World NOV 13, 2025 The deployments come as part of an alleged ‘crackdown’ on ISIS cells across Syria, including near the Lebanese border Foreign fighters from the Syrian army have recently been transferred from the country’s north to the border area with Lebanon, sources told The Cradle on 13 November. In recent days, groups of foreign fighters […]

AI Overview Yes, the foundational concept of ‘Player Referral’, which is central to the Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket, was conceived by a Sri Lankan legal mind, Senaka Weeraratna.  In 1997, Senaka Weeraratna, a lawyer based in Colombo, first proposed the idea in a letter to an Australian newspaper, The Australian, and subsequently published […]

By Pathfinder Foundation Recently, Kachchativu Island has attracted attention not only from fisherfolk of India and Sri Lanka but also from political leaders of both nations and the judiciary. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Kachchativu in September marked a significant milestone. For the first time in history, the leader of Sri Lanka expressed interest […]

Thomas Palle Courtesy Counterpunch Argentina is back in the news with renewed financial turmoil spurred by President Milei’s poor political standing. That poor standing is the product of anger with Argentina’s dire economic performance and massive corruption within Milei’s administration, and it augurs poorly for his party’s performance in the forthcoming October 2025 election. In […]

AI Overview The statement is accurate: Sri Lanka’s pre-colonial Buddhist monks and scholars made substantial contributions to the development of Buddhist civilizational values and knowledge systems that have had a worldwide impact, particularly within the Theravāda tradition.  Key contributions include: The emphasis on textual study, ethical living, and a structured monastic life, developed by these […]

Source: AI Overview The accounts of the Chinese pilgrims Fa-hien (5th century CE) and Xuanzang (7th century CE) confirm that Bodh Gaya is the fundamental site of Buddhism’s origins in India because it is where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment. Their writings provide detailed historical evidence of the site’s importance as a major pilgrimage center and offer […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ජාතික ජන බල වේගයේ දෙහිවල ආසන සංවිධායකවරයෙක් මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය චෝදනා මත අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇති බව වාර්තා වෙයි.  මෙසේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන ඇත්තේ ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ හිටපු පලාත් පාලන මන්ත්‍රීවරයෙක් වන ටෝනි මොහොමඩ් නමැත්තකු බවද සදහන්ය. මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය බෙදා හැරීම සඳහා ඇසුරුම් කිරීමට සහාය දුන් මුද්‍රණ ආයතනයක හිමිකරුවෙක් වන මෙම පුද්ගලයා දීර්ග කාලයක් ජනතා […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror (BBC) – People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently, under plans due to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday. The major shake-up to asylum policy comes as the government seeks to reduce small boat crossings and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 16 (Daily Mirror) – Police have arrested a 23-year-old man sought over an incident involving a foreign tourist in Thirukkovil, after a video of the harassment went viral on social media. The suspect, a resident of Kalawanchikudi, was taken into custody following a complaint lodged by a New Zealand […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka is demanding that the current government immediately disclose all agreements signed with the United States (US). He emphasised that the government has a responsibility to ensure transparency regarding these agreements and called on the President to present these documents to Parliament. Ranawaka further stressed that […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera Shipyard in Mutwal Fishery Harbour Government is vigorously promoting boat building industry in Sri Lanka and appointed a dedicated state minister to support the industry. Export Development Board has also established a cabinet approved Advisory Board to develop Marine Industry with emphasis to further assist nautical tourism and ministers but the support […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror By Shannine Daniel Vijay Chauhan Sri Lanka is at an advantageous position to bring in value-addition stages for its exports but to do so, significant focus needs to be given to bring in the necessary policies, infrastructure and administrative measures, said Deloitte India Executive Director Direct Tax Policy Vijay Chauhan.  Chauhan […]

Ibrahim Khalil Ahasan, a Dhaka, Bangladesh-based independent columnist and freelance journalist, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has triggered a sharp political storm across East Asia through her recent, highly provocative comments suggesting that a conflict in the Taiwan Strait could meet Japan’s criteria for a survival-threatening situation.” Such a designation under Japan’s controversial […]

