by Professor Sunil Wimalawansa, MD, PhD, MBA, DSc. Professor of Medicine The fundamental difference between males and females is that males typically have XY chromosomes. In contrast, females have XX chromosomes, which are biologically different and specifically identifiable. The X and Y chromosomes determine womanliness (femineity) and manhood (masculinity). Atypical chromosomal abnormalities like 47-XXY (Klinefelter […]

by Prof Sunil J. Wimalawansa Eliminating corruption, re-establishing judicial independence, curtailing wastage and unnecessary imports, and embracing technology are key priorities for the new National People’s Power (NPP) government in Sri Lanka. Now is the time for the NPP leadership to deliver on their promises, ensuring that appointments to government positions, such as chairmanships, are […]

Prof. Hudson McLean Whether it is NATO or EU, or the World Bank, USA Drives the World! Where does Russia Stands with BRICS? Two Questions – Right Now facing USA Elections! Donald Trump with His Billionaire Boys 1: Will They Support USA or Butter Their Own Bread? 2: Whether it is Israel or Ukraine – […]

Chanaka Bandarage It is a great relief that the Arugam Bay attack/incident did not materialize. We have many 9/11s of our own (the 2019 Easter Sunday attack is just one). Would Arugam Bay have become our Bali 2005? (on 1 October 2005, 20 Australians holidaying in Bali were killed by Indonesian terrorists, over 100 were […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) visited the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Headquarters located at the Defence Headquarters Complex, Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte today (Oct 28). This is the first official visit undertaken by the Defence Secretary to the Army Headquarters since assuming office as the Secretary to […]

By Ama H. Vanniarachchy Courtesy CEYLON TODAY. Sri Lanka’s rich archaeological heritage is under serious threat, according to a recent research report titled Analytical Report on the Protection and Conservation of the Archaeological Heritage of National Importance of Sri Lanka – Volume I.”Sponsored by the Bauddhaloka Foundation (Guarantee) Ltd., this extensive report that covers eight […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Your Excellency, I would like to share my observations regarding the pressing need for advanced vocational training in Sri Lanka, particularly in the field of welding and related engineering disciplines. As the founder of an advanced welding school, I have recognized a significant demand for skilled workers, especially among our youth seeking […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera අතිගරු ජනාදිපති තුමනි, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ, විශේෂයෙන් වෙල්ඩින් ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ සහ ඒ ආශ්‍රිත ඉංජිනේරු විෂය ක්ෂේත්‍රවල උසස් වෘත්තීය පුහුණුවක අවශ්‍යතාවය පිළිබඳ මගේ නිරීක්ෂණ බෙදා ගැනීමට මම කැමැත්තෙමි. උසස් වෙල්ඩින් පාසලක නිර්මාතෘවරයා වශයෙන්, පුහුණු ශ්‍රමිකයින් සඳහා සැලකිය යුතු ඉල්ලුමක් ඇති බව මම හඳුනාගෙන ඇත්තෙමි, විශේෂයෙන් විදේශ රැකියා අවස්ථා සොයන අපගේ තරුණයින් අතර. මෙම ආයතනය පිහිටුවීමේ […]

Voice Tube IMF සාක්ච්ඡා අසාර්ථකද? මේවා හංගන්න එපා අනුර කියන්න – රනිල් යළි ජනපතිගෙන් ගේම ඉල්ලයි!

Udaya Gammanpila පාස්කු ප්‍රහාරය පිලිබඳ එස් අයි ඉමාම් වාර්තාව ජනගත කිරීම – 2024.10.28

Courtesy Hiru News Udaya Gammanpila, leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, has publicly questioned why President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has yet to release the Imam’s report on the Easter Sunday attack. Speaking today (28) in Colombo at a press conference for the release of the report by retired Supreme Court judge S.I. Alwis, Gammanpila criticized […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Jana Aragala Alliance has alleged that the government will incur an additional cost of one million dollars due to a new tender awarded for printing foreign passports. Pubudu Jayagoda, a member of the alliance’s executive committee, made the statement during a press conference yesterday, urging the government to clarify its stance […]

Courtesy Hiru News President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the importance of implementing a procurement plan and strengthening the National Procurement Commission (NPC). The President shared these views in a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (28), where he engaged in an in-depth discussion with NPC officials on the current procurement laws and procedures. […]