A man borrows two papayas to feed his starving children..!

-By Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News -07.Jan.2021, 9.50pm) A man of about 50 years, walks to a vegetable shop in Savithripura, Anuradhapura, and in front of a few others who also have come to buy some vegetables, he asked the small shop owner whether he could borrow two raw pap Read more >>

Tamils asking Biden to restore the Tamils’ sovereignty from Chinese invasion in the north-east, Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News -23.Dec.2021, 6.45PM) Tamils for Biden have sent a letter to U.S. President Joseph Biden to ask him to restore the sovereignty of the Tamil homeland, in order to help prevent the Chinese from their incursion into north-east, Sri Lanka under Read more >>

GTF calls for deep reflection of the messages conveyed by the US and urges for meaningful course correction in Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News - 17.Dec.2021, 8.45PM) Sri Lanka is in the midst of many crises. The trajectory it is heading – increasing authoritarianism and militarised governance; further marginalisation of Tamil, Muslim, Hindu, and Christian communities; and the... Read more >>

Sri Lanka's Human Rights Commission downgraded by UN body..! (GANHRI)

(Lanka-e-News - 14.Dec.2021, 11.45PM) Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has been downgraded to B status by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), a United Nations Institute of National Human Rights Organisation... Read more >>

Stop exploiting Sri Lankan expat/immigrant community by imposing artificial exchange rates- INSD

(Lanka-e-News- 09.Dec.2021, 7.40 pm) The International Network for Sri Lanka’s Democracy (INSD) calls on the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) to stop exploiting the expatriate working community by maintaining state-controlled, unrealistic pseudo-exchange ra Read more >>

Sri Lanka is taking a turn for the worse: The international community needs to recalibrate its engagement strategies -GTF

(Lanka-e-News -02.Nov.2021, 10.15AM) The recent appointment by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa of a Presidential Task Force for ‘One Country, One Law’ under the leadership of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero is a deeply worrying development.... Read more >>

SRI LANKA: Legal and Societal Consequences Arising from the Failure to Deal with Enforced Disappearances

-A statement on enforced disappearances by Asian Human Rights Commission

(Lanka-e-News -28.Oct.2021, 3.00PM) Every year, on the 27th of October, there is a commemoration of the persons who have been made to disappear by force. The day is called ‘the day of commemoration of the enforced disappearances. On this day, many issues. Read more >>

Beware..! The Third Readymade Constitution is Coming Soon..! -AHRC

(Lanka-e-News -23.Oct.2021, 1.10 PM) Professor G.L. Peiris has announced that the drafting process of the Constitution is over and that the text is ready. He said that it was to be presented to the Parliament in January next year. President Gotabaya Rajap Read more >>

Here is the expert analysis of the 'Nano Nitrogen Scam' by the Action Committee for Agriculture of FUTA..!

-FUTA Secretary Dr. Rohan Laksiri writes

(Lanka-e-News -23.Oct.2021, 3.15 PM) The government of Sri Lanka recently imported liquid Nano-Nitrogen fertilizer from Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO). From an initial order of 3.1 million liters, 45,000 liters... Read more >>

Sri Lanka faces substantial credit risk, default 'a real possibility': Fitch Ratings -PTI

(Lanka-e-News -19.Oct.2021, 10.30PM) The beleaguered Sri Lankan economy faces substantial credit risk, with default 'a real possibility', Singapore-based Fitch Ratings said on Tuesday. The rating agency also revised Sri Lanka's growth forecast... Read more >>

The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka says this regarding the Indian Foreign Secretary's visit to Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News -07.Oct.2021, 2.30PM) Foreign Secretary of India, Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla visited Sri Lanka for a 3-day Official visit from 02-05 October 2021. This was his first visit to Sri Lanka in his current capacity. During the visit, Foreign Secr Read more >>

Why did FaceBook, Instergram and Whatsapp go down?

(Lanka-e-News -05.Oct.2021, 5.15AM) Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have all gone down in a major outage. Such problems – especially after they have been ongoing for hours – likely indicates there is a major problem... Read more >>

Mangala Samaraweera: The Utopian Expedient..!

-By Daniel Alphonsus

(Lanka-e-News -29.Sep.2021, 11.45PM) “This is not a Sinhala-Buddhist country”. This war cry, triumphantly proclaimed in the deepest South after the Easter Bombings, were probably Mangala’s most famous words. And rightly so, for they captured the... Read more >>

Youth Dialogue on the Use of Information Act for Justice and Fairness

(Lanka-e-News -29.Sep.2021, 11.00PM) Marking the completion of five years of the first Right to Information Commission of Sri Lanka and in line with international information day (28th September 2021) an awareness program was held in the Central province. Read more >>

Sri Lanka: UN Rights Council Scrutiny Crucial; Member States Should Disregard Government’s Baseless Claims

-Human Rights Watch

(Lanka-e-News -10.Sep.2021, 8.45PM) The United Nations Human Rights Council should maintain its rigorous scrutiny of Sri Lanka’s worsening human rights situation and press for genuine improvements, Human Rights Watch said today(10). At the Council’s upcom Read more >>

INSD urge all democracy-loving Sri Lankans to call for the withdrawal of the declaration of a state of emergency in Sri Lanka.

