– Shenali D Waduge – There is a crisis evolving in Myanmar and the Buddhist nations of the world can no longer remain idle and indifferent but must now stand in solidarity with a nation facing the wrath of foreign elements out to destabilize it. We cannot trust the biased and distorted versions that […]

The Sri Lankan people have always shown great courage in protecting their nation and the value of their democracy. On a personal level I am deeply honoured to be addressing the same Parliament where the world’s first female Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike once led the government,” Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra told Parliament, Friday (31). […]

The Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra met President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday morning at the Presidential Secretariat during which the two leaders agreed to enhance cooperation in defense and maritime security. […]

– Shenali D Waduge – The Prime Minister of Thailand arrives in Sri Lanka on May 31, 2013 to mark the anniversary of a highly significant Buddhist event. Her arrival is to promote Buddhism and commemorate the Buddhist links between the two nations. Given the nature of her visit it is questionable why the Minister […]

Homagama district judge Sunil Abyesinghe was arrested by the Bribery Commission when he allegedly tried to solicit a bribe of Rs. 300,000 from a person in order to return a Judgment in his favour, officials said yesterday. […]

– by Shenali D Waduge – In an age when editorials are irrelevant as information is electronically available within seconds of events happening, the role of editors need to transform into one of championing causes, bringing people together and not dividing them and working towards the integrity and sovereignty of the nation. The Daily Mirror […]

– by Shenali D Waduge – The Thai Prime Minister Ms. Shinawatra is due to visit Buddhist Sri Lanka during the month of Wesak. The bond that Sri Lanka and former Siam (Thailand) share needs to go beyond diplomatic niceties. The people of present and future need to know the exact nature of what ties […]

Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met President Mahinda Rajapaksa this afternoon at the Great Hall of the People and assured him that the trade imbalance, which is now in favor of China, will soon be addressed to benefit Sri Lanka as well. […]

UNP MP Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena has passed away at a hospital in Singapore early this morning. He has passed away following a surgery at a private hospital in Singapore, Hospital sources said. […]

When providing development aid, Sri Lanka will always be given priority, said the Chairman of the China Development Bank (CDB) Mr. Hu Huaibang when he called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the China World Hotel this morning. Several senior officials of the Bank, including Director General Mr. Zhang Linwu, accompanied Mr. Huaibang for the meeting. […]

The third accused in the Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra killing was released on bail by the Colombo High Court today. […]

Sri Lanka’s top meteorologist has publicly apologised for the naming of a recent deadly cyclone after a revered third century ruler, King Mahasen. […]

China has pledged to provide further funding to develop Sri Lanka’s transport sector that includes a number of expressways, road networks and railway lines, including a new Colombo-Jaffna expressway. The agreement was one of several others reached during bilateral meetings between Sri Lanka and China that took place in Beijing this afternoon. […]

– by Shenali Waduge – If ever the nation of Sri Lanka stood united wherein all factions of society whatever their opposing views came together to say NO – that was when India forced Sri Lanka’s then President J R Jayawardena to sign the Indo-Lanka Accord on 29 July 1987 threatening to invade Sri Lanka […]