සම්පත් සමරකෝන්,
ලෝක සමාජ මාධ්‍ය දිනය (World Social Media Day) 2025 (ජුනි 30) ලොව පුරා යම් පමණක මට්ටමකින් සමරනු ලබන අවස්ථාවේ, සමාජ මාධ්‍ය භාවිතයේ නිදහස, වගකීම ඇතුලු මානව අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබඳ ගැඹුරු සංවාදයක්, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අපට අතිශය දැඩි අවශ්‍යතාවයක් ලෙස කරළියට පැමිණ තිබේ. ඒ බව, අන්තර්ජාල නිදහස, ඇතුලු ඩිජිටල් අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබද ක්‍රියාකරන අන්තර්ජාල මාධ්‍ය ක්‍රියාකාරීත්වය (IMA) වන අප ඉතාමත් දැඩිව අවධාරණය කරයි. සමාජ මාධ්‍ය, වර්තමානයේ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව තුළත් ගෝලීය වශයෙනුත් දුස් තොරතුරු, වෛරී ප්‍රකාශ, අදහස් ප්‍රකාශනයේ නිදහසට එල්ලවන බාධා සහ සත්‍ය - අසත්‍යය අතර සංකීර්ණ අරගලයක කේන්ද්‍රස්ථානයක් බවට පත්ව ඇත. කෙසේ නමුත් මිනිසාගේ එදිනෙදා සමාජ-දේශපාලන ක්‍රියාකාරීත්වයට මෙම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/07/25)
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ජයන්ත ජයසූරිය හිටපු අගවිනිසුරුතුමා ජනාධිපති ධූරකාලය සම්බන්ධයෙන් වසර 6 යන්න ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල භාෂා පාඨ අනුව අර්ථනිරූපණය නොකර වැරදියට අර්ථනිරූපණය කළ බවට නීති ප්‍රජාවේ සාකච්ඡාවක් පවතින බවට ජාතික භාෂා දිනය අදාල රාජ්‍ය මාධ්‍ය සාකච්ඡාවේදී විමසූ ප්‍රශ්නයට රාජ්‍ය භාෂා කොමිෂන් සභාව වෙනුවෙන් පිළිතුරු දීම වැළැක්වූයේ ඇයි? https://youtu.be/esva7MPs7VE... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/07/25)
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Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, July 1 (Daily Mirror) - Indian entrepreneurs state that they are currently directing their attention towards new investment prospects in Sri Lanka, particularly in sectors like energy, infrastructure, the digital economy, tourism and agriculture, as well as on enhancing entrepreneurial capacity. A delegation of around 20 Indian entrepreneurs, comprising heads of several prominent Indian companies, is currently engaged in an active programme in Sri Lanka, coordinated by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), with the aim of further developing existing investment opportunities and exploring new prospects. These comments were... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/07/25)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka's Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/07/25)
By Dr. N.S. Wijewickrama and Dr. Gamini Withana
Kidney business is an illegal and unethical racket that has spread throughout Sri Lanka. This racket is carried out by a group of seven doctors who make monthly payments to the responsible persons in the health sector and the legal authorities and carry out this business secretly and safely. Recently, Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, a social activist, filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department with evidence that Dr. Ranga Migara Weerakkody, who is working at Karapitiya Hospital, was involved in unethical human organ (kidney) trade. But the kidney mafia is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
National Development Bank PLC
In a shared vision to simplify international education pathways and empower Sri Lankan students with global opportunities, NDB Bank is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with VXL Education, a leading international education consultancy firm with over 15 years of experience in the sector. The official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) took place at NDB Bank Head Office, marking the beginning of a collaboration that promises to support aspiring students with a seamless and financially accessible path to study abroad. Signing on behalf of NDB were Mr. Sanjaya... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat
It is under pressure from India and the U.S. to block Chinese research vessels from docking in its ports. Will the crafting of standard operating procedures help? Credit: Depositphotos Sri Lanka is again caught in a controversy surrounding a foreign research vessel. Its media has reported that the U.N.-flagged research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, operated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), which had been scheduled to dock in Sri Lanka, was redeployed to Madagascar due to delays in securing the necessary approval. Local media reported that the Dr. Fridtjof... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
By Nishel Fernando Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Highlights major investment risks in the project BOI shifting its strategy to prioritise “quality FDI” that ensures long-term national benefits over merely chasing high investment figures Arjuna Herath The head of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has characterised the highly anticipated US$ 3.7 billion Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota and Adani Group’s renewable energy project as “fragile investments,” acknowledging the significant uncertainty surrounding their realisation. Joining a panel discussion at... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
By Jared Ranahan, Courtesy Forbes
Sri Lanka became an independent country on February 4th, 1948.getty Long renowned for its verdant landscapes and historic temples, the Indonesian island of Bali draws droves of tourists each year to surf and sunbathe along its sandy shores—but in recent years, this influx of international visitors has caused serious strain on its local communities. As the island grapples with endless traffic jams and increased pollution, ethically-minded travelers may wish to set their sights on a different destination to alleviate some of the pressure, with Sri Lanka offering abundant natural beauty and fascinating cultural... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review
