News Archive for Jan 2026

Online Overseas Voting: A Constitutional and National Security Risk and a Violation of Citizens Living in Sri Lanka
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s governments display a disturbing tendency to repeat the mistakes of other countries, even after those countries have openly admitted failure and reversed course. What is more troubling is that these reversals are not hidden or disputed — they are documented, and publicly acknowledged. Yet, despite full awareness that overseas online voting experiments failed in advanced democracies due to risks to election integrity, public trust, and national security, Sri Lanka appears willing to proceed down the same path — knowing that reversal is inevitable. Sri Lanka does not need to “learn the hard way” what others have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

A world waiting for the one: Shared signs of the Promised Reformer
Source; Al Hakam, London.
A universal hope across humanity  Across every civilisation, from the temples of India to the monasteries of Tibet, from the synagogues of Jerusalem to the churches of Rome, humanity has carried a remarkable and unifying hope: when the world is engulfed in darkness, a divinely guided reformer will arise to restore light.  This expectation is not a minor footnote in religious history. It is one of the most striking common threads woven through the world’s major faiths.  Despite vast differences in culture, language and geography, every major religion... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

The Walk for Peace is also a Walk calling for declaration of Vesak as a National Holiday in USA
by  Senaka Weeraratna ( AI assisted)
https://share.google/aimode/uZ5smL8XrCQstMlbu https://share.google/aimode/oDMc1Bp1IwMWE The Walk for Peace in the United States includes a specific objective to petition for the recognition of Vesak as a federal holiday.  The Mission: As part of their 2,300-mile pilgrimage from Texas to Washington, D.C., the group of Buddhist monks plans to ask Congress to declare Vesak—the day commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing—a national holiday. Purpose of the Request: Organizers state that official recognition would acknowledge Vesak as a day of reflection, compassion, and unity for all Americans, regardless... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

Free Homoeopathy Clinic to mark a National Event.
by I. Ahmad
“Love of one’s country is a part of faith” Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) said: - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai and Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai jointly celebrated 77th Indian Republic Day on 26th January 2026 at Masjid Haadi premises, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. The event began at 10 A.M., with flag hoisting of Indian National Flag by the Chief Guest Dr. N.A Jayakumar, President, Homoeopathy Council Tamil Nadu and the owner of Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai.  He led the medical camp. In his Guest... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment
Aaron Kirshenbaum
Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, and weapons profiteers in a regime change operation. Since then, the Trump administration has threatened Iran, Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico. What unites these threats? The U.S.’s quest for endless resource extraction to power its increasingly deadly global empire.  And it’s not slowing down. These resource wars and “operations” are emerging as the AI drive also ramps up. In July, Palantir and the Pentagon signed a 10-year, $10 billion agreement. In April 2025, Palantir won a $30 million contract with ICE — a significant development in their... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

ත්‍රී’මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේ ලඝු ලේඛනය කිරීම/ සටහන් ඇතුළත් කිරීමේදී සිදුවී ඇති අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ නිවැරදි කිරීමටත්, ඉදිරියේදී එවැනි දේ සිදු නොවීමට අවශ්‍ය ක්‍රියාමාර්ග ගන්නා ලෙසත් නීතීඥවරයෙකු අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමේ ලේකම්ගෙන් ඉල්ලයි.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණ BR/1784/PC/25 නඩුවේ (ත්‍රී’මලේ පිළිම නඩුව) ලඝු ලේඛනය කිරීම/ සටහන් ඇතුළත් කිරීමේදී සිදුවී ඇති අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවධානය යොමු කර ඒවා නිවැරදි කිරීමට සහ ඉදිරියේදී එවැනි අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ සිදු නොවීමට අවශ්‍ය ක්‍රියාමාර්ග ගන්නා ලෙස ඉල්ලා 2026 ජනවාරි 30 දින අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමේ ලේකම් වෙත ඉල්ලීමක් ඉදිරිපත් වී ඇත. එම නඩුව 2026.01.19 දින ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ ඇති වූ ක්‍රියාදාමයන් මගින් 2024 අංක 8 දරන අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට හෝ ආයතනයකට අපහාස කීරීම පනත, ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 9, 105.3 ව්‍යවස්ථා සහ 1978 අංක 2 දරන අධිකරණ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

Neo-Slavery with Pay: Helming a Sea Change in the US Shipbuilding Workforce
By Sarath Obeysekera
The recent article “Helming a Sea Change: Building the Future Workforce for US Shipbuilding” (January 12, 2026) correctly identifies shipbuilding as a cornerstone of national strength, economic resilience, and security. Ships still carry more than 80 percent of global trade, and yet the United States—once a dominant maritime power—now accounts for barely 0.2 percent of global commercial shipbuilding, a dramatic fall from its 5 percent share in the 1970s. In defense shipbuilding, the imbalance is even more alarming: China now produces more than three warships for every one built in the United States. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

Monks must speak out against cultural decay
Courtesy Hiru News
Buddhist monks should not remain silent in the face of social unfairness and serious cultural decline, but instead speak fearlessly for the nation without being intimidated by threats. Venerable Wendaruwe Upali Anunayake Thera of the Asgiri Chapter emphasised this during a book launch held at the historic Mihintale sacred site. The prelate stated that monks should never fear intimidation and must advocate for the country and its religion. He questioned who would speak up if the clergy remained silent while the nation's culture faced such significant erosion. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

What is the difference between Loba and Thanha in Buddhism?
Lankaweb on Buddhism
When I asked AI what the difference between Loba and Thanha in Buddhism, this is the reply I got. Great question — they’re closely related, but Buddhism is very precise with words. Lobha (often spelled loba) Meaning: Greed, craving, attachmentScope: Broad and general Lobha is one of the three unwholesome roots (akusala mūla):lobha (greed), dosa (hatred), moha (delusion) It refers to any mental state that clings, grasps, or wants to possess. It can be gross (greed for money, power, people) or subtle... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/01/26)

General Educational Reforms: To what purpose? A statement by state university teachers
Courtesy The Island
One of the major initiatives of the NPP government is reforming the country’s education system. Immediately after coming to power, the government started the process of bringing about “transformational” changes to general education. The budgetary allocation to education has been increased to 2% of GDP (from 1.8% in 2023). Although this increase is not sufficient, the government has pledged to build infrastructure, recruit more teachers, increase facilities at schools and identified education reforms as an urgent need. These are all welcome moves. However, it is with deep concern that we express our views on the general... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/01/26)

සමන් එදිරිමුණි..සමාවෙන්න පැටලුනා දිලීප පීරිස් නැමැත්තා විසින් ඊයේ කල ප්‍රකාශය කොයි විදියට එංගලන්ත රජය බාරගනීවිද අප දන්නේ නැහැ....
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
https://www.jadetimes.com/.../sri-lanka-s-first-lady-the... රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහට දාලා තියන නඩුව නිසා බොහෝ අය හිතන්නෙ රනිල්ගේ ප්‍රතිරූපය සහ කීර්තිය පමණක් විනාශ වෙනවා කියලා. නමුත් බොහෝ දෙනාට නොපෙනෙන කාරණය නම් මේ නිසා අපේ රටේ කීරිතියත් විනාශ වෙන බව. ඒ මන්දයත්, මෛත්‍රී වික්‍රමසිංහ මැතිණිය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහගෙ බිරිඳ කියන කාරණය මොහොතකට අමතක කරොත්, ඇය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිටින ප්‍රමුඛ පෙළේ විද්වතෙකු සහ ස්ත්‍රී-පුරුෂ සමාජභාවය පිළිබඳ ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමේ ප්‍රවීණයෙක්. ඇය සිය ප්‍රථම උපාධිය (BA) ලන්ඩනයේ King's College වෙතින් ලබා, ඉන්පසු කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයෙන් කාන්තා අධ්‍යයනය පිළිබඳ ශාස්ත්‍රපති උපාධිය (MA) ලබා ගන්නවා. ඇය සිය ආචාර්ය උපාධිය (PhD) ලබා ගත්තේ ලන්ඩන් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ අධ්‍යාපන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

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The Engineering Marvels of Sri Lanka's Ancient Kingdom Anuradhapura | The Mark Of Empire
Senaka Weeraratna
https://youtu.be/vLDTBFcqKdA?si=jG9cHG8PSOCfqiD2 34,747 views Jan 28, 2026 CNAInsider CNAInsiderDocumentaries CNATheMarkOfEmpire The island of Sri Lanka has lured travellers from near and afar to its shores. Over 2,500 years ago, this was the domain of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, a unifying force that turned the island’s dry plains into a breadbasket to fuel their cultural growth as a budding centre for the new religion of Buddhism, and where followers flocked to from as far away as Greece and China. Curator and scholar Peter Lee travels across this beautiful island to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

අපිකොහෙදයන්නේ? අපි කොහෙද යන්නේ?
සංගදාස අකුරුගොඩ
 ‘ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා නියෝගය කඩාකප්පල් කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණය’ යන මාතෘකාව යටතේ 2026 ජනවාරි 22 දින ‘ද අයිලන්ඩ්’පුවත් පතෙහි පළ වූ කතුවැකිය, 2022 ජූලි මාසයේදී අරගලයට සහාය දුන් අයට සහ ‘ක්‍රම වෙනසක්’ ඇතුළු විවිධ ධනාත්මක අපේක්ෂාවන් සමඟ වත්මන් පාලනය බලයට ගෙන ඒමට ඡන්දය දුන් අයගේ ඇස් ඇරවීමකි. ( https://island.lk/conspiracy-to-subvert-constitutional-order/ ) විදේශීය රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රිකයෙකු සහ සුප්‍රකට ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් පිරිසක්, පැහැදිලිවම නීති විරෝධීලෙස ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝනය කරමින් විධායක ජනාධිපති ධුරය භාර ගන්නා ලෙස එවකට කථානායක ධුරය දැරූ මහින්ද යාපා අබේවර්ධන මහතාට බලපෑම් කිරීමට උත්සාහයක් ගත් ආකාරය, එම කතුවැකිය මගින් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ නොහැකි සාක්ෂි සහිතව ඉස්මතු කර දක්වා ඇත. එම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

ත්‍රී'මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේ පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණ අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කරුණු දැක්වූ නීතීඥවරයාට නීතිපති වෙනුවෙන් පෙනීසිටි රජයේ නීතීඥ විරුද්ධ වෙයි.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
නීතීඥවරුන්ට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කඩිනමින් ක්‍රියාත්මක වන නීතිපති ත්‍රී මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේදී පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කරුණු දැක්වීමට නීතිපති තමන්ට විරුද්ධ වීම 2024 අංක 8 දරන අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට, ආයතනයකට අපහාස පනතේ 15 වගන්තිය යටතේ ප්‍රශ්නයක් බව පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට එම නඩුවේ දින කිහිපයක හඬ පටවල පිටපත් ඉල්ලීමට මැදිහත් වූ නීතීඥවරයා අද (2026.01.28) දින එම නඩුව ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා වෙත පෙන්වා දුන්නේය.කෙසේ වෙතත් ඉදිරි දින එකී හඬ පට පිටපත් ලබා දීමට නියෝග කරන බව මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා දැනුම් දෙනු ලැබීය.එසේම සම්පූර්ණ නඩු... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

මේ විනාශයෙන් රට ගලවා ගැනීමට නම්
ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න
සමරිසි ප්‍රවර්ධනයෙන් , හෙළ බොදු විරෝධීත්වයෙන්,බෙදුම් වාදයෙන් හා මකොලි අධ්‍යාපන ක්‍රමයෙන් රට ගලවා ගෙන මුළු ලොවටම ආදර්ශයක් දිය හැකි වුද අපේ උරුමයට ගැ ලපෙන්නාවුද රාජ්‍ය ක්‍රමයක් බිහි කරගෙන සිංහල බෞධ්ධ්යන්ගේ උරුමය රැක ගනිමින් අන්‍ය වර්ගයන් ද ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීම සඳහා වහාම දේශප්‍රේමීහු එකපෙරමුනකට ආ යුතුය දැනට රටේ පවතින ප්‍රධාන විපක්ෂ දෙක වන සජිත් රනිල් ලාගේ එජාපයේ ඇත්තේ විජාතික මත වාදයකි රටට පුර්ණ නිදහස එපා කී දවසේ සිට අද දක්වාත් මේ පක්ෂය බෙදුම් වාදයට කත් ඇද්දේය.ජාතිකත්වය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළේය වෙන එකක් තියා කොටි පැරදවීම වැලක් වීමටද ප්‍රසිධ්ධියේ ක්‍රියා කළහ .මේ වටා ඉන්නා පාක්ෂිකයන් කෙතරම් මුග්ධයින් දැයි කිවහොත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

මේ තරම් තොරතුරු වසන් කරන ආණ්ඩුවක් මීට කළින් තිබිලා නැහැ | Kusal Perera
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රාජපක්ෂ පාලනය මීට වඩා විවෘතයි | නවදිල්ලියට ඕන විදිහට තමයි වැඩ වෙන්නේ | මේ තරම් තොරතුරු වසන් කරන ආණ්ඩුවක් මීට කළින් තිබිලා නැහැ | ආණ්ඩුව යන්නෙ ශිෂ්ට සම්පන්න නොවන ගමනක් | හුස්ම ගන්නත් ආණ්ඩුවෙන් අවසර ඕන වෙයි | දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක, මාධ්‍යවේදී කුසල් පෙරේරා | Lanka Voice | Kulasri Kariyawasam | Kusal Perera https://youtu.be/RSyF1Rly_fE... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

අපේ දේශපාලකයෝ --මට පෙනෙන  අයුරින් 
ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න
 1 - ඩී එස් , ඩඩ්ලි , කොතලාවල ----මේ එක්කෙනෙකුටවත්  අපේ උරුමය ගැන නිවැරදි වැටහීමක්  තිබුනේ නැත  DS ගේ   සිංහල කමට  තිබු රුචිය  නිසාම   ගොවි  ජනපද පිහිටුවීම,වාරිමාර්ග දියුණුකිරීම  වැනි කටයුතු වල ඔහු නිරත වූවායයි  සමහරු  කියතත් ඒවා ඉංග්‍රීසී පාලකයන්ගේ  ක්‍රියාදාමයන්ගේ දිගුවන් ඉදිරියට ගෙනයාමේ ක්‍රියාවලියකි .කෙසේ හෝ ඒ කල කීදේ හොඳය . එත් ඔහු     ඊට වඩා  ''තම පන්තිය '' රැ ක ගැනීමට උත්සාහ  කල අයෙකි    කන්නන්ගර ගේ නිදහස් අද්යාපනයට  විරුද්ධ වූවෙකි.පුර්ණ නිදහස එපා අර්ධ නිදහස ප්‍රමාණවත් ය  කියුවෙකි . විදේශ තුන් කට්ටුවක් යටතේ පරිහානියට පත්වූ සිංහල සංස්කෘතිය නගා සිටු වීමට හෝ ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

Inaugurate a Global Buddhist Peace Prize and ensure that the first recipient (s) are the 19 monks on the Walk for Peace today in USA
Concept:  Senaka Weeraratna Content and information: AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/4WRah16MdvmJYoZZv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNQ8P2HYdwQ&list=RDuNQ8P2HYdwQ&index=1 Concept:  Senaka Weeraratna Content and information: AI Overview A Proposal for adoption by the Global Buddhist community In the spirit of global harmony and non-violence, the The Global Buddhist Peace Prize is hereby symbolically inaugurated. This honor recognizes those who embody the core tenets of the Dharma—loving-kindness, compassion, and equanimity—through tangible, peaceful action. The inaugural recipients are the 19 Buddhist monks currently completing their 2,300-mile "Walk for Peace" across the United... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

දැන් තොටිල්ල කැළඹිලා තියෙන්නේ | ත්‍රිකුණාමලයෙන් රට විවෘතකරමු | දීප්ති, පාඨලී, දයාසිරි එකම තැනක
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ගල් අඟුරු ගැන මන්ත්‍රී ඩි. වී චානක කළ හෙළිදරව්ව "නොරොච්චෝලේ නිලධාරීන් බියෙන් ඉන්නේ..." | 
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කස්සප හිමි ඇතුළු පිරිස රිමාන්ඩ් වෙද්දී ත්‍රිකුණාමලයට සඝ සේනාවක් වැඩම කරයි
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Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake remanded
Courtesy Hiru News
Former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake was ordered to be held in remanded custody until February 11 by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Nettikumara today (28). The order was issued during the magisterial inquiry into the case involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who faces allegations under the Public Property Act. Ekanayake appeared before the court today, where the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officially named him as the second suspect in the ongoing proceedings. The investigation centers on the alleged misuse of public funds, with the court recently noting that certain foreign... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

