Dilrook Kannangara
The year 2024 is shaping up to be the most important year in Sri Lanka's history. It already had unprecedented political changes and more are on the way. Over 100 once powerful politicians have been reduced to zero; most of them have given up politics and elections. This is indeed the May-2009 moment for them. They know what side of that moment they are in. One may argue that the UNP was defeated pretty badly in 1956 but it bounced back. Similarly, the SLFP was defeated in 1977 and after languishing in the opposition... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/10/24)
RSS Sarsanghchalak
Guwahati: On the occasion of Vijayadashami festival, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat made a fervent appeal to everyone to care for nature and protect the planet for the human race. In his annual address from the headquarter of RSS at Nagpur in Maharashtra on 12 October 2024, Sarasanghachalak Bhagwat observed that the ongoing material developmental journey, inspired by an incomplete ideological basis of consumerism, has emerged as a journey of destruction for the entire creation on Earth The summer season scorches, the rain takes away everything and the winter freezes life like... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/10/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
The Bali Process meeting focused on return and reintegration services for stranded migrants was conducted on October 10 and 11 at the Kingsbury Hotel, Colombo. This collaborative effort involves the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), coordinated under the Bali Process Return and Reintegration Services (BP AVRR) and supported by the Australian Department of Home Affairs. The Chief of National Intelligence and the Head of the Officials Committee of the NAHTTF, representing the Ministry of Defence as the Chair of the NAHTTF, delivered... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/10/24)
Courtesy AdaDerana
Leader of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya' alliance, entrepreneur Dilith Jayaweera says that if a noble opposition is created, it can do more work than a government. He further points out that a courageous opposition will not have to remain in the opposition forever. He made these comments during a special meeting held today (12) in Waskaduwa with the candidates contesting this year's parliamentary elections from the ‘Sarvajana Balaya' under the symbol of the ‘medal'. Speaking during the event, Mr. Dilith Jayaweera said: “We are talking about... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/10/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
The Ministry of Public Security has instructed the Acting IGP to expedite the police investigations into seven high-profile cases including the Easter Sunday bombings and the controversial Treasury Bond auction in 2015. Instructions have also been given to expedite investigations into the death of businessman Dinesh Schaffter death and the death of a police officer during the shooting incident near the “W15” Hotel in Weligama in 2023, according to the Police Spokesman. Police Spokesman DIG Nihal Thalduwa said the Ministry of Public Security has instructed the Acting IGP to direct special attention... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Knowing Language or Knowing Communication Skills. There is a subtle difference. In most cases, from what I have seen of Sri Lankan Officials and Businessmen, Lack Both. The failure of getting IMF support is a Case-in-Point! Keeping Sinhala as the Official Language is important, BUT English should be taught like it was done in the 1950s, 1960s. Learn a lesson from Singapore. Whilst most Chinese speak Mandarin, the majority of Singaporeans speak excellent English! In business negotiations, the First Impression is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Languages Main & Official in EU! Courtesy of Google. How Many Speak English in EU? You won't have to go far to find an English speaking country in Europe as there are over 370 million English speakers out of about 450 million EU residents! How Many Speak English Globally? Out of the world's approximately 7.8 billion inhabitants, 1.35 billion speak English. What are the 5 European languages? Five languages have more than 50 million native speakers in Europe: Russian, German, French, Italian, and English. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Shenali D. Waduge
In Sri Lanka, there is no mythological version of the Ramayana. Raavan’s world was more than that https://www.outlookindia.com/national/in-sri-lanka-history-stakes-its-claim-over-the-raavan-myth This story was published as part of Outlook's 21 October 2024 magazine issue titled 'Raavan Leela'. To read more stories from the issue, click here The question arises: how did Indian mythology merge to turn an actual Sinhala hero-king into a villain? You don’t have to go far to find the answer. It was the Tamil Nadu settlers who projected Raavan as a treacherous villain, but have suddenly changed their tune to now claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Sasanka De Silva, Pannipitiya
