Courtesy Hiru News United National Party (UNP) Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that he is prepared to step down from the party leadership if his position acts as an obstacle to the unification of the United National Party and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). He made these remarks while attending the Working Committee meeting held […]

PROF ROHAN GUNARATNE  Courtesy Hiru News 3 Reasons why the Bondi beach attack may have been inevtiable: An exclusive analysis with Prof. Rohan Gunaratna The horrific terrorist attack that struck a Jewish Festival of Lights celebration at Bondi Beach on Sunday, December 14, 2025, has been definitively identified as an operation executed by a father […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka is approaching a critical economic and energy crossroads. Delays in strategic infrastructure development will inevitably deepen fiscal, employment, and foreign exchange pressures. Trincomalee offers a rare, time-sensitive opportunity to attract large-scale Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and position Sri Lanka as a regional industrial and offshore energy hub. Strategic Proposal The […]

Concept : Senaka Weeraratna Response: AI Overview To make Christmas cruelty-free in Sri Lanka, animal lovers can promote a meat-free Christmas inspired by Vesak‘s compassion, practice Abhaya-dana (giving freedom/protection to animals like saving them from slaughter), feed strays, advocate for humane wildlife management, and focus on eco-friendly, non-violent celebrations, aligning with core Buddhist values of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 17 (Daily Mirror) – Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Dongming, stated that China would extend its full support to the Government of Sri Lanka’s efforts to rebuild the lives of the Sri Lankan people and overcome […]

By Prof. G. L. Peiris, D. Phil. (Oxford), Ph. D. (Sri Lanka)  The Faculty of Law, University of Colombo Undue concern about a lawless situation, typified by unbridled executive power, is not realistic. Emergency legislation has rightly been characterised as extra-legislative legislation” Only a simple majority of Parliament is required to approve a State of Emergency Supreme […]

By Moiz Mustafa, Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec. 11 (Daily Mirror) – Cyclone Ditwah left Sri Lanka facing a national disaster of extraordinary scale. In a matter of days, the storm triggered lethal landslides, unprecedented flooding and the collapse of critical infrastructure that millions rely on. Entire districts were cut off, thousands were displaced […]

by Melani Manel Perera, Courtesy PIME Aias News Civil society groups and activists are echoing a call from various segments of Sri Lankan society to renegotiate the agreement with the International Monetary Fund in light of the damage caused by climate change. The focus is on the Extended Fund Facility programme whose austerity measures are […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Matale, December 17 (Daily Mirror) – A youth who confronted Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and MP Namal Rajapaksa during his visit to disaster-affected residents in Matale yesterday later surrendered after explaining his concerns. The incident occurred during a media briefing, when the youth raised his voice and claimed […]

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Shenali D Waduge Transnational corporations control essential resources.Unelected global bodies control the rules, access, legitimacy, and penalties.Together, they constrain sovereign choice.  Elected leaders and governments operate within this system as pawns – they must subscribe to above or face elimination (assassination, economic, financial, diplomatic, reputational punishments) Every budget, subsidy removal, privatization, digital rollout, education reform, […]

By Rohana R. Wasala Continued from December 9, 2025 During his rousing speech, Harin Fernando anticipated SLPP national organiser Namal Rajapaksa’s straightforward declaration of his resolve to end the JVP/NPP regime as soon as possible. The latter’s battle cry might have sounded premature even to some of his less attentive fellow members of the SLPP […]

By Palitha Ariyarathna   Kandy, Sri Lanka, is facing a disturbing labour rights crisis that goes far beyond ordinary workplace grievances. Women employees in several shops and private businesses are being compelled to work late into the night, often until 10 pm or beyond, without safe transport or fair wages. Investigations and worker testimonies reveal unsafe commuting […]

 Chandre Dharmawardana,  Courtesy The Island The Malimawa government has been in power only for about one year. So, we cannot say that they are not competent or able to develop the country, or that they are corrupt or less corrupt compared to the Yahapalanaya” or the Rajapaksa Regimes whose records within their initial years were […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has entered into a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Toyota Lanka, reinforcing the Bank’s commitment to offering customers convenient, flexible, and affordable leasing solutions for some of the world’s most trusted vehicles. This partnership brings together two institutions known for their unwavering focus on service […]

Source: Al Hakam, London. The streets are glowing with Christmas decorations; the familiar colours of the season spread across shop windows and city centres. Joy and smiles fill people’s faces, and of course, you can’t ignore the Christmas sales and advertisements. A single visit to Central London, or any busy London street, makes it clear […]

