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DOCUMENTARY: DARK SECRETS OF ZAHRAN’S BRAIN [ Sinhala Subtitles]
July 29, 2023
This is a chilling exposé that delves into the dark depths of extremism and its harrowing consequences. In this disturbing video, we
Cover Story/Feature/Kelum Maddumage
Covid-19 Vaccination: Sri Lankan Approach
September 12, 2021
Since the first detection of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Wuhan Province in China in December 2019, the world has now spent nearly
Feature/Tourism
Sri Lanka Tourism Gearing Up To The Future
September 12, 2021
Sri Lanka is listed among Asia’s most exotic destinations,offering visitors a doorway into an ancient world, full of rustic treasures, natural beauty,
Columns/Feature/Note From India
Technology & Peacekeeping
September 12, 2021
Following excerpts adapted from the remarks by External Affairs Minister of the Government of India, Dr. S Jaishankar at the United Nations
China Dairy/Columns/Feature
Great Wall Against COVID-19
September 12, 2021
Following excerpts adapted from the remarks by State Councilor and Foreign Minister, Government of China, Wang Yi at the First Meeting of

PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVES

Presidential Initiatives

Let Us Work Together

September 12, 2021

Following are excerpts from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s special address to the nation in August 2021. The accepted opinion of the World Health Organization (WHO), the majority of medical experts and according to the global standardized methodology is that the vaccination is the only solution

Feature/Jeevanthie Senanayake/Presidential Initiatives

Work From Home

July 20, 2021

A Novel Concept in the Public Service of Sri Lanka Working from home as a practice in global institutions dated back to the late 1970s. Since the introduction of its first formal legislature in the year 2000, this practice has been adopted by many countries in both the public and the private sectors. Sri Lanka’s

May 19, 2021

Strong Institutions for Sustainable Development

Sri Lanka’s advancement towards sustainable development has been noteworthy, especially since the

May 18, 2021

Digitizing Democracy

“The following excerpts are from remarks made by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa

September 12, 2021

Editorials/Nilantha Ilangamuwa

Are We Lacking Noble Teachers?

Teaching is a noble social service. It is not a profession that should be degraded or abused under any circumstances. The primary purpose of education is to produce

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INTERVIEWS

Diplomacy in Focus/Interviews/Major General Muhammad Saad Khattak/Pakistan

Our Relations Are On A Positive Trajectory

“South Asian countries together comprise 1/4 of the world’s population. This region, however, is the least

September 12, 2021

Diplomacy in Focus/Interviews

Ramifications of Sri Lanka-UAE Bilateralism

“Instead of sending unskilled labourers, it is more worthy and creditable if Sri Lanka could focus

September 12, 2021

Interviews/Major General Milinda Peiris

Myth of Militarization: Unravelling the KDU Controversy

Kotelawala Defense University has been a hot topic in society for the past few months. Lanka

September 12, 2021

Human Rights/Interviews

The Brains Business

Unearthing the vision for fixing Sri Lanka’s education System Senior Professor Sampath Amaratunga, the former Vice-Chancellor

July 20, 2021

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Feature/Govt Institutes/Rukshana Rizwie/Women At Work

Future Tourism in the New Normal

She is a lady who everyone wants to sit and have a chat with. She has an impeccable sense of style, an

July 20, 2021

China Dairy/Columns/Feature

Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics

What difference does it make to us, the common people, that China is a socialist country? What would happen if China were

July 20, 2021

Columns/Feature/Note From India

Indian Diplomacy in complex and uncertain Environment

Following excerpts adapted from the remarks by Harsh V Shringla, Foreign Secretary of India on “India’s Foreign Policy in the Post-Covid World:

July 20, 2021

Feature/Rukshana Rizwie/Women At Work

Where charisma meets courage

A front line warrior as social media likes to call her, Dr. Dinu Guruge, has spent her weeks and months living on

May 19, 2021

Note From India

Responsibilities of Indian Diplomacy

Following excerpts adapted from the keynote address by Harsh V Shringla, Foreign Secretary of India, at the Inaugural Session of the International

May 19, 2021

Xinjiang a wonderful land

Following excerpts adapted from the speech by Cui Tiankai, Chinese diplomat and currently the Chinese Ambassador to the United States at the

May 19, 2021

Columns/Global Affairs/Human Rights/Laksiri Fernando

Behind the UNHRC Resolution against Sri Lanka

It was not an accident that the main drafter and the promoter of the UNHRC resolution against Sri Lanka was Britain, the

April 18, 2021

Rukshana Rizwie/Women At Work

In her element

What you say to yourself matters more than what anyone else has to say. I always tell my children to be of

April 18, 2021

Columns/Note From India

India’s Maritime Vision for 2030

The Maritime India Vision is a 10-year blueprint with the aim of overhauling the Indian maritime sector. The Maritime India Vision 2030

April 18, 2021

China Dairy/Columns

Secrets behind China’s War on Poverty

Excerpts from an article written by Zheng Guichu originally appeared in Global Times, a daily newspaper published in Beijing, China On last

April 18, 2021

OUR HERITAGE

Culture/Our Heritage/Sithani Jayatissa

Living Heritage : Story Of Temple Of The Sacred Tooth Relic

September 12, 2021

Temple of the Sacred tooth relic, Kandy is one of the most religious places of Sri

The Temple of Konesar

July 20, 2021

A Rite of Illumination Vesak

May 19, 2021

Grounded in history and healing

May 19, 2021

April New Year: Happiness of Cross-cultural Values

April 19, 2021

BOOKS

Friends and Circles

September 12, 2021

The Great Deception of Mankind?

July 20, 2021

Virtue, Mindfulness, and Wisdom

May 19, 2021