The recent appointment of a former Sri Lanka Air Force chief as the Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited, the state-run airport management company, has been the subject of much debate. While it may seem like a newsworthy event, in reality, it follows a long-established pattern of selecting top military personnel for civilian roles. This practice, however, raises several questions. First, the company is registered as a "Private" entity, yet government influence over decision-making appears as strong as ever. How private can... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Umandawa
https://youtu.be/fcx30c13jbY Umandawa Maha Vihara Monastery Madahapola, Melsiripura, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Shenali D Waduge
If there is a constitutional provision claiming no dual citizens / foreign citizens can sit in Parliament, how is this provision to be honored or checked? The best & only way is for the Election Commission/Commissioner to ensure that they do not accept any nominations of those who are dual citizens. Such nominations must be rejected by the Election Commission & the Election Commission is dutybound to the People to ensure they have not accepted nominations of dual citizens/foreign citizens. This was a major lapse in the 2020 elections. The Election Commission... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Prof. Chandana Jayalath
In every functioning democracy, Parliament plays a central role in shaping the nation’s future. It is the institution that represents the will of the people, legislates on their behalf, and holds the government accountable for its actions. In countries like Sri Lanka, Parliament is the heartbeat of the democratic process, where laws are debated, decisions are made, and national priorities are set. However, as much as the institution itself is critical, the quality of its members is equally significant in ensuring that Parliament fulfills its role effectively. The Role of Parliament in a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Sugath Kulatunga
Sunday Times of October 06, 2024 reports that the Govt. will carry on with Ranil’s Urumaya project. The report adds that the Land Commissioner has said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has instructed that land distribution should continue. I only hope that this report is not correct. In November last year, I wrote on Lanka Web that the Urumaya program was the Return of the Millennium Corporation Compact (MMC) which was outright rejected by the then Govt. despite a promise of a financial package associated with it. This political scheme of Ranil appears on the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
පසුගිය ජනවාරි සිට අගෝස්තු දක්වා කාලය තුළ භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත් වලින් සහ බැදුම්කර වලින් මාසිකව රුපියල් බිලියන 800 ඉක්මවූ ණය ලබා ගෙන ඇතිබව පේරාදෙණිය විශ්ව විද්යාලයේ ආර්ථික විද්යා හා සංඛ්යාන අධ්යයන අංශයේ මහාචාර්ය වසන්ත අතුකෝරල මහතා පැවසීය. ඇතැම් මාස වල එලෙස බිලියන 1200ක ණය ලබා ගෙන තිබේ. මේ හේතුවෙන් දේශීය ණය බර විශාල වශයෙන් වැඩි වී ඇතිබව පැවසීය. මේ අතර වත්මන් රජය විසින් පසුගිය දින 10 තුළ දේශීය මූලාශ්ර වලින් රුපියල් බිලියන 240කට ආසන්න ණය ලබා ගැනීමක් සිදුකර තිබේ. රටේ ණය බර ක්රමක්ක්රමයෙන් අඩුකර ගත යුතුය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
By Nirmala Kannangara Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Oct 11 (Daily Mirror) -Former Director CID, SSP Shani Abeysekera has been appointed Director of Crimes of Sri Lanka Police. On the recommendation of the Acting IGP, the National Police Commission and the Election Commission have approved SSP Abeysekera's appointment. According to police sources, with the change of government, it is the responsibility of the new Director Crimes to look into all previous criminal matters in the country and to bring the culprits to book sooner than later. SSP Abeysekara when contacted confirmed his new... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
The Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, announced that a total of 764 nomination papers were submitted by political parties and independent groups for the 2024 General Election, from the 22 electoral districts across the island. However, he stated that only 690 nomination papers were accepted from political parties and independent groups for the election and that 74 nomination papers were rejected. Speaking to reporters this evening (11) after the nomination period ended, he stated that the highest number of nominations were received for the Digamadulla electoral district with 72. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Courtesy Hiru News
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Finance to take necessary action to provide a monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3000 to all pensioners, from next week. After reviewing the delay in adding the Rs. 3000 allowance to the October pension, the President directed that this amount be credited to the pensioners’ accounts within the next week. These instructions were given during a meeting held yesterday (10) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat with senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
(20+) Video | Facebook https://fb.watch/v9rNHE-XLd/ https://www.facebook.com/WimalWeerawansa.sl/videos/1065181831670691/... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Benefits – at least next time? by Chanaka Bandarage!