KELUM BANDARA Courtesy The Daily Mirror Ms Shruti Lakhtakia Arvind Nair One million Sri Lankans will enter the job market in the next decade Poverty has increased, public servants real incomes dropped Since spending is capped at 13% of nominal GDP, growth becomes absolutely critical The government now has a spending cap that it must […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec. 16 (Daily Mirror) – The National People’s Power (NPP) will take disciplinary action against former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala if he has cheated on his doctorate, Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. He said during a talk show on a private TV channel that the party has not decided what action […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Japanese government decided to extend an emergency grant of $2.5 million to cyclone-hit Sri Lanka, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. The emergency grant will be used to provide humanitarian assistance through international aid agencies, including food and other daily necessities.  Landslides and floods caused by a cyclone that hit the island […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ 400th Weekly Edition e-Con e-News 7-13 December 2025 Who offered to suddenly call off ‘in 45 minutes’ the self-styled aragalaya, which the merchant media had been pumping up, which had been spouting hot air for months, and was now at the gates of parliament in […]

By Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma It makes most of us inquisitive to know, how the routine use of AI would impact the way the learners go about their learning process, acquire necessary cognitive skills, etc. A new report published by Oxford University Press says that AI makes students gain speed but lose depth in thinking. Many […]

goodnewsnetwork The first successful human implant of a 3D-printed cornea made from human eye cells cultured in a laboratory has restored a patient’s sight. The North Carolina-based company that developed the cornea described the procedure as a ‘world first’—and a major milestone toward its goal of alleviating the lack of available donor tissue and long […]

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.  Episode Summary What a privilege it was to connect with Dr. Ruwan M. Jayatunge, M.D. PhD. We spoke about the nature of suffering, Buddhism, happiness, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Nietzsche, and his work across the globe, treating patients with PTSD. I promise you that if you listen to this conversation with an […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් පිිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය පක්‍ෂ මූලස්ථානයේ පැවැති මාධ්‍ය හමුවේ දී පක්ෂ නායක නීතිඥ උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතා මෙම අදහස් පල කරන ලදී. නිවාඩ් කබ්රාල් මහතා මහ බැංකු අධිපති ලෙස සිටි සමයේ ග්‍රීක බැඳුම්කරවල ආයෝජනය කරලා රටට පාඩුවක් කලා කියලා ඒ මහතාට එරෙහිව පදනම් විරහිත නඩුවක් අල්ලස් කොමිසම විසින් මහාධිකරණයේ පැවරුවා.  මේ නඩුවේ […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් පිිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය මාධ්‍ය හමුවේ දී පක්ෂ නායක නීතිඥ උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතා එම පක්‍ෂ මූලස්ථානයේදී අද පල කල අදහස් මෙහි දැක්වෙයි.  සමාජ මාධ්‍යවල තොරතුරු පැතිරෙන විධියට සුළි සුළඟෙන් වැසි ලැබුණාටත් වඩා ජනාධිපතිගේ පිනෙන් විදෙස් ආධාර ලැබිලා. නමුත් තිත්ත ඇත්ත නම් ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ වියදම් ඇස්තමේන්තුවෙන් විදේශාධාර ලෙස තවමත් ලැබිලා තිබෙන්නේ 0.17%යි. අත්‍යාවශ්‍ය […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec. 15 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka could face an economic crisis by the Sinhala New Year 2026, fueled by Cyclone Ditwah as it has been predicted by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, United National Party (UNP) Deputy General Secretary Harin Fernando said today. Sri Lanka is moving towards a forex […]

Courtesy Adaderana Red landslide warnings have been issued by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) to residents of several Divisional Secretariat divisions in the Kandy District. The warning issued by the NBRO will remain in effect until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (16). Accordingly, red landslide warnings remain in effect for Udadumbara, Dolosbage, Minipe, Medadumbara and Ganga […]

Courtesy Adaderana A total of 640 schools in the Uva, Central and North Western provinces will not reopen tomorrow, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe has announced. Schools that were closed due to the disaster situation caused by Cyclone Ditwah are scheduled to reopen island-wide tomorrow (16). Accordingly, the Ministry of Education […]

Courtesy Hiru News As a result of the ‘Ditwah’ disaster, 6,164 houses have been completely destroyed, and another 112,110 houses have been partially damaged. Meanwhile, as of December 14, 72,911 individuals are residing in 796 safe locations. Furthermore, 15,000 houses have been identified as being located in current high-risk zones. These figures were revealed yesterday […]

Courtesy Hiru News COLOMBO, December 15, 2025: The World Bank Group has expressed deep sorrow over the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka. In response to the Government’s request, the Bank is making up to US$120 million in emergency support available by repurposing funds from ongoing projects. This assistance will help restore essential […]