Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, August 13 (Daily Mirror) – Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe should be removed from the Cabinet for violating the collective responsibility of the Cabinet, Navin Dissanayake, a senior UNPer said today. He said Minister Samarasinghe has actually challenged Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya by uttering about the SupremeSAT. The Minister should have discussed […]

Chanaka Bandarage In the olden days citizens were not allowed to file complaints with the CID. It was a sacred establishment that only investigated serious crimes.  The IGP would refer from countrywide Police Stations of serious, unsolved crimes – mostly murders, big time theft etc to the CID. Basically, the CID was out of bounds […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) issues an urgent public warning in light of alarming information on new trend wave of human trafficking activities targeting Sri Lankan nationals. Reportedly, organized trafficking syndicates operating cyber scam centers im South East Asia without effective government regulating contents have launched a […]

National Development Bank PLC Reaffirming its commitment to empowering Sri Lankans on their academic journeys beyond borders, NDB Bank is pleased to announce its latest partnership with Student in Aus Education Consultants. The strategic collaboration, marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 25th July 2025, aims to further simplify access to […]

by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island Proposed ‘Gambling Regulatory Authority’ law inadequate” The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) has said the proposed Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) law will not be adequate to meet the challenging task of overseeing the thriving casino industry.In spite of discussions held since Nov., 2022 when the CoPF formally called for […]

By Janakantha Liyanage Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, August 11 (Daily Mirror) – One time JVP Politburo member Nandana Gunathilake who defected from the party, said the JVP, which encouraged former President Mahinda Rajapaksa to resort to a military solution to the war, should not make him vulnerable to the threats of the Tamil Diaspora […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, August 11 (Daily Mirror) – Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) General Secretary Joseph Stalin today revealed findings from the 2024 Auditor General’s report, released in May 2025, which stated that 139 vehicles registered under the Education Ministry Secretary’s name are not in the possession of the Ministry. He further noted that […]

By Indika Sri Aravinda Courtesy The Daily Mirror By Indika Sri Aravinda Colombo, August 11 (Daily Mirror) – The research unit of the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) is preparing to recover 19 aircraft said to have been hidden by King Ravana in 25 locations. The unit has confirmed several specific details about […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, August 11 (Daily Mirror) – Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa is ready to form a new government together with progressive factions of the National People’s Power (NPP), Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Sujith Sanjaya Perera said today. It looks like the NPP government is shaken by the SupremeSAT drama. Opposition Leader […]

Courtesy Adaderana A court in Puttalam today (11) ordered that the ilmenite processing site located in Aruwakkalu adjacent to the Wilpattu National Park boundary, be placed under police custody until further investigations are completed. The order was issued by Puttalam District Judge Mihil Chirantha Sathurusinghe following a report presented to court regarding the operation of […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Bribery Commission and the Colombo Crimes Division are actively trying to arrest three high-profile individuals: former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, former Member of Parliament Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera, and Thusitha Halloluwa, a former Director of the National Lotteries Board and Director General of Public Relations for former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The Bribery […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 03-09 August 2025 The USA & England have escalated covert attacks on shipping: Russia-India-China routed vessels have mysteriously caught fire, most recently near Oman and Kerala, which affected Sri Lanka too). The merchant media is meanwhile gasping at the USA’s 50% […]

Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Real and staged crises present opportunities to reorient, innovate and think outside the box.  Trump’s tariff ‘shock’ presents Sri Lanka’s business sector and national policy makers an opportunity for short, intermediate and long term economic and industrial policy shift out of the current neocolonial, services heavy, economic model. At this time, the focus […]

Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham Aug 6, 2025 ‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe One afternoon in late 2021, Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, met with […]

