MOHAMED AYUB  Courtesy The Daily Mirror The proposed promotion of LGBTQIA tourism as well as abolishing the caning of children has stirred fierce debate  The LGBTQ issue has been a controversy following a letter sent by Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority Chairman Buddhika Hewawasam to Equal Ground Executive Director Ms. Rosanna Flamer-Caldera, commending an initiative […]

Courtesy Hiru News Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament, Mujibur Rahman, has announced that a resolution requesting a Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the transfer and promotion of judicial officers will be handed over to Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne during the next parliamentary sitting week. Rahman stated that the proposal, signed by representatives of all […]

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by Arundathie Abeysinghe, Courtesy PIME Asia News Computer literacy remains low in the South Asian country, while the region reported overall progress. In 2024, 64.1 per cent of the population did not know how to use a computer, and only 19.1 per cent of households owned one, according to new data from the Department of […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid an official visit to the Air Force Headquarters at the DHQC in Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Yesterday (01 October). The Deputy Minister was warmly received upon arrival by the Commander of the Air Force, Air Marshal Bandu Edirisinghe, and […]

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Pathfinder Foundation The Ambassador’s Roundtable hosted by Pathfinder Foundation, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, H.E. Levan S. Dzhagaryan, provided a comprehensive overview of his government’s position on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, NATO expansion, international law, global energy scenario and security dynamics in the region. The event brought […]

Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera Courtesy biometric update Speaking at last week’s Sri Lanka Fintech Summit 2025, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy, stressed that the country’s digital economy is open and adaptable, drawing on both local and international elements. Referring to the kottu roti analogy to illustrate the agility and inclusivity of Sri Lanka’s digital economy, […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror I am writing to express my views on the recent news about Sri Lanka Tourism endorsing the LGBTQI travel initiative. While I understand the importance of promoting tourism and inclusivity, I believe this decision warrants careful consideration.  Dollar earnings by hook or by crook” are not everything.  I think export of […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් 2012 දී මගේ තාත්තා බස් කොන්දොස්තර කෙනෙක් හොරණ කොළඹ පාරේ. මට මගේ තාත්තව අඳුන ගන්න පුළුවන්. තාත්තගේ සහෝදර සහෝදරියන්ට තාත්තව අඳුන ගන්න පුළුවන්.  මම කියන්නේ මගේ තාත්තා වෙනුවෙන් සාධාරණය ඉෂ්ට කරන්න කියලා විතරයි.” යැයි මිද්දෙණියේදී ඝාතනයට ලක්වූ අරුණ විදානගමගේ  හෙවත් ‘කජ්ජා” නමැත්තාගේ වැඩිමහල් පුත්‍රයා අද පැවසුවා. රගර් ක්‍රීඩක වසීම් තාජූඩීන්ගේ මරණයට අරුණ […]

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Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), graced the inauguration of the 18th International Research Conference (IRC) of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) as the chief guest, today (30 September). This year’s IRC, held under the theme Bridging Frontiers: Interdisciplinary Research for Sustainable Progress”, convened […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Chief Prelates of all three Buddhist Chapters emphasized that proposed amendments to the Penal Code introducing an offence for corporal punishment, as well as government initiatives to promote tourism through LGBTQ-related activities, could undermine cultural values and give rise to serious social catastrophes. These observations have been made in a joint letter […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් සමාජ පරිහානියට හේතුවන අදූරදර්ශි නීති හඳුන්වාදීම හා සදාචාර විරෝධී සමලිංගික චර්යාවන් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට රාජ්‍ය යාන්ත්‍රණය කටයුතු කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් විරෝධය දක්වා ත්‍රෛනිකායික මහානායක ස්වාමීන්වහන්සේලා ජනපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා වෙත ලිපියක් යොමුකර තිබේ. රටක සංස්කෘතික අනන්‍යතාවන්, ඓතිහාසික උරුමය මෙන්ම චිරාගත සද්චාරිත්‍රයන් නොසලකා පටු අත්තනෝමතීන් හා අන්ධානුකරණයන් මත පදනම්ව රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලනයෙහිලා යමෙක් උත්සාහ […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre It has been reported that an illegal explosive called “Cheena Patas” is being produced in some parts of the island using raw materials and other chemicals issued for the firecracker and fireworks industry. Information has also been received that another illegal explosive called “Hakka Patas” is being manufactured using […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The 81st Anniversary Celebration of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association (SLESA) was held yesterday (28 September) at the Grand Maitland Reception Hall in Colombo, with the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), attending as the Chief Guest. The Defence Secretary and other distinguished guests were warmly welcomed […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් කිසි දවසක බස් රථයක ගමන් කර නැති අයෙකු නිල්පාට බස් රථයේ යැවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් තමන්ට විශාල සතුටක් දැනුණු බව ජපානයේ වෙසෙන ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයෙක් ජනාධිපති අනුර දිසානායක මහතා සහභාගි වූ ජන හමුවකදී සඳහන් කළේය. එදින තමන්ට ඇතිවූ සන්තෝසයට තමන් වයින් බෝතලයක් තනියම පානය කළ බවද හෙතෙම සඳහන් කළේය. ජපන් රජයේ ආරාධනාවකට අනුව […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror In a bizarre statement, Industries Minister Sunil Handunnetti said yesterday that Sri Lanka had ‘won the Nobel Prize for tea’ after entering the Guinness World Records for producing the world’s most expensive tea. Addressing the media, Handunnetti who seemed unaware of what a Nobel prize meant said this was a proud […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sep 29 (Daily Mirror)- Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, shocked the Catholic community in Sri Lanka over the weekend with the revelation of an unusual and controversial incident involving a same-sex wedding conducted in a church. Speaking during a church service on Sunday, Cardinal Ranjith disclosed that […]

Courtesy Adaderana While 5 percent GDP growth in 2024 exceeded expectations, Sri Lanka’s investment climate remains challenging, according to the US Statement Department. While the sweeping electoral victories of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the National People’s Power (NPP) parliamentary coalition in late 2024 have provided political stability, in the 2025 Investment Climate Statement on […]

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