පොලීසිය හෙවත් "කාලත්‍රයේ තීර්ථ යාත්‍රිකයා" | අනුරගේ චෙක් එක රිටර්න් ද? | Abiyage Hella 311
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අපි ලෑස්තියි ඕන ‍එකෙක් කුඩුපට්ටම් කරන්න | ... න්න චන්ඩි ලාල්! | විජේදාස ආණ්ඩුවට සැරවෙයි
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Schools, Morality, and the Collapse of Boundaries: Lessons from Recent Incidents
Shenali D Waduge
“A child nurtured with virtue becomes a lamp to the world; a teacher who guides with wisdom lights the path of many.”— Dhammapada, Verse 183 The Buddha never saw education as passing exams or collecting certificates. Teaching was about shaping charater – imparting discipline, respect, moral clarity. A teacher who does this builds not just students, but society itself. Students, in turn, carry the duty to listen, respect, and practice moral learning. When this moral lens collapses, confusion and misconduct follow. Look around – when calamities of every kind plague a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

The Monstrosity as a System: The War on Palestine and the Moment the World Lost Its Moral Gravity
By Laala Bechetoula and Amir Nour Global Research, January 24, 2026
“Today more than ever, Arabs and Muslims must become aware of the terrible maneuvers and plots being hatched against them by lighting the fires of discord and sedition among the members of the Ummah, between Sunnis and Shiites, Arabs and Kurds, Arabs and Berbers, and Muslims and Christians. Proof of this is the turpitudes suffered by the central cause of the Arabs and Muslims, that of plundered Palestine. I highly recommend reading Amir Nour’s book because of the judicious choice of carefully documented writings by authoritative authors... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Five Books by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge are Ready for Purchase
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.
1) Between Literature and Psychology ( Foreword   by  Professor Mary V. Seeman, OC MDCM, FRCPC DSc.  Professor Emerita    , Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto)  LINK; https://transyl2014.blogspot.com/2016/08/a-new-book-on-literature-and-psychology.html 2)  Psychological Aspects of Buddhist Jātaka Stories ( Foreword by   Rolf B. Gainer, PhD, Chief Executive Officer, Neurologic Rehabilitation Institute at Brookhaven Hospital, Tulsa, Oklahoma) LINK; https://transyl2014.blogspot.com/2015/05/a-new-book-on-buddhist-jakata-stories.html 3) Shell Shock to Palali Syndrome: PTSD Sri Lankan Experience (Foreword by  Professor Richard N. Lalonde,   Department of Psychology, York University, Canada)  LINK; https://transyl2014.blogspot.com/2025/10/shell-shock-to-palali-syndrome-ptsd-sri.html 4) PTSD in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

The 19th Asian Financial Forum concludes successfully
ACN Newswire
- AFF draws 4,000+ global political and business leaders, inaugural Global Business Summit showcases Hong Kong's strengths in financially empowering industry HONG KONG, January 27, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) – The 19th Asian Financial Forum (AFF), jointly organised by the Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) Government and Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), concluded successfully today. The forum attracted an enthusiastic response, drawing over 4,000 leaders from governments and business sectors across over 60 countries and regions. Over the two-day forum, over 150 financial officials, leaders of multilateral organisations, representatives from financial institutions and enterprises took the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Chief prelates urge internal appointment for Auditor General
Courtesy The Morning
Senior Buddhist prelates have urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to appoint a qualified officer from within the Auditor General’s Department to the post, warning against selecting an external candidate. They recommended Dharmapala Gammanpila, a senior departmental officer with long experience, as a suitable choice and called for an urgent appointment. The Auditor General position has been vacant since April 2025, and delays have raised concerns over public finance oversight and transparency.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Sri Lanka keeps watch as Nipah virus cases emerge
Courtesy The Peoples Gazette
Sri Lanka has stepped up monitoring measures following reports of a Nipah virus cluster in India’s eastern state of West Bengal. Patients in hospital used to illustrate the story Sri Lanka has stepped up monitoring measures following reports of a Nipah virus cluster in India’s eastern state of West Bengal. Health authorities across parts of Asia have also heightened vigilance over the emerging situation, the Daily Mirror reported. Health officials said Sri Lanka is tracking developments at the regional level and remains in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Sri Lankan public hospital to offer IVF treatment for first time
Courtesy  Peoples Gazette
According to health authorities, the move is expected to reduce the cost barrier associated with fertility treatment. IVF Chart used to illustrate the story [Credit: News-Medical] Sri Lanka’s public healthcare system is set to offer in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for the first time, with a new facility to be established at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. According to health authorities, the move is expected to reduce the cost barrier associated with fertility treatment, which is currently available almost entirely through private medical... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Draft National Electricity Policy is backward looking – Dr. Vidura Ralapanawe
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe   Courtesy The Daily Mirror
There are two groups who’ll get reductions too, first is commercial organisations, but the biggest beneficiary are those households who consume large amounts of electricity (over 180 units per month) who will see close to 50% reduction, with those who consume more, seeing larger reduction. When that happens, they will steeply increase their consumption, while the poor people will have to reduce consumption even for essentials If you have a solar rooftop, you will be converted into time-of-use tariff – so your solar generation will only be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Karuna broke away from LTTE after seeing life, development in Bangkok - Erik Solheim
 KELUM BANDARA  Courtesy The Daily Mirror
”Mr. Prabhakaran had a huge problem in accepting a compromise. The peace process can only be a compromise. He wanted everything in his own way. You cannot get that in the peace process.” ”Prabhakaran was fundamentally a military man whereas Balasingham was fundamentally a political man. They clashed.” Erik Solheim, a Norwegian diplomat and former Cabinet minister best known in Sri Lanka for his role as the chief international facilitator of the Sri Lankan peace process during the 2002–2006 ceasefire talks, shared his views in an... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/01/26)

Why the Portuguese lost the battle of Randeniwela
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
This was the first time that a Portuguese army was completely wiped out in battle. This gave King Senarat the possibility of ending Portuguese domination by taking the fortress of Colombo. As we have seen, he failed to do so because the Sinhalese forces lacked the necessary artillery power and the naval power           We have already seen how Constantino de Sa, perhaps the ablest Portuguese captain general to arrive here, worked hard to stabilise the Portuguese position in the coastal and low-country areas under their control before finally... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

Select Committee to probe 323 containers, conclude in three months
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Jan. 27 (Daily Mirror) - The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to inquire into the release of 323 containers from the Port of Colombo without mandatory physical inspection has decided to meet weekly and aims to complete its investigation within three months. The Committee, which will report its findings, proposals and recommendations to Parliament, will meet every Wednesday at 2.00 p.m. to conduct its inquiry. The decision was taken at the Committee’s inaugural meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara. The Committee is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

Mahanayake Theras urge president to appoint AG
Courtesy Hiru News
The Mahanayake Theras of the Three Chapters addressed a letter to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recommending that Dharmapala Gammanpila receive the appointment for the position of Auditor General. In their formal communication, the prelates emphasised that Gammanpila possesses extensive experience as a senior officer within the Auditor General's Department, making him the most suitable candidate for the role. The chief prelates explicitly advised against appointing an officer from outside the department to this critical oversight position, noting that the vacancy has persisted since the retirement of W.P.C. Wickramaratne on April 8,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

To Residents and visitors of the Potential Inundation Area of the Kothmale DamQuestions Raised by Bandula Kendaragama at the QA session of the inaugural meeting of the Water Forum of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) held on 26 January 2026
Bandula Kendaragama Independent Dam and public safety Consultant Melbourne, Australia
20260126 – Questions Raised by the Independent Dam Safety Consultant Bandula Kendaragama atthe QA session of the inaugural meeting of the Water Forum of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka(IESL) held on 26 January 2026 Last night, I participated online inaugural meeting of the IESL Water Forum. During the very limited Q&A session, I raised several critical issues concerning the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) of the Kotmale Dam. I also shared approximately 20 slides in the feedback section highlighting these concerns.My key points were as follows:1.Non-availability... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

Those who play at bowls must look out for rubbers
Ranjith Soysa
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake should  listen at least to the views of the Mothers’ Front on proposed educational reforms. I was listening to the apolitical views expressed by the mothers’ front criticising the proposed educational reforms of the government and I found that their views were addressing some of the core questionable issues relevant to the schoolchildren, and their parents, too. They were critical of the way the educational reforms were formulated. The absence of any consultation with the stakeholders or any accredited professional organisation about the terms and the scope of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

What a woman is & What a woman should want to be
Shenali D Waduge
Contrary to narratives women were never thought “inferior” – these are narratives that seek to demean women. Ancient cultures, civilizations and religions defined women as giving life, moral order, continuity and balance – all traits that are being diluted in the name of “liberalism” and “independence”.  Let us first look at what religions had to say about the role of women BUDDHISM A woman was considered equal in spiritual potential. Women could attain Nibbana.  Women were the bearers of moral discipline and wisdom, compassion,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

බුදු පිළිමයක්, පොලිස්කාරයෙක් (හා ඊළම් JVP/NPP කාරයෙක් (?)) (Law is (not) an Ass!)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
Police returning the statue [Photo: Varadan Kirusna (Facebook)] ගිනස් වාර්තාවක්! ඊළම්කාරයින්ගේ බලපෑම මත පොලිස්කාරයෙක් පන්සල් භූමියක බුදු පිළිමයක් එය ආවරණය කල මුතුකුඩය දෙකට කඩා හාමුදුරුවන්ට ගසා තුවාල කර වාහනයක පටවා පොලිසියට ගෙනයාම වැනි සිද්ධියක් ලංකාවේ නොව ලෝකයේ වෙන කිසිම ආගමික භූමියක සිදුවී තිබී නැත්නම් එය ගිනස් වාර්තාවකි.  මීට සම්බන්ධ පොලිස්කාරයාගේ (SSP) නම චන්ද්‍රපාලය. ඔහු ක්‍රියාකලේ ත්‍රිකුණාමළ වෙරළ භාර ද්‍රවිඩ නිලධාරී (ක්‍රිස්තියානි?) සුන්දර්මූර්ති දීපරාජ්ගේ ඉල්ලීමටය. බලංගොඩ කස්සප හිමියන් අත් අඩංගුවට ගත්තේ බුදුපිළිමය උදුරා ගෙනයාම වලක්වන්නට උත්සාහ කල නිසාය. තම ජීවිත කාලය තුල ඊළමක් ලබාගන්නවා යයි කටමැත දෙඩවූ මඩකලපුවේ ක්‍රිස්තියානි මන්ත්‍රී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

2026 පෙබරවාරි 21ජාත්‍යන්තර මව් භාෂා දිනය වෙනුවෙන් පවත්වන නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන(සිංහල මාධ්‍ය - 34 වන වැඩසටහන)
සමායෝජක - වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන 
1. 1978 ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (සිංහල) සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා පිටපතේ තිබෙන භාෂා වෙනස්කම්2. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83.ආ (සිංහල)/ 83.b (ඉංග්‍රීසි) ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ වෙනසක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට කළ දැනුම් දීම3. විවෘත අධිකරණයේදී විනිසුරු ලබා දෙන නියෝග, පාර්ශවයන් කියන කරුණු ලඝු ලේඛිකාව සටහන් නොකරන්නේනම් කළ යුත්තේ කුමක්ද?4. නඩුවක පාර්ශවයක් නොවන අයෙක්ට නඩුවකට මැදිහත්වීමට ඇති නීතිමය ප්‍රතිපාදන5. නොදන්නා භාෂාවකින් ඇති අධිකරණ නීති කෘත්‍යන් සිංහල හෝ දෙමළ භාෂාවෙන් ලබා ගන්නේ කෙසේද?2026 පෙබරවාරි  21 සවස 2ටකොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාල වායුසමණය කළ සම්මන්ත්‍රණ ශාලාවේදී(ආසන කලින් වෙන්කරගන්න/ නීති සටහන් ලබා දේ) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/01/26)

True Human Intelligence & Literacy in An Age of Faked AI Media in Sri Lanka
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 18-24 January 2026 A leading ‘international school’ in Colombo had refused to pay a Sri Lankan ‘science’ teacher the same salary as the previous, white, ‘science’ teacher from England. The Sri Lankan is a PhD from the USA’s MIT, while the white teacher hardly had university qualifications. The Sri Lankan owner of the school insisted that it was parents of the students that wanted white teachers for their children; parents would not pay the high rates... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

Our Future.
By Garvin Karunaratne
Pliny( GaiusPlinius Secundus), an Army Commander of the Roman Army who battled for Rome in Germany in his records speak of living in Taprobane for some six months and also mentions of an ambassador to Rome from the island of Taprobane. He speaks of landing in Kudiramalai in Taprobane, hosted by the king . speaks of four envoys sent to Rome from Taprobane. Taprobane is said to comprise five hundred towns. The details given speak of a Taprobane a country of milk and honey What are we now. Time to rethink... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

ව්‍යවස්ථාවෙන් බුදු දහමට දීලා තිබුණ තැන දැන් මුං දීලා තියෙන්නේ ත්‍රස්තවාදීන්ට - Arun Siddharth
Borella Handiya
https://youtu.be/6_DqQbPlh3M... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

These Historical Pictures Tell Stories Beyond Words
50 Photos
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ජනාධිපති තුමනි, “ශ්‍රී ලංකා හදබිම අධිකාරිය ඉරහඳ පවතිනාතුරු මේ රටේ නොවැසියයුතු ඉතා වැදගත් ජාතික ව්‍යාපාරයකි. එය වසා දැමීම මේ රටේ සකළ ජීවි පද්ධතියේ සහ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ අවසානයට මුල පිරීමකි. .
දේශමාන්‍ය ආචාර්‍ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර
(“ශ්‍රී ලංකා හදබිම අධිකාරියේ” නිර්මාතෲ සහ 1986 අප්‍රේල් 01 සිට 1992.07.17. දක්වා එහි ස්වර්ණමය යුගය උදාකළ ප්‍රථම විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ). 2025.12.16. ශ්‍රී ලන්කා ප්‍රජාතන්ත්‍රවාදී සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගරු ජනාධිපති තුමා වෙත ඉදිරිපත්කෙරෙන සන්දේශයයි.,
2025.12.16. ගරු ජනාධිපති තුමනි, මා එසේ ප්‍රකාශ කරණුයේ, "ශ්‍රී ලන්කාවේ භූගෝලීය හදබිම" වශයෙන් 1991දී මවිසින් නම්කරණු ලැබූ මධ්‍යම කඳුකර ප්‍රදේශය තුල ක්‍රියාත්මක වු “ශ්‍රී ලංකා හදබිම අධිකාරියේ” ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ වණුයේද මේ රටේ සමස්ථ ජීවී පද්ධථියේ මෙන්ම ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ පැවැත්මේ පදනම වන “රටේ හදවත” බඳු මධ්‍යම කඳුකරය රැකගැනීම වන නිසාය. මේ රට මැද පිහිටා ඇති... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

නීතිපති ඉවත් කිරීමේ උත්සාහය පරාජය වීම අධිකරණ ක්‍රමය ලැබූ ජයකි
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය Free Lawyers සංවිධානය විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇති නිවේදනයක් මෙහි දැක්වෙයි. නීතිපති ඉවත් කිරීමේ උත්සාහය පරාජය වීම අධිකරණ ක්‍රමය ලැබූ ජයකි නීතිපති පාරින්ද රණසිංහ මහතා වෙත අස්ථාන චෝදනා, අවලාද සහ අපහාස සිදු කරමින් ඔහු ධූරයෙන් ඉවත් කිරිම සඳහා දැරූ උත්සාහය පරාජය කිරීමට හැකිවීම සතුටට කරුණකි. මෙම අසත්‍ය චෝදනා හා අවලාදවලට එරෙහිව සෘජුව මැදිහත් වූ Free Lawyers සංවිධානය එම චෝදනාවල ස්වභාවය හා පසුබිම් අරමුණු අනාවරණය කළේය. මෙම උත්සාහය පරාජය කිරීමේදී ශ්‍රී ලංකා නීතිඥ සංගමය (BASL) විසින් මෙම සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ප්‍රහාර හා විරෝධතා නීතිපති ධුරයේ ස්වාධීනත්වයට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

Speaker interdicting Deputy Secretary General of Parliament without hearing sets dangerous precedent: Sajith
Courtesy Adaderana
The Speaker of House, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne interdicting the Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and Chief of Staff, Chaminda Kularatne from his post, allegedly without even giving a hearing sets a dangerous precedent, the Leader of Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has stated. Opposition Leader Premadasa noted that in any democracy, officials are given a hearing before they are punished. The incident related to the removal of Deputy Secretary General of Parliament from his post is very concerning and makes it feel very personal in nature, he added. In a post on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/01/26)

Why India Never Claimed Sri Lanka
Atlas Explained
https://youtu.be/jPcc0503oGA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/01/26)

Digital Education in Sri Lanka: A Reform Without Mandate, Consent, or Accountability
Shenali D Waduge
This is not a debate about technology. It is a record of decisions taken without consent. Sri Lanka’s digital education reforms are being presented to parents as inevitable, progressive, and already approved. They are not. This document traces — in strict chronological order — what was approved, what was not approved, what was implemented anyway, and what parents were never told. It separates policy from practice, planning from permission, and authority from accountability. What emerges is not reform — but a governance failure, where silence replaced consent and planning was misrepresented as mandate. Chronological Record of Decisions,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/01/26)

