Insight By Sunil Kumar While President Ranil Wickremasinghe insists that the Nation will maintain good relations with all countries and will take no sides he should also curb his Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry from direct involvement in the ongoing conflict between India and Canada before it becomes an embarrassment to Sri Lanka straddled with […]

by Janaka Perera Asoka Weeraratna – Founder of the German Dharmaduta Society, Berlin Buddhist Vihara and Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya Professor Karl Heinz-Golzio The 50th Anniversary (1957-2007) of the first Sri Lankan Buddhist Mission to Germany  commemorated with the issue of a commemorative postage stamp Janaka Perera Colombo, (Asiantribune.com): Buddhism is definitely making headway in Germany and the […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Pursuant to the Private Security Agencies Regularization Act No. 45 of 1998, the Ministry of Defence has taken steps to update the licensing conditions for the regulation and registration of private security agencies currently registered under the Ministry of Defence. Accordingly, all registered institutions must submit applications for extension […]

Media Release2023.09.28 As the latest of a series of activities to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between India and Sri Lanka which falls this year, the High Commission of Sri Lanka in New Delhi has initiated a book project on Ramayana sites in collaboration with the internationally renowned publisher […]

අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය මාධ්‍ය අංශය  ·       ගුරු පත්වීම් ලබා දීමේදී පළාත තුළ පුරප්පාඩු පිරවීමට පියවර ගත යුතුයි. ·       මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ව්‍යාපාර වැළැක්වීමට ස්වේච්ඡා වැඩපිළිවෙළක් නැවත අවශ්‍යයි. – අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන මහතා සහ පළාත් ආණ්ඩුකාරවරුන්, අතර හමුවක් 2023.09.26 දින  අරලියගහ මන්දිරයේ දී පැවැත්විණි. එහිදී අදහස් දැක්වූ අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය වරයා – රටේ තිබෙන ආර්ථික, දේශපාලන හා පරිපාලන […]

Democracy Now!   http://www.democracynow.org – In 1991, Nelson Mandela traveled to Cuba to meet with then president Fidel Castro on one of his first international trips after being freed from prison. Mandela called the Cuban Revolution, “a source of inspiration to all freedom-loving people” and thanked Cuba for supporting the African National Congress at a […]

Priyantha Hettige The source for the collection of ideas and practices called ‘fascism’ (an Italian word) is to be found in the Holy Bible – the word of God. The Popes are fully fascist and rule through the power of God. Their rules are to be imposed on all of humanity without question or answer-back. […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division Eid Milad-Un-Nabi Message When Muslims all over the world celebrate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammed who dedicated himself to peace, love, mercy and goodness and wellbeing of the world, let us recommit ourselves to creating harmony in the society as it is the most appropriate way to respect him.It is […]

News Center කාදිනල් හිමි සම්පුර්ණ බොරු කරන්නේ | රාජ්‍ය නොවන සංවිධාන වලින් සල්ලි එකතු කරනවා | මිහින්තලේ හිමිගෙන් කාදිනල් හිමිට චෝදනා පත්‍රයක්

Courtesy Aljazeera Global lender says it did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9bn bailout package. The International Monetary Fund did not reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9bn bailout package, due to a potential shortfall in government revenue generation, says […]

Bloomberg News COLOMBO, Sept 27 —Some members on the committee of Sri Lanka’s official creditors are pushing to reach a deal to restructure the nation’s debt without the participation of China, Bloomberg News reported today citing people familiar with the matter. The members want the group of major creditors, including the US, Japan and India, […]

Courtesy NekkeiAsia Fund says crisis-hit economy needs tax reforms to boost coffers A vendor waits for customers at a marketplace in Colombo on Sept. 27. “The people of Sri Lanka have shown remarkable resilience and the authorities have made significant progress on important reforms,” the IMF said in a statement.   © AP MUNZA MUSHTAQ, Contributing writerSeptember […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission team concluding its visit to Sri Lanka said that despite early signs of stabilization, full economic recovery is not yet assured. The team led by Peter Breuer and Ms. Katsiaryna Svirydzenka said Sri Lanka has made commendable progress in implementing difficult but much-needed reforms. The […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Five fishermen who trafficked 151.341 kilos of heroin on 2nd November 2019 were sentenced to death on three charges by the Colombo High Court today. The suspects were sentenced to death after a long trial by Colombo High Court Judge Namal Ballale, observing that the prosecution case against the five accused […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A future National Peoples’ Power (NPP) government will never hesitate to work with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other institutions, former NPP MP Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.  He told reporters that the NPP will deal with the IMF while respecting the people’s mandate and will be committed to implementing […]

