(Lanka-e-News -17.Oct.2020, 10.30PM) Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has appointed his son Lieutenant Commander Yoshitha Kanishka Rajapaksa as the new Chief of Staff of the prime ministers office. Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the appointment letter yest Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -12.Oct.2020, 11.30PM) The Chief Incumbent of the Sri Lanka Amarapura - Ramanna Samagari Joint… Read more >>
By Wimal Dheerasekera
(Lanka-e-News -12.Oct.2020, 7.15AM) Five panel judges verdict of the 39 petitions filed in the Supreme… Read more >>
By Special Correspondent for LeN Internal Information Service
(Lanka-e-News -11.Oct.2020, 10.00AM) A Chinese delegation has come to Sri Lanka. When questioned in the parliament are they complying with the quarantine laws? The health minister says they are coming to the island following a PCR and we are also doing a Read more >>
By Chandrapradeep
(Lanka-e-News -08.Oct.2020, 8.00PM) It is suspected that the Corona cluster found at the Brandix garment factory in Minuwangoda was started from a flight which came from Visakapattannam India to Mattala on the 22nd of September carrying a group of Indian Read more >>
By Chandrapradeep
(Lanka-e-News -06.Oct.2020, 7.30AM) Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith showed his displeasure before the media when Medamulana Rajapaksas exposed Satan’s ass to him. That was none other than Riaj Bathiudeen, the brother of the former minister Rishad Bathiudeen, who Read more >>
Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne, President’s Counsel
(Lanka-e-News -14.Sep.2020, 3.50AM) The Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution Bill (20A) has been published. If I were to describe it in one sentence—20A seeks to take the country backwards to the 2010-2015 period. The only features introduced by the Ni Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -07.Sep.2020, 11.30PM) The appeal court of Sri Lanka issued an interim order today to the prisons commissioner general Thushara Upuldeniya, superintendent of the Welikada prisons and the secretary of the parliament to take Halkandaliya Leka Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 04.Sep.2020, 8.45PM) The 20th amendment which makes the premier a beggar, parliament, the judicial services commission and ministers a puppet, thus giving more powers to the presidency than JR did has been released removing the 19th amendme Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 27.Aug.2020, 11.30PM) All 14 petitions filed against Lanka e News editor Sandaruwan Senadheera in the Supreme Court for contempt of court were withdrawn by petitioner Ovitigalage Madura Vithana (current PJP MP) when the case was called on Read more >>
An exposure by Jailor Podda
(Lanka-e-News -19.Aug.2020, 8.00PM) On the 17th of this month CID Chief Inspector Sagara Nilantha Karasingharachchi arrested the chief editor of Tiran Alles’s Mawbima newspaper Prasad Abeywickrama following the exposure made by Jailor Podda of Lanka e New Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -14.Aug.2020, 3.00AM) Dear Ranil Wickremesinghe, In this article, I would like to draw your attention to the "socio-political devastation" inflicted on the UNP during last 5th Wednesday's general elections and the reasons for the request mad Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -08.Aug.2020, 3.45PM) The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) congratulates the election officials, all winning and losing candidates, as well as all citizens of the country for having been part of a relatively peaceful election process, even in the mi Read more >>
By a special correspondent
(Lanka-e-News- 04.Aug.2020, 3.40PM) Former Director of the CID Shani Abeysekera has been remanded. It is based on an allegation that the evidence in a case proved in 2013 was fabricated. It is said that several CID officers have also given evidence in thi Read more >>
Reported by Chandrapradeep
(Lanka-e-News -31.July.2020,11.00PM) Former CID director Shani Abeysekera, known as Sherlock Holmes in Sri Lanka, has been arrested by the CCD this morning, citing a reason not material in any other country on the planet. Shani's arrest is based on alleg Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News -25.July.2020, 11.30PM) The Kandakadu Cluster and Abductive Quarantine - Between 10th July and 17th July, over 1,250 positive test results were recorded, of which just over 800 are associated with the new Kandakadu cluster. Public Health Ins Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 12.July.8.45 PM) As it was reported this morning, the risk of spreading Covid-19 pandemic has risen that, according to specialists, it can become a national catastrophe. I would like to remind the people of Sri Lanka that it is highly impo Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News -30.June.2020, 11.30PM) With the general election now scheduled for 5th August, the government has banned the reporting of new positive COVID-19 tests except under exceptional circumstances. Daily testing is largely limited to returnees, an Read more >>
The border affray is a sign of worrying military escalation between Asia’s giants