Modesty in the digital age: An Ahmadi Muslim woman’s perspective
Source: Al Hakam, London.
In today’s age of the internet, the concept of modesty can seem like a relic of the past. Yet, for Ahmadi Muslim women, it is a core value that is as relevant as ever. In an era where anything and everything can be shared online, how can women maintain modesty and dignity in the digital age? We live in an age where the internet shapes most of our daily interactions and influences societal norms, which is why maintaining modesty can be a challenge, especially for Muslim women. The digital landscape presents a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/01/26)

ත්‍රී'මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේ පොලීසිය අධිකරණයට අපාහාස කිරීමේ කාරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් දෙමළ භාෂාවෙන් ඇති නීති කෘත්‍යයන්වල සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් පරිවර්තන ලබා දීමට දුන් නියෝගය ක්‍රියාත්මක කර ගැනීමට රෙජිස්ට්‍රාර් වෙත ඉල්ලීමක්....
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
ත්‍රීකුණාමලය බුදුපිළිම නඩුවේ දෙමළ භාෂාවෙන් ඇති නීති කෘත්‍යයන් සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් ලබා ගැනීමට මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා විවෘත අධිකරණයේ දී 2026.01.21 දින ලබා දුන් නියෝගය ක්‍රියාත්මක කර ගැනීමට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් 2026.01.23 දින ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණ රෙජිස්ට්‍රාර් වෙත ඉල්ලීමක් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත.ත්‍රීකුණාමලය බුදුපිළිම නඩුවේ පොලීසිය විසින් අධිකරණයට අපාහාස කිරීමක් කර ඇති බවට 2026.01.21 දින විවෘත අධිකරණයේ දී කරුණු දැක්වීමෙන් පසු සම්පූර්ණ නඩු වාර්තාවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට කළ ඉල්ලීමට මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා අවසර ලබා දී ඇත.එසේම ඒ අවස්ථාවේ එම නඩුවේ දෙමළ භාෂාවෙන් ඇති නීති කෘත්‍යයන් සිංහල භාෂාවෙන් ලබා ගැනීමට ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 24... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/01/26)

ලාල් උඹ බෲස් ලී නම් මම මයික් ටයිසන් - දෙකයි දෙන්නේ බිම ඇදගෙන වැටෙන්න..චාමර හොම්බට අනින්නේ දෙකයි මූණට
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නිලධාරීන් ගෙදර යවන කතානායක ගේ අසම්මත පෙම
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JVPඑකේ ඝාත#යෝ මාව ම#න්න හදනවා - නන්දන ගුණතිලක මියයන්න කළින් විමල්ට එවපු රට කැළඹෙන WhatsApp පණිවුඩය
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රනිල් පත් කරපු නීතිපතිව ආණ්ඩුව එලවන්න හදනවා - මේක අසීලාචාර දේශපාලනයේ ආරම්භයක්
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A MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT of SRI LANKA
by Garvin Karunaratne
Is it not sad that the current Government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has not come up with a new Programme for development, to allay poverty. It is true that we have been assailed by Mother Nature- the Ditwah that devastated our country recently. However any problem has to be surmounted. My words are clear, “Dear sir, Please get going with a new programme to tackle poverty, bring incomes to the people, creating entrepreneurs. Such an innovative programme will be a feather in your cap, some day. “ I... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/01/26)

The need to develop vocational training program
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
It is utmost important that Sti Lanka develops vocational training educational revolution to train our youngsters Proposed curriculum will help them students to get into a highly paid employment  IDMNC ADVANCED WELDING ACADEMY GALLE  Proposed Refresher Training Program for Overseas Employment 7-Day Intensive Refresher Course in MMAW & FCAW 1. Program Title Intensive Refresher Training Program in Manual Metal Arc Welding (MMAW) and Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW) 2. Program Objective This short-term refresher program is designed to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/01/26)

The Yodha Ela- Jaya Ganga: I request anyone to send me comments to enhance our knowledge
by Garvin Karunaratne
IN the Fifth Century we built Yodha Ela at a gradient of five inches in a mile. Today,we are begging for dollars from the IMF. Our leaders were fooled by the IMF and we that were never in Debt, got weaned to live on loans. Our leaders are urged to put an end to this nonsense. The Rajatarangani, an Indian Chronicle tells us that we sent irrigation engineers to Kashmir. The Yodha Ela the marvel irrigation channel that brings water from Kalaweva to Anuradhapura on a “delicately marked meandering route, collecting water from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/01/26)

Zhou Enlai: The Loyal Servant Who Knew Too Much
Dictators Files: The Dark Side of Power
Zhou Enlai was one of the most iconic figures of the Chinese Communist revolution — diplomat, premier, strategist, and the man who kept Mao Zedong’s state functioning for decades. But behind the polished image was a darker truth: Zhou spent his entire political life trapped between loyalty to a dictator and knowledge that could get him killed. As Mao’s purges, paranoia, and political storms intensified, Zhou became both indispensable and endangered. Drawing from historians such as Ezra Vogel, Rana Mitter, Jonathan Spence, Roderick MacFarquhar, and Frank Dikötter, this documentary exposes the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/01/26)

Are There 10 Courageous Republicans Who Can Save America?
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
I beg every Republican official to take a moment and ask themselves: Am I truly living up to my oath of office to defend and protect the Constitution? Am I upholding America’s democracy and freedoms for which millions have perished to protect? Am I fighting for what’s right, opposing what’s wrong, and embracing what’s morally virtuous? Am I elevating my homeland’s well-being above my own aspirations and my treasured dreams? Are there 10 honest Republican members of Congress who can say, yes, I have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

Land Prices in Outskirts Soar as City Growth Stabilises – LPI 2025
Lanka Property Web (Pvt) Ltd
Colombo, January 2026 — The Sri Lankan land market maintained solid growth in 2025, with Colombo suburbs and Western Province districts emerging as key drivers, according to the latest Land Price Index (LPI) 2025 (updated), published by LankaPropertyWeb (LPW). The 2025 index shows that Colombo 1–15 recorded a 4% year-on-year increase in average land prices per perch, reaching LKR 12 Mn, while Colombo suburban areas saw stronger growth of 8%, averaging LKR 2.3 Mn per perch. In the broader Western Province, the Gampaha District average land price per perch rose 15% to LKR... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

Live | Rathu Ira l Wimal Weerawansha | 22 nd JANUARY 2026 | Swarnavahini
 Swarnavahini
https://youtu.be/_NNVahQ0Kf4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

“We are ready to step down when people decide on a change” - PM Harini
Courtesy Adaderana
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, stated she is prepared to step down from the position of Prime Minister once the people of the country decide that a change is necessary. The Prime Minister, who attended the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, returned to the island this morning (23). https://youtu.be/rUo19Dr0kqw She made these remarks after arriving at Parliament this afternoon to participate in the parliamentary debate. Addressing the Parliament, Prime Minister Harini said: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

Kumar David’s buffalo and his “Mihintale vanachariya” insult - II
By Rohana R. Wasala
Continued from January 16, 2026 Before continuing, please let me correct a serious error (a senior moment, a senile memory slip) that occurred in Part I, while updating an earlier piece of writing; in paragraph five their of, I went on the presumption that KD’s predictions were meant to apply to the (still hypothetical) 2029 presidential election, whereas he was actually writing at the beginning of June 2024 about the presidential polls already scheduled for September the same year. I humbly beg the readers’ forgiveness over this lapse. The following paragraph, I... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

Immanuel Kant on Mental Disorders
 Dr.  Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD
Immanuel Kant's exploration of mental disorders is extensively articulated in his later work, Anthropology from a Pragmatic Point of View (1798). Unlike the predominant medical or biological perspectives of his era, Kant adopted a pragmatic approach, emphasizing the impact of mental illness on an individual's cognitive and moral agency rather than merely its physiological origins. His philosophy underscores the importance of self-understanding and resilience in the face of psychological challenges. For Kant, a sound mind is characterized by the harmonious functioning of the three faculties—cognition, feeling, and desire—under the guidance... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/01/26)

ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ පවතින බුදුපිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවේදී පොලීසියේ වැරදි වලට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම යටතේ නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට කළ ඉල්ලීමට අවසර හිමි වේ.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
https://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog-post.html?m=1 ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ 1784/25 අංක දරන බුදු පිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් පෞද්ගලිකව මෝසමක් ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් 2026.01.21 දින එම නඩුව විවෘත අධිකරණයේ කැදවා එම නඩුවේදී පොලීසියේ වැරදි වලට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම යටතේ නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට ඉල්ලා ඇත. මෙම නඩුව 2026.01.19 දින කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ නීතිපතිතුමා විසින් අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ ඇතිකර ගත් එකඟතාවයක් අනුව මෙම නඩුවේ චෝදනාවක් ඉල්ලා අස්කර ගැනීමට ක්‍රියාකරන බව ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇති අතර නීතිපතිතුමාගේ ස්ථාවරයට පටහැනිව එදින පෙනී සිටි ජ්‍යේෂ්ඨ පොලිස් අධිකාරී ඇතුලු පොලිස් කණ්ඩායම විසින් ගරු අධිකරණයට කරුණු දක්වා ඇති බව 2026.01.20 දින පුවත්පත්වල පළ වී ඇති ප්‍රවෘත්ති... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

'The US destroyed the Kurdish nation': Fury and betrayal in northeast Syria
By Wladimir van Wilgenburg in Qamishli, Syria
Protests erupt across Kurdish regions, condemning US inaction as Syrian forces advanced A Kurdish protester waves a national flag in Erbil, the capital of Iraq's northern autonomous Kurdish region, during a demonstration in support of Kurds in Syria on 20 January 2026 (AFP) Published date: 21 January 2026 14:45 GMT | Last update: 1 day 8 hours ago After crossing the Semalka border bridge between Iraq and Syria, travellers are met by protests and hundreds of Kurds waving Kurdish and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) flags.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

Court of Appeal to deliver order on Trincomalee Buddha Statue case
Courtesy Hiru News
The Court of Appeal has scheduled January 30 to deliver its order on the petitions seeking to invalidate the Trincomalee Magistrate Court's decision to remand Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera and Venerable Kalyanawansatissa Thera. The decision was announced today (22) after the matter was considered by a bench comprising Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Priyantha Fernando. The case stems from an incident on November 16, 2025, involving the placement of a Buddha statue in Trincomalee. The monks were remanded on January 14 and 19 on allegations of violating the Coast... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

ත්‍රිකුණාමලයේ සිද්ධියේ නඩුව ගැන ප්‍රබල හෙළිදරව්වක්..මේ සිද්ධියෙන් රටේ ජනතාව කැළඹෙයි
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/J6pzNexDlaQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

ආණ්ඩුවම තනි අතටගත් දිමුගේ පුතා කලකට පසු පාර්ලිමේන්තුව හොල්ලයි කතාව ඉවරවෙනකල් හිටන් හිටපු චාමරකෑගසයි
Madyawediya
https://youtu.be/3Am8PT-sx3U... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

The tragic story of the Kandyan areas and its people, betrayed and neglected by their own politicians who ran the country since 1948 up to date.
Dheshamanya Dr Sudath Gunasekara Former Secretary to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranayaka and the Ex-President of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service Association (1991-1994).
20.01.2026. (This article is of two parts. This is Part 1 to be followed by part 11.) Part 1 It is a historical fact that it was the heroic ancestors of the present day Kandyan Sinhalese who defended the motherland against three powerful invincible Western colonial invaders, for 343 years (1505-1848), and who protected it for posterity, with dignity and bravery unmatched in world history. This is a brief note... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ පවතින බුදුපිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවේදී පොලීසියේ වැරදි වලට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම යටතේ නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට කළ ඉල්ලීමට අවසර හිමි වේ.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ 1784/25 අංක දරන බුදු පිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් පෞද්ගලිකව මෝසමක් ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් 2026.01.21 දින එම නඩුව විවෘත අධිකරණයේ කැදවා එම නඩුවේදී පොලීසියේ වැරදි වලට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම යටතේ නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට ඉල්ලා ඇත. මෙම නඩුව 2026.01.19 දින කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ නීතිපතිතුමා විසින් අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ ඇතිකර ගත් එකඟතාවයක් අනුව මෙම නඩුවේ චෝදනාවක් ඉල්ලා අස්කර ගැනීමට ක්‍රියාකරන බව ප්‍රකාශ කර ඇති අතර නීතිපතිතුමාගේ ස්ථාවරයට පටහැනිව එදින පෙනී සිටි ජ්‍යේෂ්ඨ පොලිස් අධිකාරී ඇතුලු පොලිස් කණ්ඩායම විසින් ගරු අධිකරණයට කරුණු... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

The bilateral defence pact with Sri Lanka has “NO UNSTATED OBJECTIVES.”
Asoka Weerasinghe (Mr.) 2066 Kings Grove Crescent. Ottawa. Ontario K1J 6G1 . Canada
20 January 2026 His Excellency Santosh JhaIndian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka36-38 Galle RoadColombo 3Sri Lanka cc.Hon. Vijitha Herath,  Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Your Excellency: I was surprised to read your New Delhi’s Christmas Fairy Tale of 2025 -“...the bilateral defence pact with Sri Lanka has “NO UNSTATED OBJECTIVES.” It prompted me to ask…’Mirror..mirror…on the wall, Who is the liar of them all?” I don’t believe You Commissioner Santosh!  Since when did... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

'The Turkish Kurds: Erdoğan’s Folly On Full Display'
Alon Ben-Meir
- Jan 20, 2026 Since the 2016 coup attempt, Erdoğan has built a regime in which power is centralized, freedoms are curtailed, and dissent is met with an iron fist. Now that there is a historic opportunity to end the conflict with the Kurds, Erdogan is seeking surrender rather than a dignified, sustainable solution The Turkish Kurds: Erdoğan’s Folly On Full Display Nearly a decade after Turkey’s failed coup attempt of July 2016, the political landscape of the country has been transformed beyond recognition. What began as a night... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

Ravi flags tourism forex leakages despite record arrivals
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Jan 21 (Daily Mirror) - UNP MP Ravi Karunanayake raised serious concerns in Parliament over what he described as a growing disconnect between Sri Lanka’s record tourist arrivals and the weak flow of foreign exchange into the country’s official financial system. Speaking in Parliament, Karunanayake noted that Sri Lanka recorded more than 2.36 million tourist arrivals in 2025, yet total tourism earnings rose only marginally to about USD 3.22 billion. He pointed out that average spending per tourist had declined by nearly 12 percent year-on-year, even as arrivals surged, raising questions... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

බලංගොඩ කස්සප හිමි සම්බන්ධ නඩුවේ සම්පූර්ණ ගොනුවේ පිටපත් ලබාදීමට අධිකරණයෙන් නියෝග
උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත්
Share Post වෙරළ කලාපය තුළ අනවසර ඉදිකිරීමක් කර බුදුපිළිමයක් තැන්පත් කිරීමෙන් වෙරළ සම්පත් පනත කඩකිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් රක්ෂිත බන්ධනාගාර ගත කර සිටින බළන්ගොඩ කස්සප හිමියන් ඇතුළු සැකකරුවන් දස දෙනා සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධියේ සම්පූර්ණ නඩු වාර්තාව සැකකාර පාර්ශ්වයගේ නිතීඥවරයාට ලබා දෙන ලෙස ත්‍රිකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් එම්.එස්.එම්. සම්සුදීන් අධිකරණ රෙජිස්ට්‍රාර්වරයාට අද (21) නියෝග කළා. මෙම සිද්ධියට අදාලව සැකකාර පාර්ශ්වය වෙනුවෙන් මෝසමක් ගොනු කරමින් නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන කළ ඉල්ලීමක් සැලකිල්ලට ගත් අධිකරණය මෙම නියෝගය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/01/26)

අපේ රටේ ජනතාව පාලකයෝ පත් කරගන්නේ අවස්ථාවාදීව හිතලයි: මහාචාර්ය පූජ්‍ය කොටපිටියේ රාහුල හිමි
උපුටා ගැන්ම  හිරු පුවත්
අපේ රටේ ජනතාව අවස්ථාවාදීව සිතා පාලකයින් පත්කර ගන්නා බව කෝට්ටේ ශ්‍රී කල්‍යාණි සාමග්‍රී ධර්ම මහා සංඝ සභාවේ අනුනායක මහාචාර්ය පූජ්‍ය කොටපිටියේ රාහුල හිමියන් ප්‍රකාශ කරනවා. උන්වහන්සේ මේ බව පැවසුවේ ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ දේශපාලඥයෙකු වූ අභාවප්‍රාප්ත නන්දන ගුණතිලක මහතාගේ දේහය පිළිබද අවසන් කටයුතු අද (21)දින සිදුකෙරුණු අවස්ථාවේදී අනුශාසනාවක් කරමින්. එහිදී වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් දැක්වූ පූජ්‍ය කොටපිටියේ රාහුල හිමියන් මෙසේද පැවසුවා. අපේ රටේ ජනතාව මට හිතෙනවා එක වෙලාවකට ටිකක් මෝඩද කියලා. බොරු පොරොන්දුවලට පොඩි පොඩි සිල්ලර පොරොන්දුවලට අපේ රටේ ජනතාව බොහෝවිට පාලකයින් පත්කර ගන්නවා. පාලකයින්ගේ ගැඹුර,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/01/26)

