Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera, Courtesy Biometric Update Sri Lanka’s digital economy is at risk of not realizing its full potential by rethinking its export strategy and global positioning, according to a top official. Doerscircle COO and Sarvodaya Fusion Board Member Yasas Vishuddhi Abeywickrama, addressing the CA Sri Lanka National Conference in Colombo said that the country’s digital exports […]

Doug Bright Courtesy The West Australian Titanium Sands has confirmed it has secured Stage 2 debt funding to advance its Mannar Island project in northwest Sri Lanka that is rich in heavy mineral sands that contain lucrative titanium minerals. Geomorphologically, Mannar Island is a classic consolidated sand-spit formed by the accumulation of sediments transported and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath argues that Sri Lanka cannot secure a favourable position in the vote because the UNHRC, due to its structure, since some blocs, such as Europe, tend to adopt a collective position. File Photo The Foreign Minister attributes the ‘Geneva issue’ to the Rajapaksa administration’s politicisation of war […]

චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ තම සැමියා/බිරිඳ ට දේවත්වයෙන් මෙන් සළකන අය ඇත. එහි ගැටළුවක් නැත. තමන් ‘පිච්ච මලින් උපන් කුමාරියක්’ මෙන් සුපිරිසිදුයි කියා සිතන ස්ත්‍රීන් ඇත.  තමන් ‘සුදු පාවඩයක්’ වාගේ පිරිසිඳුයි කියා සිතන පිරිමි ඇත. එසේ සිතීම හොඳය, මන්ද, එසේ සිතන්නේ ඒ අය එසේ ජිවත් වෙන නිසාය. තම ස්වාමියා පිට රට යන අවස්ථාවේ අපේ සිංහල කුල කාන්තාවක් […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 5-11 October 2025 The white masque of benevolence crackles asunder As plasterers flustered patch oozing fractures… The past week saw the 3 old invaders of Sri Lanka – England, Portugal & Holland, without even a pale flush of shame, pushing the […]

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Juan Cole at TomDispatch Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his hands already crimson with the blood of innocent Iraqis, to run post-war Gaza, brings to mind a distant era when London sent its politicians out to be viceroys in its global colonial domains. Consider Blair’s proposed appointment, […]

by A. Abdul Aziz, The Second Khalifa of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at (Community) in Islam Hazrat Mirza Bashiruddin Mahmood Ahmad, may Allah be pleased with him, formed Auxiliary Organizations in the Jama’at to serve the needs of both genders according to different age groups: In 1922: Majlis Lajna Ima’illah for women. In 1928: Majlis Nasirat-ul-Ahmadiyya for […]

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By Dharshan Weerasekera, Courtesy The Island The UN Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) latest resolution on Sri Lanka raises serious questions about the Council’s impartiality and respect for the UN Charter. This new measure extends the mandate of the external mechanism established under Resolution 46/1 of March 2021. At the start of the UNHRC’s 60th Session […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank, recently hosted an exclusive virtual well-being session for its esteemed Privilege clientele, reaffirming its commitment to offering holistic lifestyle experiences that go beyond traditional banking. The webinar, which saw an attendance of about 200 of NDB’s Privilege customers, focused on the highly topical subject, Diabetic Reversal: Fact or Myth”. […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 14 (Daily Mirror)- Former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne, who was in remand custody in connection with the disappearance of a youth from Pothuhera, was granted bail by the Kurunegala Magistrate’s Court today. Ulugetenne was arrested in connection with the disappearance of a youth from Pothuhera, which reportedly occurred during […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Three police teams have been deployed to arrest attorney-at-law Gunaratne Wanninayake, who was involved in a confrontation with a police constable at the Mount Lavinia Court premises, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler said today. He told the weekly briefing to announce Cabinet decisions that further investigations have been launched […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The U.S. Department of State has issued a travel advisory advising its citizens to exercise increased caution when travelling to Sri Lanka due to unrest, terrorism, and landmines. According to the Department, protests over the economic and political situation in Sri Lanka can happen at any time, adding that terrorist attacks […]