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News Archive for Jun 2026
Dr Sudath Gunasekara
මා එසේ පවසණුයේ මේ රටේ ජාතික දිනය විය යුත්තේ සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතිය උපන් පොසොන් දෙපෝ දිනය මිස, අධිරාජ්යවාදීන් විසින් අප හිසමත පැටවු කිසිම ස්වාධීනත්වයක් නොලැබුණු ව්යාජ නිදහස් දිනයැයි කියන ජෙන්නිග්ස්ගේ බිරිඳගේ උපන් දිනය වන පෙබරවාරි 04 නොවන නිසාය . දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-1994) 2026.ජූනි 06. සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ සහ ඒ ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ තිඹිරිගෙය මහින්තලා පින් බිම (ක්රි. පූ.307). සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ උපත සිදුවූයේ ක්රි.පූ.307 වන සියවසේ පොසොන්පෝය දිනයේදීය.ලෝක ඉතිහාසයේ ඒ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
මෙය ඉතා රසවත් ඓතිහාසික ප්රශ්නයක් වන අතර, ඉතිහාසඥයන් සහ භාෂා විද්වතුන් දීර්ඝ කාලයක් තිස්සේ මේ පිළිබඳව විවිධ අදහස් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ පුරාණ වංශකතාවක් වන මහාවංසය අනුව, අරහත් මහින්ද හිමියන් (සම්ප්රදාය අනුව අශෝක අධිරාජයාගේ පුත්රයා හෝ සමහර මූලාශ්ර අනුව සහෝදරයා) ක්රිස්තු පූර්ව තුන්වන සියවසේදී දේවානම්පියතිස්ස රජුගේ රාජ්ය සමයේ ශ්රී ලංකාවට වැඩම කළහ. මහාවංසයේ සඳහන් වන්නේ, ධර්ම දේශනය ආරම්භ කිරීමට පෙර මහින්ද හිමියන් රජුගේ බුද්ධිමත්භාවය ප්රශ්න කිහිපයක් මඟින් පරීක්ෂා කළ බවයි. එහෙත් ඔවුන් අතර සංවාදය සිදු වූයේ කුමන භාෂාවෙන්ද යන්න එහි පැහැදිලිව සඳහන් නොවේ. ඉතිහාසඥයන්ගේ ප්රධාන අදහස් තුනක් මෙසේය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://themorningtelegraph.com/45808 Answer to this post in morning telegraph https://hirunews.lk/en/business/438866/closure-of-walkers-colombo-shipyard-a-national-loss-dr-obeysekera Closure of Walkers Colombo Shipyard a national loss - Dr. Obeysekera Share Post Walkers Colombo Shipyard (Pvt) Ltd has been closed down and urgent steps should be taken to reopen it, former founding Managing Director Dr Sarath Obeysekera said. He noted that Walkers Colombo Shipyard faced severe financial distress and legal disputes with banks, including Commercial Bank, during the 2019–2021 period following loan defaults and restructuring efforts by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Submitted By: Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute- The association of Boat /ship builders By gamini Herath
Submitted By: Boat Building Technology Improvement Institute- The association of Boat /ship builders By gamini Herath Posted by dr Sarath Obeysekera Boat and Ship Building Sector- Includes all types of sea going vessels and vessels used in internal waters and nautical tourism including yachting and recreational boating. Boat and Ship Builders in Sri Lanka have contributed to national economy by generating over 80 MN USD worth of exports annually during the past 10... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Sports
'Player - Referral' (DRS) is a gift from heaven to Sri Lanka like Vaibhav Suryavanshi is a gift from the Gods to India. The similarity ends there. Sri Lanka takes no pride in DRS as a Sri Lankan invention or its Sri Lankan inventor while India is experiencing a nationwide celebration of the arrival of Suryavanshi - the superstar of modern India. https://www.instagram.com/p/DY7a8CaKcsD Sunil Gavaskar calls Vaibhav Suryavanshi a "gift from God" 😱 | Future Star of Team India https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHHNJXHCu5g https://www.facebook.com/groups/277933739075780/posts/1770563626479443 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOKrHeDDMSR ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Source - AI Overview
The Conceptual Creator Paul Hawkins - The Technological Pioneer The Decision Review System (DRS), originally known as the Player-Referral System, did not emerge from a single source. Instead, its creation is divided between the conceptual architect who designed the legal framework of player challenges and the technologists who built the tracking systems to support it. The Conceptual Creator: Senaka Weeraratna The fundamental intellectual brain behind the DRS... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge
Vinnytsia is a vibrant city in west-central Ukraine, along the Southern Bug River, with a rich history spanning over 650 years. Living in Vinnytsia for several years provided me with the opportunity to discover its many historic landmarks. But the city's past is marked by a particularly dark period during World War II. From July 19, 1941, to March 20, 1944, Vinnytsia was under German occupation. During the German occupation, Vinnytsia underwent a significant transformation into a heavily militarized and profoundly traumatized administrative hub.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Courtesy: Al Hakam, London.
Imagine for a moment a person sitting in deep contemplation, searching for meaning and considering their future against their past. For an hour, they wrestle with the questions of life. Then, all of a sudden, in pin-drop-intense silence, they notice their phone has reached 100% charge. The future could wait, but their scrolling could not. This may seem like a mere joke, but it is simply the reality of the world we exist in today. Nearly every instant of our lives is umpired by screens. We can barely even check the weather... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Al Jazeera English
n South Korea, Buddhist monks and clergy are rallying against what they call “religious bias” within the government. They are demanding a personal apology from the president for remarks made by a member of his government last year. The governing Democratic Party has apologised several times after a member of the National Assembly Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee criticised Buddhist temples for charging visitors an entrance fee and compared the heritage administration to a folklore conman, but the protesters say that is not enough. https://youtu.be/mBq3OL1MjlA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Addressing corruption during both the previous and the present governments remains one of the key pillars of the IMF reform programme, said the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Mission Chief for Sri Lanka is Evan Papageorgiou, yesterday. Speaking at the IMF press conference, Breuer said the IMF would continue to press the government to adopt new online systems and other technologies to curb corruption. He said combating corruption will remain one of the IMF's priorities both now and in the future. "However, we will not be directly involved in corruption investigations... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Economic management strategies by the government received high appreciation from the International Monetary Fund delegation during a meeting at the Presidential Secretariat today. Sri Lanka achieved higher progress compared to many other countries implementing IMF-supported programs. The delegation praised the government for maintaining macroeconomic stability and commitment to reform initiatives, even amid external shocks. The seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility program is expected later this year. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated the actual benefits of economic recovery must reach the public, and the government works toward... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The IMF's Executive Board signed off on Sri Lanka's combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the Extended Fund Facility on May 28, unlocking another SDR 508 million, roughly US$695 million, and bringing total purchases under the four-year programme to about US$2.4 billion. By the conventional measure of an IMF review, this is a pass. The prior actions on restoring cost-recovery electricity and fuel pricing were met. All end-of-December 2025 quantitative performance criteria were observed. Most of the 22 structural benchmarks due by the end of February were either met or implemented with... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
Nalliah Thayabharan
For over a century, Germany was the industrial heartbeat of Europe. The country that built the cars the world wanted to drive, the factories that produced the chemicals, the steel, the machinery that powered global manufacturing.Germany wasn't just Europe's largest economy. It was the engine that made the entire European project possible. When politicians talked about European unity, what they really meant was German economic strength subsidizing everyone else.Germany was the only country in the Eurozone that made the numbers work. The one economy productive enough, disciplined enough, and competitive enough to carry the weight of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/06/26)
AI overview
If the International Cricket Council (ICC) grants full recognition to Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna for inventing the Player Referral concept, he can expect a multi-tiered series of formal accolades, naming rights, financial compensation, and institutional honors. Because the ICC has acknowledged it holds no official author for the Decision Review System (DRS), advocates, legal experts, and cricket historians outline specific rewards that would follow an official acknowledgment: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 🏆 System Renaming and Naming Rights The Weeraratna Decision Review System (WDRS): The DRS would likely be officially... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
AI overview
If the International Cricket Council (ICC) grants official recognition to Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna for inventing the Player-Referral System (the foundation of the Decision Review System or DRS), it would be a watershed moment for both local and global legal communities. Because Weeraratna famously designed the system drawing directly from his legal training on appellate court structures, the legal profession would treat him as a trailblazer who successfully exported judicial principles into global sports jurisprudence. The legal profession in Sri Lanka and worldwide would react to this landmark recognition through several distinct frameworks:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Sports
In his book The Club: Empire, Power and the Governance of World Cricket, published by Pitch Publishing, cricket journalist and historian Rod Lyall (often referred to as Rob or Rod) explicitly acknowledges Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna as the intellectual architect behind the Decision Review System (DRS). Key Facts Acknowledged in the Book The 1997 Blueprint: Lyall highlights that Weeraratna first designed and publicized the conceptual mechanics of the player-led review system in a letter to the editor of The Australian newspaper on March 25, 1997. [1] Overturning Umpire Finality:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
