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<p class="sub-hedding">-By A LeN Special Correspondent</p>
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.April.2025, 11.00 PM) In an unusually forthright address to the media, the Director General… <a href="/news/4403/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style="font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4402/en">Foreign Minister Pays Final Respects to His Holiness Pope Francis</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A LeN Special Correspondent</p>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4397/en">"A Fraud in the Ranks of Academia": Kagusthan Ariaratnam Exposes Professor Rohan Gunaratna</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Correspondent </p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -25.April.2025, 10.20 PM) In an extraordinary and deeply personal testimony, Kagusthan Ariaratnam — a former Tamil Tiger intelligence cadre turned Canadian citizen — has come forward to denounce Rohan Gunaratna,... <a href="/news/4397/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4398/en">Sri Lanka Successfully Concludes Talks with US Officials on New Tariff Regime – Dr. Anil Jayantha</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Political Correspondent</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -25.April.2025, 10.25 PM) Sri Lanka has successfully concluded high-level discussions with American officials concerning the newly imposed US tariff regime, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Labour, Dr. Anil Jayantha,... <a href="/news/4398/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Special Correspondent </p>
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<p class="sub-hedding">-By Investigative Correspondent</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -24.April.2025, 11.10 PM) In a political saga that reads more like a thriller than a parliamentary record,... <a href="/news/4395/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4391/en">Pahalgam Terror Horror: Intelligence Lapses, Doval Under Fire, and South Asia’s Strategic Dilemma</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Defence Correspondent</p>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4389/en">A three-member committee has been appointed today by Speaker to investigate the allegations leveled against IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon</a></h4>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -22.April.2025, 11.00 PM) It is with absolutely no solemnity whatsoever that we report the demise of one Dan Priyasad — the self-declared guardian of Sinhalese nationalism, unofficial Sri Lankan Facebook vigilante, and part-time moonlighting <a href="/news/4386/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -21.April.2025, 9.50 PM) There’s never a dull moment in Sri Lanka’s political circus — and if one ever dares approach the horizon of boredom, fear not: Gamman Pillai (also known as Udaya Gammanpila, but that’s far too serious a name for.... <a href="/news/4383/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4379/en">The Self-Crowned Prophet of Terror: Rohan Gunaratna and the Collapse of Credibility</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Political Correspondent</p>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4375/en">Swiss Watches, Malaysian Transfers, and the Man Who Watched ISIS Videos with a Smile: The Curious Case of Suresh Saleh and the Easter Sunday Finance Trail</a></h4>
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<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Editor</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -18.April.2025, 9.15 PM) In a dramatic twist this week, three former provincial governors—Ranjit Keerthi Thennakoon, Maithri Gunaratne, and Asath Salley—have emerged from political retirement (and perhaps spiritual exile) to issue a statemen <a href="/news/4372/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4369/en">The Sacred Light Shines Once More: “Siri Dalada Wandanawa” Begins After 16-Year Pause</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -18.April.2025, 8.30 PM) With the gentle toll of temple bells and the fragrance of jasmine rising with the morning mist, the historic city of Kandy witnessed a moment of profound spiritual awakening as the “Siri Dalada Wandanawa”, the sacred <a href="/news/4369/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Editor</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -17.April.2025, 11.10 PM) In Sri Lanka’s ever-theatrical political stage, where the line between diplomacy and delusion is often blurred by leftover arrack fumes and third-hand gossip, Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka has emerged once again... <a href="/news/4368/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4366/en">“Microchips, Maldives, and Mischief: The Curious Case of Hassan Kurusee and the Russian Ambassador’s Bombshell”</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Diplomatic Correspondent</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -17.April.2025, 10.50 PM) It began, as most diplomatic dramas do in the modern age, not with a missile or a press conference—but with a tweet. A certain “Hassan Kurusee,” an energetic Moldavian Twitter personality... <a href="/news/4366/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4362/en">Shocking Information About the Easter Sunday Attack Revealed! Investigating These Could Expose the Mastermind! Full Report Here!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By the Research Division of the Center for Peace Studies</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/EasterSundyAttack3.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -16.April.2025, 10.35 PM) Although six years have passed since the brutal Easter Sunday bombings, many aspects still require investigation to ensure justice. A brief report prepared by the Research Division of the Center for Peace Studies an <a href="/news/4362/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4359/en">The Easter Sunday Cover-Up: The Story Of Naufer Maulavi And His Masters In Colombo</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Investigatice Reporter </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Naufer-Maulavi-J.