National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank has renewed its membership with the Parenthood Global Association for the second consecutive year, reaffirming its strong commitment to fostering a workplace culture that supports, empowers, and understands the needs of working parents. This renewed partnership underscores NDB’s belief that an inclusive and equitable work environment must make space […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has expressed serious concern over what she called the decline of Sri Lanka’s professional public service, warning that selective application of justice and politically motivated governance are undermining the foundations of the State. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Kumaratunga said she was sharing excerpts […]

Courtesy Hiru News The government-led intervention involving allegations over the placement of a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhirajarama Temple is a deliberate crime against the Sasana. Most Venerable Dr. Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera, the Chief Prelate of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, conveyed this view in a letter addressed to the […]

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Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka’s political history cannot be understood without confronting the forces that repeatedly reshape public anger, class conflict, and ideological rebellion. Among these forces, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) stands out as a movement that began as a radical Marxist uprising of the oppressed, yet today operates within a political alliance aligned […]

වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබෙන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳව යළි සලකා බැලීමට තීරණය කර ඇතැයි එම කෙටුම්පතට එරෙහි පෙත්සම විභාගයේදී නීතිපතිවරයා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ2026 පෙබරවාරි 09 දින දැනුම් දුන්නේය. ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පතඅභියෝගයට ලක් කරමින් ගොනු […]

Cricket DRS is the lotus in the mud of Sri Lanka Cricket that has now become the laughing stock of the entire Cricket World after its disgraceful 3 Nil defeat to England in the recent T 20 Tournament. Yet neither the SLC nor the Govt. of Sri Lanka is interested in supporting the just claim […]

Noorjehan Safia Niaz Courtesy SuPWR India Opinion March 8, 2024 Discussions in India around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) come at a critical time for Muslim women to demand legislative reforms. While the country debates around UCC, it is essential that Muslim women get legislative protection on issues of polygamy, child marriage, halala/muta/misyar, equal inheritance rights, equity in […]

C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D. [hi-story of Transformation of Sinhala Buddhists from victims of whites, black-whites and Marxists to genocidal murderers of Tamils : how Sri Lankan governments succumbed to the Tamil Eelam trap -1923-2026] (1) The Sinhala nation still remains trapped in the Mahavamsa mindset. They are unable to free themselves from the mythical consciousness […]

e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025 ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * Is Rockefeller’s Exxon Getting Singapore  to Sell Stolen Venezuelan Oil to Sri Lanka?  e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025 * At a recent collective bargaining negotiation, workers asked for a copy of the collective agreement in Sinhala. The company agreed to translate […]

Garvin Karunaratne, former GA Matara It was a Saturday morning. Seated in the verandah of the Warakapola Rest House I was waiting for the arrival of the Hon Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dudley Senanayake. It was my task every Saturday and Sunday to meet him and be with him the entire day, for two […]

සංගදාස අකුරුගොඩ 2009 මැයි මාසයේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාව නිල වශයෙන් එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ සංවිධානය හමුදාමය වශයෙන් පරාජය කළද, ගෝලීය එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊය හා සම්බන්ධිත පිරිස්, හමුදාමය නොවන ක්‍රමවලින් ස්වාධීන ‘දෙමළ ඊලමක්’ නිර්මාණය කිරීමේ බෙදුම්වාදී අරමුණු ක්‍රියාත්මක කරමින් සිටී. ඒ සමග, ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ 2015, 2022 සහ 2024 දි සිදුවූ ආණ්ඩු පෙරලිවලින් පසු, උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල  හමුදා ඉවත් කිරීම්, බුද්ධි අංශ පහත […]

Dilrook Kannangara Generation Z (persons born between 1997 and 2012) are very special compared to other generations. They are highly influential around the world and have a few political, religious and business victims under their belt already. As most of them grew up with high tech, they are globally aware and better behaved compared to […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror  Bloomberg report notes that wage disparities persist, with foreign workers often earning less than Russian nationals for similar roles By Nishel Fernando ​Russia is turning to South Asia, including Sri Lanka, to address a widening labour shortage that has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and long-term demographic shifts.  A report by […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to launch an inquiry into a complaint filed by the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne. Kularatne was recently suspended from his post following a decision made by the Parliamentary Staff Advisory Council. The suspension reportedly stems from […]

Shenali D Waduge Sinhala Buddhists, constituting approximately 70% of Sri Lanka’s population, and forming the islands continuous civilizations core for over 2500 years are experiencing systematic marginalization across governance, administration, legal protection, cultural preservation, and education, particularly in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. Despite being the majority, their religious, cultural, and linguistic rights, as guaranteed by Article 9 of the […]

Shenali D Waduge It is crucial to understand the real nature of India’s regional doctrine the modus operandi changes with each government but the objective remains the same. India’s geopolitical goal has been political hegemony over its neighbors, regional dominance, strategic containment of rivals (China/Pakistan), buffer-state control and to expand its sphere of influence. As […]

Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Amid all chaos, where the ethnic armed groups continue offensives against the ruling Myanmar military junta across the Buddhist majority  country, the Sanatani Hindus celebrated 75th Maha Ramayana Harinama Ram chanting festival in Rakhine/Arakan province in western border of the southeast Asian nation.  The four-day festival, held in Maungdaw locality with the […]

Abroad of Air Explore the most influential Buddhist countries of 2025, where spirituality meets cultural and global impact. From the ancient temples of Myanmar to the modern Zen practices of Japan, we dive deep into the history, culture, and contributions of these nations. Learn how Sri Lanka’s sacred relics, Thailand’s vibrant festivals, and China’s monumental […]

Source: Al Hakam. London. Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” (Frank Pittman) Becoming a parent can be one of the most joyous experiences for both men and women. Transitioning into parenthood critically impacts various areas of functioning in both parents. And just like new mothers, new fathers too might […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror This Bill is intended to protect tenants’ risks undermining Sri Lanka’s property rental market and also harming property owners who live on rents than on fixed deposit investments. As the country move forward for economic challenges, it’s crucial we don’t inadvertently discourage investments in the house and apartment building industry. Key concerns […]

Courtesy Adaderana Three Swedish-made rocket launchers, believed to have been carefully buried underground by the LTTE during the war, has been discovered by security forces in the Kudumbimalai area of Batticaloa. The weapons were recovered during a special joint search operation conducted by Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Army Intelligence officers in the Kudumbimalai […]

Courtesy Adaderana For years, Russia relied on migrants from Central Asia to fill gaps in its workforce. As demographics and the war in Ukraine drive the sharpest labour crisis in decades, recruiters are casting a wider net across some of the world’s most populous countries. Russia estimates the economy needs 11 million more labourers by […]

Hiru News All institutions and officials involved in the importation of substandard coal should be summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), according to Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Sujeewa Senasinghe. The MP stated that recent coal shipments for the Norochcholai thermal power plant were proven to be below required standards, leading to significant financial […]