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 […]

Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka survives today because ordinary, hardworking Sinhala taxpayers across the Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, North Western and North Central Provinces carry the economic weight of the entire nation. These provinces produce the largest share of national income and generate most tax revenue, which is then used to fund all nine provinces, including those that demand special political powers or separatism. This is […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Motors Lanka PLC (UML), one of Sri Lanka’s most pioneering and highly respected automobile companies with over eight decades of industry leadership. This strategic partnership enables customers to access flexible, affordable, and innovative leasing solutions across UML’s renowned range of […]

The Indo–Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ISCCI) ISCCI Hosts Second Edition of Bridging Borders” Financial Dialogue in ColomboTheme: Enabling Sri Lanka’s Market Bond Issuance in Indian Currency – Pathways, Policies, and PreparednessDate: Wednesday, 15th October 2025Venue: BMICH, Colombo | Time: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Followed by High Tea The Indo–Sri Lanka […]

Professor Richard N. Lalonde  Department of Psychology York University, Canada  Shell Shock to Palali Syndrome: PTSD Sri Lankan Experience traces the history of trauma in Sri Lanka, from the experiences of a few “shell-shocked” Sri Lankan soldiers during World War II to the widespread psychological damage caused by the decades-long civil war and the 2004 tsunami.  Dr. […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera සම්මානීය සභාපතිතුමනි, උසස් වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන කොමිෂන් සභාව ජාතික ශිල්ප පුහුණු මණ්ඩලය සිලෝන් ජර්මානු පුහුණු ආයතනය – සභාපති/අධ්‍යක්ෂතුමා මහත්මයනි, වෘත්තීය පුහුණු ආයතන විසින් සිදුකරනු ලබන වෙල්ඩින් තාක්ෂණ පාඨමාලා වල අසම්පූර්ණ කාර්ය සාධනය පිළිබඳව Temple Trees හි පැවති Skills Expo විශේෂ සැසි මණ්ඩපයේදී පැවති සංවාදයකදී, මගේ ප්‍රශ්නයකට ප්‍රතිචාර දුන් සියලුම විශිෂ්ට පැනල් සාමාජිකයින් විසින්, […]

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by Shenali Waduge · On 09 September 2025, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Buddhika Hewawasam issued an official letter endorsing and approving LGBTQ tourism in Sri Lanka. That letter was sent to the foreign-funded organization Equal Ground, giving them written official access to Sri Lanka’s tourism industry, its staff, institutions, and policy framework. This is not a misunderstanding”. This is an official policy […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Prepared by: Dr. Sarath ObeysekeraChairman – Advisory Board on Offshore and Marine Industry DevelopmentUnder the Export Development Board (EDB), IDMS welding school Background Sri Lanka’s shipbuilding, offshore fabrication, and heavy engineering industries face a growing shortage of certified welders meeting international standards (ASME, AWS, ISO 9606). Traditional welding training methods, while effective, are […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS In 2012, the Department of Immigration and Emigration   had   asked  Mobitel   to establish and operate an online gateway for those wishing to apply for visas to Sri Lanka.  Mobitel   provided the  Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)  system  for  the Department . This was  tried out on a trial basis  on 1 October 2011 and […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS   Revised 12.20.25 The contract for issuing on-arrival visas at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) was  taken over by    VFS Global   on April 17, 2024. This matter had previously been satisfactorily  handled by the officers of the Sri Lankan Immigration Department , without any complaints. After VFS Global  took over, those applying for […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The tourist industry protested  vehemently over  the VFS take over  at Katunayake. but the Ministry ignored the protests and allowed VFS to continue regardless. Then something happened  and the  issue went public .  On 3 May 2024,   television news  showed  an enraged Sri Lankan at the Katunayake International Airport complaining loudly over denial […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The Department of Immigration ignored the Supreme Court order and continued with VFS.   Minister Alles held a special  media conference after the Supreme Court order to explain why they could not obey the Supreme Court Order. He was flanked, I think, by the Permanent secretary,  Vyani Gunatilaka and  Harsha Illukpitiya, Controller General  of […]