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -15.April.2025, 10.10 PM) Part 1: Who Is Naufer Maulavi Really? - The name Mohammadu Ibrahim Mohamad Naufer, more commonly known by the religious honorific Naufer Maulavi,... <a href="/news/4359/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4358/en">Ranil Goes Full Bollywood: Operation "Free Pillayan!" Begins</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -15.April.2025, 10.00 PM) Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, perhaps having mistaken himself for a character in a political soap opera, has reportedly tried to stage a “Mission Impossible”—not to save the country, but to sneak a phone c <a href="/news/4358/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4356/en">Did Gotabaya Rajapaksa Fund the Easter Sunday Attack? A Deep Dive into Explosive Allegations</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Investigative Reporter</p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -13.April.2025, 10.00 PM) As Sri Lanka prepares to commemorate the sixth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings, an ominous cloud looms over the official narrative. The 2019 suicide attacks that claimed over 250 lives were instantly blame <a href="/news/4356/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4351/en">Sri Lankan Lobby in London Joins Legal Challenge Against Trump-Era Tariffs: A Fight to Protect Global Trade Norms and Apparel Exports</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Economic Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Trump-tarrif.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -12.April.2025, 9.45 PM) In a remarkable fusion of international legal strategy and trade diplomacy, a Sri Lankan lobby group based in London has joined forces with a coalition of liberal senators, American business lobbies, and civil libert <a href="/news/4351/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4354/en">Sri Lankan Detained at Moscow Airport: The Hidden War and the Exodus from Russia</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Defence Correspondent </p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -12.April.2025, 9.35 PM) Moscow - When three Sri Lankan men arrived at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport last week, they hoped to leave behind the bitter cold and even colder betrayal of a war they never signed up to fight.... <a href="/news/4354/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4350/en">When Bail Feels Like a Bullet: Deshabandu’s Release Sparks Legal Firestorm</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff writer</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/deshabandu23.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -11.April.2025, 9.20 PM) In a courtroom drama that could rival any political thriller, former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon—detained in connection with the now-notorious 2023 Weligama W15 hotel shooting... <a href="/news/4350/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4348/en">"Ranil, the Circulars, and the Circle of Accountability"</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil-Chamara-Sampath-CIABOC.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -11.April.2025, 7.30 PM) In a country where scandal fatigue is a chronic condition and corruption inquiries often end up like poor quality Sinhala teledramas—long, dramatic, and ultimately going nowhere—the latest episode... <a href="/news/4348/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4346/en">Trumped by Tariffs: Sri Lanka’s Silk Route Hits a Wall of Red, White and Blue</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Economic Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Anura-with-party-leaders.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -10.April.2025, 11.20 PM) In a development that has sent shockwaves through Sri Lanka’s boardrooms and boardings schools alike, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake convened an urgent high-level meeting with political party leaders... <a href="/news/4346/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4343/en">Judge Becomes a Poet; Anti-Bribery Commission Becomes a “Silent Guardian”! Nationwide Anti-Corruption Drive Begins from Yesterday</a></h4>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -10.April.2025, 10.20 PM) Every public institution to have a special internal unit from yesterday onward. CIABOC's 2025–2029 National Anti-Corruption Action Plan officially launched under Presidential leadership.... <a href="/news/4343/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4341/en">Will Ashraf Omar Save Sri Lanka from the 44% U.S. Tariff - or Is This Just a Stitch in Time for Brandix?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Economist Correspondent </p>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -09.April.2025, 11.00 PM) There’s a strange quiet in Sri Lanka’s industrial zones lately. Not the kind of eerie silence that accompanies an economic downturn—those are, tragically, far too familiar. No, this is more of an anticipatory hush,. <a href="/news/4341/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4337/en">"Chasing Ghosts in Gucci: The NPP’s Bold Gamble With the Proceeds of Crime Act in Sri Lanka"</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Legal Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Offshore-Accounts.png">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -08.April.2025, 11.10 PM) If you listen carefully in the corridors of Colombo’s power circles these days, you might just hear the sound of cutlery clinking—but not at a cocktail party. It’s the subtle rattle of silver spoons being hastily hi <a href="/news/4337/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4336/en">A Tamil Spring in London: Charles Antonidas Takes the Helm of the Tamil Information Centre</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Charles.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -08.April.2025, 11.00 PM) In a world where diaspora politics often resembles long-distance shadow boxing—equal parts strategy, nostalgia, and factional melodrama—the appointment of Charles Antonidas as Program Director of the Tamil Informati <a href="/news/4336/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4334/en">India–Sri Lanka Defence Agreement and Sri Lankan Public Concerns</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Defense Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Modhi-Anura-Apura2.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -06.April.2025, 11.00 PM) When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Colombo last month for his high-profile diplomatic visit, many expected symbolic gestures and routine bilateral pledges. What emerged, however, was a defense agre <a href="/news/4334/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4330/en">President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, participating in the Indo-Lanka Joint Summit held at the Presidential Secretariat today (April 5), stated:</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff Writer</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Modhi-Anura-Sri-Lanka.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -05.April.2025, 10.50 PM) Let us resolve to build a path of development together—as neighbors and as close friends.
