Prof. Hudson McLean Trump hints at annexing Greenland to the United States! If that is ok, then China could annex Taiwan! Russia could annex Ukraine! India could annex Sri Lanka! What is Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander! (A USA Idiom) Express Your Opinion – Read What Others Say!The Independent Interactive Voice […]

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ජයන්ත හේරත් විජේ මහප්පාගේ JVP පoචාර්‍ය සත්‍ය බන්කොලොත්ය. සන්නද්ද අරගලය  විමුක්තිය නොවන බව කුමාරයා සහ ගෝල පිරිස තේරුම් ගෙන  ක්‍රියාවෙන් පෙන්නදුන්නේය. ධනේශ්වර ක්‍රමය යටතේ කුමාරයා එක රැයිං 4.5 බිලියනෙයියාර්ය. ධනේෂ්වරය යටතේ ඕනම දෙයක්  කල හැක. චන්දෙන් පැරදුනත් ජනාධිපති විය හැක. ජනාධිපති උනත් රූකඩයක් මෙන් නැටවිය හැක. රා මස් සාමි ලා මස්ක් ලා කරන්නේ ඒකය. JR […]

By Citizen Perera With a protracted article by a NGO activist on dementia, the question is being widely asked whether a snide reference is being made to AKD, especially in the light of a power struggle with ‘late’ Harini who, like what Bush (Jnr) did to the US, shames Sri Lanka with her appalling knowledge […]

C. Wijeyawickrema මෝදි අනුරගේ කරට අත දැමීම බිය උපදනවා.. ‘Thats my boy’ කියනවා වගේ..- දිල්කා සිඩ්නි සිට December 22, 2024 at 10:02 pm | lanka C news මෝඩිගේ ගුහාවට ඇතුල්වන දොරටුවේ එක පැත්තක මුලට ඉන්දියන් කොඩියත් අනිත් පැත්තේ මුලට ලංකා කොඩියත් දැම්මේ නැත්තේ ඇයි? අනිත් අතට බොරු කියන එකත් අපේ අයිතියක් (human right) කියන අබුද්දස්ස […]

ASOKA WEERASINGHE 2066 Kings Grove Crescent . Gloucester .Ontario .K1J  6G1., Canada OPEN LETTER TO Mr. Milinda Moragoda Former Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to IndiaColomboSri Lanka 22 December 2024  A Response to his  statement ‘Implement Indo-Lanka  agreement as soon as possible’, which appeared on 2024/12/20 as an The Island Online E-Paper Cc, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake Dear […]

Ruwan M Jayatunge  Your heart is a hunted mansion Appear menacing and imposingsurrounded by dead trees and plantsThe windows are dark and filled with shadowsWhen I opened the main door, I got a heavy feelingAm I walking towards my ill-fated destiny?I see flickering candles forming shadowsThe hallway is like a holograph of an eventGiving me […]

Ayesha Naseem Mirza, UK Islam is embarking on a critical era, and Muslims must remain vigilant and open their eyes to the looming threats. At the very least, we must unite to ensure that the legacy of Prophet Muhammadsa remains untarnished, come what may.” (The Unity of Muslims, p. 44) These were the words of the […]

Sunil Kumar It appears Somewhat compelling and perhaps belated that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has urged the SJB-led Opposition to act responsibly and help ensure the continuity of the IMF bailout program for which all Sri Lankans need to be totally indebted for at a time it was needed most when the country was headed […]

By P.K.Balachandran Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, December 17: The Anura Kumara Dissanayake government in Sri Lanka, which was sailing smoothly despite unsolved economic issues, suffered the first jolt since coming to power, when parliament Speaker Ashoka Ranwala resigned on Friday amidst accusations that his Ph.D” was fake. Urban Development and Housing Minister Anura Karunatilake and  Justice […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් අධිකරණ ඇමැති හර්ෂණ නානායක්කාර මහතාගේ නම ඉදිරියෙන් ‘ආචාර්ය’ යනුවෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වෙබ් අඩවියේ පළ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව සකස් කරන ලද වාර්තාවක් ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතාට හා අපරාධ පරීක්‍ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවට බාර දී ඇත. සභානායක කාර්යාලයෙන් එවන ලද ලිපියක ‘ආචාර්ය’ ලෙස සඳහන් වීම මත පාර්ලිමේන්තු වෙබ් අඩවියට එම දත්ත ඇතුළත් කරන ලද බව එම […]

Courtesy Adaderana Adani Power is exploring ways to sell the Bangladesh-bound power, produced at the Godda plant in India’s Jharkhand state, to neighbouring countries such as Sri Lanka. The Jharkhand plant with 2X800 MW capacity is a dedicated project of Adani Power to supply electricity to Bangladesh. The company has reduced the quantum of power […]