This is a fascinating historical question, and historians have debated it for a long time. According to the traditional Sri Lankan chronicle, the Mahavamsa, Mahinda Thera, the son (or, according to some traditions, brother) of Ashoka, arrived in Sri Lanka during the reign of Devanampiya Tissa around the 3rd century BCE. The chronicle records that Mahinda first tested the king’s intelligence with a series of riddles before preaching the Dhamma. But it does not explicitly state the language they spoke. Most scholars consider three possibilities: An... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
A recent article in the Sunday Observer titled - Can Sri Lanka afford to wait for Trincomalee Port development – prompted me to point out matters not fully discussed in the article from a Sri Lankan point of view. The article is written from an Indian point of view and has little or relevance to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar, etc. as the economic interests of these nations widely differ. https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2026/06/28/business/79914/can-sri-lanka-afford-to-wait-for-trincomalee-port-development BIMSTEC is the failed replacement for SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) that excludes Pakistan and Maldives that were part... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Rod Lyall
https://www.cricinfo.com/story/how-the-icc-dragged-umpiring-into-the-21st-century-1500988 Neutral officials, match referees, the aid of technology and DRS - from the 1990s, cricket's global body has taken a lot of effort to modernise decision-making in the game Published: Sep 5, 2025, 7:40 AM Call the shots: the fears that technology would make umpires obsolete have been unfounded • Getty Images Allegations of biased umpiring are as old as the game itself, and there were many claims by touring teams over the years that home umpires were making decisions against them. It... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
AI OVERVIEW
Devendra Moolachari, the celebrated Architect of the last three Kandyan Kings and designer of the Pathirippuwa, the Octagonal Pavilion in Kandy’s Sri Dalada Maligawa, Maha Maduwa (Audience Hall) and Kiri Muhuda (Kandyan Lake) deserves long overdue recognition and State Honours for Beautifying Kandy with remarkable architectural feats in the last phase of the Kandyan Kingdom. Devendra Moolachari (also known as Devendra Mulachariya or Dingittha Appu) is universally recognized by historians as the mastermind who shaped the visual identity of the Kingdom of Kandy. Serving under the final three Kandyan monarchs—King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe, King... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The Kandyan Resistance (1593–1818) was a 225-year struggle where the Kingdom of Kandy successfully defied three global superpowers—the Portuguese, Dutch, and British—making it the last independent native kingdom of Sri Lanka. Using asymmetric warfare, treacherous terrain, and absolute resolve, the Kandyan Sinhalese repeatedly annihilated European invading armies until internal betrayal finally brought down the kingdom in 1815. Key Historic Milestones [1593] Kingdom Consolidated (Vimaladharmasuriya I) │ [1594] Battle of Danture (Portuguese Crushed) │ [1638] Battle of Gannoruwa (Last Portuguese Threat) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka has no shortage of strategic advantages. Our location, skilled workforce, natural harbours, fertile land, and maritime heritage make us an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). Yet, time and again, promising investment opportunities have slipped through our fingers. Several years ago, a Saudi investor expressed serious interest in establishing a modern shipyard in Galle Harbour. The project had progressed through the required approvals, including Cabinet approval. However, with changes in political leadership and a lack of consistent government support, the investment gradually lost momentum. The investors eventually abandoned... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
AI OVERVIEW
Devendra Moolachari the celebrated Architect of the last three Kandyan Kings and designer of the Pathirippuwa, the Octagonal Pavilion in Kandy’s Sri Dalada Maligawa, Maha Maduwa (Audience Hall) and Kiri Muhuda (Kandyan Lake) deserves long overdue recognition and State Honours for Beautifying Kandy with remarkable architectural feats in the last phase of the Kandyan Kingdom. Devendra Moolachari (also known as Devendra Mulachariya or Dingittha Appu) is universally recognized by historians as the mastermind who shaped the visual identity of the Kingdom of Kandy. Serving under the final three Kandyan monarchs—King Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe, King... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
By Rajendra Bandara - Saturday Magazine Island Mar 23 2002
http://www.worldgenweb.org/lkawgw/sinhalaartists.html On the advice of Rev. Weliwita Sangaraja Saranankara, King Keerthi Sri Rajasinghe rebuilt and renovated hundreds of Buddhist temples which were destroyed by invaders or abandoned. For the restoration works, the King employed traditional Sinhala artists who were scattered throughout the country. These artists belonged to the artist caste called "Hiththaru". This caste is also known as ‘Acharis’, ‘Nawandanna’, ‘Galladdo’, or ‘Gurunnanses’. In the Kandyan region they are regarded as high caste people, second only to the Govi caste. Members of this caste... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
DARK ROOM ඩාක් රූම්
https://youtu.be/gaVOgiA6DTg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
Hiru News
When money goes missing from a wardrobe at home, the person in charge knows about it, so when money goes missing from a bank, don't the bank officers assigned to it know, Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S Bodaragama questioned in court. The Magistrate made these remarks when the case regarding the fraud of over 13 billion rupees through a general ledger account of a private bank was called. The four suspects relevant to this incident were ordered to be remanded further until the 10th of next month by the Magistrate. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
SL Leaders
https://youtu.be/6SWvDrVfcCw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/06/26)
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.June 27, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, history, India, migration, news, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 21-27 June 2026 The European Union (EU) has been operating a giant human trafficking network, buying & selling workers around the world, including from Sri Lanka. Not only is the EU involved, but the governments of Anglo North America (the USA & Canada) thrive & revel in these practices as well. For instance, during the 30-year war on Sri Lanka, these governments used their diplomatic – as well as NGO... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94))
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය, එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිට සක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. 1V වන කොටස 1987 රජිව් ගාන්ධි/ජේ. ආර්. ඉන්දු ලන්කා ගිවිසුමෙන් ඇතිවූ ශ්රී ලන්කා දේශපාලන ඉතිහාශයේ කළු ලප. ඉන්දු ලන්කා ගිවිසුම අත්සන් කිරීමට පෙර ඉන්දියාව සියළුම පිළිගත් ජාත්යන්තර නීතිවලට පටහැනිව,1987 ජූනි 4 වන දින පළමුව ඉන්දීය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.sundayobserver.lk/2026/06/28/business/79914/can-sri-lanka-afford-to-wait-for-trincomalee-port-development Critical overview Trincomalee Must Become Sri Lanka’s Offshore Industry Capital – Not Just Another Commercial PortThe current debate on Trincomalee Port development has largely centred on logistics, container handling, oil storage, industrial zones, and real estate. While these sectors are important, they alone will not maximise the strategic and economic value of one of the world’s finest natural harbours.Sri Lanka should adopt a broader vision by developing Trincomalee as a regional offshore engineering, ship repair, and floating energy infrastructure hub.A Multi-Billion Dollar Global IndustryAcross the world, hundreds of offshore assets... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Sri Lankan Buddhist Societies, in particular Ceylon (Sri Lanka), saved the flame of the Buddha Dhamma in Germany from being blown out by the storm of historical events. This was the explicit conclusion of Dr. Hans Wolfgang Schumann (often referred to in documents as Dr. Wolfgang Schumann), a leading German scholar, author, and diplomat. Writing in the Maha Bodhi Journal (Feb–Mar 1971), Dr. Schumann highlighted the critical role played by Asoka Weeraratna and the German Dharmaduta Society (GDS) in rescuing German Buddhism from total collapse after World War II. Dr. Hans Wolfgang Schumann ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The legacy of Das Buddhistische Haus (The Buddhist House) in Berlin-Frohnau, Germany, represents the oldest and most enduring cultural and spiritual bridge between Europe and Sri Lanka. Founded as a monument to pure Theravada Buddhism, its survival and evolution are defined by two monumental figures: its pioneer creator, Dr. Paul Dahlke, and its savior, Asoka Weeraratna. [1, 2, 3] 🏛️ The Visionary Founder: Dr. Paul Dahlke (1924–1928) Dr. Paul Dahlke (1865–1928), a prominent German physician and intellectual, is widely recognized as a foundational pillar of Buddhism in Western Europe.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/06/26)
Cognitive Drift
Christianity is losing its grip on the West. Once the dominant belief system, it’s now facing rapid decline as more people embrace secularism, science, and humanism. In this video, we’ll explore why churches are emptying, why younger generations are turning away from religion, and how cultural shifts, access to information, and scandals within religious institutions have accelerated the collapse. Is Christianity dying in the West? Let’s break it down. https://youtu.be/sq7crDu7meg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
The Life Traveler
ආගමික චාරිත්රවලට විරුද්ධ වෙනවා නම් ඔවුන් මරා දැමිය යුතුයි. කුරුණෑගල මුස්ලිම් දේවස්ථානයක කල ප්රසිද්ධ දේශනාවක් ගැන පූජ්ය ඕමල්පේ සෝභිත හිමියන් විශේෂ මාධ්ය හමුවක්. https://youtu.be/msLVK8tqPHw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.