(Lanka-e-News -17.June.2020, 3.00PM) The two armies each had guns, artillery and tanks to the rear. But they wielded only sticks and stones at the front, as night fell on June 15th. That was deadly enough. When the brawl ended, and the final rocks had bee Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 12.June.2020, 10.30PM) The Cinnamon garden police claims, the body found with gunshot injuries at the independence square today 12th morning is a suicide. The deceased was identified as Rajeewa Jayaweera, a resident of Park Road Rajagiriya. Read more >>
An analysis by Wimal Dheerasekera
(Lanka-e-News- 4.June.2020, 10.45PM) The Fundamental Rights petitions filed in the Supreme Court for the holding of the general election on June 20th was dismissed day before yesterday (02), without a reason. The media reported in this regard was distorte Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News -28.May.2020, 11.30PM) 1. Official Figures of the COVID patients - Gross Underestimation.. According to the government, the number of detected patients as at 24th May was 1,141. This is gross and deliberate underreporting. Health Servi Read more >>
-People for Human Rights and Equality Inc. (PHRE)
(Lanka-e-News -28.May.2020, 2.30AM) Lawyer Hejaaz Hizbullah was arrested on 14 April 2020. Media reports, police announcements and the habeas corpus application filed by Mr. Hizbullah’s father Neina Mohamed Hizbullah in the Supreme Court strongly suggest Read more >>
-The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN)
(Lanka-e-News -27.May.2020, 11.30PM) The South Asia Media Defenders Network (SAMDEN) today cited detention of media professionals in Bangladesh, attacks on journalists in the Punjab, and the dismissal of a pregnant reporter in Assam state as part of a pat Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 24.May.2020, 4.30PM) The impotent government of the Rajapaksas has highly increased its taxes for the essential foods to the public who is already lost their livelihood and source of income due to the Corona epidemic.... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 22.May.2020, 8.25PM) President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa today announced that Sri Lanka will withdraw from the membership of international organizations that oppress war heroes. He made this statement at the 11th anniversary of commemorating the Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -14.May.2020, 11.30PM) Colombo Chief Magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayaratne ordered former health minister Rajitha Senarathne who exposed an unscrupulous white van media conference, just few days before the presidential election to be remanded till Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -10.May.2020.11.45PM) Now we are planned to open the country but have we combated the virus? The answer is simple, look at the chart taken at 12 midnight on the ninth. The virus is continuing to grow.... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -07.May.2020, 11.00PM) Reports reaching Lanka e news confirms, the government which officially stated on the 5th that the ninth person deceased at Colombo 15 Modera was due to Corona was not affected by Corona, but the government well awar Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 03.May.2020,8.00AM) A continuous hacker attack was propelled at Lanka e News on the 30th of April and broke its webpage. However latest updates were found at our official facebook page. An artificial traffic was generated to the website by Read more >>
By Yashovijaya
(Lanka-e-News -27.April.2020, 10.35 PM) Gotabhaya Rajapakse became president by a theft. His dual citizenship was not resolved as his proper citizenship of Sri Lanka had questions. In addition, many criminal charges were pending in courts against him. He Read more >>
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray
(Lanka-e-News -21.April.2020, 10.00 PM) As it swept the globe starting in 1918 through the end of 1919, the deadly virus afflicted 500 million people, and left 50 million dead. Among the dead were royalty and world leaders, like Louis Botha, the first Pri Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 16.April.2020, 5.30 AM) The Sri Lankan legal community and people who value freedom are deeply shocked by the arrests of Hijaz Hisbullah, an outstanding lawyer ever produced by Sri Lanka who appears for civil and criminal cases under the Pr Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News- 15.April.2020, 6.40 AM) Testing has become the main challenge for Sri Lanka. The government has consciously erected several roadblocks to minimise testing and obfuscate the spread of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka. Despite significant domestic test Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News- 05.April.2020, 6.00 AM) The professional health service in Sri Lanka has managed to overcome the initial pandemic challenges, posed by the Covid-19 coronavirus. The public support for the health response of the government is immense. All po Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 02.April.2020, 4.30PM) This refers to the much-highlighted news item in mainstream electronic media on the first proposal by onetime Governor of the Central Bank... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -30.March.2020, 845PM) Following statements by Members of Parliament and civil society activists, the Secretary to the Treasury published the Pre-Election Budgetary Position Report last Monday. Publication of this report prior to elections i Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -28.March.2020, 12.45PM) The Sri Lankan president has been criticized by the United Nations for abruptly releasing an army officer who was sentenced to death by the courts. Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights... Read more >>
