By ASOKA BANDARAGE courtesy of Asia Times According to the mainstream narrative, US President Donald Trump’s incitement of his supporters during the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral victory led to the insurrection” at the US Capitol on January 6, resulting in the banning of Trump’s social-media accounts and his second impeachment by Congress. According to so-called conspiracy theories, however, Biden’s […]

ප්‍රවෘත්තී නිවේදනය -නිපුණතා සංවර්ධන, වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන, පර්යේෂණ හා නව නිපැයුම් රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය       අනාගත ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට මුහුණපාන්නට වන ප්‍රධාන අභියෝග අතරින් තීරණාත්මක සංසිද්ධිය වන්නේ බලශක්තියයි. මෙරට සංවර්ධන ක්‍රියාවලියේදි දැනටමත් ක්‍රියාත්මක අති දැවැන්ත ව්‍යාපෘති ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමේදි විදුලිය සැපයීම අභියෝගයට ලක්ව තිබේ. මෙම බලශක්ති උත්පාදනය හා කළමනාකරණයේදී මුහුණදීමට සිදුවන ගැටලු සඳහා ප්‍රායෝගික විසඳුමක් වන්නේ කෙටිකාලීනව […]

වෛද්‍ය රුවන් එම් ජයතුංග  මීට දින කීපයකට පෙර මම හිටපු එෆ්. බී. අයි (Federal Bureau of Investigation) නිලධාරියෙකු වූ ගැරී නොස්නර් (Gary Noesner) සමග වේකෝ වැටලීම (Waco Siege)  පිලිබඳව කතා කලෙමි. ගැරී නොස්නර් එෆ්. බී. අයි හි විමර්ශකයෙකු, උපදේශකයෙකු සහ සාකච්ඡාකරුවෙකු ලෙස වසර 30 ක කාලයක් සේවය කලේය.  ඔහු එෆ්. බී. අයි හි අර්බුද සාකච්ඡා […]

Courtesy Ceylon Today Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, and Seychelles will begin to receive Covid  19 vaccines from India tomorrow, according to a media release issued by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Sri Lanka too could have been on this list and could have begun to receive shipments of the vaccine tomorrow yet that […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A candidate COVID-19 vaccine known as EpiVacCorona, Russia’s second to be registered, proved 100% effective” in early-stage trials, Russian consumer health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor has told local media. The data, based on Phase I and II trials, were released before the start of a larger Phase III trial which would normally involve […]

Courtesy Adaderana India will begin supplying Covid-19 vaccines to six neighbouring and key partner countries with effect from tomorrow (January 20). Thereby, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar and Seychelles will be the first recipients to get acquire the India-manufactured vaccines. However, India is still awaiting the confirmation of necessary regulatory clearances from Sri Lanka, Afghanistan […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has confirmed three new Covid-19 related deaths today (January 19), says the Department of Government Information. Following the new development, total lives in the country claimed by the coronavirus outbreak reached 273. The first victim is a 68-year-old man who was residing in Aranayake area. He was transferred from Mawanella Base […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka registered 332 more positive cases of Covid-19 today (January 19) as the daily total climbed to 669. Department of Government Information confirmed that 323 of the newly-identified patients are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda fish market. The remaining 09 positive cases were confirmed as arrivals from foreign […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has declared the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact to be inconsistent with the Constitution of Sri Lanka. According to State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne, the Coordinating Officer of the Attorney General, the Attorney General has advised the Secretary to the President on the matter through a 20-page detailed instruction letter. The […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS India has signed many military agreements with US and has cemented a firm military link with USA.  In recognition of this, in December 2020 US President Trump presented Prime Minister Narendra Modi with America’s highest military decoration, Legion of Merit. This is a rarely-awarded, prestigious decoration. It shows how highly US rates its […]

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මාධ්‍ය අංශය ශ්‍රී ලංකා රාජ්‍ය ඉංජිනේරු සංස්ථාවට අයත් පෑලියගොඩ C City වෙළඳ සංකීර්ණයේ ඉදිකිරීම් කටයුතු විෂය භාර අමාත්‍ය සහ ගරු අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතාගේ උපදෙස් පරිදි  අද 2021.01.18 දින නැවත ආරම්භ විය. සෞභාග්‍යයේ දැක්ම ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශයට සමඟාමීව නාගරික සංවර්ධන හා නිවාස අමාත්‍යංශය යටතේ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය කාර්ය මණ්ඩල ප්‍රධානී යෝෂිත රාජපක්ෂ මහතාගේ  පූර්ණ අධික්ෂණය යටතේ මෙම […]