Moral injury refers to the deep psychological, behavioral, and spiritual turmoil that arises when an individual either engages in, witnesses, or fails to avert actions that contradict their core moral convictions (Litz, Brett et al., 2009). The term moral injury was coined by Dr. Jonathan Shay, a clinical psychiatrist, in the 1990s, while working with Vietnam War veterans, and he connected their deep psychological trauma not to fear, but to a profound sense of institutional betrayal. However, moral injury is fundamentally an age-old phenomenon that has persisted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
WION
Use of loudspeakers at mosques has long been a bone of contention across the world. Now, Denmark has announced plans to ban the Islamic call to prayer. Denmark's Immigration Minister Morten Bodskov claimed that growing Islamisation in the country was taking up too much of the public space. https://youtu.be/VMIYN4bN2c0?si=xOLcIGeGxI_KfpW1 Jun 25, 2026 denmark immigration europe Use of loudspeakers at mosques has long been a bone of contention across the world. Now, Denmark has announced plans to ban the Islamic call to prayer. Denmark's Immigration Minister... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The phrase "Buddhism's Master stroke – Conquest of the Mind of the Western Man" stems from an essay by Sri Lankan Buddhist scholar Senaka Weeraratna. The caption is a new innovative phrase. The article describes a peaceful, intellectual transformation where Eastern spiritual wisdom reshapes Western thought. [1, 2] Buddhism's Bloodless Counter Offensive has swept the Western World with a remarkable paradigm shift of seeking salvation through self - help rather than divine intervention. The Buddha denied the existence of a God as serving any useful purpose for human advancement. The West increasingly subscribes to this Buddha's fundamental... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Fall of Nations
https://youtu.be/ad659sLQtgs Denmark was once the world's most liberal, high-trust country. Today, it’s Europe's toughest fortress against parallel societies. From tearing down immigrant neighborhoods to banning face veils and prayer rooms, Denmark is rewriting the rules of Western integration. What forced this dramatic shift, and why is the political left leading the charge? As other European nations quietly copy the "Danish model," is this the future of the West or the death of multiculturalism? 0:00 The Death of Liberal Denmark 1:15 When Free Money Met Free... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
AI Response below The phrase "Triumph of Buddhism - Collapse of Western Monotheism" describes a speculative, historical, or philosophical scenario where Eastern dharmic traditions supplant Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism, Islam) as the dominant global spiritual framework. Here is an analysis of the core dynamics, drivers, and implications of such a paradigm shift. 🏛️ Core Philosophical Differences God vs. Mind: Western monotheism relies on a singular, external Creator God. Buddhism focuses on internal mind training and cosmic cause-and-effect (Karma). Linear vs. Cyclical: Monotheism views history as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
සේනක වීරරත්න
දෙවියන් වහන්සේ කෙරෙහි විශ්වාසයක් නොමැති නමුත් පරිපූර්ණ ආචාර ධර්ම පද්ධතියක් සහ උසස් සදාචාරයක් ලබා ගැනීමට හැකි එකම ලෝක ආගම වීම, මිලියන ගණනින් පල්ලියේ පරිහානියට බුද්ධාගම බොහෝ දුරට වගකිව යුතු යැයි සැලකිය හැකිය. මැවුම්කරු දෙවියන් වහන්සේ පිළිබඳ විශ්වාසය ක්රිස්තියානි බටහිර රටවල මිය ගොස් හෝ මිය යමින් පවතී, මන්ද බුද්ධාගම භාවනාව, සියලු ජීවීන් කෙරෙහි අනුකම්පාව සහ දෙවියන් වහන්සේට යාච්ඤා නොකර මනස වර්ධනය කිරීම, අන් අය කෙරෙහි සතුරුකම සහ සොබාදහම ඇතුළු සියලු ආකාරයේ ජීවිතවලට සාමය තුළින් විකල්ප මාර්ගයක් පෙන්වා දී ඇත. සියවස් ගණනාවක් පුරා කොලොම්බස් සහ ඔහුගේ අනුගාමිකයන් සහ ආබ්රහම් ආගම් විසින් ලෝකය යටත් කර ගැනීමේ අර්ථයෙන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සුද ත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94))
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය, එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිට සක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. 111 කොටස ශ්රී ලන්කාවේ පලාත්සභා හූනියමේ නිර්මාතෘන්, ප්රතිලාභීන් සහ වින්දිතයින් 1987 ජූලි 29 වන දින ඉන්දු ලන්කා ගිවිසුම අත්සන් කිරීමටපෙර එහි ප්රධාන නිර්මාතෘ සහ පළමු හූනියම්කරු වශයෙන් කටයුතු කලේ ඉන්දීය අගමැති රජිව් ගාන්ධිය. ඔහුගේ සහායකයිකන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
C. Wijeyawickrema
මහමොළකරු කතාවේ නිර්මාතෘ දප්පුල ලිවේරාද/හරීන් ප්රනාන්දුද? බොල්ෂෙවික් පාරේ යන්නට වලිකන, මරු විකල්ලෙන් වහසි බස් දොඩවන ආණ්ඩුවක්, කාදිනල්තුමා නමැති ලෝභ-ද්වේෂ-මෝහයෙන් පිරි වයසක පංචස්කන්ධයක්ද දවටා ගෙන, සැලේ නමැති කොටි වලිගයක් බදාගෙන, කරගෙන යන උන්මත්තක ක්රියාව දෙස බලා සිටින මට, අගමැති චර්චිල් මතක් වුනේ ඔහු හා ඥානසාර හිමියන් අතර තිබෙන ඓතිහාසික සමානකම් හා අසමානකම් පෙනී ගිය නිසාය. AKD ලාගේ මේ ජරමරය ගලේ කැත කරගත් බළලා, මොකක්ද වැටෙනතුරු එළුවා පස්සෙන් යන නරියා, යන කතා මතක් කරලන්නේය. මේ අස්සේ, අලි මදිවාට හරක් මෙන්, JVP/NPP මඩ බලකාය, මීට පෙර කවදාවත් සිදු නොවූ අන්දමට ගලගොඩඅත්තේ ඥානසාර හිමියන් ,නමැති මුව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Garvin Karunaratne
The Ministry of Youth Development where I was working as the Commonwealth Fund Advisor in Youth Development was attending to traditional youth work and providing skills training to 40,000 youths annually. The Military Government that took over in 1982 expressed dissatisfaction with the programmes and at an evaluation, presided over by Air Vice Marshall Aminul Islam, the Minister for Labour and Manpower, I was questioned as to what contribution I could make for Bangladesh. It was delivered in the form of a military command I replied that it would be ideal to have a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Port-City-secures-600-m-new-investment-through-71-strategic-businesses-in-1H2026/44-793674 Quote The announcement that Colombo Port City has secured over US$600 million in new investments through 71 strategically approved businesses is encouraging and reflects improving investor confidence in Sri Lanka’s economy. However, the composition of those investments deserves closer attention. Much of the current focus appears to be on real estate, hospitality, logistics, and commercial developments. Unquote Port City Must Become Sri Lanka’s Blue Economy and Heavy Industry Command CentreThe announcement that Colombo Port City has attracted over US$600 million in new investments through... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), supported by energy and marine consultancy ABL, has completed the relocation of 44 jack-up rigs ahead of the monsoon season.The pre-monsoon rig moves were carried out between March 15 and May 31, with the rigs travelling a combined distance of more than 5,500 nautical miles before the onset of seasonal adverse weather conditions.ABL, part of Oslo-listed consultancy group Aqualis, also supported an additional 75 rig moves within ONGC's offshore fields on India's west coast between September 2025 and May 2026, acting as tow master and marine warranty surveyor... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Many leading educational thinkers and industrialists have argued that education should develop creativity, problem-solving, adaptability, and character rather than only memorization. Here are some of the best-known quotes and how they can inspire modern educational reforms. 1. Albert Einstein “Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Modern adaptation: “Education should teach students how to think critically, solve problems, and innovate, rather than simply memorize information.” Reform implication: Greater emphasis on critical thinking.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/06/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
The Easter Sunday terror attacks of 2019 remain one of the most devastating tragedies in Sri Lanka’s recent history. It claimed the lives not only of Sri Lankans, but also of foreign nationals. Therefore, countries such as the United States also have a responsibility to determine the real culprits. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted an investigation and identified Zahran Hashim as the mastermind. The FBI reports, along with inputs from other foreign agencies that assisted post-blast investigations, have reinforced the conclusion that Zahran played a central role... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
The Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act (PTA) will be repealed within this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated in Parliament today (25). The President said the law, introduced in 1979 as a temporary measure for one year, had remained active for approximately 46 years despite longstanding demands for its abolition. President Dissanayake noted that successive campaigns had been conducted calling for the removal of the act, citing concerns over civil liberties and its continued use over an extended period. The President said therefore the government will repeal the PTA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
What kind of education system best serves Sri Lanka’s long-term development? The issue is not whether Sri Lanka should have schools similar to prestigious British schools such as Harrow School, Merchant Taylors’ School, or The John Lyon School. The real question is whether our education system produces citizens who can create value in Sri Lanka rather than simply preparing students to leave. The Current Situation Sri Lanka has several excellent international schools that prepare students for British, Australian, or International Baccalaureate qualifications. Many graduates proceed to universities abroad and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Extract from AI In many Buddhist schools, especially in the Theravāda tradition practiced in Sri Lanka, the state of mind at the moment of death (maranasanna citta or “death-proximate consciousness”) is considered important because it can influence the next rebirth. For example: A mind filled with loving-kindness (mettā), compassion, generosity, and calm may support a favorable rebirth. A mind overwhelmed by hatred, fear, anger, or greed may contribute to an unfavorable rebirth. However, Buddhism does not generally teach that the final thought alone... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Being the only World religion without a belief in God and yet able to have a perfect system of Ethics and high Morals Buddhism can be held as largely responsible for the decamping of the Church in their millions. Belief in a creator God is dead or dying in the Christian West because Buddhism has shown an alternate path through meditation, compassion to all beings and development of the mind without prayer to God, enmity towards others and peace to all forms of lives including Nature. Buddhism never used a sword for its spread,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
AI Overview
Senaka Weeraratna, a prominent Sri Lankan Attorney-at-Law and legal scholar, has made foundational contributions to shaping domestic and international legal frameworks across multiple sectors, including foreign investment, unit trusts, environmental law, and animal rights. Though globally famous for conceptualizing cricket’s Decision Review System (DRS), his domestic legal legacy is rooted in public interest litigation and structural law reform. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 📈 Foreign Investment Law [1] Weeraratna was a pioneering academic voice advocating for structured statutory control and institutional oversight over foreign capital in Sri Lanka. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Dasatha News
