By Dr. N.S. Wijewickrama and Dr. Gamini Withana  Kidney business is an illegal and unethical racket that has spread throughout Sri Lanka. This racket is carried out by a group of seven doctors who make monthly payments to the responsible persons in the health sector and the legal authorities and carry out this business secretly […]

National Development Bank PLC In a shared vision to simplify international education pathways and empower Sri Lankan students with global opportunities, NDB Bank is pleased to announce its strategic partnership with VXL Education, a leading international education consultancy firm with over 15 years of experience in the sector. The official signing of the Memorandum of […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat It is under pressure from India and the U.S. to block Chinese research vessels from docking in its ports. Will the crafting of standard operating procedures help? Sri Lanka is again caught in a controversy surrounding a foreign research vessel. Its media has reported that the U.N.-flagged research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, […]

By Nishel Fernando Courtesy The Daily Mirror Arjuna Herath The head of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has characterised the highly anticipated US$ 3.7 billion Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota and Adani Group’s renewable energy project as fragile investments,” acknowledging the significant uncertainty surrounding their realisation. Joining a panel discussion at the recent CA […]

By Jared Ranahan, Courtesy Forbes Long renowned for its verdant landscapes and historic temples, the Indonesian island of Bali draws droves of tourists each year to surf and sunbathe along its sandy shores—but in recent years, this influx of international visitors has caused serious strain on its local communities. As the island grapples with endless traffic jams […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened.  Given Colombo port’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, it has been eyed by regional […]

Courtesy Lanka Leader විදුලිබල සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳ ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ තීරණය නියෝජ්‍ය කථානායක වෛද්‍ය රිස්වි සාලි මහතා විසින් අද (30) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට දැනුම් දෙන ලද අතර, ඒ අනුව අදාළ පනත් කෙටුම්පතේ වගන්ති කිහිපයක් ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝනය කර ඇති බවත් ඒ අනුව විශේෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු බහුතරයකින් සහ මහජන ජනමත විචාරණයකින් අනුමැතිය ලබාගත යුතු බවට ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය දැනුම් දී තිබේ. මේ […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka is the only country in the Asia region currently holding discussions with officials in the United States to revise the tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year, according to Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando. Joining the Parliamentary debate today (30), […]

Courtesy Adaderana Officials from India will extend their Washington visit to try to reach agreement on a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and address lingering concerns on both sides, two Indian government sources said on Monday. Trade talks between India and the U.S. have hit roadblocks over disagreements on import duties for […]

VFM RADIO 107 ඔයාලා මං ගැන දන්නවා ඇති – උපතින් කිතුණු මම සුදු ජාතික මහා බ්‍රිතාන්‍යයේ කස්සප හිමියන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාව කණපිට පෙරලයි සිංහලෙන් දෙනවා දීමක් – වචනයේ පරිසමාප්ත අර්ථයෙන්ම හිමිවරුන්

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1  .Canada 29 June 2025 Mr. VolkerTurkAsoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1  .CanadaUN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHRC)Palais Wilson52 Rue des PaquisCH 1201, GenevaSwitzerland. Dear Mr. Turk. So you were in Sri Lanka, on an […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale In a letter addressed to the Health Minister, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, the Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) pointed out that medical staff are increasingly being forced to request patients to obtain medicines, consumables, and laboratory investigations from external sources, an act that, in the absence of official guidance, has subjected them to […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 22-28 June 2025 * ‘Tell the old lady [Sirimavo Bandaranaike] that some prophet who also thinks that he is the father of the industrial revolution in Sri Lanka believes that he can produce all the mammoties we need in some smithy in Kotmale’ – Brian […]

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Ahmad Ibsais First generation Palestinian American and law student, Courtesy Al Jazeera Americans still have fresh memories of the death and destruction of the previous US imperial adventure in the region. On June 22, American warplanes crossed into Iranian airspace and dropped 14 massive bombs. The attack was not in response to a provocation; it […]

Mike Whitney  Courtesy The Unz Review The American people are not being told why Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran. Yes, Israel was rapidly running out of air-defense interceptors (making it more vulnerable to Iranian attacks.) But that issue is only of secondary importance. The real reason they wanted a ceasefire was because they were getting […]

by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President […]

Courtesy Lanka Leader සමලිංගික විවාහ අපරාධයක් නොවන බවට පනත් කෙටුම්පතක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ඉදිරියේ ඇති බවට එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් මහ කොමසාරිස් වොල්කර් ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශය අධිකරණ අමාත්‍ය හර්ෂණ නානායක්කාර ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කර තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිව් දින සංචාරය අවසානයේ පසුගිය බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශයට අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වමින් මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. සමලිංගික සබඳතා […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 29 (Daily Mirror) – The Ministry of Health reported that some 27,932 Dengue cases and 16 deaths were recorded so far this year. The Western Province accounts for 45% of all cases with the Eastern, Sabaragamuwa, and Southern provinces also identified as high-risk zones. Health authorities have confirmed that several […]

Courtesy Adaderana The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium in a matter of months,” contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims the US set Tehran’s ambitions back by decades. Rafael Grossi’s comments appear to support […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka has reached 70% renewable energy generation during June 2025, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. Issuing a statement in this regard, CEB noted that for the first time since the early 1990s, Sri Lanka has come full circle in its clean energy journey. Accordingly, the CEB said it achieved an average […]

Shenali D Waduge The following summarizes how successive UN High Commissioners for Human Rights have, through their actions and demands, overstepped their mandates, ignored their oath to the UN Charter and violated international law and Sri Lanka’s sovereignty. The UNHRC/OHCHR have repeatedly intervened in Sri Lanka’s internal affairs without Security Council authorization or Sri Lanka’s […]

Shenali D Waduge The Govt of Sri Lanka is elected to uphold the sovereignty & territorial integrity of Sri Lanka. Thus, the Govt of Sri Lanka is bound to uphold national sovereignty against the current beyond mandate violations by the UNHRC & OHCHR. International Law guarantees State Sovereignty and Non-Intervention United Nations Charter clearly states. […]

Translation of the poem නීතියේ රං දේවාලයේ මහා පූජකයාගේ වෙඩිල්ල… නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන Offering blooms with both handsPraying for the facticity of the lawWent to the golden temple of the law that day… The bullet that the high priest had Placed through the chest,The altar itself spread became wet with blood… Took the blood […]

Sasanka De Silva Pannipitiya. Last Thursday, I had two experiences that starkly illustrated the fundamental differences in responsiveness and accountability between Sri Lanka’s private and public sectors. The contrast was so pronounced, it solidified my long-held belief that the private sector is the true engine keeping this country afloat, while the public sector often feels […]

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Shenali D Waduge The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has long been accused of double standards, politicization, and selective justice. The UNHRC Head is currently in Sri Lanka on a 3 day visit with a tight schedule. But when that schedule fits in traveling to the North by helicopter to lay flowers for dead LTTE […]

Gyan de Mel  Dear Jeremy, Please hand over this letter from citizens of Sri Lanka, who find the visit of your boss (Mr. Volker Turk) to our country, more than amusing. Thanks. Dear HR Commissioner, We understand that you are a paid employee of the UNO, tasked with keeping alive,  the narrative of war crimes […]

National Development Bank PLC Every successful business begins long before the first sale. It begins with a spark, an idea you can’t stop thinking about. But transforming that idea into something real takes more than passion. It takes planning, structure, and the confidence to take the first step. If you’re a woman with a dream, […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A representative delegation from the US Institute for Security Governance (ISG) held official meetings with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) on separate occasions recently. Discussions focused on building capacity and military capabilities. The ISG delegation met […]