AI Overview King Don Juan Dharmapala’s conversion to Christianity and subsequent actions were a significant turning point in Sri Lankan history, widely viewed as a betrayal of Buddhism by the Sinhalese majority. His actions were heavily influenced by the Portuguese Christian missionaries and had lasting negative impacts on the Buddhist religious structure in his kingdom.  […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 7 (Daily Mirror) – Opposition Member of Parliament from the Jaffna district Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna, was seen fast asleep during the budget speech, which concluded a short while ago. The presentation of the 2026 Budget commenced at 1.30 p.m. and continued until nearly 6.00 p.m. The budget speech was […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 7 (Daily Mirror) – The  President seems to be confused with his new neo-liberal free market ideology and his party’s protectionist industrial policy production economy concept, SJB MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said today.  “The President was like a parish priest preaching bana at a Buddhist temple. Totally confused […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 7(Daily Mirror) – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is currently presenting the Budget 2026 in Parliament, unveiling a series of allocations and reforms. So far, the proposals reflect a reform-driven and inclusive direction — highlighting investments in health services, digital infrastructure, education, and support for vulnerable groups. The budget emphasizes fiscal consolidation, digital […]

By bno – Mumbai bureau November 7, 2025 Sri Lanka’s economy has shown solid signs of recovery in 2025, but the rebound remains partial, with output still below pre-crisis levels and poverty rates significantly elevated, according to the World Bank’s latest Sri Lanka Development Update titled Better Spending for All. The report projects growth of 4.6% in 2025, supported […]

Source :  AI Overview The Vatican was associated with the Portuguese Inquisition in Goa and Ceylon (Sri Lanka), as it authorized the establishment of the Inquisition in the Portuguese territories and Popes sanctioned Portuguese conquests for the propagation of the Catholic faith. However, the Goa Inquisition was primarily an extension of the Portuguese Inquisition and […]

AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/pRSGiplqdOoCqgQu4 Question Jeewaka was the Buddha’s Physician. He is venerated in Thailand by its Medical Profession and statues of Jeewaka are a common sight in Thai Hospitals. Can Sri Lanka being another Theravada Buddhist country adopt the practice of remembering Jeewaka like in Thailand. What measures are required by the authorities in Sri […]

RANJITH SOYSA Vijitha Herat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, has stated that Sri Lanka did not attempt to join a losing race when he and the government decided to let the UNHRC to adopt the proposal A/HRC/60/21/2025 against Sri Lanka. He also added that they wanted to save funds by not getting involved in canvassing […]

Courtesy The Island Dr. Gamani Core / Dr. Carlos Maria Correa The ‘takes’ were numerous for the perceptive sections of the public from the Dr. Gamani Corea 100th birth anniversary oration delivered at ‘The Lighthouse’ auditorium, Colombo, by Dr. Carlos Maria Correa, Executive Director of the South Centre in Geneva on November 4th. The fact […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක විදේශ තානාපතිවරුන් කැඳවා රට වැටී ඇති ආගාධය ගැන ප්‍රකාශ කරන විට ඒ රටවල් සිය රට වැසියන් ලංකාවේ සංචාරය සඳහා එවනු ඇතිදැයි සර්වජන බලය නායක, ව්‍යවසායක දිලිත් ජයවීර විමසයි. ජනාධිපතිවරයාට ව්‍යවසායකත්ව මනසක් තිබිණි නම් මෙම ප්‍රශ්න රහසේ විසඳාගනු විනා ලෝක ප්‍රසිද්ධ කිරීමට කටයුතු නොකරන බවයි, ඔහු පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ.  […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 6 (Daily Mirror) – A man who had spent eight years in prison under a death sentence for drug trafficking was acquitted by the Court of Appeal, which found that the raid and recovery of productions in the case had not met the test of probability. The Court of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Today is the budget day. The NPP government, under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, will present its second maiden budget today when the country is at a critical juncture between hard-won stabilisation and the promise of sustainable growth. The past two years have been spent under the IMF programme, […]

