By A. Jathindra, Courtesy Eurasia Review In South Asia, history shows that setting streets ablaze rarely leads to constructive change. Yet, the region continues to see such upheaval, which only worsens domestic politics in the affected countries. Bangladesh has been a terrible witness,” engulfed by unrest, and now Nepal faces its own crisis. The tragic death […]

Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News Every year, approximately 500,000 metric tonnes of fruit and vegetables are lost – enough to feed the country for up to four months. Among the causes are poor transportation and packaging. Losses could be reduced to 5.7 per cent by following the Ministry of Agriculture’s guidelines. The Circular Project […]

by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD  The rich tapestry of Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage is intricately woven with mythology and legends, which serve as a profound reflection of the island’s history and identity. These narratives, passed down through generations, encompass a diverse array of tales that highlight the values, beliefs, and traditions of the […]

By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera India’s declaration to become a leading naval and shipbuilding nation by 2047 under its Blue Economy vision marks a strategic shift in the Indian Ocean. With new subsidies, policies and ambitious targets, India is seeking to dominate global shipbuilding and maritime services. This development is not merely an Indian story; it […]

Courtesy Biometric  Update.com The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) in Sri Lanka is raising concerns about the proposed unique digital identity project (SL-UDI), especially pertaining to the role of a foreign master system integrator (MSI) accountable for the project’s delivery, maintenance, and integration. A senior DRP official told Biometric Update on Wednesday that the DRP has to be aligned with […]

Courtesy The Washington Post The deadly protests in Nepal that forced the country’s prime minister to resign on Tuesday were a result of long-simmering discontent ignited by the government’s ban on major social media platforms A protester wearing flak jacket and carrying a shield snatched from a policeman shouts slogans at the Singha Durbar, the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Commanding Officer of the army camp in Palinagar, a Lieutenant Colonel, has been arrested by the Western Province North Police Crime Division. He has been arrested for allegedly selling 260 rounds of ammunition used in T-56 rifles for Rs. 650,000 to the underworld criminal figure known as ‘Commando Salintha’, who was recently […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived at his Carlton House residence in Tangalle, where he was greeted by a large crowd of supporters and well-wishers. The former president arrived at around 5:00 PM this afternoon, after travelling from his Wijerama official residence. The crowd, which included Buddhist monks, was so large that […]

Shenali D Waduge Across Europe (the Colored Revolutions), the Arab world (Arab Spring), and parts of Asia (the Asian Spring”), movements that appeared as spontaneous youth uprisings often bore the fingerprints of external intervention and local opportunism. Genuine grievances existed, but they were amplified and redirected to produce political outcomes that benefited external powers and […]

By Rohana R. Wasala Professor Michael K. Jerryson of Youngstown State University, Ohio, USA,  testified on the subject of ‘Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka’ before the ‘Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, House Committee on Foreign Affairs (of the U.S. House of Representatives) on June 20, 2018. While delivering his […]

Dilrook Kannangara Too much of a good thing can be toxic. A nation must invest only so much in education that its economy needs and can sustain. Investing too much in education is a sure way to invite disaster. This is the main root cause of violent youth uprisings in South Asia. They all started […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank ceremoniously opened its relocated Akkaraipattu branch on 10th September 2025 at its new premises, No. 71, Ampara Road, Akkaraipattu, marking a significant milestone in its continued journey of serving the community. Originally established in 2015, the Akkaraipattu branch has proudly served its customers for over nine years, supporting families, […]

By Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)  Courtesy The Week The upheavals across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal may not be isolated incidents but part of a larger “regional rhythm of a Tsunami” in South Asia Protesters celebrate at the parliament building after it was set on fire during a protest against […]

Courtesy India Today Former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has emerged as Gen Z’s top choice for Nepal’s head of interim government after over 5,000 young people backed her during a nationwide virtual meeting. Nepal’s former Chief Justice Sushila Karki has emerged as the leading choice of Gen Z after more than 5,000 young people joined a […]

Courtesy India Today The Nepal Army, led by General Ashok Raj Sigdel and his regional commanders, has assumed control of Kathmandu and key districts after Gen Z-led protests toppled the KP Sharma Oli government. As Nepal reels from violent protests that forced Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to resign and flee the country, the Nepal Army […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Viral videos on TikTok and Instagram have contrasted the lavish lifestyles of political families — involving designer clothes, foreign travel and luxury cars — with the harsh realities faced by young people, including unemployment and forced migration Deadly protests in Nepal have so far claimed the lives of at least 19 […]

Courtesy Hiru News Parliamentarian Ramanathan Archchuna has announced that he will travel to Geneva next week to file a complaint against Speaker Jagath Wickremaratne and Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake with the United Nations Human Rights Council. According to the MP, he was denied the opportunity to speak in Parliament for nearly a month […]

චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ රටේ ආර්ථිකයට මරුම මරු  පහරකි දැවැන්ත ට්‍රැෆික් ප්‍රශ්නය. මිනිසුන්ගේ වැයවෙන කාලය, නිරපරාදේ දහනය වන ඉන්ධන පමණක් නොවේ මිනිසුන්ගේ මානසිකත්වය පවා එය නිසා පිරිහේ. සංචාරකයෝ/ආයෝජකයෝ  ඒමද අඩු විය හැකියි. පැය ගණන් කාර්/බස්  ඇතුලේ ට්‍රැෆික් එකට හිරවී තම වටිනා කාලය නිරපරාදේ වැය කර ගන්නේ මේ රටේ ආර්ථිකය ඉදිරියට ගෙන යාමේ කර්තව්‍යට කෙලින්ම උරදී සිටින රටේ […]

By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham, Courtesy The Morning Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) has many ‘firsts’ in Sri Lanka’s political history. No other political leader has served as Leader of one of the country’s oldest political parties, the United National Party (UNP), for as long as Wickremesinghe. He has been the Leader of his party for more […]

BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody Courtesy The Morning Children from the Sri Lankan gypsy community frequently only go to school once or twice a week, or a few days a month with this inconsistent attendance being caused by poverty, racism, discrimination, and prejudice in all their forms, students coming from families that are not encouraging, and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 9 (Daily Mirror) – Russia, in response to the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka, said that it sees no reason to raise concerns about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, whose authorities demonstrate their readiness to build mutually respectful cooperation with international human rights mechanisms.  A Russian representative […]

Courtesy Hiru News Remittances from Sri Lankan migrant workers have shown significant growth, reaching $5.11 billion in the first eight months of 2025, a 19.3% increase from the same period in the previous year. This positive trend is expected to continue, with the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) projecting total remittances to reach […]

Dr. Sudath Gunasekara Ex secretary to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranayake and President SASA 1991-93. Proposal to set up a Memorial Museum of Patriotic wars of Kandyan Sinhalese (1505-1848) and an International Institute of Post Graduate Research on Colonial crimes in Sri Lanka and the Global South” at the old Bogambara Prison site. Mahanuwara. (Kandy) 9.3. […]

Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon Executive Director/ Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka The persistent delay of Provincial Council (PC) elections in Sri Lanka, often attributed to incomplete electoral boundary delimitation, remains a significant concern, as the current government continues this trend. In its 2025 response to the UN Office of the High Commissioner […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 8 (Daily Mirror) – While alleging that two containers comprising raw material used to produce narcotic drugs have been cleared despite prior warnings by foreign intelligence units, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa today urged the government to reveal how they have reached the producers. There are many issues pertaining to […]

Courtesy Adaderana In a breakthrough that reads like a beacon of hope, Russia has announced that its novel cancer vaccine, Enteromix, has demonstrated 100% efficacy and safety in initial human trials.  The news highlights the vaccine’s remarkable performance: patients experienced tumour shrinkage and no serious side effects.  Developed using the same mRNA technology as the […]

Courtesy Hiru News During the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, reiterated Sri Lanka’s rejection of any form of external intervention or mechanism to investigate alleged human rights violations. Speaking at the session on Monday (08), Minister Herath stated that […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Japanese government has provided projects worth $3.7 million to improve infectious disease waste management in Sri Lankan government hospitals. Under this initiative, 15 hospitals across all nine provinces will receive medical waste incinerators equipped with temperature control and exhaust gas treatment systems. The Trincomalee General Hospital has already received the infectious […]

රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ/ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්‍රය පලාත් සභා ඡන්ද විමසීම අතුරුදන් කිරීම සඳහා පසුගිය ආණ්ඩු විසින් යොදාගත් ‘සීමා නිර්ණය අවසන් කිරීම’ පිළිබඳ නිදහසකට කාරණයක් ලෙස, වත්මන් ආණ්ඩුව විසින් ද නැවත යොදා ගැනීම කනගාටුවට කරුණක් බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානාව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්‍රයේ විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් පවසයි.  මානව හිමිකම් පිළිබඳ මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලයේ […]

Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) 2066 Kings Grove Crescent .  Ottawa . Ontario . K1J 6G1 .Canada 7 September 2025 Mr. Volker TurkUN High Commissioner Human Rights (UNHRC)Palais Wilson52 Rue des PaquisCH1 201, GenevaSwitzerland Dear High Commissioner Volker Turk:        Re: What was gained in Human Rights by the end      of the Tamil Tiger Terrorist separatist Eelam war […]