World Consumer Day 2026 -Theme of the year - Product Safety and Satisfied Consumer
Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel, Solicitor in England and Wales, former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority Former Ambassador UAE and Israel and President Ambassador’s Forum.
World consumer day falls on 15th March every year celebrated by the Consumer International the main body for consumer - and others world over as the Consumers Day world over in order to show strength and be with citizens to air the needs and grievances of the consumer in a friendly atmosphere supposed to include all citizens as any average citizen is a consumer at any stage of the life from birth to death. For... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/01/26)

Open Letter to Ministry of Investment Promotion, Chairman – UDA, Director General – BOI, President’s office Director of office of digitisation 
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Investor & Project Promoter
Open Letter to Ministry of Investment Promotion, Chairman – UDA, Director General – BOI, President’s office Director of office of digitisation  Dear Sir / Madam, Sri Lanka urgently needs to exert far greater pressure on the digitisation and streamlining of statutory approvals for investment projects, particularly those involving skills development and vocational training. I write this with deep frustration and disappointment, based on my personal experience over the past year in attempting to obtain approvals to establish a welding training institute in Galle. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/01/26)

ගම්පෙරළිය ලියපු මෝඩයාට හෙළයේ මහා ගත්කරු කියන්නේ ඇයි..- ටියුෂන් ගුරෙක් සිසුනට උගන්වයි..
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
හෙලයේ මහා ගත්කරැ මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහයන් හට නිගරු වන අන්දමින් අමතර පන්ති මෙහෙයවන ගුරුවරයෙකු කළ ප්‍රකාශයක් ඇතුළත් දර්ශන පෙළක් මේ දිනවල අන්තර්ජාලය ඔස්සේ දැඩි කතාබහට ලක්ව තිබේ.  එහිදී එම ගුරුවරයා විසින් වික්‍රමසිංහයන් "මෝඩයෙකු" ලෙස හඳුන්වමින් තම ශිෂ්‍ය ප්‍රජාවට කරුණු ඉදිරිපත් කරනු දක්නට ලැබේ. භාෂා ශාස්ත්‍රයට පමණක් සීමා නොවී විද්‍යාත්මක පර්යේෂණ, මානව විද්‍යාව සහ පරිණාමවාදී සිද්ධාන්ත පිළිබඳ ගැඹුරු බුද්ධිමය මෙහෙවරක නිරත වූ මෙම අසහාය විද්වතා සම්බන්ධයෙන් කළ අදූරදර්ශී ප්‍රකාශය පිළිබඳව විද්වත් සමාජය සිය දැඩි පිළිකුල සහ මවිතය පළ කර සිටිති.  "අර ගම්පෙරළිය ලියපු මෝඩයා,මොකාද උගේ නම ,මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ.දැන් උඹලා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/01/26)

Mahanayake Theros urges caution as parents demand immediate education reforms
Courtesy Hiru News
Most Venerable Thibbatuwawe Sri Sumangala Mahanayake Thera of the Malwatta Chapter questioned why there is a push to implement education reforms that the government has already admitted contain errors. These remarks follow a meeting today (20) with a representative body of parents of Grade 6 students, who submitted a memorandum requesting the reforms proceed within this year. The Mahanayake Thera noted that the Prime Minister acknowledged flaws in the process, resulting in the suspension of several officials and the postponement of the Grade 6 reforms by one year. He... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/01/26)

" අනුරාධපුරය පහු කරගෙන යාපනයට සිල් ගන්න යන්නේ වෛරයෙන් "
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
පසුගිය දින දෙක තුන පුරාවට මේ පිළිඹඳ ලිපි බොහෝ ප්‍රමාණයක් මා විසින් කියවූවත් එය ඒ ඒ පුද්ගලයින් විසින් අල්ලාගත් තැන පිළිඹඳ මා හට ගැටළුවක් මතු විය. ජනාධිපතිවරයා යාපනයේදී කළ ප්‍රකාශය, හුදෙක් දේශපාලන කතාවක් නොව, සාමකාමීව වන්දනාවේ යන සමස්ත සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජනතාවගේම චේතනාව සහ ආත්මගෞරවය ප්‍රසිද්ධියේ ප්‍රශ්න කිරීමකි. සිංහල ජනතාව දෙස වෛරයෙන් බලන ලෙස උතුරේදී මෙවැනි පණිවිඩයක් ලබා දීම හරහා ඔහු උත්සාහ කරන්නේ යුද්ධයෙන් පසු අප අමාරුවෙන් ගොඩනැගූ ජාතික සමගිය ඔවුන්ගේ දේශපාලනය වෙනුවෙන් පාවා දීම බව පැහැදිලිව පෙනේ. ජනාධිපතිවරයා "අනුරාධපුරය පසුකර යාපනයට සිල් ගන්න යන්නේ වෛරයෙන්" යැයි පවසන විට, එයින් ගම්‍ය වන්නේ සිංහල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/01/26)

The Miseducation & Strangling of an Industrial Class in Sri Lanka
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 11-17 January 2026 * ‘Sovereign countries don’t get sovereignty if the US wants their resources.’ – Stephen Miller, US President Don Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy & Homeland Security Adviser (see ee Industry) * ‘Other actions that we are witnessing in the international arena testify not even to an attempt, but to the policy of our US colleagues... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

'We Have Audio Recordings…': Iran Minister Stuns Israel & USA, Demolishes Trump Plan To 'Intervene'?
Hindustan Times
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi alleges that the United States and Israel orchestrated recent unrest in Iran by directing armed cells to open fire during protests to raise casualties and trigger foreign intervention, citing purported audio messages, documents, and detainee confessions as evidence. He says large cash payments were offered for attacks on police stations, government vehicles, markets, ambulances, and dozens of mosques, describes the January 8–10 violence as an externally planned extension of the “12‑day war,” and warns that Iran will seek justice for all those killed. https://youtu.be/wKavzNRa-uU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Open Letter to the Election Commission: Opposing Its Premature and Illegal Promotion of Overseas Voting
Shenali D Waduge
To:The Chairman and MembersElection Commission of Sri Lanka Subject: Objection to Calling for Premature Suggestions on Overseas Voting and Opposition to Granting Online Voting Rights to Sri Lankan Citizens Residing Abroad 1. Preliminary Objection – Process and Authority This is to formally object to the public advertisement issued calling for views and suggestions on “formulating a mechanism to grant voting rights to Sri Lankan citizens abroad.” …using taxpayers’ money, the cost of which should be disclosed. It is also unclear who, if anyone, has formally requested to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Disheartening news came from Singapore: Will justice for Zubeen Garg prevail  !
Nava Thakuria
For millions of fans and followers of Zubeen Garg, who faced an unexplained death in Singapore on 19 September last year, unpleasant news broke out from the island nation, as its police department made it clear that the iconic Assamese singer died in an intoxicated status while swimming in sea water without wearing a mandatory life jacket. The Straits Time, a mainstream newspaper of the southeast Asian country, reported on 14  January last that Zubeen, 53,  consumed alcohol and refused a life vest before jumping off a yacht and finally  drowned in waters near Lazarus Island... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Holy Joseph Vaz: Did he take part in the unholy Goa Inquisition?
Shenali D. Waduge
“When people in one’s own town are in trouble and need to be saved from brutal torture and being burnt at the stake (a common practice of the Catholic Inquisition), it is morally indefensible for a supposedly public-spirited padre to travel to another region or country to save people in trouble there, while at the same time ignoring the plight of his own town folk.” – Shenali D. Waduge Joseph Vaz (21 April 1651, Benaulim, Goa – 16 January 1711, Kandy, Sri Lanka) was a Catholic  Oratorian priest from Goa. He is called the ‘Apostle of Ceylon’ by the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

The West’s moral failure in safeguarding Hindus in Bangladesh
Roshni Sengupta
The Western narrative on Hindus and episodes of mass violence affecting Hindu communities globally has often been marked by selective visibility, conceptual ambiguity, and ideological discomfort with recognising Hindus as victims of genocide or ethnic cleansing. While Western media, academia, and human-rights institutions readily deploy the language of genocide for atrocities against certain groups, mainly Muslims, comparable frameworks are rarely applied to cases involving Hindus, even when violence is systematic, targeted, and driven by religious or civilisational hostility. – Dr. Roshni Sengupta The abject hypocrisy of the West on the atrocities against minority Hindus... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

My Angolan Friends
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge
Angola is a large Southern African country that was under Portuguese colonial rule for more than 400 years before achieving independence on November 11, 1975. The country ranks among Africa's leading producers of crude oil and diamonds, which are crucial to its export economy and government finances. Portuguese remains the official language, reflecting its colonial past. The population is made up of various Bantu ethnic groups, such as the Ovimbundu, Kimbundu, and Bakongo, each possessing unique languages and cultural practices. Despite Angola's considerable oil wealth and recent economic advancements, poverty remains a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

මොඩියුලයට අසභ්‍ය අඩවිය දැමූ අය නෙරපයි.. ජාතික අධ්‍යාපන ආයතනයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්ව ගෙදර.
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
හයවන ශ්‍රේණියට අදාළ ඉගෙනුම් මොඩියුලයන්හි මතු වූ මතභේදාත්මක තත්ත්වය පදනම් කරගනිමින්, ජාතික අධ්‍යාපන ආයතනයේ නියෝජ්‍ය අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල් දර්ශන සමරවීර මහතාව අනිවාර්ය නිවාඩු ගැන්වීමට බලධාරීන් පියවර ගෙන ඇත. මීට අමතරව, අදාළ සිදුවීමට සෘජු සම්බන්ධයක් ඇති බවට හඳුනාගත් එම ආයතනයේම සේවය කරන තවත් නිලධාරිනියන් දෙපළකගේ සේවය වහාම ක්‍රියාත්මක වන පරිදි අත්හිටුවා ඇති බවද දැනගන්නට ලැබේ.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

අගමැතිනිය අතින් උසස්වීමක් ගත් විදුහල්පතිනි දුෂණ චෝදනා හයකට වරදකරු වෙලා..
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
පාසල් දරුවන්ගේ දිවා ආහාරය වෙනුවෙන් වෙන් කළ මුදල් අවභාවිත කරමින් තම සැමියාගේ උපන්දින සාදය පැවැත්වූ බවට එල්ල වූ චෝදනාවලට මැදිරිගිරිය ප්‍රදේශයේ පාසලක විදුහල්පතිනියක වරදකරු වී ඇති බව උතුරු මැද පළාත් ප්‍රධාන ලේකම්වරයා තහවුරු කරයි. මෙම සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ලංකා ගුරු සංගමයේ ප්‍රධාන ලේකම් ප්‍රියන්ත ප්‍රනාන්දු මහතා කරුණු අනාවරණය කරමින් කියා සිටියේ, අදාළ දූෂණ චෝදනා සම්බන්ධයෙන් විමර්ශන පවතින අතරතුරදීම මෙම විදුහල්පතිනිය අධ්‍යාපන පරිපාලන සේවයට උසස්වීමක්ද ලබාගෙන ඇති බවයි. 2022 වසරේ රජයේ තීරණයකට අනුව පාසල් දරුවන්ගේ දිවා ආහාර වේලක් සඳහා එක් අයෙකුට රුපියල් 100 බැගින් වෙන් කර තිබුණි. මැදිරිගිරිය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Sri Lanka’s bureaucratic system needs an urgent clean up!
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Last week, the Daily Mirror exclusively reported of yet another foreign investor pulling out of Sri Lanka citing regulatory obstruction and arbitrary state action. China based Amber Adventures Private Limited, the country’s first cable car venture said it had officially pulled out of the Ambuluwawa Cable Car Project due to arbitrary and unlawful actions by state authorities including the suspension of construction by the Central Environmental Authority (CEA) based on complaints circulating on social media, despite clearance from technical agencies. The most surprising part is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Rights groups reports Sri Lanka counterterrorism bill risks abuses
Annelies Nie | U. Ottawa Faculty of Law, CA Courtesy Jurist News
New Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday stated that the Sri Lankan government’s proposed counterterrorism legislation risks a similar oppression to its current abusive law. The bill fails to meet benchmarks set by the UN. According to the rights group, the bill also does not comply with Sri Lanka’s rights obligations made to the European Union to benefit from trade arrangements under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus “The proposed law shows Sri Lankan authorities still cling to the belief that counterterrorism legislation grants sweeping, repressive powers unrelated to combating terrorism,”... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Massive blue rock discovered at landslide site
Courtesy Hiru News
Police security covers an area near the Sri Muthumari Amman Kovil in Lower Gallanthenna, Galaha, following the discovery of a large blue rock at a landslide site. Authorities suspect the stone, weighing approximately one tonne, shifted from an upper slope to the lower grounds during landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah. Officials from the National Gem and Jewellery Authority inspected the rock yesterday afternoon (18). While the authority described the find as a unique cluster of stones, they noted that a definitive identification as a gemstone is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Former minister suggests protesters should pay for expressway delays
Courtesy Hiru News
Delays in the construction of the Central Expressway, caused by protests over a "Crudia zeylanica" (Pandu Karanda) tree, caused significant economic damage to the country, according to former Transport and Highways Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena. He stated that it is fair to recover these financial losses from those who led and participated in the demonstrations. The former Minister made these remarks as the Chinese construction firm involved in the project reportedly demanded $980 million in compensation due to the work stoppage. Gunawardena noted that environmentalists, including... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

The economic outlook…What should Sri Lanka’s focus be for 2026 ?
Conversations with Alanki
https://youtu.be/0tG5aSGV1EQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Only The Rising Of The People Can Stop Trump
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
When a government violates democratic principles, large-scale peaceful demonstrations can send a strong message. It’s a way for people to collectively demonstrate their commitment to democratic values and advocate for change without resorting to violence. The massive protests that followed the killing of Renee Good by ICE in Minneapolis were not spontaneous; it was an outburst of anger and the cumulative result of long-standing tensions with the government. The demonstrations arose from the struggle to reconcile enforcement power with public trust, which has dramatically eroded. The public reaction echoes profound concerns about how... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

"රටේ සංස්කෘතිය සහ සභ්‍යත්වය විනාශ කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණයක් පවතිනවා" - අස්ගිරි මහ නාහිමි
Courtesy Hiru News
රටේ සංස්කෘතිය සහ සභ්‍යත්වය විනාශ කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණයක් ඇතැයි අස්ගිරි පාර්ශ්වයේ මහ නායක අතිපූජ්‍ය වරකාගොඩ ශ්‍රී ඥානරතන මහ නා හිමියන් පෙන්වා දෙනවා. උන්වහන්සේ මේ බව සඳහන් කළේ, බදුල්ල මුතියංගණය රජමහා විහාරයේ පැවැති ආගමික වැඩසටහනකට වැඩම කළ අවස්ථාවේදීයි. මෙම අවස්ථාවට අනුශාසනා කළ උන්වහන්සේ වර්තමානයේ බුදුදහමට සහ සිංහල සංස්කෘතියට එල්ල වී ඇති අභියෝග පිළිබඳව සිය අවධානය යොමු කරනු ලැබුවා. එමෙන්ම, අතීතයේ සිට විවිධ ජාතීන් සහ ආගමිකයන් සහෝදරත්වයෙන් ජීවත් වූ රටක් වුවද, ඇතැම් පිරිස් බුදුදහමට සහ අපේ සංස්කෘතියට විනාශකාරී බලපෑම් එල්ල කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරන බවත් උන්වහන්සේ සඳහන් කළා. බුදුදහම, ජාතිය සහ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

කිව්වේ මාලිමාවේ සුපිරි බුලට් ඉන්නේ කියලා - දැන් තමයි මිනිස්සුන්ටත් තරම තේරෙන්නේ
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/ykcGbVZtn-0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

අපි පාලනය අතට ගත්තු ගමන් පොදු දේපල පනතින් හරියටම නීතිය ක්‍රියාත්මක කරනවා
TOP News lk
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9TdGudmvgnY?feature=share... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

ජාතිවාදය වපුරන්නා වෙන කව්ද ?
Dark Room
https://youtu.be/A6L2gx3RDBY... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/01/26)

Former MPs file petitions against Bill to abolish parliamentary pensions
Courtesy Hiru News
Six former Members of Parliament have filed petitions in the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the bill proposed to abolish parliamentary pensions. The first petition was filed by former MPs M.M. Premasiri, Navaratne Banda, B.M. Deepal Gunasekera, and Samansiri Herath. A second petition regarding the same matter was submitted by former members Piyasoma Upali and Upali Amarasiri. The petitioners contend that certain provisions of the proposed bill violate fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. They have requested the Supreme Court to rule that the bill must... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/01/26)

Cut the Internet and Gen Z Protests Suffocate
Dilrook Kannangara
The world’s oldest ideology-led regime has beaten Gen Z protests when far more flexible and democratic regimes have collapsed. Interestingly not so much by using violence but by using latest technology. The use of violence is unfortunate but failed to quell rioting and protests. Gen Z very heavily rely on the internet not just to connect and spread information but also as a daily routine. If a section of Gen Z resorts to regime change protests or political upheaval, the surest way to bust them is to cut off the internet. It has other casualties but... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