He expressed deep gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's full commitment and cooperation... <a href="/news/4330/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4329/en">BIA Phase II Stage 2: How Japan Airport Consultants Boarded the Gravy Train and Took Sri Lanka for a Ride</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By LeN Investigative Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Bandaranaike-International-Airport-Phase_II.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -05.April.2025, 10.40 PM) When Sri Lanka set its eyes on modernizing the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Phase II Stage 2 was hailed as a beacon of hope. A gleaming terminal stretching 180,000 square meters... <a href="/news/4329/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4328/en">Trump’s 44% Tariff: A Love Letter to Sri Lankan Apparel?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Economic Editor </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/trumptariffmap.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -03.April.2025, 11.10 PM)Well, well, well. Just when Sri Lanka thought things couldn’t get worse—what with economic crises, IMF loans, and politicians who can’t tell a budget from a buffet—Donald Trump has gifted us with a 41% tariff... <a href="/news/4328/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4326/en">Pillayan Behind the Curtain of the Easter Attack!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent Writes</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Pilleyan-free.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -02.April.2025, 11.30 PM) The heinous Easter attack was carried out through a visible and an unseen network of operations. On the surface, only Zahran and a handful of others were visible. However, four years after the attack,... <a href="/news/4326/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4323/en">Parliament’s Power and Wijeyadasa’s Misinterpretation: The Case of Deshabandu Tennakoon</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">--By A Staff Writer </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Harshana-Nanayakkara1.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -02.April.2025, 11.00 PM) The relationship between Parliament and the government of the day rests on one fundamental principle: the government must retain the confidence of Parliament. This tenet of constitutional democracy is neither a mer <a href="/news/4323/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4322/en">No Excuse for Human Rights Violators in the Sri Lankan Army</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/UK-Sanctions1.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -01.April.2025, 11.10 PM) Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, the decorated war hero who played a pivotal role in ending Sri Lanka’s internal conflict, has made a resolute statement: human rights violators within the Sri Lankan military... <a href="/news/4322/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4319/en">Modi in Colombo: Promises, Politics, and the Power of a Chaiwala</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Geo Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Modhi-Anura.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -29.March.2025, 11.20 PM) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no stranger to grand promises. With his characteristic flair, he arrived in Sri Lanka, spoke of friendship, development, and a bright future for the... <a href="/news/4319/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4317/en">The Colombo Conundrum: Hassan Alaldeen vs. Dr. Ruwais Hanifa - A Battle of Legacies, Loyalties, and Lineages</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Colombo-Mayor-fight.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -29.March.2025, 11.00 PM) Colombo’s political theater is no stranger to drama, but the upcoming mayoral election has taken an intriguing turn.... <a href="/news/4317/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4316/en">Singapore Must Extradite Arjun Mahendran or Face Severe Consequences</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Arjun-Mahendran.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -28.March.2025, 11.20 PM) The Singapore government is facing increasing pressure to extradite Arjun Mahendran, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, who has been implicated in one of Sri Lanka’s biggest financial scandals.... <a href="/news/4316/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4315/en">Ranil vs. Ravi: The Battle for the UNP Throne (With a Surprise Visit from Uncle Sam’s Messenger!)</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ravi-Ranil.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -28.March.2025, 11.10 PM) The United National Party (UNP), once a grand old political powerhouse that birthed Sri Lanka’s first Prime Minister and first Executive President, now resembles a struggling soap opera... <a href="/news/4315/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4312/en">Dr. Ruvaiz Hanifa and the Ghost of M.H. Mohammed’s Past</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">A Tale of Impeachments, Iron Ore, and Convenient Amnesia</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ruvaiz-Haniffa.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -27.March.2025, 11.20 PM) Sri Lanka’s political circus never fails to amuse, and this time, the spotlight is on Dr. Ruvaiz Hanifa, grandson of the infamous M.H. Mohammed—the man who pulled off one of the greatest political disappearing acts. <a href="/news/4312/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4311/en">Wimal Weerawansa’s April Fools’ Day Protest: A Political Comedy Special</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Special Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Wimale.