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News Archive for Aug 2026
ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානයේ පුවත්පත් නිවේදනයපොදුජන පෙරමුණේ මහ ලේකම් සාගර කාරියවසම් මහතා අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීම තුලින් විපක්ෂය මර්ධනය කිරිමට ආණ්ඩුවේ ඇති කැමැත්ත සහ උවමනාව නිර්ධය ලෙස ප්රකාශයට පත් වූ බව ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය අවධාරණය කරයි. මෙයට පෙර සේවයේ යෙදී සිටි පොලිස්පතිවරුන් හට අත්වූ කණගාටුදායක ඉරණම වත්මන් පොලිස්පතිවරයාට අත් නොවිය යුතු බව ට කාරියවසම් මහතා සිදු කළ ප්රකාශය නිදහස් අදහස් දැක්වීමකි. තව ද, එහි කිසිදු තර්ජනයක් ගැබ් නොවේ. 84,000 කට වැඩි පොලිස් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නායකයා කිසි ලෙසකින් හෝ මෙවැනි ප්රකාශයකින් බිය ගැන්විය හැකි බියගුල්ලෙකු නොවේ. ඔහුගේ සමස්ත කතාවේ අන්තර්ගතය වන්නේ ‘ආණ්ඩුවේ අවශ්යතාව අනුව පොලිස්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
Do Poor Uva and North Central Provinces Get Back Massive Fortunes They Earn for the Nation?
The answer is a loud no. There is absolutely no earthly reason why Uva and North Central Provinces (for instance) should remain poor; two of the poorest provinces. But it highlights a stubborn economic reality of Sri Lanka and why it can never succeed in the economic front. Just imagine for a second that these two provinces were two independent nations. Both provinces earn huge amounts of foreign currency through tourism thanks to ancient Sinhala kings and Mother Nature. Ella, Kataragama (shrine built by king Dutugemunu), Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, etc. are tourism hotspots.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
දළදා හාමුදුරුවන් ඇත් රජු විසින් ඉමහත් ගෞරවයෙන් වැඩම කරවනු ලැබූහ.
සරත් විජේසිංහ (ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ), එක්සත් රාජධානියේ සොලිසිටර්, එක්සත් අරාබි එමීර් රාජ්යයේ සහ ඊශ්රායලයේ හිටපු තානාපති, ශ්රී ලංකා නීතිඥ සංගමයේ හිටපු ලේකම්, සහ එක්සත් රාජධානිය සහ ශ්රී ලංකා තානාපති සංසදයේ සභාපති විසිනි, නීතිඥ සුගන්ධිකා කේ. හංගිලිපොලගේ සහ ඕලිත ගුණරත්න ගේ පර්යේෂණ සහ සංස්කරණ සහාය ඇතිව. ඕනෑම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
Dalada Hamodurovo carried by the Tusker with great respect.
With research and editorial assistance by Sugandhika K. Hangilipola, Attorney-at-Law. To a country, an elephant is a unique asset, and Sri Lanka is privileged to have elephants amongst few other countries. Elephants are giant animals venerated and made use of in rituals, agriculture, and many other commercial and domestic matters. Elephants are exceptionally intelligent animals, so remarkably smart and aware that when carrying the Sacred... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
NDB Bank Partners with University of Moratuwa to Empower the Next Generation of Business Leaders
(L-R) Poornima Weerasinghe; Waruni Jayalath; Shenal Rajakarunanayake - Lecturer, University of Moratuwa; Prof. Gayithri Kuruppu - Head, Department of Industrial Management, University of Moratuwa; Prof. Dinesh Samarasinghe - Dean, Faculty of Business, University of Moratuwa; D L D Jayantha - Registrar, University of Moratuwa; Senior Prof. N. D. Gunawardena - Vice Chancellor, University of Moratuwa; K.V Vinoj -Deputy Chief Executive Officer, NDB; Lasantha Dasanayaka - Vice President HR, NDB; Ashan Buddhakorala - Senior Manager HR, NDB; Dulmi Wanniarachchi - Deputy Manager HR, NDB; Samali Sudasinghe - Associate Manager Legal, NDB. NDB Bank... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
බෞද්ධ ජනතාව අන්යාගමික කරන වැඩසටහනක්
https://youtu.be/7nDEkS7NEXE?si=H0YYmzGi16ZodfVJ
ayeshaweerasingha2594 1 day ago සිංහල බෞද්ධ අනගාරික ලේ තාම තියෙනව
SwarnaJayasinghe-n2o 2 days ago බුද්ධ සාසන අමාත්යාංශය නැතිකපු එකේ ප්රතිඵල
M-cstl 2 days ago NGO කුරසකාරයො සල්ලි වලට කරන දේවල් 7
DeepaniELAMALDENIYA 2 days ago අගය කල යුතැයි. ආගම ජාතිය රැකීම ගැන. බුදු සරනයි 39
Ritaaa1790 2 days ago නියමයි සිංහයා 34
gaminiwijerathna4383 ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
What are the remedies available to the Govt of Sri Lanka and the Cricket Transformation Committee, to undo the injustice done to Sri Lanka by the ICC?
ICC legal team comprising David Richardson, David Becker and Jonathan Hall conspired and engaged in professional misconduct, misrepresentation of material facts, flawed legal advice, malpractice and cover up to deprive Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan inventor of due Credit and Royalties for use of Player Referral ( DRS) by ICC without licence,. What are the legal and diplomatic remedies available to Sri Lanka, as a sovereign nation, and the Cricket Transformation Committee, as Head of Cricket, to undo this injustice done to Sri Lanka by the ICC? AI Overview response ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
Beyond WooCommerce: How AI "Vibe Coding" is Changing Sri Lankan E-commerce in 2026
For over a decade, setting up a digital storefront in Sri Lanka followed a predictable playbook. If you were a small business or an independent entrepreneur, you turned to WordPress and WooCommerce. It was the revolutionary "no-code" solution of its time, allowing anyone to turn a basic website into an online shop using plugins and pre-made templates. But as we navigate 2026, the digital landscape has shifted dramatically. Recent global data indicates that active, transacting WooCommerce stores have dropped by roughly 11% year-over-year. Merchants are pushing back against slow load times, security vulnerabilities, and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
Senaka Weeraratna, Attorney - at Law, delivered a talk on the premises of the Japanese Parliament (Diet) on November 14, 2018 thanking Japan for liberating Asia.
