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BY Ruwan Laknath Jayakody, Courtesy The Morning A Government-wide strategy should be formulated to foster the social inclusion of gypsy children, whose ethnicity is a protected trait, in sectors such as education, healthcare, and social services.  These recommendations were made in ‘A comprehensive study on the discontinuity of the primary school education of children in […]

Courtesy The Morning China has agreed to provide all school uniform materials required for 2026 as a grant, benefiting over 4.4 million students in government and government-aided schools. The agreement was exchanged between Education Ministry officials and the Chinese Ambassador at a ceremony in Colombo.

By A. Jathindra, Courtesy Eurasia Review In South Asia, history shows that setting streets ablaze rarely leads to constructive change. Yet, the region continues to see such upheaval, which only worsens domestic politics in the affected countries. Bangladesh has been a terrible witness,” engulfed by unrest, and now Nepal faces its own crisis. The tragic death […]

Courtesy Biometric  Update.com The Department for Registration of Persons (DRP) in Sri Lanka is raising concerns about the proposed unique digital identity project (SL-UDI), especially pertaining to the role of a foreign master system integrator (MSI) accountable for the project’s delivery, maintenance, and integration. A senior DRP official told Biometric Update on Wednesday that the DRP has to be aligned with […]

Courtesy The Washington Post The deadly protests in Nepal that forced the country’s prime minister to resign on Tuesday were a result of long-simmering discontent ignited by the government’s ban on major social media platforms A protester wearing flak jacket and carrying a shield snatched from a policeman shouts slogans at the Singha Durbar, the […]

Courtesy Hiru News Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has arrived at his Carlton House residence in Tangalle, where he was greeted by a large crowd of supporters and well-wishers. The former president arrived at around 5:00 PM this afternoon, after travelling from his Wijerama official residence. The crowd, which included Buddhist monks, was so large that […]

By Lt Gen A B Shivane, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)  Courtesy The Week The upheavals across Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal may not be isolated incidents but part of a larger “regional rhythm of a Tsunami” in South Asia Protesters celebrate at the parliament building after it was set on fire during a protest against […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Viral videos on TikTok and Instagram have contrasted the lavish lifestyles of political families — involving designer clothes, foreign travel and luxury cars — with the harsh realities faced by young people, including unemployment and forced migration Deadly protests in Nepal have so far claimed the lives of at least 19 […]

Courtesy Hiru News Parliamentarian Ramanathan Archchuna has announced that he will travel to Geneva next week to file a complaint against Speaker Jagath Wickremaratne and Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake with the United Nations Human Rights Council. According to the MP, he was denied the opportunity to speak in Parliament for nearly a month […]

By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham, Courtesy The Morning Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) has many ‘firsts’ in Sri Lanka’s political history. No other political leader has served as Leader of one of the country’s oldest political parties, the United National Party (UNP), for as long as Wickremesinghe. He has been the Leader of his party for more […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 9 (Daily Mirror) – Russia, in response to the OHCHR report on Sri Lanka, said that it sees no reason to raise concerns about the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, whose authorities demonstrate their readiness to build mutually respectful cooperation with international human rights mechanisms.  A Russian representative […]

Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon Executive Director/ Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka The persistent delay of Provincial Council (PC) elections in Sri Lanka, often attributed to incomplete electoral boundary delimitation, remains a significant concern, as the current government continues this trend. In its 2025 response to the UN Office of the High Commissioner […]

Courtesy Hiru News During the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, reiterated Sri Lanka’s rejection of any form of external intervention or mechanism to investigate alleged human rights violations. Speaking at the session on Monday (08), Minister Herath stated that […]

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera, Courtesy The Island Only time will tell whether the arrest and remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe (RW) marks a watershed moment for Sri Lanka. While the courts will ultimately determine whether he is guilty of misusing public funds, the political fallout has already exposed deeper systemic issues. RW’s arrest highlighted two […]

e-Con e-News eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 31 August – 06 September 2025 * In 2021, NATO members sent 21 warships into Asian waters where they conducted joint operations with all the regional navies that the USA is trying to pull into alignment against [China]… – see ee Sovereignty, The […]

Vijaita Singh Courtesy The Hindu Although last week’s Home Ministry order removes the tag of an ‘illegal migrant’ from registered Sri Lankan Tamil nationals who entered India before January 9, 2015, it will not immediately help in grant of Indian citizenship Undocumented Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who were exempted from penal provisions by a Union […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 7 (Daily Mirror) – The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) said it will not remain tolerant of continuous smear campaigns carried out by the current government and will not allow such practices to continue in the future. Speaking at a media briefing held at the party headquarters, SLPP National […]

Sapiens of Sri Lanka – සේපියන්ස් ඔෆ් Was J.R. Jayewardene responsible for destroying Sri Lankan politics? In this exclusive discussion, Professor Rajiva Wijesinha – writer, academic, and former Member of Parliament – shares deep insights into the political legacy of J.R. and its impact on Sri Lanka’s present and future. This conversation explores the roots […]

By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos, from Athens / Greece Sep. 2, 2025 Two very important uprisings are now stirring up large parts of humanity, even if many of mainstream media — not media of information, but of lobotomizing and bestializing — under the suffocating, historically unprecedented control of financial capital and of the Israeli and Zionist lobbies […]

KELUM BANDARA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 6 (Daily Mirror) – The government has delayed the enactment of the proposed piece of legislation for monitoring and supervision of both local and international NGOs despite the availability of a draft worked out during the previous rule, Daily Mirror learns. The need for monitoring and supervision of […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Opposition will question the government in Parliament next week over its decision to liquidate 33 state institutions, including the defunct airline Mihin Lanka. This was announced by Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekara, who questioned the government’s reasons for the decision. Jayasekara also claimed that a previous government’s attempts to restructure these […]

The Chris Hedges Report August 9, 2025 Author and attorney Jennifer Harbury describes the Silent Holocaust” in Guatemala and its links to the genocide in Gaza, using any methods of barbarity necessary.” Known as the Silent Holocaust,” the genocide in Guatemala is seldom mentioned in modern history. The United States, with support from Israel, backed yet another violent crusade […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 2 (Daily Mirror) – The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has written to the Mahanayake Theras of the Asgiriya and Malwathu Chapters, expressing concern over what it alleges are government attempts to oppress war heroes.” In letters, SLPP General Secretary, Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam, the party accused the government of […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 2 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa has accused the National People’s Power (NPP) of resorting to violence and intimidation against other political parties. In a post on X, Rajapaksa claimed that members of the Frontline Socialist Party (FLSP), who were formerly associated with […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The 41st War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony of the Police Special Task Force (STF) was held today (1) at the STF Training Camp in Katukurunda, Kalutara. The event was presided over by the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ravi Seneviratne. The […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre ‘Deegawapiya’ graced by the Lord Buddha is renowned as one of the sacred ancient religious sites among the sixteen places of worship of the Buddhist devotees, located in the Ampara District of the Eastern Province. This Stupa, believed to have been constructed around the 3rd century CE, is recorded […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) paid a visit to Abhimansala-3 in Pangolla, Kurunegala, and Abhimansala-1 in Anuradhapura on 29th and 30th of August. These visits reflected not only the Defence Ministry’s broader welfare vision but also its enduring commitment to the wellbeing of differently-abled war […]