India’s St. Joseph Vaz evangelized Sri Lanka through his poverty
Courtesy Aleteia
Asela Dassanayake CC Philip Kosloski - published on 01/16/26 St. Joseph Vaz became poor so that he could more effectively preach the Gospel to the people of Sri Lanka. Missionaries often have to learn new languages when preaching the Gospel in a different country, but sometimes that "language" takes on a more physical form. St. Joseph Vaz is a great example of someone who spoke the language of poverty, as well as charity, to better communicate with the native people of Sri Lanka. Sri. Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

23 Sri Lankan companies secures foothold in Ugandan economy
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, January 17 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka should eye more investment in Uganda as the  presidential race has concluded with a decisive victory for  President Yoweri Museveni, who secured 71.65 percent of the vote to earn a seventh term in office. Museveni, who first came to power in 1986, an official said. He has  remained a central and dominant figure in Uganda’s political landscape for nearly four decades. His main rival, opposition leader Bobi Wine, received 24.72 percent. Commenting on the milestone, Sri Lanka’s former  Ambassador to Uganda, Velupillai... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

අනුර කුමාර! බෞද්ධයෝ ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය පහුකරන් සිල්ගන්න යන්නේ වෛරයක් නිසා නෙමෙයි උතුරු නැගැනහිරත් බුදු වහන්සේ ගේ පහස ලැබූ වෙහෙර විහාර, රහහත් වහන්සේලා වැඩසිටි ස්ථාන තියෙන නිසා.
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
බෞද්ධයෝ ශ්‍රී මහා බෝධිය පහුකරන් සිල්ගන්න යන්නේ වෛරයක් නිසා නෙමෙයි උතුරු නැගැනහිරත් බුදු වහන්සේ ගේ පහස ලැබූ වෙහෙර විහාර, රහහත් වහන්සේලා වැඩසිටි ස්ථාන තියෙන නිසා. පල්ලෙහා තියෙන්නේ ඒ වගේ වෙහෙර විහාර කීපයක්. මඩුකන්ද විහාරය - වවුනියාව ( දළදා වහන්සේ තැන්පත් කර තිබූ විහාරයකි. ) කුරුන්දි මහා විහාරය - මුලතිවු ( බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ දෙවන ලංකා ගමනේ දී උන්වහන්සේ මෙම ස්ථානයට වැඩම කළ බවට ද ජනප්‍රවාදයේ සඳහන්ය.) ගිරිහඬු සෑය - ත්‍රිකුණාමලය (බුදුන් වහන්සේගේ කේශ ධාතු තැන්පත් කර තැනු ලොව ප්‍රථම චෛත්‍යයි.) වෙල්ගම් වෙහෙර -... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

''වෙනත් රටවල් දෙකක සමාගම් අපේ මුහුද විකුණලා අවුරුදු 40ක් තිස්සේ ඩොලර් උපයලා'' 
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/BciGV9oWWB8... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

Kumar David’s buffalo and his “Mihintale vanachariya” insult - I
By Rohana R. Wasala
Sunday Island (June 2, 2024) published an interesting article entitled ‘Quo vadis?’  by retired electrical engineering professor, public intellectual and political economics commentator  ex Marxist agitator Kumar David, who died about four months later. I used to admire him, in spite of what I perceived as his rough edges. I liked reading his English language  newspaper columns that he imbued with a sense of scholarliness, wit and wisdom.The title ‘Quo vadis?’ (Latin for ‘Whither bound?’ ‘Where are you going?’) is rich with biblical connotations. In his Sunday Island feature just mentioned, Professor Kumar David... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

'Trump’s Gestapo Is Terrorizing America'
Alon Ben-Meir - Jan 15, 2026
It is unfathomable that right here in America, we are witnessing how ICE is operating with impunity, with utter disregard for the law and for loss of life and liberty. What is even more shocking is that US Vice President JD Vance declared that a federal agent who killed a 37-year-old civilian woman in Minnesota has “absolute immunity,” setting an ominous precedent: an American citizen can be killed in the street by a federal agent, with impunity. Can there be any more outrageous and perilous statement uttered from the mouth of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

දණ්ඩ නිතී සංග්‍රහයේ පෙලඹවීමත් ලිංගික අපයෝජනය - නීතිඥයෝ ආණ්ඩුවට අවසන් නිවේදනය දෙයි
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/GDuVLlUTlfs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

උතුරේ දෙමළ මන්ත්‍රීවරු බෞද්ධ විහාරස්ථාන නාමපුවරු ඉවත් කිරිම ගැන උසාවියේදී අරුන් හෙලිකරයි
Lanka Times 24
https://youtu.be/0PAkdo0ZUxE... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

On “Leftists” And “Anarchists” Who Cheer for Regime Change In Iran
By  Caitlin Johnstone
Is there anything more undignified than “leftists” and “anarchists” who cheer on the fall of empire-targeted governments even as the empire moves war machinery into place? Ooh look at me I’m sticking it to the man by supporting the same agendas as the US State Department. I’m being punk rock by regurgitating the same war propaganda talking points as John Bolton. I’m fighting the power by backing the foreign policy objectives of the most powerful empire that has ever existed. If you want to have a serious political outlook it is necessary... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

හරිනි අමරසූරිය වැරදුනි අමරසූරිය වුණු හැටි
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
පිිවිතුරු හෙළ උරුමය මූලස්ථානයේ පැවැති මාධ්‍ය හමුවේ දී එම පක්ෂ නායක නීතිඥ උදය ගම්මන්පිල මහතා මෙම අදහස් පල කලේය. ආණ්ඩුව ඉතිහාසයේ කිසිම ආණ්ඩුවකට නොවුණු විධියට වැරදීම් වෙන ආණ්ඩුවක්.  මුලින්ම සංචාරක ප්‍රවර්ධන අධිකාරිය සමලිංගික ජෝඩු වලට ගැලපෙන පාරාදීසිය විධියට ලංකාව ප්‍රවර්ධනය කරන්න යෝජනා කරලා ලිපියක් යැව්වා.  ඒකට සමාජ විරෝධය ආවාම වැරදීමක් කියලා ඉවත් කර ගත්තා.  ඊට පස්සේ හදිසි නීතිය යටතේ කුනාටු ආපදාවකට කිසිම අදාළ නැති සමලිංගික සබඳතා ගැන හදිසි නීති රෙගුලාසි වලට දාලා ගැසට් මගින් ප්‍රසිද්ධ කලා.  ඒ ගැන ප්‍රශ්න කරන කොට ඒකත් වැරදීමක් කිව්වා.  හයවන ශ්‍රේණියේ ඉංග්‍රිසි පාඩමකට සමරිසි වෙබ් අඩවියක... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/01/26)

Interpol ‘Red Notice’ issued against 95 underworld figures hiding overseas – Police Spokesman
Courtesy Adaderana
Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler said that Interpol ‘Red Notices’ have been obtained against 95 Sri Lankan organised criminal figures currently hiding overseas. Addressing a media briefing held today (16), he said that 10 suspects were brought back to Sri Lanka through ‘Red Notices’ in 2024, while 11 suspects were repatriated in 2025. He added that during the same two-year period, 21 suspects were brought back to the country under Extradition Laws. Speaking further, ASP Wootler said that many criminals orchestrating crimes from overseas have already been... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

Planned Parenthood (via IPPF) & Comprehensive Sexuality Education — The Truth for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · 14th January 2026
Planned Parenthood wants to control children’s minds Teach children sexual activity is normal, even for very young children (5–10 years old). Evidence / Example: IPPF lesson guides in Asia and Africa include instructions on sexual behavior, explaining sexual pleasure in ways accessible to children as young as 8–10. “Your body belongs to you” campaigns in IPPF youth programsencourage children to seek advice from teachers or peers instead of parents, framing parental guidance as restrictive. They promote... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

New Zealand Govt stops sexuality education – Sri Lanka’s Govt wants to start it
Shenali D Waduge
In 2025, the New Zealand Ministry of Education removed the Relationships & Sexuality Education (RSE) guidelines from the curriculum framework. It took just 5 years to realize the damage. In 2020, schools were taught about relationships, gender, sexuality, consent, online media from years 0 to 13. RSE was New Zealand’s term for Global CSE (following UN ITGSE pro-gender/woke curriculum). When New Zealands govt says the 2020 framework will be replaced with a “new clearer curriculum framework” it indicates that the 2020-2025 was problematic. When the Govt says the new framework will decide... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

Italy stopped LGBTQIA-Sexuality Education after Child Harm — Why is Sri Lanka’s Govt insisting on It
Shenali D Waduge
Across the world, Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) has NEVER entered school systems through transparent national debate or democratic approval. Instead, it has crept in quietly — rebranded under softer terms such as “affective education,” “anti-bullying,” “inclusion,” and “gender equality.” Italy is a textbook example of how this incremental, NGO-driven, externally influenced model unfolds — and why it ultimately provoked national alarm. Italy is not a conservative, closed society. It is a liberal Western democracy, deeply integrated into the European Union, with long exposure to progressive social policies. Yet even in Italy, parents, educators, and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

The Youth Self Employment Programme of Bangladesh, a Programme that has created three million youth entrepreneurs in four decades.
Garvin Karunaratne
It all happened in the Bangladesh Secretariat, three days after General Ershard took over the country in a bloodless coup on the 24 th of March 1982. The Minister for Youth Development was clamped in prison and the work of the Ministry was in jeopardy. The third in command, Air Vice Marshall Aminul Islam, the Minister for Labour and Manpower evaluated the work done in the Ministry. Suddenly at the close, he realized that I was an outsider and inquired who I was and I was then introduced as the Commonwealth Fund Advisor to the Ministry... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

Decolonising India’s Antiquity: Challenging Eurocentrism | Dr Raj Vedam
Sangam Talks
https://youtu.be/g4pbHUxz0cs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

A rare video clip of the Colombo Law Faculty's mid-1972 trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya
A rare video clip of the Colombo Law Faculty's mid-1972 trip to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, has been shared on Facebook.  The video is available on a Facebook group for those interested in memories of the University of Ceylon, Law Faculty. A post from May 19, 2020, includes the footage and describes it as a "rare footage of a trip undertaken to the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens by the students and staff of the Colombo Law Faculty in mid - 1972".  You can likely find this video by visiting the original Facebook post. The post describes the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

The General Who Sold Out Maduro for $50M – Venezuela's BETRAYAL Exposed
American Issues Explained
https://youtu.be/jOqO60tQERU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

The Ceylon Teachers Union says Govt. ignored guidelines on education reforms
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Jamuary 15 (Daily Mirror) - The Ceylon Teachers Union (CTU) has criticized the government for attempting to implement proposed education reforms without following proper guidelines or consulting key stakeholders. https://youtu.be/xRqxKPnNgj8 Addressing the media, CTU General Secretary Joseph Stalin said that meaningful discussions are essential when introducing educational reforms, but no such consultations were held. He noted that recent reforms were halted following a cabinet decision, after the CTU and several other parties raised concerns and requested the government to reconsider. “Currently, the ministry is only... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

ගල් අඟුරු හොරකම ගැන පාඨලී ඇත්තම කියයි
Patali Champika Ranawaka
https://youtu.be/vWcMbsnb7nw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

Remanded monk declines lunch in custody
Courtesy Hiru News
Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, currently in remand for placing a Buddha statue within an unauthorised construction at the Trincomalee Fort beach area without a valid permit, refused his lunch today (15). Prisons Commissioner Operations and Media Spokesperson Chammika Gajanayake confirmed this development, noting that while the Thera accepted visitors and items brought for him earlier this morning, he declined the midday meal. Trincomalee Chief Magistrate M.S.M. Samsudeen ordered nine individuals, including four monks, to remain in custody until the 19th of this month. The group includes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/01/26)

''අනාගත දරු පරපුර මෙවැනි විනාශකාරි තැනකට ගේන එක හරිනි මැතිණිය දැනුවත්වමයි කරන්නේ..." 
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/D5PkGKWNRUM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

ලාල් ගේ ඉතිහාසය කියවමු !
Dark Room
https://youtu.be/6fcmvCmQ8uI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

A year has gone. Ideas for action even now.It is time for action,
by Garvin Karunaratne
Posted on November 12th, 2024   Re printed for favour of action E-Con-E-News 3-9 th November in Lanka Web writes: “• ‘Garvin Karunaratne writes again today. I have read his Dahanayaka & red-onion affair several times in the Island. His telephone handling at the Marketing Department’s Tripoli HQ resembles Mountbatten’s war operations room.’” We did use phones in a remarkable way to move veg and fruit from far away to Colombo.  It was always a hive of activity from the time I parked my Hillman Minx at eight or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

Ditwah and our failing paddy farming
Garvin Karunaratne
Agriculture luminary, Professor Buddhi Marambe has been quoted in Ceylon Today, to the effect that paddy cultivation is facing a serious situation as a consequence of the Ditwah Cyclone. The cyclone devastated 106,000 hectares from the extent cultivated in the Maha season. The chances are that it is only a small percentage of this 106,000 hectares can be re cultivated. He also adds that the farmers will find it a yeoman task to find seed paddy for the Yala Season. Seed Paddy cannot be imported. According to Professor Marambe the loss could be estimated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

Myanmar New Year Parade 2026: Ananda Pagoda Life Before Technology
Histórias com João
https://youtu.be/QX_IUzsTAEw?si=PrSgqASEsCOlS1bJ Beautiful to see such a grand Buddhist Spectacle from Myanmar (formerly Burma). An event never highlighted in day to day mainstream YouTube before. Greetings from Sri Lanka another Theravada Buddhist country with over 1000 year close friendly ties with Burma.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

චීන සමාගමක් මෙරට ආයෝජනය අතහැර යයි.. නඩු දමන බව දන්වයි..
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රථම කේබල් කාර් ව්‍යාපෘතිය ලෙස සැලකෙන අඹුලුවාව කේබල් කාර් ව්‍යාපෘතියෙන් ඉවත් වීමට එහි ආයෝජකයා වන චීනයේ Amber Adventures පෞද්ගලික සමාගම තීරණය කර ඇත. මෙරට නියාමන ක්‍රියාවලියේ පවතින බාධා සහ රජයේ නිලධාරීන්ගේ අත්තනෝමතික ක්‍රියාකලාපයන් මෙම තීරණයට හේතු වූ බව එම සමාගම අවධාරණය කරයි. ඊයේ (13) දින ශ්‍රී ලංකා ආයෝජන මණ්ඩලය වෙත ලිඛිතව දැනුම් දෙමින් සමාගම පවසා සිටියේ, තාක්ෂණික ආයතනවල අනුමැතිය ලැබී තිබියදීත්, සමාජ මාධ්‍ය ඔස්සේ පැතිර ගිය පැමිණිලි පදනම් කරගනිමින් මධ්‍යම පරිසර අධිකාරිය විසින් ඉදිකිරීම් කටයුතු අත්හිටුවීමට පියවර ගැනීම ඇතුළු කරුණු කිහිපයක් මත මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතියෙන් ඉවත් වන බවයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, චීනය සහ ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය යන රටවල ආයෝජකයින්ගෙන් සැදුම්ලත් එකමුතුවක් හරහා 2022 වසරේ පැවති ආර්ථික අර්බුදය මධ්‍යයේ මෙම ව්‍යාපෘතිය ආරම්භ විය. ව්‍යාපෘතියේ සම්පූර්ණ ආයෝජන වටිනාකම ඇමරිකානු ඩොලර් මිලියන 12.75ක් වන අතර, ඉන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

SJB approves continued cooperation talks with UNP
Courtesy Hiru News
Colombo District Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) stated that the party’s Working Committee has granted approval to continue discussions on working together with the United National Party (UNP). He explained that the progress of the ongoing discussions with the UNP was briefed to the Working Committee by the Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the SJB, Sajith Premadasa, and that approval was subsequently granted for future actions and continued discussions related to this process. In addition, the MP stated that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

Buddhist clergy among nine remanded
Courtesy Hiru News
Nine individuals, including Ven. Balangoda Kassapa Thero and three other monks, remain in custody until January 19 for allegedly violating the Coast Conservation Act. The charges involve the unauthorised construction of a roof and enclosure for a Buddha statue at the Sri Sambuddha Jayanti Bodhiraja Temple in Trincomalee. The Trincomalee Magistrate’s Court issued the remand order today (14) after nine out of eleven summoned individuals appeared before the bench. Notices were originally issued on December 10 for the group to present themselves in court regarding the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/01/26)

Sri Lanka’s Penal Code: Why Sections 365 and 365a exist — and why they were strengthened (not removed)
Shenali D Waduge
Even decades after the 1996/2006 amendments, the protections under Sections 365 and 365A remain crucial. Children continue to face sexual exploitation, grooming, and abuse, both offline and online, while even same-sex abuse victims still require clear legal pathways for justice. Narrowing or repealing these provisions would dismantle preventive tools, limit early police intervention, and reduce courts’ ability to recognize psychological trauma as legally cognizable injury. Modern sexual predation, including digital and peer-to-peer abuse, demands a legal framework that is trauma-aware and preventive, rather than reactive. Instead of repealing or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

