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 […]

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera Courtesy The Island Eighteen Years of Delay: Cyclone Ditwah has come and gone, leaving a trail of extensive damage to the country’s infrastructure, including buildings, roads, bridges, and 70% of the railway network. Thousands of hectares of farming land have been destroyed. Last but not least, nearly 1,000 people have lost their […]

AI Overview The Most Venerable Denmark Meththawihari Thero, born as Jacub Jacobson, a pioneering figure in digital Buddhism and education, passed away on Sunday night, December 7, 2025, at the age of 80.  The  Venerable Monk had been receiving treatment for cancer in Denmark while under the care of his sister at his home in Denmark. His […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera The Core Problem: Fragmented & Weak Oil Spill Response Sri Lanka’s marine pollution control today suffers from: Oil spill response is still treated as an emergency event, not as a permanent national infrastructure requirement. Why the Spliced Oil Collection System” Is the Missing Link What you correctly identify is the absence of […]

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By Shamindra Ferdinando Clandestine visit to Speaker’s residence: Finally, former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has set the record straight with regard to a controversial but never properly investigated bid to swear in him as interim President. Abeywardena has disclosed the circumstances leading to the proposal made by external powers on the morning of 13 July, […]

Senaka Weeraratna The German Dharmaduta Society (GDS) recently held a book donation event for the children of Udaragama Primary School, a remote school located in the Medirigiriya District of Polonnaruwa. The donation included exercise books and CR books, essential for the students’ education. The event was spearheaded by Ven. Pelane Dhamma Kusala Thera, the Chief […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development has announced that a total of 13,698 businesses across the country have been affected by the recent emergency disaster situation. Information regarding these affected enterprises has been received by the Industry Disaster Support Centre (IDSC). Of the 13,698 businesses impacted, 5,639 are micro-scale, 4,636 are […]

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By Dr Kalinga Seneviratne The World Fellowship of Buddhists (WFB), which was founded by Dr G.P Malalasekare and was originally headquartered in Colombo, celebrated its 75th anniversary with a general conference in Bangkok earlier this month, attended by about 500 Buddhists from across Asia and some from the West. But, disturbingly, the memory of Dr […]

Palitha Ariyarathna The television documentary Udumbaragiri – Dumarakka Pabbatha, Dimbulagala, Palatiyawa unfolds as a cinematic journey into one of Sri Lanka’s most sacred landscapes. Directed and produced by Sri Lanka National Artiste Athula Srilal, the film is both a historical retelling and a cultural awakening, weaving together royal chronicles, Buddhist monastic traditions, and indigenous voices. The story […]

Professor Nishan C Wijesinha  Janaka Perera saw action against JVP communist insurgents in 1971 and steadily rose through the ranks being promoted Lt Col in 1986 and later, as a Colonel was the chief instructor at the Sri Lanka Military Academy. During the second JVP insurgency of 1987-89 he headed an operation which resulted in the […]

Dr. Abhishek Gandhi Advocate, Delhi High Court Home Our Team Contact  The environment is not collateral damage. It is a new front line of hybrid warfare, and defending it is quite literally defending life itself,” — Ruslan Spirin, a Ukrainian diplomat based in Kyiv.[i] US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker arrived […]

Senaka Weeraratna ·  The primodial Sinhalese identity is rooted in the Sinhalese ethnic group which has a long history of existence for over 2500 years, unique and distinct language (Sinhala), and a strong connection to Buddhism and the historical kingdoms of the island. The Sinhalese are world renown as the custodians of Buddhism and Sri […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Mind of King Parakramabahu I (1153–1186 CE) was that of a visionary and pragmatic ruler, characterized by a relentless drive for the unification of Sri Lanka, a deep commitment to the welfare of his people through massive engineering projects, and a strategic, sometimes ruthless, approach to governance and military affairs.  Visionary and […]