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osumc.eduhttps://wexnermedical.osu.edu/mediaroom FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 25, 2026 (EDITOR’S NOTE: Video and photos are available for download: https://bit.ly/4vou0bm)New vaccine offers hope against growing tropical disease in U.S. Ohio State researchers develop a first-ever vaccine against leishmaniasis, which could infect more than 10% of the world Key takeaways: Researchers at The Ohio State University are leading work on a first-ever vaccine for leishmaniasis. The vaccine is moving toward human testing. After strong results in animal studies, clinical trials are expected to begin later this year. As leishmaniasis becomes more of... -Full Story-
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
In May 2020, during the most volatile period in the oil & gas sector in 40 years, Nigeria LNG Ltd (NLNG) signed a historic US$3 billion corporate loan to finance the construction of its seventh liquefied natural gas(LNG) train. The Nigeria LNG Train 7 project (Train 7), expected to boost Nigeria's LNG output by close to a third, is seen as a strategic imperative for the country's long-term economic stability. The financing package for the development of Train 7 set a new template for structuring expansion financings in the international oil & gas sector. The large and complex financing is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Sarath Obeysekera
Some business leaders and professionals are now lamenting that projects for FDI are not coming They suggest privately that decision -makers who are cabinet ministers may be allowed to take an incentive rather than calling it bribery, so that FDI can grow in Large infrastructure projects are often evaluated on their economic return. In capitalist economies, investors expect profits, dividends, and performance-linked rewards. Corporate executives are compensated based on the value they create for shareholders Governments, however, operate under a different principle. Ministers and public officials are custodians of public... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
MEDIA RELEASE | June 24, 2026 Collective for Social Media Declaration (CSMD)
The 'Collective for Social Media Declaration'(CSMD) hereby expresses its grave concern regarding the. "CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF MEDIA PROFESSIONALS OF SRI LANKAl" gazetted by the government in June 2026, which poses a serious risk of severely restricting the digital civil space and the freedom of expression of independent voices in this country. While this bill presents itself as introducing and maintaining professional standards in the media sector, it carries a high potential of becoming a repressive tool that directly silences independent journalism and professional criticism in practice.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය
"ඔබ කළ දේ සඳහා පිළිගැනීමක් ඉල්ලා නොසිටින්නේ නම්, ICC (ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් කවුන්සිලය) එහි නීති කණ්ඩායමේ ඉල්ලීම පරිදි වංචනික ලෙස කළ ආකාරයටම ඔබ කළ දේ සඳහා අනෙක් අයද ගෞරවය ඉල්ලා සිටිනු ඇති අතර එමඟින් ශ්රී ලාංකික නව නිපැයුම්කරුවෙකු සහ නීතිඥවරයෙකුට ලැබිය යුතු ගෞරවය සහ වන්දි අහිමි වේ". "ඔබ එය ඇත්තටම කර ඇත්නම් 'මම එය කළා' යැයි කීමට කිසි විටෙකත් බිය නොවන්න." සේනක වීරරත්න 'ක්රීඩකයා - යොමු කිරීම' (DRS) හි ගෘහ නිර්මාණ ශිල්පියා ........................ ශ්රී ලාංකික නීතිඥයෙකු සහ නව නිපැයුම්කරුවෙකු වන සේනක වීරරත්න ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
AI Overview
" If you do not claim recognition for what you have done others will claim credit for what you have done like the way the ICC (International Cricket Council) has done at the behest of its Legal Team fraudulently and thereby depriving a Sri Lankan Inventor cum Lawyer due credit and compensation". "Never be afraid to say ' I did it' if you have really done it." Senaka Weeraratna Architect of 'Player - Referral' (DRS) .................................. Sri Lankan lawyer and inventor Senaka Weeraratna is widely documented... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/06/26)
Dasatha News
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KAMALIKA PIERIS
Medical prescriptions were written down on palm leaf manuscripts. Besajja Manjusa is the oldest medical manuscript written in Sri Lanka. There is a Sinhala translation of the Pali original in the Colombo Museum library. The manuscript of Bessajja Manjusa held in Ayurveda Research Institute, Maharagama was included in the UNESCO Memory of the World national register in 2016. Bessajja manuscripts can be found in Dalada Maligawa patirippuwa library, Galvene purana vihara Angoda, Mettaramaya in Bambalapitiya, Colombo , Valukaramaya at Pamburana,Matara and Kosgodella raja maha vihara Sirancee Gunawardana says she has seen a ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
I often reflect on my days as a young engineering student in the former Soviet Union. My mentor, a Russian Jew and a passionate patriot of Russia and its revolution, frequently spoke about how a nation becomes powerful through knowledge, discipline, and scientific inquiry. Under leaders such as Stalin, he believed that Russia transformed itself into an industrial and scientific giant because it encouraged rigorous study and intellectual curiosity. I was fortunate to receive both theoretical and practical training in oil and gas exploration, learning about the machinery and technologies of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
AI Overview
Under the doctrine of stare decisis, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka generally treats its own prior judgments as binding. However, it can and does overturn its own previous decisions to correct legal errors, adapt to changing social realities, or rectify judgments made per incuriam (through carelessness or lack of regard to the law). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The primary mechanisms for doing so are assembling a larger Divisional Bench (e.g., a 5, 7, or 9-judge bench overriding a 3-judge bench) or invoking its inherent revisionary powers to vacate an earlier order in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) remains one of Sri Lanka’s most debated infrastructure projects. Built in 2013 at an estimated cost of US$209 million, with the majority financed through Chinese loans, the airport was originally designed to handle one million passengers and 50,000 tonnes of cargo annually. Unfortunately, traffic projections never materialised, and the airport became globally known as one of the world’s least utilised international airports.However, underutilisation does not necessarily mean failure. Around the world, many airports have been successfully repurposed as aviation maintenance centres, logistics hubs, industrial zones, and aerospace parks. Mattala... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
ECONOMYNEXT
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka has urged investors from Belgium and Luxembourg to seize opportunities in the island nation, citing economic reforms, affordable real estate and cheap labour. Speaking at a panel discussion during the BELGOLUX -Sri Lanka Business Forum with a number of Belgian and Luxembourg delegates at Colombo Port City, deputy minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Chaturanga Abeysinghe called on investors to capitalize on early-stage opportunities to maximize returns. “Being a part of this growth as early as possible is going to yield greater returns because land... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that was finally unveiled a few days ago only reaffirmed how misguided the joint US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28 was, as by every account and careful analysis, despite Iran's heavy losses, it has come out on top. Should the US and Iran negotiate the various provisions of the MUO in good faith, the latter will likely gain considerably more at the negotiating table than it would have before the war. Before we delve into the reasons why Iran has emerged victorious despite its massive losses,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
AI assisted to formulate following . Many of the world’s great advances came from exceptional individuals such as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Tim Berners-Lee, and countless scientists, engineers, and thinkers whose creativity changed civilization. Their inventions brought enormous benefits but also risks. Nuclear technology, for example, can generate electricity or destroy cities. Will AI make human genius unnecessary? Probably not. AI can: Process vast amounts of information. Generate ideas and designs. Accelerate scientific discovery. Assist with research and decision-making. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
AI Response
Yes, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka can overturn its own decisions, but only under strictly defined, highly exceptional circumstances. [1, 2, 3] As established in landmark rulings, the Supreme Court is the apex judicial body and its judgments are constitutionally final. It has no statutory or constitutional power to rehear, review, or alter its decisions simply because a party is dissatisfied. However, the Court possesses inherent powers to vacate or set aside its own orders to prevent a miscarriage of justice or an abuse of the process of Court under specific conditions. [1,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
As a child, my mother was an ardent devotee of the deity of Kataragama Temple. Before every important examination or milestone in my life, she would take me on a long journey by bus to Kataragama. In those days, it was an adventure in itself.We travelled for an entire day and stayed in a simple dormitory near the temple. We enjoyed the hospitality of the devotees and even received free northern-style breakfasts. Early in the morning, we stood in long queues carrying a basket of fruits and a humble offering of one hundred rupees, hoping... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
Anadolu Agency
President Dissanayake authorizes security forces to join mosquito-control efforts as daily hospital admissions surge past 1,000 ISTANBUL Sri Lanka has deployed its military to assist in dengue-control operations amid a sharp rise in infections that has pushed daily hospital admissions above 1,000, local media reported Tuesday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake authorized the armed forces to support public health authorities in eliminating mosquito breeding grounds and strengthening prevention measures in areas hardest hit by the outbreak, according to local broadcaster Ada Derana. On Monday, a high-level... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, June 22 (Daily Mirror) - The United States today announced the provision of a Fleet Broadband satellite communications system worth approximately US$4 million (over Rs. 1.2 billion) to the Sri Lanka Navy, in a move aimed at strengthening maritime security and connectivity across the Indian Ocean. The announcement was made by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur during a visit aboard SLNS Gajabahu at the Port of Colombo. Deputy Minister of Defence Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara and Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
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Claudia Sallay, the mother of the Major General (Retd) Suresh Sallay, who is the former head of the State Intelligence Service, forwarded a letter to Pope Leo XIV today (23). The letter requests justice, human dignity, and a compassionate intervention regarding Suresh Sale. Accordingly, arrangements were made to hand over the relevant letter to the Apostolic Nuncio, the representative of the Holy Father in Sri Lanka, at the Vatican Embassy in Colombo. The letter is mentioned below: His Holiness Pope Leo XIV The Apostolic Palace ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