With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened. Given Colombo port’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, it has been eyed by regional powers India and China since 2010. And the competition has manifested itself in various forms. The Colombo Dockyard PLC(CDPLC) had been a joint venture of the Sri Lankan government and the Japanese Onomichi Dockyard Company Ltd., (Onomichi for short)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
Courtesy Lanka Leader
විදුලිබල සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳ ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ තීරණය නියෝජ්‍ය කථානායක වෛද්‍ය රිස්වි සාලි මහතා විසින් අද (30) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට දැනුම් දෙන ලද අතර, ඒ අනුව අදාළ පනත් කෙටුම්පතේ වගන්ති කිහිපයක් ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝනය කර ඇති බවත් ඒ අනුව විශේෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු බහුතරයකින් සහ මහජන ජනමත විචාරණයකින් අනුමැතිය ලබාගත යුතු බවට ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය දැනුම් දී තිබේ. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අදහස් දක්වමන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා හරිත සංවිධානයේ සභාපති සංඛ චන්දිම අභයවර්ධන මහතා පැවසුවේ ආණ්ඩුවේ දූෂිත විදුලිබල පනත් කෙටුම්පත ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ දී පරාජයට පත්වූ බවත්, මෙය රටේම ජයග්‍රහණයක් බවත් ය. මෙම නඩුව තමන් සහ පරාක්‍රම ජයසිංහ මහතා මෙන්ම නුවන් බැල්ලන්තුඩාව මහතා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
Courtesy Adaderana
Sri Lanka is the only country in the Asia region currently holding discussions with officials in the United States to revise the tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year, according to Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando. Joining the Parliamentary debate today (30), where MPs are debating the fiscal strategy statement of the government, the Deputy Minister of Economic Development stated that they are hopeful the government will be able get a better deal from the US regarding the 44% tariff imposed earlier this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
Courtesy Adaderana
Officials from India will extend their Washington visit to try to reach agreement on a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and address lingering concerns on both sides, two Indian government sources said on Monday. Trade talks between India and the U.S. have hit roadblocks over disagreements on import duties for auto components, steel, and farm goods, ahead of Trump’s July 9 deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs. The Indian delegation had been expected to conclude discussions by last Friday, but was staying on until at least Monday evening to iron... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/07/25)
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ඔයාලා මං ගැන දන්නවා ඇති - උපතින් කිතුණු මම සුදු ජාතික මහා බ්‍රිතාන්‍යයේ කස්සප හිමියන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කණපිට පෙරලයි සිංහලෙන් දෙනවා දීමක් - වචනයේ පරිසමාප්ත අර්ථයෙන්ම හිමිවරුන් https://youtu.be/8lX-a71F8l0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
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29 June 2025 Mr. VolkerTurkAsoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1 .CanadaUN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC)Palais Wilson52 Rue des PaquisCH 1201, GenevaSwitzerland. Dear Mr. Turk. So you were in Sri Lanka, on an assignment for the UNHRC which Nikki Haley, who was the US Ambassador to the UN (2017-18), defined you lot, quite rightly, as “the cesspool of political bias, and a self serving body that makes a mockery of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
By Raj Gonsalkorale
In a letter addressed to the Health Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) pointed out that medical staff are increasingly being forced to request patients to obtain medicines, consumables, and laboratory investigations from external sources, an act that, in the absence of official guidance, has subjected them to public criticism and professional risk. The AMS questioned whether it is permissible for doctors to issue prescriptions for medical items not available in hospital pharmacies and whether they are allowed to direct patients to specific suppliers particularly when items are only available through... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
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blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 22-28 June 2025 * ‘Tell the old lady [Sirimavo Bandaranaike] that some prophet who also thinks that he is the father of the industrial revolution in Sri Lanka believes that he can produce all the mammoties we need in some smithy in Kotmale’ – Brian Senanayake, Senior Assistant Secretary under Minister of Industries TB Subasinghe, to his cousin MDD Peiris, Secretary to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
SL Leaders
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Ahmad Ibsais First generation Palestinian American and law student, Courtesy Al Jazeera
Americans still have fresh memories of the death and destruction of the previous US imperial adventure in the region. US President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House in Washington DC, on June 27, 2025 [Ken Cedeno/Reuters] On June 22, American warplanes crossed into Iranian airspace and dropped 14 massive bombs. The attack was not in response to a provocation; it came on the heels of illegal Israeli aggression that took the lives of 600 Iranians. This was a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
Mike Whitney Courtesy The Unz Review