By Sena Thoradeniya (Contd. From 17 September 2023) 1. Land Claims of Chieftains In 1875 a vast quantity of valuable forest land was claimed by Chiefs and Headmen what were known as British Grants” conferred upon them soon after the Kandyan War of Independence in 1817-1818 for the services rendered by them to the British […]

by Sarah Raymundo Increasing numbers of activists around the world are turning to Vincent Bevins’s The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program That Shaped Our World to learn more about the horrific atrocities committed by the United States against peoples’ struggles for the right to self-determination in the so-called postcolonial era. […]

Shenali D Waduge An article by Ron Nixon written to the New York Times in April 2011 highlighted the following IRI Sri Lanka supports  IRI receives funding from US State Dept, USAID, NED https://www.iri.org/iri-around-the-world/asia-pacific/sri-lanka/ The National Endowment for Democracy created in 1983 received $100m annually from Congress. Egypt’s protests & strikes began on 25 January […]

Press Release by the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment and ILO Sri Lanka September 4-7, 2023: Spearheaded by Mr. R.P.A. Wimalaweera, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment, a distinguished Sri Lankan delegation embarked on a four-day study tour to Indonesia. Their primary objective was to draw insights from Indonesia’s exemplary journey […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, Sept 26 (DailyMirror) – Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC)  has expressed its desire to host all Afghanistan’s home series in Sri Lanka. It also wants to host all the India-Pakistan matches in Sri Lanka.  These suggestions have come from Prof. Arjuna De Silva, the chairman of the medical panel of the SLC.  Speaking […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The makers of British television network Channel 4’s documentary on the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka have admitted that they do not have credible evidence to support the claims made by Azad Maulana, the ‘whistleblower’ who made serious allegations about the complicity of state officials. This came to light during […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports increased by 6.98% to USD 1,091.6 million in August 2023 compared to July 2023, the Export Development Board (EDB) said today (Sept. 26). Citing the provisional data released by Sri Lanka Customs, the EDB said it is, however, a 10.91 % decrease when compared to the value recorded in […]

Courtesy Pravda The “world government” is not friends with the head, so its main persons are drug users. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is also under suspicion. Photo: PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY Official website Trudeau accused of drug addiction Indian diplomat and former Indian ambassador to Sudan Deepak Vohra said that when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in […]

Courtesy Adaderana The International Monetary Fund is concerned about a shortfall in revenue collection by Sri Lanka’s government this year, though that is unlikely to derail a $2.9 billion loan programme for the crisis-hit country, two Sri Lankan sources told Reuters. A delegation from the IMF met with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry on Monday, reacting to the India-Canada diplomatic row, said terrorists have found safe haven in Canada and their Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came out with the outrageous allegations without any proof. Speaking exclusively to ANI, Mr Sabry said he is not surprised” by his remarks since Trudeau […]

Courtesy The Independent Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has responded to outrage over the standing ovation he participated in for a war veteran who served in the Nazi Waffen-SS, calling it a mistake” and deeply embarrassing” to the country’s Parliament. During Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit on Friday, Canada’s House of Commons gave a rousing […]

By P.K.Balachandran/The Citizen Colombo, September 25: On the surface, the killing of the Canadian- Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar is a matter between Canada and India. But it has become an India-US affair following reports that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s accusations against India were based on intelligence provided by the Five Eyes” group of […]

Source: China Daily The reason why the United States sees China as an ever-bigger threat is not just because of its status as the world’s second-largest economy. It is primarily because China presents an alternative development model distinct from that advocated by the US and its western allies, Tamara Kunanayakam, former permanent representative of Sri […]

Courtesy Daily Express Jewish advocacy groups have reacted with fury after Volodymyr Zelensky and Justin Trudeau were among those who gave a veteran who fought for a Nazi unit during the Second World War a standing ovation. Yaroslav Hunka fought for the First Ukrainian Division – also known as the Waffen-SS Galicia Division, or the […]