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -27.March.2025, 11.10 PM) In a plot twist that surprises absolutely no one, Wimal Weerawansa, Sri Lanka’s self-proclaimed patriot and full-time protest enthusiast, has announced a grand demonstration on April Fools’ Day... <a href="/news/4311/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4309/en">Nine Sri Lankans Nabbed with Fake Canadian Visas: The Great Departure Lounge Debacle</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Investigative Reporter</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/katunayake-airport.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.March.2025, 11.50 PM) In an epic plot twist at Katunayake Airport, nine Sri Lankan passengers found themselves departing not to Canada but straight into the hands of the authorities. Their crime? Sporting what might be the most expensive <a href="/news/4309/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4308/en">The Great Sri Lankan Dream: President Dilith Jayaweera & Prime Minister Ali Sabry?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">A Political Fantasy Like No Other</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Dilith.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.March.2025, 11.45 PM) Ladies and gentlemen, brace yourselves for the political masterpiece of the century—Dilith Jayaweera as President and Ali Sabry as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.... <a href="/news/4308/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4306/en">UK Sanctions on Sri Lankan Figures: Geopolitical Ripples and Political Maneuvering</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">A Calculated Move or a Symbolic Gesture?</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/UK-Sanctions.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.March.2025, 11.30 PM) The recent decision by the UK government to impose sanctions on four Sri Lankan individuals—three from the military and a former LTTE leader—has sent political shockwaves across Colombo... <a href="/news/4306/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4305/en">Criminals who made Deshabandhu a criminal...!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Sunil Gamini Jayalathge writes</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Deshabandu-Tiran.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.March.2025, 11.20 PM) The father who introduced the political culture of thuggery and criminal acts within and outside the state apparatus is Thambi Mudiyanselage Junius Richard Jayawardena, alias J. R.... <a href="/news/4305/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4302/en">India’s Influence: From Colombo to Ottawa—What Can Sri Lanka Learn?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/India-Sri-Lanka.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -25.March.2025, 11.25 PM) It seems Canada has finally had its "aha!" moment, accusing India of attempting to meddle in its upcoming parliamentary elections. For Sri Lankans, this revelation... <a href="/news/4302/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4300/en">IGP on the Run: The Curious Case of Deshabandu Tennakoon</a></h4>
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<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/deshabandu22.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -25.March.2025, 10.55 PM) In a twist straight out of a political thriller (or perhaps a slapstick comedy), the Sri Lankan Parliament is now tasked with deciding the fate of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.... <a href="/news/4300/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4297/en">UK Sanctions Sri Lankan Figures: The Tea Spills Over</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/UK_sanctions.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -24.March.2025, 11.20 PM) In a move that has sent shockwaves across Sri Lanka’s political and military elite (and perhaps led to some frantic Googling of ‘how to hide assets overseas’), the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on four indivi <a href="/news/4297/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4294/en">How the cricket underworld took over Sri Lankan cricket in 1996 by ousting World Cup-winning chairman Ana Punchihewa..!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-Written By Anubhavananda</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ana-Arjuna.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -23.March.2025, 11.00 PM) Twenty-nine years ago, today. It was March 17, 1996. It was a historic day. The Sri Lankan cricket team defeated Australia to win the ICC World Cup for the first time. On that day, the entire country... <a href="/news/4294/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4291/en">Very Suspicious Phone Call</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Legal Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Gothabhaya-Shavendra.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -23.March.2025, 10.30 PM) In the world of Sri Lankan politics, skeletons don’t stay in closets—they march in parades. And leading the latest parade is a rather troubling phone call, allegedly made by former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapak <a href="/news/4291/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4287/en">We Are Stabilizing Sri Lanka’s Economy with a ‘Handle with Care’ Approach: President Anura Kumara’s Budget Speech</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff Writer</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/AKD-Budget.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -22.March.2025, 11.00 PM) If managing a bankrupt economy were an Olympic sport, Sri Lanka’s new government would have already secured a podium finish. Addressing Parliament during the budget debate, President Anura Kumara... <a href="/news/4287/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4289/en">Candidates Nominated from Various Parties for Colombo Mayoral Election</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff Reporter</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Election.