Gamini Godakanda The dialog is expected to provide policy-makers of the two countries with a better appreciation of the ground situation,challenges, opportunities and priorities that may affect the Sri Lanka – US  bilateral relationship. The US delegation will be led by Robert O. Blake Jr., former Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs under the Obama Adminstration and former Ambassador to Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Indonesia. The Sri […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review The Gotabaya Rajapaksa government in Sri Lanka is unfazed by the possibility of Western nations’ taking a hostile stance  at the March session of the UN Human Rights Council UNHRC) in Geneva. In sharp contrast to the past, Sri Lankan Tamil leaders (mainly from the Tamil-majority Northern province) […]

Courtesy france24.com Galle (Sri Lanka) (AFP) A lone England cricket fan who waited 10 months in Sri Lanka to watch his team play had unexpected phone call Monday from team captain Joe Root after they beat the hosts in the first Test. After winning the by seven wickets, Root telephoned Rob Lewis, who had been […]

Courtesy Mailonline Sri Lanka is famous for its picturesque beaches, but the country’s tourism industry has been devastated by the pandemic Sri Lanka will reopen its borders to foreign tourists this week after a 10-month hiatus, officials said Monday, with travellers subject to tough Covid-19 protocols. The announcement came despite a surge in Covid-19 cases […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy ttgasia Sri Lanka will once again welcome tourists on January 21, this time under a bio bubble, following a successful pilot programme to assess the country’s capability in managing tourists under a bio bubble amid the pandemic. A daily limit of 2,500 inbound tourists has been set. While tourists do not need to undergo mandatory […]

Courtesy Port strategy.com The East Container Terminal of the Colombo Port will not be sold or leased, Sri Lanka has confirmed. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said the plan was to develop the terminal as an investment project that has 51% ownership by the state-owned Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and the remaining 49% as an investment […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Colombo High Court has served indictments on former minister Rajitha Senaratne and 2 others for causing losses to the state when leasing out Modera Fisheries Harbour in 2014. Indictments were served on the defendants before Colombo High Court Judge Pradeep Hettiarachchi. After the indictments were served, the court ordered the three defendants […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Attorney General has declared that Ranjan Ramanayake’s seat in the parliament has fallen vacant due to his conviction and prison sentence. The Attorney General has advised the Secretary-General of the Parliament on this matter today (18), according to the Coordinating Officer of the Attorney General State Counsel Nishara Jayaratne. On January 12, […]

Courtesy Adaderana Another six coronavirus-related deaths reported today (January 18) have brought Sri Lanka’s total fatality count to 270. One of the deceased is a 63-year-old woman from Colombo 13 who succumbed to COVID-19 pneumonia and acute diabetes. She had passed away at the Colombo National Hospital on January 17. A male, aged 80 years, […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 numbers saw another surge today, as 295 more persons were tested positive for the virus. Department of Government Information confirmed that all 295 of the newly-identified patients are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda fish market. Accordingly, a total of 627 new cases have been reported within […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Minister of Education, Prof. G. L. Peiris, has entered into a period of self-isolation, sources say. This is after being identified as a contact of State Minister Piyal Nishantha who has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Earlier today (18), State Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & […]

Courtesy Adaderana State Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services Piyal Nishantha has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection. This was confirmed following a Rapid Antigen test for the virus, Ada Derana reporter stated. State Minister Nishantha is the 4th Member of the Parliament to contract […]

Courtesy The Sunday Observer A medical heritage of a country could be cited as one of its best treasures and most powerful weapons. Sri Lanka has proven that its medical legacy was protected by ancient kings as part of governance policy and aspects, such as agriculture, belief system/spirituality and diet encompassing the concept of health. […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS China, unlike India is getting on just fine in South Asia. China has held three multilateral dialogues with South Asian countries. The first in July, 2020 was attended by Pakistan, Nepal and Afghanistan. At this dialogue, China proposed extending the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to Afghanistan, as well as taking forward an economic […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, January 15 (Daily Mirror) – According to Bloomberg data, the Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) benchmark All Share Price Index (ASPI) is the second best performing stock index in the world as of Wednesday with a rate of return of 9.88 percent. Chile’s S&P CLX IPSA Index has been ranked as the top […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has issued a special circular to officers-in-charge of all police stations and all senior ranked officers to take legal action against the persons who are interfering with investigations conducted by the police. Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said, police have received telephone calls from various […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has registered 08 more deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the Director-General of Health Services confirmed. A 63-year-old woman from Kolonnawa has passed away at the Colombo National Hospital on January 13 from COVID-19 pneumonia. A 75-year-old male from Borella had been transferred from a private hospital in Colombo to the Mulleriyawa […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s Covid-19 numbers saw another surge today, as 428 more persons were tested positive for the virus. Department of Government Information confirmed that 427 of the newly-identified patients are close contacts of earlier cases linked to the Peliyagoda fish market. The remaining case has been reported from the prison cluster. Accordingly, a […]

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 943 persons at the parliament have been subjected to PCR testing to detect possible coronavirus infections among its members or staff. The testing was carried out on January 13 and 15 at the parliamentary premises. According to the Chief Sergeant-in-Arms, 32 MPs and 911 members of other bureaus, affiliated bureaus, […]