AI Overview The expression of gratitude delivered by Sri Lankan attorney Senaka Weeraratna at the Japanese Parliament (Diet) on November 14, 2018, was received with deep appreciation, validation, and a profound sense of historical vindication by the Japanese conservative establishment. [1, 2, 3, 4] The lecture, titled "Japan's attack on Pearl Harbour ignited the liberation of Asia from Western domination – Time for Asia to express gratitude to Japan," was organized by the Society for the Dissemination of Historical Fact. [1] The primary responses... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
ඩෙංගු රෝගීන් 90,000 ඉක්මවයි: මරණ 65ක් දක්වා ඉහළට
වසරේ මේ දක්වා කාලය තුළ මෙරටින් වාර්තා වූ සමස්ත ඩෙංගු රෝගීන් සංඛ්යාව 90,306ක් බව ජාතික ඩෙංගු මර්දන ඒකකය පවසනවා. එමෙන්ම අගෝස්තු මාසයේ මේ දක්වා රෝගීන් 4,959ක් වාර්තා වී තිබෙනවා. මේ අතර වසරේ මේ දක්වා වාර්තා වී ඇති ඩෙංගු මරණ සංඛ්යාව 65ක් දක්වා ඉහළට ගොස් ඇති බවයි එම ඒකකය සඳහන් කරන්නේ.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/08/26)
Sri Lanka’s survival in the face of its geographic destiny - I
Nearly four and a half centuries of continuous subjugation under three separate West European imperial powers, namely, Portugal, Holland or Netherlands, and England from 1505 to 1948 served to increasingly conceal the indigeneity of the Sinhalese to their historic island home known as Sihela/Sinhale. The original inhabitants of Sihela who came to be called Sinhalas (Sinhalese in English) in historical times are almost certainly a racial amalgam of at least four different indigenous tribes, namely, Yaksha, Deva, Naga, and Raksha mentioned in traditional chronicles such as the Dipavansa and the Mahavansa. To elaborate... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
Unethical conduct of Cricket Transformation Committee led by Eran Wickramaratne in handling intellectual property claims of Sri Lankan ownership of 'Player Referral' (DRS)
Public backlash and allegations of complicity against the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC), chaired by Eran Wickramaratne , stem from its failure to lobby the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the official recognition and royalties of Senaka Weeraratna. Weeraratna is the Colombo-based lawyer who conceptualized the "Player Referral" system, which serves as the foundational blueprint for today's Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] Public advocates and critics describe the Committee's handling of these intellectual property (IP) claims as a severe compromise of national interests due to the following structural issues: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
"Eershiyawa" (jealousy) and non - institutional backing have blocked Senaka Weeraratna and Sri Lanka from gaining global credit for inventing the Decision Review System (DRS).
In her column published on LankaWeb, writer Shenali Waduge argues that "Eershiyawa" (local jealousy) and a lack of institutional backing are the primary reasons why Senaka Weeraratna and Sri Lanka have been blocked from gaining global credit for inventing the Decision Review System (DRS). AI Overview Waduge’s commentary addresses a long-running dispute regarding the origins of the "Player Referral" concept, which eventually became the foundational mechanism for the DRS.The Core ArgumentsWaduge outlines several institutional and cultural barriers keeping Weeraratna from official recognition:Domestic Jealousy ("Eershiyawa"):Waduge describes eershiyawa as a destructive cultural mindset in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
නඩු ප්රමාදයන් සිදුවන්නේ විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ හිඟකම, විනිසුරුවරුන් නොසිටීම හෝ විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ පළපුරුද්ද සහ දැනුමේ මදිකම නිසාද?
නීතිඥ සුගන්ධිකා කේ. හංගිලිපොලගේ සහ ඕලිත ගුණරත්න ගේ පර්යේෂණ සහ සංස්කරණ සහාය ඇතිව. ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇති යෝජනා මගින් නීතියේ ප්රමාදයන් සිදුවන්නේ විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ අකාර්යක්ෂමතාව, නොසිටීම හෝ දැනුමේ හිඟකම නිසා යැයි උපකල්පනය කරන බවක් පෙනෙන්නට තිබේ. නමුත් සැබෑ තත්ත්වය එය නොවේ. සැබවින්ම සිදුවිය යුත්තේ විනිසුරුවරුන්ට නිසි පුහුණුවක් ලබා දීමයි. විනිසුරුවරුන් සුදුසුකම් ලත් අපේක්ෂකයින් අතරින් තෝරාගෙන ඔවුන්ට නිසි පුහුණුවක් ලබා දිය යුතුය. සත්ය වශයෙන්ම, නීතිය ප්රමාද... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
ARE LAW'S DELAYS DUE TO LACK OF JUDGES, NON- AVAILABILITY OF JUDGES, OR LACK OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF JUDGES?
SARATH WIJESINGHEPresident's Counsel(LL.M.(LON) Public & International LawUniversity College, London (UCL)United Kingdom)48, Neelammahara Road,Maharagama, Sri Lanka. 10280845A, Romford Road,Manor Park,London. UK. E125JYPhone : +0777880166E-mail : sarath7
hotmail.co.ukFB : Sarath Wijesinghe With research and editorial assistance by Sugandhika K. Hangilipola, Attorney-at-Law It appears that the proposed suggestions assume or presume that laws' delays are due to the inefficiency, non-availability, or lack of knowledge of judges. Which is not... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
A Third Way for Sri Lanka – Lifting the rural economy
—One that lifts the economic strength, financial, health and education status of the rural sector in Sri Lanka through participation, decision making and ownership by the rural community While centre driven and managed high level economic changes, both structural and financial, are necessary, an assumption that the benefits of such changes will flow to the periphery through a trickledown theory does not necessarily work. Sri Lanka’s rural population is around 80% of the total population and compared to the average financial status of urban population, the rural population is at a much lower... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
The Drug Menace in Universities: Lessons from Britain for Sri Lanka
"Drug menace in universities – The Island" https://island.lk/drug-menace-in-universities/ The recent Island editorial, “Drug Menace in Universities,” refers to the conviction of a second-year Sri Lankan university student for selling hashish and other smuggled substances. This incident should not be dismissed as the isolated wrongdoing of one student. It is a warning that drug dealers are attempting to penetrate our universities and turn young people into both consumers and distributors. Sri Lanka is not alone in facing this danger. Britain, despite its highly developed university system, advanced policing and extensive student welfare... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
Corruption in fast developing Maldives -Sri Lanka is not far behind
https://srilanka.ahk.de/en/events/sri-lanka-moves-up-14-places-in-the-2025-corruption-perceptions-index https://www.news.lk/current-affairs/sri-lanka-improves-global-ranking-in-corruption-perceptions-index-2025 Extracted from Google The Maldives scores 39 out of 100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking 91st globally. Watchdogs report little to no meaningful progress against systemic high-level corruption, citing centralized executive authority, weak oversight enforcement, and unresolved grand corruption scandals. [1, 2, 3] State-Level Corruption and Governance Systemic High-Level Power: Corruption remains concentrated at top tiers of governance, involving unaddressed historical grand scandals and asset recovery failures. [1, 2] Institutional Concentration: Executive centralization, appointment controls over oversight... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam released on bail
The General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Sagara Kariyawasam has been released on bail by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (10). Kaduwela Magistrate Aruna Indrajith Buddhadasa ordered his release on two surety bail of Rs. 2 million each, Ada Derana reporter said. A foreign travel ban has also been imposed on Sagara Kariyawasam by the Kaduwela Magistrate. Court issued the 17-page bail order after considering submissions made by both the prosecution and the defence. The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) arrested Kariyawasam earlier today after recording... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/08/26)
වයස පරදා තැබූ අපූර්ව දක්ෂතාවයක්: 72 හැවිරිදි අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් මහනුවරදී කිලෝමීටර් 31ක දැවැන්ත මැරතන් අභියෝගය ජය ගනියි!
