Lanka Courier – To Read, Think and Act

Defence/Feature
Decrypting Easter Attack Secrets: Social Responsibility in Face of Channel4 Farce – Part 3
September 23, 2023
by Special Correspondent A few days ago, this writer posed a critical question to an Islamic scholar of Sri Lankan heritage, now
Defence/Feature
Decrypting Easter Attack Secrets: Who is this so-called Whistleblower Azad Maulana – Part 2
September 22, 2023
by Special Correspondent Last year, a Sri Lankan individual stood resolutely before the special bench of United Nations Human Rights Council in
Defence/Feature
Decrypting Easter Attack Secrets: Roles of Abu Hind, Podi Saharan and Jameel — Part One
September 20, 2023
by Special Correspondent In recent years, if there’s been an event that has sent shockwaves through our nation akin to the Covid-19
Defence/Feature
Sri Lanka: Asylum of Lies — Azad Maulana’s Fabrications and the Cost of his Manipulation
August 31, 2023
by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The chilling saga of deceit orchestrated by Ganiya Bannister Francis, a figure entrenched within the Swiss embassy, has
Cover Story/Feature
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

ASIA PEACE INITIATIVE

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

Our Relations Are On A Positive Trajectory

September 12, 2021

“South Asian countries together comprise 1/4 of the world’s population. This region, however, is the least integrated in terms of regional cooperation,” Major General ( Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak, Pakistan High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, said in an exclusive interview with Lanka Courier. Major

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 Security Council Open Debate on Technology & Peacekeeping 21st century peacekeeping must be anchored in a strong ecosystem of technology and innovation that can facilitate UN peacekeeping operations in implementing their mandates in

September 12, 2021

Great Wall Against COVID-19

Following excerpts adapted from the remarks by State Councilor and Foreign Minister,

July 20, 2021

Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics

What difference does it make to us, the common people, that China

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

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

Feature/Interviews

Positioning Sri Lanka for Progress Amidst the Pandemic

An organization that is at the forefront of securing Foreign Direct Investment to Sri Lanka is

July 20, 2021

columns

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

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/Feature/Presidential Initiatives

Digitizing Democracy

“The following excerpts are from remarks made by the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the 15th Governing Council meeting of the Non-aligned and

May 18, 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