Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka is once again standing at the edge of a political and national security precipice. A bold and disturbing statement made by Member of Parliament Archuna inside Parliament has triggered ripples far beyond the chamber’s walls. Facing death threats and legal retaliation, he stood firm and declared truths the nation can no longer […]

By Sena Thoradeniya The death of Ngugi wa Thing’o on 28 May 2025, the great Kenyan writer and the greatest among the East African writers, towering giant in African Literature brings a profound personal grief to me. Reasons are many. I have translated Ngugi’s classic, A Grain of Wheat” (first published in 1967) into Sinhala […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale “Free” critical thinking, in a philosophical sense, refers to the ability to think independently, without being unduly influenced by external pressures or internal biases. It involves questioning assumptions, analysing information objectively, and forming reasoned judgments based on evidence and logic. Essentially, it’s about thinking critically for oneself, rather than passively accepting information or opinions.  Keeping […]

Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka’s Sections 365 and 365A, enacted during colonial times and strengthened in 1995 and 2006, protect children from sexual exploitation, including same-sex abuse. Private consensual acts, where adults are involved, are not the issue—those can remain private as has been done over centuries. The real concern is the push by some […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Indian Defence Secretary Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, leading a high-level delegation, held separate meetings today (Jun 05) with Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). The meetings were also attended by the High Commissioner of India to […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Sri Lanka – India Defence Dialogue was held today (Jun 05) at the Defence Headquarters Complex at Sri Jayawardanapura, Kotte. The Sri Lankan delegation was led by Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), while the visiting Indian Defence Secretary Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh led the Indian […]

Media Release by Asian Geopolitical Strategic Affairs Forum Asian Geopolitical Strategic Affairs Council (AGSAC), a regional initiative aimed at monitoring geopolitical developments in the region, enhancing democratic values through the promotion of ethical governance and ethical media practices, is being established by a group of distinguished experts in international relations, economics, political science and media institutions […]

Nava Thakuria That was an annual event to commemorate the birth anniversary of Devarshi Narad, the world’s  first journalist, where the learned audience listened to an intriguing speech delivered by nationally acclaimed journalist  Harshvardhan Tripathi. Addressing the Narad Jayanti function,  organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra Assam at  Sudarshanalaya in Guwahati on 1 June 2025, the […]

lanka C news ඉන්දීය අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය නරේන්ද්‍ර මෝදි පසුගිය අප්‍රේල් 04 සිට 06 දක්වා කාලය තුළ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ යෙදී සිටි නිල සංචාරය අතරතුර ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සහ ඉන්දියාව අතර ගිවිසුම් 7ක් හුවමාරු කරගන්නා ලදී. බලශක්ති හුවමාරු ගිවිසුම, ඩිජිටල් සහයෝගිතා ගිවිසුම, ත්‍රිකුණාමලය බලශක්ති මධ්‍යස්ථානය, ආරක්ෂක සහයෝගිතා ගිවිසුම, බහු ආංශික ප්‍රදාන සහයෝගය – නැගෙනහිර පළාත, සෞඛ්‍ය සහ ඖෂධ ගිවිසුම, […]

By Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, June 5 (Daily Mirror) – It was noticed during the traditional water canon salute that the wipers of the new airbus are not functioning, SJB MP Nalin Bandara said today. He told Parliament that the government proudly displayed to the country a leased out 14 year-old […]

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Madyawediya පන්නපු කන්ටේනර් ඇතුලේ තිබ්බේ අපේ ප්‍රභාගේ ආයුධ – මම වගකීමෙන් කියන්නේ