වයස යනු හුදෙක් ඉලක්කමක් පමණක්ම බව ප්රායෝගිකව ඔප්පු කරමින්, ශ්රී ලාංකීය ප්රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්රීඩා ඉතිහාසයට පෙර නොවූ විරූ සන්ධිස්ථානයක් එක් කිරීමට මහනුවර දිරිය මිනිසෙකු සමත්ව ඇත. මධ්යම පළාත් ප්රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්රීඩා සංගමයේ සක්රීය සාමාජිකයෙකු වන 72 හැවිරිදි ඩී.එම්.ඒ.එස්. අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් ධනසේකර මහතා කිලෝමීටර් 31.230ක දැවැන්ත දීර්ඝ දුර ධාවන අභියෝගයක් අතිසාර්ථකව නිම කිරීමට සමත්ව තිබේ. ඓතිහාසික මහනුවර ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාවේ ප්රධාන දොරටුව ඉදිරිපිටින් අලුයම ආරම්භ වූ මෙම ධාවන අභියෝගය සඳහා අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් මහතා ගත කර තිබුණේ පැය 4යි මිනිත්තු 03ක් වැනි කෙටි කාලයකි. දළදා මාළිගාව අසලින්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Sinhala Vigyanaya - Civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist Thought
The civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist thought, a unique intellectual, philosophical, and practical worldview shaped by the synthesis of Theravada Buddhism and primordial indigenous traditions. This "wisdom" or Chintana transformed a small island into a thriving hydraulic civilization characterized by advanced engineering, sustainable ecological management, and a rich literary heritage. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the core pillars of Buddhist Sinhala thought and how they manifested in Sri Lankan history. 1. The Triad of Civilization: Wewa, Dagoba, Keth Yaya The structural backbone of ancient... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers showed the cultural erasure of Black Africa at a Black Man's funeral in Barbados. A sad spectacle.
The funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers deserved also a Black African cultural send off. Blacks ( Garfield Sobers was not white) should move away from Eurocentric, colonial-era military and Western religious traditions. Incorporating explicit African drumming, rituals, or folklore would better honor the ancestral roots of the Afro-Barbadians and celebrate a figure who symbolized Black liberation and excellence on the global stage. It was sad to see the cultural erasure of the Black man at the funeral of a Black Man who brought glory and honour to the entire black community worldwide by his stupendous achievements... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Beyond the Surface of the Earth - Sri Lankan Perceptions of Russia in the 1960s—and My Own Journey
In the 1960s, most Sri Lankans knew very little about the Soviet Union. To many, Russia was simply a distant communist country—cold, secretive and politically opposed to the West. Some believed that its universities could not match those of Britain or other Western countries. Yet I saw Russia differently. I believed that the Soviet Union was already highly advanced in science, engineering and technology. That belief changed the direction of my life. Without telling my father, I obtained an application for a Soviet scholarship, completed it and prepared for the interview. I... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Ethnic Conflict & Other Minority Inventions in Sri Lanka
Posted byee ink.August 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:asia, colombo, ethnic-conflct, minorities, sri-lanka, travel blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 02-08 August 2026 * ‘Licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka, which include both State & private banks, some headed by retired judges of the Supreme Court, would never have permitted even a dollar to be sent out, if the transactions were not lawful.’ – MM Zuhair PC (see ee Random Notes, Judges & Phantoms)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Why MTD Walkers could not recover
1. The group had accumulated an unsustainable debt burden The proposal recorded total group exposure of approximately: LKR 31.026 billion, including LKR 6.941 billion in bank guarantees LKR 1.950 billion in debentures LKR 22.135 billion in direct bank and financial-institution borrowings The debt was concentrated mainly in: CML-MTD Construction: approximately 69% Walkers Piling MTD Walkers PLC Together, these three companies represented about 90% of group debt. Walkers Colombo Shipyard... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize for the Advancement of Peace
Islam focuses on securing peace in every sphere of human activity. It encourages all to promote education, respect and tolerance, improve social and interfaith harmony, support charitable causes and serve humanity regardless of race, creed or colour. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is dedicated to establish peace at all levels and to protect the basic human rights of all. In light of this it is keen to recognise efforts made by anyone to advance the cause of peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace is therefore awarded in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Proposal to Develop Trincomalee as a Boatbuilding and Offshore Industry Hub
1. Principal Request to the Government and SLPA ● The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) should reserve and formally allocate: ● A suitable waterfront area at Mud Cove for a boatbuilding, repair and marine-services zone. ● A suitable land-and-water area at Clappenburg Bay for an offshore engineering, ship-repair, rig-support and lay-up hub. ● These areas should be protected from incompatible development and incorporated into the long-term Trincomalee Port... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Kerawalapitiya–Colombo Port Underground Electricity Cable Project Begins
The commencement of the second underground high-voltage transmission cable between Kerawalapitiya and Colombo Port is undoubtedly an important national achievement. The approximately 16-kilometre, 220 kV cable will strengthen the reliability and capacity of the electricity supply to Greater Colombo, including the rapidly developing Colombo Port City. But this project also raises a much larger and more uncomfortable question: Why do we so often construct the visible symbols of development first and begin thinking about the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
The Ghost of "Soldier's Heart" in Modern Conflict: A Case Study of Da Costa’s Syndrome in a Sri Lankan Combat Veteran
The condition known by several names, including Da Costa's syndrome, effort syndrome, and neurocirculatory asthenia, has been the subject of extensive research by numerous esteemed physicians for over a century (Paul, 1987). During the US Civil War, Dr. Da Costa conducted a thorough evaluation of around 300 soldiers exhibiting a set of symptoms he identified as "irritable heart." Various distressing signs, including shortness of breath, palpitations, a burning sensation in the chest, severe fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea, episodes of dizziness, and disturbances in sleep, characterized this condition... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 5)
12th March Today, we had the opportunity to host James Murray and his wife at the abbey, a visit that brought a significant sense of relief to both Mina and me as we grappled with our concerns about our son, Quincy. During our discussions about the future, it became increasingly evident that our current emotional distress was impeding our ability to create a supportive and nurturing environment for Quincy, which could ultimately compromise his educational prospects. After extensive contemplation, we arrived at the heart-wrenching decision to temporarily place Quincy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Is it a violation of the Constitution for the Attorney General to approve a constitutional amendment increasing the tenure of judges while contradictory provisions exist within the Constitution?(Use the English version of the Constitution only for clarification)
http://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-it-violation-of-constitution-for.html?m=11. According to Article 83(ආ) of the Constitution, a referendum is required to amend Articles 30(2) and 62(2) (the term of the President and the duration of Parliament).In 2015, during the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the Supreme Court interpreted Article 83(b) of the English version of the Constitution and amended Articles 30(2) and 62(2) without holding a referendum. This was certified by the Speaker and made into law. The Supreme Court has also ruled that Articles 30(2) and 62(2) of the Constitution have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/08/26)
Prisoner and Prisons.
