Michelle Ellner Courtesy Venezuela Analysis Far from a symbol of peace, the article exposes Machado’s history of supporting coups, sanctions, and calls for foreign military intervention in Venezuela. Maria Corina Machado is known for her incendiary speeches (AP) When I saw the headline Maria Corina Machado wins the Peace Prize, I almost laughed at the absurdity. […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, October 11 (Daily Mirror ) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath attended the inauguration of the Grand Serendib Colombo, Sri Lanka’s first AI-powered hotel project, held last night (10) at the Shangri-La Hotel, Colombo. The event also celebrated the 20th anniversary of ABEC, the company […]

Courtesy Adaderana India on Friday upgraded ties with Afghanistan’s Taliban administration, giving a boost to the diplomatically isolated group, by announcing it would reopen its embassy in Kabul that was shut after the Taliban seized power in 2021. The Afghan Taliban administration will also send diplomats to New Delhi, its foreign minister said. India closed […]

Courtesy Hiru News The first cabinet reshuffle of the new government was carried out today, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake swearing in three new Cabinet Ministers and ten Deputy Ministers. The reshuffle increases the number of Cabinet Ministers to 23 and the number of Deputy Ministers to 33. One significant promotion to the Cabinet is […]

Shripal Nishshanka Dear President Anura, Congratulations on passing a trouble free 365 plus days as the President of Sri Lanka. Anyhow, it was not a pleasant speech that you delivered at UN assembly a few days ago. A head of a country shall never ever criticize its own country in public, which is just spitting […]

Shenali D Waduge Over the past several years, there has been a string of attempts by successive governments in Sri Lanka to implement policies that mirror Western LGBTQIA ideologies at the national level, particularly targeting children. These included proposals to teach LGBTQIA content in schools, allow pride parades, provide sex clinics in government hospitals, promote […]

By Palitha Ariyarathna On the morning of 9 October 2025, a disturbing incident unfolded at Dharmasoka Mawatha, Arupola, Kandy, raising urgent questions about animal welfare, civic safety, and constitutional accountability in Sri Lanka. Mrs. D. Hearath, a concerned citizen and practicing Buddhist, was riding past the area when she witnessed a group of monkeys confined […]

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Kelum Jayasumana සමලිංගිකයන් ගැන කතාවේදී පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී හරිණි සංවේදී වෙයි!

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with SJP Global (Pvt) Ltd., further strengthening its commitment to empowering the next generation of Sri Lankans through education. The partnership was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 27th August 2025, with a focus on enhancing the NDB […]

Saeed Naqvi Dated: 06.10.2025 What is the urgency driving Donald Trump to push his Gaza peace plan, even by dishonest means if necessary. In his eagerness to bid for the Nobel Peace Prize, Trump resorted to subterfuge, straight forward knavery. Even more compelling than his yen for the Nobel was the pressure of global public […]

Shenali D Waduge 1️. The First Truth: Sex is Not a Choice Your sex is decided the moment you are conceived. Male: XY chromosomes Female: XX chromosomes These chromosomes exist in every cell of your body.They determine your organs, hormones, and natural design —and no drug, surgery, or hormone can ever change them. 2️. What a Biological Woman Is No […]

චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ මම කිසියම් වැරැද්දක් කර ඇත්නම් සමාවෙන්න දෙවියනේ. මාව මරන්න එපා. මට දරුවන් තිදෙනෙක් සිටිනවා. ළමයින් පාසලෙන් නිවසට පැමිණ මා සොයා නොගත් විට ඔවුන් ද සාගින්නෙන් මිය යනු ඇත”. මේ මැදිවියේ මවක් අලියාට කිවූ දෙයක්. මර බිය නිසා ඇයගේ මුවින් මේ එක් වදනක් වත් පිට නොවීය. ඇයට කළ හැකි වූයේ බිම වැතිර අලියාගේ දෑස් […]

Soutik Biswas Courtesy BBC News It’s happening again. In early September, a cluster of unexplained child deaths in a small town in Madhya Pradesh sent local health workers scrambling. At least 19 victims – aged one to six – had died within weeks of taking a common cough syrup. Officials tested everything from drinking water […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid an official visit to the Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters in Colombo yesterday (07 October). Upon arrival, the Deputy Minister was warmly received by the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda, and accorded a ceremonial welcome. He […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DIMO, a leading diversified conglomerate in Sri Lanka, to extend affordable and accessible leasing facilities to a wide spectrum of customers. This partnership reflects NDB’s continued focus on enabling mobility and empowering individuals and businesses through flexible, customer-friendly financial solutions. […]

Courtesy fibre2fashion Insights Sri Lanka’s recent economic rebound has been strong but remains incomplete, with growth still below pre-crisis levels and poverty significantly elevated, the World Bank said in its latest Sri Lanka Development Update – Better Spending for All. The report projects the economy to expand by 4.6 per cent in 2025, supported by […]

Courtesy Adaderana It is a key goal of the current government to gradually ensure all teachers become degree holders, Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated. The Prime Minister expressed this view today (8) during a parliamentary debate on educational reforms. Teacher training colleges have not been […]

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National Development Bank PLC NDB Privilege Banking successfully hosted the Global Education Expo 2025, an exclusive event curated for Privilege customers and their families, in collaboration with ACH Education. The event was held at the NDB Privilege Havelock Centre Branch and brought together a distinguished audience of clients keen on exploring global education opportunities for […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. Background Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, along major East–West shipping routes, offers an unmatched opportunity to position the country as a regional hub for offshore, marine, and energy-related services. The newly developed Colombo Port City, adjacent to the existing Colombo Harbour, provides a world-class urban and business environment […]

Courtesy The Independent (UK) Exclusive: Asoka Jayaweera, a strict vegetarian, died after choking on a piece of food while attempting to ‘eat around’ the meat in the meal he was served instead of the meatless one he had requested, according to his family A Southern California cardiologist flying Qatar Airways from Los Angeles to Sri Lanka was […]

Shenali D Waduge Countries that once proudly promoted inclusivity” and gender diversity” in schools are now backtracking —the United Kingdom is leading that reversal after destroying lives of 500,000 British children. It began as a movement to end bullying” and quietly turned into a campaign that taught children to question their own sex, reject biology, and […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Sri Lanka GDP growth rate needs to rise above 8% over ten years to achieve a GDP of USD 200 million and a GDP per capita of USD 9000 to qualify as an upper middle-class status. A high-income status requires a per capita of $13,846 or more. Can Sri Lanka achieve these […]

by Garvin Karunaratne. Courtesy The Island/03.05.2023 The Sri Lankan government is finding it hard to fulfil the regulations agreed upon with the IMF in the Houses of Parliament on April 28, 2023. However, there was no other option but to agree. According to Professor Vasanta Atukorale, the increases in taxes amount to a staggering 441%. […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 28 September – 04 October 2025 ‘Ranil Wickremesinghe had been a shrewd driver & just before he left the office, he got the parliament to enact special legislation binding future governments to uphold the goals set by him. That legislation, the Economic Transformation […]

Darini Rajasingham Senanayake Rithika Kodithuwakku as a Tamil Sakkili Woman in Asoka Handagama’s art house rape fantasy which effectively character assassinated Chile’s Poet Laureate, Pablo Neruda in a different sort of ‘Operation Colombo’ to that which followed the CIA backed coup against Democratic Socialist President Dr. Salvador Allende in September 1973 September saw anniversaries in […]