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -22.March.2025, 11.10 PM) The nomination process for the position of Mayor of the Colombo Municipal Council in the upcoming local government elections... <a href="/news/4289/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4286/en">CID Investigation into Former President’s Wife Shiranthi Rajapaksa’s Imbulgoda Land Transactions</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Shiranthi1.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -21.March.2025, 11.30 PM) Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe revealed in Parliament today (21) that the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has been requested to conduct an investigation into two allegedly fraudulent land transactions... <a href="/news/4286/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4285/en">Tamil Politics and the Betrayal from Within: A Never-Ending Quest for a Political Solution</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/TamilsJ.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -21.March.2025, 11.20 PM) Sri Lankan Tamil politics has always been a paradox—a movement that claims to fight for the rights of its people but often seems to be its own worst enemy. For decades, Tamil politicians have promised... <a href="/news/4285/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4282/en">Indo-Pacific Alliance’s inviation to Sri Lanka</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Defence Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/02.JPG">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -20.March.2025, 10.35 PM) Sri Lanka finds itself at the heart of a growing strategic tug-of-war between global powers. The Indo-Pacific Alliance, led by the United States, is making a determined push to draw the island nation closer to its f <a href="/news/4282/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4279/en">The Great Former Sri Lankan IGP Vanishing Act: A Legal Farce in Matara Courtroom</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Legal Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/deshabandu2.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -19.March.2025, 10.50 PM) It seems Sri Lanka's former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandhu Tennakoon, took the phrase "long arm of the law" a little too seriously—because he spent days outrunning it.... <a href="/news/4279/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4277/en">Udaya Gammanpila: The Accidental Savior of Ranil?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil-Gammanpila.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -18.March.2025, 10.50 PM) In an unexpected turn of events, Sri Lanka’s self-proclaimed legal luminary, Udaya Gammanpila, has decided to throw himself into the raging fire of the Batalanda Torture Chamber controversy... <a href="/news/4277/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4275/en">Maldivian Masoodi Gangs and Their Alleged Operations in Colombo: A Growing Transnational Threat</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Security Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Masoodi.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -17.March.2025, 9.45 PM) The growing influence of organized crime in South Asia has raised serious security concerns, with Maldivian criminal networks allegedly playing a key role in transnational drug trafficking and passport fraud... <a href="/news/4275/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4272/en">The Curious Case of Tiran Prasanna Christopher Alles and Brompton Properties Ltd.</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">An Investigative Deep Dive into a Minister, an Offshore Company, and the U.S. Treasury’s Watchful Eyes</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Tiran.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -15.March.2025, 11.20 PM) If you thought political scandals in Sri Lanka were predictable, Tiran Prasanna Christopher Alles just made things interesting. A former Public Security Minister, a secret offshore company,... <a href="/news/4272/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4271/en">Death Sentence: A Law in Waiting, or a Political Career Move?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Polittical Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Hang.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -15.March.2025, 11.10 PM) If you thought Sri Lankan politics couldn’t get any more bizarre, think again. Imagine being sentenced to death, only to get bail, run for parliament, win a seat, and then spend your days voting... <a href="/news/4271/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4269/en">Rising Public Confidence in Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s Leadership...!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-Written By Shantha Jayarathne </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Anura-Iftar.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -15.March.2025, 5.35 PM) Public approval of the government has soared to 62% in February 2025, a sharp rise from 24% in July 2024, according to the latest ‘Mood of the Nation’ poll by Verité Research.... <a href="/news/4269/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4267/en">Gotabaya Rajapaksa: The President Who Left Without Clocking Out</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/gotabaya-rajapaksa.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -13.March.2025, 11.40 PM) Oh, the 13th of July 2022—what a historic day! A day when Sri Lanka saw its president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, do what most of his citizens could not: book a flight and leave. As angry protesters stormed... <a href="/news/4267/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4262/en">India’s Rise and Role on the Global Stage</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Foreign Affairs Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Indian-FS.