“Prisoners are also Human Beings” They are caged against his wish as deterrent or punishment of a crime or wrong doing against the state of the society “A prisoner is any person deprived of his or her liberty against his or her will” - definition There are prisoners in state institutions all over the world for committing crimes for violating law against the legislature. Philosophically, prisoners are those who are in this position due... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
Lee Kuan Yew’s Anti-Corruption Model and Sri Lanka
Lee Kuan Yew is widely credited for doing the impossible – turning a less developed, small nation without natural resources into an economic powerhouse within a short period of time. Containing corruption was one tool he used to propel economic growth. He had this to say about it. “Once a political system has been corrupted, right from the top, the very top to the lowest rungs of bureaucracy, the problem is almost impossible to solve without a revolution. The cleansing and disinfecting have to start from the top and go downwards in a thorough... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
ඉංජිනේරු පූර්ව අනාවැකිය: සෞඛ්යය, පාලනය සහ ජාතික පැවැත්ම සඳහා පාඩමක්
පසුගිය වසරේ පැවැත්වූ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ප්රථම ජාතික කෘත්රිම බුද්ධි ප්රදර්ශනය හා සම්මන්ත්රණයේ සාර්ථකත්වය මත පදනම්ව, ශ්රී ලංකා ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්යාංශය සහ ජාතික තොරතුරු හා සන්නිවේදන තාක්ෂණ විසඳුම් සපයන්නා වන SLT-MOBITEL එක්ව “Sri Lanka AI Week 2026” වැඩසටහන ප්රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. මෙම වැඩසටහනේ අරමුණ වන්නේ කෘත්රිම බුද්ධිය පිළිබඳ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ අභිලාෂයන් මැනිය හැකි ප්රායෝගික ප්රතිඵල බවට පරිවර්තනය කිරීමයි. චින්තනයට අභියෝග කරන සාකච්ඡා, නවීනතම AI නවෝත්පාදන ප්රදර්ශනය කිරීම සහ ප්රතිපත්ති සම්පාදකයන්, ව්යාපාරිකයන්, පර්යේෂකයන්, නව ව්යාපාර, සිසුන් ඇතුළු විවිධ පාර්ශ්ව අතර සහයෝගීතාව ගොඩනැගීම තුළින්, “Sri Lanka AI Week 2026” වැඩසටහන ශ්රී ලංකාවේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
Textile Success Must Be Matched by a Heavy-Industry Strategy for Sri Lanka’s Youth
https://www.ft.lk/business/South-Asia-s-premier-textile-garment-manufacturing-platform-gets-underway/34-795652 Please do not misunderstand my observations regarding the Government’s support for Sri Lanka’s textile and garment industry. I warmly welcome the inauguration of Intex–InMac Sri Lanka 2026, described as South Asia’s leading international platform for textile sourcing and garment-manufacturing technology. Such exhibitions can introduce modern machinery, new materials, international buyers and valuable investment opportunities to Sri Lanka. The apparel industry has made an enormous contribution to export earnings and employment, particularly by providing economic independence... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
Why Sri Lanka's Pro-butcher, Anti-Animal, Animal "Cruelty" Act of 2022 should not be passed as it is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmYF1fcMchU&t=15s 330 views Aug 12, 2023 The Animal Welfare Bill proposed by the Law Commission in 2006 (and verbatim reproduced in the Private Members Bill tabled by Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera, in Parliament, in October 2010) has been hijacked by the Meat Trade and its collaborators and converted into an Animal Welfare Bill (2022) protecting not the innocent animals but the interests of the Poultry and Meat trade, and those who use live Animals in totally unnecessary experiments despite the availability of viable non-violent and harmless suitable... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
19 වන සියවසේ පැරණි මස් කඩ ආඥා පනත පාලන නීති සම්පාදනයක් ලෙස ගෙන ඇති ඝාතකාගාර තත්ත්වයන් ප්රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීම, පෙරහැරක අලි ඇතුන්ට වඩා හදිසි සත්ව සුභසාධන ගැටලුවකි.
පෙරහැරකදී ගෘහාශ්රිත අලි ඇතුන් දුසිම් කිහිපයක් භාවිතා කිරීම ප්රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීමට වඩා ජාතියේ භයානක ඝාතකාගාර තත්ත්වයන් ප්රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීම දැවැන්ත හා හදිසි අවශ්යතාවයකි. ගොවිපල සතුන් මිලියන ගණනක් වාර්ෂිකව ප්රවාහනය කර ඝාතනය කරනු ලබන්නේ දැඩි කුරිරු තත්වයන් යටතේ සහ බොහෝ දුරට නියාමනයට යටත් නොවී ය. ඝාතනය සඳහා නිසි උපකරණ නොමැතිව නුපුහුණු සහ නුපුහුණු මස් කඩ කරන්නන් වින්දිතයාගේ දුක්ඛිතභාවය සහ දුක් වේදනා තවත් උග්ර කළ හැකිය. එංගලන්තයේ කාන්තාවන් සහ ළමයින් සමහර විට මොට පිහි භාවිතා කරමින් පවා ඔවුන්ගේ ගෙවතුවල සතුන් ඝාතනය කරන බව සොයා ගන්නා ලදී. සත්ව අයිතිවාසිකම් ක්රියාකාරීන්ගේ දැඩි බලපෑම් එංගලන්තයේ මස් කඩ නියාමනය කිරීමට හේතු විය. සතුන් ඝාතනය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
Friedrich Nietzsche and the Buddha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0vf5QxR-QQ Friedrich Nietzsche and the Buddha both began with the exact same realization: life is inherently full of suffering. However, they arrived at completely opposite conclusions on how to deal with it. While the Buddha sought to understand suffering to completely transcend and liberate human beings from it, Nietzsche demanded that we embrace, endure, and transform suffering into a tool for ultimate personal greatness. [1, 2] ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ එකිනෙකට පටහැනි ව්යවස්ථා තිබියදී විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩිකරන ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයකට නීතිපති අනුමැතිය ලබා දීම ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝණයක්ද?
ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ එකිනෙකට පටහැනි ව්යවස්ථා තිබියදී විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩිකරන ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයකට නීතිපති අනුමැතිය ලබා දීම ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝණයක්ද?(ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්රීසි පිටපත පැහැදිලිකර ගැනීමට පමණක් යොදා ගන්න)1. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83.(ආ) ඡේදය අනුව 30.2 සහ 62.2 (ජනාධිපති කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කාලය) සංශෝධනයට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් පැවැත්වීම අවශ්ය වේ.2. 2015 දී 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්රීසි පිටපතේ 83.b ඡේදය ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය මගින් අර්ථනිරූපණය කරගෙන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 30.2 සහ 62.2 ව්යවස්ථා ජනමතවිචාරණයක් නොපවත්වා සංශෝධනය කරගෙන කතානායක සහතිකයද ගෙන නීතියක් කරගෙන ඇති අතර, ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 30.2 සහ 62.2 ව්යවස්ථා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
Textile Success Must Be Matched by a Heavy-Industry Strategy for Sri Lanka’s Youth
https://www.ft.lk/business/South-Asia-s-premier-textile-garment-manufacturing-platform-gets-underway/34-795652 Please do not misunderstand my observations regarding the Government’s support for Sri Lanka’s textile and garment industry. I warmly welcome the inauguration of Intex–InMac Sri Lanka 2026, described as South Asia’s leading international platform for textile sourcing and garment-manufacturing technology. Such exhibitions can introduce modern machinery, new materials, international buyers and valuable investment opportunities to Sri Lanka. The apparel industry has made an enormous contribution to export earnings and employment, particularly by providing economic independence... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/08/26)
71හැවිරිදි ප්රවීණ මලල ක්රීඩක අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් මහතා කිලෝමීටර් 30ක විශේෂ මැරතන් ධාවන අභියෝගයකට සැරසෙයි
මහනුවර, ශ්රී ලංකාව – ශ්රී ලාංකීය ක්රීඩා ඉතිහාසයට නව ජවයක් එක් කරමින්, මධ්යම පළාත් ප්රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්රීඩා සංගමයේ සාමාජිකයකු වන ඩී.එම්.ඒ.එස්. අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් ධනසේකර මහතා සිය 71 වන වියේදී කිලෝමීටර් 30ක විශේෂ මැරතන් ධාවන වාර්තා අභියෝගයකට මුහුණ දීමට සූදානම් වෙයි. දැඩි උත්සාහය, විනය සහ කැපවීම තුළින් ඕනෑම වයස් සීමාවකදී ඉලක්ක කරා ළඟා විය හැකි බව සමාජයට පසක් කර දීම මෙම ඉසව්වේ ප්රධාන අරමුණයි. මෙම සුවිශේෂී ක්රීඩා ඉසව්ව 2026 අගෝස්තු 9 වන ඉරිදා දින, අලුයම 5:00 ට මහනුවර ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාවේ ප්රධාන දොරටුව ඉදිරිපිටින් ආරම්භ වී, අලවතුගොඩ දක්වා ගමන් කර නැවත... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Is it not a concerning issue how Major General Kamal Gunaratne got Velupillai Prabhakaran's ID Card?
*During the final phase of the war in Mullaitivu — Mullivaikkal — the Sri Lanka Military operations were led by - the - ground command, in Mullaitivu / Vanni (Feb–April 2009 + May 16-18)* The Vanni theater was run by Security Forces Headquarters - Vanni. Key commanders named for the final operations by their names were: - *Maj. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya* — Security Forces Commander, Vanni. He was present at the official ceremony on 20 May 2009 announcing the end of the war.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Quoted from Quora
Good lesson to all the parents When I saw a woman in TV shouting at police near the Mahara prison claiming “that her son used drugs with her own money not government’s money “ A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a pencil and paper. After writing for several minutes, the condemned man called the prison guard and asked that the letter be delivered to his biological mother. The letter said... Mother, if there were more justice in this world, we... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Engineering Prognosis: A Lesson for Health, Governance, and National Survival
One of the most valuable lessons I learned as an engineering postgraduate in the Soviet Union was that the greatest engineers are not those who repair failures—they are those who predict them before they occur. My postgraduate research at the Gubkin State University of Oil and Gas in Moscow in 1975 focused on the prognosis of journal bearing failures in massive reciprocating compressors used to inject natural gas into deep underground porous limestone formations in the Kaluga region of the Moscow Oblast. These compressors were among the largest operating in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Since Article 83.ආ. of the Constitution has not been amended to date, the amendment to extend the term of judges requires a referendum.
1. While Article 83.ආ. of the Constitution of Sri Lanka provides that a referendum is required to amend Articles 30.2 and 62.2 [Article 83.b. of the English version of the Constitution] Paragraph 83.b. of the English version of the Constitution states that a referendum is required only for amendments that extend the term of Articles 30.2 and 62.2 to more than 6 years (which would extend) Amendments that would reduce that period are not stated that a referendum is required] The amendment of Articles 30.2 and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
India’s Naval Expansion: A Golden Opportunity for Sri Lankan Investors
https://ceylontoday.lk/2025/09/13/sri-lanka-must-harness-indias-naval-ambitions India is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious naval expansion programmes, investing heavily in warships, support vessels, shipyards, logistics and maritime infrastructure. This is not merely a defence initiative—it is an industrial revolution that will create enormous opportunities throughout the Indian Ocean region. Sri Lanka should not remain a spectator. Our private sector must be encouraged to form joint ventures with Indian companies in shipbuilding, steel fabrication, precision engineering, marine equipment manufacturing, welding, offshore fabrication, logistics and technical training. Rather than competing with India, Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
හොරු අල්ලන වැඩේ ඉස්සරවෙලාම කරේ රනිල් - ආණ්ඩුව දැන් ලංකාවට විහිළු සපයනවා
https://youtu.be/N-gUle-voQU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
මට කතා කරන්න දෙන්නකෝ මොන මඟුලක්ද මේ - මට බලය තිබ්බා නම් උඹලා සේරටම දඬුවම් කරනවා - අර්චුනා යකා නටයි
https://youtu.be/FlHxkSRRVjo... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Reform of Slaughterhouse Conditions that have the archaic 19th Century Butcher's Ordinance as the governing legislation is a more urgent Animal Welfare issue than Elephants in Perahera.
Reforming the nation's appalling slaughterhouse conditions is a far more massive and urgent necessity than reforming the use of a few dozen domesticated elephants in a Perahera. Millions of farm animals are transported and slaughtered annually under severe brutal conditions and mostly without being subject to regulation. Untrained and Unskilled Butchers without proper instruments for slaughter can aggravate the misery and suffering of the victim. Wilful blindness to wrongdoing towards animals is the unfortunate legacy of almost every Sri Lankan Government since grant of independence in 1948. It is a national shame. The archaic Butchers Ordinance of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
IDMNS Advanced Welding Campus – Preparing Sri Lankan Youth for Global Careers
Formerly known as Fabweld Academy, the institution now operates as the IDMNS Advanced Welding Campus, dedicated to producing internationally competent welders and fabrication professionals through a unique combination of classroom theory, practical workshop training, and industry-based hands-on experience. The campus was recently inspected by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). Following a positive evaluation, the Bureau expressed its willingness to recognise the campus as an approved testing facility, enabling trainees to have their skills assessed to standards expected by overseas employers. The reputation of the campus is already attracting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Animal Welfare Bill 2026 - A Civilizational Imperative
Observations Modern legislation to govern Animal Welfare in Sri Lanka is a sine qua non. A Civilizational imperative. It can no longer be sidelined as has been practiced in the past on the ground that matters addressing human needs must always have priority over animal needs. Unfortunately, this was the experience of the well-planned and well-drafted Animal Welfare Bill released by the Law Commission in 2006. It was the most comprehensive document prepared over a period of six years (2000 – 2006) after an extensive study and examination of laws of other Jurisdictions, during the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
GERONTOCRACY AND WEALTH CONCENTRATION: HAS SRI LANKA FOLLOWED THE SAME PATH AS AMERICA?
