By Rathindra Kuruwita Courtesy The Diplomat It is under pressure from India and the U.S. to block Chinese research vessels from docking in its ports. Will the crafting of standard operating procedures help? Sri Lanka is again caught in a controversy surrounding a foreign research vessel. Its media has reported that the U.N.-flagged research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, […]

By Nishel Fernando Courtesy The Daily Mirror Arjuna Herath The head of Sri Lanka’s Board of Investment (BOI) has characterised the highly anticipated US$ 3.7 billion Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota and Adani Group’s renewable energy project as fragile investments,” acknowledging the significant uncertainty surrounding their realisation. Joining a panel discussion at the recent CA […]

By P. K. Balachandran Courtesy Eurasia Review With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened.  Given Colombo port’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean, it has been eyed by regional […]

Courtesy Lanka Leader විදුලිබල සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳ ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ තීරණය නියෝජ්‍ය කථානායක වෛද්‍ය රිස්වි සාලි මහතා විසින් අද (30) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට දැනුම් දෙන ලද අතර, ඒ අනුව අදාළ පනත් කෙටුම්පතේ වගන්ති කිහිපයක් ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝනය කර ඇති බවත් ඒ අනුව විශේෂ පාර්ලිමේන්තු බහුතරයකින් සහ මහජන ජනමත විචාරණයකින් අනුමැතිය ලබාගත යුතු බවට ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය දැනුම් දී තිබේ. මේ […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka is the only country in the Asia region currently holding discussions with officials in the United States to revise the tariffs introduced by US President Donald Trump earlier this year, according to Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando. Joining the Parliamentary debate today (30), […]

Courtesy Adaderana Officials from India will extend their Washington visit to try to reach agreement on a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration and address lingering concerns on both sides, two Indian government sources said on Monday. Trade talks between India and the U.S. have hit roadblocks over disagreements on import duties for […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 22-28 June 2025 * ‘Tell the old lady [Sirimavo Bandaranaike] that some prophet who also thinks that he is the father of the industrial revolution in Sri Lanka believes that he can produce all the mammoties we need in some smithy in Kotmale’ – Brian […]

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by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sri Lanka’s JVP-led NPP government has made a dramatic pivot towards India, even utilizing legislative changes it once vehemently opposed. On August 19, 2023, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, then an opposition leader, criticized a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that then-President […]

Courtesy Lanka Leader සමලිංගික විවාහ අපරාධයක් නොවන බවට පනත් කෙටුම්පතක් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ඉදිරියේ ඇති බවට එක්සත් ජාතීන්ගේ මානව හිමිකම් මහ කොමසාරිස් වොල්කර් ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශය අධිකරණ අමාත්‍ය හර්ෂණ නානායක්කාර ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කර තිබේ. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිව් දින සංචාරය අවසානයේ පසුගිය බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා පැවති මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී ටුක් කළ ප්‍රකාශයට අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා ප්‍රතිචාර දක්වමින් මේ බව කියා සිටියේය. සමලිංගික සබඳතා […]

Gyan de Mel  Dear Jeremy, Please hand over this letter from citizens of Sri Lanka, who find the visit of your boss (Mr. Volker Turk) to our country, more than amusing. Thanks. Dear HR Commissioner, We understand that you are a paid employee of the UNO, tasked with keeping alive,  the narrative of war crimes […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A representative delegation from the US Institute for Security Governance (ISG) held official meetings with Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) and Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) on separate occasions recently. Discussions focused on building capacity and military capabilities. The ISG delegation met […]

Press Release Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre In such cases, adult women and men, female and male minors, as well as children, are sold for personal gain without age or gender discrimination. Victims of such deceptions are exploited through prostitution, other forms of sexual exploitation, slavery, organ harvesting, forced labor, labor exploitation, conscription as […]

නහී වේරේන වේරානී, සම්මන්තීධ කුදාචනං. අවේරේනච සම්පත්තී, ඒස ධම්මෝ සනන්තනෝ…. *** වෛරයෙන් වෛරය නොසංසිඳේ, අවෛරයෙන්ම වෛරය සංසිඳේ. මෙය ලෝක ධර්මතාවයකි · මේ ලෝකයේ වෛරයෙන් වෛරය කිසිදා සංසිඳෙන්නේ නැත. වෛර නොකිරීමෙන් පමණක් වෛරය සංසිඳේ. මෙය සදාකාලික සත්‍යයකි. – ගෞතම බුදුන්වහන්සේ බුදු දහම, “ලෝක ආගම්” අතර අහිංසා (අවිහිංසාව) සහ සාමය පිළිබඳ දීර්ඝ හා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨ සම්ප්‍රදායක් ඇති ආගමකි. […]

Buddhist Leaders and Upasakas call for Peace Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.” – Gautama Buddha Buddhism, has a long and great tradition of Ahimsa (non-violence), and peace among world religions. At this time, on the world is on the brink […]

