Today’s headlines from Sri Lankan news sites, and what Pitu.lk’s own writers have to say.
By Ifham Nizam Power and Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka stressed the importance of strengthening the national electricity transmission network as construction begins on the Mannar–Mullikulam 220 kV double-circuit wind power transmission line, a key infras...
The Island හි කියවන්නThe leader of the Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students (EROS), Rajanathan Prabhakaran, has called on Batticaloa District MP M.L.A.M. Hizbullah to intervene in a land dispute threatening relations between Tamil and Muslim communities. Prabhakaran has wa...
The Island හි කියවන්නPresident’s Counsel Rienzie Arseculeratne, currently Deputy President of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), has agreed to seek election as its President for 2027/28, following appeals from senior and junior members of the legal profession. The incumbent,...
The Island හි කියවන්නA vessel carrying a consignment of chemical fertiliser, destined for Sri Lanka, had transited the Strait of Hormuz with the authorisation of the Iranian Navy and was en route to Sri Lanka, authoritative sources told The Island. Repeated attempts by the US to r...
The Island හි කියවන්නWhat Sri Lankan politicians can learn from America’s 2026 midterm elections by Prof. Ranjith Bandara, PhD (Qld.) Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka America’s midterm elections of 3 November 2026 have delivered a message that Sri...
The Island හි කියවන්නDilhan Fernando says business must create social and natural value before economic returns; Dr. Nishan de Mel warns that 55% of global GDP depends on nature By Ifham Nizam Sri Lanka’s tax system discourages charitable giving and makes it unnecessarily difficul...
The Island හි කියවන්න“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, Perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, However measured or far away.” – Henry David Thoreau Ajith Samaranayake left us 20 years ago. He had by then spent o...
The Island හි කියවන්නFrom Tourism Billboards to Flooded Streets: By Mahil Dole Senior Superintendent of Police (Retd.) In recent weeks Colombo has sought to present itself as a capable host for international tourism and business events. Promotional efforts, including the Sri Lanka...
The Island හි කියවන්නFrom: M. A. Kaleel, Kalmunai Corr Kalmunai High Court Judge A. Judeson recently quashed the appointment made to the post of Provincial Director of Animal Production and Health by the Public Service Commission of the Eastern Provincial Council. This was in resp...
The Island හි කියවන්නA response to open letter by Lionel Bopage and Professor Athula Sumathipala I have read with care the open letter addressed to me by Mr Lionel Bopage and Professor Athula Sumathipala, published in The Island on 16 October 2026 under the title “Black July: The...
The Island හි කියවන්නසම්බුද්ධ ශාසනයට සහ භික්‍ෂූන් වහන්සේලාට එරෙහිව සිදුවන ප්‍රචණ්ඩ ක්‍රියා සහ අධිකරණ විනිසුරුවරුන් හදිසියේ ස්ථාන මාරු කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු විවාද දෙකක් කඩිනමින් ගැනීමට අවශ්‍ය මැදිහත්වීම කරන ලෙස ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදු ජන පෙරමුණේ මහ ලේකම් නීතිඥ සාගර කාරියවසම් මහතා...
Lankadeepa හි කියවන්නනවගමුව ප්‍රදේශය හරහා අද (08) සවස් කාලයේ වර්ෂාවත් සමග පැමිණි දැඩි සුළගකින් නවගමුව පත්තිනි දේවාලය පිටුපස ගසක් කඩා වැටීමෙන් එහි නවතා තිබූ වෑන් රථයක් ඇතුලු රථ වාහන හතරකට දැඩි හානි සිදුව ඇති අතර තුවාල ලැබූ පුද්ගලයන් තිදෙනෙකු නවගමුව ප්‍රාදේශීය රෝහලට ඇතුළත් කළ බව නවග...
Lankadeepa හි කියවන්නකටුනායක ගුවන් තොටුපළේදී අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබූ ඩ්‍රෝනා යානා 39 පුතාගේ සමාගම ගෙන්වූ ඒවා බව සමගි ජන බලවේගයේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී නලින් බණ්ඩාර ජයමහ මහතා ලංකාදීපයට පැවසීය.
Lankadeepa හි කියවන්නසමගි ජනබලවේගයේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරයකු නීතිවිරෝධී ලෙස මෙරටට රැගෙන ආ ඩ්‍රෝන යානා 39 ක් සහ මයික්‍රොපෝන් 16 ක් කටුනායක ගුවන් තොටුපොළ රේගු නිලධාරීන්ගේ අත් අඩංගුවට පත් වූ බව රේගු මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රකාශක චන්දන පුංචිහේවා මහතා පැවසීය .
Lankadeepa හි කියවන්නAt the National Productivity Awards 2025/26, the Sri Lanka Navy was one of four institutions to secure first place in the Public Sector Inter-Departmental Category. The award was presented to the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, by the Pres...
The Island හි කියවන්නSingapore has expanded its Work Permit scheme to allow employers to recruit foreign workers, including Sri Lankans, for eight additional
Newswire හි කියවන්නWildlife officers have discovered and disabled an illegally installed trap gun near a maize cultivation in Anuradhapura, close to where
Newswire හි කියවන්නA small boat carrying migrants and refugees has sunk off northwestern Senegal, killing at least 21 people. The Senegalese Interior Ministry said in a statement on Sunday that one person had been rescued in addition to the 21 bodies recovered. The ministry said...
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