The recently published book Gerontocracy in America by Samuel Moyn has generated considerable debate by examining how wealth, political influence and economic power have become concentrated among older generations in the United States.Although America and Sri Lanka have different histories and economic systems, the central question raised by the book deserves careful consideration in our own context.Has Sri Lanka also become a society where wealth, influence and economic opportunity are increasingly concentrated among older and already established groups?This question should not be reduced to a conflict between the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Deputy Minister of Defence Chairs Meeting on streamlining of Ranaviru Villages
Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) chaired a special coordination meeting at the Deputy Minister's office in Colombo on 03 August to review and expedite measures for the development and settlement of beneficiaries in Ranaviru Villages island wide. These villages are associated with numerous administrative issues including infrastructure, legal deeds and other supportive services enabling land recipients for their settlements. Convened as a continuation of a series of previous discussions, the meeting focused on implementing the project as a pilot initiative by developing essential infrastructure and other... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th Plenary Assembly at World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva from 23rd to 30th August 2026.The Secretary - General of the United Nations of Sri Lanka (UNA-Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික විහිළුව තිරගත වෙමින් පවතී.
නඩු ලක්ෂ 11ක් අධිකරණ තුල ගොඩගැසී ඇති බව පැවසේ. එම නඩු කඩිනමින් විසදීම සඳහා සියලුම විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ සේවාකාලය වසර දෙකකින් දිගු කිරීමට වර්තමාන රජය යෝජනා කරයි.නඩු ලක්ෂ 11ක් සියලුම විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ සේවාකාලය වසර දෙකකින් දිගු කිරීම තුලින් විසඳා අවසන් කල හැකිනම් අප එයට විරුද්ධ විය යුතු නොවේ. සහයෝගයදී අධිකරණය තුල ඇති නඩු තදබදය නිම කිරීමට සහය දිය යුතුමය.රාජ්ය කාලකන්නිත්වය විසින් නිර්මාණය කරන ලද, නඩු තදබදය කඩිනමින් විසදීම සඳහා කාල කලමනාකරණය නිසි ලෙස අවබෝධයකින් සිදුකල යුතු කටයුත්තකි. අප පවතින තත්වය දෙස මදක් විපරම් කර බලමු. කාල රාමුව තුල එක නඩුවක් සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම අවසන් කිරීමට සතියකින් කල හැකිනම් මේ නඩු ලක්ෂ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
2015 දී වැරදි ඉංග්රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා පිටපත ඉදිරිපත් කර සිදුකළ ව්යවස්ථා වංචාව.. ..(මැතිවරණ කොමිසමද ඉංග්රීසි පිටපත නිවැරදි කරන ලෙස ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දී ඇත, නීතිපතිද ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ පවතින දෝෂයක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා
විනිසුරු කාලය දීර්ඝ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි මහතාගේ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක ප්රකාශයක්...(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/1397346652267936/?app=fblවැරදි ඉංග්රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා විධිවිධාන ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කර තමන්ගේ අරමුණු ඉටු කරගත් නීතීඥවරුන්ට දඬුවම් ලැබෙයිද?(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/973728992365991/?app=fblව්යවස්ථාවේ භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනීයේ 2025.08.14 දින සවස 6.30 ප්රවෘත්ති විකාශයhttps://www.youtube.com/live/s5YIqYDoGvo?si=etwh3jdgQuf4gyQo?&t=168ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල - ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...https://youtu.be/k5fWmg69_Jg?si=_HL6gHcCMLMA8iqhආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ වැරදි ඇති බව නීතිපති පිළිගෙන තිබියදී ඒවා නිවැරදි නොකර විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කරන්නේ කෙසේද? පැලවත්ත ජවිපෙ මූලස්ථානයට ලිපියක්.....!https://youtu.be/JjDS03HSD9gජනපති ධූර කාලය : ව්යවස්ථාවේ හිලක්..වරද හදන්න මැතිවරණ කොමිසම ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
The USA Teaches Sri Lanka’s Navy to Hijack Ships & Handle Snakes
Posted byee ink.August 1, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, economy, India, news, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 26 July – 01 August 2026 • The USA says it has been training the Sri Lankan armed forces to hijack ships & handle snakes! (see ee Quotes, Carat’s Sticks). This was all part of the USA’s war games in Sri Lanka’s seas off Trincomalee this week to tutor Sri Lanka’s forces in such niceties as ‘Visit, Board, Search & Seizure (VBSS)’ as well. Centuries of handling marauding TamilNadu... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Focus on Sri Lanka - Canadian Parliamentary Hearings on Human Rights.