Nava Thakuria Addressing the nation on live television on 5 August 2025,  Bangladesh’s interim government head Dr Muhammad Yunus announced that the south Asian nation will go for 13th Jatiya Sansad polls by the  first half of February next year (Bangladesh election authority later specified first week of February for the national event), where he also […]

lanka C news හරිනි අමරසූරිය මහත්මිය අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය ධුරයෙන් ඉවත් කළහොත් පැහැදිලිවම ආණ්ඩුවේ තුනෙන් දෙකේ බලය අහිමිවන හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී ප්‍රේමනාත් දොලවත්ත මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ඒ සමගම වර්තමාන ආණ්ඩුවේ මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් පනස් හතර දෙනකු ස්වාධීන වනු ඇති බවද ඒ මහතා කියයි. සුපි‍්‍රම් සැට් චන්ද්‍රිකාව සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඇතිවී තිබෙන අර්බුදකාරී තත්ත්වය ගැන අදහස් පළ කරමින් ඔහු මේ බව පැවසුවේය. […]

 KELUM BANDARA Courtesy The Daily Mirror PM openly humiliated by Cabinet Minister President goes after petty cash issues, ignores major scandals such as e-visa fraud Challenges President to submit Auditor General’s report on e-visa scam SJB will be in opposition for 30 years if Sajith Premadasa remains leader Says President’s closest buddy is involved in […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s youth clubs should not be drawn into political agendas, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated. The former President, while addressing concerns about the growing politicisation of youth organizations and on-going unrest among youth clubs, emphasized the importance of resolving issues through dialogue. Making a special statement, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed […]

Shenali D Waduge Hambantota Port has been wrongly portrayed as a symbol of China’s debt trap diplomacy.” In truth, it was a strategic infrastructure investment, misrepresented by local and foreign actors with geopolitical agendas. Here are the facts. Hambantota Port: A Factual Q&A Historical Maritime Significance ·      The name Hambantota” is believed to derive from Sampan-thota,” meaning port of sampans—for small […]

CHULA N.A. RAJAPAKSE MNZM FRCP (UK), FRACP, D. Med Rehab. (UK) RHEUMATOLOGIST Home: C27, Trimmer 25 Graham Street Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 Telephone (04) 569 9390 or 027 4768797 8/8/25 Practice: High Street Specialists 577 High Street, Lower Hutt Telephone (04) 568 9875 Email:  cnarajapakse@gmail.com   To: Hon Bimal RatnayakeMinister of Transport, Highways, Ports & […]

by Dharshan Weerasekera I write in response to the article of the above title that appeared in the Sunday Island on 3rd August 2025. The article appears to be a statement by the ICJ (International Committee of Jurists). The article calls on the Sri Lankan government to ensure that the exhumations at the Chemmani site […]

Senaka Weeraratna A call for Justice – Is it fair for ICC to use DRS without consent, make money from it and then deny both recognition and compensation to the inventor of DRS? Senaka Weeraratna A call for justice from the ICC If cricket truly values justice, the ICC must acknowledge Senaka Weeraratna as the creator […]

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation has appointed two eminent individuals as Distinguished Fellows, who will assist the Foundation in fulfilling its task as an independent, non-partisan, apolitical institution.  Areas of interest for the Foundation include strategic studies, geopolitics, economic reform, and engagements related to ocean affairs. The latest addition is Dr. R. H. S. […]

Asoka Weerasinghe 2066 Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario , K1J 6G1 8 August 2025 Editor (Letters)THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Dear Editor (Letters): I agree with Robyn Urback of  the Globe and Mail ( July 31, 2025) that Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, the Minister of Public Safety should recuse himself on public safety matters involving certain designated terrorist groups in Canada as […]

Dr. Sunil J. Wimalawansa (Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, & Human Nutrition) Summary:This is the story of a nation that traded its strategic resources and large potential for global prosperity for a misguided, large-scale relocation and small-scale agrarian fantasy. Political greed led to rural colonization, environmental ruin, and the rise of predatory cartels. Fragmented land, debt […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A forest fire that broke out today (08 Aug) in the Raththanagolla – Imbulpe area of Balangoda prompted an immediate coordinated response under the direction of the Ministry of Defence. Acting swiftly, the Sri Lanka Air Force deployed a Bell 412 helicopter to conduct Bumbi bucket operations to assist […]

Jinath Premaratne

FreedomTV Sri Lanka

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Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka maintains a list of terrorist organizations. Various LTTE and ISIS aligned groups and individuals are listed in them. However, they have a much larger support base – both in Sri Lanka and outside the island. These groups are loosely called the LTTE Diaspora and the ISIS Diaspora. They have the means […]