Courtesy Adaderana Leader of the ‘Sarvajana Balaya’, Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera claims that the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) is currently facing a challenge from within its own people within a very short period of time. He also accused the ruling party of now covering up everything with fiction. MP Jayaweera made this statement while […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara. Kandy Trinco Tanks Leased to India in 2002; Another 61 Leased to India Plus India Given Veto Power Over Use of All 99 Tanks in 2022 January, Posted on January 22nd, 2025 Dilrook Kannangara    In reference to the above letter (Attached below) by Dilrook, I would be glad if you could […]

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PRESS RELEASE  Pathfinder Foundation A high-level delegation from the National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS), Japan, visited the Pathfinder Foundation. The delegation led by Mr. Manabu Imakyuri, President of NIDS paid a courtesy call on the Founder of Pathfinder Foundation, Mr. Milinda Moragoda and engaged in a stimulating discussion with the Pathfinder team. The NIDS […]

Courtesy Adaderana Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake alleges that several government ministers, misuse government vehicles despite official claims that no such vehicles have been provided to them. The accusations surfaced during the parliamentary session today (23), in response to a question regarding the allocation of vehicles to MPs.  Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya addressed the inquiry, […]

Courtesy Adaderana The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) says that 3,649 dengue cases have been reported in the country within the first three weeks of this year. Furthermore, two dengue-related deaths have been reported during this period, the NDCU reported. The Western Province has recorded the highest number of cases, totaling 1,576. Of these, 491 […]

Courtesy Adaderana Special investigation teams of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) have raided several wholesale and retail outlets in Colombo District and detected 20 traders selling rice at prices exceeding the maximum retail price. Accordingly, six special investigation teams were deployed to inspect the wholesalers and importers in Pettah. Raids were also carried out in […]

 DARSHANA SANJEEWA BALASURIYA  Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, Jan 23 (Daily Mirror) – The President’s Secretariat has issued a series of instructions to all Ministry secretaries outlining the facilities and services to be provided to Ministers. In a written communication, Secretary to the President Dr. N.S. Kumanayake instructed Ministry secretaries on how to facilitate the functions […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The House Committee of Parliament has decided to raise the fees charged to MPs for meals at the Parliament Dining Hall by Rs. 1,550, effective next week. Deputy Minister Gamagedara Dissanayake, a committee member, stated that the fee for breakfast will increase from Rs. 100 to Rs. 600, lunch from Rs. 300 […]

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Shenali D Waduge When people converge with banners & posters, automatically it is viewed as a protest. On 21st January 2025, a large group of people gathered outside the US Embassy Colombo to present a letter to President Donald Trump. They held posters & banners, but they came not to protest & their smiling faces conveyed […]

රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ඔව්! ආණ්ඩුවට මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂගේ නිල නිවාසය ‘ආණ්ඩුවට අරගෙන පඩියෙන් තුනෙන් පංගුවක ‘නිවාස කුලිය’ ලෙස ගෙවන්න පුළුවන්. නැතිනම්, විජේරාම නිවසට ලක්ෂ 46 ක කුලියක් ඉල්ලා සිටිය හැක.  වැටුප සහ විශ්‍රාම වැටුප ගැන 36 (1) සිට (4) දක්වා වගන්ති කුණු කූඩයට දැමිය හැකිය. චන්ද්‍රිකාට, මෛත්‍රී, රනිල් ඇතුළු හිටපු ජනාධිපතිවරුන්ට ද එයම කළ හැකිය. ‘නිල […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka had at least four (4) petroleum ministers since 2010 and people voted all of them out. It is obviously telling. It is also important to put facts right and not be fooled by political sob stories said by these rejects. What really happened to the 99 tanks in Trinco tank farm? […]

ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකරගේ නිරීක්ෂණ  යෝජිත මෙම පනත වු කලී 1505 සිට 1948 දක්වා වසර 443 ක් පුරා පෘතුගිසි, ඕලන්ද සහ බි්‍රතාන්‍ය විදේශිය ආක්‍රමනිකයින්ගෙන් තම රට ජාතිය හා සම්බුද්ධ ශාසනය ආරක්ෂාකොට ගැනීම සඳහා දිවිහිමියෙන් සටන් වැද දසදහස් ගණනින් ජිවිත පරිත්‍යාග කොට තම උරුමයන් සියල්ල අහිමි කොටගෙන තම උපන් බිමේම අනාථයින් බවට පත්ව සිටින

By Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Don’t seek to capitalise on our achievements’ Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila said that he was delighted that the National People’s Power (NPP) government had decided to go ahead with the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm development project agreement inked during President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s presidency. The former Energy […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, January 22 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that no one will be allowed to sell rice beyond the control price, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said rice mills will be taken under army control if they fail to agree to the mechanism of the government. He said in a television programme that the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The case involving alleged financial irregularities amounting to Rs. 70 million during the leasing of 4.3 acres of land at the Krrish Transworks Square in Fort, Colombo, was taken up before the Fort Magistrate’s Court today (22).   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, who has been named as a suspect in […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් ඉදිරි මාස කිහිපයක් ඇතුළත පොල් ගෙඩි මිලියන 200ක් ආනයනය කිරීමට රජයෙන් අවසර ඉල්ලා ඇති බව ලංකා පොල් කර්මාන්ත මණ්ඩලය පවසනවා. එහි සභාපති ජයන්ත සමරකෝන් සඳහන් කළේ,මේ වසරේ පළමු මාස 4 තුළදී පොල් අස්වැන්නේ මිලියන 200ක අඩුවක් ඇතිවන බවට ගණන් බලා ඇති බවයි. මෙරට මාසික පොල් අවශ්‍යතාවය පොල් ගෙඩි මිලියන 250ක්. ඉන් […]

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Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD Civilized society is perpetually menaced with disintegration through this primary hostility of men towards one another. Sigmund Freud.Velupillai Prabhakaran (1954–2009) was the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and he launched a destructive proxy war against the Sri Lankan government for over nearly three decades. Prabhakaran was the most lethal and cataclysmic force experienced by the […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara 20th Jan 2025.   Betrayal of the Kandyan Sinhalese and handing over the central Hill Country, the geographical and historical Heartland of our motherland to India by our politicians firstly, to woo the Estate labour votes and secondly, due to their subservience to India as none of them have a back born […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat China’s Sinopec has agreed to set up an oil refinery with an investment of $3.7 billion in Hambantota. During his visit to China from January 14-17, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake secured several agreements, including a $3.7 billion deal with Sinopec to set up an oil refinery in Hambantota. The Sri Lankan foreign […]

By Feizal Samath Courtesy ttg Asia In a bid to carve out career opportunities for women in a male-dominated hospitality industry, a resort staffed entirely by women has opened in central Sri Lanka. Amba Yaalu at Kandalama is a 33-room resort led by 80 staff – all women in various positions, from resort manager to gardener. […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, January 21 (Daily Mirror) – A mudslinging campaign is underway against former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and everyone is saying that he is whining. But lions do not whine like puppies do, Ven. Iththakande Saddatissa thera said. He told the media that the former President shed tears after the bomb attack on […]