Courtesy New food magazine When you dust a little cinnamon over your cappuccino, the last thing on your mind is fraud. However, scientists at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) have uncovered cases of mislabelling that could lead to potential health risks, as Project Coordinator Anastasia Vlachou reveals. Two cinnamons, one big problem Cinnamon […]

Courtesy Hiru News The National People’s Power (NPP) Councillor of the Peliyagoda Urban Council, whose husband and son faced drug charges, has resigned from her post. Accordingly, she has submitted her resignation letter to the Gampaha District Returning Officer, with a copy directed to the Chief Secretary of the National People’s Power. Disna Niranjala Kumari, […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් පෑලියගොඩ නගර සභාවේ ජාතික ජන බලවේගයේ නාගරික මන්ත්‍රී දිස්නා නිරංජලා කුමාරි යන අය නමගිය මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ජාවාරම්කරුවකු වන කොස්ගොඩ සුජීගේ” සමීපතම ඥාතියෙකු බවට තොරතුරු හෙළිව ඇතැයි පොලිසිය කියයි. මෙම තොරතුරු අනාවරණය වී ඇත්තේ එප්පාවල කටියාව යාය 10 ප්‍රදේශයේ පාසලක විදුහල්පතිවරයෙක් සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධිය විමර්ශනය කරන අවස්ථාවේදී බවද පොලිසිය සඳහන් කරයි. එප්පාවල කටියාව යාය […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Community members drawn from grassroots who have experienced and dealt with challenges at that level and who have much to share with countless numbers of people in similar situations become community scientists who offer suggestions for advancing the health and well-being of communities based on their experience and acquired expertise. A unique […]

National Development Bank PLC  Highlights FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE National Development Bank PLC, released its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, to the Colombo Stock Exchange recently. The results showcase impressive profitability growth backed by sound core banking operational growth as evidenced by net operating income and pre-tax profit expands by 32.3% and […]

Courtesy Hiru News Hingurakgoda Police reported the arrest of a National People’s Power (NPP) Councilor of the Hingurakgoda Pradeshiya Sabha for allegedly attempting to release a suspect. Police stated that the arrested Councilor attempted to release his brother and another person from lawful custody and behaved in a riotous manner inside the police station, obstructing […]

Courtesy Hiru News Acting on information received by the Anuradhapura Police Division Crime Investigation Unit, a raid conducted in the Eppawala area resulted in the arrest of a school principal from a main school in the Eppawala area and one other individual. They were arrested with 1 kilogram and 20 grams of heroin that was […]

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Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D., PhD Drug addiction is a complex condition that affects individuals physically and psychologically.  To fully comprehend this condition, it is essential to examine the interplay of biological, environmental, and social influences that contribute to its onset and progression, as well as to inform effective treatment strategies. Drug addiction is a chronic, […]

Senaka Weeraratna Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit passed away on October 25 at the age of 93. She is the mother of the King of Thailand King Vajiralongkorn Sirikit. She was Queen of Thailand from 28 April 1950 to 13 October 2016 as the wife of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. She had visited […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, November 4 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka is planning to open international tenders during the first week of next month, calling for bids for oil and gas exploration and development in the Mannar Basin, an official said. The government earlier invited tenders to select a consultancy firm with expertise to […]

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By Bhagya Silva Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 3 (Daily Mirror) – Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today imposed a three-month suspended prison sentence for five years and a fine of Rs.10,000 on a Saudi Arabian national who pleaded guilty to assaulting a Sri Lankan Airlines flight attendant on board a flight. The incident […]

Courtesy Hiru News Wattala Police arrested two suspects connected to a video circulating on social media which shows two individuals scolding and threatening a Buddhist nun. The arrested suspects are two men aged 57 and 67, residents of the Wattala area. Police stated the incident occurred yesterday (2) near the Rathnawalee Hermitage in the Kerawalapitiya […]