Courtesy Hiru News A private company is allegedly planning to plunder valuable garnet minerals located in the coastal zone near the Mirijjawila boat yard in Hambantota. Environmentalists claim the firm intends to carry out this mineral theft under the guise of removing sand accumulated at the fishing harbor. When questioned whether permission had been granted […]

Courtesy Hiru News The historic Devnimori Sacred Sarvagna Relics from India arrived in the country a short while ago for a week-long exposition. Devotees can pay their respects at the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo starting tomorrow (4). This arrival marks the first time these sacred relics left India, following an initiative by Indian Prime […]

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Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake SL would be celebrating another expensive and sadly hollow Independence Day tomorrow, February 4th, with great pomp and pageantry. The celebration at Independence Square in Colombo would be held despite the geo-engineered Weather disaster Ditwah, which devastated the country less than three months ago, killing more than 600 people. Many more lost homes […]

Nava Thakuria Is it possible to have a quasi-judicial body like the Press Council of India to survive for weeks without its chairperson? Should the largest democracy on Earth put such an example where its government recognized autonomous media watchdog faces an existential crisis as the 15th council of PCI still devoid of a functioning head and 13 […]

වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ BR/1784/25 අංක දරන බුදු පිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් පෞද්ගලිකව මැදිහත් වී මෝසමක් ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් 2026.01.21 දින එම නඩුව විවෘත අධිකරණයේ කැදවා එම නඩුවේදී 2026.01.19 දින පොලීසිය අධිකරණයට කරුණු දැක්වීමේදී කර ඇති  අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම සම්බන්ධ කාරණාවලට නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා […]

Senaka Weeraratna Experience the heartfelt patriotism and cultural pride of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations on February 4th, 2025.  This special event, held at the scenic ViharaMahaDevi Park in Colombo, brought together like-minded individuals to honor the heroes—past and present—who have sacrificed life and limb for the country.  In this opening address, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Weeraratna […]

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AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/Ia1aG9oIJx8p3rXUG It is fascinating to observe how Buddhism, a 2,500-year-old Eastern tradition, is finding such a profound resonance in the high-tech, fast-paced West. While it was once seen as an “exotic” or niche interest, it has now moved into the mainstream of psychology, healthcare, and daily lifestyle. Here are the primary reasons why […]

Press Release XpressJobs.  Sri Lanka’s sales sector one of the country’s largest employment generators, has long faced a structural challenge: while demand for sales talent continues to grow across industries, the profession itself lacks formal training pathways, consistent standards, and clear career progression. In a move aimed at addressing this gap, the Colombo Institute of […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් මෑතකාලීනව පැවති ආන්දෝලනාත්මක නඩු විභාගයන්හිදී  නියෝජ්‍ය සොලිසිටර් ජනරාල් (ASG) දිලීප පීරිස් මහතා ඉදිරිපත් කළ කරුණු පිලිබදව නීතිඥ ප්‍රජාව හමුවේ යම් කතා බහක් ඇතිවී තිබේ. එවැනි ප්‍රකාෂ කිරීමට පීරිස් මහතාට පවතින වෟත්තිමය අයිතිය පිලිගනිමින්ම එම කරුනු දැක්වීම් හුදු ජනප්‍රියවාදී” හෝ “අතාර්කික” ප්‍රකාෂද වන්නේද යන්න පිලිබදව මෙන්ම එවැනි චර්යාවකට ඇති අයිතිය විමර්ශනය කිරීම […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් හම්බන්තොට චීන පිරිපහදුව ඉදිකිරීමට පැමිණි කණ්ඩායම ඊට අදාළ වැඩකටයුතු අත්හිටුවා නැවත චීනය බලා පිටව ගොස් ඇති බව ‘මව්රට’ පුවත්පත විසින් වාර්තා කර ඇත. පිරිපහදුවට අදාළ අවසන් ගිවිසුම්වලට අස්සන් කිරීමට ඔන්න මෙන්න කියා පැවැතිය දී එය අස්සන් නොකරන ලෙසට බීජිංවලින් විශේෂ පණිවුඩයක් ‘සිනොපැක්’ ප්‍රධානීන්ට ලැබී ඇති බවක්ද එම පුවත් වාර්තාවෙන් කියවේ. කෙසේ […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Constitutional Council unanimously approved the appointment of Samudika Jayaratne, a Senior Deputy Auditor General, as the new Auditor General during its meeting today (3). Sources reported that the council, chaired by the Speaker, endorsed her name after the President recommended her for the position. This decision follows several previous council meetings […]

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By Raj Gonsalkorale We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth –Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society In this day and age, when volumes of Buddha Dharma texts are needed to explain the doctrine and the pathway to attain the […]

by Shenali Waduge · 2nd February 2026 On 4 February 1948, Ceylon was declared independent.” Flags were raised, an anthem was sung, and a new political chapter was ceremonially opened. Yet beneath that symbolism, few recognised that the foundations of colonial control remained largely intact. What Sri Lanka received was nominal administrative independence — not civilisational or psychological […]

Courtesy:  German Dharmaduta Society https://share.google/aimode/rx2Q7SleLFMDwogl8 Buddhist wisdom has a profound and long-standing history in Germany, significantly influencing prominent philosophers, authors, and the development of a strong local practice. This reception, often mediated by extensive literary translations, moved from an initial academic interest to a cultural phenomenon.  Influence on German Thought German philosophers were among the […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්‍රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්‍රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්‍යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 2 (Daily Mirror) – The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce before court Shamindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with a magisterial inquiry into alleged financial fraud relating to the purchase of 14 Airbus […]

Courtesy Adaderana US President Donald Trump says the United States and India have agreed to a trade deal. Accordingly, tariffs will be reduced from 25% to 18%, President Trump said.

Courtesy Hiru News Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, along with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, received invitations to a special event scheduled for tomorrow (03). The “OneText” initiative organised this gathering to launch a dialogue process focused on drafting a new constitution for Sri Lanka, starting […]

Courtesy Hiru News The proposed Protection of Occupants Bill 2025 could cause severe harm to the domestic housing rental market and the broader economy if passed in its current form. Former Justice Minister and President’s Counsel Ali Sabry stated in a recent release that while preventing the unfair eviction of tenants is a positive goal, […]

Courtesy Hiru News 50 doctors at the National Eye Hospital are set to depart simultaneously this week following transfer orders issued by the Public Service Commission. Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) Executive Member Prasad Colombage stated that certain malicious remarks allegedly made by the hospital director and the Health Minister contributed to this decision. Meanwhile, […]

Courtesy Hiru News Suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to lodge a formal complaint against the Speaker. Speaking on behalf of Kularatne, Attorney Mithun Dias told the media that the complaint is not a general move against the government. Instead, he claimed […]

Shenali D Waduge The topic of colonization and its implications on Sri Lanka cannot be viewed in isolation. Every facet of colonial rule must be compared in all of the nations that were invaded and governed. Colonialism did not merely replace rulers; it re-engineered the mind of the nation. The most enduring damage inflicted on Sri […]

Shenali D Waduge The importance of learning history is to connect with one’s roots, to feel grounded in the land referred to as one’s motherland,”. These factors inspire the feeling and urge to defend and protect one’s Nation. Once people are disconnected from their history, their sense of belonging weakens, and their passion to serve the nation […]