Posted on October 10th, 2024 Super Prose! Chanika Bandarage, You Called - "A Spade a Spade!" Like I stated awhile ago, "The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating" The Skills of the Negotiator or the Negotiating Team --- is in the Result! Like Good Soldiers do not make World Leaders. Getting a PhD or a Professorship Does Not Mean that these educated bods Have Any Empathy! Personally... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Sri Lanka Education & the Mentality Needs a Radical Upheaval! President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Should Take Note & React! Sooner the Better! Benefits - at least next time? Proof of the Pudding! Chanaka Bandarage --------- Some members of the Sri Lankan team were university dons. Surely they must be highly educated. But, do they have the skill, talent and the ticker to conduct international negotiations?------------ Sri Lankan Education & The Proof of the Pudding!Prof. Hudson McLean (LankaWeb - 02/10/24) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Aloysius Hettiarachchi
The most recent award for the Nobel Chemistry price was for decoding the structure of proteins and creating new ones, yielding advances in areas such as drug development to US scientists, namely David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis, last week. But is it really necessary. Will it not only make the Big Pharma a more lucrative business and making our natural ability to withstand the challenges coming from environment, very weak. Perhaps the following video will explain it better: https://youtu.be/y9pTbMoufp4 Isn’t our DNA already programmed to face... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Schiller Institute
Professor Jeffrey Sachs, currently a Professor at Columbia University, has held positions around the world as an economist, and has become one of the most outspoken peace advocates in the United States. This interview was conducted on May 15 by EIR’s co-editor Mike Billington. Mike Billington: I listened to your interview with Jill Stein, the presidential candidate for the Green Party. I noticed that she ran through your various hats, which took her a long time to do! Rather than running through all of that, I thought I would start with your original profession, which was an... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya.
In a world where negative experiences often dominate social media feeds, it's refreshing to come across a positive encounter. My visit to the Kottawa post office this morning was one such pleasant surprise. The gentleman I encountered there not only provided excellent service but also offered a valuable suggestion that saved me money. Typically, I avoid the Kottawa post office due to previous bad encounters with staff who lacked basic customer care. However, on this occasion, I decided to give it another try. To my delight, I was greeted by a helpful... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
චන්ද්රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ
ජග්රහකයින්ව නොමගට හරවන බලවේගය මෝහයයි. ජයග්රහණයත් සමග ඉදිරියට යා යුතු නිසි මග අහුරා හිටගන්නා මෝහය ඒ ජයග්රහණය මහා විනාශයක් කරා මෙහෙයවීම ඉතිහාසය පුරාම අප අත්දැක ඇති අපුරු සිදුවීමකි. ඒ කලාව නැවත වරක් කරලියට පැමිණ ඇත.NPPය ලැබුවේ එසේ මෙසේ ජග්රහණයක් නොව අති විශිෂ්ඨ ජග්රහනයකි. මෙය මා සමාන කරන්නේ සාමාන්යයෙන් දක්නට නොලැබෙන හාස්කමකටය. හාස්කම් සිදුවන්නේ ඉතා කලාතුරකින් වන අතර, එකම හාස්කම ඉතා කෙටිකාලයක් තුලදී නැවත නැවත සිදු නොවේ. එබැවින් එහි පලය රැක ගැනීම ඒ සඳහා වෙහෙසුන මිනිසුන්ගේ වගකීමයි.මේ වගකීම ඉටුකළයුතු මිනිසුන්,ජග්රහණයෙන් උදම්ව, මෝහයේ තුරුලට වැඩි එහි පහස විදිමින් සිටී.ආදරය, කරුණාව, ඊර්ෂ්යාව, මානය, ද්වේශය, ක්රෝධය, බුද්ධිය, මුලාව යන දේවල්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Source: Xinhua
A drone photo taken on Sept. 26, 2024 shows the China-Sri Lanka Joint Research and Demonstration Center for Water Technology (JRDC) in the central city of Kandy, Sri Lanka. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua) COLOMBO, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- In an office drawer of Chinese scientist Wei Yuansong lies a thank-you letter written in Sinhalese and signed off by an entire Sri Lankan village. The letter, having passed through many hands and franked in various locations, tells shared memories of a decade-long fight against a killer kidney disease that had... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