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The proposal to reduce the annual turnover threshold for Value Added Tax and Social Security Contribution Levy from Rs. 60 million to Rs. 36 million, which was proposed in this budget to be implemented from the upcoming 1st of July, will not be implemented. Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera stated this while addressing the parliamentary session held today (23).... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
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Prioritising the protection of existing garment factories, which face severe risks amid the current economic crisis, must take precedence before the government considers manufacturing textiles from banana plant fibres, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said. Addressing a public gathering, the Opposition Leader pointed out that Sri Lanka's garment factories currently stand in an unstable position due to prevailing economic difficulties. "Due to the current economic crisis, garment factories in Sri Lanka are at a very risky stage. Therefore, the most essential thing at this moment is to protect those factories. Before thinking... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/06/26)
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Posted byee ink.June 20, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:history, India, law, malabar-games, Rice, sri-lanka, Steel, travel, WPNS blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 14-20 June 2026 In November 2020, 120 whales were run aground on Panadura beach, gasping for breath. There was widespread despair at the unfolding scene. Yet there was nary an exclamation from such environmental babblers as the Wildlife & Nature Protection Society (WNPS). These ecomaniacs daily dominate the media, with their chirpings & tweeting & wailings for diverse exotic animals, while groaning about the backwardness of rural cultivators – their subtextual sotto... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
A New Paradigm for Infrastructure Financing
Sri Lanka has historically financed large infrastructure projects through sovereign loans, bilateral financing, multilateral development banks, and foreign direct investment (FDI). While these mechanisms have delivered highways, ports, airports, and power plants, they have also contributed to high levels of external debt and fiscal vulnerability. The emergence of tokenized digital asset markets presents an alternative financing mechanism that could fundamentally change how Sri Lanka mobilizes capital for strategic projects such as the development of Trincomalee as an offshore engineering and industrial hub. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Investor Briefing for Policy Consideration The Trincomalee Marine Industrial Hub Tokenized Fund (TMT Fund) is a pioneering initiative designed to mobilize private and diaspora capital for the development of Sri Lanka’s proposed Marine Industrial and Offshore Repair Hub in Trincomalee. Using blockchain-based tokenization, the fund allows fractional investment and transparent participation in a Public–Private Partnership (PPP) structure. The pilot model aims to attract USD 500 million in capital while ensuring traceability, liquidity, and compliance with national financial regulations. How the Tokenized Fund Works 1. A licensed fund manager establishes a Special... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
මහින්ද උදයසිරි රත්නායක දඹුල්ල
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ මාතලේ දිස්ත්රික්කයේ දඹුල්ල, සීගිරිය බලකොටුවට උතුරු දෙසින් පිහිටි ඓතිහාසික, බෞද්ධ හා ස්වාභාවික සෞන්දර්යයෙන් අනූන පිදුරංගල රජමහා විහාරය නව ප්රතිසංස්කරණයන්ගෙන් අනතුරුව ඊයේ (20) දින සසුනට පූජා කරන ලදී. දේශීය හා විදේශීය සංචාරකයන්ගේ සිත්ගන්නා සුලු ස්ථානයක් වන පිදුරංගල විහාරයේ පෞරාණිකත්වයට හානියක් නොවන සේ එහි දායක සභාව සහ පුරාවිද්යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව එක්ව මෙම ප්රතිසංස්කරණ කටයුතු සිදු කර තිබේ. බුද්ධශාසන නියෝජ්ය අමාත්ය ගමගෙදර දිසානායක මහතාගේ ප්රධානත්වයෙන් පැවැති මෙම පුණ්ය මහෝත්සවයේදී නියෝජ්ය අමාත්යවරයා විසින් විහාරය පූජා කිරීමේ සන්නස් පත්රය විහාර බාරකාර ආචාර්ය දානියගම ආනන්ද නායක ස්වාමීන් වහන්සේ වෙත පිළිගන්වන ලදී. මෙහිදී අදහස් දැක්වූ නියෝජ්ය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Quote Sri Lanka opens Mattala Airport to local & foreign investorsThe Ministry of Ports & Civil Aviation, through Airport & Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL), has invited Expressions of Interest (EOI) from investors to utilize resources at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in Hambantota. Submissions are due by 09 June 2026, with a pre-proposal briefing on 22 May 2026.The main objective is to attract investment for direct and indirect aviation-related business ventures, enhancing the commercial use of the airport. A Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Committee (CANC) is handling the evaluation of EOI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Despite its natural formation including its depth, historical economic use – the world has changed vastly since then, very limited modern economic current use and continuing military and fisheries utility, Trincomalee port and the region has no economic potential. All profitable ports are either on world’s largest shipping lanes or just adjacent to them. Trincomalee has neither, and that seals its fate. But how about its heavy engineering potential, both as an enabler of other industries and as a heavy industrial hub itself? There are successful offshore and onshore heavy industrial facilities... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/06/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Fifty years after the Vaddukoddai Resolution and seventeen years after the defeat of the LTTE, it is time for an honest assessment. While separatist politicians, their supporters, promoters and beneficiaries continue to commemorate Vaddukoddai, it is ordinary Tamil families who paid the real price—through death, displacement, lost opportunities, economic hardship and generations of suffering. The Tamil people were promised security, prosperity, dignity and a separate state. Instead, they endured decades of war, destruction and the silencing of dissenting voices. Who benefited from fifty years of separatist politics? Who paid the price? Why... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
පාලිත ආරියරත්න සෙංකඩගල සිංහද්වාරයේ සිට
"ඇය තමන්ගේ ස්වාමිපුරුෂයා වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටින්නේ යුක්තිය ඉටුකර ගැනීම සඳහා මිස ඇයගේ ස්වාමියා යම්කිසි අපරාධයකින් මුදවා ගැනීමට හෝ කිසිම අයෙකුට අගතියක් කිරීමට හෝ කිසිම අපහාසයක් කිරීමට නොවේ. නීත්යානුකූල පරීක්ෂණ සිදුවන අවස්ථාවකදී මින්සුන් කියාගන්නා මිනිසුන් මෙම කාන්තාවට කෘතඥතාවක් නොපෙන්වන්නේ නම්, එය යුක්තිය ඉටු වීමක් නොව, සාධාරණත්වය බිඳ වැටීමකි. විවිධ අය මෙම කාන්තාවට කොතරම් චෝදනා කළත් ඒ හැම දෝෂාරෝපණයක්ම එරෙහිව ඇය නැගී සිටින්නේ ජිවිතයේ අඹු සැමි යුවලක් ලෙස දුක සැප දෙකම එකම ආකාරයෙන් බෙදා හද ගතයුතු මෙන්ම වර්තමානයේ ප්රසිද්ධ භාවිතාවක්වන විවාහ පොරුන්දුව සමාජයට මතක් කර දෙමින්ය. විවාහ පොරොන්දුවද නොමිනුසුන් හට මතක් කර... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
SPORTS
The "Player-Referral" concept—which serves as the operational foundation for Cricket’s Decision Review System (DRS) and has influenced global officiating frameworks like football's VAR and tennis's Hawk-Eye challenges—presents a fascinating case study of a Sri Lankan innovation reshaping global sports jurisprudence. [1, 2, 3] However, labeling it the country's "biggest Intellectual Property (IP) export" is a point of significant domestic pride and ongoing legal debate, rather than a formalized commercial reality. [1, 2] The Genesis and Global Impact The core argument for Sri Lanka's ownership of this concept rests on the pioneering... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සුද ත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94))
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය, එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිට සක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. ආචාර්ය සුද ත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94)) 2026. 6.20 11 වන කොට ක්රි.ව. 1799 දී මේ රටේ රාෂ්ඨ්රපාලනයට පලාත් සන්කළ්පය ප්රථමයෙන්ම හන්ඳුන්වා දීම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/06/19/trincomalee-port-has-no-economic-potential/ The argument that Trincomalee lacks economic potential because it is not directly on the main East-West shipping route is an overly narrow interpretation of port development. The world’s most successful heavy engineering and offshore industrial ports did not necessarily become successful because of their immediate proximity to shipping lanes. They succeeded because they possessed a combination of deep water, sheltered harbours, available land, and the ability to accommodate large industrial projects. Trincomalee possesses all these attributes.A Natural Harbour Built for Heavy IndustryTrincomalee is one... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය
https://share.google/aimode/53JlW3bD2ytPXYo5j නීතිඥ සේනක වීරරත්න ශ්රී ලාංකික නීතිඥ සේනක වීරරත්න මහතා "ක්රීඩක යොමු කිරීමේ" ක්රමය හඳුන්වා දීමෙන් ගෝලීය ක්රීඩා නීති විද්යාව මූලික වශයෙන් විප්ලවීය වෙනසක් සිදු කළේය, එය සියවස් ගණනාවක් පැරණි පිටියේ විනිසුරුවරයාගේ නිරපේක්ෂ අධිකාරිය බිඳ දැමූ සංකල්පයක් වන අතර නවීන තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS) සඳහා ව්යුහාත්මක පදනම දැමීය. [1, 2] ක්රීඩා නීතිවලට නීතිමය මූලධර්ම සෘජුවම යෙදීමෙන්, වීරරත්න මහතා ක්ෂේත්ර දෝෂ අභියෝග කිරීමේ අයිතිය නිලධාරීන්ගෙන් තරඟකරුවන්ටම මාරු කරන ලද සුසමාදර්ශී වෙනසක් හඳුන්වා දුන්නේය. [1, 2, 3] ක්රීඩා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/06/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Trinco port is a natural port; it had its place in ancient times along with the Mannar port when the island’s main goods trading partners were to its east and when it traded in grains and it was and still is militarily useful. However, it has no (zero) economic potential. No major shipping lane goes near it as it lies hundreds of nautical miles away from the large shipping lane that traverses the island. It is uneconomical for a ship to make a call at the Trinco port by leaving large shipping lanes. Colombo, Galle and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
News “Sri Lanka looks for international investors for 108 acres near southern port”
Tuesday June 16, 2026 2:51 pm The Government’s decision to invite international investors to develop 108 acres of land near the Hambantota International Port (HIP) through a 50-year lease is both timely and significant. With global shipping patterns being reshaped by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and increased vessel movements through the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka has an opportunity to position Hambantota as a major industrial and logistics hub.However, the country should avoid the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna fundamentally revolutionized global sports jurisprudence by introducing the "Player Referral" system, a concept that dismantled the centuries-old absolute authority of the on-field umpire and laid the structural foundation for the modern Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] By applying legal principles directly to sports rules, Weeraratna introduced a paradigm shift that transferred the right to challenge field errors from the officials to the competitors themselves. [1, 2, 3] His conceptual contribution to sports law and adjudication breaks down into several core areas: 1. Introduction of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/06/26)
