Unusual workday story.  W. Pathirana. Former Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, Colombo Medical Faculty. Another bright day had dawned and as usual I dressed up myself for the day’s official duties. It was time for me to leave for the 10 kilometers drive that takes 45 minutes across the City of Colombo through the grid lock […]

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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Ashley de Vos On the 4th of February 1948, Ceylon was granted Dominion status by the British Crown. The Queen remained the head, and Ceylon had a Governor-General. The island’s residents were encouraged to celebrate the event as Independence Day. This Ceylon did for many years. Sri Lanka has had two main republican constitutions—1972 and […]

Bandula Kendaragama Independent Dam and public safety Consultant Melbourne, Australia 20260126 – Questions Raised by the Independent Dam Safety Consultant Bandula Kendaragama atthe QA session of the inaugural meeting of the Water Forum of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka(IESL) held on 26 January 2026 Last night, I participated online inaugural meeting of the IESL […]

ඉංජිනේරු බන්දුල කෑන්දරාගම ලිපිය / මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය මහත්මයාණෙනි / මහත්මියනි, කොත්මලේ ජලාශයේ සම්භාව්‍ය ජලයෙන් ආවරණය විය හැකි ප්‍රදේශය තුළ, සාමාන්‍යයෙන් සතුටුදායක ලෙස ක්‍රියාත්මකව තිබූ ජංගම දුරකථන ජාල කිහිපයක් 2025 නොවැම්බර් 27 සිට 30 දක්වා කාලය තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක නොවීම හෝ අසාර්ථක වීම සිදු වූ බව මාගේ අවබෝධය වේ. මාගේ අදහස අනුව, එම ජංගම දුරකථන ජාල සතුටුදායක […]

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 […]

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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 […]

D. Jaliya Wickremarachchi Re: The Devastating Natural Disaster in Sri Lanka December 1st, 2025 The Right Honorable Prime Minister, As Sri Lankan-Canadians we are devastated by the natural disaster in Sri Lanka that has caused death and destruction – which is unprecedented in the history of Sri Lanka. Heavy torrential rain, hurricane winds caused by […]

David E. Brown Forget Bush’s National Missile Shield. The best military defense is a Russian winter. It got the better of King Charles XII of Sweden, sent Napoleon packing, and eventually shooed Hitler away. A few years after that, though, it was the Germans that were favored by the weather gods—for weeks, Patton’s Third Army […]

(ජර්මානු වෛද්‍ය විද්‍යා ශාස්ත්‍ර මහාචාර්‍ය නිශාන් සී විජේසිංහ විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද විශේෂ මහජන නිවේදනයකි). වික්ටෝරියා ව්‍යාපෘතියට අවශ්‍ය මුදල් හොයාගන්න එංගලන්තයට ගිය ජේ.ආර්. ජනාධිපතිතුමා සහ ගාමිණී දිසානායක ඇමතිතුමා මුණගැහෙන්නේ දෙවන එලිසබෙත් මහ රැජිනවයි. එතනදී ජනාධිපතිතුමා අපූරු යෝජනාවක් කරනවා. එතුමා කියනවා ලංකාවේ හදන්න යන මේ දැවැන්ත ජලාශයට, රැජිනගේ ආත්තම්මා වන වික්ටෝරියා රැජිනගේ නම දාන්න අපි කැමතියි, […]

The Buddhist Guy | All Religions, One Channel Over 2,500 years ago Prince Siddhartha broke with the Vedic world and became the Buddha. This video traces why he rejected priestly authority, ritual sacrifice, and caste privilege—not because he denied the existence of devas, but because he placed liberation in personal insight, ethical practice, and meditation. […]

AI Overview  https://share.google/aimode/hSdM8yntKRMfY3KJL Senaka Weeraratna, a Sri Lankan attorney and animal rights activist, has advocated for a “Slaughter-Free Christmas” in Sri Lanka, arguing for the extension of the Buddhist tradition of non-violence (ahimsa) to the holiday.   Core arguments for Slaughter-Free Christmas Broader animal rights activism Weeraratna’s advocacy for a Slaughter-Free Christmas is part of his […]

