Dr. Asoka Bandarage My recent visit to Brazil coincided partly with the Conference of the Parties (COP) 30, the 30th United Nations Climate Conference in Belém. Although I did not attend COP 30, I was very fortunate to visit the Amazon. It was both awe-inspiring and humbling to experience —even briefly—the mystery and stillness of […]

Source:  AI Overview The 800-year historical relationship betweenThailand (Siam) and Sri Lanka (Sinhala)  is primarily defined by the mutual exchange and preservation of Theravada Buddhism, which has profoundly shaped their respective cultures, art, architecture, and national identities. This enduring “golden thread” of religious cooperation has been crucial for the continuity and development of the Sangha […]

The Buddhist Guy | All Religions, One Channel Over 2,500 years ago Prince Siddhartha broke with the Vedic world and became the Buddha. This video traces why he rejected priestly authority, ritual sacrifice, and caste privilege—not because he denied the existence of devas, but because he placed liberation in personal insight, ethical practice, and meditation. […]

by Arundathie Abeysinghe, Courtesy PIME Asia News A research team from the Sri Lanka Blue Resources Trust found a new ridge linking the Yakampita and Gingiripita reefs. The discovery reveals the surprising richness of the marine ecosystem near the capital, where some areas show over 50 per cent hard coral cover. But researchers warn that […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Last week, Veteran journalist D.B.S. Jeyaraj, writing the first of a two-part article on Mahinda Rajapaksa turning 80, aptly surmised the protagonist as ‘demonised by the opponents and deified by supporters’. While I am not particularly interested in the birthdays of politicians, this made me ponder Mahinda Rajapaksa’s legacy in Sri […]

Courtesy The maritime-executive https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity-player.php?pageURL=https%3A%2F%2Fmaritime-executive.com%2Farticle%2Fcolombo-dockyard-to-build-high-spec-cable-layer-in-sri-lanka&contentHash=6690a601b739c3c08e355edb1644c599f3a64e8bdbff1b77ba9be82535351dd8&unitId=2900014820&userId=63aa8033-e41b-440f-8022-0f104332be08&isLegacyBrowser=false&isPartitioningSupport=1&version=20251111_3c52e095ed7565ed6d4b3892201f53eccbf3a3db&useBunnyCDN=0&themeId=502&isMobile=0&unitType=tts-player&integrationType=web Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard has been awarded a shipbuilding contract by the French submarine cable company Orange Marine. The deal finalized last week further cements the shipyard’s status with major European shipowners. The contract also shows a long-term commitment by Orange Marine to work with Colombo Dockyard. Relations between the two […]

Courtesy Rajje.mv MNDF Air Corps UAV detected an illegal vessel in Maldivian waters. Intercepted by the MNDF Coast Guard Special Boat Squadron – November 7, 2025 A joint operation by Maldivian and Sri Lankan authorities intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 58.6 kg of heroin and 297.3 kg of methamphetamine in the Maldives EEZ Five Sri […]

Courtesy The ipaper The Northern Line is an 8-hour journey from Jaffna in the north of the island to the capital Colombo, on a line that was reconstructed after the civil warTrain travel in Sri Lanka takes you through its tropical heartlands (Photo: Jaromir/Getty) The first time I went to Jaffna was by train. It was fantastic, […]

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චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ 10/11/25 දින සිදුවූ බිහිසුණු තලාව බස් අනතුරෙන් පසුවයි. 10/11/25 සඳු දින අනුරාධපුර තලාව ප්‍රදේශයේදී බස් රථයක් පෙරලී යාමෙන් සිදුවූ අනතුරින් 6 දෙනෙක් මිය ගොස් ඇති බව වාර්තා වෙයි. ඉතා පටු මාර්ගයක වේගයෙන් ධාවනය වූ මෙම බස් රථ අනතුරෙන් මැරුණු සහ තුවාල ලැබුවන් අතර මෙවර උසස් පෙළ විභාගයට පෙනී සිටින සිසු දරු දැරියන්ද වුහ. […]