Press Briefing To: The President, Government & People of Sri LankaDate: June 2025Subject: Sri Lanka’s Position at the UNHRC & the Non-Binding Nature of Its ResolutionsThe Sri Lanka Media Collective issues this urgent clarification in light of continuing pressureand politically motivated resolutions against Sri Lanka at the UN Human Rights Council(UNHRC).Key Facts:

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF) in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) launched an island-wide television and radio campaign today (Jun 24) to raise awareness on trafficking-in-persons. Implemented with funding support from the Government of Japan, the initiative highlights the dangers of human trafficking and […]

Courtesy Hiru News Professor S.M. Junaideen, Vice-Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, has suspended 22 students for allegedly subjecting a group of first-year students to severe ragging. M.I. Naufer, Registrar of the South Eastern University, stated that an internal investigation into the incident is being conducted by a committee comprising university lecturers. […]

 බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ අවිහිංසාව පිලිබද පණිවිඩය. වෛරය වෛරයෙන් නොසන්සිදේ. වෛරය සන්සිදෙන්නේ අවෛරයෙන් පමණකි. මෙය සනාතන ධර්මයකි – ගෞතම බුදුන් වහන්සේ ලොවෙහි පවතින ආගම් සලකා බලන විට බුදු ධහමෙහි අවිහිංසාව හා සාමය පිළිබඳ දීර්ඝ සහ උතුම් ඉතිහාසයක් ඇත. මේ මොහොතේ අප ලෝකය 3 වන ලෝක සංග්‍රාමයක් අභියස ඇත.  සාමය අවශ්‍යය යැයි ඉල්ලා සිටින හඩෙහි නායකත්වය බෞද්ධයන් ගත […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank recently hosted its prestigious Retail Banking Awards 2024, honouring the exceptional achievements and unwavering commitment of its employees across the island. This annual celebration stands as a proud tradition within the Bank, recognising the passion, performance, and dedication of staff who continue to push boundaries and drive NDB forward. […]

e-Con e-News blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 15-21 June 2025 ‘The declaration of war against Iran (Persia) by England or rather by the East India Company is the reproduction of one of those cunning & reckless tricks of Anglo-Asiatic diplomacy, by virtue of which England has extended her […]

Inspired By Morgan Freeman Why the U.S. Fears Iran More Than Any Other Nation – The Hidden Truth | Morgan Freeman Motivation What if the greatest fear of the United States isn’t about weapons or warfare — but about an idea? A nation that doesn’t submit. A people that refuse to break. This 26-minute cinematic […]

Shanuka Ilangasekera Chairperson Mothers’ Movement (On behalf of concerned parents, educators, clergy, and faith-based communities across Sri Lanka) Home – Mothers Movement To: Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Subject:Urgent Objection to HRCSL’s Recommendation to Repeal Sections 365 and 365A of the Penal Code – A Violation of Article 9 of the Constitution and Article […]

Mothers Movement ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාව දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහය 365, 365 (අ) A වගන්ති සංශෝධනයට නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට විරෝධය දැක්වීම. LGBTQIA++ ක්‍රියා ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීමට අවශ්‍ය නීතිමය පසුබිම නිර්මාණය කිරීමට මානව හිමිකම් කොමිෂන් සභාව දණ්ඩ නීති සංග්‍රහයේ 365, 365 (අ) A වගන්ති සංශෝධනයට අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යාංශයට නිර්දේශ ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමෙන් LGBTQIA++ ක්‍රියා නීතිමය වලංගු භාවය ඇති […]

National Development Bank PLC NDB Bank as part of its commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable development is proud to support the Life to Our Coral Reefs” initiative, an ambitious five-year conservation programme spearheaded by Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL) under the guidance of the Department of Wildlife Conservation. This multi-stakeholder project aims to restore and […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Chairman of the Election Commission, R.M.A.L. Ratnayake, has confirmed that he has received notification of the resignation of Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, from his parliamentary seat. Ratnayake stated that the relevant Gazette notification is expected to be issued by Monday (23). He added that the Election […]

National Development Bank PLC The NDB Bhakti Geetha competition, organised by the NDB Sports & Recreation Club 2025, was held on the 11th of June 2025. This engaging event was designed to celebrate the religious festivities of Poson Poya Day and to foster camaraderie and participation among all staff, including those from branches and departments. […]

Matthew Horwood Courtesy Theepochtimes Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese Matthew Horwood Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he has recused himself from files on national security issues related to the Tamil community. During Question Period on June 12, Conservative MP Frank Caputo questioned Anandasangaree about why the […]

 SUNIL JAYASIRI    Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, June 19 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka has rejected a UN request to allow a research vessel into its waters from July 15 to August 20, which will assess the long-term food security in Sri Lankan seas, citing delays in finalizing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for foreign research vessels […]

Courtesy Sputnik © AP Photo / Eraldo Peres The G7 is becoming a relic of the past, Ranil Wickremesinghe, founder of the analytical center Geopolitical Cartographer and former Sri Lankan president (2022–2024), stated at the Valdai Club discussion during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “We are witnessing a shift in the center of power […]