Courtesy Sputnik MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The investigation has obtained evidence of the connection of the terrorists who carried out the attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue with Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Thursday. “The initial results of the investigation fully confirm the planned nature of the terrorists’ actions, careful preparation […]

 By AJITH SIRIWARDANA Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 28 (Daily Mirror)-  Claiming that the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has no suitable Presidential candidate at the moment, Minister Prasanna Ranatunga said Namal Rajapaksa can contest for Presidency only after another five to ten years’ time. “My stance is that we need to go for a […]

Courtesy Adaderana The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year basis has recorded a significant decrease in the month of March 2024, according to the most recent figures published by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS). The CCPI-based inflation was calculated as 5.9% for the month […]

Courtesy Adaderana The world’s largest refiner, China’s Sinopec plans to start work on a refinery in Sri Lanka by June, the power minister said on Thursday, advancing a project earmarked as the biggest investment in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka is looking to attract investment in the battle to stabilise its economy and return […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court has ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to make a statement in court on 04 April on his recent comments over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. The order was issued today (28) after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) had reported the relevant facts to the court, on the instructions of […]

Courtesy Adaderana Amidst growing pressure to amend its travel advice to Sri Lanka which was deemed overly harsh”, the United Kingdom (UK) has defended its decision and said it would continue to keep the island nation’s travel advise under close review. UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, South Asia, Commonwealth Lord Tariq Ahmad […]

By Sena Thoradeniya 1. How the Speaker Was Pressured? Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena deserves plaudits of all anti-imperialist, anti-fascist, anti-hegemonic, anti-anarchist Sri Lankans for the bold statement he made immediately after the No Confidence Motion of the joint opposition on 21 March 2024. He revealed for the first time foreign powers (it is obvious who […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Political ethics requires leaders to meet higher standards than would be necessary for private life. They may have less of a right to privacy than ordinary citizens do, or no right to use their office for personal profit. Personal or private morality and political morality are often viewed as a conflict of interest […]

Newsfirst Sri Lanka අසෝක ඩයස්, ඇඩ්වොකාටා ආයතනයේ ප්‍රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී ධනනාත් ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතා සමග පැවැත්වූ පැතිකඩ සංවාදය Asoka Dias interviews, Mr. Dhananath Fernando, Chief Executive Officer, Advocata Institute මරණ තුනක් ඇති මිනිසා පැණි කයි ද? – ධනනාත් ප්‍රනාන්දු

Prime Minister’s Media Division A meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena was held today (27.03.2024) at Great Hall, Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Beijing, China, March 27, 2024. /Xinhua Both countries agreed to continue to act under the […]

By Palitha Ariyarathna In the intricate dance of religious syncretism, where diverse traditions intermingle, Buddhists find themselves at a crossroads. As they engage with other faiths, they must tread carefully, ensuring that their core teachings remain untainted. The allure of blending practices can be enticing, but hidden agendas and power dynamics often lurk beneath the […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre It is imperative to have a proper plan to face natural and other emergencies within the country and also build capacity to assist other countries faced with such calamities, said State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon making a visit to CBRN Response Regiment at Mattegoda. State Minister […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang assured Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena that China would assist Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process continuously and help Sri Lanka to develop its economy. During the high level bilateral talks held today in Beijing, the Chinese Prime Minister praised Sri Lanka’s economic progress after a period of […]

Vichara President Directs Completion of Urumaya” Program Granting Free Land Rights to 2 Million People by June ( President’s Media Division 22 March 2024). President RW has declared his intention to contest the upcoming Presidential Elections. According to his supporters, there is a block vote of 2.4 million Asswesuma beneficiaries who are obliged to vote […]

By: Pramod Thomas Courtesy Eastern Eye Dinesh Gunawardena said China would assist” Sri Lanka’s restructuring of external deb Dinesh Gunawardena speaks during a press conference in Colombo. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images) PRIME MINISTER of Sri Lanka on Wednesday (27) announced that China has committed to enhancing the strategic deep-sea port and […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat It underscores yet again the inconsistent and ad hoc foreign policy under President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s leadership. The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry recently confirmed allowing a German research vessel, the Sonne, to dock at Colombo Port. This raised eyebrows among some observers, considering that just a few months ago, the Sri […]

Courtesy CGTN News Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Beijing, China, March 27, 2024. /Xinhua Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met with Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena in Beijing, with the two sides agreeing to deepen friendship and promote greater cooperation. Noting that the friendship […]