DEAR INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER WE DO NOT WANT TO BE PRESS GANGED
RANJITH SOYSA Courtesy Island
Reference ,the Indian High Commissioner’s recent comments ( The Island, 9th Jan. ) on strong India-Sri Lanka relationship and the assistance granted on recovering from the financial collapse of Sri Lanka and yet again for cyclone recovery., Sri Lankans should express their thanks to India for standing up as a friendly neighbour. On the Defence Cooperation agreement, the Indian High Commissioner’s assertion was that there was nothing beyond that which had been included in the text. But, dear High Commissioner, we Sri Lankans have burnt our fingers when we signed agreements with... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

Foretold by the Imam of the Age.
by A.Abdul Aziz
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, peace be on him, Promised Messiah and Imam-al-Mahdi and Holy Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, in 1905, he warned the world in the following words:  Remember, God has informed me of many earthquakes. Rest assured, therefore, that as earthquakes have shaken America and Europe, so will they shake Asia. Some of them will resemble the Day of Doom. So many people shall die that rivulets of blood shall flow. Even the bird and the beasts will not be immune against this death. A havoc shall sweep the surface... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

NDB Bank Strengthens Commitment to Coastal and Marine Conservation through Clean Ocean Force Partnership
National Development Bank PLC
Guided by its commitment to sustainability, NDB Bank has renewed its partnership with Clean Ocean Force Lanka, extending three vital environmental initiatives that collectively protect Sri Lanka’s coastal and marine ecosystems. For the third consecutive year, NDB Bank continues to support the “Adopt a Beach” initiative at Kapungoda, ensuring the stretch is maintained and cleaned daily. This long-term effort not only prevents debris from re-entering the ocean and harming marine life but also empowers low-income women from local coastal community. In addition, the Bank has renewed its support for the Lagoon &... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

ඉදිරි වසරවල ගෙවීමට ඇති ණය - ''වැඩිම ණය ප්‍රමාණයක් ගෙව්වේ 2025 වසරේ'' |
Ada Derana
https://youtu.be/tZEExHo0bg0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

President, PM, and Teachers' Unions reach agreement on education reforms
Courtesy Hiru News
A meeting between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, and representatives of teachers’ trade unions was held this afternoon (13) at the Presidential Secretariat. At the meeting, the teachers’ union representatives stated that they accept the necessity of the new education reforms being implemented by the government and emphasised that the Grade 6 curriculum requires revision. They also expressed their willingness to work together with the government in the process of implementing the new education reforms. They further proposed that these activities be carried out under... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/01/26)

විමල්ගේ සත්‍යග්‍රහය අවසන් වුණු ගමන්ම මිහින්තලේ හිමි අමාත්‍යංශය ළඟට එයි
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/nd-6HUcNvG4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/01/26)

From Debt War to Ditwah: US Envoy Brought Disaster & Leaves Disaster in Sri Lanka
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 04-10 January 2026 * ‘Trump even admitted to having informed ‘the oil companies’ of the secret operation in advance, which appears to imply they took part in the planning of the whole affair from the get go – or perhaps, were even the chief drivers of it all…: ‘Did you speak with (the oil companies) before the operation took place?’ Trump: ‘Yes. Before & after.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

The Operation Against Venezuela and Preparation for a Major War Against Russia and China
By Dimitris Konstantakopoulos
After the live-streamed genocide of the Palestinians, carried out with the support of almost the entire West, the bombing of Venezuela and the abduction of President Maduro and his wife mark the entry into one of the most dangerous periods in the history of Western imperialism and of the entire planet. They also mark a milestone in the rise of a new form of global Totalitarianism. The attack on Venezuela does not aim merely at achieving full control over Latin America, as Trump and his propagandists misleadingly try to persuade us—especially through the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

Colombo Dockyard: A Strategic Gold Mine for Sri Lanka’s Marine Sector
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Colombo Dockyard Limited (CDL) remains one of Sri Lanka’s most valuable yet under-leveraged strategic assets in the maritime and marine engineering sector. Its location, skilled workforce, dry dock facilities, and legacy capabilities position it as a natural anchor for Sri Lanka’s emergence as a regional maritime hub. Post-Privatisation Reality Since privatisation, the anticipated technological transfer, strategic expansion, and international market leverage from the Japanese partnership have been minimal. While the Japanese association brought initial credibility, the tangible contribution in terms of diversification, offshore capability development, and regional hub creation has been... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

China seeks to 'deepen' strategic partnership with Sri Lanka
Courtesy AA.com
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes brief stopover in Sri Lanka while on his way back from Africa trip. China is willing to deepen strategic cooperative partnership with Sri Lanka, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said, as he made a brief stopover in the South Asian island country while on his way back from a trip to Africa. Wang met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Vijitha Herath and discussed strengthening bilateral ties and regional cooperation, according to the Xinhua news agency. The foreign minister praised Sri Lanka for its resilience... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

Tourism disappoints 2025 earnings as income falls short despite higher arrivals
Courtesy  The Daily Mirror
December revenue dips to US$ 309mn Annual earnings flat at US$ 3.2bn Earnings from Sri Lanka’s tourism industry disappointed in 2025, as revenue failed to correspond with the surge in arrivals, which reached a fresh high during the year.  For instance, the country attracted 258,928 visitors in December - about 10,000 more than a year earlier - bringing total arrivals for the year to 2,362,521, up 15.1 percent from 2024. However, earnings in December 2025 came in lower at US$ 308.6... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

President proposes; Speaker disposes
by Shamindra Ferdinando Courtesy The Island
AKD’s request to Harsha: Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has frustrated an attempt by Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP, to intervene to settle the continuing dispute over the appointment of a new Auditor General. Dr. De Silva yesterday told The Island he had recently written to all members of the Constitutional Council (CC) drawing their attention to the urgent need to address the issue at hand. The AG’s position remains vacant since 08 Dec, 2025. AG W.P.C. Wickremanayake retired in April and since... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

Scam behind Norochcholai coal supply tender?
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, January 12 (Daily Mirror) - Whilst highlighting a serious scam with regard to the awarding of tender pertaining to supply of coal to Norochcholai power plant, the Frontline Socialist Party yesterday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to carry out a probe on it. FLSP Secretary Pubudu Jayagoda told media that calling for tenders for the supply of coal to the power plant has been delayed in 2025 to enable Trident Chemphar to register as an official coal supplier. The usual practice has been the completion of tenders for supplying of coal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

Wimal's Satyagraha against education reforms begins today
Courtesy Hiru News
Wimal Weerawansa, the leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF), has announced that a continuous sathyagraha will commence today (12) in front of the Ministry of Education. The protest demands the immediate withdrawal of the recently introduced education reforms, which Weerawansa claims lack a scientific basis, and calls for the resignation of the Minister of Education, PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. The former minister, who visited Kandy yesterday (11), asserted that the Education Minister must be removed from her post due to "serious errors" within the new reform process. He argued that the changes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

මිහින්තලේ හිමිට වනචාරියා කී, ඇමති ලාල්ගේ පැටිකිරිය
SL Leaders
https://youtu.be/Bdfkral-BY4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/01/26)

A. POLICY PAPER (CABINET / EDB Level ) Developing Sri Lanka as an Indian Ocean Marine & Offshore Services Hub
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera 
Lessons from Hambantota and the Way Forward 1. Executive Summary
Sri Lanka’s strategic location along the East–West international shipping route presents a unique opportunity to develop a high-value marine and offshore industrial economy, rather than relying solely on port-based logistics and transshipment activities. In 2015, a comprehensive proposal was submitted to develop a Hambantota Dockyard Project, aimed at ship repair, conversion, and offshore services. The proposal demonstrated strong technical, economic, and strategic merit. However, the absence of a national marine industrial policy and delays in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

The nature of the heart and brain
Source: Al Hakam, London.
There are certain ignorant philosophers in this day and age, who attribute all positive advancement to the brain. However, such people do not realise that the brain only possesses the ability to weigh arguments and evidence. Although it is the brain that possesses the faculty of reflection and retention, the heart possesses a quality which moves it to the position of a chief. The mind follows a forced, mechanical process, while the heart is free of this and functions in an unforced, natural way. It is for this reason that the heart holds an... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Education reforms should suit the country, not the JVP: Namal
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, January 11 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said that if the President believes education reforms compatible with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) are also compatible with the country, then a wrong decision has been taken. He made these remarks while addressing the media, commenting on the President’s speech yesterday, which he said indicates that despite the proposed education reforms being incompatible with the country, the government is prepared to implement them. MP Rajapaksa said the President should understand the need to implement only... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Police asked to disclose information about team sent to the UK to probe Ranil’s expenses
Courtesy The Island
Thilini Ranasinghe speaking to the media outside of the Police headquarters A person, named Thilini Ranasinghe yesterday, said she had requested information from the Police under the country’s Right to Information law regarding a visit by Lankan police officers to an English university linked to an ongoing case involving a former president. Addressing the media outside the Police Headquarters in Colombo, Ranasinghe said she had visited the Police to confirm facts related to reports that officers travelled to England in connection with a case involving the imprisonment of Sri Lanka’s eighth... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Sajith: Ashoka Chakra replaces Dharmachakra in Buddhism textbook
Courtesy The Island
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa on Friday told Parliament that the Buddhism textbook contained a “serious error,” citing the use of the Ashoka Chakra instead of the Dharmachakra. He said the Dharmachakra depicted in the book differs from the one featured in the state symbol and called on the Education Minister to correct the mistake. Responding, Education Minister and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said the Dharmachakra used in the textbook had been approved by the Ministry of Buddhist Affairs. She added that the advisory board on Buddhism had also endorsed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Education reforms necessary but reconsider the process: Maha Sangha
Courtesy Adaderana
Although there is a need for educational reforms in schools, the process in which the present administration is carrying them out is not acceptable, Senior Professor Venerable Pathegama Gnanissara Thero noted. Ven. Gnanissara Thero made these remarks while delivering the keynote address at the book launch of a biography written about Venerable Daramitipola Ratnasara Thero. The Gnanissara Thero further emphasized that it is impossible to develop the country while destroying its culture and eroding its Buddhist heritage. Expressing further views, Ven. Pathegama Gnanissara Thero said: “We accept that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Joint opposition secures landslide victory in Katugampola Co-operative election
Courtesy Hiru News
The Joint Opposition has claimed a significant victory in the election held yesterday (10) to elect members for the General Assembly of the Katugampola Multi-Purpose Co-operative Society (MPCS). The opposition bloc secured a commanding majority, effectively taking over the management of the society. According to our correspondent, the Joint Opposition polled 113 votes to establish its dominance, while the National People's Power (NPP) managed to secure only 06 votes. The election covered 31 out of the 36 regional branches belonging to the society. Authorities were forced to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

අචින්ති තම්පි භවතී ගාථාව නිවරදිව වටහාගන්න - පූජනීය කිරිවත්තුඩුවේ අරියදස්සන ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ
සුමධුර දහම් Sumadhura Daham
https://youtu.be/Kl6j9uYqGhQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/01/26)

Our Trip to the South
Garvin Karunaratne Of the Administrative Service 1955-1973
Twenty Second Dec 2025 Leaving Royal Park in the shrill morning Siri at the wheel, Hiran and both of us, On our way to the holy shrine at Kataragama On the Mahinda Rajapaksa Highway, Thanks to Mahinda for making it. we passed by Culloden Estate Neboda where my dad, Boyd Oliver Manamperi Karunaratne once worked, the Chief Clerk at Neboda Estate We found our way to Karapitiya, the home of the Medical Faculty ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

Urgent need to develop Marine Industry in Sr Lanka
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Subject: Urgent actions to develop marina, repair & maintenance (R&M) and leisure-yacht infrastructure at Galle and strategic fishery harbours (including Modera) to capture high-value nautical tourism and marine services export opportunities. Prepared by: Dr Sarath Obeysekera  Executive summary
Sri Lanka has an immediate, realistic opportunity to develop a world-class cluster for luxury leisure craft, yacht repair & maintenance (R&M) and nautical tourism anchored on Galle Harbour and strategic fishery harbours (Modera, minor marinas). Over 15 years of advocacy has not translated into delivery. The result:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

NDB Bank joins KCC for the “Revive Sri Lanka | Rising Stronger” Initiative
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank reaffirmed its steadfast commitment to empowering Sri Lanka’s SME and MSME sectors by participating in the Revive Sri Lanka, Rising Stronger initiative, held on 20th December at Kandy City Centre. Organised by Kandy City Centre under the guidance of its Chairman, Mr. Thusitha Wijayasena, the programme brought together over 800 participants, including entrepreneurs, business owners, and key stakeholders, united by a shared purpose of restoring livelihoods and rebuilding confidence among enterprises affected by the recent DITWA cyclone. Revive Sri Lanka served as a platform to engage directly with entrepreneurs, understand... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

The minstrel monk and Rafiki the old mandrill in The Lion King - II
By Rohana R. Wasala
Continued from January 02, 2026 From my perspective, it is an obvious fact that Sri Lanka as a country/nation is still left in the lurch politically, economically and morally. The biggest problem is that there is no inspiring leadership. Strong moral leadership is a key component of good governance. ‘Raja bhavatu dhammiko’ (May the ruler be righteous) is the perennial chant of the bhikkhus we hear every morning. A country’s moral leadership is interwoven with its ethical foundation, which, in Sri Lanka’s case, is built on Buddhist moral values, which resonate with... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

NDB Bank Showcases Homegrown Digital Innovations at APICTA 2025, Representing Sri Lanka on the Regional Stage
National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) proudly represented Sri Lanka at the prestigious Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards 2025, held in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with the nomination of its award-winning digital solutions, TradeLinc 2.0 and Secure360 2.0. This regional recognition follows the Bank’s recent success at the National Best Quality Software Awards (NBQSA) 2025, where both platforms secured top honours, reinforcing NDB’s position at the forefront of technology-driven banking innovation. APICTA 2025 brought together some of the most advanced technology solutions across the Asia-Pacific region, with 205 teams and 256 nominations competing from... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

කොත්මලේ ජලාශයේ සම්භාව්‍ය ජලයෙන් ආවරණය විය හැකි ප්‍රදේශය තුළ, සාමාන්‍යයෙන් සතුටුදායක ලෙස ක්‍රියාත්මකව තිබූ ජංගම දුරකථන ජාල කිහිපයක් 2025 නොවැම්බර් 27 සිට 30 දක්වා කාලය තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක නොවීම හෝ අසාර්ථක වීම -
ඉංජිනේරු බන්දුල කෑන්දරාගම
ලිපිය / මාධ්‍ය නිවේදනය මහත්මයාණෙනි / මහත්මියනි, කොත්මලේ ජලාශයේ සම්භාව්‍ය ජලයෙන් ආවරණය විය හැකි ප්‍රදේශය තුළ, සාමාන්‍යයෙන් සතුටුදායක ලෙස ක්‍රියාත්මකව තිබූ ජංගම දුරකථන ජාල කිහිපයක් 2025 නොවැම්බර් 27 සිට 30 දක්වා කාලය තුළ ක්‍රියාත්මක නොවීම හෝ අසාර්ථක වීම සිදු වූ බව මාගේ අවබෝධය වේ. මාගේ අදහස අනුව, එම ජංගම දුරකථන ජාල සතුටුදායක ලෙස ක්‍රියාත්මකව තිබුණා නම්, 2025 නොවැම්බර් 26 දින කොත්මලේ ජලාශයේ භාර ඉංජිනේරුවරයා විසින් නිකුත් කරන ලද ජලාශ හදිසි අවස්ථා ලිපියේ අන්තර්ගතය හා වාන් (spillway) දොරටු විවෘත කිරීමට ගත් තීරණය, ජලාශයෙන් පහළට කිලෝමීටර් 18ක් දුරින් පිහිටි ගම්පොල නගරයටත්,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

Water levels in major reservoirs hit critical capacity as spilling begins
Courtesy Hiru News
The Irrigation Department has issued an urgent warning as water levels in major reservoirs across Sri Lanka have reached 80% to 90% capacity. Speaking at a press briefing this morning, Irrigation Engineer L.S. Sooriyabandara confirmed that 25 out of 73 major reservoirs are already spilling over, with significant concerns for the Eastern, Central, Northern, Southern, and Uva provinces. Specific warnings have been issued for the Senanayake Samudraya and Maduru Oya reservoirs, as well as several water bodies in the Batticaloa, Jaffna, and Padaviya regions, where sluice gates have been opened to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

CBSL to introduce benchmark exchange rate, review inflation target
Courtesy Hiru News
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) expects the economy to grow by 4% to 5%, while inflation is projected to gradually rise and reach the target level of 5% by the second half of 2026, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said. Addressing the launch of the Central Bank’s Policy Agenda for 2026 and beyond, Dr. Weerasinghe also announced a review of the inflation target agreement with the government and the introduction of a benchmark exchange rate aimed at strengthening transparency in the foreign exchange market. Inflation target to be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/01/26)

කත්නොරුවේ සිරිධම්ම හමුදුරුවෝන්ට වැරදුනේ කොතනද ?
Madubashana Prabath Ranahansa
https://youtu.be/B5jPqIB_3RA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