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -12.March.2025, 11.10 PM) If there’s one country that has mastered the art of strategic ambiguity while simultaneously expanding its influence, it’s India. The world’s largest democracy is no longer just an emerging power... <a href="/news/4262/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4264/en">The Slap Heard Sri Lanka: Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Endgame?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil5.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -12.March.2025, 11.30 PM) In a shocking turn of events that could only happen in Sri Lankan politics, former President and five-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was reportedly slapped <a href="/news/4264/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4259/en">Did Ranil Bribe His Way to the Presidency? The Mystery of the July 2022 Vote</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil-gota.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -11.March.2025, 11.10 PM) Ah, Sri Lankan politics—where the drama is better than any teledrama, and the plot twists could put Hollywood thrillers to shame. The latest spicy revelation? Rumors that Ranil Wickremesinghe didn’t just charm... <a href="/news/4259/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4255/en">Somadeva’s Professorship ‘Peechung’ to Save Gotabaya – A The grand conspiracy to cover the Matale mass graves by Ranil and Mahinda</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Sanjaya Dasanayake</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Matale-Mass-Grave.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -10.March.2025, 11.00 PM) Incident took place on the November 24, 2013 – Location: Matale Hospital Grounds - On November 24, 2013, a group of workers digging the foundation for a new Intensive Care Unit behind the kitchen of the Matale Hospi <a href="/news/4255/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4253/en">Batalanda Report: The Ghost That Haunts Ranil Wickremesinghe</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">--By Political Correspondent</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/ranil-wicremasinghe1.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -09.March.2025, 11.10 PM) After decades of political maneuvering, legal evasions, and public denials, the Batalanda Report (Sessional Paper No. 1, 2000) has finally been tabled in Parliament. For years, Sri Lanka’s former president, Ranil... <a href="/news/4253/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4251/en">The Tamil Nadu Separatist Surge: A Brewing Storm for India and Sri Lanka</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By South Asian Affairs Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/The-Tamil-Nadu-Separatist.png">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -08.March.2025, 11.45 PM) India, the world's largest democracy, is once again facing the specter of separatism—this time from within its own southern powerhouse, Tamil Nadu. The echoes of the 1961 Dravidian separatist movement... <a href="/news/4251/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4248/en">Ranil’s Misleading Rhetoric: The Batalanda Presidential Commission Report and Its Legal Weight</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Legal Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil-Medhi-Hassan.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -08.March.2025, 11.00 PM) In a recent head-to-head discussion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe attempted to downplay the legal significance of the Batalanda Presidential Commission Report, claiming that because it was not tabled in Parliamen <a href="/news/4248/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4247/en">The Emirates Scandal: A Tale of Forced PCR Tests, Corruption, and Corporate Silence</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">When Ethics Take a Backseat at 30,000 Feet</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Emirates.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -07.March.2025, 11.30 PM) Emirates Airline, a name synonymous with luxury, efficiency, and world-class service, finds itself embroiled in an unsettling controversy that strikes at the heart of corporate ethics and passenger rights. At the ce <a href="/news/4247/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4246/en">Ranil’s Interview With Al Jazeera’s Head to Head: A Political Suicide in Broad Daylight</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff Writer</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/MEHDI-RANIL.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -06.March.2025, 11.10 PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe always fancied himself as the wily fox of South Asian politics—sly, untouchable, always one step ahead. But what happens when a fox strays into the den of a seasoned media wolf?... <a href="/news/4246/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4243/en">Namal Uyana: A Hidden Gem of Sri Lanka’s Spiritual and Natural Tourism</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/naamal-uyna.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -05.March.2025, 11.00 PM) Sri Lanka has long been a destination for cultural and historical tourism, drawing visitors to its ancient ruins, golden beaches, and vibrant festivals. But beyond the well-trodden paths of Sigiriya and Anuradhapura <a href="/news/4243/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4241/en">The Rise of Sri Lanka’s "Economists": A Case Study in Media Inflation</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Special Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Talal-Rafai-and-Sajith.