The American people are not being told why Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. Yes, Israel was rapidly running out of air-defense interceptors (making it more vulnerable to Iranian attacks.) But that issue is only of secondary importance. The real reason they wanted a ceasefire was because they were getting systematically pulverized and needed to stop the bleeding fast. That’s why Israel ‘threw in the towel’ less than 2 weeks after the opening salvo, because Iran was decimating one target after another with no end in sight. So, Israel capitulated. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island
Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India. “We must have the freedom to freely move our hands and legs! But with this agreement, we will be in a situation where we are unable… to take any political... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
Courtesy Lanka Leader
සමලිංගික විවාහ අපරාධයක් නොවන බවට පනත් කෙටුම්පතක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ඉදිරියේ ඇති බවට එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් මහ කොමසාරිස් වොල්කර් ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශය අධිකරණ අමාත්‍ය හර්ෂණ නානායක්කාර ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කර තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිව් දින සංචාරය අවසානයේ පසුගිය බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශයට අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වමින් මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. “සමලිංගික සබඳතා අපරාධයක් නොවන බවට පනත් කෙටුම්පත මම සාදරයෙන් පිළිගන්නවා, එය පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ඉදිරියේ ඇති බව මට වැටහෙනවා,” යනුවෙන් ටුක් පවසා තිබිණි. කෙසේවෙතත්, අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා පැහැදිලි කළේ මේ අවස්ථාවේ අමාත්‍යාංශයේ න්‍යාය පත්‍රය තුළ කිසිදු තහවුරු කළ කාලරාමුවක් සහිත කිසිදු නිල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, June 29 (Daily Mirror) - The Ministry of Health reported that some 27,932 Dengue cases and 16 deaths were recorded so far this year. The Western Province accounts for 45% of all cases with the Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, and Southern provinces also identified as high-risk zones. Health authorities have confirmed that several child fatalities have occurred due to the disease. To combat the spread of Dengue and Chickungunya, the Health Ministry will launch a mosquito control week from June 30 to July 6. Dr. Asela Gunawardena, Director General of Health Services,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
Courtesy Adaderana
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades. Rafael Grossi’s comments appear to support an early assessment from the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency, first reported on by CNN, which suggests the United States’ strikes on key Iranian nuclear sites last week did not destroy the core components of its nuclear program, and likely only set... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
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Sri Lanka has reached 70% renewable energy generation during June 2025, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. Issuing a statement in this regard, CEB noted that for the first time since the early 1990s, Sri Lanka has come full circle in its clean energy journey. Accordingly, the CEB said it achieved an average of 70% electricity generation from renewable sources during June 2025, while having higher demand than in other months. CEB further noted that this milestone marks a significant turnaround from the country’s earlier reliance on nearly 100% hydro... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/25)
Shenali D Waduge
The following summarizes how successive UN High Commissioners for Human Rights have, through their actions and demands, overstepped their mandates, ignored their oath to the UN Charter and violated international law and Sri Lanka’s sovereignty. Violation of UN Charter Article 2(7): Non-Intervention in Domestic Jurisdiction The UNHRC/OHCHR have repeatedly intervened in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs without Security Council authorization or Sri Lanka’s consent, violating the principle of sovereign equality. Demands Demonstrating this Violation: Louise Arbour (2004-2008): called for “arms-length international investigations” during... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/25)
Shenali D Waduge
The Govt of Sri Lanka is elected to uphold the sovereignty & territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. Thus, the Govt of Sri Lanka is bound to uphold national sovereignty against the current beyond mandate violations by the UNHRC & OHCHR. International Law guarantees State Sovereignty and Non-Intervention United Nations Charter clearly states. UN Charter Article 2(1): Affirms that the Organization is “based on the principle of the sovereign equality of all its Members.” This means that all member states, regardless of size or power, possess equal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/25)
Translation of the poem නීතියේ රං දේවාලයේ මහා පූජකයාගේ වෙඩිල්ල... නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන
Offering blooms with both handsPraying for the facticity of the lawWent to the golden temple of the law that day...The bullet that the high priest had Placed through the chest,The altar itself spread became wet with blood...Took the blood with the penBrought the 22nd amendment by the temple of attorney's to correct the offence...Brutuses all around,But in Sirilaka as far as the eye could see as there is no Caesar and Cleopatra...How could a Mark Antony who dares to tell the truth to the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/25)
Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya.