චක්‍රලේඛයෙත් කේස් එකක්? | නිදහස් අධ්‍යාපනයට සොරි.කොම් | ස්ටාලින් අදත් ගිනි පත්තු වෙයි!
Voice Tube
https://youtu.be/CcvpX6PXPGs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

Formal Request[i] to the Director General of the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) regarding malfunctioning of some Mobile Networks during the critical period where Dam Emergency Notifications are to be disseminated without delay
Bandula Kendaragama, Independent Dam Safety Consultant
Dear Sir / Madam, As I understand, several mobile networks which were working in a satisfactory condition in the potential inundation area of the Kotmale Dam, were not functional or failed on 27 to 30 November 2025. In my view, if the mobile network had been operating satisfactorily, the contents of the dam emergency letter dated 26 November 2025—issued by the Engineer-in-Charge of the Kotmale Dam—and the decision to open the spillway gates should have reached Gampola town, located only 18 km downstream of the dam, as well... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

XpressJobs Partners with ESOFT Uni to Strengthen Structured Internship Pathways for Undergraduates
Business News
Colombo, Sri Lanka – XpressJobs, Sri Lanka’s leading recruitment technology company, has entered into a strategic partnership with ESOFT Uni (ESU) to support structured, industry-aligned internship opportunities for undergraduate students, strengthening the link between higher education and real-world employment. The partnership was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the shared objective of improving graduate employability by providing students with direct access to relevant internship and trainee-level opportunities across key industries. About ESOFT Uni ESOFT UNI is the dedicated university arm of ESOFT Metro Campus, established to deliver degree... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

Historical context of politicisation of Mahavamsa, and Tamil translation of the last volume
by Chandre Dharmawardana Courtesy The Island
The sixth volume of the Mahavamsa, covering the period 1978-2010 has been rendered into Tamil by N. Saravanan, a well-known Tamil journalist and activist based in Norway.   The first three volumes of the Mahavamsa (including the Culavamsa) are now a part of the UNESCO world heritage. They were the work of individual scholar monks, whereas the modern volumes (V to VI) were produced through state-sponsored collective efforts [1]. Although state-sponsored writing of history has been criticised, even the first Mahavamsa, presumably written by the Thera Mahanama in the 5th CE, probably enjoyed Royal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

Ohio State first in U.S. to randomize patient in novel aortic aneurysm trial
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Plant compound shows promise in slowing growth of smaller aneurysms Key Takeaways Ohio State is the first in the U.S. to enroll a patient in a trial using a plant compound to see if it is effective in slowing the growth of small and medium size abdominal aortic aneurysms. The treatment uses a minimally invasive procedure to deliver the plant compound, which helps strengthen the aortic vessel wall and may reduce the need for surgery in the future. The clinical trial offers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/01/26)

Public Security Minister says Sarah Jasmine may be alive
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, January 7 (Daily Mirror) - Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that information uncovered during investigations suggests that Pulasthini Mahendran, also known as Sarah Jasmine and linked to the 2019 Easter attacks, is not dead. He also said there was no indication that Sarah Jasmine is currently in India. The Minister added that if required, the government would move to obtain a warrant for her arrest. Minister Wijepala said investigations into the Easter attacks are ongoing and that legal action has already been initiated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/01/26)

පළාත් සභා මර උගුල - ජන සභා විසඳුම
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
“අපි පොතට කලින් හැමදාමත් පිට කවරෙම බැලුවේ පිටුව පෙරළුවට සීතා පොත දන්නව රාමා” අත්තිඩියේ පුඤ්ඤරතන හිමි හැඳින්වීම අවුරුදු 400 ක් පුරා සුද්දන් හා ඉන් පසුව 1931/1948 සිට, නානා මාදිලියේ කළු සුද්දන් විසින් මේ දිවයිනේ  සිංහල බෞද්ධයින්ට කල හා කරමින් සිටිනා අයුක්ති සහගත හා අසාධාරණ (unjust/unreasonable) ක්‍රියා  පෙන්වා දෙමින් ලියන ලද, ලංකාවෙබ් වෙබ් අඩවියේ 2013 වර්ෂයේ සිට පලවූ, ලිපි එකතු කර මුද්‍රණය කල පොත් මාලාවේ තුන්වන කොටස 2025 දෙසැම්බර් මස නිකුත් කිරීමට හැකි විය. මෙහි පහතින් ඇති එහි පටුනෙන් පිළිබිඹු වනුයේ, වරින් වර ලංකාවේ පදිංචි... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/01/26)

මේ රට කනවා.. මේ හදන්නේ නිරාගමික රටක් හදන්නයි..- අස්ගිරි නාහිමි
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
රජය මගින් ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීමට සැලසුම් කර ඇති නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ සම්බන්ධයෙන් මල්වතු සහ අස්ගිරි උභය මහා විහාරීය මහානායක ස්වාමින් වහන්සේලා සිය අප්‍රසාදය පළ කරති.  අස්ගිරි පාර්ශවයේ මහානායක, අතිපූජ්‍ය වරකාගොඩ ශ්‍රී ධම්මරතන මහානායක හිමිපාණන්  පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ මෙම ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ හරහා රට නිරාගමික රාජ්‍යයක් කරා ගෙන යාමේ අවදානමක් පවතින බවය. https://youtu.be/hQRmijAGTFs පූජ්‍ය උලපනේ සුමංගල හිමියන් අස්ගිරි සහ මල්වතු මහා විහාරීය මහානායක ස්වාමින් වහන්සේලා බැහැදැක මෙම නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණවල අන්තර්ගතය පිළිබඳව උන්වහන්සේලා දැනුවත් කිරීමට කටයුතු කළ අවස්ථාවේ මේ බව පැවසූහ. අස්ගිරි පාර්ශවයේ මහානාහිමි සඳහන් කළේ මෙවැනි බරපතළ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/01/26)

“Makes world less safe”: UN slams US intervention in Venezuela
Courtesy Adaderana
The world community must make clear that US intervention in Venezuela is a violation of international law that makes the world less safe, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday. US forces ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in a surprise operation at the weekend. He faces four criminal charges in the US, including narco-terrorism, and Maduro’s vice president has been sworn in as interim president. “It is clear that the operation undermined a fundamental principle of international law, that states must not threaten or use... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/01/26)

NPP MP accused of assault is already serving suspended sentence
Courtesy Hiru News
National People's Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Shantha Padmakumara, currently accused of assaulting a police constable, is already serving a suspended prison sentence. Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam shared this information during a press conference held in Colombo today (6).... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/01/26)

සංචිත පහත වැටීම, රුපියල බාල්දුවීම, ණය බර ඉහළයාම   හා ව්‍යසනයේ ආර්ථික හානිය පියවා ගැනීම  නව වසරේ ආර්ථීක අභියෝගයයි
රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්  විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ/ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්‍රය
විදේශ සංචිත පහත වැටීම, රුපියල බාල්දුවීම, උද්ධමනය, ණය බර ඉහළයාම හා ව්‍යසනයේ ආර්ථික හානිය පියවා ගැනීමට ඒකාබද්ධ වැඩපිළිවෙලක් අවශ්‍යව ඇතැයි ශ්‍රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්‍රය පවසයි. අධික බදු පැනවීම හා විදුලිය හා ගෑස් මිල ඉහළ නැංවීම තුලින් රුපියල් ආදායම් වැඩි කිරීම (Revenue Augmentation) ට රජය සමත්වී ඇති නමුත්, රාජ්‍ය මුල්‍ය විනය පවත්වාගෙන යාවේ දී රජය දුර්වල කාර්ය දර්ශනයක් පෙන්වමින් සිටින්නේ යැයි, එහි විධායක අධ්‍යක්ෂ රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් නිකුත් කළ නිවේදනයේ දැක්වේ. ණය අර්බුදය තවදුරටත් ඉහළයාම අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ජනාධිපති ධූරයට පත් වන විට රු. බිලියන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

The UnMasking of the English Media in US Wars
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 28 December 2025 – 3 January 2026 * ‘They took all of our oil…’‘We are going to run the country’ – USA
The New York Times & Washington Post proudly admit how they were told in advance of the US military attack on Venezuela, and the planned kidnapping of its leaders, and loyally ‘held off publishing what they knew’ (see ee Media). On the contrary, it is not a matter of ‘holding off’: their news media actively censors, diverts, whitewashes... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

What Planet Are We On? The West Against the Rest and Trump's Suicidal America?
By Tom Engelhardt
As 2026 begins, what a strange planet we find ourselves on. The two great empires of my youth, the Soviet Union (now Russia) and my own country, are clearly experiencing some version of imperial decline, even if Vladimir Putin is acting otherwise in Ukraine (as is Donald Trump in his own strange fashion in the Caribbean Sea and Venezuela). No less curiously, the country visibly on the rise, China, is distinctly not acting like a typical imperial power of history (at least the history I’ve known) in my 82 years. In a world... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

US Operation in Venezuela kills at least 40 people:
Merve Aydogan 
Senior Venezuelan official says civilians, soldiers among dead as US aircraft target air defenses to capture President Maduro HAMILTON, Canada At least 40 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed during a US military operation targeting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, according to a report by the New York Times late Saturday. Citing a senior Venezuelan official, who spoke anonymously, the report said: "At least 40 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in the attack." US officials told the New York Times that the assault involved a large-scale... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

Puncturing the Propaganda-Bubble of the USSA and Its EUSSR Vassals
Courtesy The UNZ Review
One of the most flawlessly executed special forces operations of the last half-century took place in 1979 when Soviet commandos stormed Afghanistan’s heavily defended presidential palace, killing Hafizullah Amin and several of his top aides. This allowed Moscow to install a replacement government much more congenial to its interests, though the result was the long Afghanistan war against Muslim guerillas. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, elderly and decrepit and not long for this world, must have felt tremendous pride at that successful action, as did his equally superannuated Politburo colleagues. I’m sure they all believed it demonstrated that... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

IMF acts as biggest impediment in drawing FDIs to Sri Lanka
By Dilina Kulathunga Courtesy Daily Mirror
Arjuna Herath, the Chairman of the Board of Investment, the one stop shop for attracting investments in December announced that he would step down from his post by the end of this month, just under 16 months into his tenure Any tax incentive that the BOI wants to offer beyond what is currently there needs the IMF’s rubber stamp Sri Lanka does not offer any compelling reason for global industrialists or investors to relocate to Sri Lanka with its current tax policy and challenges Although... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

Jeffrey Sachs Blasts US Power Grab Over Venezuela, Maduro Capture at Historic UN Meeting | AC1G
DRM News
https://youtu.be/rTCnOD_szRw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

Trump LOSES IT as EMERGENCY UN Meeting CONDEMNS HIM
MeidasTouch
https://youtu.be/w43KkPqYrgg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

Sajith slams ‘haphazard’ education reforms
Courtesy Hiru News
Education reforms are being implemented haphazardly without the necessary safeguards seen in developed nations, leading to the "obscenity" of the current curriculum. Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, speaking to the media in Mirigama today (5), criticised the government for launching new educational programs without proper formal frameworks like White Papers or Green Papers. The controversy centres on the new Grade 6 English module, which recently drew heavy criticism for including a link to an inappropriate website. Premadasa asserted that the government, the Education Minister, and relevant officials... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/01/26)

A PROPOSAL TO PULL THE CHESTNUTS OUT OF THE FIRE
RANJITH SOYSA 
 After King Devanampiyatissa became a Buddhist listening to Mahinda Maha thero's Dhamma talk around 307 BC, he built many viharas including Tissa Viharya in Jaffna  according to the Great Chronicle - Mahavamasa-. The survey department’s 1959 one-inch map of the area clearly shows the location of Tissa Viharya. in Tellipilllai in KKS. Of late, an unruly gathering of Tamils led by well-known Tamil politicians assemble at the entrance to Tissa Vitaharya and attempt to aggressively confront the pilgrims  who attend the temple to perform religious activities at the temple. This has become a common... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

WILL WE EVER LEARN -Learning to get our economy back on track
By GARVIN KARUNARATNE Ph.D.
Published 4 years ago on 2022/02/8 The editorial of The Island on Sri Lanka’s Independence Day says it all: “The challenge before us is to retrace our steps, figure out where we took wrong turns, and forge ahead in the right direction, as many other nations have already done. Easier said than done, but there seems to be no other way.” The problem is that even to retrace our footsteps, there is no consensus among the learned. Addressing the 10 th annual conference of the Sri Lanka Forum of University economists,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

Curriculum Oversight; Accountability Starts at the Minister’s Desk
Prof. Chandana Jayalath University of Vocational Technology
The controversy surrounding Sri Lanka’s Grade Six English syllabus has intensified, evolving from an embarrassing oversight into a broader national debate on curriculum governance, political accountability, and the responsible use of technology in education. The issue came to light, as we heard, after it was discovered that the syllabus recommended students improve their English language skills by finding a “pen-pal” through an online platform that was, in reality, an adult-oriented chat website carrying highly inappropriate content. The syllabus was intended for children transitioning into lower secondary education. While officials have pointed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

‘Deeply shocked’: World leaders react to US attack on Venezuela
Source: BBC
Leaders around the world have responded with a mix of condemnation and support to the US capture of Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro. Following a large-scale strike on Venezuela on Saturday, Maduro and his wife were captured by US forces and removed from the country. The pair have been indicted on drug charges in New York. In an initial response, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his government would “shed no tears” for the end of Maduro’s regime. Neighbouring Latin American countries condemned the actions, as did Venezuela’s long-term allies, Russia... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

China calls on US to release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife at once
Courtesy Adaderana
China called on the United States to release Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife at once, said a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson on Sunday. The spokesperson made the remarks in response to media reports that on Saturday, the United States sent forces to seize Maduro and his wife and took them out of the country, and that the governments of multiple countries have voiced opposition. China expresses grave concern over the U.S. forcibly seizing Maduro and his wife and taking them out of the country, said the spokesperson, adding that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

Sri Lanka urges respect for national sovereignty in line with UN Charter
Courtesy Adaderana
It is essential to act in a manner that safeguards a country’s sovereignty in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath stated when questioned over the attacks carried out by the United States in Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. Minister Vijitha Herath made these remarks this afternoon (04) while responding to several questions raised by journalists at a special media briefing held at the Department of Government Information. Responding to a question, the Minister said that although there... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

Legal expert warns of criminal liability over Grade 6 textbook controversy
Courtesy Hiru News
Attorney-at-Law Dr. Palitha Bandara Subasinghe has raised serious legal concerns regarding the inclusion of a link to a pornographic website in a new Grade 6 English module. He asserts that the inclusion of such material could constitute a criminal offence under Sri Lanka’s Penal Code. Speaking on the matter, Dr Subasinghe emphasised that while children require age-appropriate sexual education, providing instructions on accessing "distorted erotic websites" is unacceptable and potentially illegal. Dr. Subasinghe pointed out that under Section 365(A) of the Penal Code (as amended in 1995), engaging in "acts of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

අපි අම්මගේ කිරි බීලා හැදුණු මිනිස්සු - පාඨලී මාධ්‍ය කැඳවා ආණ්ඩුව ෆ්ලැට් කරයි
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/y1-UgMuhbI4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/01/26)

මතුගම මාලිමාකරණය. ලේකම්වරියගේ පැටිකිරිය එලියට. ජගත් විතාන මන්ත්‍රී තුමාගේ හඩපය මෙන්න
Jinath Premaratne
https://youtu.be/74Q2NWUYf8A... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/01/26)

කාල්ටන් නිවසේ බණට දැඩි විරෝධයක් : Amaa Dam Sisilasa
THURYA MAG
https://youtu.be/4Q9SVjg1cEM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/01/26)

කාලගුණය යුද අවියක් බවට පත් කිරීම: පොපායි සහ දිත්වා මෙහෙයුම් සහ ව්‍යසන ධනවාදයේ හරිත ශෝධනය
ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක
December 29, 2025 සංස්කාරක Comments Offon කාලගුණය යුද අවියක් බවට පත් කිරීම: පොපායි සහ දිත්වා මෙහෙයුම් සහ ව්‍යසන ධනවාදයේ හරිත ශෝධනය ධරිණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක “පරිසරය යනු පාර්ශ්වික හානියක් නොවේ. එය හයිබ්‍රිඩ් යුද මාදිලියේ නවතම පෙරමුණයි. එයින් ආරක්ෂාවීම යනු ජීවිත ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීමයි. ” (රුස්ලාන් ස්පිරින් කියෙව්හි යුක්‍රෙනියානු රාජ්‍යතාන්ත්‍රික) “ වඩා බිහිසුණු බෝම්බ දැමීමද වර්ෂාව ඇති කිරීමද?” (සීමොර් හෙර්ෂ්ගේ ලිපියක් තුළ උපුටා දක්වන ලද ඇමෙරිකන් හමුදා නිලධාරියෙකු විසින් වියට්නාමයේ කොමියුනිස්ට් ගරිල්ලන්ගේ රහසිගත උමං මාර්ග යටපත් කිරීමටත් එම ගරිල්ලන්ට ආධාර දුන් ගැමි ජනතාවගේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