(Lanka-e-News -03.Aug.2021, 11.30AM) The International Network for Sri Lanka’s Democracy (INSD) vehemently condemns the action of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 30 August 2021 to declare a state of emergency in Sri Lanka when there is clearly... Read more >>

Dollar crisis is getting worse

(Lanka-e-News -03.Aug.2021, 10.45AM) The state Minister of Finance and the Secretary to the finance Ministry are out boasting about the increase of Dollar reserves from 2.8 billion at the end of July to 4 billion. This was solely due to Read more >>

FUTA condemns the continued detention of education sector activists

(Lanka-e-News -30.Aug.2021, 9.30PM) The Federation of University Teachers Associations (FUTA) condemns the continued detention of several student leaders and trade union activists since the first week of August. The only reason these activists are... Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Journalist ordered to 90-day detention for alleged intelligence breach -IFJ

-International Federation of journalists

(Lanka-e-News -26.Aug.2021, 9.05PM) Keerthi Ratnayake, a journalist affiliated with Lanka e News, was arrested on August 14 by Sri Lanka’s government and accused of providing intelligence information to the Indian embassy in Sri Lanka. He was charged.. Read more >>

LeN journalist Keerthi was detained in CID custody for 90 days.! We are not ready to hear that Keerthi was shot dead by a terrorist group while he was taken to show the hiding terrorists..!​

-Lanka e News Editorial Board

(Lanka-e-News -20.Aug.2021, 11.00PM) Keerthi Ratnayake, a defense and political analyst at Lanka e News, has been arrested by the Rajapakse family government following personal warning information given on loyalty to the Indian embassy in... Read more >>

"Reveal the country the reasons that led to the arrest of Lanka e news journalist Keerthi Ratnayake. Ensure his safety''

-Deshabandhu Karu Jayasuriya

(Lanka-e-News -19.Aug.2021, 11.00PM) We are paying close attention to the arrest of Lanka e News journalist Keerthi Ratnayake by the police. According to his lawyers, the police have not specified anything that led to the arrest of Keerthi Ratnayake. But Read more >>

Is Lanka e News journalist Keerthi Rathnayake taken to Kandy to kill him on the way? Save his life..!

-The Bar Association of Sri Lanka writes to the IGP and the Human Rights Commission

(Lanka-e-News -15.Aug.2021, 9.30PM) Attorney-at-Law Upul Kumarapperuma, has written a letter to the President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka, Salliya Peirisyesterday that the infamous CCD who took Keerthi Rathnayake Lanka e News journalist... Read more >>

Lanka e News defense and political analyst journalist Keerthi Ratnayake arrested by the infamous notorious CCD

(Lanka-e-News -14.Aug.2021, 1.40PM) Journalist Keerthi Ratnayake, a defense and political analyst at Lanka e News, has been arrested by the Colombo Criminal Investigation Division (CCD) It is reported that the suspects who raided his residence are current Read more >>

There is no such treason ..! Chinese acquire 13 acres in the heart of the country's port, with a logistics business in the port that earns dollars to the country..!

Chandrapradeep expose

(Lanka-e-News -13.Aug.2021, 11.45PM) The traitorous Rajapaksa family government has decided to give one of the main sources of income for the Port of Colombo, with 13 acres of valuable land in the Port of Colombo for a marginal amount to the Chinese... Read more >>

How did the hospital system collapse? 'Corona subterfuge' and the ground reality

-Chandrapradeep exposes

(Lanka-e-News -09.Aug.2021, 11.00PM) With the outbreak of the Delta variant of the Covid virus, the number of patients has become so high that national hospitals are no longer able to cope. The government also introduced a new hotline number.. Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Police Abuses Surge Amid Covid-19 Pandemic..! Suspend International Assistance to Abusive Law Enforcement Agencies..!

-Human Rights Watch from New York

(Lanka-e-News -06.Aug.2021, 7.40PM) Sri Lanka’s police are increasingly killing and abusing people under cover of the Covid-19 pandemic measures and an anti-drug campaign, Human Rights Watch said today. Recent police abuses... Read more >>

SLPP: One Year of Non-Governance..!

By Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News -05.Aug.2021, 3.45PM) As the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) is reaching its first year of governance, which some may call non governance, the question that may be in the minds of many is where is it going? That is... Read more >>

Duty free vehicle license bribe before the election..! A wonderful work of the brainless Finance Minister, when there is a shortage of dollars..!

(Lanka-e-News -03.Aug.2021, 5.10AM) The most uneducated finance minister in the world and the brainless man is preparing to issue duty free vehicle import licenses to 1000 government officials and 80 shameless monks ahead of the upcoming... Read more >>

New hope for the country..! Court intervenes to end Padeniya’s dirty work..!

-Keerthi Ratnayake writes.

(Lanka-e-News -28.July.2021, 8.00PM) A court has ruled that GMOA chairman Anuruddha Padenuya and his team, who have been in a dictatorial frenzy for more than ten years, are no longer fit to hold office in the Government Medical Officers Association. The Read more >>

A Gas shortage is imminent..! Terrible Crisis..!

Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon writes

(Lanka-e-News -23.July.2021,7.25 p.m.) The gas crisis is as follows in simple English. Sri Lanka needs dollars to import gas. If Laugh continues to supply gas to consumers, it will have to import $7 million worth... Read more >>

Fort young thero (Kotuwe Podi Nama) and fake fact-checkers..!