Kamanthi Wickramasinghe Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Suresh Sallay “Today, he has developed high blood sugar, elevated cholesterol levels, and a skin rash after being compelled to sleep on the floor of a rat-infested six-by-four-foot cell.” “The issue of torture has been highlighted in more than seven separate sections of the JMO report, yet none of the medical recommendations for his condition have been adhered to.” “He is not calling for the abolition of the PTA. Rather, he is requesting that it be amended to ensure that detainees are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The government is misleading the public over fuel pricing by claiming that fuel prices cannot be reduced because existing stocks were purchased at higher rates, former Member of Parliament Patali Champika Ranawaka accused. Speaking to the media, Patali Champika Ranawaka questioned the explanation from authorities, pointing out that fuel prices went up shortly after Middle East tensions escalated despite those stocks being bought earlier at lower prices. The price hike applied to fuel already purchased at lower rates, even though stocks bought in February came at old prices. The government earned... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/06/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has warned that if the number of dengue patients continues to increase, the country’s hospital system could struggle to cope. He made these remarks while attending the Beruwala Divisional Coordination Committee meeting. The Minister stressed that public and institutional responsibility is crucial in controlling the spread of dengue, noting that maintaining cleanliness in homes, government institutions, and other places is essential to prevent mosquito breeding. He further stated that the increase in the number of dengue patients could put severe pressure... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The United National Party (UNP) has issued a special statement saying that following the Easter Sunday attacks on April 21, 2019, Sri Lanka’s investigative institutions lacked sufficient expertise at the time, and therefore, then Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe requested the United States Government to conduct a full investigation into the attacks and provide a report. The party says the then Prime Minister also assured full cooperation from Sri Lankan authorities, and later made a similar request during a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump on April 22. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/06/26)
ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න, නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා,සම කැඳවුම්කරු - ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
හදිසි මිලදී ගැනීමක් ලෙස මෙ.ටො. එකකට ඩොලර් 142 ක් බැගින් ගෙවීමේ පොරොන්දුව මත ගෙන්වා ගත්, ගල් (අළු) අඟුරු නැවක් ගොඩබෑමකින් තොරව ජූනි 16 (ඊයේ) ඉන්දියාවේ විශාකාපට්ටම් බලා පිටත්ව ගොස් ඇත. Ana Ocean නැව නොරොච්චෝලේ වෙත ගල් අඟුරු රැගෙන විත් ගොඩබෑම් සිදු නොකළ දෙවන නැව යි. මෙයට පෙර 2026 මැයි 2 දින පුත්තලමට පැමිණි YASA SUN නැව ද, ගල් අඟුරු ගොඩබෑමකින් තොරව මේ දක්වා නැරංගුරම් ලා ඇත. MV JOSCO YONGZHOU සහ Ana Ocean ගල් (අළු) අඟුරු නැව්වල ප්රමිතිය ප්රතිකේෂ කළ යුතු මට්ටමක පවතින බව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.srilankabusiness.com/ebooks/national-export-strategy-of-sri-lanka.pdf Sri Lanka’s National Export Development Plan (NEDP) rightly focuses on transforming the country into a competitive logistics and export hub and prioritises marine-based industries and high-value manufacturing. However, the strategy does not adequately address one of Sri Lanka’s most significant untapped opportunities—the development of an offshore and heavy industrial hub in Trincomalee. Trincomalee possesses one of the world’s finest natural deep-water harbours, vast land availability, and a strategic location at the crossroads of major Indian Ocean shipping routes. These attributes make it an ideal nucleus for developing offshore engineering, shipbuilding... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Dr Nasim Rehmatullah
Whether it’s a new year or a milestone, it usually brings with it a longing for peace, a hope that the world and our lives will somehow grow calmer, kinder and more stable. Yet year after year, that peace seems to slip through our fingers. The turmoil that engulfs us is not just political or economic, but deeply spiritual and existential. Our modern age, with its advances and conveniences, has also brought a fatigue of spirit, a condition where moral clarity fades, cynicism hardens and the sense of sacred purpose is lost in the noise of daily... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Sam Ben-Meir - June 17, 2026
In 2016, during the first Trump campaign, I wrote an article asking whether American democracy could survive the reduction of politics to entertainment. At the time, the question seemed exaggerated to some readers. Politics had always contained theatrical elements. Presidents cultivated images. Campaigns relied on slogans and symbolism. The boundary between politics and spectacle was hardly new. Yet something different appeared to be emerging. Entertainment was no longer merely a tool of politics. Politics itself was becoming a branch of entertainment. A decade later, the consequences are increasingly difficult to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
There are numerous online betting websites accessible in Sri Lanka, such as platforms branded for local users like Mostbet, MelBet, 1xBet, and others. Most operate under offshore licenses, mainly from Curaçao, and offer deposits and withdrawals in Sri Lankan Rupees. Regarding Chinese operators, there have been reports and public discussions suggesting that some online gambling platforms targeting Sri Lanka have links to Chinese businesses or cater to Chinese-speaking communities. There have also been concerns about Chinese-language gambling advertisements appearing in Colombo. However, it is difficult to conclusively state that all such operations... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Lanka Leader
උතුරු පළාතේ සිංහල ජනාවාසවල අවසන් සීමාව සනිටුහන් කරන පදවි ගොවි ජනපදයේ බෝගස්වැව ඇතුළු ගම්මාන රැසක බෞද්ධ ජනතාව ඉලක්ක කරගනිමින් ඉතා සූක්ෂම බෞද්ධහරණ වැඩපිළිවෙළක් ක්රියාත්මක වන බව ආචාර්ය චන්න ජයසුමන මහතා පවසයි. පසුගිය මාස කිහිපය තුළ පමණක් එහි පවුල් 300කට වැඩි පිරිසක් ආගමික පරිවර්තනයට ලක්ව ඇති බව ද ඔහු අනාවරණය කරයි. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඒ මහතා සිය මුහුණු පොතේ තබා ඇති සටහන මෙසේය, වැඩේ හෙමිහිට යටින් යනවා.. මට පදවි ගොවි ජනපදය හා ඇත්තේ අවියෝජනීය බැඳීමකි. කෘෂිකාර්මික වකුගඩු රෝගය පිළිබඳ මාගේ පර්යේෂණ සියල්ලක්ම පාහේ සිදු කෙරැණේ ඒ ආශ්රිතව ය. වසර ගණනාවක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The media plays a vital role in shaping public opinion and influencing national priorities. In a democratic society, television channels and newspapers are expected to educate, inform and inspire the public. Unfortunately, much of Sri Lanka’s electronic media has become trapped in an endless cycle of political mudslinging, sensationalism and personality-driven controversies.Every evening, viewers are presented with round-table discussions where government and opposition politicians exchange accusations and counter-accusations. Hours are spent debating political rivalries, privileges granted to remanded officials, and allegations against individuals. While accountability and investigative journalism are important, excessive focus on these issues... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Majority of government MPs threatened to remove COPF chairman Harsha de Silva from his post if video footage of investigations into internal hackers released to the media, former Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera said. Replying to journalists on the "Hiru Salakuna" political programme yesterday on the 15th, he noted that severe pressure from government MPs halted the release of video footage from the last two parliamentary COPF meetings where the Treasury Secretary and Central Bank Governor discussed financial frauds and the dollar crisis. The former MP mentioned that a majority group of government MPs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/06/26)
නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා සම කැඳවුම්කරු රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරි ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
අපාරාධ පරීක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් විමල් වීරවංශ, උදය ගම්මන්පිල, දිලිත් ජයවීර, මහින්ද පතිරණ, අසංක නවරත්න සහ සුගීශ්වර බණ්ඩාර යන පක්ෂ නායකයින් හා දේශපාලන ක්රියාකාරීන්ගේ අදහස් ප්රකාශ කිරීමේ නිදහසට භාධා කිරීම ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩිව හෙළාදකී. ඉතිහාසයේ පක්ෂ නායකයින් පස් දෙනෙකුට එරෙහිව අදහස් ප්රකාශ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් එකම නඩුවකදී මහෙස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයකට කරුණු වාර්තා කිරීමේ සිදුවීම් අති දුර්ලභය. එය පැහැදිලිවම මර්ධන උත්සාහයකි. 2024 අංක 8 දරණ අධිකරණයට, විනිශ්චය සභාවකට හෝ ආයතනයකට අපහාස කිරීමේ පනත යටතේ පොලීසියට, ස්වාධීන අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීමේ නඩුවක් පැවරීමට හෝ පවත්වාගෙන යාමට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/06/26)
Sri Lanka Sovereignty Forum
Political Asylum Must Not Become a Shield Against Accountability We respectfully call upon foreign governments, the European Union, and the United Nations to apply the highest level of scrutiny when considering asylum or protection requests from former public officials, law-enforcement officers, prosecutors, or politically involved persons. This appeal is made under the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, which allow protection from persecution while providing exclusion where there are reasons to consider involvement in serious politically-motivated crimes, abuse of office, or acts contrary to UN principles. Political... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/06/26)
ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා සම කැඳවුම්කරු - ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
අතිගරු අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මැතිතුමා,ජනරජයේ ගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමා,ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය, කොළඹ 1. ගරුජගත්වික්රමරත්නමැතිතුමා,ගරු කතානායකතුමා,පාර්ලිමේන්තුව, ශ්රී ජයවර්ධනපුර. අතිගරු ජනාධිපතිතුමනි, ගරු කතානායකතුමනි, මහා භාණ්ඩාගාර - මහ බැංකු මංකොල්ලය සම්බන්ධයෙන් විමර්ශන කිරීම හා මෙවැනි තත්වයක් යළි ඇතිවීම වලක්වා ගැනීම සඳහා සුදුසු පියවර යෝජනා කිරීම සඳහා පාර්ලිමේන්තු තේරීම් කාරක සභාවක් පත් කිරීම සඳහා වන යෝජනාවයි. 2025 නොවැම්බර් 13 – 15, අදින් මාස 8 කට පෙර අද වැනි දිනක, 'Export Finance Australia' ආයතනයේ නමින් පැමිණි ව්යාජ ඉන්වොයිස් හරහා, ඇමරිකාවේ TD බැංකුවේ පවත්වා ගෙන ගිය 'Mish... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් විධායක අධ්යක්ෂ/ශ්රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්රය
2026 ජනවාරි 1 දින ට රු.බි. 915 ක් වූ භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ මුදල් ශේෂය, 2026 ජූනි 11 (බ්රහස්පතින්දා) දෛනික ව්යාපාර කටයුතු අවසන් වන විට රු.බි. 500 ටත් වඩා අඩු ප්රමාණයකට පහත වැටී තිබේ. අප රට සෙමින් නමුත් ස්ථිර ලෙසම ආර්ථික අර්බුදයක් කරා ගමන් කරන බව භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ මුදල් තත්වය පහත වැටීමෙන් පෙන්නුම් කෙරේ. පසුගිය සතියේ දී මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරය රු. බි. 140 ක භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත් ඉදිරිපත් කළ අතර, එයින් ඉහළ පොලියට අලෙවි වූයේ රු. බි. 71 ක බිල්පත් (51%) පමණී. රු. බි. 150 ක භාණ්ඩාගාර බැඳුම්කර ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබූ නමුත් එයින්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Asoka Bandarage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NuLCfKlnPk&t=645s... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94))
