Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre ආරක්‍ෂක අමාත්‍යංශය යටතේ ක්‍රියාත්මක වන සිවිල් ආරක්‍ෂක බලකාය පසුගිය තිස් වසරක කුරිරු යුද්ධය අවසන් කිරීමට සුවිශේෂී දායකත්වයක් දැක්වූ වර්තමානයේ මෙරට ක්‍රියාත්මක කෙරෙන සංවර්ධන ව්‍යාපෘති සහ සමාජයේ යහ පැවැත්ම උදෙසා අතිශය වැදගත් කාර්‍යභාරයක් සිදු කරනු ලබයි. ඒ පිළිබඳ සැලකිල්ලට ගනිමින් සිවිල් ආරක්‍ෂක බලකායට අයත් සාමාජිකයන්ගේ සුභසාධනය වෙනුවෙන් රජය විසින් ක්‍රියාත්මක […]

Lyubov Stepushova Courtesy Pravda Russia can return stranded astronauts from the ISS, but a political solution is needed NASA has postponed until the end of August a decision on when and how to return home two astronauts who are stuck on the ISS. The only safe option is on the Soyuz. Photo: flickr.com by NASA […]

by Richard D. Wolff Courtesy counterpunch In the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French centrist” President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people’s anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the British people’s anger, as Labor leader Starmer […]

Dilrook Kannangara Comparing Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is wrong. The level of violence and ethnic composition are totally different in the two nations. Sri Lanka was economically bankrupt, had given up repaying loans and had 2 years and 1 quarter of negative economic growth when Aragalaya commenced. On the other hand, the Bangladeshi economy was […]

Manuka Wijesinghe. Quo vadis domine? ‘Where are you going, Lord?’, Peter asks the risen Christ whom he meets along the Appian way. ‘Romam eo iterum crucifigi’, Christ replies. ‘I am going to Rome in order to be crucified again. While Christ sacrificed his life for the love of man, we live for the love of […]

by A. Abdul Aziz Reports reaching us indicate, the London based International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) is again calling the attention of International Community to intensifying threats against the Ahmadi citizens in Pakistan. Enjoying virtual immunity from official sanction, and magnified by viral social media posts, hatred for Ahmadis has become a form of mass […]

by A. Abdul Aziz reporting from Chennai. The Second Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community) in Islam H Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him, formed Auxiliary Organizations in the J   ama’at to serve the needs of both genders according to different age groups: In 1922: Majlis Lajna Ima’illah for women. […]

Democracy At Work On this week’s Economic Update, Professor Wolff devotes the entire program to explaining clearly and accessibly what government deficits are, why they occur, and who benefits from them. We show how deficits and debts reward corporations and the rich at the expense of the mass of employees. This show will equip our […]

තිස්ස ගුණතිලක පසුගිය ධර්ම සාකච්ඡාවලදී සාකච්ඡාවට භාජනයවූ කරුනු සද්ධර්මය තුල හමුවන ආර්ය ප්‍රතිපදාවට අනුකූලව සකස්කරගන්න, ගලපාගන්න බලමු. ප්‍රතිපදාව යනු නිවන් මාර්ගයට අනුගතවන ප්‍රතිපදාවයි. සෑම සිතුවිල්ලක් හරහාම භාහිර ලෝකය අපට ග්‍රහනය වන්නේ අපගේ පංචේන්ද්‍රිය හා සයවන ඉංද්‍රියවන මනේන්ද්‍රිය හරහාය. බුදුන්වහන්සේ සත්වයා අර්ථ දැක්වූයේ ඉහත ක්‍රියාවලින්ට අදාල ‘ස්කන්ධයට’ අනුකූලවයි. සත්වයා ඇතිවීම යනු ‘සමුදය-උදය’ හෙවත් දුක ඇතිවීමයි. ස්කන්ධ […]

Chinfo Channel Dr. Sweta Adatia, renowned neurologist, author, and TED-X speaker, in this captivating session recorded on April 9, 2024, at Sandeepany Sadhanalaya, Powai, Mumbai. Dr Adatia delves into the fascinating realm of neuroscience, exploring the profound impact of chanting on brain functions. Dr. Adatia specialises in treating strokes and migraine and has conducted extensive […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් යහමින් මුදල් හම්බ කරගත හැකි අමාත්‍යංශයක් ලබාදීම සඳහා රිෂාඩ් බදියුදීන් මහතා සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතාට කොන්දේසි දමා ඇතැයි පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී ඉෂාක් රහුමාන් මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. රිෂාඩ් බදියුදීන් මහතගේ නායකත්වයෙන් යුතු සමස්ත ලංකා මහජන කොංග්‍රසයේ මන්ත්‍රීවරයෙකු වන ඔහු කියා සිටියේ බදියුදීන් මහතා සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස මහතා සමග එක්ව සිටින්නේ ඊළඟ පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී කැබිනට් අමාත්‍ය […]

Courtesy Adaderana The All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC), led by MP Rishad Bathiudeen, has signed an agreement with the ‘Samagi Jana Sandhanaya’ to support Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in the upcoming Presidential Election. The agreement was signed by Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) leader and presidential candidate Sajith Premadasa and ACMC leader, former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, […]

Courtesy Adaderana An Australian Federal Court judge has slammed the Home Affairs Department for failing to properly scrutinise a Sri Lankan diplomat who confiscated a staffer’s passport and gave her just two days leave in three years, Australian media reported today. Sri Lanka’s former deputy high commissioner to Australia has been ordered to pay $543,000 […]