-An announcement by the Editorial Board of LeN

(Lanka-e-News -16.July.2021, 12.40 PM) A website called Sri Lanka Fact Crescendo a propaganda tool of the Podujana Peramuna and Iraj’s website (Iraj who wears dresses) publishing distorted news through social media networks. This has been started after.. Read more >>

The young monk of Fort (Kotuwe Podi Nama) cries out to Gota to save him..! Search for those who raped 15 year old girl has been stopped immediately..!

-LeN Internal Information Service Report

(Lanka-e-News - 15.July. 2021, 5.10 p.m) Searching of accuses who have been involved in 15 years old girl’s case has stopped immediately. This decision has taken by Senior IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, a senior police officer revealed to LeN Internal.. Read more >>

Suppression of protests wholly illegal..! Release all detained protesters immediately..! (Photos)

-Says Trade Unions Collective

(Lanka-e-News -11.July.2021, 2.45PM) For the second time too at the Court’s premises itself, police rounded up protesters who were released on bail by the Magistrate and took them away for forced quarantine. Those so taken away were protesters who... Read more >>

No dollars sent to LC..! A ship that brought oil to Sri Lanka was stranded in the Colombo seas for 6 days without unloading oil..! A Fuel ration system is coming up soon..!

(Lanka-e-News -11.July.2021, 4.00PM) A ship carrying fuel to Sri Lanka has been stranded outside the Port of Colombo for 6 days without unloading, due to a shortage of dollar reserves created by the uncivilized family government in... Read more >>

Sri Lanka's century of humiliation..!

By Mangala Samaraweera

(Lanka-e-News- 02.July.2021, 2.15PM) “Reflect continually on the fact that all things as happen now, also happened before, and on the fact that they will happen again. The whole dramas and the comparable scenes…from history of the past….All these... Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Pardons a Meager Response to Abusive Law..! -Human Rights Watch

Repeal Prevention of Terrorism Act to Meet International Commitments

(Lanka-e-News -29.June.2021, 11.50AM)The Sri Lankan government’s pardon of 16 prisoners convicted under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), however welcome, does not address the urgent need to repeal the draconian law, Human Rights Watch said.. Read more >>

Conspiracy to cover up 52 kg of heroin raid caught with SI..! The real owners of the drug stocks are Raththaran Rohitha and Deshabandu? War within police starts

An exposure by Keerthi Rathnayake

(Lanka-e-News -27.June.2021, 12.05PM) On June 18th a sub-inspector was arrested with 52 kilograms of heroin. I police history 52 kg heroin raid is a small quantity. Loads of powder containers have been seized in the past. But at no time did the senior DIG Read more >>

A non-political review of Political Roles of Ranil Wickremesinghe

By JR Mallawarachchige (Part 1)

(Lanka-e-News -26.June.2021, 8.10AM) Ranil Wickremesinghe was a 28-year-old young handsome man when he first appeared in politics from the Biyagama electorate in the parliamentary elections in 1977. Today, he has completed 72 years of his life... Read more >>

Statement by the executive committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka on the pardon given by His Excellency the President to Duminda Silva

(Lanka-e-News -25.June.2021, 6.45PM) The attention of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has been drawn to a pardon given by His Excellency the President to Duminda Silva, a prisoner who was convicted for... Read more >>

Shani who was remanded on false charges released on bail and the misconduct of the Attorney General

By Chandrapradeep

(Lanka-e-News -19.June.2021, 11.45PM) Sri Lanka's most outstanding detective and the former director of CID Shani Abeysekere known as Sherlock Holmes, who was arrested and kept in remand custody on false charges... Read more >>

People's rights and freedoms continue to be suppressed with the escalating epidemic..! The rule of law is being broken..!

-54 organizations, 72 intellectuals are calling

(Lanka-e-News -12.June.2021, 11.30PM) We, the undersigned organizations, trade unions, networks and individuals from across Sri Lanka express serious concern about the escalating pandemic and continuing rights violations and deterioration... Read more >>

Huge Salary Increase for Managers and CEO at Peoples' Insurance

(Lanka-e-News -08.June.2021, 11.30PM) There is discussion and a board paper is ongoing proposing millions of Rupees increase for Managers and above categories at Peoples Insurance.... Read more >>

Five million dollars stolen from Sinopharm vaccine similar to 'Mig Deal' system ..! Here is the evidence

By a Special Correspondent

(Lanka-e-News - 06.June.2021, 11.30PM) A fraud of five million dollars has been committed in bringing the Sinopharm vaccine to Sri Lanka. This fraud has been done through the State Pharmaceutical Corporation with the direct knowledge of... Read more >>

How three Army intelligence chiefs involved in racketeering with narcotic lords..! Soldiers who knew these secrets are to be killed..!

We are in fear of death..! The soldiers in hiding write to the Secretary of Defense and the Army Commander

(Lanka-e-News -03.June.2021, 8.00AM) Colonel Shammi Kumararatne, the then Commanding Officer of the Giritale Army Camp, who was charged by the High Court as the first respondent in the abduction and murder of... Read more >>

Distributing wedding cards at the funeral..! SJB seniors in a no-confidence motion against Sajith

-By a special correspondent

(Lanka-e-News -28.May.2021, 5.40AM) Sri Lanka is on the verge of a catastrophe in the face of the corona epidemic. Fear of death has come close to every citizen. More than 700,000 people have lost their jobs. Farmers are unable to sell... Read more >>

Sajith and Jalani infected by Corona..! both hospitalized ..! Both have knowingly carried Corona since 14th..! Is it punished according to the quarantine laws and the penal code?

