ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්‍රී ගුණරත්න   ‍ෆී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය ‍ ගරු ප‍්‍රීති පද්මන් සූරසේන මැතිතුමාගරු අගවිනිසුරු සහ අධිකරණ සේවාකොමිෂන් සභාවෙහි ගරු සභාපති,ශ‍්‍රී ලංකා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය,කොළඹ 12. 2026 මැයි මස 04 වන දින දීය. ගරු අගවිනිසුරුතුමනි, ගරු අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් දේශපලන වේදිකාවකදී අධිකරණය හමුවෙහි තවමත් පවතින නඩු කටයුත්තක ඉදිරියට ලබා දීමට නියමිත තීන්දුවක් පිළිබදව සිදු කරන ලද අගතිගාමී […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is President of the Institute for Humanitarian Conflict Resolution. One of the gravest injustices in America today persists not because it is hidden, but because it has been normalized—absorbed into daily life, tolerated in silence, and sustained by indifference where outrage should prevail Child Poverty in America How can the United States—still […]

Nava Thakuria Guwahati: Counting of votes begins in all 126 legislative assembly constituencies of Assam, where elections were held simultaneously in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Keralam, Puducherry union territory, along with bye-elections in some other States in the last few weeks. As the clock touches 8 in the morning (4 May 2026), the process kicks […]

e-Con e-News Posted byee ink.May 2, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, digitalization, economy, external-resources-department, finance, IMF, Ministry of Finance, news, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 26 April – 02 May 2026 * ‘As President & Minister of Finance, were you aware that on or around Sept 6, 2025, a cyberattack was launched against the data system of the Ministry […]

Shenali D Waduge by Shenali Waduge · 3rd May 2026 35 years out of 78 years of independence went into dealing with insurrections and terror against the State of Sri Lanka. This is almost half of Sri Lanka’s independence. While many strife to explain Sri Lanka’s debt crisis through economics, corruption, IMF policies or bad governance – a […]

ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්‍රී ගුණරත්න  රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්  ‍ෆී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය ‍ 2026 මැයි 3 ගරු කබීර් හෂීම් මැතිතුමා, රජයේ ගිණුම් පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාවේ ගරු සභාපතිතුමා, ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව, ශ්‍රී ජයවර්ධනපුර කෝට්ටේ, කෝට්ටේ. ගරු සභාපතිතුමනි, භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ඩොලර්මිලියන2.5 මංකොල්ලය සම්බන්ධයෙන් මුදල්අමාත්‍යාංශය, විදේශසම්පත් හා රාජ්‍යණයකළමනාකරණදෙපාර්තමේන්තුවල දායකත්වය පිළිබඳ කෝපාකමිටුව හරහා විමර්ශනයක්සිදුකරනලෙසඉල්ලීමයි.   2026 අප්‍රේල් 22 දින භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ සිදු වූ ඩොලර් […]

 The National Peace Council The conclusion of the international Walk for Peace led by Most Venerable Bhikkhu Thich Paññākāra from Vietnam, that took place in Sri Lanka on April 21-18 generated interest and discussion across the country about the importance of peacebuilding and coexistence in the country. The public response to the walk, including support […]

Ven Dr Omalpe Sobhitha Thero President Justice for Animals and Nature 21 April 2026Ven Pannakara TheroHuong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center,Fort Worth, Texas,USA. Dear Bhanthe,Re: A request to include the spread of compassion & peace for all livingbeings including animals in your mission We are truly delighted and in much appreciation of your noble mission to spreadBuddhism, […]

සේනක වීරරත්න ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ බෞද්ධයෝ වියට්නාමයේ බෞද්ධයින්ට පෙර නොවූ විරූ ආකාරයකින් සහයෝගය දැක්වූහ. දකුණු වියට්නාමයේ අපගේ මධ්‍ය ආගමිකයින්ට අනුකම්පා කරමින් රට පුරා දැවැන්ත විරෝධතා පැවැත්විණි. මෙම ව්‍යාපාරය මෙහෙයවනු ලැබුවේ බෞද්ධ ජාතික බලවේගයේ (BJB) සභාපති එල්.එච්. මෙත්තානන්ද විසිනි. 1963 ඔක්තෝබර් මාසයේදී BJB විසින් සංවිධානය කරන ලද කොළඹ ආනන්ද විද්‍යාලයේ පැවති රැස්වීමකදී විරෝධතා උච්චතම අවස්ථාවට පැමිණියේය. මෙම […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Buddhists of Sri Lanka supported the Buddhists of Vietnam to the hilt in an unprecedented manner never seen before. Huge demonstrations were held all over the country in sympathy with our coreligionists in South Vietnam. The movement was led by L.H. Mettananda, President of the Bauddha Jathika Balavegaya (BJB). The demonstrations reached […]

By Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka today stands at a decisive moment in its economic journey. While recent engagements with India have strengthened infrastructure and energy cooperation, the next phase of growth must come from industrialisation and export-led development. In this context, the recent agreements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the anticipated visit of […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Burning Monk, Thich Quang Duc, became one of the most haunting images of the Vietnam War era. On June 11, 1963, he sat down in a Saigon intersection, and didn’t move. But behind the famous photograph is a deeper Buddhist story about persecution, nonviolent protest, meditative stillness, and the monk whose final […]

Submitted by: Sarath Obeysekera (In view of the State Visit of the President of Maldives – 04–05 May 2026) 1. Introduction The forthcoming State Visit of the President of the Maldives presents a timely opportunity to enhance bilateral economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and Maldives, particularly in sectors where both countries possess complementary strengths. Sri […]

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By Sarath Obeysekera Today 2nd May 2026 , I watched a programme on television where a young Tamil girl won Rs. 7.5 million in a contest. Beyond the excitement of the moment and the magnitude of the prize, what struck me most was the deeper message this carries for our country—especially for our younger generation. […]

Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine. My opinion of the Easter attack- by  Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine. General Chandrika Srilal Weerasooriya (often referred to as Srilal Weerasooriya) was a senior Sri Lankan Army officer who served as the 15th Commander of the Sri Lankan Army […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. Develop Galle as a Boutique Luxury Marina Hub  not as mass port—focus on high-value, low-volume tourism Key components: 2. Policy & Regulatory Reforms (Critical – currently missing) Without this, the marina will fail. Competing hubs like Maldives already offer smoother entry. 3. Integrate with National Trade & Logistics Strategy This is […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Kingdom of Kandy (1594–1815) maintained a unique legal system rooted in Sinhalese customary law and oral tradition, which survived the colonial eras of the Portuguese and Dutch. Unlike the written codes of Europe, Kandyan law was dynamic, centered on the King as the supreme “fountain of justice” and guided by long-standing social […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lankan economist and politician Harsha de Silva on Saturday lauded India’s growth over the years, saying that it feels good when India is doing well. He added that India shouldn’t think of Sri Lanka as a foreign country or foreign land because Lanka is part of the Indian story.  He emphasized that […]

Courtesy Adaderana In a significant affirmation of deepening India-Sri Lanka economic ties, Krishan Balendra, Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and John Keells Group, described Colombo as a port for India” during his address at the ZEE Media WION Global Innovation & Leadership Summit held in Colombo on Saturday. The remark underscores Colombo’s strategic […]

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Shenali D Waduge On 21 April 2019, suicide bombers linked to the National Thowheed Jamaat (NTJ) attacked 3 churches and 3 hotels, killing 269 people. After seven years, multiple investigations, commission reports, committee findings, and even a Supreme Court determination, a new investigative theory has now emerged focusing mainly on one individual — Maj. Gen. […]

By Dr Sarath Obeysekera In many parts of the world, May Day is marked by loud demonstrations, political rallies, and street protests. However, in Norway, the observance of May 1st—known as International Workers’ Day—takes on a more measured and disciplined character, reflecting the country’s unique social and economic philosophy. Norway does in fact recognize May […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්  පළපුරුදු රාජ්‍ය නිලධාරීන් ඉවත් කර දේශපාලන හිතවතුන් උසස් තනතුරුවලට පත් කිරීම හේතුවෙන් වත්මන් පාලනය තුළ බරපතළ ගැටලු මතුව ඇති බව ජනාධිපති නීතීඥ මෛත්‍රී ගුණරත්න මහතා චෝදනා කරයි. රූපවාහිනී සාකච්ඡාවකට එක්වෙමින් ඔහු පෙන්වා දුන්නේ වත්මන් භාණ්ඩාගාර ලේකම් හර්ෂණ සූරියප්පෙරුම මහතාට එම ධුරය දැරීම සඳහා කිසිදු සුදුසුකමක් නොමැති බවයි. මෛත්‍රී ගුණරත්න මහතා […]

Courtesy Adaderana Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has declared that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party (UNP) have already united. He made these remarks while addressing the May Day rally held today (01) at the P.D. Sirisena Ground in Maligawatta, Colombo. During his speech, the Opposition Leader expressed his gratitude to former […]

Courtesy Hiru News The United National Party decided to abstain from political activities and give prominence to religious rituals today, as Vesak Day falls on 1 May in accordance with the United Nations Charter. Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe shared this information in a special letter informing of the party’s policy decision while extending well wishes […]

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