By Raj Gonsalkorale Much research has been done by numerous experts on the future of the plantation industry involving tea, rubber and coconut. While very valuable strategic options have been provided and focus shifted to existing and emerging technology as a futuristic vision, critical grass roots activities have not been adequately addressed. Who will pluck […]

Pathfinder Foundation A delegation from the Japanese Defence Ministry visited Pathfinder Foundation headquarters at Riverpoint in Peheliyagoda to meet with Founder Milinda Moragoda, Chairman Bernard Goonetilleke and senior members of the organization. This interaction was part of an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between the Pathfinder Foundation and the Japanese Government on areas of […]

Courtesy The Island (Excerpted from Rendering Unto Caesar, by Bradman Weerakoon) In April 1971, there occurred the JVP insurrection which assumed significant proportions in the Ampara district. Rohana Wijeweera, the leader of the JVP at the time, had been arrested in Ampara, at the bus-stand a few months earlier and was in remand in far-away Jaffna. […]

By Professor G. L. Peiris D. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka);Courtesy The Island Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara speaking in Parliament. (File photo) By ProfessorG. L. PeirisD. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka); Rhodes Scholar, Quondam Visiting Fellow of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and London; Former Vice-Chancellor and Emeritus Professor of Law of […]

Courtesy The Island Thirty-seven senior police officers have been transferred with immediate effect. They include 28 Officers-in-Charge (OICs) and five Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs). Four SSPs have been appointed Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs). The police transfers have caused concern to the Opposition. Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and Attorney-at-Law Udaya Gammanpila yesterday asked the government to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Police has launched its first-ever training program aimed at educating officers about the LGBTQ+ community. The course, held at the Katana National Police Training Institute, is designed to enhance officers’ understanding of LGBTQ+ rights and ensure fair treatment in law enforcement, the Police Media Division said. The inaugural session took place this morning […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Indrajith Coomaraswamy, addressed allegations regarding the surge in International Sovereign Bond (ISB) borrowings during his tenure that led to the country’s debt default, clarifying that much of the debt was used for liability management and to avert an earlier default. Speaking at […]

Dr Sudath Gunasekara 20th Jan 2025.

Shenali D Waduge A much-looked forward to interview was aired. Prior to delving into the details of the interview, it was clear by the panelists & a quick look at the audience that the interview was not only well planned but questions were also well prepared & RanilW was unknowingly entering the tigers den.  All […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com * ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * US Blackrock’s Capture of the State of Sri Lanka e-Con e-News 02-08 March 2025 * ‘Dear Julie, I am writing to you in the softest electronic print, just in case you don’t already know what we are writing you about… We notice […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS MADURU OYA FIASCO 1. The Maduru Oya  settlement project   of September 1, 1983, led by Dimbulagala Hamuduruwo started well. Gamini Dissanayake, Minster of Mahaweli Development  had suggested it and the Mahaweli Ministry staff responded enthusiastically. It was a  settlement created at Ministry level.  It should  have been a great success. But it was […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS MADURU OYA FIASCO 2 Tamil Separatist Movement  was not able to  nip the Maduru Oya  project in the bud.  India   sent  an envoy, G Parthasarathy in August 1983 to scuttle the project. His visit was secret. He met Gamini Dissanayake   and discussed the issue of  Mahaweli settlements. [1]    But Gamini   did not give […]

by A. Abdul Aziz. Source: Al Hakam, London. The question of women’s rights has long been a contentious issue, with debates often swinging between the realms of religion and secular society. Each side seeks to establish its superiority in promoting women’s liberation. This controversy is not unique to any single faith but is a subject of […]

Courtesy Hiru News Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala has stated that the assets of former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon may be frozen if he continues to evade court appearances. Despite an arrest warrant being issued several days ago, police have yet to locate Tennakoon. Watagala emphasized that if the former IGP […]

N Sathiya Moorthy Ceylon Today 7 March 2025 The incumbent Government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake can thank its stars and also the West-dominated ‘Sri Lanka Core Group’ at the UNHRC for the latter extending ‘diplomatic goodwill’ towards Colombo and welcoming the ‘peaceful elections and smooth transition-of-power’, as if they were expecting/anticipating something different this time (too). […]