-Mangala Samaraweera
(Lanka-e-News- 26.March.2020, 9.15PM) Sri Lankans have lived through countless crises. Civil wars, insurgencies, constitutional coups droughts and famines are but a few examples. Yet, even for the most seasoned among us, these are testing times. The entir Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News -20.March.202, 7.20PM) Sri Lanka boasts one of the most robust public healthcare systems in the world, with free comprehensive primary, surgical and pharmaceutical care available to all citizens almost completely free of charge. Although the Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News, 16.March.2020, 8.30 pm) Eight Army personals including Two army officers and six soldiers have contracted the coronavirus, according to military sources. They were working at the Kandakadu Quarantine Camp and the Katunayake Airport.... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -15.March.2020, 10.30 pm) Saman Wagaarachchi, a veteran journalist and Media freedom fighter came from the left movements, passed away this morning. Diagnosed with leukemia recently and passed away... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News, 14.March.2020, 6.30 pm) A Foreign Ministry lady official from Sweden has contracted the coronavirus. The government has kept it concealed from the public. It is suspected that a large number of her ministry members as well as Foreign Minist Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -14.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) Former Sri Lankan ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeraduwa who was an accused of the notorious MIG scam, the mysterious murder of a man named Noel Ranaweera, and the sale of tens of thousands of kilos of arms and ammuni Read more >>
An exposure by the Jailor Podda
(Lanka-e-News -13.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) President Nandasena Gotabhaya Rajapaksa visited the Colombo prison recently. It would be great if he didn't go with the pre-planned cameras. However, it is our duty to expose him and to the public of the country the da Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -11.Feb.2020, 9.30PM) Nielsen Company is an active research institute in Sri Lanka. It is not a social service organization but a racket that is hidden from the eyes of the people. They are the ones who label most popular companies and popul Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 10.Feb.2020, 5.45AM) President Nandasena Gotabaya using his executive powers has issued an order to the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers, with the signature of his secretary, Jayasundera as soon Prime Minister Mahinda Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -07.Feb.2020, 7.20PM) Reports reaching Lanka e news confirms that it was the former president Pallewatta Gamarala who has twice rescued the mastermind of the Easter attack Saharan. One happened in 2017 and the other happened in 2018.... Read more >>
By Keerthi Rathnayake - Former army intelligence officer
(Lanka-e-News -03.Feb.2020, 6.40PM) Kili Maharajah has a secret life like Prabakaran. Though he is called as Maharjah he is a Kallathoni. In Thamil “Kalla” means thieves and “Thoni” means boat. People who came to Sri Lanka by boat was named Kallathoni wa Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -29.Jan.2020, 6.45 PM) Nandasena Gotabaya who has no experience to abide by the law except practicing lawlessness, fearing people has disposed the laws to dogs for the 6.9 million people who brought him making terror as a weapon on his gover Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 26.Jan.2020, 5.55 PM) The Cabinet of Ministers, which met on Thursday(14), has approved a new bill titled 'State Intelligence Act' to provide legal immunity to intelligence officers. The bill has not been discussed in the cabinet and is bei Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 25.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) Forensic audit report done by the COPE committee reveals that the central bank bond losses during the Mahinda era is Rs. 10470 million and Rs. 689 million during the Ranil era. Rs. 1200 million belong to the Perpetual Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 24.Jan.2020, 3.40 PM) The witch hunt started by Gotabaya’s hunting government from Champika Ranawaka, opposition politicos has spread up to the hunting of judges who gave verdicts against the Rajapaksa’s. It was Gihan Pilapitiya who locked Read more >>
By Lawyer Dulan Dasanayake
(Lanka-e-News -22.Jan.2020, 3.15PM) A poster captioned “Arrest the murderous Judge Padmini Ranawaka immediately” was seen around the Colombo city today 21st. Padmini ranawaka is a judge working in the judiciary for many years. We do not know any murders s Read more >>
By Chandrapradeep
