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