Selima Hussain and Robin Lindsay  Courtesy Insider Miners in Sri Lanka risk their lives hunting for valuable gems in deep underground pits. Workers inhale toxic gasses like methane, and the tunnels can collapse at any moment. Sri Lanka is renowned for its jewels, and the city of Ratnapura translates to “city of gems.”  Inside Sri Lanka’s Deadly […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, February 24: A group of leading members of the Bohra community in Sri Lanka called on Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to express gratitude for the cooperation extended to the Bohra centers and international conventions in Sri Lanka. They briefed the Prime Minister about the religious and welfare activities of their centers. They […]

By Arike Idris Courtesy EssexLive Residents on social media have claimed there are not enough public toilets in the Redbridge area Redbridge Council is funding £2 million into new and refurbished public toilets after a person was fined for excreting on an Ilford Road. The incident happened on Colombo Road last November when the culprit […]

Courtesy Adaderana The ‘Janaraja Perahera’, organized to coincide with Sri Lanka’s 75th independence anniversary, kicked off this evening (Feb 19) under the aegis of President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The historic Temple of the Tooth Relic in Kandy is hosting the ‘Janaraja Perahera’ following a gap of 34 years. The procession commenced from the Magul Maduwa premises […]

 Lanka Lead News රවිඩ භාෂාව කතාකරන ජනයා මේ රටේ මුල්ම ජනාවාස ඇති කළ බව හා සිංහලයන් පැවතගෙන එන්නේද ඔවුන්ගෙන් බවට පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී සී.වී. විග්නේෂ්වරන් මහතා පවසන ප්‍රකාශය කිසිම පදනමක් නැති ප්‍රකාශයක් බව මහාචාර්ය රාජ් සෝමදේව මහතා යළිත් වරක් පෙන්වා දී තිබේ. එම ප්‍රකාශයේ ජීව විද්‍යාත්මක හෝ වාග්විද්‍යාත්මක පරදනමක් නොමැති බවත්, එය අවිද්‍යාත්මක ප්‍රකාශයක් පමණක් බවත් […]

Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka Public Lecture  What are the external factors that helped Sri Lanka to gain independence? ” by Senaka Weeraratna Attorney-at-Law & RASSL Council Member on Friday, 03rd February 2023 at 7.00 p.m. All are Welcome Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89845416149?pwd=UU1pNThHTmJqZkhtbUxaWE5vbE5EUT09                 Meeting ID: 898 4541 6149                                Passcode: 052915 YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/ZKXux2QAtD4?feature=share                         […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Culinary YouTube channel ‘Ape Amma’ has been identified by CashnetUSA.com as the largest revenue-generating handle in the country on the social media platform.  A worldwide survey by the top online lender revealed that Ape Amma is among the list of all-time top-earning YouTube channels in the rest of the Asia and […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s first 3D animation movie using motion capture technology will be released in theatres tomorrow (Jan. 20), bringing a novel cinematic experience to Sri Lankans. Directed by Chanaka Perera and co-produced by John Fonseka and Chamika Jinadasa for Studio 101, the 3D animation movie Gajaman” is a breakthrough in Sri Lankan cinema. […]

World Bank Blogs Each year, as we mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign, we join our partners to renew our commitment and step up our actions for the prevention and elimination of gender-based violence.   Gender-based violence is a major issue in South Asia, where a staggering two out of five women experience intimate […]

Courtesy Global Times China-aided nephrology hospital in Sri Lanka China maintains good long-term cooperative relations with international financial institutions including the IMF and supports relevant financial institutions to properly negotiate and address debt issues with Sri Lanka, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday, in response to media reports about an IMF team’s […]

Courtesy Adaderana A testicle trafficking racket has been uncovered at the private hospital in Borella where Ada Derana’s Ukussa” recently exposed a kidney trading racket was being carried out. Further investigations into this incident uncovered the said testicle trafficking business that was also being operated at the hospital. The illegal operation is believed to be […]

Courtesy National Alert The program ‘Truth with Chamuditha’ made the most revelations about the investment company run by Thilini Priyamali in the World Trade Complex. Recently the  ‘Truth with Chamuditha’ made another hair straightening revelation. The ‘Truth with Chamuditha’ program revealed that Thilini’s father is former JVP leader Somawansa Amarasinghe. They exposed this with evidence. […]

Courtesy Adaderana The government has decided to enforce the law against the air passengers who smuggle in gold into Sri Lanka, State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says. Accordingly, air passengers will be banned from wearing gold jewellery valued more than 22 carats without the approval of the Controller General of Imports & Exports, the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The United Kingdom, through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is providing GBP 880,000 (USD 1,043,395) to strengthen the food and nutrition security of marginal fishers in Tangalle, Negombo, Colombo, Kalutara, Galle, Matara, Puttalam, Chilaw, and Mannar of Sri Lanka. In light of World Fisheries Day (November 21) being […]