(Lanka-e-News- 23.May.2021, 6.00PM) Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and his wife Jalani Premadasa have both been hospitalized with corona infections due to disregard of quarantine laws, and many of his MPs, including... Read more >>

Many clauses of the Traitor Port City Act are unconstitutional ..! Two thirds majority and a referendum is needed ..! Supreme Court strips Gota regime

(Lanka-e-News -18.May.2021, 3.00PM) Similar to the Kandyan agreement that betrayed the country, many clauses of this agreement, that the Gotabhaya Rajapaksa government betraying the country to China are unconstitutional, The Supreme Court has ruled... Read more >>

"Yeah, we'll kill those in our custody. What can you do?” Let us look at our judiciary..!

By Chandrapradeep

(Lanka-e-News- 14.May.2021, 7.05PM) As revealed by Lanka e News 12th evening, Dharmakeerthi Tharaka Perera Wijesekera alias Kosgoda Tharaka, who was in police custody last morning 13th, has been killed by police assassins.. Read more >>

Universities and higher education are going to be militarized in the name of national security..! Citizens, wake up..!

-Strict announcement from FUTA

(Lanka-e-News-07.May.2021, 4.35 PM) In the name of national security, a bill called 'Kotalawela National Defense University Bill' is to be introduced with the aim of militarizing universities and higher education. Explaining its danger,... Read more >>

A message from Dr Olivia, the Officer-In-Charge, WHO Sri Lanka (Video)

(Lanka-e-News -06.May.2021, 9.45PM) A message from Dr Olivia Nieveras, the Officer-In-Charge, WHO Sri Lanka... Read more >>

Here is the conspiracy to betray the country to China by exploiting the Corona new wave

An exposure by Keerthi Rathnayake

(Lanka-e-News -02.May.2021, 6.30PM) The Gota regime which has claimed falsehood as its religion, trying to win covid by applying deceptions is moving the country Read more >>

Chinese defense minister visit Sri Lanka, Great hero degrades the whole country before China..! Shame on you sir..!

(Lanka-e-news -28.April.2021, 6.00PM) Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Feng arrived in Sri Lanka from the Katunayake International Airport yesterday 27th. During the two-day visit of the Chinese Defense Minister, Gotabhaya's government presented... Read more >>

The Promise of Justice for Easter Sunday Massacre Is A Big Lie -AHRC

By Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News -27.April.2021, 8.30 PM) Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith presided over the 21st of April commemoration with the participation of other religious leaders. Talking about the issue, he has said that the problem is not just about Catholics,... Read more >>

We are horrified and outraged at the ongoing moves to arrest parliamentarians -NMSJ

(Lanka-e-News -25.April.2021, 9.35PM) ''We are horrified and outraged at the ongoing moves to arrest a parliamentarian for exercising his parliamentary privilege of speaking on the floor of the House.'' The National Movement for a Social Justice has... Read more >>

These are the masterminds of the Easter attack, the revelation made by Manusha at the parliament

On the second anniversary of the Easter attack

(Lanka-e-News -24.April.2021, 5.20PM) Manusha Nanayakkara, Member of Parliament for the Galle District of the Samagi Jana Balawege, said in Parliament yesterday 20th that it was the responsibility of all of us to find out the mastermind behind the Easter. Read more >>

Easter attack is not a religious extremism..! A disaster done to strengthen the political power of a certain group..! The cardinal says for the first time

(Lanka-e-News-19.April.2021, 6.45 PM) His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith yesterday 18th said for the first time that the series of attacks detonated on Easter Sunday was not a religious extremism but a group used... Read more >>

The Rajapaksas are the masterminds of the Rs. 77 billion worth of heroin seized by India..! Those arrested have exposed everything

By A Special Correspondent

(Lanka-e-News- 18.April.2021, 4.00PM) During a special operation launched by the South Indian security forces on March 25th three Sri Lankan fishing trollers and 19 smugglers were arrested found transporting 200 kilograms of heroin,... Read more >>

Dappula’s comic and how Azath Salley's arrest backfired Gotabaya government

By Keerthi Rathnayake

(Lanka-e-News -04.April.2021, 9.00PM) It has been two weeks since Azath Sally was arrested. The statement "We will not change the Muslim law no matter who changes it" appeared to be the immediate reason for Azath Sally's arrest. Minister of Police... Read more >>

Examinations department too is to be privatized..!

(Lanka-e-News - 31.March.2021, 11.00PM) It is reported to Lanka e News that for the first time in the history of Sri Lanka, the Department of Examinations is going to be privatized. The move taken to privatize is a highly secretive and sensitive section o Read more >>

Specialist doctors in Sri Lanka unanimously oppose 'Sinopharm' Chinese marala vaccine..!

(Lanka-e-news-March 31, 2021, 4.45 pm) The Association of Medical Specialists has strongly objected to the illegal approval of the Chinese corona vaccine 'Sinopharm', which is unsafe and ineffective. The full text of the official statement... Read more >>

A Lunatic Police Attack..!

By Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News- 31.March.2021, 1.00PM) A brutal attack by Police Officers caught on a video tape has gone viral on social media. It has caused expressions of public dismay about the levels of violence that Sri Lankan Police practice. The video shows how a Read more >>

Human Rights Council strengthens rights office probe into Sri Lanka’s long civil war

-United Nation's official News

(Lanka-e-News- 24.March.2021, 10.20PM) The United Nations Human Rights Council has been given a mandate to collect and preserve information and evidence of crimes related to Sri Lanka's 37-year long civil war that ended in 2009. The 47-member council on Read more >>

UNHRC Resolution: A Ray of Hope for Sri Lanka..!

By Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News- 24.March.2021, 9.00PM) The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution “Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka” was adopted with 22 members of the council voting in favour of the resolution, 11 members voting Read more >>

Cardinal's double acting diluted the Black Sunday protest and how Suresh Saleh and Muzammil met Saharan in Malaysia..!

An exposure by Russel Hewawasam

(Lanka-e-News -18.March.2021, 2.25PM) The Black Sunday protest held on March 7th against the current government's failure to bring justice to the perpetrators of the April 21 Easter attacks were somewhat successful. The Sri Lankan Catholic community, as.. Read more >>

Sri Lanka: ‘Religious Disharmony’ Order Threatens Minorities..! Withdraw Expansion of Notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act..! -HRW

(Lanka-e-News -17.March.2021, 4.15PM) Sri Lanka’s government should immediately withdraw an order that allows two-years of detention without trial for causing “religious, racial, or communal disharmony,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Prevention of Te Read more >>

The biggest tax fraud in South Asia or crafty'Nandaseeni' fraud..! Mahinda must resign..!

(Lanka-e-News -13-March-2021, 2.00PM) The finance ministry of the Gotabaa government which says the largest sugar tax fraud done in Asia in broad day light under the Rajapaksa government by conspiring deceiving gazettes... Read more >>

A valuable Interview with Basil Fernando on his new book Body, Mind, Soul, and Society (Video)

An Autobiographical Account by Basil Fernando

(Lanka-e-News -11.March.2021, 5.20AM) I have tried to draw from experiences of the descent into barbaric forms of violence in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Nepal and several other countries in Asia in order develop new insights into... Read more >>

Hundreds of Soldiers vulnerable to Korona , SLAF is trying to celebrate its 70th birthday without vaccination. Here's the real story of the tragedy.!

(Lanka-e-News- 08.March.2021, 11.00AM) While the soldiers of the main Katunayake air force camp in Sri Lanka was not given the kovid vaccination, despite many kovid infected people are found island wide, the government is... Read more >>

The Easter crime conspiracy cannot be hidden by erasing letters and removing pages Where is the FBI investigation report?

By Russel Hewawasam

(Lanka-e-News- 02.March.2021, 11.00PM) The Presidential Commission appointed in November 2019 to investigate the Islamic extremist attack on Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21, concluded its work last January 27th. The commission... Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Experts dismayed by regressive steps, call for renewed UN scrutiny and efforts to ensure accountability

(Lanka-e-News -08.Feb.2021, 7.45AM) UN human rights experts* have urged the Sri Lankan authorities to stop rolling back hard fought progress made in recent years on rebuilding democratic institutions, and to press for accountability for... Read more >>

Let's win the Geneva resolution to defeat the repression..! We demand the establishment of a field office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombo..!

Anubawananda writes

(Lanka-e-News -04.Feb.2021, 11.30PM) If Mahinda Rajapaksa would have won the presidential election, the imposition of international sanctions on Sri Lanka was a necessary step. If so it was the logical end of years of Rajapaksa rule. Fortunately,... Read more >>

King Kekille has not done what this comedy commission is doing -Karu

(Lanka-e-News -04,Feb.2021, 11.30PM) Mr. Karu Jayasuriya, chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society, said that the recommendations of the Presidential Commission to Investigate Political Revenge had not been made by King Kekille and... Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Justice Under Attack -HRW

UN Human Rights Council Should Pursue Accountability

(Lanka-e-News -02.Feb.2021, 1.45PM) Sri Lanka’s government is aggressively attacking efforts to hold officials to account for past grave abuses, Human Rights Watch said in a report released yesterday(01). The 93-page report, “Open Wounds and... Read more >>

The President's Easter Commission which released multitude of suspects and closed its operation is outrageous..!

An exposure by Russel Hewawasam

(Lanka-e-News- 01.Feb.2021, 8.15 PM) The series of horrific suicide bombings that took place in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, April 21st 2019, went down in history as the most serious and brutal attack happened in recent days in a country... Read more >>

Asset freezes..! Travel bans..! Universal jurisdiction.! Sri Lanka on alarming path towards recurrence of grave human rights violations - UN report

(Lanka-e-News- 29.Jan.2021, 10.30AM) A new UN report published on Wednesday (27) warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated. It highlights worrying trends Read more >>

A suspicious burnt body found inside a mosque alleged to be self immolated

(Lanka-e-News -23.Jan.2021, 11.30PM) A burnt body of a man who allegedly set himself on fire has been found at a mosque in Ratmalayaya, Mohammedia Masjid in Puttalam on 20th afternoon According to the reporter, the deceased was a 27-year-old man... Read more >>

SRI LANKA: Four years prison term for contempt of court violates the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)