Press Release  Admiral Dr Jayanath Colombage, a distinguished fellow of the Pathfinder Foundation, took part in the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Press Release Pathfinder Foundation Participates in 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in China Admiral Dr Jayanath Colombage, a distinguished fellow of the Pathfinder Foundation, took part in the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, held in Beijing, China,  representing […]

ශ්‍යාම් නුවන් ගනේවත්ත Divaina පසුගිය කාලයේ මුහුණදුන් දරුණුතම ආර්ථික අර්බුදවලින් මිදී ආර්ථිකය ස්ථාවර වෙමින් පවතින නමුත්, එවන් තත්ත්වයක් නැවත ඇතිවීමේ සැලකිය යුතු අවදානමක් පවතින බව ස්වාධීන අධ්‍යයන කණ්ඩායමක් විසින් සකසන ලද වාර්තාවක් මගින් අනතුරු අඟවා ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකාව වර්තමානය වන විට තීරණාත්මක සන්ධිස්ථානයක සිටින බව පෙන්වාදෙන එම වාර්තාව මගින්, මෙකී අවදානම හේතුවෙන් දැන් අත්කරගනිමින් පවතින […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Mount Lavinia Additional Magistrate today (October 12) granted permission to the police to obtain CCTV footage relevant to the full investigation launched into the recent incident between a lawyer and a police constable within the Mount Lavinia Court premises. The permission was granted following submissions made today by the Mount Lavinia […]

Courtesy Hiru News Police Headquarters has announced that the Mount Lavinia Headquarters Police have commenced an investigation into a senior lawyer who accompanied the attorney allegedly assaulted by a police officer in the Mount Lavinia Court premises. Police Headquarters issued a statement confirming that the investigation targets the senior lawyer for allegedly swearing at and […]

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By Sena Thoradeniya 1. Introduction:  Speeches That Sparked a Dialectical Inquiry Addressing the 60 th Anniversary of the formation of the JVP on 14 May 2025, Anura Kumara in a moment of rhetorical blunders, said that there are leaders in the NPP who were not considered even as door mats (Papisi”) by the other political […]

Source:  AI Overview See https://share.google/aimode/BlVquJxNsYWSjOEQ8 Also see AI OverviewAnswerIf the ICC officially recognizes Sri Lanka’s claim to the ‘player referral’ concept behind the Decision Review System (DRS), the country could see benefits like potential financial compensation through royalties, a boost in national pride and a stronger claim to intellectual property, and increased tourism and branding […]

Courtesy AdaDerana Approximately 15 new breast cancer cases are reported daily in Sri Lanka, while about three women die each day due to the disease, health authorities have revealed. Health experts point out that breast cancer is completely curable and that every woman should perform a self-breast examination after the age of 20. The Ministry […]

Courtesy Hiru News Commissioner General of Elections, Saman Sri Ratnayake, states that there is currently no legal framework in the country under which to hold the Provincial Council elections. He explained that the old law was repealed, and the new set of laws being drafted has been stalled since 2018. The Commissioner General stressed that […]

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චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ සමාජයේ කවුරුත් එකයි. හැමෝගෙම ලේ රතු පාටයි. හැම දරුවෙක්ම (රාජ කුමාරයෙක් හෝ සිඟන දරුවෙක්) මේ ලොවට බිහිවෙන්නේ අහිංසකව හඬා, එතැන උස් පහත් භේදයක් නැත. විෂම සමාජයයි ඒ දරුවන්ව විෂම වැඩිහිටියන් බවට පත් කරන්නේ.  බොහෝ වේලාවට ගමේ පොලිස්කාරයා, ග්‍රාම සේවක, සමෘධි නිලධාරි දුප්පත් මිනිස්සුන්ට තමා ‘පාර්ට්’ පෙන්වන්නේ.  මේ අයගේ බලය නිසා පළාතේ පොලිසිය, දිසා […]

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