By Huzefa Aliasger Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec 12 (Daily Mirror) – As of 2025, Sri Lankans have the highest average IQ levels in South Asia with an average IQ level of 102, which has also been ranked in the top 12 countries with the highest average IQ level in the world, according to […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former Speaker and NPP Parliamentarian Asoka Ranwala, who was arrested over the vehicular collision at Sapugaskanda last night (11), has been granted bail, according to the Police Spokesman. He has been ordered release on cash bail of Rs. 200,000 by the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court this evening. The MP, who is currently receiving treatment […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former Member of Parliament, President’s Counsel Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, is slated to be appointed as a Senior Vice President of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP). SLFP Chairman Nimal Siripala de Silva stated that the appointment is expected to be made during the party’s upcoming Executive Committee meeting. Former MP Rajapakshe currently serves as […]

AI Overview Indian cricket fans, along with the broader cricket world, are increasingly acknowledging that the core concept of the Decision Review System (DRS), the Player-Referral idea, originated with Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna in 1997, a significant innovation that revolutionized umpiring accuracy, although formal global credit from the ICC remains pending.  Key Points of Recognition: […]

C. Wijeyawickrema LL.B., Ph.D. හැඳින්වීම මිනිසාගේ ඉතිහාස කතාව යනු වතුරේ ඉතිහාස කතාව  යයි කියැවේ (story of water is history of man/woman). ජලයට හා ගින්දරට කීකරු සේවකයෙකු මෙන්ම නපුරු ස්වාමියෙකුද විය හැකිය. හිතට එකඟව ක්‍රියා නොකරණ, අධ්‍යාත්මයක් නැති ගේම්කාරයින්ට බරපතල පාඩම් ඉගැන්වීමට ස්වභාව ධර්මය දෙවරක් හිතන්නේ නැත. ජය මංගල ගාථා, පිරිත් නූල් අරහං, දළදා මාළිගාව  රැවටීමට […]

Senaka Weeraratna Today i.e., December 12, 2025 marks the 1O7th Birth Anniversary of Asoka Weeraratna (founder of the German Dharmaduta Society, Berlin Vihara in Germany and the Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya) later known as Ven. Mitirigala Dhammanisanthi Thero. Asoka Weeraratna was born on December 12, 1918. He died on July 2, 1999 at the age of 80 […]

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Source:  AI Overview Historical accounts of ancient Sinhalese Kings describe a mindset defined by persistent defiance against external rule, characterized by a refusal to submit to foreign powers even during periods of occupation. In contrast, contemporary leadership analysis suggests that modern Sri Lankan professional and political structures often emphasize paternalistic authority, where subordinates are expected […]

National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) has partnered with the Women’s Blind Organisation of Sri Lanka in support of the International White Cane Day 2025, an event dedicated to recognising and empowering visually impaired women across the country. The Women’s Blind Organisation, which has long been a pillar of support for […]

Ravindra Jayaratne, The Conversation Flood infrastructure has not improved much in half a century due to poor urban planning. When Cyclone Ditwah made landfall on November 28 2025, Sri Lanka experienced one of its deadliest environmental disasters in modern history. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake declared it the largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history”. Torrential rains triggered […]

Courtesy RenewablesNow Sri Lanka has secured a USD-30-million loan from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank to support the upgrade of the national grid and enable the adoption of more renewable energy. Author: Gerry Machen. License: Creative Commons, Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic. The agreement, signed in early December by Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma […]

Courtesy Reliefweb COLOMBO, 8 December 2025 – Tens of thousands of children are spending a second week in emergency shelters and in need of mental health support after Cyclone Ditwah tore through Sri Lanka, bringing the worst flooding and landslides in decades, Save the Children said. At least 86,000 homes were damaged in the landslides and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec. 10 (Daily Mirror) – Unauthorised filling of the Muthurajawela wetlands and pollution led to the flooding of Gampaha town during the  recent floods, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.  Cardinal Ranjith, who spoke during a service held at St. Joseph’s Church Grandpass in remembrance of the disaster […]