Dr. Sarath Obeysekera  Photos illustrated here show Galle Harbour with several yachts owned by foreign sailing tourists who are in Sri Lanka during this lull tourist period  Next to the yacht park in the Harbour Is the building which is a  yacht repair facility established in 2014 This project was abandoned in 2015 by the […]

Protect All Wildlife When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of 7 ‘rogue’ and ‘trouble-making’ Elephants on his reserve at Thula Thula in 1999, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd’s last chance of survival – notorious escape artists, they would all be killed if […]

By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Express Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Reasons are ineffective implementation, absence of a holistic approach and entrenched biases against the Blacks Although America is recognized as the oldest democracy, its record in ensuring racial equality has been embarrassingly poor. Though governments had legislated in the right direction since 1862, the efforts had been half-hearted and piecemeal. […]

V Sajeev Kumar  Kochi Courtesy The Hindu Business Line The availability of imported Sri Lankan pepper in the consuming markets of Delhi and Mumbai seem to have perked up some demand from end-users. Traders in these markets are reported to have covered Sri Lankan produce from Tamil Nadu dealers at ₹300 + GST+ freight and this […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa says the Government is ready to give its fullest support to the export sector to realize its full potential through correctly identifying and rectifying prevailing grievances and obstacles faced by it. The challenge before the exporters is to show results by expanding the export sector which is at present limited […]

Courtesy Adaderana The hearing of evidence by the Presidential Commission probing the Eater attacks continued today (11) with the recording of statements from the Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province who stated that he was skeptical rather of the possibility of an attack since no prior information had been circulated of the existence […]

Courtesy Hiru News The inquiring committee appointed to investigate alleged irregularities in the ETI Investments met President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat today(June 11). The Committee informed the President that the ETI Investments had not followed the proper procedures in their conduct from its inception. It had invested its assets in other institutes and […]

Courtesy Hiru News One (01) more person has tested positive for Covid-19 (new coronavirus) infection. The country total has increased to 1,876 according to the latest information by the Epidemiology unit of the Ministry of Health. Two (02) more persons confirmed for Covid -19: SL Country total increases to 1,875 Two (02) more persons have […]

Courtesy Hiru News Opposition and ruling party politicians have expressed their views regarding the resignation of former MP Mangala Samaraweera.

Courtesy Hiru News It is 30 years since the LTTE terrorists killed 600 unarmed policemen in the Eastern Province. The commemoration of the death of the police officers was held at the Ranaviru Memorial in front of the Ampara Police Superintendent’s office today.

Courtesy Hiru News Pasindu Hirushan who was admitted to hospital with serious head injuries has left the hospital today. Pasindu, a student of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, was hospitalized for nearly three months after a tire fell on his head. Hospital sources further say that the student’s health is good. A series of photographs […]

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By Rohana R. Wasala The Sinhala language online lankacnews/June 6, 2020 reported that the controversial Elections Commission member Ratnajeevan Hoole, in an interview with the regional Tamil language DAN TV channel in Jaffna, asked the voters in the north not to vote for the SLPP at the coming general election. The website carried the piece […]

Dilrook Kannangara At long last Mangala Samaraweera has decided to end politics. Assuming it is true, a wise decision, albeit too late. Mangala was a regressive force in Lankan politics contributing nothing much positively. He earned the wrath of the people in whatever ministerial portfolio he held – media, construction, foreign, finance, etc. He played […]

Dr. Sarath OBEYSEKERA  Secretary-General’s letter Dear Colleagues, Following the virtual town hall meeting held on Thursday, 4 June 2020, in New York, I wish to share with you a rough transcript of what I said to the colleagues in New York.  We gathered amidst the COVID-19 pandemic to focus on another urgent challenge – the […]

Courtesy PBS News JERUSALEM (AP) — Several dozen people protested against police violence in Jerusalem on Tuesday following the deadly shooting of a Palestinian man last month. Police said they arrested six people for blocking the city’s light rail line during the demonstration. Protesters chanted: A violent cop needs to be in jail,” and held […]

