By Tom Engelhardt As 2026 begins, what a strange planet we find ourselves on. The two great empires of my youth, the Soviet Union (now Russia) and my own country, are clearly experiencing some version of imperial decline, even if Vladimir Putin is acting otherwise in Ukraine (as is Donald Trump in his own strange […]

Merve Aydogan  Senior Venezuelan official says civilians, soldiers among dead as US aircraft target air defenses to capture President Maduro HAMILTON, Canada At least 40 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed during a US military operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a report by the New York Times late Saturday. Citing a […]

Courtesy The UNZ Review One of the most flawlessly executed special forces operations of the last half-century took place in 1979 when Soviet commandos stormed Afghanistan’s heavily defended presidential palace, killing Hafizullah Amin and several of his top aides. This allowed Moscow to install a replacement government much more congenial to its interests, though the result was the long […]

By Dilina Kulathunga Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, January 5 (Daily Mirror) – While Sri Lanka has managed to push its Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) slightly atop the billion dollar mark in 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies have put the country in a bind in having polices, particularly when it comes to taxation in […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Education reforms are being implemented haphazardly without the necessary safeguards seen in developed nations, leading to the “obscenity” of the current curriculum. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, speaking to the media in Mirigama today (5), criticised the government for launching new educational programs without proper formal frameworks like White Papers or Green Papers. […]

RANJITH SOYSA   After King Devanampiyatissa became a Buddhist listening to Mahinda Maha thero’s Dhamma talk around 307 BC, he built many viharas including Tissa Viharya in Jaffna  according to the Great Chronicle – Mahavamasa-. The survey department’s 1959 one-inch map of the area clearly shows the location of Tissa Viharya. in Tellipilllai in KKS. Of late, an unruly gathering […]

By GARVIN KARUNARATNE Ph.D. Published 4 years ago on 2022/02/8 The editorial of The Island on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day says it all: The challenge before us is to retrace our steps, figure out where we took wrong turns, and forge ahead in the right direction, as many other nations have already done. Easier said than […]

Prof. Chandana Jayalath University of Vocational Technology The controversy surrounding Sri Lanka’s Grade Six English syllabus has intensified, evolving from an embarrassing oversight into a broader national debate on curriculum governance, political accountability, and the responsible use of technology in education. The issue came to light, as we heard, after it was discovered that the […]

Source: BBC Leaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in […]

Courtesy Adaderana China called on the United States to release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife at once, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks in response to media reports that on Saturday, the United States sent forces to seize Maduro and his wife and took them out […]

Courtesy Adaderana It is essential to act in a manner that safeguards a country’s sovereignty in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath stated when questioned over the attacks carried out by the United States in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. […]

Courtesy Hiru News Attorney-at-Law Dr. Palitha Bandara Subasinghe has raised serious legal concerns regarding the inclusion of a link to a pornographic website in a new Grade 6 English module. He asserts that the inclusion of such material could constitute a criminal offence under Sri Lanka’s Penal Code. Speaking on the matter, Dr Subasinghe emphasised […]

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ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක December 29, 2025 සංස්කාරක Comments Offon කාලගුණය යුද අවියක් බවට පත් කිරීම: පොපායි සහ දිත්වා මෙහෙයුම් සහ ව්‍යසන ධනවාදයේ හරිත ශෝධනය ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක පරිසරය යනු පාර්ශ්වික හානියක් නොවේ. එය හයිබ්‍රිඩ් යුද මාදිලියේ නවතම පෙරමුණයි. එයින් ආරක්ෂාවීම යනු ජීවිත ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීමයි. ” (රුස්ලාන් ස්පිරින් කියෙව්හි යුක්‍රෙනියානු රාජ්‍යතාන්ත්‍රික) වඩා බිහිසුණු බෝම්බ දැමීමද වර්ෂාව ඇති කිරීමද?” […]

පරිවර්තනය: අජිත් සී හේරත් උපුටා ගැන්ම  විමර්ශන  දේශගුණික බුද්ධි ප්‍රකාශනයේ ඉංග්‍රිසි PDF පිටපත සඳහා මෙහි ක්ලික් කරන්න(Climate Intelligence (CLINTEL) Declaration) වසර දශක තුනකට වඩා කාලයක් තිස්සේ විද්‍යාත්මක නිගමනය අවසාන වශයෙන් ස්ථාපිත කර තිබේ.” යන වාක්‍ය ඛණ්ඩය ගෝලීය දේශගුණික විවාදය තුළ කඩුව සහ පලිහ යන දෙයාකාරයටම යොදාගනිමින් තිබේ. ඒ මගින් ප්‍රතිපත්ති සම්පාදකයන් දෙස සැකමුසුව බැලීම වළක්වන […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank proudly partnered with Kandy City Centre as the Official Banking Partner of Splash Shopping Fiesta 2025, the biggest shopping festival of the season, held from 24th to 28th December. The event brought together an exciting blend of retail, entertainment, and festive cheer, creating a vibrant shopping experience for customers […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Ferentino Tyre Corporation plant in Horana In a remarkable rise to the top, Ferentino Tyres has emerged as the undisputed leader in Sri Lanka’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyre market, commanding an extraordinary 75 percent value share, the company stated.  Within a short span of time, Ferentino has transformed the industry […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is currently considering three alternative solutions to address a controversial page in the recently printed Grade 6 English module, developed by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Secretary to the Ministry, Nalaka Kaluwewa, stated that education experts are discussing whether to remove the problematic page […]

Courtesy Hiru News The government is digging its own grave through its current actions, according to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa. Speaking to the media after a religious ceremony in Seenigama, he noted that the National People’s Power (NPP) engaged in various political activities over the past […]

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By Rohana R. Wasala HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS! Why is national identity so important for a people? AI provides us with an answer worth understanding critically (Caveat: Even AI wisdom should be subjected to the Buddha’s advice to the young Kalamas): ‘A strong sense of identity is crucial for a people as […]

ජයන්ත විජේසිංහ සංවිධායක / ආරම්භක සහ විධායක සාමාජික වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ සංවිධානය වසර 21ක් ප්‍රමාද සිංහරාජයේ ඉඩම් කඩිනමින් පවරාගන්නැයි  වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ ඉල්ලයි. දැනටමත් අක්කර 1000ක් පමණ තේ වගාවට කියා කපලා. 2004 වසරේ ආරම්භ කර ඇති සිංහරාජ වනාන්තරය ආශ්‍රිත LRC ඉඩම් හෙක්ටයාර 2500ක් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් සහ අනෙකුත් හඳුනාගත් ඉඩම් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් 2026 වසර තුළ සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම සඳහා […]

Rodrigo Guillot The False Gen-Z (Aragalaya) Protests, Paid Media Influencers  and Mexican Fascism   Last November, Mexico experienced protests by the right-wing opposition under the guise of Generation Z,” which promoted violent tactics and an extreme right-wing agenda against the current Mexican government for regime change much as in Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya in 2022. To […]

Rare Historical Photos In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. He was attempting to show that to fight all forms […]

AI Overview Senaka Weeraratna is an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka who has been a key figure in legal actions against noise pollution. He notably served as an intervenient litigant (8th respondent) in the landmark 2007 case Ashik v. Bandula and Others.  Role in Ashik v. Bandula (2007) In this case, which initially centered on loudspeaker […]