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 […]

Fly with Yenu

by, Professor Nishan C. Wijesinha Firstly I should start off by saying that “people are with many grievances”; but they are walking through the passages of political and media, popular propaganda. To my knowledge, these are all-time-related fake visuals.  For example on the 21st of February 2025, at Samanthurai during this paddy harvest season; hundreds […]

Fight to Freedom

සාකච්චා කලේ සමන්ති පෙරේරා ප්‍රශ්නය : වෘත්තියෙන් වෛද්‍යවරයෙකු වන ඔබ කටුවන රජක කුලයේ ඉතිහාසය පිලිබඳව හදාරන්නේ ඇයි  පිළිතුර ; හම්බන්තොට කටුවන රජක කුලයේ වර්තමාන සාමාජිකයෙකු වන මට හිතුනා අපේ පරම්පරාවේ අතීතය ගැන හොයන්න. අපේ පරම්පරාව ශත වර්ෂ  ගානක් ජීවත් උනේ මේ ප්‍රදේශයේ. අපේ පරම්පරාවෙන් පරම්පරාවට උරුම වෙච්ච කතන්තර සිදුවීම් තියනවා. ඒවා ලේඛනගත කිරීමයි මගේ වෑයම. ප්‍රශ්නය ; ඔබගේ පරම්පරාවේ ඉතිහාසය […]

By Shiran Illanperuma Courtesy Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Positioned at the geographic and political heart of the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka is the epicentre of the 21st century struggle for regional influence. On 23 September 2024, Anura Kumara Dissanayake (referred to locally as AKD) was sworn in as the 9th executive President of the […]

Courtesy 1News One of the most notable New Zealand self-help books of last year was by Auckland-based psychiatrist and sleep specialist Dr Tony Fernando. ‘Life Hacks from the Buddha: How to be calm and content in a chaotic world’ does what it promises, presenting ancient Buddhist wisdom in bite-sized hacks, easily applicable to modern life. […]

රේඩි අනන්ඩා  විමර්ශන රේඩි අනන්ඩා පසුගිය දශක ගණනාවක් තිස්සේ ලෝකයේ බලගතු අධිරාජ්‍යවාදි රටවල් විසින් ජාන ඉංජිනේරුකරණය, කෘත්‍රිම බුද්ධිය සහ රෝබෝ තක්ෂණය, භූ ඉංජිනේරුකරණය, කාලගුණය සහ දේශගුණය වෙනස් කිරීම, නියුරෝන විද්‍යාව ඇතුළු විවිධ ක්ෂේත්‍රයන් ගණනාවක් තුළ දැනුම සහ තාක්ෂණය ඇදහිය නොහැකි තරම් මට්ටමකට වර්ධනය කර තිබේ. අද ලොව පුරා වාණිජ මට්ටමින් භාවිතා වන අන්තර්ජාලය එක්සත් ජනපදය […]

by, Professor Nishan C. Wijesinha The ritual at Mount Arafat, known as the hill of mercy, is considered the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage. It is often the most memorable for pilgrims, who stand together asking God for mercy, blessings, prosperity and good health. The hill is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) southeast of Mecca. […]

By Nalliah Thayabharan Germany’s political landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as the Bundestag has been officially dissolved triggering snap elections that could reshape the nation’s future.  President Frank-Walter Steinmeier made the dramatic announcement on December 27, 2024 marking a critical moment in German Democratic history. The dissolution follows Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unexpected loss of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Twenty second death anniversary of Deshabandu Alec Robertson falls on the 31st of December, 2024. His passing away was widely lamented by all Sri Lankans as well as his numerous foreign friends and acquaintances who had at some time or other benefitted from his guidance, friendship and exemplary life, and […]

Courtesy Adaderana Pulled from the mud as an infant after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and reunited with his parents following an emotional court battle, the boy once known as Baby 81” is now a 20-year-old dreaming of higher education. Jayarasa Abilash’s story symbolised that of the families torn apart by one of […]