Aloysius Hettiarachchi The world is in the midst of a serious pandemic in which several hundreds of thousands of people have already died. Fortunately for us in this country, we have not been affected badly up to now, but that does not mean that another wave cannot come with a new and dangerous mutation of […]

Courtesy thenational.ae Travellers will have coronavirus tests at the airport and must stay in the country for at least five nights Sri Lanka will reopen to travellers from Saturday, August 1. The country had closed its borders in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19, but will reopen to all nationalities and all types […]

Courtesy Adaderana Five more navy personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 increasing the total number of cases reported in the country to 1,868. The five new cases are navy personnel from Iyakachchi quarantine camp, the Ministry of Health confirmed. Accordingly 09 new cases of Coronavirus have been reported so far today (10). This includes 07 […]

Courtesy Adaderana President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed the officials of the State Development and Construction Corporation to pay attention to the construction of housing schemes for middle and low income families. The President gave this directive at a meeting to review the progress of the State Development and Construction Corporation held at the Presidential Secretariat […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election, which was postponed twice due to the Covid-19 pandemic, is scheduled to be held on August 05, the Election Commission said. Chairman of the commission Mahinda Deshapriya said that the members of the Election Commission unanimously decided to hold the 2020 General Election on August 05. He stated that […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara Mahanuwara This controversial man’s full name appears as Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole and he is referred to as a Sri Lankan Tamil engineer and academic. He is a member of the election commission of Sri Lanka appointed by the Constitutional Council headed by former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya. According to his Bio data […]

Jon Schwarz courtesy theintercept.com IT’S TOUGH TO determine the most bizarre thing President Donald Trump has ever said. But what he tweeted on Tuesday morning is definitely in the running: Donald J. Trump✔@realDonaldTrump Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS REVISED 21.6.20 Medhananda has shown, through his explorations and his writings, that the Eastern Province had a vibrant Buddhist civilization in the ancient and medieval period.  He has also shown that it had special features, such as hillside monastic complexes and a series of ‘Muhudu Maha vihara’. Monastic complexes Medhananda found evidence of […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Revised 27.6.20 Ven. Ellawala Medhananda made a special effort to find and record stone inscriptions from the archaeological sites he explored. Medhananda had been very successful in this venture. He says he has found over 500 ‘new’ inscriptions. This can be accepted as Medhananda has been engaged in archaeological explorations for over 35 years. […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Revised . 27.6.20 The inscriptions found by Medhananda have helped to confirm known historical facts and also advance our knowledge of the Sinhala Buddhist civilization of ancient and medieval Sri Lanka.     The inscriptions Medhananda   found refer to a wide range of Sinhala kings. This indicates the extent of Medhananda‘s explorations. Here is […]

ALI SUKHANVER Pakistan has recently shot down a spy drone of India and India has arrested a spy-pigeon of Pakistan. The owner of the pigeon Habibullah, a Pakistani villager, has warned the Indian authorities to refrain from ‘victimizing innocent birds’. He has urged the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to return his pigeon, currently being […]

Courtesy NowThis News ‘It was horrific then. It’s horrific to hear it now.’ — Ken Burns wants all of us to remember Donald Trump’s extreme response to the Central Park Five case. In US news, Ken Burns sat down with NowThis News to talk about the Central Park 5 case and how Donald Trump reacted […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera  We read politicians including paradesheeya sabha members and monks involved in robberies ,  but this is the first time we hear about  a Doctor who is almost a consultant involved in a robbery. There is nothing here to be surprised because most of the doctors who become consultants eventually start robbing poor […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando  Courtesy The Island National Freedom Front (NFF) leader and Minister Wimal Weerawansa on Monday (8) said that the three-member Election Commission (EC) should take the responsibility for holding up the parliamentary polls as well as the conduct of its member Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole. The EC comprises Mahinda Deshapriya, Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole and […]