Courtesy Adaderana A high-level discussion on the critical preparations for Sri Lanka’s upcoming Mutual Evaluation (ME) by the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) was held today (23) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Disanayake. The meeting focused on preventing money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) and included participation […]

Courtesy Adaderana Credit ratings agency Moody’s on Monday raised Sri Lanka’s long-term foreign currency issuer rating to ‘Caa1’ from ‘Ca’ with a stable outlook, after the country’s creditors approved a $12.55 billion debt overhaul last week. Sri Lanka’s credit profile reflects the reduction in external vulnerability and government liquidity risk, and prospects for fiscal and […]

Shenali D Waduge We often hear Indian leaders pressurizing Sri Lankan leaders that Sri Lanka’s foreign policy must ensure the security interests of India. At no point in time has Sri Lanka ever thought or even planned to threaten India in any way. In fact, it has been none other than India who has compromised […]

Sugath Kulatunga Flaunting with doctorates has become a passionate fashion leading to musrooming of bogus doctorates. Today one can buy a Doctorate on line. A report in the Indian media has shown that an original PhD thesis can be purchased in India for 50,000 Indian rupees (about £540), with payment in installments. https://thomaslancaster.co.uk/blog/can-you-really-buy-a-phd-online/ Even a […]

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By Connor Echols A half-baked report highlights the double standard US officials use for IsraelMay 13, 2024 On NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken struck back at claims that U.S. officials let Israel dodge American laws regarding weapons transfers. We don’t have double standards,” Blinken said. We treat Israel, one of […]

By Alan Macleod Dec 12, 2024 Corporate media is heralding the fall of Bashar al-Assad and the emergence of Abu Mohammed al-Jolani as the new leader of Syria, despite his deep ties to both al-Qaeda and ISIS. How Syria’s ‘diversity-friendly’ jihadists plan on building a state,” runs the headline from an article in Britain’s Daily […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will travel to the island’s largest bilateral lender China for talks in January, he said on Saturday, days after completing a long-delayed foreign debt restructure. China accounted for more than half of Sri Lanka’s bilateral debt at the time of the 2022 economic crash, when Colombo ran out […]

Courtesy Adaderana Fitch Ratings has upgraded Sri Lanka’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘CCC+’ from ‘RD’ (Restricted Default), citing the completion of the international sovereign bond restructuring and an improved outlook for macroeconomic indicators. Fitch typically does not assign an Outlook to sovereigns with a rating of ‘CCC+’ or below. Fitch has also […]

 AJITH SIRIWARDANA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, December 21 (Daily Mirror)- People have the complete right to convince others that something true is false or something false is true, as it is a democratic right, NPP MP Nilanthi Kottahachchi said today. Speaking at an event in Kalutara, she said people also have the right to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror While standing by former Deputy High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in Canberra Himalee Arunatilaka, who faced a lawsuit over a salary issue of a domestic aide, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Arunatilaka had not committed any financial fraud and that it was due to an issue with Sri Lankan salary scale. […]

AJITH SIRIWARDANA The government is hoping to initiate discussions with India to update the Free Trade Agreement between India and Sri Lanka, which was signed several decades ago, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said. He told a news conference that the FTA with India needs to be updated and continue as the market has expanded now. […]

By Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka’s recurring rice shortage during December and January has become a predictable yet pressing issue. This challenge is rooted in the country’s reliance on its two main paddy cultivation seasons, Maha and Yala, alongside structural inefficiencies in production, distribution, and storage systems. Understanding the statistical […]

By Sena Thoradeniya 1. Lumpen Elites” Another myth propagated by the capitalist press, NGO coterie and deplorably by some activists in the nationalistic movement who have not severed their umbilical cord with the old JVP womb yet, is that the voters have rejected elite politics and transferred power to a non-elite political camp at the […]

By Nalliah Thayabharan Boeing currently maintains a 40% market share, while Airbus dominates the other 60% of the industry. Both of these firms hold incredible leverage over the entire airline industry, allowing them to maintain a somewhat relaxed relationship with oversight bodies like the FAA. The first ever Boeing 737 entered service 56 years ago […]

Prof. Hudson McLean Killing of Brian Thompson CEO of UnitedHealthCare Insurance by Luigi Mangione a young affluent highly educated American. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14213815/luigi-mangione-fans-executed-sparking-fears-martyr.html?openWebLoggedIn=true&logi I present this to the readers of LankaWeb due to the fact, Sri Lanka has had first hand experience of Assassination of Leaders,  SWRD Bandaranike, Ranasinghe Premadasa, and many others. In your opinion.  Do […]

MMBL-Pathfinder Group MMBL-Pathfinder Group has entered into a strategic partnership with HCLTech, a leading global technology company, to introduce innovative IT training programs in Sri Lanka. This collaboration is set to be a game-changer, with the newly established Pathfinder EdTech Institute at its core, aimed at creating a skilled workforce ready for the digital age. […]