Jon Schwarz The question of Israel is whether European colonialism can ever make peace with the rest of the world. Partisans of Israel have often asked: On a planet overflowing with war, famine, and cruelty, why does the world pay so much attention to what’s happening in Gaza (and the West Bank) in comparison with […]

Politics මහා සංඝරත්නයට සහ රටේ සමාජ සංස්ථාවට දිගින් දිගටම සිදුවන පහර දීම දීර්ඝ කාලීන න්‍යායපත්‍රයකට අනුව සිදුවන බවත්, රටේ පවතින අර්බුදය මැද එය උච්චම තැනට ගෙනවිත් ඇති බවත් දේශහිතෛෂී ජාතික ව්‍යාපාරයේ මහ ලේකම් වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මහතා පවසයි. රූපවාහිනී සංවාදයකට එක්වෙමින් ඒ මහතා පවසන්නේ මහාවංශයට, ත්‍රිපිටකයට පහර දෙමින් බුදුන් වහන්සේ ලංකාවේ ඉපදුනු බව පවසමින් ඇතැම් […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Muslims should rejoice that the era of the second rejuvenation of Islam has arrived” – Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (Given below are the few extracts from the address of Ahmadiyya Khalifa, related to the fulfilment of Latter Days Prophecies, delivered at Concluding Session of the last month Qadian Convention.) His Holiness mentioned […]

By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Design of proposed mosque in Ayodhya Colombo, January 23: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday consecrated, amidst unprecedented fanfare, an idol of Lord Rama in a grand new temple coming up at Rama’s birthplace in Ayodhya in the North Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. But even as the consecration was […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 21 (Daily Mirror) –  A total of 987 suspects have been arrested during the islandwide operation ‘Yukthiya’ within the last 24 hours, the Public Security Ministry said. They said 663 suspects have been arrested over drug offenses and 324 suspects who were on the list referred to Crime OICs […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 22 (Daily Mirror) – Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and the Local Government Minister requested that high priority be given to renewable energy in order to reduce the recurrent costs of the local government bodies in 2024. He made these comments while participating in the progress review meeting […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 22 (Daily Mirror) – The government which was formed with a 6.9 million mandate and a two-thirds majority was shattered by its own leaders, Parliamentarian S.B. Dissanayake said today. “I am dissapointed that the government formed with a 6.9 million mandate and a two-thirds majority was shattered by our […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A protest was held in front of the head office of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) in Pelawatta against the statement by National People’s Power (NPP) executive member Samanmalee Gunasinghe over legalising prostitution under their government. Protest was staged by New Peoples Front Pix courtesy social media

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan. 22 (Daily Mirror)- With vital elections looming on the horizon , rhetorical remarks from across the political divide have become the norm for each passing day. It is common for political leaders of all hues to fine-tune their speeches with rhetorical language as a vote catching ,crowd pulling exercise. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Secretary General of the Parliament Mrs. Kushani Rohanadeera has said that the reports that there is constant sexual harassment towards female staff members and female Members of Parliament in Parliament and that proper investigations and measures are not being taken are completely false.  Issuing a statement, the Secretary General emphasized that when […]

Courtesy Hiru News Starting from today (22), the Colombo Police have activated a new CCTV surveillance system aimed at tracking drivers who violate traffic rules within the city. A total of 108 CCTV cameras have been installed to monitor vehicles entering Colombo. If a driver is found violating traffic rules, a fine slip will be […]

Courtesy Hiru News Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena has revealed plans to establish shops exclusively selling VAT-exempt goods nationwide. Speaking at a program in the Kaduwela area, the minister stated that this initiative aims to provide consumers with a fair opportunity to purchase items not subject to VAT. Goods such as vegetables, baby milk powder, fruits, […]

Courtesy Hiru News Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation rate jumped to 4.2% year-on-year in December driven by rising food prices, official data showed on Monday, although it remains well below record high levels seen at the height of the country’s financial crisis. Food prices rose 1.6% in December after falling 2.2% in November on the […]