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Donald Trump and European leaders kick start a dormant idiom ' When you are in Rome do as the Romans do' - Lessons for Sri Lanka
The new International trend is that the host culture dictates legal and social rules. People must respect historical cultural norms, and civilizational religious sensitivities. The Govt. of Sri Lanka must prevent the rise of new arrivals and related social groups using the cover of religion to engage in fracturing states as vividly seen on the TV screen in both Europe and USA. The resurgence of the ancient adage "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"—driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric and a parallel right-wing policy pivot across Europe—signals a major global shift away from multiculturalism... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
දේශගුණික අභියෝග හමුවේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වනාන්තර සහ තිරසාර අනාගතය
ගෝලීය උෂ්ණත්වය ඉහළ යාම, අනපේක්ෂිත කාලගුණ විපර්යාසයන්, ගංවතුර සහ දැඩි නියඟය වැනි පාරිසරික අර්බුද හේතුවෙන් සමස්ත ලෝකයම වර්තමානය වන විට දැඩි බලපෑමකට ලක්ව ඇත. දකුණු ආසියානු කලාපයේ දූපත් රාජ්යයක් වන ශ්රී ලංකාව ද මෙම දේශගුණික විපර්යාසයන්ගේ ඍජු ගොදුරක් බවට පත්ව ඇති අතර, එය රටේ ජන ජීවිතයට මෙන්ම ආර්ථිකයට ද දැඩි ලෙස තර්ජනයක් එල්ල කරයි. මෙම පාරිසරික ව්යසනයන්ගෙන් මිදීම සඳහා මිනිසා සතු ප්රධානතම සහ එකම ස්වාභාවික ආරක්ෂක පවුර වන්නේ වනාන්තර පද්ධතියයි. එය ලෝකයේ පෙනහළු ලෙසද හදුන්වයි. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වනාන්තරවල වර්තමාන තත්ත්වය නිවැරදිව තක්සේරු කරමින්, පවතින පාරිසරික පද්ධති ආරක්ෂා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
XpressJobs Partners with Run for Hope Colombo 2026 to Support Livelihoods for Single Mothers
Colombo, Sri Lanka – August 2026: XpressJobs, Sri Lanka's leading recruitment technology platform, proudly partnered as the Official Recruitment Partner for Run for Hope Colombo 2026, powered by Nestomalt, reaffirming its commitment to creating opportunities beyond employment and supporting initiatives that uplift communities. Held at Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, the event brought together over 1,200 participants from all walks of life, including families, young children, fitness enthusiasts, corporate teams and seasoned runners. Organised by the Voice Foundation, Run for Hope Colombo was a fundraising initiative dedicated to supporting the livelihoods of single mothers,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Re: Canadian Atrocities
From the time of Mahaweli Settlements in the 80s todate the State of Canada has been working with the separatists in Sri Lanka to see Sri Lanka is balkanized and destabilized. For this reason they have worked unceasingly to disenfranchise the Sinhalese in their own country and to promote separatism. For this reason Buddhism, the Buddhist Establishment and Sinhala Buddhists must be made powerless. The Canadian Connection works through the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, then through the Vatican to Canada. Canada has a vast Catholic, politically powerful population and great influence through their aid agencies to force... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Govt. to seek SC opinion on confusion regarding terms of President and Parliament
The government is out to seek the opinion of Supreme court on a so called confusion in the constitution with regard to the terms of the Executive President and Parliament, and opposition the MP alleged.MP Dayasiri Jayasekera in a statement released to media said Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has issued a gazette notification to rectify the confusion in the constitution when it comes to English and Sinhala copies.Accordingly he said the English copy of the constitution says a referendum is necessary to extend the term of President and Parliament for more than... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
බලයෙන් අන්ධ වී සිටින, ගොලු සහ බිහිරි, සහ "හොර ගල් අහුලන", බලධාරින් ගේ කාරුණික අවධානය පිනිසයි.-WANTED Dam(n) Engineer Dead or Alive
Wanted Dam(n) Engineer Dead or Alive Spillway gates of Kothmale Dam were opened at 3:00pm on 03 August 2026 (Monday) after only a very short notice The spillway gates were opened at 3:00 pm on Monday, 3 August 2026, after only a very short notice. In my opinion, providing such limited advance warning before releasing a significant volume of water is totally inadequate and does not allow sufficient time for residents, businesses, schools, and emergency services in downstream areas to prepare or take appropriate safety... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Safeguarding the lives of inmates and prison officials – Justice Ministry shamefully failed
Centre for Human Rights Research (CHR) Sri Lanka strongly condemns the failure of the Government and, in particular, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Ms. Ayesha Jinasena, to manage the chronic overcrowding in Sri Lanka’s prisons and to safeguard the lives of inmates and prison officials. According to an urgent statement issued by the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP Sri Lanka), several fatalities have occurred within Mahara Prison, with multiple inmates lying injured.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Sri Lanka Prison crisis: Should Prisons be about rehabilitation rather than just incarceration?
“Generally speaking, punishment makes men hard and cold; it concentrates; it sharpens the feeling of alienation; it strengthens the power of resistance”― Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher and writer In the first instance, this article is about crime and punishment in general and not about specific crimes or categories of punishment. To begin with, taking crime in general, it will be useful if readers, their friends and families could place themselves in a position where a loved one, a son, daughter, a spouse or a good friend, has committed a crime and been sent to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th Plenary Assembly at World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva from 23rd to 30th August 2026.The Secretary - General of the United Nations of Sri Lanka (UNA-Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Death of Senior Lawyer J.C. ("Chula") Boange -An Appreciation
Chula Boange soon after taking oaths J.C. (Chula) Boange, Attorney – at – Law, died on July 20th 2026. He was 77 years old. His remains were cremated within 24 hours of his passing according to his wishes, without the usual trappings of rituals, ceremony and large crowds. His departure mirrored the life he led: simple, austere, discreet. I came into contact with Chula on the very first day of my entry to the Colombo Law Faculty sometime in October 1969. It was a great thrill for me to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Time to Rethink Sri Lanka’s Prison System: Relocate, Modernise and Reform Through Public-Private Partnerships
The recent prison riots at Negombo and Mahara have once again exposed the deep structural weaknesses of Sri Lanka’s prison system. Lives have been lost, public property destroyed, prison officers attacked, and the confidence of the public shaken. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a prison system that has long exceeded its capacity and is struggling to maintain order. It is time to move beyond temporary solutions and adopt bold, long-term reforms. One such reform is the relocation of ageing urban prisons, beginning with the historic Welikada... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
2026.08.18 දින සවස 2-6 දක්වා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පවත්වන සිංහල මාධ්ය 36 වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනේ දී රු.1100/- වටිනා නීති කෘතියක් දිනා ගත හැකි "විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය බවට" නීති අධ්යාපන අභ්යාසය. (ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්)
2026.08.18 දින සවස 2-6 දක්වා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පවත්වන සිංහල මාධ්ය 36 වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනේ දී රු.1100/- වටිනා නීති කෘතියක් දිනා ගත හැකි "විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය බවට"නීති අධ්යාපන අභ්යාසය. (ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව නොව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව යොදා ගන්න)විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට යාමේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83, 3, 30.2, 62.2 ව්යවස්ථා සමඟ සළකා බලමින් ජනමතවිචාරණයකට යාම අවශ්ය බවට නීති තර්ක ගොඩනගන්න.සාර්ථකව පිළිතුරු දෙන අයට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා ලියා ඇති රු.1100/- වටිනා " 4(ඉ) ව්යවස්ථාවට පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණ ඇතුල් කිරීමෙන් රටේ ඒකීය බව බිඳ වැටෙයිද?" කෘතියේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Sri Lanka 2040 – A Nation That Builds, Manufactures and Leads”
Or simply: “The Engineering Manifesto for a New Sri Lanka”
“To transform Sri Lanka from a consumption-based economy into the industrial and maritime hub of the Indian Ocean through technology, engineering, education, discipline, and productive investment.”
Make industrialisation the highest national priority. Establish heavy engineering parks. Develop shipbuilding, offshore engineering, steel fabrication and precision manufacturing. Encourage local manufacturing instead of unnecessary imports. Double industrial exports... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
”NEMO DEBET ESSE JUDEX IN PROPRIA CAUSA.” (Nobody can be a judge in his own case.)