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Courtesy Amazinglanka Controversy surrounds the origins of the temples at Trincomalee where today a modern Hindu Kovil, popularly called Koneswaram has been set up. Though a tradition is quoted in support of the antiquity of the modern Hindu temple dating to the time of a mythical ruler named Kulakoddayan, after the Portuguese Captain General Azavedo destroyed the […]

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e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * e-Con e-News 02 – 08 November 2025 * ‘In a humorous tone, the President recalled pre-election claims that the National People’s Power (NPP) would seize private property if elected to office.’ – see ee Economists, President jests… * ‘Aga Jayasinghe understood the NPP’s decision to continue […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඉන්දියානු බුද්ධි අංශ මෑතකදී අනාවරණය කළ තොරතුරුවලට අනුව, දාවූද් ඊබ්‍රහිම් සින්ඩිකේට් සංවිධානය තහනම් කරන ලද දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි (එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ.) සංවිධානය සමඟ එක්ව දකුණු ඉන්දියාව හරහා මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ප්‍රවාහනය කිරීමට කටයුතු කරමින් සිටින බවට විශ්වාස කෙරේ. මීට අදාළව බුද්ධි අංශ මගින් අන්තර්සම්බන්ධතා (intercepts) සටහන් කරගෙන ඇති අතර, එමගින් මුම්බායි කේන්ද්‍ර කරගත් […]

Dilrook Kannangara 2026 budget proposals included increasing the daily wage of plantation workers by the highest ever increase in history. The news was well received by the Upcountry Tamil community. They lit fire crackers and venerated photos of the President. On the face of it the act seems sensible. Politically it may retain some votes […]

Source:  AI Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_Sinhalese-Muslim_riots The Justice Woodrenton Report found that the shooting of rioters by the military and police during the 1915 riots could not be legally justified, although it deemed the actions to have been taken in good faith for public safety.  Further findings of the report included:         Source:  AI […]

Source :  AI Overview The 1915 riots in Ceylon were triggered by the Supreme Court’s judgment in February 1915 related to a long-standing dispute over a Buddhist religious procession (perahera) in Gampola.  The specific case was an appeal where the Supreme Court overturned a District Court’s decision that had favored the Buddhist temple authorities of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov 8. (Daily Mirror) – The Indo-Lanka bilateral trade volume has grown exponentially, but Sri Lanka appears to be a loser with a trade gap heavily in favour of India, Parliament was informed today. Raising a question under Standing Order 27 (2), National Democratic Front (NDF) MP Ravi Karunanayake said […]

Courtesy  The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 9 (Daily Mirror) – Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith has raised serious concern over what he described as an inappropriate sexual education program” proposed for inclusion in Sri Lanka’s school curriculum next year. Speaking at the reopening ceremony of the renovated St. Stephen’s Church in the Meerigama–Kinadeniya area, […]

Statement by the Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum The Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum expresses its deep concern and categorical opposition to the recent statement made by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, pledging to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. Such a declaration represents not merely a political position, but a direct challenge to the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of the […]

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Dr. Neil J Fernando / Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge Abstract From 1983 to 2009, the Sri Lankan Army engaged in an extended conflict known as the Eelam War, which saw a significant number of soldiers deployed in combat zones for prolonged periods. This relentless exposure to warfare led to a considerable incidence of combat stress […]

 Courtesy:   AI Overview During the British Occupation of Ceylon (1796-1948), the judiciary ultimately supported the colonial administration’s “divide and rule” strategy through its judgments. By weakening traditional indigenous systems of justice and elevating Roman-Dutch law and aspects of English common law, the British-controlled courts eroded traditional Buddhist authority and custom, thus aiding colonial objectives and […]

Source:  AI Overview According to the Portuguese Historian Fernão de Queirós, and other sources detailing the Portuguese colonial period, many Buddhist and Hindu temples were systematically destroyed in Sri Lanka to make way for the construction of Christian churches Temples and corresponding churches mentioned in historical accounts Based on available historical accounts, including some that reference Queirós’s […]