Archive for September 2nd, 2023

Sri Lanka Back as Donor Darling Ignores the BRICS

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

By Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake* Newly formed Sri Lankan Marine Corps gets 241 years of experience in under a week. Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob L. – Photo: 2023 France’s Macron and the US Fish in the Indian Ocean, promoting Green and Blue Bond Scams COLOMBO. 23 August 2023 (IDN) — […]

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BUDDHIST VIHARAS AND EELAM Part 9

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

KAMALIKA PIERIS When it comes to identifying Buddhist monuments in the north and east, the work of Ellawela Medhananda deserves special recognition. The only bhikkhu who had explored the area successfully for this purpose was Ellawela Medhananda, said the Department of Archaeology research team of 2010. (See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSdj7YRjbDM) Ellawela Medhananda   single handedly, with very little   […]

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How BRICS Summit 2023 Spelled End to Western-Centric World Order

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Grigory Sysoev The historic three-day BRICS Summit 2023 wrapped up on August 24 in the South African city of Johannesburg. What are the results of the event and how could it affect the global balance of power in the near future? The leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, which together constitute the […]

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දරුවා තනිකර පැවිදි වූ දෙමව්පියන් ගැන කිසිවෙකුත් නොදැන සිටි සත්‍ය කතාව – Gosinga Wana Arana

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Nilame හැමෝම රැවටිලා බැන්නා සියල්ල අවසානයේදී ගිහිකල දරුවාගේ පියා වූ වූ කස්සපතිස්ස හිමි පළමුවරට ඇත්ත හෙළිකරයි දරුවා තනිකර පැවිදි වූ දෙමව්පියන් ගැන කිසිවෙකුත් නොදැන සිටි සත්‍ය කතාව

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Telecommunications Veteran Mr. Christie Alwis Passed Away

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Niroshana De Silva  Remembering a Stalwart in Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Industry [Negombo, 1st September, 2023] – It is with deep sorrow and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Mr. Christie Alwis, a true luminary in the field of telecommunications. Mr. Alwis, a Professional Engineer with over 30 years of dedicated service in […]

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Reception Held for New Ahmadiyya Mosque Opened In Florstadt, Germany, by Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

by A. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka.  When we fulfil the rights of God, it creates within us the spirit of helping humanity” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad  On 28 August 2023, the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad delivered the keynote […]

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Ahmadiyya Khalifa address to external guests at Ahmadiyya Convention (Jalsa Salana) Germany

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

by A. Abdul Aziz Press Secretary, Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at – Sri Lanka. In Stuttgart, Germany, on 1 September 2023, the 47th Jalsa Salana (three day Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Germany commenced with the Friday Sermon delivered by the World Head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor […]

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Scientists have discovered the ability of plants to make sounds in dangerous situations

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Pravda.ru It seems that Roald Dahl did guess something: when plants are harmed, they emit sound signals – not exactly as humans or animals do when they make screams, but in the form of beeping or clicking sounds at ultrasonic frequencies that go beyond human hearing. Photo: Openverse These sound signals are amplified as the plant is stressed. According […]

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U.S. scientists conducted a study of coconut water

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Pravda.ru The coconut water found inside coconuts has long attracted attention for its potential health benefits. Photo: “Coconut (halved)” by SingChan is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Doctors from the Mayo Clinic in the United States conducted a study and identified eight key benefits of this natural fluid. Coconut Water vs Coconut Milk The […]

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Tamil of Jaffna origin elected Singapore President with a huge margin.

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Singapore, September 2: Singapore’s President-elect Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a man of Jaffna-Tamil origin, said on Saturday that he was surprised at the margin of his victory at Friday’s polls, calling it a vote for an optimistic future and a vote for unity. The 66-year-old former senior minister scored a landslide win with 70.4 per […]

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Sri Lanka’s ‘Nero’: Police officer sacked for playing piano while president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy WION STORY HIGHLIGHTS Constable R. M. D. Dayaratne was deployed to help protect the colonial-era residence on the day it was taken over by protesters who forced then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. Instead, he sat at a grand piano in the compound and played a song to the crowd streaming through its rooms […]

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Rajnath Singh puts off Lanka visit as Colombo okays Chinese spy ship docking

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

By Sanjib Kr Baruah  Courtesy The Week Cites ‘unavoidable circumstances’ as reason for cancellation of visit Defence Minister Rajnath Singh | PTI In a late evening development on Friday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Sri Lanka, where he was to ‘review’ the entire gamut of defence ties with the island nation, has been put […]

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China spy ship in Sri Lanka aiming to wedge India- Lanka ties

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

By Sanjib Kr Baruah  Courtesy The Week China’s research vessels possess dual capability with both civilian and military use Representation. Hambantota port in Sri Lanka The planned docking of the Chinese research vessel Shi Yang 6 in the Colombo and Hambantota ports is meant to engineer a crack in the bilateral relations between India and […]

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Suspect remanded after confessing to torching army bus during 2022 Mirihana unrest

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the suspect behind the torching of an army bus during a protest staged in front of former President Gotabaya Rajapakse’s residence in Pengiriwatte, Mirihana on 31 March 2022. The arrest was made on Friday night (01 Sep.) in the Mahiyangana area, based on a tip-off received […]

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Sri Lanka’s National Hydrogen Roadmap unveiled

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s National Hydrogen Roadmap, which aims to develop and deploy green hydrogen technologies in the country, was unveiled on Friday (Sept. 01). Power & Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said the roadmap was presented by the Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka (PADSL) and Greenstat Hydrogen India (a subsidiary of a Norwegian energy […]

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Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe among Global Finance Magazine’s top 21 Central Bank Governors

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has been named amongst the 21 Bank Governors listed in the Global Finance Magazine’s Central Banker Report Cards for the year 2023. Accordingly, Dr. Weerasinghe was amongst the 10 governors who earned an ‘A-’ grade. On 23 August, the Global Finance Magazine released […]

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Export Agriculture Dept. earns over Rs. 86bn in first half of 2023

Saturday, September 2nd, 2023

Courtesy Adaderana As per the statistics of the Department of Export Agriculture, Sri Lanka’s agriculture exports earned a revenue of over Rs. 86 billion thus far in 2023, in comparison to the earnings recorded over the last five years. Commenting on the matter, Development Director of the Department Upul Ranaweera explained that the revenue was […]

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