Connect with us

News

Pathfinder Foundation publishes another culturally significant book

Published

on

Milinda Moragoda, founder of Pathfinder and Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundations presenting the first copy of the book to Ven. Makkulawe Wimala Maha Nayake Thero of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya

The Pathfinder Foundation together with the Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundation has published the second edition of the popular text by Most Ven. Henpitagedara Gnanaseeha titled ‘Henpitigedara sita Welikada haraha.’

The first copy of this edition was presented to the Most Ven. Makkulawe Wimala Maha Nayake Thero of the Ramanna Maha Nikaya by the Founder of the Pathfinder Foundation and Urumayaka Ulpatha Foundation, Milinda Moragoda.

Copies of this book will be distributed at the Founder’s Day of the Ramanna Nikaya and will be made available free of charge to pirivena, libraries and to scholars. This initiative is a part of the Pathfinder Foundation’s ongoing program to publish and translate important books and texts into Sri Lanka’s vernacular languages.



News

Hundreds fired at aviation safety agency, union says

Published

on

By

The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, according to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, weeks after a fatal mid-air plane collision in Washington DC.

Several hundreds of the agency’s probationary workers – who have generally been in their positions for less than a year – received the news via email late on Friday night, a statement from PASS’s head, Alex Spero said.

It is a part of a cost-cutting drive, driven by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge)., that aims to drastically cut the federal workforce.

Spero called the firings “shameful” and said they “will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is already stretched thin”.

 

Continue Reading

News

The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar extended

Published

on

By

The term of Acting President of the Court of Appeal Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar has been extended.

Accordingly, Justice Mohammed Thahir Laffar took his oath before President Anura Kumara Disanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday (17). Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake was also present on this occasion.

Continue Reading

Latest News

Colombo High Court serves indictments against SLPP Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa

Published

on

By

The Colombo High Court has served indictments against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa.over alleged misappropriation of Rs. 70 million provided by Krrish Company for development of rugby in Sri Lanka.

 

Continue Reading

Trending