A Statement by the Asian Human Rights Commission

(Lanka-e-News- 17.Jan.2021, 9.AM) A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka found S. V. R. P. P. A. R. L. S. Alphonsu, known also as Ranjan Ramanayake, as guilty of having committed the offence of contempt of court and sentenced him to four ye Read more >>

Sri Lanka: A Return to Threats, Fear: Crackdown on Critics, Disregard for Accountability

A Statement by Human Rights Watch

(Lanka-e-News -13.Jan.2021, 11.30PM) Sri Lanka’s human rights situation has seriously deteriorated under the administration of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021. Government security forces have increase Read more >>

CID director planning to kill Kosgoda Tharaka, shocking conspiracy exposed

An exposure by keerthi Rathayake

(Lanka-e-News - 06.Jan.2021, 11.00PM) "One country, one law" was an attractive slogan in Gotabaya's election campaign. But like other election promises made by Gotabaya, the 'One Country, One Law' pledge was blown away. There is no ruler in recent history Read more >>

Third monk brutally murdered while saffron robes demand the release of murderer Kudu Duminda..!

(Lanka-e-News - 06.Jan.2021, 11.30PM) A dweller monk has been abducted, brutally murdered and burned following Gotabaya Rajapaksa becoming the president. This is the third mysterious assassination of a monk in less than a year since Gotabaya became the pr Read more >>

The country is reaching a turning point in militarization..! Colonels above Government Agents..!

(Lanka-e-News - 03.Jan.2021, 8.30AM) President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has appointed 25 Army officers above the government agent and District Chief Medical Officers who have no education or experience in medical or administration covering 25 districts of the Read more >>

The Muslim Council of Britain to launch legal action against Sri Lankan government’s ‘forced cremations’

(Lanka-e-News -30.Dec.2020, 9.20PM) “The ongoing ‘forced cremation’ policy by the Sri Lankan Government of COVID-19 deceased has included a 20-day old baby and over 100 Muslims according to a reliable source. In response to this, the Muslim Council of Bri Read more >>

Sarath Fonseka vs Sarath Weerasekara

By - Prof. D. A. Basnayaka

(Lanka-e-News -27.Dec.2020, 10.30PM) Recently Mr. Fonseka unwittingly found himself in a heated argument with Mr. Weerasekara in the parliament over a social media post, in which Mr. Weerasekara’s son can be seen saluting his father, who was recently offe Read more >>

Easter Commission is a 'Crime Sanctification Commission'..! A need of an international inquiry is essential..!

An exposure by Russel Hewawasam

(Lanka-e-News - 25.Dec.2020, 4.25 AM) With the connivance of the present government, the most fraudulent procrastination and the slow progress of the investigations of the brutal Easter attack has revived a new discourse within the masses following the e Read more >>

Attorney General Dappula and Solicitor General have inflicted corona to the highest echelons of the judiciary in the country including the Minister of Justice, the Chief Justice and judges..!

(Lanka-e-News -19.Dec.2020, 11.40AM) All Supreme Court Judges, including the Chief Justice, the Minister of Justice, the Attorney General himself and the upper echelons of the Attorney General's Department, are now at risk of contracting corona due to the Read more >>

Should we rally for the killer president’s demand or to chase the Rajapaksas? Lets learn from the Mahara prison massacre

Dharmawijaya writes

(Lanka-e-News -13.Dec.2020, 5.15PM) President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has called on the people to rally against corruption and fraud. He is the only powerful head of state in the world today. He came to power on the pretext of eradicating corruption, fraud and Read more >>

If the Secretary to the President can repeal the Acts of Parliament, why a Parliament? -Karu

(Lanka-e-News -10.Dec.2020, 5.30PM) If the Secretary to the President can repeal important bills passed in Parliament, why maintain a Parliament? Such incidents have never been reported in the history of Parliament. This is an insult to Parliament. Theref Read more >>

Families demand to know fate of relatives in Mahara Prison..!

Eyewitness report by a special correspondent

(Lanka-e-News 06.Dec.2020, 9.25PM) “Where is my son, where is my brother?” was the constant refrain of about 50 people gathered outside the Mahara prison on December 5, six days after the prison massacre that left 11 dead and more than 100 injured. Most o Read more >>

The dangers facing Tamils in Sri Lanka can be overcome..!

S. V. KIRUPAharan, France

(Lanka-e-News 05.Dec.2020, 5.15PM) Ever since the independence of then Ceylon from the British in 1948, the people of Tamil Eelam, whose homeland is the North East, have never succeeded in winning their political rights. No one can deny that the armed s Read more >>

Reveal the truth..! Commission investigating Easter attack has 13 most important questions to answer..!

(Lanka-e-News -03.Dec.2020, 12.40PM) The Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the suicide attack on several tourist hotels, including Catholic churches in Sri Lanka, on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019, is examining evidence from various parties and indiv Read more >>

It is revealed that Mahara prison shooting was shot at inmates infected with Corona ..! Weerawansa confirms President's statement is false.! (Photo)

(Lanka-e-News -01.Dec.2020, 6.00PM) It has now been confirmed that Kovid-19 infected prisoners were shot inside the Mahara Prison on the orders of the government. This has been confirmed by the PCR tests done for the 105 inmates who were hospitalized afte Read more >>

Shani must be entered to the hospital but Shani was entered to to a detention center..! Gota plans to destruct Shani; Dappula don’t be bestial..!

