Shenali D Waduge When a government official puts pen to paper on official letterhead, it is no small matter. Words have meaning. Subject headings have meaning. Endorsements have meaning. A signed letter cannot be swept aside with excuses on camera. On 9 September 2025, Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), Buddhika Hewawasam, issued an […]

By Rohana R. Wasala An exclusive Sinhala language BREAKINGNEWS episode on a suspicious, so-called ‘truth connect tv’ youtube video (uploaded September 22, 2025) announces that the United Nations Organization recommends the appointment of a Truth Commission to re-establish the Sihela identity”. I remember seeing almost the same video with slightly different lay persons speaking in […]

BY J.A.A.S. Ranasinghe In today’s rapidly evolving world of construction and manufacturing, the welding industry stands tall as the foundation of countless projects. With its essential role in joining metal components, welding has become an indispensable tool of modern technology.  Welding is essential in creating structures that can withstand immense pressure, heat, and various environmental conditions. […]

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Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), graced the inauguration of the 18th International Research Conference (IRC) of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) as the chief guest, today (30 September). This year’s IRC, held under the theme Bridging Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Progress”, convened […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lankan students will soon gain free access to Google’s Gemini Advanced research tools and a suite of digital resources, following months of collaboration between the government and tech giant, the Digital Economy Ministry announced yesterday. The update was delivered at National AI Expo 2025 in Colombo by Digital Economy Deputy […]

Courtesy EUReporter Signup to our weekly newsletter to receive exclusive interviews, articles & videos. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. You can unsubscribe at any time. A new JRC study reveals cases of fraud and non-compliance with the food safety legislation in […]

Courtesy BSS News COLOMBO, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) – Sri Lanka’s inflation rose to its highest level in 14 months in September due to higher costs for food, health and education, the country’s statistics office said Tuesday. Year-on-year inflation was 1.5 percent, up from 1.2 percent in August and compared with a deflation of 0.5 percent a year […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Chief Prelates of all three Buddhist Chapters emphasized that proposed amendments to the Penal Code introducing an offence for corporal punishment, as well as government initiatives to promote tourism through LGBTQ-related activities, could undermine cultural values and give rise to serious social catastrophes. These observations have been made in a joint letter […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් සමාජ පරිහානියට හේතුවන අදූරදර්ශි නීති හඳුන්වාදීම හා සදාචාර විරෝධී සමලිංගික චර්යාවන් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට රාජ්‍ය යාන්ත්‍රණය කටයුතු කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් විරෝධය දක්වා ත්‍රෛනිකායික මහානායක ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේලා ජනපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා වෙත ලිපියක් යොමුකර තිබේ. රටක සංස්කෘතික අනන්‍යතාවන්, ඓතිහාසික උරුමය මෙන්ම චිරාගත සද්චාරිත්‍රයන් නොසලකා පටු අත්තනෝමතීන් හා අන්ධානුකරණයන් මත පදනම්ව රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලනයෙහිලා යමෙක් උත්සාහ […]

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