By Umesh Moramudali Courtesy The Diplomat
Anura Kumara Dissanayake is well aware that his handling of Sri Lanka’s vulnerable economy will determine his political future. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (center) holds talks with a delegation from the International Monetary Fund in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 4, 2024.Credit: President’s Media Division (PMD), Sri Lanka On September 21, National People’s Power (NPP) leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s eighth presidential election. Two days after being sworn in as the president, Dissanayake dissolved the Parliament and declared that a parliamentary election would be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණේ නායක හිටපු අමාත්ය විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා මෙවර පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයට තරග නොකිරීමට තීරණය කර තිබේ. ඔහුගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුතු ජාතික නිදහස් පෙරමුණ සන්ධානගතව හෝ පක්ෂයක් ලෙස මෙවර පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයට තරග නොකරයි. අවසන් වරට පැවති පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයේදී ඔහුගේ පක්ෂයේ නියෝජිතයන් හත් දෙනකු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රීවරුන් ලෙස පත් වූ අතර පාර්ලිමේන්තු විසුරුවා හරින විට ඉන් හතර දෙනකු එම පක්ෂයෙන් ඉවත්ව වෙනත් පාර්ශවයන් වෙත සහාය දෙමින් සිටියහ. පක්ෂයේ තීන්දුව දීර්ඝ ලෙස පහදමින් ඔහු විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇති මාධ්ය නිවේදනය මෙසේය. මේ වන විට රටේ ජනතාව නිදහස් සහ සාමකාමී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
Courtesy Adaderana
Former Minister of State for Finance Shehan Semasinghe has announced that he will not be contesting in the upcoming parliamentary elections. Issuing a statement, Semasinghe reflected on the country’s economic challenges over the past year and his dedication to rebuilding the economy alongside former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, following the economic collapse. Semasinghe expressed his belief that once the country and its economy stabilize, the public would begin to appreciate the efforts and sacrifices made during the recovery process. He stated that the benefits of these efforts would ultimately reach the people, allowing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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Former Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka says that his party - the United Republic Front (URF) will not contest the 2024 Parliamentary Election. He communicated this during a media briefing held today (10). “We decided to withdraw from this election campaign.We were hoping to contest the election representing Samagi Jana Sandhanaya from 11 districts. During the nomination process, we realized that there has been a violation of the agreement that we cannot justify, so that we decided to withdraw”, he added.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has advised relevant Ministry officials to allocate 11,000 acres of land belonging to the Kantale Sugar Company to farmers for the cultivation of short-term crops, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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The National Police Commission has approved the reappointment of former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekera in the Police Service on a contract basis for one year, with effect from today (10). Speculation has been rife that Abeysekara, who retired from the service 3 years ago, is expected to lead a new assets recovery unit of the police department.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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Sri Lanka’s economy has stabilized, with growth expected to reach 4.4 percent in 2024, surpassing earlier forecasts. This positive outlook follows four consecutive quarters of growth driven by the industrial and tourism sectors and supported by critical structural and policy reforms, says the World Bank. Released today, the World Bank’s bi-annual Sri Lanka Development Update, titled Opening Up to the Future, cautions that the recovery remains fragile and hinges on maintaining macroeconomic stability, successfully restructuring debt, and continuing structural reforms to increase medium-term growth and reduce poverty. Key reforms aimed at boosting exports, attracting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