(Lanka-e-News -20.Jan.2020, 9.30PM) The theft of vegetables and onions, which began on June 16th at Baddegama, has been reported from several other parts of the country. Vegetable and onion thefts have been reported from Hambantota, Kegalle, Gampaha and D Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 15-Jan-2020, 7.30AM) Drama legend of the era and greatest artist, Natya Keerthi, Dr. Jayalath Manoratne alias Keselgaspe Manatunga Jayalath Manoratne alias 'Mano' passed away at his residence at Abeyratne Mawatha in Boralesgamuwa 12th morn Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 10.Jan.2020, 11.45PM) President Nandasena Gotabaya has appointed a corrupt, three member special presidential commission yesterday to investigate any political revenge taken by the actions of the good governance, during the decade of Rajapa Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News 09-Jan-2020, 12.15PM) Lanka e news confirms,, the opposition is planning to bring an impeachment against the current Attorney General Dappula De Livera for his illegal influence to the parliament. Attorney General Dappula De Livera has reco Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News 08.Jan.2020, 8.30PM) The Police Commission has commenced investigations against the suspected SSP Shani Abeysekera, who is a valuable detective due to the stupid deception of Ranjan Ramanayake. The secretary of the national police commissio Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News 05.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) Former minister Ranjan Ramanayake who was arrested yesterday for possessing a firearm which was given to him by the government which its license has expired, was produced before the Nugegoda magistrate today and was re Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -30.Dec.2019. 11.35 PM) Nandasena Gotabaya's witch hunt government operated by three major mafia’s (doctors mafia, pharmaceutical mafia and tobacco mafia) who has done nothing to the people of this country from the day it came to power is ma Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -27.Dec.2019. 11.35 PM) Gota's impotent government unable to bring down prices of essential foods hunted the former health minister Rajitha Senarathna by remanding him until 30th of this month, ordered the Colombo additional magistrate Shala Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -24.Dec.2019. 8.05 PM) According to Lanka e news, Former president is likely to be arrested for not preventing the Easter day bombing despite information’s received prior to the bombing. Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -24.Dec.2019. 8.10 PM) Former minister Dr. Rajitha is be arrested. Colombo additional magistrate R.B. Nelumdeniya issued a warrant today 24th to arrest Rajitha and produce before the courts. The CID has urged this request from the courts on Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -22.Dec.2019. 4.30PM) Gotabhaya's extremist government is preparing to hunt down another two former ministers of the previous government, whom severely criticized the Rajapaksa family, reports say. Former ministers... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -20.Dec.2019, 11.00 PM) Gotabhaya's extremist government, has started to compile a comprehensive report on all the judges' secrets through the State Intelligence Service (SIS) The list includes all Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges, Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -19.Dec.2019, 10.00 PM) Patali Chamika Ranawaka who was arrested yesterday was remanded till today and once again he was produced before the the courts today and remanded till 24th of this month. The order was issued by... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -18.Dec.2019, 10.00 PM) Former minister Champika Ranawaka was arrested today at 7.30pm by the Colombo crimes division. The arrest ordered was given by the attorney general Dappula De Livera to the senior DIG Colombo... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -16.Dec.2019, 11.50 PM) Colombo chief magistrate Ms. Lanka Jayarathna under the section 120 and 190 of the penal code, ordered Swiss embassy staff Gania Banister Francis to be remanded till 30th December for stating false information and emb Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -10.Dec.2019, 10.30PM) Former Director of the Digital and Innovative media division of Lake House and the founder of “Journalist” social media network Maduka Thaksala Fernando, has been brutally assaulted and threatened to kill by the chair Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -07.Dec.2019, 8.30PM) Attorney-at-Law Nishara Jayaratne who is a spokeswoman and woman of jewel of attorney general Dappula De Livera has been assigned to the Presidential Secretariat to work part-time as an Additional Secretary to the Presi Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -02.Dec.2019, 11.30PM) Pointing out the disasters if a dictator comes to power in a third world country what happens to the independent commissions, has proven with the recommendations of the national police commission, the Assistant Superi Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 30.Nov.2019, 11.00 PM) Lanka e news reveal with responsibility that Gotabaya Rajapaksas visit to India is to deceive India and to join hands with China and to put the country in an irreparable nuclear danger. Gotabhaya has entered a confid Read more >>
A Swiss Embassy employee is abducted and asked about asylum applications and investigators are banned from leaving just days after Gotabaya Rajapaksa is elected.