Foundation of Goodness An interesting interview with Rachel Dennis of the Uk who volunteeredher services as an ESL Teacher for a month at the Foundation of Goodness in Seenigama,Sri Lanka. Volunteering at FoG by Rachel Dennis – Foundation of Goodness (unconditionalcompassion.org

Courtesy The New Humanitarian ‘One thing that worries me is that this could be the precursor to the Rwanda deportation plan.’ BANGKOK Three Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded on Diego Garcia, a remote island in the British Indian Ocean Territory, or BIOT, are expected to be transported to Rwanda for medical treatment, the British foreign […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Friends of Sri Lanka Group in the European Parliament was re-launched at the Sri Lanka Residence in Brussels on October 25. The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the European Union, Grace Asirwatham, announced the appointment of Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Tomáš Zdechovský from the Czech Republic, who represents the European […]

MIKE WHITNEY  Courtesy The Unz Review The Western goal is to weaken, divide and ultimately destroy our nation. They are openly stating that, since they managed to break up the Soviet Union in 1991, now it’s time to split Russia into many separate regions that will be at each other’s throats.” Russian President Vladimir Putin […]

Courtesy Adaderana Minister Vidura Wickramanayaka stated that he intends to propose a mechanism to have the Nayaka Theros informed in the case of an allegation related to monks, through the police, coordinated by the Ministry, and to implement the law against them as well as to take disciplinary action.  The Minister also said that it […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror (BBC); Pope Francis has warned priests and nuns about the dangers of watching pornography online, saying it “weakens the priestly heart”. The Pope, 86, was responding to a question about how digital and social media should be best used, at a session in the Vatican. Pornography, he said, was “a vice that […]

By Stephen Messenger Courtesy The dodo.com Earlier this week, after a sudden illness, 56-year-old Peetambaram Rajan passed away in the Batticaloa region of Sri Lanka. But though there appears to be few details about his life recorded online, the reaction of those Rajan left behind suggest his was one teeming with love. And not just for […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The report regarding the welfare arrangements of the underage children of women under 45 years of age is compulsory when leaving the country for foreign employment, the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau (SLFEB) said. Addressing the media, the number of Sri Lankans leaving the country for foreign employment has increased, with […]

Courtesy inews.co.uk The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida author talks about struggling to get published in the UK, Salman Rushdie and why his victory is a win for Sri Lanka. On Monday night, after he was presented with the Booker Prize by the Queen Consort Camilla Parker Bowles at London’s Roundhouse, a stunned Shehan Karunatilaka thanked his family, his […]

Courtesy e-Con e-News In the midst of the annual US World Bank & IMF financial frolic in Washington…With all their suited & tied mannequins-of-color in attendance…The Governor of the Central Bank declares out loud: Sri Lanka will not take part in alternate international payment systems: Central Bank declines to accept Russian Mir Payment System…Central Bank […]

Courtesy Adaderana Due to the adverse weather, three individuals have died so far, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says. Meanwhile, 55,435 people in total from 13,902 families have been affected. Speaking on the current situation, Director of Irrigation (Hydrology) Eng. S.P.C. Sugeeshwara said the risks of minor floods in low-lying areas of Kuda Ganga and […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said that immediate action will be taken to enforce the law against people who come to Sri Lanka from abroad wearing gold jewellery for smuggling purpose, exceeding the limits.  He said country is incurring about USD 30 million in losses per month due to smuggling of […]

Courtesy Hiru News Labour and Foreign Employment Minister Manusha Nanayakkara says that no tax will be charged for remittances sent to Sri Lanka by migrant workers through the official banking system. He said this at a press conference held at the Ministry of Labor this morning (13). Explaining the latest situation regarding the monthly income […]

By A. Abdul Aziz – Chairman, Press & Media Desk, AMJSL. A two member delegation from the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Sri Lanka (AMJSL) visited to Ministry of Mass Media  in Colombo on 11 October 2022.  Ministry Officials welcomed the delegation and arranged to meet  Hon. Bandula Gunawardena, Minister of Mass Media. Honorable Minister was very […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The US Embassy in Colombo announced that the 2024 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program, popularly known as the ‘Green Card Lottery’, will be accepting online applications starting tonight. According to the US Embassy in Colombo, the DV2024 Diversity Visa Program (http://dvprogram.state.gov) is the only way to enter, and all processing is […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම දිවයින එංගලන්තයෙන් දුටුගැමුණු කෙනෙක් ඇවිත්….සිංහල බල මණ්ඩලය ආරම්භ කරලා කොළඹ සිටඅනුරාධපුරය හරහා නුවරට රථ පෙළපාලියක් ගියා…ලෝකය පුරා රටවල කොටි සාමාජිකයන් යුද පුහුණුව ලබන බවප්‍රථම වරට මෙරටට දැනුම් දුන්නේ මමයි… අදටත් ඒ හඬ ගාම්භීරය. සිංහල ජන දුක හමුවේ දැනුදු ඒ හදවත කම්පනයට පත් වේ. හිරු නොබසින අධිරාජ්‍යයේ සැපවත් ජීවිතයක් ගත කිරීමට අවස්ථාව තිබියදී, ඔහු […]