Courtesy The South China Morning Post The Hambantota port in Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP Sri Lanka’s prime minister said on Wednesday that China has pledged to develop the island nation’s strategic deep seaport and the capital’s airport after talks with his counterpart in Beijing. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said China – the island’s biggest bilateral […]

By Pranjal Pandey Courtesy Eurais Review Sri Lanka’s economic crisis has worsened due to IMF deals, causing social unrest, unemployment, poverty, and food insecurity, and posing significant challenges for its people. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on March 21, 2024, that it has reached a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka regarding the next phase of […]

Courtesy Adaderana MP Namal Rajapaksa has been unanimously elected as the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna’s new national organiser, a post previously held by former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa. The new appointment was during the SLPP’s executive committee meeting convened on Wednesday at former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s official residence at Wijerama Road in Colombo. State Minister […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division The signing of nine new agreements between China and Sri Lanka took place today (26.03.2024) under the patronage of Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. The Prime Minister today paid floral tributes to the martyred war heroes at the Monument to the People’s Heroes at Tiananmen Square, […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 017-23 March 2024 The USA is now naming Sri Lanka as a ‘partner’ in its Indo-Pacific wars. US military magazine Indo-Pacific Defense Forum recently outlined the US Indo-Pacific Command’s planned ‘military engagements’ for Sri Lanka.      The US Navy earlier established a logistics hub to […]

ධරණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක MARCH 22, 2024 සංස්කාරක COMMENTS OFFON ජාතින්ගේ ධනය සහ න්‍යායේ දුප්පත්කම: ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදල, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සම්පත්වල ශාපය සහ මහ බැංකුව පුද්ගලිකරණය -ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක සීතල යුද්ධයේ වර්තමාන අවධියේදී උත්සන්න වෙමින් පවත්නා  යුක්රේනයේ සහ ගාසාහි චාලක යුද්ධ මගින් ලෝකයේ අවධානය වෙතකට යොමු කරවමින් පවතින අතර ආසියාව, අප්‍රිකාව සහ දකුණු ඇමෙරිකාව ඇතුළු ගෝලීය […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena called upon the Sri Lankan community abroad to get involved in the current economic drive of the Motherland by sharing their professional experiences and adopting innovative methods created in their respective fields.Speaking at a meeting of Sri Lankan professionals in China at the Embassy of Sri Lanka […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A two-story building of Naminioya Monty Gopallawa Model Primary School, Wilgamuwa built utilizing Rs. 7.6 million of the Central Provincial Council funds on the request of the State Minister of Defence Hon. Premitha Bandara Tennakoon was declared open and vested in the school authorities by the State Minister today […]

Prime Minister’s Media Unit Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena arrived in Beijing, China today (25th March). Prime Minister was welcomed by Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong and senior officials and Acting Ambassador K.K. Yoganandan. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena left for Beijing in China yesterday evening (24.03.2024) as the chief guest of Boao Conference, […]

Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara Labour and Foreign Employment Minister, Mr. Manusha Nanayakkara, on Saturday said that the Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to digitize the entire foreign employment sector. While noting this will be implemented at the earliest the Minister stressed that this will help liberate the foreign employment sector from […]

by A. Abdul Aziz, Press Secretary AMJSL All praise belongs to Allah, who enabled us to become Ahmadi Muslims and it is He alone that we worship. We believe, just like all other Muslims, that the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is the greatest of all the prophets and Khatamun-nabiyyeen (seal of Prophets), Allah gave him […]

Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna (AAL) It was reported in several media today that a lawyer who appeared in a court and presented facts was remanded and suspended from practicing as a lawyer until the case is over. In a publication by Manopriya Gunasekara in the Lankadeepa website titled ‘අධිකරණයට අපහාස කළ නීතීඥවරයෙකු රිමාන්ඩ්‘, it is mentioned […]

Ven. Ampitiye Sumanarathana Thero පූජ්‍ය අම්පිටියේ සුමරතන නාහිමිපාණන් වහන්සේගේ සංකල්පයකට අනුව සහ උන්වහන්සේගේ 54 වන ජන්ම දිනයට සමගාමීව විහාරස්ථානයට ප්‍රවිෂ්ට වන මාර්ගය ජන සතු කොට පූජා කිරීම සහ අභිනවයෙන් ඉදිකරනු ලැබූ සංඝාවාසය සඟ සතු කොට පූජා කිරීමේ මහෝත්සවය. ✅මේ සඳහා සහය දුන් ශ්‍රී ලංකා යුද හමුදාව, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොලිසිය, ශ්‍රී ලංකා සිවිල් ආරක්ෂක බලකාය සහ […]