(Lanka-e-News- 28.Nov.2019, 9.00 PM) Fears of a potential crackdown on critics of the newly returned Rajapaksa political dynasty in Sri Lanka are rising just days after the election, as officials and journalists who investigated the Rajapaksas for human r Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -27.Nov.2019, 11.00PM) Another male journalist and a female journalist has been brought to the notorious 4th floor of the CID under the ICCPR Act today, after Gotabhaya's administration launched a media crackdown on the Rajapaksas, which bro Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -23.Nov.2019. 11.30PM) The Sri Lanka Youth Journalists Association has made a written request from the National Police Commission to suspend the transfer of SSP Shani Abeysekara, Director of the CID... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -22.Nov.2019. 9.30PM) Gotabaya Rajapaksa who vociferated that he would create a disciplinary country which promotes rule of law, following becoming the president has demoted an efficient senior deputy inspector general Shani Abeysekara who w Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -22.Nov.2019. 9.00PM) Gotabhaya Rajapaksa's cabinet was sworn in today. There were 16 members, including three Rajapaksa brothers, Gotabhaya Mahinda and Chamal. There is no Muslim representation first time in history. The new Cabinet Ministe Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News 20.Nov.2019, 11.30PM) Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe officially announced a short while ago that he has decided to step down as Prime Minister, despite a majority in parliament honoring the new mandate. He made this decision after a... Read more >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
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 >>
(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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
(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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
(Lanka-e-News- 03.Aug.2020, 11.10PM) Campaign for Free and Fair Elections (CaFFE) today informed the election commission that the Muslim Service of SLBC had been violating election laws during the silent period... Read more >>
Keerthi Rathnayake
(Lanka-e-News -25.July.2020, 11.30PM) There is a saying that the most dangerous phenomenal in the world is violent ignorance and ignorant conscience. This story is recalled as a prelude for today’s story. About 100,000 Sri Lankans workers in the Middle Ea Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 18.July.2020, 11.00PM) It is reported with great national sympathy we report that “patriotic” Mahinda Rajapaksa and his gang who came to power visiting temples, swearing allegiance protecting country’s national heritages have bulldozed the Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -12.July.2020, 3.10AM) After lengthy debate, confrontations and legal challenges, Sri Lanka’s 16th parliamentary election is set for August 5, 2020. Many are waiting with excitement to exercise their democratic right to elect the legislatur Read more >>
By Dr Lionel Bopage with Michael Colin Cooke
(Lanka-e-News- 21.June.2020, 3.30PM) The Scene - The morning of July the 25th 1983 is etched in my brain. I saw a group of people running or walking very fast away from the environs of Colombo. On enquiring I found they had shut up their shops and were es Read more >>
By Basil Fernando
(Lanka-e-News -17.June.2020, 8.00PM) Sunil Jayawardene was a representative for three-wheele drivers. He who went to make a representation to a finance company on behalf of one of the vehicle owners, whose three-wheeler had been taken by agents of that co Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 14.June.2020, 6.40PM) The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Rome and the Consulate General Office in Milan have arranged facilities to cater to over 10,000 Sri Lankans who would seek consular assistance in the process of regularising their visa statu Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 11.June.2020, 3.45PM) The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) unreservedly condemns the attack by the police on a peaceful protest in Colombo on the 9th of June 2020. This protest was in response to the killing of George Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -09.June.2020, 6.00PM) Mangala Samaraweera informs the people of Matara who had courageously provided him protection and placed their confidence in him for three decades that from today (09 June 2020), he steps down from the politics of bein Read more >>
Compiled by INFORM
