By Rohana R. Wasala Continued from Friday, July 25, 2025 One is tempted to ask whether it is on purpose that president Anura Kumara Dissanayake has given the portfolio of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to Hiniduma Sunil Senevi who is alleged to come from a non-Buddhist background, instead of to a more acceptable MP […]

Shenali Waduge India’s strategic colonization of Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province—centered around Trincomalee—is not a coincidence but the result of decades-long encirclement through war, diplomacy, economics, and cultural erasure. What began as military intervention in the 1980s has transformed into economic domination and spiritual displacement. Today, India holds de facto control over Sri Lanka’s most valuable […]

Shenali D Waduge Political Analyst On the 98th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Chinese Embassy in Colombo delivered more than a message of military celebration — it reaffirmed a growing truth in Sri Lanka’s foreign policy: China is a friend who has stood with us — quietly, powerfully, and respectfully. […]

Chanaka Bandarage Since 1970 or so all parties in this country have been extremely corrupt. Then, in the past 35 years we became one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Because the politicians are so corrupt, public servants too became corrupt; they also engaged in all forms of bribery and corruption. This phenomenon […]

Prof. Hudson McLean Short Answer: Yes, collectively they can—but only if they unite with strategic clarity and economic coordination. Long Answer:The world is no longer unipolar. While the U.S. under Trump (or any hardline leader) may project dominance through sanctions, military alliances (NATO), or economic tools (SWIFT, dollar reserve), the rest of the world now […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre In line with the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, the International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the Ministry of Labour, launched a three-day training programme for law enforcement officials focused on forced labour yesterday (Jul 30) at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo. Among the distinguished participants […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has strengthened its presence in Dubai with the appointment of Mr. Akila Bogahawatta as its dedicated remittance representative, underscoring the Bank’s commitment to Sri Lankan expatriates in the UAE. Mr. Bogahawatta will serve as a one‑stop liaison for all NDB remittance services, helping customers select the fastest and most […]

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Xinhua Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 122,913 individuals for drug-related offenses between Jan. 1 and July 29, 2025, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs on Wednesday. During this period, law enforcement officials seized large quantities of drugs, including more than 928 kg of heroin, 1,396 kg […]

Courtesy Adaderana Discussions held with US authorities aimed at reducing the higher reciprocal tariff rate announced by US President Donald Trump have not been successful thus far, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi has acknowledged. Although several discussions were held with US authorities, Sri Lanka has been unsuccessful in striking a deal to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara has highlighted the deep-rooted friendship between Sri Lanka and China, forged through centuries of cultural exchange and strengthened over 68 years of formal diplomatic relations. The Deputy Minister of Defence made these remarks while addressing the event held to mark the 98th Anniversary of […]

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National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) was recently named Sri Lanka’s Best Digital Bank for SMEs at the Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2025, reaffirming its leadership in delivering progressive, technology-driven, and focused solutions that align with the nation’s strategic development priorities. This recognition reflects the bank’s strong commitment to empowering Sri Lanka’s […]

by A. Abdul Aziz The gist of His Holiness address goes: New Jamaats (Ahmadiyya Center) and locations By the grace of Allah, over 350 new chapters (jamaats) were established around the world. In addition to this, the seed of Ahmadiyyat was sown for the first time in over 1,500 new locations. Congo-Kinshasa led in the establishment of […]

මාධ්‍ය අංශය, වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83 වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදය නිවැරදිව ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවට පරිවර්තනය කර ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83(b) ඡේදය නිවැරදිව දක්වන ලෙස  නීතීඥවරු 209ක් ජනාධිපතිතුමාගෙන් ඉල්ලීමට අත්සන් කිරීමත් සමඟ එහි බලපෑම, ව්‍යාප්තිය සහ එම දෝෂය නිවැරදි කිරීම විධිමත් ලෙස කළ යුතුය. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) […]

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රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් කඩාකප්පල් කරන්න එන්න එපා!  ජනාධිපතිතුමා කියයි. අද අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ කඩාකප්පල් කරන්නට කවුරුවත් එනවාද? එනවා නම් ඒ කවුද? අද ඇති ලොකුම ප්‍රශ්නය මේ කියන කඩාකප්පල්කාරීන් කවුද? යන්නයි.      1980 සිට 2023 දක්වා අධ්‍යාපනඥයින් විසින් යෝජනා කළ බහුතරයක් ‘අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ’  ක්‍රියාත්මක කළ නොහැකි වූයේ අන්තරය හෝ එහි කාලීන අයිතිකරුවන් වූ ජවිපෙ හෝ පෙරටුගාමීන් නිසාය.  […]

