Don’t expect a ceasefire in Ukraine,despite the buzznow rippling through European capitals and Washington. The reason is simple: there is no incentive for Russia to stop the war. It is quite true that Vladimir Putin tabled a ceasefire suggestion but a ceasefire would require a political settlement… Read More

சுமார் 2500 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்னர் கௌதம புத்தரால் வடிக்கப்பட்டு, பர்மாவைச் சேர்ந்த ஊ.பா. கின் அவர்களிடமிருந்து கற்று, இந்தியா மற்றும் உலகம் முழுவதும் விபாசனா கற்று தந்த ச. கோயங்கா அவர்களால் நடத்தப்படும் மனத்தூய்மைக்கான தியான முறை பற்றிய அறிமுகம் இலங்கையில் நடைபெறவுள்ளது. குருஜி எஸ். என். கோயங்கா அவர்களின் வழிகாட்டலில் கொஸ்கம, பஹலா கொஸ்கம, தம்மசோபா விபாசனா தியான மையத்தில் மார்ச்… Read More

சீன கடலோரக் காவல் படைக் கப்பல்களுக்காக எமது கப்பல்களை நிறுத்தத் தேவையில்லை என்று குறிப்பிட்டுள்ள தாய்வான் கடல் சார் விவகார அமைச்சர் குவான் பி லிங்க், கடல்சார் நடவடிக்கைகளில் ஈடுபட்டிருக்கும் போது சீனக் கடற்பரப்புக்கு அருகில் செல்வதைத் தவிர்த்துக் கொள்ளுமாறு கடல்சார் சுற்றுலா இயக்குனர்களுக்கு ஆலோசனையும் வழங்கியுள்ளார். அதேநேரம் சமாதானத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்தவும் ஜியன்மென் மற்றும் கின்மென் கடற்பரப்பில் அமைதியைப் பேணவும் அவர் சீனாவுக்கு… Read More

February 24, Colombo (LNW): Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-western and Uva provinces in the evening or night. Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in North-central province in the evening or night. Misty conditions… Read More

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 24 February 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle and Matara districts during the morning. Showers or thundershowers will occur at… Read More

Prof. Peiris highlights need for ex post facto judicial review By Shamindra Ferdinando Former External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP, said that Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena’s refusal to accept that Supreme Court recommendations hadn’t been accommodated in ‘Online Safety Act No 09 of… Read More

Deputy Secretary of State of the United States of America Richard Verma visited Sri Lanka from last Thursday to yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release. The visiting U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and delegation had extensive discussions with Foreign Minister… Read More

Some of those involved in the recent killing of five people in Beliatta are among the Sri Lankan underworld members who have recently been arrested in Dubai, police said. Thirteen Sri Lankan underworld figures were arrested in Dubai on 21 February following a nightclub brawl.Police… Read More

Afghanistan Head Coach Jonathan Trott conceded that Sri Lanka outplayed his team in all three departments in the recently concluded bilateral series between the countries. While Sri Lanka won the one-off Test match, they swept Afghanistan 3-0 in the ODIs before taking an unassailable 2-0… Read More

Fifteen more Sri Lankans are on their way to a location known as the Cyber Criminal Area (CCA) in Myanmar, some of those already trapped there told media institutions on Friday. Reaching out to Sri Lankan media institutions, they said one person already arrived there… Read More

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya spoke to WION’s diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal on the sidelines of Raisina Dialogue 2024 in New Delhi.Balasuriya weighed in on several issues ranging from the India-Lanka relationship, Colombo’s ties with China, tourism, Unified Payments Interface (UPI), and… Read More

By Dinasena Ratugamage Officials from the Department of Archaeology and doctors at Mullaitivu hospital informed the Mullaitivu court on Thursday that the human skeletal remains found at a mass grave site in Kokkuthoduvai are around 30 years old. The archaeological and medical officials had been… Read More

By Dinasena Ratugamage Jaffna Police on Friday sought public assistance to identify an elderly man who has stolen a large number of bicycles from 20 locations in Jaffna. In recent weeks police have received a large number of complaints on missing bicycles. When police studied… Read More

Saturday 24th February, 2024 The West has taken upon itself the task of protecting human rights and democracy in the world and meting out punishment to those who violate them. It has thus been able to weaponise human rights to compass its geopolitical interests. It… Read More

ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආර්ථි­කය යථා තත්ත්ව­යට පත් කිරී­මට ජනා­ධි­පති රනිල් වික්‍ර­ම­සිංහ මහතා ප්‍රමුඛ රජය විසින් ගනු ලබන පිය­වර අමෙ­රිකා එක්සත් ජන­ප­දයේ කළ­ම­නා­ක­රණ සහ සම්පත් පිළි­බඳ නියෝජ්‍ය රාජ්‍ය ලේකම් රිචඩ් වර්මා මහ­තාගේ ඇග­යී­මට ලක් විය. ජනා­ධි­පති රනිල් වික්‍ර­ම­සිංහ මහතා සහ මේ දින­වල මෙරට සංචා­ර­යක නිරත වන නියෝජ්‍ය… Read More