(Lanka-e-News -31.May.2020, 12.45PM) This report records 95 incidents that had been reported during the 90 days period. The average number of incidents per day reported prior to the covid-19 curfew is slightly higher than the number of incidents reported Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -29.May.2020, 11.30PM) On the 22nd of this month Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said that a powerful person in the country is trying to weaken the investigation even though it seems that investigations are underway. However he did not s Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -28.May.2020, 10.30PM) Hundreds of Corona infectors have increased when the two month curfew was lifted yesterday. On the 26th 137 positive cases were reported and yesterday 27th 134 positive people were found. Therefore the official figure Read more >>
An exposure by a special correspondent
(Lanka-e-News -26.May.2020, 7.00PM) The people living in the naval base in Welisara, is in a fear of expressing their views on the spread of Kovid 19 virus. In spite of marines’ declaration the actual situation in the camp, they do so with great dismay. Read more >>
Thilak Dematalpitiya questions
(Lanka-e-News- 23.May.2020, 9.25PM) When you see the performance of the elections commissioner before the media, he deserves the best actor award for 2020. In the meeting held with the election commission and the secretaries of political parties, many pa Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 16.May.2020, 6.35PM) The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and Lanka Electricity Company Private Limited (LECO) have taken steps to ensure fairness for electricity consumers in issuing monthly Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -11.May.2020, 11.30PM) Secretary to the Ministry of Health Bhadrani Jayawardene has been removed from her post and the Commanding Officer of the Army Medical Corps and the Director General of the Army Health Service, Major General Sanjeewa M Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 11.May.2020, 4.45PM) WHO, in partnership with DFAT donates 800,000 USD worth of essential items to support the Government of Sri Lanka’s efforts to combat and control COVID-19; including personal protection equipment, hospital equipment, an Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -09.May.2020, 11.00 PM) Even with the spread of COVID-19 becoming increasingly evident and the World Health Organisation declaring a global emergency, Sri Lanka’s president dissolved the parliament on March 2 -the earliest possible date he c Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -04.May.2020, 11.30PM) Despite pro government faction denies the exposure made by Lanka e News that Corona has spread throughout the country with facts were false, today the country has plunged to a situation that corona infected soldiers fa Read more >>
By The Alliance of Independent Professionals
(Lanka-e-News- 28.April.2020, 11.30 PM) Despite mounting pressure from public health experts, Sri Lanka’s pace of COVID-19 testing is one of the lowest of any country with an active outbreak. From the onset of the pandemic, health officials who called for Read more >>
Media Release By The Friday Forum
(Lanka-e-News- 28.April.2020, 11.45 PM) The Covid19 pandemic has impacted all our lives, across national spaces and oceans. Leadership from political authorities, the President and the Minister of Health, and the dedication and commitment of medical profe Read more >>
Government Critic, Lawyer Detained
(Lanka-e-News -25.April.2020, 6.45 PM) Sri Lankan authorities should uphold due process rights and ensure that recently detained Muslim figures have proper access to lawyers, Human Rights Watch said today. The arrests, soon after the government adopted a Read more >>
By Pemil Peduru
(Lanka-e-News -19.April.2020, 10.45PM) Current COVID-19 viral pandemic has been the one terrible thing on all of our minds since the start of 2020. At the beginning it seemed like an isolated incident in China, but very quickly developed into a worldwide Read more >>
By Krishantha Prasad Cooray
(Lanka-e-News- 14.April.2020, 9.00 AM) Take a moment to reflect on how your life has changed since the covid-19 virus brought our world to a standstill. Our income and economic future have become uncertain. Those of us with children must look after them a Read more >>
By Meenakshi Ganguly
(Lanka-e-News- 03.April.2020, 11.30PM) Sri Lanka’s inspector general has ordered police to arrest those who “criticize” officials involved in the coronavirus response or share “fake” or “malicious” messages about the pandemic. According to the order, iss Read more >>
By Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga
