Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A special discussion to resolve issues related to the pensions of retired war veterans and the payment of Widows and Orphans Pension (W&OP) to families of fallen war heroes was held on May 30 at the Ministry of Defence under the patronage of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre After a six-year interval, the National Border Management Committee (NBMC) of Sri Lanka reconvened for its 9th session on 30 May 2025 at the Ministry of Defence marking a significant step towards strengthening Sri Lanka’s border security framework amidst evolving global and regional security dynamics. The meeting was held […]

SOCIETY FOR PEACE. UNITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA Dear Hon Mcdermott Kindly have a look at the letter sent herewith and the report of abuses against the civilians caused by the LTTE which was the cause of the war and political stand of the Sri Lankan govt to uphold democratic system of governance and protect the people […]

Courtesy The Morning 23 May 2025 | BY Prof. Tissa Vitarana The world is in a state of economic, social and political crisis. There are those who predict the end of the world, which includes some religious leaders and their followers. But, all the leaders of the great religions did not live in a capitalist society; […]

National Development Bank PLC Taking a bold and future-focused step in the journey of empowering Sri Lankan women, NDB Bank, together with News 1st, is proud to unveil the next phase of the Sri Lanka Vanithabhimana initiative, a long-term sustainability model aimed at nurturing and advancing women entrepreneurs. Building on the remarkable success of the […]

‘PATHFINDER NATIONAL SECURITY BRIEF INTRODUCTION Over time, the illicit drug trade has evolved into one of the most lucrative global industries, its tendrils now extending across multiple regions and presenting a profound challenge to global peace and stability. Drug trafficking is a transnational illegal commerce involving cultivators, manufacturers, transporters, suppliers, and distributors, all operating in […]

Nava Thakuria Personal integrity essential for a professional journalist:   Tripathi Devarshi Narad Jayanti Award-2025 conferred on Shantanu Tamuli Guwahati: The world’s  first journalist Devarshi Narad  did not have a palatial bungalow and he did not practice journalism with the royal patronage even though he had access to all Gods. But the present trend of journalism […]

The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) This questionnaire is designed with the view to make a realistic assessment of the problem of court delays with the view to develop a report which could be used in discussions for dealing with this problem.  The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is a sister organization of the Asian […]

BY Buddhika Samaraweera Courtesy The Morning A group of students has filed a fundamental rights (FR) petition before the Supreme Court (SC), challenging the recent decision to exclude local students who sat for their General Certificate of Education (GCE) Advanced Level (A/L) or equivalent exams in Sri Lanka from applying to the Bachelor of Medicine, […]

Lanka Leader පසුගිය රණවිරු සැමරුම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ආණ්ඩුව ක්‍රියාකළ ආකාරය පිළිබඳව ජනතාවගේ සැකසංකා වර්ධනය වීමක් පෙන්නුම් කරන පසුබිමක ආණ්ඩුව විසින් අභිචෝදක කාර්යාලයක් පිහිටුවීමේ ක්‍රියාදාමය කරළියට පැමිණ ඇති බවත්, අධිකරණ පද්ධතියේ ඇති කාර්යක්ෂමතාව වැඩි කිරීම සඳහා ගෙනෙන දෙයක් ලෙස මතුපිටින් පෙන්නුවද මෙම අභිචෝදක කාර්යාලය ගෙන ඒමේ ඇත්ත අරමුණ එය නොවන බවත් දේශහිතෛෂී ජාතික ව්‍යාපාරයේ මහලේකම් වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත […]

Courtesy The Island Levan Russian Ambassador Levan S. Dzhagaryan said on Saturday that if Sri Lanka was interested in joining the BRICS alliance, it must take practical steps.Speaking during an event at the Bandaranaike International Centre for International Studies in Colombo, Ambassador Dzhagaryan said Russia and China have been offering support to Sri Lanka, but […]

 YOHAN PERERA  Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 2 (Daily Mirror) – Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera alleged that the government suffered a loss exceeding Rs. 200 million from the recent sale of vehicles belonging to the North Central Provincial Council (NCP). Speaking to the media, MP Jayasekera said that the government earned only […]