e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 23-29 November 2025 The US military has been given unrestricted access to all Sri Lankan ports, including Hambantota port, & airports through an Acquisition & Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). The Sri Lankan government is supposed to have secretly signed ACSA (7 pages) in […]

Courtesy  The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka’s foreign currency debt repayment per annum from 2028 onwards is estimated at between US$ 3.25 billion to US$ 3.5 billion the most, should the current level of debt remain unchanged. Speaking at a media briefing, the Central Bank said Sri Lanka has to pay only up to US$ 2.75 […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Sri Lanka Air Force reported that the pilot of the Air Force helicopter that met with a mishap in the Wennappuwa area succumbed to his injuries. The Bell 212 type helicopter crashed this afternoon (30) in an area between Lunuwila and Wennappuwa while engaged in a disaster relief operation. The five […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) released the latest statistics regarding the loss of life and affected people due to the severe weather conditions across the country as of 6:00 PM today (30). According to the report, the Centre officially announced that 334 people died and 370 people are missing at this time. […]

Courtesy:  AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/fvX39iFaANCcs2dME Sri Lanka has produced several highly influential Buddhist figures, but the most renowned for their lasting missionary legacy are Arahant Mahinda (and his sister Sanghamittā Therī) in ancient times, and Anagarika Dharmapala in the modern era.  Arahant Mahinda and Sanghamittā Therī (Ancient Era) Arahant Mahinda, the son of the Indian Emperor […]

By Ama H. Vanniarachchy Ceylon Today Sunday Drawing on my lifelong effort to promote holistic, people-centred heritage discourse, Heritage Journalism is essential because it translates complex cultural knowledge into accessible public narratives, empowers communities, and ensures that heritage remains a living, shared resource in a rapidly changing world. At the same time, the media should serve as […]

AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/i9Nyq7PNhw6O3S3Hy The Buddhist Commission Report (1956) and the Book ‘ The Revolt in the Temple’ by D.C. Wijewardene (1953), laid the ideological foundation for the S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike led Sinhala Buddhist Electoral Revolution of 1956 TheBu ddhist Commission Report and the book The Revolt in the Temple by D.C. Wijewardena are widely recognized as […]

Courtesy Hiru News Share Post The Department of Irrigation stated that the flood warning issued for the low-lying areas of the Deduru Oya basin is extended for an additional 48 hours. The Department of Irrigation also noted a high flood risk for the areas in the lower Mahaweli River basin. It advises that residents in […]

courtesy Hiru News The death toll resulting from the disasters caused by the ‘Ditwa’ cyclone in Sri Lanka has risen to 132, the National Disaster Management Center (NDMC) confirmed. The number of people currently missing stands at 176. The NDMC stated that 716 safe centers have been established across the country, accommodating 22,212 families, or […]

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Top News Lk කන්ඩලමේ මේ කාලකන්නි හැත්ත හැම අවුරුද්දකම මේ ආතල් එක ගන්නවා.බොරදියේ මාලුබානවා කියන්නේ මේවට. අහිංසක සතුන් සහ ඇතැම් මිනුසුන් ජීවිත බේරාගැනීමට උත්සාහ දරනවිට , සතුන්ගේ ජීවිත බේරාගන්නා වෙනුවට , සතුන්ගේ මරා කෑම තරම් අශික්කිත ක්‍රියාවක් මම නොදකිමි. ස්වභාදහම මිට වඩා දරුණු උනත් පුදුම විය යුතු නැත .

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By Raj Gonsalkorale The plantation industry is a major source of foreign exchange for Sri Lanka, with total annual export earnings of approximately $4-5 billion USD in recent years. The sector contributes around 24% of the country’s total export earnings. In terms of direct and indirect employment, the sector probably provides such employment opportunities to more than 3 […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 6.1 ගෝලීය හා කලාපීය තත්ත්වය භාරත් උප-භූඝටයේ නැවේ සෑදීමේ මඟහැරීම්ට බලපාන ප්‍රධාන සාධක ලෙස පවතින්නේ නෞකා කණ්ඩායමේ ප්‍රමාණය හා වයස, ගෝලීය වෙළඳ ගමන් මාර්ග හා වෙළඳ ප්‍රමාණය, නියාමන හා පාරිසරික පදනම, වැඩබලන ගනුදෙනුකරුවන්ගේ වියදම්, හා ප්‍රතිස්පර්ධා මට්ටමයි. නෞකා අලුත්වැඩියා හැකියාව නියම වන්නේ වසරකට අලුත්වැඩියා කළ හැකි නෞකා ගණන සහ වැඩබලන ඩ්‍රයිඩොක් එකක […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 6.1 Global and Regional Perspective Demand for shipbuilding in the Indian subcontinent is shaped by several key factors including fleet size and age, global trade volumes and patterns, regulatory requirements, labour and material costs, and competitive pressures from other shipyards. Ship repair capacity, on the other hand, is defined primarily by the […]

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Ratwatte, I.M.A. indira.ratwatte@kdu.ac.lkLecturer in Law at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and Visiting Lecturer APIIT Law School AbstractThe article examines the social and economic consequences of colonialism and colonial statepolicy, underscoring the exploitation and suffering of the colonized under such policies. Thewriter specifically refers to India and Sri Lanka and the human and economic […]

AI Overview The user’s statement about the moral heroism of Sinhalese Kings leading to Sri Lanka becoming a world leader in animal rights in the pre-colonial era is strongly supported by historical accounts and chronicles. . The arrival of Arahant Mahinda approximately 2,300 years ago was indeed a pivotal turning point that embedded the principle […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka remains under severe weather conditions as heavy rainfall, rising floodwaters and continuous landslides disrupt daily life across multiple districts. The persistent low-pressure system remains anchored over the island, pulling in moisture-heavy winds and generating repeated waves of intense rainfall. Soil across the highlands is fully saturated, making slopes unstable, […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 16-22 November 2025 The US National Guard, historically used for terrorizing the USA’s allegedly unruly cities, has been called the ‘Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in uniform’. The KKK is the terrorist organization set up by former southern US slaveowners & Northern industrial […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank, in line with its unwavering commitment to social responsibility and inclusive development, has extended its support to The Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB), a historic institution that has been providing education, care, and vocational training to differently abled children across Sri Lanka for over a century. […]

LankaPropertyWeb LankaPropertyWeb, Sri Lanka’s leading real estate platform, has unveiled ‘Albot’, a trilingual AI chatbot that offers a range of intelligent features, including real-time property price insights to streamline the customer experience on its website. It responds to visitor inquiries in real time and provides insights on area price trends. Albot can query the property […]

Dr Sudath Guanasekara: Former Permanent Secretary to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranayaka and the founder of the HADABIMA Authority of Sri Lanka. I want to draw your immediate attention to “Puujaniiya mahanuwara’ on WhatsApp, to see an alarming and depressing statement made by an unpatriotic buffoon politician of this government Sunil Senaviratna / Minister of Cultural […]

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Shenali D Waduge Despite Sri Lanka facing pressing challenges in health, protection, and social services for its overwhelming majority of biological males and females, UNFPA Sri Lanka’s gender policies and programs prioritize a tiny, hidden population of gender minorities. Disguised under euphemisms like gender minorities” and diverse sexual orientations,” this allocation of resources favors a demographic […]