උපුටාගැණීම හිරු පුවත්
මින් පෙර පාර්ලිමේන්තුව නියෝජනය කළ සහ මෙරට දේශපාලනයේ තවත් ප්රබල චරිත රැසක් ද මෙවර මහ මැතිවරණයට ඉදිරිපත් නොවීමට තීරණය කර තිබෙනවා. මේ වන විටත් හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්රමසිංහ මෙවර පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයට කොළඹ දිස්ත්රික්කයෙන් හෝ ජාතික ලැයිස්තුවෙන් තරග නොකරන බව සඳහන් කර ඇති අතර එසේවුවහොත් ඔහු 1977න් පසුව මෙරට පාර්ලිමේන්තුව නියෝජනය නොකරන පළමු අවස්ථාව මෙය වනවා. https://youtu.be/ucROj_8mn7U එමෙන්ම හිටපු ජනාධිපතිවරයෙකු වන මෛත්රීපාල සිරිසේන ද මෙවර පාර්ලිමේන්තු මැතිවරණයට තරග නොකරන අතර මෙරට දේශපාලනයේ ප්රබල චරිතයක් වන ශ්රී ලංකා පොදු පෙරමුණේ නායක හිටපු ජනාධිපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ ද... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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ආණ්ඩුව ඇන ගත්තා! අප්පුහාමිගෙන් අනුරට ප්රහාරයක් මාධ්යහමුව උඩුයටිකුරු වෙයි! සජබය රට හදන හැටි කියලා දෙන්නම් https://youtu.be/_Og7Cm0EzCA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/10/24)
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Chanaka Bandarage
This month the IMF came and left. Though much anticipated, we did not receive any benefit from them. Prior to the Presidential election, the NPP boasted that they will renegotiate better terms and conditions for the country with the IMF. Did the government field its best team to negotiate with the IMF? No. Some members of the Sri Lankan team were university dons. Surely they must be highly educated. But, do they have the skill, talent and the ticker to conduct international negotiations? Have they learnt about mediation skills and have practised... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/10/24)
Vichara
The country is aware of several Mafiosi like the diesel mafia, rice mill mafia, and the drugs mafia which are a curse on the country. But it is very rare that people mention about the Pettah mafia which is the mother of all mafiosi. They have existed since colonial times and have grown in strength. They have non-national roots but have captured the native bureaucracy and politicians. Today they lead a cabal consisting of Customs, Banks, Import Control and Consumer Affairs. The strength and influence of the Pettah Mafia was demonstrated during the Black of July 1983... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/10/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, H.E. Paul Stephens, met Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Oct 09). The Australian envoy was accompanied by the Defence Adviser (DA) at the Australian High Commission in Sri Lanka, Colonel Amanda Johnston. AVM Thuyacontha (Retd) warmly received the Australian delegation and had a cordial discussion. Discussions were centred on reinforcing the strategic partnership between the two nations and enhancing bilateral ties and defence cooperation. The meeting also underscored the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/10/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
The Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Colombo, Mr. Naoki Kamoshida, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte, today (Oct 09). Mr. Kamoshida was accompanied by the Defence Attaché of the Japanese Embassy, Captain Yuki Yokohari. Defence Secretary AVM Thuyacontha (Retrd) warmly received the Japanese delegation and had a cordial discussion. During their discussions, both officials explored avenues to enhance defence cooperation and bilateral relations. The meeting also highlighted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/10/24)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
“I've learned that false rumours are circulating in the media about a government intention to curtail entitlements accorded to Tri Forces personnel. However, I duly proclaim that the current government has no intention of ever curtailing entitlements accorded to Tri Forces personnel at any time.” Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) said so while addressing Air Force personnel during his maiden visit to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Headquarters at the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayewardenepura, Kotte on Monday (Oct 07). The Defence Secretary... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/10/24)
