‘Ceehalé World Heritage Foundation’ The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) has formally confirmed that it has reviewed a complaint concerning the UN Human Rights Council’s external accountability mechanism on Sri Lanka and has taken appropriate action.” The acknowledgment was issued to one of the complainants on 23 October 2025. The Office of […]

වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන. චූදිතයෙකුට ජීවිතාන්ත සිරදඬුවම් නියම කිරීමට හැකිවන පරිදි තනි අභිමතයට නඩු වාර්තාවේ සාක්ෂි සටහන් වෙනස් කළ විනිසුරු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට නිර්දේශ/ අනුමත කිරීම, යුක්තිය ඉටු කිරීම සහ ජනතාවගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේදී සළකා බැලීමට ජනාධිපතිට සහ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව සභාවට එම නඩුවට පෙනී සිටි නීතීඥවරයා විසින් 2025.10.25 දින ඉල්ලීමක් කර ඇත. එකී […]

By Janaka Alahapperuma  The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the United Kingdom Nimal Senadheera, presented his Letter of Credence to His Majesty King Charles III on 28th October 2025.  High Commissioner and other diplomatic officers were escorted by Ms. Eleanor Mackewn, Assistant Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, to the Palace in the traditional horse-drawn […]

Sri Lankan Ambassador to India said that all ETA and visa issuance services would continue to function as they were before October 15. Courtesy Financial Express Sri Lanka on Thursday withdrew the requirement for tourists to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) prior to arrival. The decision was earlier implemented by the country’s Department of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Oct. 31 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is the second most expensive South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) country to live with cost of living for an individual being $506 or Rs. 153,899 excluding rent to live a comfortable life according to Numbeo, a user-generated cost-of-living statistics website. According […]

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Courtesy Hiru news Jaffna District Member of Parliament Ramanathan Arjunan states that despite receiving death threats, he has not been provided with security by the government, and therefore, he keeps a sword for his protection. He says he has informed the Speaker of Parliament and the Inspector General of Police (IGP) about this. The MP […]

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Shenali D Waduge For over 40 years, the CEDAW Convention was the global standard protecting women — defined as biological females— from discrimination and ensuring equality in every sphere of life. Today, however, the Committee charged with safeguarding this treaty has overstepped its mandate, replacing sex” with gender identity” in its guidance. By doing so, it has redefined what it […]

By Milinda Moragoda, Courtesy The Hindustan Times The international system is undergoing a profound transformation. The certainties of the post-World War II order — anchored in the UN, Bretton Woods institutions, and a rules-based multilateral framework — are buckling under pressure. What appears to be emerging in its place is a more transactional and interest-driven […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continues to empower Sri Lanka’s export and manufacturing sectors with the introduction of its Tea Manufacturer Finance Programme, a specialised financial solution designed to support tea producers and exporters in expanding their operations and growing beyond borders. As one of Sri Lanka’s most iconic industries, tea […]

Are Sri Lankan Government Officials & Businessmen Asleep Whilst India, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam Forging into Euro-USA Markets? Bara Bada Bastua the Indian way: this is how Hindus celebrate the Festival of Lights in Espoo Finland! https://yle.fi/a/74-20188474 The British introduced TEA from China, which became the main export! Rubber exports have dwindled. Textile & Garments […]

Source:   AI Overview Sri Lanka deserves accolades from the entire global sport industry for designing the ‘Player Referral’ concept which has influenced not only Cricket ( DRS) in a remarkable way but also several other major World Sports by introducing greater fairness leading to harmony and understanding between players of opposing sides on the playing field. AI […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් හිටපු පළාත් සභා මන්ත්‍රී වරුණ රාජපක්‍ෂ මහතා විසින් කථානායකවරයා ඇතුළු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් සිව්දෙනෙකුගේ ගුවන් ටිකට් පත් ‘ඉකොනොමික් ක්ලාස්’ සිට ‘බිස්නස් ක්ලාස්’ දක්වා යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම (Upgrade) සම්බන්ධයෙන් දැඩි විවේචනයක් එල්ල කර ඇත. පාඩු ලබන ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සමාගම හරහා මහජන මුදල් වැය කරමින් සිදු කර ඇති මෙම ක්‍රියාව සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම වංචා සහගත […]

Courtesy Adaderana The drug menace must be defeated to ensure social stability in the country and that the steps taken by himself and the government in this regard will undoubtedly lead to victory, according to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. President Dissanayake stated that narcotics have turned into a deep deceptive trade that has gripped the […]

