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Senaka Weeraratna Several notable Germans, including legal scholars, physicians, and theologians, courageously spoke out and acted against the unjust persecution of witches in Europe, often at great personal risk Key figures include: These individuals, among others, provided crucial legal, ethical, and theological arguments that contributed to the eventual decline of the witch hunts in Germany […]

Ahmadi News René Descartes argued that since he, an imperfect being, could think of God as a perfect being, God must have put the thought in his head, proving that God exists. Because how could an imperfect being imagine a perfect being? However, his argument is weak since it implies that God reacts to humans by making […]

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Senaka Weeraratna (with AI assistance) Throughout nearly 450 years of European colonial rule, the Sinhalese people resisted the Portuguese, Dutch, and British occupations, producing numerous figures now celebrated as national heroes Against the Portuguese (1518–1658) The resistance against the Portuguese was characterized by continuous conflicts and shifting alliances, primarily led by the kings and princes […]

Source: AI Overview AI Overview response The statement that the Seethawaka Kings, Mayadunne and his son Rajasinghe I, fought fiercely against the Portuguese occupation and in doing so restored the pride and dignity of the Sinhalese people, is largely accurate from a historical perspective on their resistance efforts. Their military resistance was a significant source […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with Browns EV (Pvt) Ltd. through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reinforcing its commitment to supporting sustainable and affordable leasing solutions in Sri Lanka. This collaboration will enable customers to access Browns EV’s newly launched Wuling Electric Vehicle range with […]

Courtesy Adaderana Health authorities have revealed that one in five adults in Sri Lanka is currently living with diabetes, underscoring a growing public health concern in the country. Speaking at a press conference held at the Health Promotion Bureau, Dr. Kapila Banduthilaka, a Consultant Eye Surgeon at National Eye Hospital (NEH), revealed that nearly one-third […]

Courtesy Adaderana The draft report prepared in accordance with Standing Order 121(5)(i) of Parliament regarding the Appropriation Bill for the Financial Year 2026 was considered at the meeting of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF). This discussion took place recently (11) in Parliament, under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva, according […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස ඉන්දීය රජයේ ආරාධනාවකට අනුව මෙම සතියේ ඉන්දියාව බලා ගියේ පක්ෂයේ වෙනත් මන්ත්‍රිවරයකු හෝ නොමැතිවය.  ඔහු සමග ලක්ෂ්මන් ෆොන්සේකා, චමිත් විජේසුන්දර හා කුසුම් විජේතිලක යන සමගි ජන බලවේගයේ සාමාජිකයන් ගියහ.  අගමැති හරිනි අමරසූරියගේ ඉන්දීය සංචාරයෙන් පසු විපක්ෂ නායකවරයාට එරට සංචාරයකට ආරාධනා කිරීම ගැන දේශපාලන ක්ෂේත්‍රයේ දැඩි අවධානය […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ටි්‍රලියනක් පමණ ඉතිරිව තිබෙන්නේ යැයි කියන කථාව පිළිගත නොහැකි හුදු කතන්දරයක් පමණක් බවත් ආර්ථික විද්‍යාවට අනුව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ මුදල් ඉතිරිවිය නොහැකි බවත් හිටපු අමාත්‍ය බන්දුල ගුණවර්ධන මහතා (13) පැවසීය. හිටපු අමාත්‍ය බන්දුල ගුණවර්ධන මහතා ‘අයිඑම්එෆ් ප්‍රකීර්ණ විසදුම්’ කෘතිය පිළිබඳව දැනුවත් කිරීම සඳහා නුගේගොඩදී (13) පැවැති මාධ්‍ය හමුවේදී එසේ පැවසීය. මෙරට ප්‍රධාන ජාතික ගැටලු දෙකක් ඇති අතර ආණ්ඩුවක් එදිනදා පවත්වාගෙන යෑමට ප්‍රමාණවත් ආදායමක් නොමැතිවීම හෙවත් ජංගම ගිණුමේ එසේ නැත්නම් වර්තන ගිණුමේ හිඟය එහිදී ප්‍රධාන […]

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Dr. Ajith Amarasinghe and Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge Veediya Bandara rose to prominence as a celebrated war hero in the 16th century during the Kotte Kingdom, earning the title Thiruwelle Bandara, meaning “The Tiger of Kotte.” His valour and tactical acumen have solidified his place as a crucial figure in Sri Lankan history. Interestingly, some […]

Press Release: The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation welcomed a delegation from the Asia New Zealand Foundation Leadership Network during its visit to Sri Lanka. The meeting was attended by H.E. David Pine, High Commissioner of New Zealand to Sri Lanka, Mr Milinda Moragoda, Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, along with the Foundation’s Directors and staff. The engagement also gathered several […]

German Dharmaduta Society (AI assisted) Preservation and Dissemination of Theravāda Buddhism Preservation of the Pāli Canon: The Theravāda Pāli Canon, the foundational scripture for Southern Buddhism, was first committed to writing in Sri Lanka at Aluvihara in the 1st century BCE, ending a long tradition of oral transmission. This written record has been crucial for […]

By Bhagya Silva, Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Nov. 12 (Daily Mirror) – Defense counsel representing Daisy Forrest, the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, informed the Colombo High Court that maintaining proceedings against her under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is baseless, as she is suffering from dementia. President’s Counsel Anil Silva, making submissions before […]

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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 […]