BAR ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA AND THE RECENT RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ON THE EXTENTION OF THE JUDICIARY BY TWO YEAR The Bar Association of Sri Lanka is the professional body of all lawyers in Sri Lanka with Honorable objectives that includes protect the Constitution, Human Rights, Encourage Rule of Law, independence of the Judiciary amongst many other objects included. The Constitution of Bar Association which was set up as a continuation of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Garfield Sobers met Senaka Weeraratna
Sir Garfield Sobers and Senaka Weeraratna met face-to-face during a chance encounter in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. At the time, Weeraratna—a Sri Lankan lawyer who would later become known as the conceptual architect of cricket's Player Decision Review System (DRS)—was working in Melbourne as a legal officer for the Federal Special Prosecutor's office. [1, 2, 3] Key Details of the Encounter The Setting: The meeting took place in Melbourne in 1983. Weeraratna was part of a white-collar crime prosecution review team under Robert Redlich, QC. [1] The Context: Sir... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
2015දී 19වන සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කාලය වසර 5ක් කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව අවශ්ය ජනමතවිචාරණ අහිමි කළ මහමොළකරුවන් කවුද?
ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83. බී. සහ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83.ආ වෙනස් බව මැතිවරණ කොමිසමත් 2025 දී කියද්දී වැරදි ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83.බී ඡේදය යොදාගෙන ජනාධිපති සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කාලය වසර 05ක් දක්වා අඩුකර 2015 දී ජනතාවගේ ජනමතවිචාරණ ඡන්ද බලය අහිමි කරවූ මහමොළකරුවන් කවුද?* * Who are the masterminds who, during the 19th Amendment in 2015, deprived the people of the referendum required by the Constitution to change the presidential and parliamentary terms to 5 years?Who are the masterminds who deprived the people of their referendum voting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
මහර බන්ධනාගාරයේ කොල්ලා බයි තක්සලාවට ඇත්ත කියයි ජෙප්පන්ට නඩු දායි ! - හඬ පට සහිතයි
https://youtu.be/UnfpEoYlniA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/08/26)
Where is Sri Lanka’s Shaheed Drone?
There are a number of wars raging g around the world and a few more are on the planning stage. Drone warfare dominates every one of them. Among drones, the king is inevitably the mighty Shaheed drone. Shaheed and its copies in many countries, including its Russian, American, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, Turkish, etc. variants are highly effective due to low cost, simplicity, high impact, versatility, short time it takes to launch and hit targets and range. Why waste manned aircraft and artillery when a cheap but sizable enough drone can do the job at a fraction... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
An Open Letter to the Minister of Lands
To: The Hon Minister I refer to the timely and eye-opening article written by that erudite journalist Shenali Waduge “ The Legal Defects in Sri Lanka’s Land Registry: Two Registers with a Flawed Digitalisation Programme” at https://www.shenaliwaduge.com/the-legal-defects-in-sri-lankas-land-registry-two-registers-with-a-flawed-digitalisation-programme/ The Article clearly shows (as has been the experience of all other nations which had practiced the deed system) that the Deeds Register like that under Ord 23 of 1927 is the only practical path to achieve international standards. Since the enactment of Act No. 21 of 1998 (Bim Saviya), Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
The Diaspora Dilemma: Hindrance or Potential Asset for Sri Lanka?
A country’s diaspora should naturally be one of its greatest strategic assets. Living in developed nations, overseas citizens gain access to advanced infrastructure, cutting-edge technology, and global networks. In an ideal scenario, they leverage these advantages to bring facilities, expertise, and investment back to their motherland. Regional neighbours offer clear examples of this in action—diaspora communities actively contributing to building schools, hospitals, airports, and modern road networks in their homelands. Unfortunately, Sri Lanka’s experience often tells a different story. Where the Focus Lies Instead of channelling knowledge... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Unity Is the Strength of a Reform Government – A Lesson from History
Governments are rarely defeated by their opponents alone. More often, they are weakened by divisions from within There are examples in Sri Lanka in the past The Bolshevik Revolution succeeded because its leaders were united in achieving a common objective. Lenin, Trotsky and others worked together to overthrow the old regime and defend the revolution during its formative years. It was only after Lenin’s illness and death that deep divisions among the leadership intensified, leading to a destructive struggle for power. Whatever one’s opinion of Soviet history, one lesson remains... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Development Requires Decisive Leadership – But Also Institutional Cohesion
History repeatedly demonstrates that nations achieve rapid transformation when the institutions of the State work towards a common national purpose rather than pulling in different directions. Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew, South Korea during its industrialisation, and China under Deng Xiaoping all illustrate how determined executive leadership, supported by functioning state institutions, accelerated economic development, attracted investment, built infrastructure, and lifted millions out of poverty. While their political systems differed, they shared one characteristic: the machinery of government acted with a common national objective. Sri Lanka today faces a different... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Deputy Minister of Defence Calls on Youth to Champion National Unity for Country's Development
Addressing National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets at the opening ceremony of the NCC Inter-Provincial Youth Exchange Programme, held at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee, on 30 July as the Chief Guest, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) urged the youth to transform diversity into a catalyst for nation-building. In his address, the Deputy Minister underscored the vital role of youth in fostering national reconciliation and lasting unity, emphasizing that peace is built not merely through the absence of conflict but through trust, understanding and meaningful engagement among communities.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Jan 29, 2017 – The President has now instructed that the CCEM must hereafter submit its decisions to the relevant subject minister, who must then submit their concurrence ……..
https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2017/02/12/jan-29-2017-the-president-has-now-instructed-that-the-ccem-must-hereafter-submit-its-decisions-to-the-relevant-subject-minister-who-must-then-submit-their-concurrence/... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
The Legal Defects in Sri Lanka’s Land Registry: Two Registers with a Flawed Digitalisation Programme
Sri Lanka is being rapidly moved towards a digitalisation of its land records. Digital technology can undoubtedly improve efficiency, but digitalising an unreliable legal system will not create a reliable land register or any relief for land owners and even a government who has to answer long term consequences. Before investing billions in digital transformation, a Government must first correct the legal defects that have existed for decades. Why have the digital gurus tasked to roll out digitalization not seen this stark reality and commenced remedies to this issue first? Currently,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Were the Kuthodaw marble inscriptions created to protect Buddhism from British colonial rule?
Yangon, Myanmar -- The 729 marble slabs at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, often called "the world's largest book," represent one of the most ambitious projects of Buddhist preservation ever undertaken. Completed in 1868 under King Mindon, these stone tablets contain the complete Pali Tipiṭaka, the Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma Piṭakas, inscribed across 1,460 pages, each slab five feet tall and five inches thick, housed in its own small shrine arranged around a central golden pagoda. Yet the question of why this monumental work was commissioned points... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Beyond Cakes and Caregiving and garment industry It Is Time to Redefine Women’s Empowerment in Sri Lanka
For decades, Sri Lanka has proudly spoken about women’s empowerment. Every government has launched programmes under this banner, and millions of rupees have been spent on training and awareness. Yet one fundamental question remains: Have we truly empowered women, or have we merely confined them to traditional occupations under a new label? Most vocational programmes offered to women still revolve around cake making, beauty culture, tailoring, housekeeping, food processing, childcare and elderly care. While these are respectable professions, they represent only a narrow segment of the opportunities available to women... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
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