Rohan Abeygunawardena •             Storyline September 1966 was significant for Sinhala cinema. It featured the story of a young man who loved women, wine, and music. His name was Bonnie Mahattaya.” He was the only child of an aristocratic landowning family from Welhene, a beautiful, remote village. He lost his parents at a very young age […]

Sarath Bulathsinghala 7 Sep 2025 There is hardly any intelligent discourse on the Aftermath of Eelam becoming a Reality. Most of the time what you see is analysis paralysis, legalese and protests against Tamil Separatists clamouring for Eelam. These are politicians, sometimes half-baked academics and at other times by genuine patriots not full conversant of […]

Quantum Physics and Spirituality  Intersection of Quantum Physics and Spirituality The realms of quantum physics and spirituality, though seemingly disparate, have intrigued thinkers, scientists, and spiritual leaders alike due to their overlapping inquiries into the nature of reality. Quantum physics, the science of the very small, delves into the fundamental particles and forces that compose […]

Dr. Teale N. Phelps Bondaroff Director of Research OceansAsia Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger than current data suggest. Published today in Conservation Biology, the study analyzed online seizure records from […]

By Venerable Bhikkhu Mihita, Ph. D. Introduction When a Buddhist devotee offers  alms to the sangha and/or participate  in any other religious activity, the expectation is to earn enough punna merit to gain a berth  in Heaven (sagga), obviously by way of  having  a qualitatively better life than on Earth.  Fair enough! But   where is […]

(As published in The Island today) One of the well-known benefits of reading is that you can get enormous fun from what you read. Many great writers have written funny or entertaining or even stimulating pieces of great literature. But you will have to be introduced to famous works as, although you are students of […]

Justice for Animals and Nature “Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened” ( Anatole France ) Pope Francis’ gesture of love for his dog Esterban ( once a stray dog six years ago) on his deathbed is inspirational.  It should inspire countless numbers of people and religious institutions especially […]

Issued by Tigerbond Group Ltd on behalf of Specsavers. A LIFE-CHANGING scheme for children and families affected by terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka has been put together by a group of Hertfordshire opticians. The initiative comes after Easter Sunday 2019 changed the lives of many families in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, following the violent […]

By Special Correspondent For decades, Sri Lanka has benefited from substantial international development assistance aimed at addressing our national priorities. From education and agriculture to climate resilience initiatives, donor-funded projects have catalysed progress and innovation across the country. Yet as we navigate our economic recovery, a disturbing pattern undermines the effectiveness of this vital support—one […]

By Special Contributor Sri Lanka stands on the brink of transformation. A newly elected government has vowed to root out corruption, favouritism, and wasteful governance. These commitments have kindled hope for a more just and accountable state. Yet, while political will is necessary, it alone cannot secure the nation’s renewal. For real and lasting change, […]

Manuka Wijesinghe. It has been said that the great emperor Ashoka, seeing the immense bloodshed he had caused in the battle of Kalinga, filled with great remorse had introduced a new public policy; Ahimsa; ‘do no harm to living beings.’ Ahimsa was inspired by the idea that all living beings, possessing the spark of divine […]

Professor Nishan C. Wijesinha  I must start off with the captioning of this phrase “that The name Lankawa was a direct imprint by Lord Buddha Himself”; through His doctrinal and philosophical declaration of the Lankawathara Suthraya from the top of Mount Sri Pada. It should be pointed out here, by me, that, although, through the […]

Courtesy Adaderana There are endless things to consider when moving to another country. What is the culture like? How easy is it to find work? How are the transport links? How happy are the locals? And for families hoping to move abroad, there are even more questions – think safety, healthcare, or education systems, for […]

Professor Nishan C.  Wijesinha  (Professor German School of Medicine) Concerning the above post elephants and the plantations  Posted on March 3rd, 2025 Otara Gunawardene personally contacted me through Instagram and thanked me for having highly esteemed her; but she is not willing to take on any projects of such nature,now as she has finished her […]

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