Shenali D Waduge There is an overwhelming amount of information on social media about Israel and Palestine—stories, theories, and opinions that often confuse rather than clarify. Many keyboard campaigners spreading these narratives do not even know where Israel, Palestine, or the Gaza Strip is on a map—and some may struggle to locate their own countries. […]

මතුගම සෙනෙවිරුවන්                   එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂයේ සංවත්සරය දිනයේ රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ හිටපු ජනාධිපති තුමා කළ ප්‍රකාශය මෙම මාතෘකාවට අදාළ වෙයි.සමාජයේ ඕනෑම අයෙකුට හරි හම්බ කර ගැනීමට එජාප රජයක් යටතේ විවෘත ආර්ථික ක්‍රමය ඇති කළ බවද වසන්ත සමරසිංහ අමාත්‍යවරයා පොහොසතෙකු බවට පත්ව තිබෙන්නේ ඒ බල මහිමයෙන් යැයි එහිදී අවධාරණය විය.අමාත්‍යවරයාගේ වත්කම් ප්‍රකාශ ගෙන බලනකල්හි  නම් එම ප්‍රකාශය […]

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By Janaka Perera (former Lake House Editorial Staffer) On September 25th 1959 Lankadeepa Journalist Ratnapala Vithana reported for duty at the paper’s editorial office, then owned by the old Times of Ceylon Group and located at the Times Building, Fort. The Chief Editor was Renowned Journalist D.B. Dhanapala. As Ratnapala was entering the lift to […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has introduced a specialised Tourism Sector Auto Loan Scheme, designed to support the revival and growth of Sri Lanka’s tourism industry by facilitating access to affordable transport solutions. This initiative underscores NDB’s continued commitment to strengthening vital industries that contribute significantly to the national economy. The […]

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by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India. We must […]

By Deepanshu Mohan Courtesy The Diplomat Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger. In the tenuous history of Nepal’s still-emerging democracy, September 8, 2025, the first time young demonstrators broke into the prime minister’s official home in Baluwatar, will be a red-letter date. […]

Courtesy The Japan Times Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which had been burning for eleven consecutive days, while vessels try to extinguish the fire in the sea off Sri Lanka’s Colombo Harbor on May 30, 2021. | SRI LANKA AIR FORCE / via AFP-JIJI By Martin ABBUGAO and Amal JAYASINGHEAFP-JIJI  SHARE/SAVE Sep 23, 2025 Listen […]

Courtesy CNA NEW DELHI :Sri Lanka has no immediate plans to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from India, as the required infrastructure including storage facilities is yet to be built, the country’s energy minister said on Tuesday. India announced last year it would supply LNG to Sri Lanka’s power plants and work on cross-border energy […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s export sector has continued to demonstrate resilience and steady growth during the first eight months of 2025, recording total earnings of US$ 11,554.32 million.  This reflects a strong 6.61% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the Export Development Board (EDB) said in its latest report. In August 2025 alone, […]

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