දත්ත විකෘතිකරණය සහ දේශගුණික විපර්යාස-කාබන්ඩයොක්සයිඩ් ආධානග්‍රාහි ආඛ්‍යානය- මාර්ක් කීනන්
පරිවර්තනය: අජිත් සී හේරත්
උපුටා ගැන්ම  විමර්ශන 
හැඳින්වීම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පසුගිය නොවැම්බරය තුළ සිදු වූ ජලගැලීම් සහ නාය යෑම් හේතුවෙන් සිදු වූ ජීවිතහානි ඇතුළු සමස්ත විනාශය පිළිබඳ විවිධ අර්ථකතනයන්, චෝදනාවන්, සමාවට හේතු ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම් මේ දිනවල සියලු ජනමාධ්‍ය තුළ දැකිය හැකිය. ජලාශවල වාන් දොරටු නිසි අවස්ථාවන්හිදී විවෘත නොකිරීම, කාලගුණ විද්‍යා දෙපාර්තුමේන්තුවෙන් සිදු කරන ලද අනතුරු ඇඟවීම් රජය විසින් නොසලකා හැරීම, ජිවිතාරක්ෂක කටයුතු සහ ආපදා සහන සේවා කටයුතු නිසි පරිදි සිදු නොවීම, නායයාම් සහ ජලගැලීම්වලට ගොදුරුව අතුරුදහන්වූවන් සෙවීමේ කටයුතු මන්දගාමිව සිදුවීම මෙහිදී නැගෙන චෝදනා අතර වෙයි.ඒ අතරම මෙවැනි ආන්තික කාලගුණික තත්ත්වයන් ඇතිවිමට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

NDB Bank Elevates the Festive Experience at Splash Shopping Fiesta 2025 at Kandy City Centre
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank proudly partnered with Kandy City Centre as the Official Banking Partner of Splash Shopping Fiesta 2025, the biggest shopping festival of the season, held from 24th to 28th December. The event brought together an exciting blend of retail, entertainment, and festive cheer, creating a vibrant shopping experience for customers in the Central Province during the year-end season. As the Official Banking Partner, NDB Bank played a key role in enhancing the overall experience by offering exclusive banking privileges to shoppers. NDB cardholders who participated in the Fiesta were able to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

Ferentino Tyres redefines OEM tyre market in Sri Lanka with unmatched 75% value share
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Ferentino Tyre Corporation plant in Horana In a remarkable rise to the top, Ferentino Tyres has emerged as the undisputed leader in Sri Lanka’s Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) tyre market, commanding an extraordinary 75 percent value share, the company stated.  Within a short span of time, Ferentino has transformed the industry landscape, winning the trust of leading automobile manufacturers and setting a new benchmark for quality, safety and performance. Ferentino’s journey is a story of innovation, credibility and excellence. By consistently delivering world-class tires tailored... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

How will the Education Ministry resolve the English book issue?
Courtesy Hiru News
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education is currently considering three alternative solutions to address a controversial page in the recently printed Grade 6 English module, developed by the National Institute of Education (NIE). Secretary to the Ministry, Nalaka Kaluwewa, stated that education experts are discussing whether to remove the problematic page and complete the book with or without a new printed replacement. The goal is to resolve the issue at minimum cost without damaging the overall content of the material. Discussions are also underway with the Department of Educational Publications... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

Government digging its own grave, says Namal Rajapaksa
Courtesy Hiru News
The government is digging its own grave through its current actions, according to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa. Speaking to the media after a religious ceremony in Seenigama, he noted that the National People’s Power (NPP) engaged in various political activities over the past year during a period that proved especially difficult for the public. He stated that since the NPP administration took office, citizens suffer significantly due to the imposition of unbearable taxes. The MP pointed out that the government... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

හරිනිට ඕන ආප්ප කඩ නීත්‍යනුකූල කරන්න - මිහින්තලේ හිමි මාධ්‍ය කැඳවා සුද්ද සිංහලෙන් අමතයි
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https://youtu.be/H_VSx0qVt-o... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

Life Inside India | The World's Most Unhygienic and Dirtiest Country
Voyagium
https://youtu.be/UNxqMq1ZmKk... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/01/26)

The minstrel monk and Rafiki the old mandrill in The Lion King - I
By Rohana R. Wasala
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS! Why is national identity so important for a people? AI provides us with an answer worth understanding critically (Caveat: Even AI wisdom should be subjected to the Buddha’s advice to the young Kalamas): ‘A strong sense of identity is crucial for a people as it fosters belonging, builds self-worth, guides behavior, and provides resilience, allowing individuals to feel connected, make meaningful choices aligned with their values, and maintain mental well-being even amidst societal changes or challenges, acting as a foundation for individual and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

සිංහරාජයේ වනාන්තර ඉඩම් පවරාගැනීම් අවුරුදු 21ක් ප්‍රමාදයි. අක්කර 1000 ක් දැනටමත් විනාශවෙලා !
ජයන්ත විජේසිංහ සංවිධායක / ආරම්භක සහ විධායක සාමාජික වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ සංවිධානය
වසර 21ක් ප්‍රමාද සිංහරාජයේ ඉඩම් කඩිනමින් පවරාගන්නැයි  වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ ඉල්ලයි. දැනටමත් අක්කර 1000ක් පමණ තේ වගාවට කියා කපලා. 2004 වසරේ ආරම්භ කර ඇති සිංහරාජ වනාන්තරය ආශ්‍රිත LRC ඉඩම් හෙක්ටයාර 2500ක් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් සහ අනෙකුත් හඳුනාගත් ඉඩම් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් 2026 වසර තුළ සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම සඳහා කඩිනම් ක්‍රියාමාර්ග ගැනීමට කරන ඉල්ලීමයි! සිංහරාජ වනාන්තරය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අතිශය වැදගත් ජෛව විවිධත්ව උරුමයක් වන අතර, එය යුනෙස්කෝ ලෝක උරුම ස්ථානයක් හා ජාතික උරුමයක් ලෙස නීතිමය වශයෙන් හඳුනාගෙන ඇති වනාන්තර පද්ධතියකි. එවන් පසුබිමක, සිංහරාජ වනාන්තරය හා එය ආශ්‍රිත සංවේදී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

The False Gen-Z (Aragalaya) Protests, Paid Media Influencers  and Mexican Fascism
Rodrigo Guillot
The False Gen-Z (Aragalaya) Protests, Paid Media Influencers  and Mexican Fascism   Last November, Mexico experienced protests by the right-wing opposition under the guise of “Generation Z,” which promoted violent tactics and an extreme right-wing agenda against the current Mexican government for regime change much as in Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya in 2022. To understand the context of these events, Rodrigo Guillot, who holds a degree in International Relations and is an activist with Mexico’s National Regeneration Movement (Morena), has contributed to the debate. Last November, Mexico experienced protests by the right-wing opposition under the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

The Burning Monk: The Story behind the 1963 Iconic Photo
Rare Historical Photos
In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. He was attempting to show that to fight all forms of oppression on equal terms, Buddhism too, needed to have its martyrs.  John F. Kennedy said in reference to a photograph of Duc on fire: “No news picture in history has generated so much emotion around... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Lawyer Senaka Weeraratna's prominent role in campaigns against noise pollution including becoming the intervenient litigant in the landmark noise pollution case Ashik v Bandula
AI Overview
Senaka Weeraratna is an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka who has been a key figure in legal actions against noise pollution. He notably served as an intervenient litigant (8th respondent) in the landmark 2007 case Ashik v. Bandula and Others.  Role in Ashik v. Bandula (2007) In this case, which initially centered on loudspeaker restrictions at a mosque in Weligama, Senaka Weeraratna intervened to represent the interests of the general public affected by noise.  Legal Argument: He contended that the unrestricted use of loudspeakers violates the fundamental rights... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Energy Ministry to transfer CEB assets to six new companies before Feb. 1
Courtesy Adaderana
The process of transferring Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) assets to six newly established companies must be completed before February 1, 2026, the Secretary to the Ministry of Energy, Professor Udayanga Hemapala has notified the CEB. It is reported that Professor Hemapala has issued the relevant directive in writing to the General Manager of the CEB. The CEB has planned to implement it under six companies in the future under the restructuring program. Accordingly, steps are currently being taken to systematically transfer all assets owned by the CEB to the respective... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

NDB Bank Contributes to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, Strengthening Hope and Resilience
National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) reaffirmed its commitment to national recovery and long-term resilience by extending its support to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, a national initiative established to strengthen recovery efforts and support the rebuilding of communities affected by recent challenges faced by the country. The contribution was officially handed over at the Presidential Secretariat, underscoring NDB Bank’s continued partnership with national institutions in advancing collective efforts aimed at restoring livelihoods, rebuilding infrastructure, and fostering sustainable recovery. Through this initiative, the Bank reinforces its belief that economic stability and social... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Media Release (01 January 2026) - Dam Safety Emergency Management Plans - Distribution of "Controlled" Copies - Kotmale Dam as an Example
Bandula Kendaragama
Dear Sir / Madam, According to international dam safety industry practice, "controlled copies" of the Dam Safety Emergency Management Plans shall be prepared, reviewed, tested and issued prior to commissioning of the dam / reservoir, thereafter, shall be tested and updated annually or as and when required. A sample of the Register of Controlled copies are given below as a guide. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me Bandula.Kendaragama
gmail.com Regards, Bandula Kendaragama WhatsApp No +61403204066 (Please advise your WhatsApp No) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

NIE Director General resigns
Courtesy Hiru News
The Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana, has resigned from her post following the massive controversy surrounding a new Grade 6 English language learning module. Professor Vithanapathirana has reportedly decided to step down until the official investigation into the matter is concluded. The Ministry of Education are probing the potential negligence that allowed the controversial content to reach the hands of students.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Sajith has a golden opportunity to protect the independence of the Constitutional Council
Udaya Gammanpila
https://youtu.be/eAHNdTO0YP4... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

කෝ.. මේ.. සිස්ටම් චේන්ජ්.. . | ශමීන්ද්‍ර සමඟ | Shamindra Ferdinando
Divaina Online
https://youtu.be/ic4YCje80iM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

රටට සෙත් පතන ශුදාට වින කරන 2026 මහා පූජාව !
Iraj Show and 3 more
https://youtu.be/sDHVHfg_goU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

අනේ හාමුදුරුවනේ මහ රෑ ගෙවල් අස්සෙ රිංගන්න එපා. මිනිස්සු පද හදයි.
Rataviru Vlog
https://youtu.be/1v2ELku4J14... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

JULIE OR GOPAL? THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MAN AND WOMAN WHO FATHERED A MIDNIGHT CHILD - A HORROR STORY
By Sena Thoradeniya
A controversy has emerged, creating space for conspiracy theories regarding who persuaded the former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to accept the interim presidency following the resignation of GR in 2022. The question of whether the US Ambassador Julie Chung or Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay was responsible for persuading him remains contested. The controversy has generated speculation and competing narratives. Wimal Weerawansa, in his “Nine, The Hidden Story” (2023) attributed the intervention to Julie Chung. My own study, “Galle Face Protest: Systems Change or Anarchy” (2023) arrives at a similar conclusion, though through... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Who is the Culprit of November 2025 Floods due to Gate Opening?
Media Release  Bandula Kendaragama
Dear Newspaper Editor,The opening of spillway gates at the Kotmale Dam and the resulting flooding of downstream settlements and urban areas, including Gampola, Weligalle, Gelioya, Peradeniya town, the University of Peradeniya, Botanical Gardens, Getambe Temple, Kandy courts complex etc., attracted international attention. The incident highlighted the necessity of examining dams-related flood events from multiple perspectives, particularly dam safety and operational decision-making, the effectiveness of the communication and early-warning systems, evacuation procedures for at-risk populations and livestock, and the protection of property and critical infrastructure. The objective of this Media Release is to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

වීදි වෙළඳාම් සම්පූර්ණ තහනම සහ සමාජීය–නීතිමය බලපෑම්
විසල් මහනුවර වැඩසටහෙනේ වාණිජ ජාලයේ හිටපු ලේඛම් ,පාලිත ආරියරත්න
මහනුවර මහා නගර සභාව විසින් ලබන ජනවාරි 01 වනදා සිට සියලුම ආකාරයේ වීදි වෙළඳාම් සම්පූර්ණයෙන් තහනම් කිරීමට තීරණය කර ඇත. නගරයේ පිරිසිදුකම සහ සුන්දරත්වය රැකගැනීමත්, මහජනතාවට නිදහසේ ගමන් කිරීමට අවහිරයක් නොවීමත් මෙම තීරණයේ ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ ලෙස නගරාධිපතිවරයා සඳහන් කළේය. මෙම තීරණය නගර මධ්‍යයට පමණක් නොව, මුළු මහනුවර නගර සභා බල ප්‍රදේශයම ආවරණය කරයි. නමුත් මෙම තීරණය දෙස විවිධ ආකාරයෙන් බලන පිරිසක් සිටින බැවින් මෙහි ඇත්ත නැත්ත සොයාබැලීමට මේ දින කිහිපයේ විදි වෙළදුන් සහ කඩසාප්පු වෙලදුන්ගෙන්ද අසා දැනගත් කාරණා බොහෝය. ඒවා කෙටියෙන් මෙසේ සදහන් කල හැක. 1.සමහර වෙළදුන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) -The Most CORRUPT Cricket Board in History
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https://youtu.be/XqzEfDIh6AQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

A Full Circle at Colombo Dockyard Colombo Dockyard’s
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Colombo Dockyard’s majority shareholder, Onomichi Dockyard of Japan, recently divested 51% of its shares to an Indian shipyard.  The transaction, I am informed, was carefully structured by Sri Lankan legal and financial professionals, without ministerial influence.  The final stage is now underway, with additional shares being issued to existing shareholders. This development brought back memories.  At the time of privatization, the Government had offered 10% of the shares to the Dockyard workers. However, when  I took over the Shipyard under Japanese management, more than a year after... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Six ministers under bribery probe over their assets
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Probe launched against Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Minister Bimal Rathnayake, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister Kumara Jayakody, Minister Sunil Handunnetti, Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has initiated a probe under the Money Laundering Act  The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has initiated an investigation into the alleged assets of six ministers of the current NPP government under the Money Laundering Act, according to a letter from it.  According to a copy of the letter which the Daily Mirror has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

2025 in South Asia: A Year of Economic and Political Shocks
By Rathindra Kuruwita, Courtesy The Diplomat
The year revealed immense political energy, especially among younger generations, but also the persistence of patronage, intolerance, and strategic mistrust. Students participate in demonstrations at Chitwan in Nepal to protest against government corruption, Sep. 8, 2025.Credit: Wikipedia/ हिमाल सुवेदी Every year is eventful in South Asia. But 2025 wasn’t just turbulent; it destabilized the region structurally. This was due to the convergence of multiple shocks. Many countries in the region experienced domestic political upheaval, interstate military escalation, and climate disasters. Long-held assumptions on the role of exports, especially to developed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Cyclone Ditwah: Warnings Ignored, Damage Could Have Been Mitigated- Champika Ranawaka
Courtesy Daily Mirror
Government delays the appointment of the Auditor General to secure a party-aligned nominee Govt should decide what is needed to be done with foreign assistance Funding post-disaster rebuilding through high-interest borrowing is risky Govt should reconsider proposed expressways Kandy, Ratnapura are fragile cities, fresh urban planning needed United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, in an interview with Daily Mirror, responds to questions about the government’s alleged failure to take measures for the mitigation of Ditwah impact, the delay in the appointment... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Hydrology expert issues warning: Poor land-use planning, high population density can cause major catastrophes
 Kamanthi Wickramasinghe   Courtesy Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka was not ready for Cyclone Ditwah, both in terms of the intensity of rainfall and winds,  and also in terms of infrastructure. Even though Sri Lanka discussed about incorporating disaster-resilient infrastructure post-Tsunami, many of these discussions remained in black and white. In this backdrop, hydrology experts underscore the fact that Sri Lanka should prioritise on proactive planning, resilient infrastructure and community readiness, at least now.  In a candid interview with the Daily Mirror, Lakshman Galagedara, Professor in hydrology and agrogeophysics at Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada,  explained the importance... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

TRCSL blocks website referenced in grade 6 English module
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) has blocked access to a website that was referenced in a Grade 6 English language module, following mounting public concern over its inclusion in printed school learning material. The regulator confirmed that access to the website has been restricted through all Sri Lankan internet service providers, citing the need to prevent further exposure while authorities examine how the reference appeared in an official educational publication.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Colombo municipal councillor's party membership suspended
Courtesy Hiru News
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) suspended the party membership of Colombo Municipal CouncillorSohra Buhari with immediate effect after she voted in favour of the Colombo Municipal Council budget. Party General Secretary Nizam Kariapper issued a letter stating that party leader Rauff Hakeem personally instructed opposition members to vote against the budget proposal. The SLMC identifies the decision to ignore these directives as a serious breach of party discipline.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

Namal warns of aid freeze over vacant auditor general post
Courtesy Hiru News
Share Post Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser, Namal Rajapaksa, has accused the government of deliberately delaying the appointment of a permanent Auditor General to facilitate high-level corruption. Speaking to the media, the Member of Parliament pointed out that the crucial oversight position has remained vacant for eight months, following a standoff between the President and the Constitutional Council. According to Rajapaksa, the President’s attempts to install... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/01/26)

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