation.” Sri Lanka has had 9 Presidents since 1978, 16 Prime Ministers since 1947 all of them were seen holding the traditional Sinhala New Year customs in their homes, attending public ceremonies. However, this year to the shock of all, neither the President nor PM held any festivities in their homes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/04/25)
LAK FM
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Dasatha News
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Gune Aiyage Kamare
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Shenali Waduge
Too many self-less individuals have come & gone, they have dedicated their lives, time & wealth to defending the Nation but they have never or rarely been appreciated. Let us change the status quo. The role of the nominator is as imporatnt as the nominee because nominators are people who have identified & appreciated these self-less unsung heroes & are coming forward to nominate them for recognition. Let us archive all the great humans Mother Lanka has produced so that our younger generations get inspired by the efforts people have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/04/25)
Madyawediya
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Dasatha News
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LAK FM
https://youtu.be/AsGeWYKnaSQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/04/25)
Dasatha News
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Dasatha News
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Pathfinder Foundation
Milinda Moragoda, founder of Pathfinder Foundation met with the Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenghong to discuss avenues for further widening China-Sri Lanka relations. The meeting over lunch at the residence of Ambassador Qi provided an opportunity for both sides to discuss the prevailing global situation, China-Sri Lanka relations, investment climate in Sri Lanka for Chinese investors and a host of other topical issues. Mr. Moragoda briefed Ambassador Qi of the work carried out by the China-Sri Lanka Cooperation Studies Centre of the Pathfinder Foundation and stated that several Chinese delegations will visit the Foundation in the coming weeks, which will enable both sides... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/04/25)