Last Thursday, I had two experiences that starkly illustrated the fundamental differences in responsiveness and accountability between Sri Lanka's private and public sectors. The contrast was so pronounced, it solidified my long-held belief that the private sector is the true engine keeping this country afloat, while the public sector often feels like a drain on its resources. My morning started with a truly dreadful cup of "pain tea"—a "new brand we'd decided to try from a local supermarket. It tasted strongly of dried coconut leaves, far from the soothing brew I'd hoped... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/25)
Declassified UK
Subscribe https://youtu.be/ydWjtWla4mk... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/25)
Shenali D Waduge
The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has long been accused of double standards, politicization, and selective justice. The UNHRC Head is currently in Sri Lanka on a 3 day visit with a tight schedule. But when that schedule fits in traveling to the North by helicopter to lay flowers for dead LTTE terrorists – we must lodge our protest. This is not a gesture of reconciliation—it is an insult to the victims of LTTE terror. It is a clear violation of the UN’s own stance against glorifying terrorism. We not only take offence... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Gyan de Mel
Dear Jeremy, Please hand over this letter from citizens of Sri Lanka, who find the visit of your boss (Mr. Volker Turk) to our country, more than amusing. Thanks. Dear HR Commissioner, We understand that you are a paid employee of the UNO, tasked with keeping alive, the narrative of war crimes committed by the SL Armed forces. YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME.You are looking for the proverbial "needle in a haystack" rather than looking for the "elephant 🐘 in the room" You should... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
National Development Bank PLC
Every successful business begins long before the first sale. It begins with a spark, an idea you can’t stop thinking about. But transforming that idea into something real takes more than passion. It takes planning, structure, and the confidence to take the first step. If you're a woman with a dream, perhaps of launching your own salon, café, clothing brand, or even a small-scale home business, start by asking yourself: what problem am I solving, and who truly needs this solution? The clearer your answer, the stronger your foundation. A... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
A representative delegation from the US Institute for Security Governance (ISG) held official meetings with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) on separate occasions recently. Discussions focused on building capacity and military capabilities. The ISG delegation met with the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), on yesterday evening (Jun 25), and with the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), today (26). These high-level engagements aimed to provide an overview of ISG’s ongoing initiatives... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Press Release Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
In such cases, adult women and men, female and male minors, as well as children, are sold for personal gain without age or gender discrimination. Victims of such deceptions are exploited through prostitution, other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery, organ harvesting, forced labor, labor exploitation, conscription as mercenaries, involvement in cybercrime, and other organized criminal activities. In order to successfully and systematically address these international challenges, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) in collaboration with the Government of Japan have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Nava Thakuria
The natural gas leakage from Bhatiapar crude oil well continues for 15 days, even though the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) along with an expert team from USA continue working for full dousing of the RDS-147A under Rudrasagar oilfield in Sivasagar district of eastern Assam. The blowout began on 12 June 2025 and uncontrolled leakage compelled nearly 350 families to leave their places for safety reasons. Besides the local villagers living near the old well, the high pressure gas flow impacted the surrounding environment heavily. Lately, the ONGC issued a statement claiming that ‘a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Glenn Greenwald
https://youtu.be/oTzILjAtZAc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/25)
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s conflict ended in May 2009. The UN that silently watched 30 years of LTTE terror & mayhem did little to prevent civilian killings. Yet when Sri Lankan Government authorized counter-terrorism action against LTTE & eventually LTTE was eliminated, the UN jumps into action calling for accountability! Not stopping there, 3 critical reports became the foundation of a witch hunt against a sovereign UN member state. The so-called international community must look at the breaches of protocol & UN Charter in the 3 reports against Sri Lanka that have clearly no... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/06/25)
By Rohana R. Wasala
Continued from June 21st, 2025 My rough English version of what General Ratnayake uttered in Sinhala does not at all do justice to his smart observation. I’ll explain this in a while. Let’s first take a look at the background to the event (namely, Charles Thomas’s ‘Sihinaya’ programme at the Padeniya Purana Rajamaha Viharaya held on May 17, 2025). The Mahanayake Thera’s letter mentioned above was sent to the Viharadhipati of the said Rajamaha Viharaya, Ven. Katumuluwe Sumanaratana Thera, just over a month previously. Let’s wind back a little. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/06/25)
