Dr. Itay Gal in Jerusalem Post, in Jerusalem Post, June 2025 What is Diego Garcia? The US military base that will be key to operations against Iran ….?  What is there, what aircraft operate from it, and why could it become a critical link in any future conflict in the Middle East?  US B2 Spirit […]

By A. Abdul Aziz. Source: Press Ahmadiyya In 2012, as the world faced rising conflicts and tensions  His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad sent letters to major world leaders, exhorting them towards peace and justice to resolve their disputes. Those letters are just as pertinent today as they were back then. With the Iran and […]

By PalithaAriyrathna As interpreted by Indika Shabandu, Magulmaduwa is not merely a royal audience hall—it is a living symbol of international moral law, rooted in the Buddha Sasana tradition and the universal Dhamma order of Emperor Ashoka. It is here that two civilizations once met in a righteous accord to protect a just and compassionate […]

Mahinda Pathirana මෙම වීඩියෝව තුළ ප්‍රහාරයේ නවතම තත්ත්වය, ඉරාන න්‍යෂ්ටික පහසුකම් විනාශ වුනාද නැද්ද යන්න, මේ ගැන ඇමරිකානු සහ ඊශ්‍රායල් බුද්ධි අංශවල මතය, මැදපෙරදිග ප්‍රශ්නය සහ එහි මූල හේතු, ඉරානය යනු කුමක්ද? වැනි බොහෝ කරුණු ආවරණය කර ඇත.

Phenomena What if everything we thought we knew about the universe… was wrong? For decades, scientists believed they had the cosmos under control. Laws. Equations. Models. But now, the James Webb Space Telescope—humanity’s most powerful eye in the sky—has just sent back data that doesn’t fit any of those rules. Entire galaxies appearing far too […]

Inspired By Morgan Freeman Why the U.S. Fears Iran More Than Any Other Nation – The Hidden Truth | Morgan Freeman Motivation What if the greatest fear of the United States isn’t about weapons or warfare — but about an idea? A nation that doesn’t submit. A people that refuse to break. This 26-minute cinematic […]

Courtesy The Moscow Times Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday warned the United States against launching military action against Iran, as tensions escalate in the Middle East and speculation grows over potential U.S. involvement in the conflict alongside Israel. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran’s military and nuclear program last Friday, and Tehran has responded with its […]

RT.com Jun 18, 2025 This war will be the starting point of reshaping the world. If Iran wins – and I believe it will, eventually – the world will shift to a multipolar order. That is the shared vision of Iran, Russia, and China. But if Iran loses, we will all live under an American […]

Shanuka Ilangasekera Chairperson Mothers’ Movement (On behalf of concerned parents, educators, clergy, and faith-based communities across Sri Lanka) Home – Mothers Movement To: Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Subject:Urgent Objection to HRCSL’s Recommendation to Repeal Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code – A Violation of Article 9 of the Constitution and Article […]

Mothers Movement ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාව දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහය 365, 365 (අ) A වගන්ති සංශෝධනයට නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට විරෝධය දැක්වීම. LGBTQIA++ ක්‍රියා ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය නීතිමය පසුබිම නිර්මාණය කිරීමට මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාව දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහයේ 365, 365 (අ) A වගන්ති සංශෝධනයට අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යාංශයට නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමෙන් LGBTQIA++ ක්‍රියා නීතිමය වලංගු භාවය ඇති […]

By Rohana R. Wasala The ‘Lanka Leader’ (ලංකා ලීඩර්) Sinhala language YouTube channel of May 27, 2025 published a news item  under a headline which may be translated as follows:  Public umbrage at General Daya Ratnayake for insulting the Mahanayake Theras” According to the YouTube channel, the retired former Army Commander  General Daya Ratnayake participated […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank as part of its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable development is proud to support the Life to Our Coral Reefs” initiative, an ambitious five-year conservation programme spearheaded by Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) under the guidance of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. This multi-stakeholder project aims to restore and […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, has confirmed that he has received notification of the resignation of Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, from his parliamentary seat. Ratnayake stated that the relevant Gazette notification is expected to be issued by Monday (23). He added that the Election […]

Shenali D Waduge Citizen of Sri Lanka To: As a concerned citizen of Sri Lanka, I would like to question the continued use and legitimization of the Darusman Report”—a document commissioned unilaterally by then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 22 June 2010, without any mandate from the Security Council, General Assembly, Human Rights Council, or OHCHR. […]