By Chandrapradeep

(Lanka-e-News -26.Nov.2020, 2.00PM) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has ordered to transfer the former CID director SSP Shani Abeysekera, to a quarantine camp run by the army, preventing to get entered to a hospital, when Shani was waiting to receive a second report Read more >>

Challenging impunity for crimes against media in Sri Lanka

(Lanka-e-News - 25.Nov.2020, 7.15PM) Dozens of journalists have been killed, abducted or have disappeared in the past two decades in Sri Lanka, with 2005-2010 being the most dangerous. According to Journalists for Democracy in Sri Lanka (JDS) 44 journalis Read more >>

It is not a crime to bribe voters with public money ..! Future elections i catastrophe ..! Lalith Anusha acquitted of the sil cloth distribution case

(Lanka-e-News - 20.Nov.2020,11.30PM) Sri Lanka judiciary gave an improbable verdict which completely destroyed the holding of free ad fair elections in future who it ruled out there is nothing wrong in giving bribe for voters on public money. The judgemen Read more >>

Ali Sabri's aunt dies of corona infection, Fake PCR report issued and buried..!

(Lanka-e-News -18.Nov.2020, 11.30PM) Ahmed Junaideen Fatima Nilusha, 83, a resident of 32 Borupana Road, Walagamba Mawatha, Ratmalana, died suddenly on Sunday, November 15th As soon the neighbours heard the news of her death it was informed to the... Read more >>

The government is going to rob the Colombo University premises; FUTA oppose

(Lanka-e-News -16.Nov.2020, 6.00PM) Gota's government is forcibly plundering acres of land belonging to the Colombo University. The Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) has issued a statement against it. It is in full below. FUTA Press R Read more >>

Why are politicians silent about Shani Abeysekara?

By A Special Correspondent

(Lanka-e-News -06.Nov.2020, 3.55AM) In the history of Sri Lanka, has a President or Prime Minister been taken by surprise with the CID or the police arresting powerful people? When was the first time it happened? It was on the morning in February 2018 tha Read more >>

Save Central Bank of SL and clean Colombo University bogus Economics Dept and cancel Emiritus Prof position given to robber WD Lakshman..!

Investigative Journalist Forum

(Lanka-e-News - 30.Oct.2020, 1.30AM) This investigative article says why WD Lakshman (WDL) considers as No.1 Robber, Criminal and deal maker, therefore, has to save SANASA campus from his hands before he destroys it (it already family and henchmen tree) a Read more >>

Here is Pompeo's Derana TV interview with many hints about who Sri Lanka should choose (Video)

(Lanka-e-News - 28.Oct.2020, 10.30PM) US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo landed in Sri Lanka last night. He left today after meeting the President Gotabhaya and Foreign Minister Dinesh of Sri Lanka. During this tight tour, he gave an interview only t Read more >>

This is the Statement issued by the Chinese Embassy in Colombo against the US Secretary of State's visit to Sri Lanka, leaving aside diplomatic ethics.

(Lanka-e-News - 28.Oct.2020, 11.00PM) When a friend comes to a person's house, it is a serious offense for others in the house to disrespect the friend. The Chinese Embassy in Colombo had made such a serious mistake by issuing the following statement when Read more >>

Diana Gomage was a dual citizen when she is sworn in..! Geetha's fate for her too ..! Here is the evidence with Diana's history !!

(Lanka-e-News- 26.Oct.2020.11.30PM) Lanka e News revealed that Diana Gomage, the National List MP who voted for the dictatorial 20, was a dual citizen when she was elected to Parliament, betraying the mandate of the people who voted for the Samagi Jana B Read more >>

Defeat the Attempt to hand over the Country’s administration to Dual Citizens; against the people’s will -Deshamanya Karu Jayasuriya

(Lanka-e-News -21.Oct.2020, 9.40PM) The attempt to reform the constitution to make it possible for those holding citizenship in other countries to make law and run the administration in Sri Lanka is deplorable. No person who is concerned about the securi Read more >>

Difficulties in following Sri Lankan airlines quarantine procedure..!

-Sri Lankan airlines crew

(Lanka-e-News -21.Oct.2020, 10.00PM) This email is to address the directives imposed on Sri Lankan airlines crew by the ministry of health in Sri Lanka, civil aviation authority of Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan airlines itself and difficulties faced by the crew a Read more >>

Corona vaccine would be released for the people with Christmas..! How millions of vaccines are produced ..!

By Chandrapradeep

(Lanka-e-News -19.Oct.2020, 11.30PM) Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer of the National Health Service (NHS-UK), delighting the entire world announced, the vaccine against the Kovid 19 virus will be available to the public after Chr Read more >>

The Amarapura-Ramanna Samagri Maha Sangha Sabha made its position clear on the proposed 20 A (Video)

(Lanka-e-News -12.Oct.2020, 11.30PM) The Chief Incumbent of the Sri Lanka Amarapura - Ramanna Samagari Joint Sangha Sabha, which has 20,000 monks in 6,000 temples across the country, said at a media briefing today, thhe government must immediately repeal Read more >>

This time it is not the amendments that divide the people, but first let's reconcile all to the suppression of corona and secondly bring a new constitution with the support of all..! -Deshamanya Karu

(Lanka-e-News -10.Oct.2020, 10.30AM) First and foremost, work towards a non-divisive, all-party, integrated program to combat the corona virus. For that, it is not a constitutional amendment that divides the people, but first get the support of all partie Read more >>

Temporary Suspension of Consular Services at Foreign Ministry

(Lanka-e-News -10.Oct.2020, 9.35AM) The Foreign Ministry has decided to suspend all services offered by the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry until further notice, to restrict the congregation of the general public and thereby to prevent the sprea Read more >>

Defend Constitutional Democracy in Sri Lanka: An Appeal to Parliamentarians of all Political Persuasions

By Dr Lionel Bopage

(Lanka-e-News -28-Sep.2020, 9.20PM) The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Bill introduced in Parliament early this week has drawn unprecedented opposition from various concerned citizens, intellectuals and civil society organisations. Even members a Read more >>

Two third Governments foolish and moronic lane track law.!!

