In a major relief effort for parents and children struggling with educational challenges and the current economic pressure, a massive educational service initiative is being implemented, centered in the Badulla District under the leadership of United National Party Deputy Secretary and former Minister Harin Fernando. Under the first phase of this grand project, the distribution of "Five Hundred Thousand Books," exercise books and school supplies were handed over to schoolchildren in the Haputale and Koslanda areas yesterday with great ceremony.

Amidst a landscape often dominated by traditional top-down aid models, Grace Island, a people-centric development initiative, was officially launched in Colombo on December 13, 2025. Inspired by the decade-long success of the Kolkata Society for Cultural Heritage (KSCH) in India, the organization enters the Sri Lankan development sector with a distinct philosophy: "Grace" as empathy in motion. Operating with functional autonomy, Grace Island aims to bridge the gap between abstract compassion and measurable, dignified impact through local leadership and ethical stewardship.

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The controversial tenure of US Ambassador Julie Chung, widely seen as the "unseen hand" behind the rise of the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (NPP) in Sri Lanka, has been abruptly ended, with the Donald Trump administration ordering her immediate return to Washington. This sudden exit of Ambassador Chung—who advocated for "system change," championed the protest movement, and even visited the JVP headquarters to pave the way for Anura Kumara Dissanayake's success—has reportedly thrown the JJB-led government into a state of severe disquiet and difficulty.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya is facing intense pressure from within the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) to immediately resign over her "criminal responsibility" for including links to obscene websites in the Grade 6 English textbook module. The scandal, which critics say has "destroyed the morality of the nation's children," has caused outrage among party supporters and led to daily protests at the JVP's Pelawatta headquarters, plunging the government into a severe crisis shortly after taking power.

In a move unprecedented in history, the Basnayake Nilame (Chief Custodian) of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya (Temple) has decided to auction off 70% of the gold ornaments piously offered to the Kataragama God by devotees. The proceeds from this grand auction, which is being conducted under the label of the "Fund for the Reconstruction of Sri Lanka," are reportedly slated for donation to the government. Critics point out that the JVP-led government's inability to manage the nation's economy post-election, resorting finally to using divine property to cover state expenses, is a serious precursor to a major religious and social crisis.

A serious "moral crime" involving the distribution of obscene website links to Grade 6 students through a National Institute of Education (NIE) module has exposed deep-seated political cronyism connected to the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (NPP) leadership.