By El Toque Havana Times June 18, 2025 HAVANA TIMES – At the recently concluded 9th Congress of the National Association of Cuban Economists and Accountants (ANEC), Cuba’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Joaquin Alonso Vasquez, confirmed to delegates that the partial dollarization of the economy will not only continue but is the official strategy […]

by Mazlum Özkan June 18, 2025 On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across Iran. The targets included military and nuclear sites, and the strikes killed top Iranian commanders and scientists. Among the dead were Hossein Salami (IRGC chief), Mohammad Bagheri, and Gholamali Rashid. Nuclear scientists Fereydoun Abbasi and Mohammad Tehranchi were […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Drug use disorders, a pressing issue globally, have particularly strained Sri Lanka’s public health and security systems, affecting its youth and communities. Sri Lanka has witnessed a troubling rise in drug-related issues, with a 13% increase in arrests for drug offenses during the 2022 economic crisis, totalling 152,979 individuals. The infiltration of […]

නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන පුදන්නට කුසුම් දෝතින්නීතියේ ඇත්ත යදිමින්ගියා එදවස නීතියේ රං දේවාලයට….මහා පූජක තැබූ උණ්ඩයපසාරු කරෙන් ළයතෙත් වුණා රුධිරයෙන්කුසුමාසනයම….රුධිරය පෑන කළනීතිපති දේවාලයවරද නිවැරදි කිරීමටගෙනාවා නීති ස‍ංශෝධනය “22”…..බෲටස්ලා පිරිවරාගත්දසීසර් – ක්ලියෝපැට්‍රාපේන තෙක් මානයකනොමැති මේ සිරිලක….කෙසේනම් බිහි වෙන්නදමාක් ඇන්ටනියෙක්ඇත්ත කියනට හුදී ජනයට…! http://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2025/06/blog-post_19.html?m=1 නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුනදුරකථන 0712063394

National Development Bank PLC The NDB Bhakti Geetha competition, organised by the NDB Sports & Recreation Club 2025, was held on the 11th of June 2025. This engaging event was designed to celebrate the religious festivities of Poson Poya Day and to foster camaraderie and participation among all staff, including those from branches and departments. […]

Matthew Horwood Courtesy Theepochtimes Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese Matthew Horwood Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he has recused himself from files on national security issues related to the Tamil community. During Question Period on June 12, Conservative MP Frank Caputo questioned Anandasangaree about why the […]

Senaka Weeraratna Members of the Justice for Animals and Nature (JAN) led by Ven. Dr. Omalpe Sobhitha Thero visited the unique free roaming Dog Sanctuary at Midigama, Ahangama on June 17, 2025. This unique shelter which accommodates over 2400 street dogs is run by Animal SOS Lanka founded by Ms. Kim Cooling (an extraordinary British […]

 SUNIL JAYASIRI    Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 19 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka has rejected a UN request to allow a research vessel into its waters from July 15 to August 20, which will assess the long-term food security in Sri Lankan seas, citing delays in finalizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for foreign research vessels […]

Courtesy Sputnik © AP Photo / Eraldo Peres The G7 is becoming a relic of the past, Ranil Wickremesinghe, founder of the analytical center Geopolitical Cartographer and former Sri Lankan president (2022–2024), stated at the Valdai Club discussion during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “We are witnessing a shift in the center of power […]

By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos The absolutely predictable and predicted (https://www.defenddemocracy.press/now-irans-turn-the-spectre-of-a-new-1989), military conflict that erupted five days ago in the Middle East is one of the most serious and dangerous to have broken out globally in decades. Like all major crises, it simultaneously allows us to draw highly useful conclusions about the most critical issues of the […]

By A. Abdul Aziz. Khilafat, one of the central institutions in Islam, is a promise that Allah has given to the believers. It is a concept that occasionally raises questions, particularly regarding the selection of a Khalifa. When we say Allah chooses a khalifa,” what exactly does that mean? If hundreds of people come together […]

Shenali D Waduge What can never be overlooked is the fact that Buddhist jurisprudence governed Sri Lanka for over 2600 years & formed the moral, legal & cultural foundation of the society & civilization. This was recognized & acknowledged in clause 5 of the 1815 Kandyan Convention guaranteeing continuation of Buddhism & its traditions. That […]

Asoka Weerasinghe, Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6. Canada 16 June 2025 OPEN LETTER to Mr. Volker TurkUN High Commissioner for Human Right (UNHRC)Palais Wilson52 Rue des PaquisCH 1201, GenevaSwitzerland. Dear Mr. Turk;  Did you figure out what you had done to be so lucky to receive a warm WELCOME TO SRI LANKA as the […]

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Source: Xinhua BEIJING, June 17 (Xinhua) — Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with a delegation of senior cadres from Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna of Sri Lanka, led by its General Secretary Tilvin Silva, in Beijing on Tuesday. They also co-chaired a political dialogue between […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, June 17 (Daily Mirror) – Patients were forced to pay between Rs. 120,000 and Rs. 250,000 for a medical item labelled EVD, used in surgeries at a government hospital in 2022 that had been officially procured and supplied to a government hospital at just Rs. 17,500 (its current market value […]