by A. Abdul Aziz, Sri Lanka Correspondent, Al Hakam, London. Largest Islamic Convention in United Kingdom concludes. Ahmadiyya Khalifa His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad announced that 249408 people had joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community during the past year The Jalsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 27 July 2025 with faith inspiring addresses by the World Head the Ahmadiyya Muslim […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank recently continued its island-wide SME engagement efforts by hosting a focused digital transformation forum in Avissawella. Held with the participation of a diverse group of SME Business Banking clients from the region, the event served as a platform to highlight NDB’s continued commitment to strengthening and uplifting Sri Lanka’s […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The 17th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF 2025), one of the world’s premier defence exhibitions, was held under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, hosted by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence, and organized by the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF). This prestigious event provided […]

Lankaweb We sincerely apologize for the publication of inaccurate information in our recent post titled “ලංකාවේ විශ්ව විද්‍යාල දක්‍ෂයන්ට බය ඇයි ? dated 18h July 2025 authored by Dr Gamini Vithana Upon review, it has come to our attention that certain facts presented were incorrect and may have led to misunderstanding or misrepresentation of the subject […]

Shenali D Waduge Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s recent statement warning against legalizing same-sex marriage and LGBTQIA+ ideology in Sri Lanka is not merely a religious outcry — it is a national alarm echoed by the majority of the populace heard across party lines, faiths, and generations. The President’s response echoes the opposite, and demands a far […]

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Shenali D Waduge Silent Agents, Sold Nation: How Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty Is Being Traded by Its OwnA deep dive into how political elites are enabling foreign capture of Sri Lanka’s national assets — one MoU, one silent betrayal at a time. Sovereignty is not always lost in battle. Sometimes, it is surrendered in silence — through […]

චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ මහාවංශය සඳහන් කරනුයේ – පිරිනිවන් මංචකයේ හොත්තාවූ බුදුන් වහන්සේ ශක්‍රයා අමතා ‘සිංහබා පිත් තෙල විජය කුමර අනගත සත් සියයක් පිරිවර ඇතිව ලාට රටින් ලක්දිව් බැසේය. දේවේන්ද්‍රය, මාගේ සස්න ලක්දිව්හි පිහිටන්නේය. එහෙයින් පිරිවර සහිත උහුද ලංකාවද මොනවට රකුව’ යි වදාළ සේක.” මහාවංශයට අනුව සිංහලේ රාජ්‍යය බිහි වූයේ  මෙයට වසර 2507  කට පෙර – ක්‍රි […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank, in collaboration with the National Credit Guarantee Institution Limited (NCGI) and Hatch Works, recently hosted a focused awareness session at Hatch Innovation Hub in Colombo to introduce Sri Lankan startups to the benefits of the NCGI-backed loan guarantee facility. This initiative marked a significant step in expanding access to […]

ප්‍රියන්ත ප්‍රදීප් රණසිංහ ප්‍රියන්ත ප්‍රදීප් රණසිංහ විසින් ‘ණය ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදය: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – සිරස්තලවලින් ඔබ්බට’ යන නමින්  සිංහලට නගා නිෂ්පාදනය කළ, බීනා සාර්වාගේ  ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines’ අන්තර්ජාතික වාර්තා චිත්‍රපටයේ, එම සිංහල අනුවාදය, මේ මස (ජූලි 30) ප.ව. 4.00 ට, කොළඹ, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පුවත්පත් ආයතනයේදී ප්‍රදර්ශනය කෙරේ. එම අවස්ථාවට මුල් චිත්‍රපටය […]

Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe The Sinhala version of the Beena Sarwar’s  international documentary film ‘Democracy in Debt: Sri Lanka – Beyond the Headlines’, produced by Priyantha Pradeep Ranasinghe under the title  ‘ණය ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදය: ශ්‍රී ලංකාව – සිරස්තලවලින් ඔබ්බට” (26 Minutes), will be screened at the Sri Lanka Press Institute, Colombo, this month (July 30) at 4.00 […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් පිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය පක්‍ෂ මූලස්ථානයේ පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවේ දී එම පක්ෂ නායක නීතිඥ උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතා දැක් වූ අදහස් මෙහි දැක්වෙයි. ජනාධිපතිතුමා ජර්මනියේ යෑමට පෙර එතුමා ජර්මනියේ යන්නේ කොටි නායක නෙදියවන් හමු වෙන්න කියලා සමාජ මාධ්‍ය වල කතාවක් පැතිරුණා. ඒ වගේම ජනාධිපතිතුමා ජර්මානු ආණ්ඩුවේ ප්‍රධානියා වන චාන්සලර්වරයා හමු වෙන්නේ නෑයි […]