Courtesy Ada Derana The Election Commission of Sri Lanka says it has accepted the nominations of all 39 presidential candidates who submitted their nominations today (15) for the 2024 Presidential Election. The Election Commission Chairman R.M.A.L. Rathnayake announced that the three objections presented following the nomination submission, were rejected. Addressing the candidates, signatories and others […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, August (Daily Mirror) – The new Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, has sought Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremeisnghe’s assistance to stabilise his country, sources close to President Wickremesinghe said today. Prime Minister Yunus had informed that he needed Wickremesinghe’s assistance to stabilise Bangladesh when the latter telephoned him to […]

By Brahma Chellaney Courtesy Taipei Times Violent student-led, Islamist-backed protests in Bangladesh have toppled Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, and mob attacks targeting those viewed as supporters of her secular Awami League party — in particular, the country’s dwindling Hindu minority — are proliferating. At a time when neighboring Myanmar is engulfed in violence […]

By Arif Rafiq Courtesy GlobelyNews The Adani Group is hit with fresh corruption allegations as newly revealed documents link India’s market regulator chairperson to Adani offshore companies. India’s second-richest man Gautam Adani is at the center of a new corruption scandal, with the accusations coming from a familiar source. On Monday, investment firm Hindenburg Research released excerpts of what […]

Courtesy Adaderana The deadline for the placing of deposits for the candidates contesting the 2024 Presidential Election has concluded at 12 noon today (14). Four candidates have placed deposits within today, the final day for the placing of bonds, including MP Namal Rajapaksa from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Janaka Ratnayake from the ‘United […]

Courtesy Adaderana In a telephone conversation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has offered his warm congratulations to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who was recently sworn in as the head of Bangladesh’s interim government. The President has also reportedly stated that he is confident that Dr. Yunus will be able to maintain law and order […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekaa Wrapped in history and legend, on the northern end of the village called Meemure in , in Sri Lanka, rising adobe the surroundings like a colossal giant rock is the world famous Lakegala perhaps the highest bare rock outcrop in the world. NAmed by different names in history Lanka pabbata, Lankagiri, Lakgala, […]

මතුගම සෙනෙවිරුවන්          ජනපතිවරණ සමය එළඹී ඇත.රටේ නායකයා තේරීම ට ජනතා රැළි ගොඩනන්වමින් තිබේ.ඉන් විශාලතම ව ඉහළට එසැවුණු රැල්ලෙන් නව ජනපතිවරයා පත් විය හැකිය.මේ රැළි බිහි කරනුයේ මුදල් යහමින් විසි කරමීනි.රැළි වලට එකතු වන ජනතාවට නිශ්චිත අරමුණක් ඇතැයි සිතිය හැකි නොවේ.රැළි බීහි කරන්නේ පක්ෂ විසින් බැවින් ඇතැම් විට පක්ෂයේ අරමුණ ජනතාවට ඇතැයි සිතිය හැකිය.නමුත් දැන් […]

MMBL-Pathfinder Group joint-venture The MMBL-Pathfinder Group joint-venture portfolio of investments is expected to yield nearly US$ 425 million in foreign exchange to Sri Lanka in 2024, a significant increase from the US$ 250 million it earned in 2023. The MMBL-Pathfinder Group’s joint-venture investment portfolio consists of partnerships and strategic alliances with a wide network of […]

Prime Minister’s Media Division With the blessing of the Maha Sangha, the Satyakriya and Adhistana Pooja, organized annually for the purpose if protecting the unity, territorial integrity, and sovereignty of the motherland, was held for the thirtieth time on 10.08.2024 at the historic Kataragama Kiri Vehera Temple under the patronage of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna(MEP) leader […]

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By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat The SLPP is hoping its strategy of fielding Namal will save the party from decimation in the parliamentary election that is due to follow. Namal Rajapaksa of the Sri Lanka Podujana Party greets his supporters while campaigning in the upcoming presidential election at Rathgama, Sri Lanka, Aug. 4, 2024.Credit: X/Namal Rajapaksa […]

Courtesy Adaderana MP Wimal Weerawansa has filed a case against two officers of the Immigration and Emigration Department before the Colombo District Court seeking Rs. 1,000 million as compensation for alleged defamation. The former minister says he was arrested under the Immigration and Emigration Act for no reason during the previous ‘Yahapalana’ (good governance) government […]

Dialogue Works Gilbert Doctorow is a professional Russia watcher and actor in Russian affairs going back to 1965. He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1967), a past Fulbright scholar, and holder of a Ph.D. with honors in history from Columbia University (1975). After completing his studies, Mr. Doctorow pursued a business […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * e-Con e-News 04-10 August 2024 * ‘5 Ways to Make a Billionaire: 1) Exploit a monopoly. 2) Exploit inside information. 3) Buy off politicians. 4) Defraud investors. 5) Get money from rich relatives. – Robert Reich, former US Labor Secretary (see ee Economists) […]

Dilrook Kannangara Since he entered active politics almost 50 years ago, Ranil only had very short-term plans targeting elections. These plans subsequently turned sour and caused long term destruction. He simply bolted when their disastrous long-term consequences emerged. Catastrophic austerity measures have been agreed to with the IMF that will decimate the economies of the […]