Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Independence has been a long mirage in geostrategic Ceylon/ Sri Lanka where history seems to repeat itself as tragedy and farce in equal measure. This week, the geostrategic Indian Ocean island is set to mark 77 years of faux Independence from the British Raj. There will be much pomp and pageantry to mask […]

By Professor Chandana Jayalath Gayan Madhushanka’s Production Easthetics is an insightful exploration of the role of art direction in cinema, particularly in the Sri Lankan context. Written in an accessible manner, the book sheds light on how the term production design is often misunderstood locally, failing to capture the full scope of art direction in […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 26 January – 01 February 2025 * Parakramabahu VI may have been the last Sinhala ruler to play a major role in the oceanic trade. In 1418, he had the capital and the Buddha’s tooth relic shifted to Kotte. After Parakramabahu, […]

රජිත් කිර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්  දැන් ඔබටත් අලුත් වාහනයක් ගන්නට රජය අවස්ථාව සැලසී ඇත. එය ක්‍රියාත්මක ව්‍යවහාරය සරළව මෙසේය. එක, නව ක්‍රමය යටතේ රාජ්‍ය සේවකයින්ට, මධ්‍ය මට්ටමේ ව්‍යාපාරිකයන්, වෘත්තිකයින්ට පහසුවෙන් ලබාවීමට නොහැකි සීමාවකට නව ආනයනය වාහන මිල පත් කර ඇත.   දෙක, නව බදු ක්‍රමය යටතේ ලීසිං සමාගම් හා වාහන ආනයන සමාගම් අති දැවැන්ත ලාභයක් ලබනු ඇත. […]

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Milinda Moragoda  Milinda Moragoda was presented with an early copy of ‘Nalanda – How it Changed the World’ during a brief visit to New Delhi by its author, Amb. Abhay K. The book was formally launched at the Jaipur Literary Festival on 3st 2025. Besides being a prolific writer and poet, Abhay K. has served […]

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BY Buddhika Samaraweera Courtesy The Morning  The Election Commission (EC) stated that no specific decision has been made on holding Local Government (LG) Elections in April of this year, and the timing will be determined after resolving the relevant legal issues. It was recently reported that the LG Elections, which were postponed during the former […]

By Nishel Fernando Courtesy The Daily Mirror Arjuna Herath   The government is focusing on six key sectors—hospitality, logistics, renewable energy, technology, agriculture, and apparel & textiles—to attract foreign direct investments (FDIs) by building a creative and conducive environment for investments, rather than relying solely on incentives.  This move was highlighted by Board of Investment (BOI) Chairman […]

Courtesy The Island Kananathan Q : Ambassador Kananathan, your tenure as High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Kenya and concurrently to many African nations has been impactful. As your tenure concludes, how would you summarize your journey and key milestones? A : My journey has been immensely fulfilling, shaped by both challenges and significant achievements. From […]

by Jagath Kanaherarachchi Courtesy The Island Yoda Nidikumba Environmentalists have warned that low lands and abandoned paddy fields in the Western Province are under threat of being encroached upon by the invasive plant Yoda Nidikumba soon. The aggressive invasive plant known as the Giant Mimosa (Mimosa pigra) has been identified as a significant threat, with […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායකගේ යාපනය සංචාරය සම්බන්ධයෙන් අසත්‍ය ප්‍රකාශ සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ සංසරණය වෙමින් පවතින බව ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යංශය පෙන්වාදෙයි. රජයේ ප්‍රවෘත්ති අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරයාට ලිපියක් යොමුකරමින් ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යංශය පවසන්නේ, ජනාධිපතිවරයා යාපනය ප්‍රදේශයේ සංචාරය කිරීම සඳහා ගුවන් යානා 3 ක් භාවිත කළ බවට සාවද්‍ය පුවතක් සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ සංසරණය වන බවයි. ජනාධිපතිවරයා සිය […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s cumulative deficit in the trade account has widened to USD 6 billion in 2024 compared to USD 4.9 billion in 2023. Releasing the external sector report for December 2024, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) noted that although Sri Lanka recorded the second highest annual export earnings in history, the […]

Courtesy Adaderana Nearly 313,000 women become pregnant in Sri Lanka every year, but alarmingstatistics reveal that a significant number of these pregnancies do not result in healthy births.  According to the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka, nearly 26,000 women lose their fetuses within the first few months of pregnancy, while around 1,700 babies […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa criticized that the current government, which came to power with the votes of the farmers, has failed to provide even a certified price for the farmers’ paddy. Speaking at a public rally held in Kurunegala, Premadasa said that the government has also failed to provide the […]