TOMDISPATCH Posted on February 27, 2025 Hey, it’s the MIC, right? I’m thinking, of course, about the military-industrial complex. In this century, it’s taken more taxpayer dollars than perhaps any other part of the government, with a Pentagon budget” that’s now heading for $900 billion a year. At this moment, President Trump has dispatched Elon […]

Vijay Prashad Dear Friends, Greetings from the desk of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. Yes, the headline of this newsletter is accurate. As far as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is concerned, each person in the Global North is worth nine people in the Global South. We get that calculation from IMF data on voting […]

නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) සමායෝජක, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යයන වැඩසටහන. දුරකථන 0712063394 (2025.03.07) ඉංග්‍රීසියෙන් වැඩකරන්න යන ඉංග්‍රීසි මව් භාෂාව නොවන අයට වනදේ ගැන යුක්‍රේනයේ ජනාධිපති ව්ලැඩිමීර් සෙලන්ස්කි සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ හිටපු ජනාධිපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ කියා දෙන පාඩම….! ලෝකයේ ජාත්‍යන්තර භාෂා 6ක් ඇත. ඒ ප්‍රංශ, ස්පාඤ්ඤ, චීන, රුසියා, ඉංග්‍රීසි සහ අරාබි යන […]

By Faizer Shaheid Courtesy The Morning After 25 years since its compilation, the Government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is set to discuss the controversial Batalanda Commission Report, a long-contested document detailing human rights abuses and alleged political involvement in torture and extrajudicial killings during the late 1980s and early 1990s, at this week’s […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඉල්ලා අස්වූ කතානායක වත්මන් ජාතික ජන බලවේග පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී අශෝක රන්වල මහතා නීති විරෝධී ආකාරයෙන් කුඹුරු ඉඩමක් ගොඩ කරමින් පවතින බව හිටපු පළාත් සභා මන්ත්‍රී වරුණ රාජපක්ෂ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. කැලණි ගඟ මිටියාවතේ ඉඩම් බියගම දකුණ, රාජසිංහ ඇල මාර්ගය ගලා යන ඉඩමක් මෙසේ ගොඩ කර ඇති බවටත් ඔහු චෝදනා කරයි. […]

Courtesy Adaderana Beijing will resolutely counter” U.S. pressure on tariffs and the fentanyl issue, China’s foreign minister said on Friday, adding that major powers should not bully the weak”, in a veiled swipe at the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Top diplomat Wang Yi also presented China as a reliable global power in the midst of […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara has announced that steps will be taken to swiftly pass a bill prohibiting the corporal punishment of children.  The Minister made this statement in Parliament today (March 8) during the Committee Stage Debate on expenditure head of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs, in […]

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By Pro Bono Sri Lanka is unique in that she adopted a piece of land-legislation – Act 21 of 1998 – while it yet remained under the Jurisdiction of the previous land-legislation, Ordinance 23 of 1927.  The two laws are dissimilar, and no serious attempt has been made to reconcile the two, even after a […]

Rohana R. Wasala After Ranil Wickremasinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake became president one after the other (in 2022 and 2024 respectively) without any sign of full-hearted public approval, though, their social media admirers shared posts that claimed that they both had made a substantial contribution to ending the separatist terrorism that had plagued the country […]

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KAMALIKA PIERIS TAMIL SETTLEMENTS  Tamil Separatist Movement steadily  established new Tamil settlements in the north and east   after Independence. The purpose was to strengthen the  Tamil population   on  the Eastern coast. The northern and eastern provinces were under populated   and there was lot of empty space which had to be filled up. J. D. Arudpragasam’s […]

Rohan Abeygunawardena Music has been essential to human culture for thousands of years, evolving through different civilisations, technological advancements, and cultural influences. From ancient tribal chants to the digital streaming age, music reflects human emotions, traditions, and innovations. My attempt to explore the historical development and transformation of Papare music in Sri Lanka takes me […]

Courtesy The Island Chandima Weerakkody Former MP Chandima Weerakkody, speaking at a press briefing at the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) headquarters on Wednesday, claimed that public expectations of President Anura Dissanayake and the National People’s Power (NPP) government have now faded. He stated that many who had placed their hopes in President Dissanayake and the […]