Shenali D Waduge Since the defeat of the LTTE in May 2009, Sri Lanka has faced continuous demands—mainly from international actors, NGOs, and local separatist lobbies—for the return of lands in the North and East said to be occupied” by the military. Much of the narrative has been driven by propaganda and not fact. Even […]

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 by  Rohana R. Wasala Continued from Wednesday, August 13, 2025  Time the West backed off and allowed the unitary state of Sri Lanka to fulfill its own destiny based on ‘peace building’. It is also time to reflect that both Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus value, respect and venerate the lotus flower with its symbolism […]

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National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank proudly celebrated the 13th Executive Committee Installation Ceremony of the NDB Toastmasters Club on 6 August 2025 at the Hilton Colombo Residencies, an evening marked by leadership, fellowship, and inspiration, reflecting the Bank’s commitment to nurturing talent, empowering communication, and fostering personal and professional growth among its employees. The […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් අපරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් හිටපු ජනපති රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ අද (22) පෙරවරුවේ කොටුව මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කළ අතර, ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන නඩු විභාගය තවමත් අධිකරණයෙහි විභාග කෙරෙමින් පවතිනවා. මෙම ඇප නියෝගය ප්‍රකාශ කිරීම අද සවස්වරුවේ පැය භාගයට කල් තැබුණු අතර, එලෙස කල් තැබීමෙන් පසුව අධිකරණ ශාලාවේ විදුලිය විසන්ධි වීමද සිදුවූ […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The United National Party’s (UNP) media unit has released a copy of the officially invitation letter sent by the University of Wolverhampton to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and his wife, Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe. In its statement, the UNP media unit claimed that the former President had not misused state funds in relation to […]

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Courtesy Adaderana MP Rauff Hakeem says it is worrying that the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was announced in advance by a ‘YouTuber’.  Speaking in Parliament, the former minister referenced the arrest of Wickremesinghe by CID officers after recording a statement from the former president.   A few days ago, there was a YouTuber who […]

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Courtesy Adaderana The United National Party (UNP) has filed a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today (22), requesting an investigation into a statement made by YouTuber Sudaththa Thilaksiri on his channel, claiming that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe would be arrested today and remanded for 14 days. On August 21, Thilaksiri had stated on […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was arrested and remanded in custody on Friday over allegations he misused state funds while in office, has been admitted to the Prisons Hospital on the advice of doctors, according to the Prisons Spokesman.  Wickremesinghe became the most senior opposition figure to be hauled up in an anti-corruption […]

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