By Saman Indrajith, Courtesy The Island Nalinda Jayatissa / Premadasa Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday demanded that the government disclose when it would introduce constitutional reforms and hold the long-delayed provincial council elections. Making a special statement under Standing Order 27(2), the Opposition Leader raised a series of questions, including those related to […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 25 (Daily Mirror) – The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) said they would bring a No-Confidence Motion (NCM) against Speaker of Parliament Jagath Wickramaratne, alleging that he is unfit to hold office due to his recent handling of Parliamentary procedures. Speaking in Parliament today, SJB MP Ajith P. Perera accused […]

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by Rathindra Kuruwita (The Diplomat) Courtesy The Island 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 Ranil Wickremesinghe had signed with India. We must […]

By Deepanshu Mohan Courtesy The Diplomat Deadly protests by youths in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Nepal show how lack of attention to inclusive development can fuel public anger. In the tenuous history of Nepal’s still-emerging democracy, September 8, 2025, the first time young demonstrators broke into the prime minister’s official home in Baluwatar, will be a red-letter date. […]

Courtesy The Japan Times Smoke billows from the Singapore-registered container ship MV X-Press Pearl, which had been burning for eleven consecutive days, while vessels try to extinguish the fire in the sea off Sri Lanka’s Colombo Harbor on May 30, 2021. | SRI LANKA AIR FORCE / via AFP-JIJI By Martin ABBUGAO and Amal JAYASINGHEAFP-JIJI  SHARE/SAVE Sep 23, 2025 Listen […]

Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka’s export sector has continued to demonstrate resilience and steady growth during the first eight months of 2025, recording total earnings of US$ 11,554.32 million.  This reflects a strong 6.61% increase compared to the corresponding period in 2024, the Export Development Board (EDB) said in its latest report. In August 2025 alone, […]

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e-Con e-News from Kolamba to Dhaka, Kathmandu to Djakarta blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ Welcome to the 7th Anniversary of ee e-Con e-News 14-20 September 2025 A Goldman Sachs banker & US economic advisor to their war on Afghanistan,Kristal Daniel Katz has been made the IMF’s 1st Deputy Managing Director. Katz is […]

By Sanjeewa Jayaweera, Courtesy The Island The eagerly awaited Performance Report of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for 2024 has recently been published. It offers some context regarding the IRD’s tax collections. There is room for wider disclosure that would improve transparency. The timeliness of the report’s release could also be considerably enhanced. After all, […]

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation held its inaugural policy dialogue with the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) of India at the Galle Face Hotel in Colombo. The discussion centred on the theme Strengthening Economic and Strategic Partnerships for Shared Growth”. It assembled an impressive gathering of industry experts, scholars, civil society organisation representatives, and key […]

Translated from Hiru News Samagi Jana Balawegaya Colombo District Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahuman stated that a decision has been made to inquire from the Inland Revenue Department regarding the assets of six Cabinet Ministers of the present government. He pointed out that, under the Right to Information Act, inquiries are currently being made from […]

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Udaya Gammanpila ජනපතිගේ සැගවූ  වත්කම් ගැන නවතම හෙලිදරව්ව මෙන්න | මී ලග ආණ්ඩුවෙන් ඇතුලට යන නම් ලැයිස්තුව බලන්න

Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum We have the honour to address you on behalf of the Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum regarding an issue of utmost seriousness: the public display of the symbols and insignia of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) — an internationally proscribed terrorist organisation — in Geneva during the sessions of the Human Rights […]

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Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), addressing the high profile gathering at the 12th Beijing Xiangshan Forum in China, emphasized the significance of collective dialogue, regional cooperation, and mutual respect in addressing global and regional security challenges. He said, We should take seriously the legitimate security concerns […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් වර්තමාන රේගු අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් සීවලී අරුක්ගොඩ මහතා ආන්දෝලනාත්මක රතු ලේබල් කන්ටේනර් නිදහස් කිරීමේ සිද්ධියේ දී එම කන්ටේනර් නිදහස් කිරීම අධීක්ෂණය සඳහා පත්කර තිබුණ නිලධාරියා බවත් එහිදී ඔහු එම අධීක්ෂණ කාර්‍යභාරයෙන් ඉවත්වී එම කන්ටේනර් නිදහස් කිරීමේ කාර්‍යභාරයට උරදී කටයුතු කර ඇති බවත් නීරීක්ෂණය වෙන බව, මේ පිළිබඳව සොයා බැලීමට පත් කළ […]

Hiru News Former President and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe has called on all opposition parties to unite to defeat what he called “dictatorship.” Speaking at the UNP’s 79th anniversary convention, held under the theme “Let’s Stand Together” in Colombo today, Wickremesinghe said, “Let’s all unite and get organised to defeat the attempts […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Sept. 19 (Daily Mirror) – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2025 with Sri Lanka positioned at the 93rd spot.   Last year, Sri Lanka ranked the 89th spot in the index. Published annually since 2007, the ranking uses 80 indicators – from research and […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත් ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතාව ඉහළ නැංවීමේ අරමුණින් පොළොන්නරුව නගරයේ සහ ඒ අවට ආහාර පරිහරණය කරන ආයතන ශ්‍රේණිගත කිරීමේ සහ ඇගයීමේ උත්සවයක් කථානායක වෛද්‍ය ජගත් වික්‍රමරත්නගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් පැවැත්වුණා. එම අවස්ථාවට එක්වෙමින් කථානායකවරයා සඳහන් කළේ, වසර 40ක් වූ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ඉතිහාසය තුළ කිසිදු අවස්ථාවක මුළුතැන්ගෙය මහජන සෞඛ්‍ය පරීක්ෂකවරුන්ගේ අධීක්ෂණයකට හෝ ලක්වී නොමැති බවයි. එම අවස්ථාවේදී ඔහු […]

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