(Lanka-e-News- 03.April.2020, 11.30PM) The world has been attacked by the most widely spread pandemic the world has ever experienced. It has had seismic effects on the entire world – almost no country has been spared from its terrifying repercussions.. Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -28.March.2020, 11.30PM) The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) strongly condemns Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa’s decision to pardon and release Sunil Ratnayake, an army officer on death row for killing eight internally displaced Tamil civilians, inc Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -28.March.2020, 12.25PM) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s pardon of a soldier convicted of massacring eight civilians, including children, shows the administration’s disregard for justice for the worst abuses, Human Rights Watch sai Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 27.March.2020, 8.00PM) ‘Contact Sri Lanka’ an online portal jointly created by the Ministry of Foreign Relations and Information & Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka (ICTA) for the benefit of Overseas Sri Lankans was launched yest Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -25.March.2020, 5.00PM) The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus, Clarence House has announced. Prince Charles, 71, is displaying mild symptoms "but otherwise remains in good health", a spokesman said, adding that the Duchess Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -21.March.2020, 8.40PM) - Four inmates of Anuradhapura Prison have been shot and killed as usual by Gotabhaya Rajapaksa system. The incident has been caused by the inmates of the prison fearing that an inmate who had been brought from outsi Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -20.March.202, 7.20PM) This attached infographic designed by CMEV Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -20.March.2020, 2.00PM) A curfew has been imposed from 6.00 pm today to 6.00 am Monday, 23rd of this month, the Presidential Secretariat said in a statement. Public transports and essential services can be... Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -18.March.2020, 9.30PM) Foreign Secretary Ravinatha Aryasinha has requested foreign governments to facilitate the appropriate extension of visas for Sri Lankans currently visiting their countries, and facing difficulty to return to Sri Lank Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -15.March.2020, 6.45 pm) A Foreign Ministry lady official from Sweden has contracted the corona virus and it has been concealed from the public. Lanka -e-News yesterday published an article entitled "Is Sri Lanka's foreign minister suffering Read more >>
-Former Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera
(Lanka-e-News- 22.March.2020, 7.00PM) Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, who as the Minister of Finance, has the legal responsibility to release to the public a Pre-Election Budgetary position report containing information on the fiscal position of the cou Read more >>
Rights Activists, Journalists Facing Surveillance, Threats
(Lanka-e-News -04.March.2020,11.30PM) Sri Lankan security agencies are stepping up surveillance, harassment, and threats against human rights activists and journalists, Human Rights Watch said today. Since November 2019, when the government of President G Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 29.Feb.2020.11.45PM) I move to our update on Sri Lanka, HRC/43/19, assessing the progress made in implementing Human Rights Council resolution 30/1. I regret that the new Government has announced a very different approach to the commitmen Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 27.Feb.2020,3.55PM) While militarising entire law enforcement sector, Military Intelligence arm of the Nandasena Rajapakse government, removed original investigation files relating to 37 high profile sensitive from the CID. The most respect Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -24.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) The Nigerian Navy had intercepted a foreign vessel MT Zeebrugge in Nigerian waters while transporting 838 metric tons of crude oil on 12 December 2019 along with seven Sri Lankan crew members on board. Currently the Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -18.Feb.2020,11.30PM) Notorious Political prostitute, the former president and the leader of Sri Lanka Freedom Party Maithripala Sirisena who bragged that if SLFP is divided and make new parties that he would allow to walk in the roads, by e Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 18.Feb.2020, 11.00PM) The president and the prime ministers cousin Udayanga Weerathunga who was arrested and remanded upon his arrival at the Katunayake airport on suspicious for the mig air craft deal, selling arms seized by the LTTE to Uk Read more >>
Another exposure by the Jailor Podda
(Lanka-e-News -17.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) Prison drug mafia and the media mafia in Sri Lanka have been stirred by the recent revelation of jailor Podda's news in Lanka e news about President Nandasena who did not meet Drug Kingpin Duminda and Dematagoda Chamin Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -16.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) An accused of Rs 260 million bribery charges currently inquired in a magistrate's court was appointed as the Judge of the Court of Appeal. Law-abiding people will surely question in which tribal country the rule of law Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -14.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defense Staff, Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva and his immediate family members have been barred to entering the United States. US state department's statement iss Read more >>