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -04.March.2025, 11.20 PM) In Sri Lanka, economic crises come and go, but one thing remains constant—the sudden emergence of so-called "economic commentators." These self-styled experts appear out of nowhere... <a href="/news/4241/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4239/en">Sri Lankan Doctors: Taking Patients Hostage?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Doctor-Mafia.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -04.March.2025, 10.45 PM) In most countries, a hostage situation involves criminals, police, and a dramatic rescue operation. In Sri Lanka, however, a different kind of hostage crisis unfolds—one where the captors wear white coats,... <a href="/news/4239/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4242/en">Navigating Betrayal and Hope: Tamil Political Aspirations in Sri Lanka..!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By Manjula Gajanayake </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Tamils-in-Sri-Lanka.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -04.March.2025, 11.30 PM) There is an insightful saying with a touch of sarcasm and humour from ancient Tamil literature: "It is as though one listened to the entire Ramayana and then asked what the relationship between... <a href="/news/4242/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4237/en">President Anura, Whistles are Enough, now it’s bulti time...! It’s time to pay compensation to the youth who died in ‘Aragalaya’!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-Anubhavananda writes - Translated by Sanjaya Dassanayake</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Anil-Somaweera.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -03.March.2025, 9.30 PM) Date: 13th July 2022. -The people's struggle (Aragalaya) against the Rajapaksa regime was raging. The activists were protesting that day near the Prime Minister's office. <a href="/news/4237/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4234/en">Hon Pan Yue, Minister of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, Strengthens China-Sri Lanka Ethnic Cooperation During Visit</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">-By A Staff Writer</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Pan-Yue.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -03.March.2025, 8.45 PM) Pan Yue, Minister of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission (NEAC) of China, undertook an official visit to Sri Lanka from February 19 to 23, marking a significant step in fostering ethnic solidarity and... <a href="/news/4234/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4232/en">Chaos in the Oval Office: Trump, VP J.D. Evans, and Zelensky’s Explosive Showdown</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">By A LeN Political Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Oval-office-J.jpeg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -02.March.2025, 7.35 AM) Washington, D.C. – The historic Oval Office has witnessed countless moments of diplomacy, deal-making, and history-defining negotiations. But nothing – and I mean nothing – could have prepared it for the sheer specta <a href="/news/4232/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4228/en">Australian High Commissioner Paul Stephens Has No Idea About Sajith Premadasa?</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding"> By Diplomatic Correspondent </p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Sajith-Ausi-HC.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -28.Feb.2025, 11.00 PM) Diplomats are supposed to be masters of perception—trained to read between the lines, navigate political minefields, and most importantly, avoid embarrassing photo ops. Yet, Australian High Commissioner... <a href="/news/4228/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4231/en">Ranil’s Elephantine Friend – The Looters..!</a></h4>
<p class="sub-hedding">- Written by Sunil Gamini Jayalathge</p>
<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Ranil-Arjun.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -28.Feb.2025, 11.30 PM) Singaporean authorities have informed the Sri Lankan government that Arjuna Mahendran, implicated in the 2015 bond scam that caused a loss of Rs. 10 billion to the state, cannot be extradited to Sri Lanka... <a href="/news/4231/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4227/en">The Shocking Truth Behind Apartment By-laws: A Warning to Every Apartment Owner in Sri Lanka</a></h4>
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<img class="newesimg" src="https://s3.lankaenews.com/en_news_image/thumbs/Prime-residencies-Siebel-Av.jpg">
<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -27.Feb.2025, 11.00 PM) For over 4 years, my apartment has been cut off from electricity and water, not because I refused to pay my management fees, but because the Management Corporation (MC) imposed a shocking 730%... <a href="/news/4227/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<h4 style=" font-size: 14px;"><a href="/news/4226/en">Address by Vijitha Herath, 58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council High-level Segment</a></h4>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -26.Feb.2025, 7.55 PM)
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as the President of this Council <a href="/news/4226/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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<p class="pargrap">(Lanka-e-News -24.Feb.2025, 11.30 PM) Ah, the age-old tradition of Indian fishermen entering Sri Lankan waters—like an uninvited guest who not only eats all your food but also complains about the seasoning. Every week, without fail, a group of enthusiasti <a href="/news/4222/en" class="btn-read-more">Read more >></a>
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