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Shenali D Waduge Below is a compilation of statistics publicly available covering all the current ills of society which are being presented as normal” and promoted to make profit for those selling or tasked to promote immorality. The statistics cover substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, prostitution/sex industry, pornography/online harms, smoking, alcohol, crime/domestic abuse, social‑media influences. The outcomes […]

(Message of Public Concerns by, Professor Nishan C Wijesinha). Richard de Zoysa’s murder is widely believed to have been carried out by a special intelligence death squad that was formed under the President Ranasinghe Premadasa government to crush the insurrection launched by the Militant “Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) organization”. On 18 February 1990 Richard de […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Oct 29 (Daily Mirror) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Sri Lanka’s economy will grow by 3.1% in 2026, reflecting a gradual return to its long-term trend, officials said. Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, made the announcement during a press conference […]

Courtesy The Express Tribune Seek to boost connectivity, prosperity through cooperation in marine and coastal tourism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to explore joint cooperation in marine tourism, recognising the vast potential of their coastlines and rich marine biodiversity to strengthen sustainable economic growth and regional connectivity. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad […]

Courtesy Adaderana A warrant has been issued for the arrest of National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Jagath Manuwarna by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said. The order was issued today (29) by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara after the MP failed to appear in court for a scheduled hearing. Accordingly, […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Changing the world begins with changing our minds. In the midst of growing global crises, including climate change, increasing polarization, inequality, and an overarching sense of disconnection from those around us and the natural world, it’s not a stretch to say that humanity needs change. Without question, the external systems and structures […]

Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke, FRCS & Dr. Ruwan Jayatunge, M.D., PhD Introduction; Trichobezoars are uncommon foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract, composed of swallowed hair. They are most often encountered in adolescent girls with trichotillomania and trichophagia (Naik et al.  2005).  When the hairball extends beyond the pylorus into the small intestine, the condition is termed Rapunzel syndrome, first […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gavinro International (Pvt) Ltd., one of Sri Lanka’s latest EV franchise holders representing several reputed Chinese vehicle manufacturers. This strategic partnership is designed to provide customers with innovative and affordable leasing solutions across Gavinro International’s extensive range […]

Israel Shamir Courtesy The Unz Review The late saint of the communist calendar, Rosa Luxemburg, often called her opponents ‘Shabbos-goyim,’ meaning servants of the Jews. A Shabbos-goy is a non-Jew who toadies to every wish and whim of the Jews, especially in politics, or a non-Jew who is heavily supportive of Israel, says the dictionary. […]

BY Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Courtesy The Island Dayan and Rajiva in Geneva With the discussion on Sri Lanka and the UNHRC resurfacing this year, the singularity of Geneva 2009 and Sri Lanka’s decisive victory has been noted in Parliament by the Leader of the Opposition. Though no Lankan institution ever asked me to explain that […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඇමරිකාව සිය කොන්දේසී ඉටු නොකළ ඉන්දියාවට 50%ක තීරු බදු පනවන අතර කොන්දේසි ඉටු කළ පාකිස්ථානයට 19%ක තීරු බදු පැනවූ බව හිටපු අමාත්‍ය විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කරයි. ඔහු පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ පාකිස්ථානය ඇමරිකානු තෙල් මිලට ගැනීමට, එරට දුර්ලභ ඛනිජ සම්පත් කැනීමේ අවස්ථාව සහ ඩිජිටල්කරණ කටයුතු ඇමරිකානු සමාගම් වෙත ලබා දීමට එකඟ […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The pertinent question before  Sri Lankan political parties is whether electability or popularity should warrant a repeat offender, a known underworld criminal, or an accomplice being placed on their electoral lists. Such individuals defile the sanctity of the elected office The killing of Wickremesekara saw allegations by SJB that the government […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Oct. 28 (Daily Mirror) – Major General Nalinda Niyangoda has officially assumed duties as the new Chief of State Intelligence Service. He received his letter of appointment from the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha (Retd). The formal assumption of duties took place today (October […]

Courtesy Adaderana A female lawyer from the Kadawatha area has been arrested for allegedly  for providing a copy  of the Penal Code for Ishara Sewwandi to conceal the pistol used in the killing of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, police said.  The infamous gang leader known as Ganemulla Sanjeewa” was fatally shot […]