- By Dr SLM RIFAI
(Lanka-e-News -13.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) How should we read, analyse and examine this natural calamity of coronavirus? As a Muslim community how should we respond to this natural disaster? How should we share our thoughts and ideas about this natural tragedy Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -12.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) Lawyers in Colombo staged a protest for the second time against Attorney General Dappula De Livera who has forgotten to prosecute Maithripala Sirisena who is directly responsible for the deaths of over 300 people who d Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -11.Feb.2020, 9.00PM) The Working Committee of the United National Party (UNP) met last evening and decided that the symbol of the United National Party (UNP) the alliance which is to contest the upcoming parliamentary election, should be th Read more >>
By Wimal Dheerasekere
(Lanka-e-News -10.Feb.2020, 11.30PM) The heartbeats of the general public was stopped for a moment from the response given by the chief government whip when a question raised by the JVP parliamentarian Dr. Nalin De Jayatissa. The good governance that cam Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -09.Feb.2020, 11.00AM) Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's first overseas visit to India after becoming Prime Minister and President twice again has become a hoax. Despite a five-day visit, the Indian leaders met the premier in two days and i Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -06.Feb.2020,11.30PM) Colombo magistrate Ranga Dissanayake yesterday 6th ordered to remand the former chief executive officer of Sri Lankan air line Kapila Chandrasena and his wife Priyanka Neomali Wijenayake till the 19th of this month for Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -29.Jan.2020, 6.20PM) Kili Maharaja has told Sajith Premadasa that he should give nominations for four of his associates and another four of his men should be given national list entrance to at the next parliamentary election Kili Maharaja Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 28.Jan.2020, 7.30PM) Indian National Security Advisor Ajith Kumara Doval arrived in Sri Lanka on January 18th. He met both Mahinda and Gota. Gota's official media reported that Ajith Doval agreed to provide US $ 50 million to purchase equip Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 26.Jan.2020, 5.20PM) Kanishka Wijerathne who was appointed as the new director general of the Bribery and Corruption is a Rajapaksa fanatic who is a pro Rajapaksa associate famous for his sordid judgments. He is a relative to the Rajapaksa Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 24.Jan.2020, 1.30PM) Today is 10 years since the disappearance of journalist and cartoonist Prageeth Ekneligoda. It also marks 10 years of struggle for truth and justice by his wife, Sandya Ekneligoda and two young sons. Investigative repo Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 23.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) Dr. Jayampathy Wickramarathne who represented the Samasamaja party and became a mp from the united people’s alliance resigned from his parliamentary seat from the 20th of this month. The resignation letter was present Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 22.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) A medical student studying in the medical faculty of the Jaffna University has been killed by an army soldier. The medical student is a Sinhala student from in Beruwala. The incident has occurred near a garden located Read more >>
-LeN sportsmen-
(Lanka-e-News -21.Jan.2020, 3.30PM) It appears that the Sri Lanka cricket is day by day is going towards the pit but cannot see any improvement. Although Thilanga Sumathipala is no longer in the Sri Lanka cricket, which was once run by Thilanga Sumathipal Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News- 20.Jan.2020, 12.45PM) The Sri Lanka Chapter of the South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA-SL) condemns the recent attack by political thugs on senior provincial journalist and foreign correspondent Prasad Purnamal Jayamanne on January 17 Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News -19.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) Sajith and his selfish gang without protesting to any of the witch hunt conducted against the opposition, the oppression against the media, the increase of cost of living, pruning reliefs, increase lawlessness and bri Read more >>
(Lanka-e-News - 16.Jan.2020, 11.30PM) Ranjan Ramanyake who was arrested 15th under the section 111 d (2) for influencing judges Padmini Ranawaka (retired), Gehan Pilapitiya and Dhammika Hemapala, was produced before the Nugegoda chief magistrate Wasantha Read more >>