(Lanka-e-News -18.Sep.2020, 9.30PM) The majority of the people in the country were devastated by the traffic congestion created by a strange new lane track law introduced by the Rajapaksa family government which made stupid destruction to its policy of tu Read more >>

UN Human Rights Council 45: Rita French's statement on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group

(Lanka-e-News -15.Sep.2020, 7.30PM) The UK's International Ambassador for Human Rights, Rita French, delivered this statement on behalf of Canada, Germany, North Macedonia, Montenegro and the UK, the Core Group on Sri Lanka.. Read more >>

20A: Four Key Ways in which Accountability is Compromised - TISL

(Lanka-e-News -10.Sep.2020, 9.30PM) ⋆ Operationality of RTI at risk ⋆ Removal of Audit Commission impairs monitoring of public spending ⋆ CIABOC’s investigative powers compromised Read more >>

20th Amendment at a glance..!

By A President Counselor

(Lanka-e-News- 04.Sep.2020, 9.25PM) ⋆ Basically, brings back 18A, except the reduction of the terms of President and parliament to five years, 2-term limit for the President and right to information ⋆ President appoints Ministers and deputies; not req Read more >>

How Sri Lanka suppress underworld for Deshabandu’s IGP dream

(Lanka-e-News -03.Sep.2020, 10.45PM) Since Gotabhaya took over the presidency, about seven people linked to the underworld and the drug mafia has been taken to the police station to show the infamous weapons and shot dead by unknown gunmen. Only God knows Read more >>

Sri Lanka: Changing the Constitution for the Benefit of All Its Residents

Dr Lionel Bopage

(Lanka-e-News -28.Aug.2020, 11.30PM) Sri Lanka is already deeply enmeshed with a crony economic system. As a consequence, businesses thrive not by managing risks, but by returns accumulated through nexus between the business and political classes. This is Read more >>

A country without a defense Minister..! -Dr. Nihal Jayawickrama

Discussed by Shalika Wimalasena

(Lanka-e-News -27.Aug.2020, 9.45PM) Once again there is no Defense Minister in the country. During and after the appointment of the Cabinet, the official government media reported that the defense ministry would be held by the President. But the gazette n Read more >>

Reforms must Strengthen Democracy -Karu

(Lanka-e-News- 23.Aug.2020, 11.30PM) It is my pleasure to send good wishes to the 9th Parliament that was declared open yesterday (August 20th). The new Parliament embodies the strong mandate given to the government. It is also welcome that more than a th Read more >>

The Island wide power outage on the 17th was a disruptive act

(Lanka-e-News -19.Aug.2020, 8.20PM) Lanka e news internal information service learns the 8-hour power outage that swept across the island on the 17th was the result of a sabotage operation. The sabotage has taken place in the... Read more >>

People in Sri Lanka are more prone to thugs..! A citizen’s note on election results..!

(Lanka-e-News -08.Aug.2020, 3.50PM) The people of Sri Lanka are amazing ! When we see the result of this election, we feel a fear of the future of Sri Lanka and the aspirations of the people. I wonder if the people... Read more >>

145 for pohottuwa..! easy two third win..! UNP wiped out..! Gnanasara too a Member of Parliament..! - Here is the final official result of the 2020 parliamentary election

(Lanka-e-News -07.Aug.2020, 11.30PM) The final official results of the parliamentary elections have been released. Accordingly, the People's Alliance alone has won the vast majority of 145 seats in the next Parliament, including the national list seats. T Read more >>

The number of injured Sri Lankans in the explosions in Beirut has increased

(Lanka-e-News - 07.Aug.2020, 11.00PM As of 06 August 2020, noon the number of injured Sri Lankans in the explosions in Beirut has increased to 10 persons whereas the total number injured has exceeded 5000 persons. The death toll has increased... Read more >>

Was only Rajapaksas’ responsible for the arrest of Shani Abeysekara ?

By Wishwamithra Deshabandu

(Lanka-e-News- 03.Aug.2020, 11.00PM) The entire good governance is fully responsible for the arrest and imprisonment of Shani Abeysekera by the Rajapaksa regime, which has begun its vicious cycle of revenge and witch hunt. In particular, Ranil Wickremesin Read more >>

Break the Vicious Cycle: Do Not Vote for Repression..!

By Dr Lionel Bopage

(Lanka-e-News- 03.Aug.2020, 11.20PM) Since independence in 1948, all Sri Lankan governments have presided over ever-increasing corrupt practices, failing to deliver a vibrant economy or a fair and just society. They have failed to improve the standard of Read more >>