Courtesy The Indian Express Chief Minister Banerjee further promised that the West Bengal government will organize the festival in a bigger and more colorful way next year. “I promise you, next year we will organize this Kolkata International Film Festival in a bigger and more colorful way,” she said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who made […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් 2026 වසර සඳහා ශ්‍රී ලංකාව ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති අයවැය අයිඑම්එෆ් ණය වැඩසටහනේ පරාමිතීන්ට අනුකූලව සකස් කර ඇත්දැයි ජාත්‍යන්තර මූල්‍ය අරමුදලේ කාර්ය මණ්ඩලය විසින් මේ වනවිට අධ්‍යයනය කරමින් සිටින බව අයිඑම්එෆ් සන්නිවේදන අධ්‍යක්ෂිකා ජූලි කොසැක් මහත්මිය පවසා ඇත. මෙම ඇගයීම ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සඳහා වන විස්තීර්ණ ණය වැඩසටහනේ පස්වැනි සමාලෝචනය සලකා බැලීම විධායක […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් අමෙරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදයේ ආරක්ෂක දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව මගින් දියත් කෙරෙන රාජ්‍ය හවුල්කාරීත්ව වැඩසටහන (SPP) යටතේ වෙරළ ආරක්ෂක බලකාය සමග අවබෝධතා ගිවිසුමක් අත්සන් කිරීමේ පසුබිම පිළිබඳව ලංකා ලීඩර් ජාතික සංවිධානවල මතය විමසන ලදී. මේ වෛද්‍ය වසන්ත බණ්ඩාර මහතාගේ අදහස ඔහුගේ වචනයෙන්, “රාජ්‍ය සහයෝගිතා වැඩසටහන 1993 දී නිර්මාණය කරන්නේ සෝවියට් දේශය බිඳවැටීමෙන් පසුව ගොඩනැගීමට නියමිත […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Lion of Ruhunu” waves to supporters, a familiar gesture from a political career spanning over five decades, from his first parliamentary victory in 1970 to the present day  Sri Lanka’s fifth executive president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, will celebrate his 80th birth anniversary this week. Mahinda, born on November 18, 1945, served […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education has announced the call for applications for the Interest-Free Student Loan Scheme, allowing students to enrol in 131 degree programmes offered by 18 government-recognised degree-awarding institutions. The Government Information Department, issuing a notice, stated that students who sat for the G.C.E. Advanced Level […]

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Hiru News Share Post The final rites of Dr. Harischandra Wijayatunga, the leader of the Sinhala Mahasammatha Bhumiputra Party and the creator of the renowned Sinhala Dictionary (Sinha Shabdakoshaya), will be held today (15). Dr. Wijayatunga who lived to the age of 94, passed away two days ago (13). Born on October 25, 1931, in […]

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By Palitha Ariyarathna Sri Lanka bows its head in solemn grief at the passing of Dr. Harischandra Wijayathunga (1931–2025), a scholar, patriot, and steadfast guardian of the Sinhala identity. His departure is not merely the loss of a man, but the silencing of a voice that carried the dignity of a nation. Dr. Wijayathunga’s life […]

Courtesy: AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/vzl6WECPJMz7zRglB While there have been demands from Sinhala Buddhist groups and social critics for a formal apology from the Vatican for the crimes committed by the Portuguese under the influence of Papal Bulls, the Vatican has not issued an official, specific apology directly to the nation of Sri Lanka for these historical […]

by Neville Ladduwahetty, Courtesy The Island At the 60th Session of the UNHRC held in September 2025, Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka Vijitha Herath stated: We sincerely believe that external action will only serve to create divisions, thereby jeopardising the genuine and tangible national processes that have already been set in motion”. In keeping with […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with NSUK Education Consultants, a reputed UK-based education consultancy, to further strengthen its Student File proposition, offering a seamless and reliable financial pathway for Sri Lankan students aspiring to study abroad. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was officially signed by Mr. Sanjaya Perera, […]