එසේත්නැතිනම්ඔවුන්දේශද්රෝහීන්, ද්රෝහීන් සහ සින්හල බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන්වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින්බිමෙන්යළිකිසිදාකආපසුආනොහැකි පිටසක්වලකටම පිටුවහල්කළයුතුය. ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94)) 2026 06. 10. හැඳින්වීම (පළමු කොටස) ප්රථමයෙන්ම, මා එසේ පවසණුයේ, මේ රට ක්රි.පූ.543 සිට මේ දක්වාම වසර 2567 ක් සින්හල රටක් සහ ක්රි.පු. 307 සිට මේ දක්වා වසර 2333 ක්ම සින්හල බෞද්ධ රටක් වශයෙන් පැවති රටක් බවවත් මොවුන් කිසිවෙකු නොදන්නා සහ නොපිළිගන්නා නිසාය. එසේම 1833... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Modern day Ehelapolas are not in governance like in the days of the Kandyan Kingdom but in Cricket. The recruitment of a White South African legal malpractitioner David Becker (born and bred in the 'Apartheid' er) who blocked Sri Lanka from gaining due credit from the ICC for innovation of Player - Referral (DRS) is the greatest betrayal in the Cricket History of Sri Lanka. The so-called Cricket Transformation Committee are the modern day traitors of Sri Lanka. Instead of backing their own man who game changed international Cricket ( and several other sports) with the revolutionary... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The recent protests by rice farmers across Sri Lanka once again highlight the deep crisis facing the agricultural sector. Thousands of paddy farmers are voicing their anger over the government-announced purchase price of paddy, claiming that it does not even cover the cost of production. The cost of cultivation has risen sharply over the past few years. Fertiliser prices have increased substantially, while farmers also have to bear the costs of seed paddy, labour, machinery, irrigation, transportation, and interest on borrowings. Many small-scale farmers have mortgaged their jewellery or borrowed money from informal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The story concocted by Revisionists that Prince Siddhartha (later Gautama the Buddha) was born in Sri Lanka, which is rejected by the entire Buddhist world, if it takes hold, can lead to Sri Lanka being treated like a pariah state by the entire global Buddhist community. The damage done to Sri Lanka would be colossal and inestimable. The Govt. of Sri Lanka must invoke Article 9 of the Constitution and nip this de-construction in the bud. Accepting the historical revisionist claim that Gautama Buddha was born in Sri Lanka would cause severe diplomatic,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
SLC seek expertise of David Becker, former ICC Legal Head on key reforms while facing intense public and legal allegations of fraud, misrepresentation, and professional malpractice. SLC accused of Betrayal of Sri Lankan inventor of Player - Referral (DRS) https://www.sundaytimes.lk/260614/sports/slc-seek-expertise-of-former-icc-legal-head-on-key-reforms-645633.html Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has enlisted the services of former ICC Head of Legal, David Becker, to help draft its proposed new constitution as part of critical governance reforms. Ironically, Becker is a central figure in the long-standing intellectual property dispute surrounding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS), which Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
Maathalan - (මාතලන්)
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Courtesy Hiru News
Colombo National Hospital currently provides treatment to retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay following a hunger strike in Criminal Investigation Department custody under detention orders, amidst a refusal by authorities to grant him access to legal counsel. Criminal Investigation Department Director Shani Abeysekera and Manori Sallay, the wife of Tuan Suresh Sallay, exchanged letters regarding the matter. Manori Sallay requested that her husband see his lawyer, Asitha Siriwardhana, five days a week. Replying yesterday, Senior Superintendent of Police Shani Abeysekera stated that because Tuan Suresh Sallay undergoes hospitalisation away from investigative activities, a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/06/26)
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 07-13 June 2026 While the USA’s & India’s warships (& related NGOs) keep barging into & out of the country’s ports, bearing second-hand gifts and dishing out third-rate sermons about human rights, devolution, the rule of law, free & open oceans, etc., Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya was gracing the opening of the new Nippon Office Building, commissioned by the Sasakawa Memorial Trust, on Ward Place, Colombo 7. The trust is in memory of Ryōichi Sasakawa, a convicted Japanese Class A war criminal. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is estimated to have up to three trillion cubic feet of natural gas in its offshore reserves, according to an interview published by The Sunday Morning. Quoting Petroleum Development Authority of Sri Lanka RX Chairman Saliya Wickramasuriya, the report said the country also has the potential for “several billion barrels” of crude oil beneath its seabed within territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone. The estimates are based on basin modelling and seismic data gathered over recent years, which have improved understanding of Sri Lanka’s offshore resource potential. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
Top News Lk
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Shenali D Waduge
The Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), enacted in 1979 was introduced to address organized violent threats to the state. It has been widely debated domestically and internationally, yet its relevance is important to the country’s continuing national security environment. Why the PTA Was Implemented Sri Lanka’s strategic location places it at the crossroads of major maritime routes and regional geopolitical competition. Since independence, Sri Lanka has experienced multiple forms of politically and ideologically motivated violence, including armed insurrections, separatist terrorism, religious terrorism and transnational terrorist influences.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The recent engagement by Presidential Special Envoy for Foreign Investment Hanif Yusoof with American business leaders in Washington is undoubtedly a positive initiative. Meeting representatives from major corporations such as Apple, Boeing, and Mastercard and presenting Sri Lanka’s potential in ports, logistics, renewable energy, technology, tourism, aviation, and healthcare sends a welcome message that Sri Lanka is once again open for business.However, attracting investors requires much more than conducting roadshows and making presentations abroad. Investors do not invest in PowerPoint presentations; they invest in countries where agreements are honoured, approvals are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
NALLIAH THAYABHARAN
France is in a monumental economic, political, social, and even cultural mess, and is bankrupt due to its most generous welfare systems in the world, as France has a strong safety net for the unemployed and retirees.France's most generous welfare system was introduced at a time when there were four workers for every one retiree. That's now closer to two, and by 2050, it will go down to just one.Every 50 people in 1970, only one was unemployed. Today, that figure is four times higher. Fewer people contribute to the system, and more people depend on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka today finds itself navigating a delicate geopolitical balancing act between two Asian giants – India and China. Both nations have strategic interests in the island, yet their approaches to investment and engagement have been markedly different. China moved swiftly and decisively into Sri Lanka’s infrastructure sector. It financed and built the deep-water port at Hambantota, the conference hall, and several other major projects in the South. Subsequently, Chinese companies negotiated agreements with a previous government and eventually secured a long-term lease of the Hambantota Port. In Colombo, China invested billions of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
For nearly three decades, Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has treated the state as an instrument of personal power rather than a public trust. No external enemy—not Iran, not Hezbollah, not Hamas—has done more to hollow out Israel from within than a leader who repeatedly sacrificed the country’s long-term interests to preserve his own rule. This is a grave charge—but the record sustains it. Netanyahu did not merely misjudge events or pursue failed policies in good faith. He systematically advanced a governing strategy designed to block any political horizon with the Palestinians, deepen... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka’s marine industry has enormous potential. We have skilled boat builders, strategic harbours, a growing export market, and access to regional shipping routes. Yet time and again, valuable investments made with public funds are allowed to deteriorate due to poor management decisions, bureaucratic inertia, and a lack of commercial vision.For several years I have written about the unfortunate fate of a state-of-the-art boat lift currently stranded in Trincomalee.The lift, which operates using advanced air technology, was built by Sri Lankan engineers in Sri Lanka to support the marine industry and provide an efficient method... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is blessed with an extensive coastline and abundant marine resources. The country has established 21 fishery harbours around the island to facilitate anchoring and mooring of multi-day fishing vessels. In addition, the modern fishery harbour at Dikovita was constructed with facilities for traditional fishing craft and a separate section for large local and foreign fishing vessels, complete with freezer and cooling facilities.Yet, despite this infrastructure, the fisheries sector remains one of the most neglected components of Sri Lanka’s Blue Economy.The Tragic State of Fish HandlingA typical 45 to 55-foot multi-day fishing vessel costing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Question South African lawyers born and bred in the Apartheid era, serving on the Legal Team of the ICC are now being accused of malpractice and prejudice against South Asian innovators. Why wasn't a ' De "-Nazification'" type of screening done at time of their recruitment ? AI response The absence of a "De-Nazification" type screening for lawyers who transitioned from the Apartheid era into prominent sports law and governance positions—such as advising the International Cricket Council (ICC)—stems from South Africa’s historic decision to prioritize a peaceful, unified transition over... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
For most foreign students in the Soviet Union, summer meant one thing: a government-sponsored holiday on the Black Sea coast at Sochi. The university arranged everything and paid for it. Sun, sea, and relaxation awaited us.I did it only once.After that, I had a different plan.Instead of spending my holidays in Sochi, I decided to travel to England to earn a few pounds. To a foreign student living on a modest Soviet stipend, British pounds were as precious as gold.The journey itself was an adventure.I bought a sleeper ticket for about 109 roubles—a considerable sum... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
2026 ජූනි 12 දින ප්රකාශයට පත් කරන ලදී අද දින සෝවියට් සංගමය ගැන කතා කරන විට බොහෝ දෙනා කතා කරන්නේ දේශපාලනය, ශීත යුද්ධය, කොමියුනිස්ට්වාදය, භාණ්ඩ හිඟය සහ අධිරාජ්යයක් බිඳ වැටුණු ආකාරය පිළිබඳවය. නමුත් අප වැනි එහි ශිෂ්යයන් ලෙස ජීවත් වූ අයට එය සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම වෙනස් ලෝකයක් විය. එය මිත්රත්වය, වික්රමාන්විත අත්දැකීම්, දුෂ්කරතා සහ නිමක් නැති කතාන්දරවලින් පිරුණු ලෝකයකි. තරුණ විදේශීය ශිෂ්යයෙකු ලෙස මම එහි පැමිණි අතර ඉතා ඉක්මනින් රුසියානු මිතුරන්ගේ සමීප කණ්ඩායමක කොටසක් වීමි. යුරා, සාෂා, ඉගෝර් සහ කොල්යා ඒ අතර සිටියහ. අප සතුව මුදල් අඩුවෙන් තිබුණද, අපගේ පැත්තේ තරුණ බව තිබුණි.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
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ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න හිටපු ආණ්ඩුකාරවර රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්
මහ බැංකුවේ සහ භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ආයතනික මතභේද මැද රටට රටට අහිමි වූ ඩොලර් මිලියන 2.5: කිසිවෙකුටත් වගකීමෙන් පැන යාමට ඉඩ දිය යුතු නැත!
භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ සිදු වූ ඩො..මි. 2.5 ක මුදලක් අතුරුදන්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරය සහ ශ්රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව අතර ආයතනික මතභේද වර්ධනය වී ඇත. පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ මුදල් කාරක සභාව මේ පිළිබඳ තොරතුරු වාර්තා කිරීම සඳහා සති හතරක කාලයක් ද, ඉන් පසුව තවත් අවස්ථා දෙකක දී සති දෙකකට වැඩි කාලයක් ද මේ ආයතන වෙත ලැබී ඇත. තොරතුරු වෙනස් කිරීම, කල් ගැනීම හා තොරතුරු සැඟවීම සඳහා එමගින් විශාල... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම හිරු පුවත්
ජාතික ජන බලවේගයට බලය ලබා ගැනීමට මුදල් ලබාදුන්නේ කොටි ඩයස්පෝරාවෙන් බව පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී අර්චුනා රාමනාදන් පවසනවා. ඔවුන් මුදල් ලබාදී බලාපොරොත්තු වුණේ ඊම නැවත ලබාගැනීම බවත්, මේ වනවිට කොටි ඩයස්පෝරාවත් මුළු රටමත් බොරුවෙන් රවටා ඇති බවත්, මන්ත්රීවරයා සඳහන් කළා. පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධන සංවිධානය කර තිබූ 'මෙහෙවරක ප්රණාමය' උත්සව අවස්ථාවට එක්වෙමින් වැඩිදුරටත් අදහස් දැක්වූ මන්ත්රීවරයා සඳහන් කළේ, "අපි.. ඒ කියන්නෙ කොටි ඩයස්පෝරාව ටිල්වින්ට සල්ලි දුන්නේ සලේව ඇතුළට දාන්න නෙවෙයි. මහින්ද වගේ නායකයෝ ඇතුළට දාන්න. ඩයස්පෝරාව තමයි මාලිමාවට බලයට එන්න සල්ලි දුන්නේ. අපි හිතුවේ ඊම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
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Parliamentarian Archuna Ramanathan has claimed that funds to bring the National People’s Power (NPP) into power were provided by the LTTE diaspora. He alleged that the intention behind providing the funds was to re-establish E***m, adding that both the LTTE diaspora and the country have now been deceived. Speaking at the ‘Mehewaraka Pranama’ event organized by Member of Parliament Rohitha Abeygunawardena, he further stated: “We… that means the LTTE diaspora gave money to Tilvin not to put Suresh Sallay inside, but to put leaders like Mahinda... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/06/26)
by Garvin Karunaratne
On many an occasion on my never ending irrigation inspections in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya long ago I had to cling onto trees and, creepers to avoid being blown off by the power of the wind. I enclose what I once wrote hoping that our new Government of Anura Kumara Dissanayake will somehow read through. Speaking from my sheer experience in handling development tasks- Building up Coop Crayon at Morawaka in 1971, done in three months, developing it to enable Minister Illangaratne to declare that all imports of crayons... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Question If the inventor of the Player - Referral system (DRS) was an Indian rather than a Sri Lankan how would the World react to an Indian initiated invention of DRS that transformed the game of Cricket forever? AI Overview Answer If the Player-Referral System (DRS) had been invented by an Indian rather than Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, the global reaction would have been radically different due to India’s unique, hyper-influential, and initially resistant position in world cricket. [1] Here is how the cricket world,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has faced growing criticism from legal and sports advocates for not formally elevating Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna’s claim to the "Player Referral" / Decision Review System (DRS) authorship with the ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Critics and intellectual property advocates argue that the BASL has missed a crucial opportunity to defend one of its own members and secure a massive victory for a Sri Lankan lawyer's global scale innovation. The primary points supporting this view include: [1, 2, 3] Protecting Member Innovation:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
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Colombo, Sri Lanka – June 2026 - XpressJobs, Sri Lanka's leading recruitment technology platform, has been awarded Best Tech Recruitment Platform under the Auto Innovation & Technology category at the Automobile Industry Awards 2026, held on June 11 at Temple Trees, Colombo. Organized by the Automobile Industry Council (AIC), the awards recognize excellence, innovation, and leadership across Sri Lanka's automotive ecosystem. The event was held with Laugh Lubricants & Burner as the Title Sponsor and saw 62 awards, including four Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented to organizations and individuals making significant contributions to the industry. Winners... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
When people speak about the Soviet Union today, they usually talk about politics, the Cold War, communism, shortages, and the collapse of an empire. But for those of us who lived there as students, it was a different world altogether—a world of friendship, adventure, hardship, and endless stories.I arrived as a young foreign student and quickly became part of a close-knit group of Russian friends. There was Yura, Sasha, Igor, and Kolya. We had little money, but we had youth on our side, and that made us feel rich.Beer was often scarce. Whenever Bulgarian beer... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
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Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Acting Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka says there is an issue with the coal quality of the fifth vessel procured under emergency purchases, and that the supplying company has been informed that penalties will be imposed under tender conditions if a replacement shipment is not delivered before September 1. Speaking during an adjournment debate in Parliament, the Minister said the impact of the coal quality issue is significant and directly affects the public. He noted that due to quality concerns, penalties amounting to USD... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
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The wife of Retired Major General Suresh Sallay, Manori Sallay, has made an urgent appeal for daily visits to her husband, warning that his health is deteriorating rapidly due to the ongoing hunger strike.In a letter, addressed to The Criminal Investigation Department Director Shani Abeysekera, requesting immediate intervention, she stated that medical professionals at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, where he is currently receiving treatment, indicated his condition may soon prevent him from communicating effectively.Investigating officers have reportedly restricted visits by his legal counsel to Wednesdays.The letter argues that daily 15-minute visits are essential.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/06/26)
රජිත් කිර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ශ්රී ලංකා මානව හිමිකම් කේන්ද්රයේ Sri Lanka Economic Forum ව්යාපෘතිය.
2026 පළමු කාර්තුවේ ප්රාථමික ගිණුමේ රුපියල් බිලියන ගානක් තියෙන බවට ප්රවෘත්තියක් ප්රචාරය කරනවා. මේ කතාව ඇත්තක් නෙවෙයි. 2026 පළමු කාර්තුවේ රජයේ ආදායම රු. බි. 1473.8 යි. පුණරාවර්තන විදයම් රු. බි. 688.9 යි. ප්රග්ධන වියදම රු. බි. 103.2 යි. පුණරාවර්තන හා ප්රාග්ධන වියදම් දෙකේ එකතුව රු.බි. 792.1 යි. ප්රාථමික අතිරික්තය කියන්නේ රජයේ ආදායම හා වියදම් එකතුව අතර පරතරයයි. එ් පරතරය රු. බිලියන 681.7 කි. මොකක්ද මේ ප්රාථමික අතිරික්තය (Primary Surplus) කියන්නේ? රජයේ සම්පූර්ණ ආදායමෙන්, පෙර ගත් ණය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/06/26)
බන්දුල කෑන්දරාගම.
ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක මහතා, ජනාධිපති තුමනි, කන්තලේ වේල්ල 1984 අප්රේල් 20 දින පාන්දර 3:00 ට කැඩී ගියේය. එසේ වුවද, පාන්දර 4:30 පමන වන විට, ජලයෙන් යටවන ප්රදේශවල මහජනතාව ඉවත් කිරීමට ග්රාම සේවා නිලධාරී මහතා සහ පොලිසිය විසින් කටයුතු කරන ලදී. 40 වසරකට පමන පසු, කොත්මලේ ජලාශයේ වාන් දොරටු විවෘත කර පැය 40ක් පමන ගත වුවත්, ගම්පොල ප්රදේශයේ ජනතාව ඉවත් කිරීමට අදාල බලධාරීන් සමත් වූයේ නැත. මෙයට හේතු කිහිපයක් තිබේ. උදාහරණයක් වශයෙන්, අපේ රටට අදාල ජල වේලි සම්භන්දව අවශ්යය ක්රම වේදයක් නොමැත. වාන් දොරටු විවෘත කිරීමෙන් පසු දුරකථන ජාලය ක්රියා විරහිත විය. දුරකථන ජාලය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/06/26)
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Guwahati: The annual Devarshi Narad Jayanti award was recently conferred on Assamese journalist Nava Thakuria, where three city-based promising reporters namely Ranjita Rabha of Pratham Khabar news channel, Lakhyajit Gohain of NK Television and Mridul Haloi of Dainik Asom were also felicitated. Organized by Vishwa Samvad Kendra (VSK) Assam at Sudarshanalaya in Barbari locality of the prehistoric Indian city on 7 June 2026, the function also witnessed an illuminating lecture presented by Prakhar Shrivastava, senior consulting editor and anchor at Delhi Doordarshan Kendra. While delivering a factual and profound speech addressing the contemporary socio-political landscape... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/06/26)
සරත් ඔබේසේකර
අද ශ්රී ලංකාව පසුගිය ආර්ථික කඩාවැටීමෙන් යම් ප්රමාණයකට ගොඩ ආ බවක් පෙනේ. විදේශ සංචිත වැඩි වී ඇත. උද්ධමනය පාලනය වී ඇත. විශ්වාසය යම් තරමකට නැවත ගොඩනැගී ඇත. නමුත් අපේ ආර්ථිකය කඩා වැටීමට හේතු වූ මූලික දුර්වලතා තවමත් විසඳී නොමැත. අපි දිනපතාම කියවන්නේ මහ බැංකුව ඩොලර් මිලදී ගන්නා ආකාරය, විනිමය අනුපාතය පාලනය කිරීමට නීති ගෙන එන ආකාරය සහ රේගුව හා දේශීය ආදායම් දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව වාර්තාගත ආදායම් උපයා ඇති බවයි. නමුත් බදු අය කිරීමෙන් රටක් ධනවත් නොවේ. රටක් ධනවත් වන්නේ විදේශ විනිමය උපයන විටය. එය සිදු වන්නේ නිෂ්පාදනයෙන්, අපනයනයෙන්, ආයෝජනයෙන්, නවෝත්පාදනයෙන්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka appears to have emerged from the worst phase of its recent economic collapse. Foreign reserves have improved, inflation is under control, and confidence has partially returned. Yet beneath the surface, the fundamental weaknesses that brought the nation to its knees remain largely unresolved. Every day we read reports of the Central Bank purchasing dollars, introducing regulations to stabilize exchange rates, and government agencies proudly announcing record tax and customs revenue. Customs collects billions from duties imposed on imported vehicles, household goods, stationery, plastic products, and countless other items consumed by our... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/06/26)
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Star-studded launch planned for Home Lands’ Port City project valued at US$300 million The announcement of a US$300 million luxury residential development in Colombo Port City has generated considerable interest. While such investments are welcome, Sri Lanka must ask a fundamental question: Is Port City merely going to be a collection of high-rise apartments, or can it become a genuine Centre of Excellence that drives economic growth and foreign exchange earnings? History offers valuable lessons. Several decades ago, Singapore transformed itself from a small trading port into a global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Many economists in Sri Lanka have debated for years. In an open economy, foreign exchange can leave the country not only through legitimate imports but also through over-invoicing, transfer pricing, unnecessary imports, and disguised capital flight. However, the challenge is to control outflows without discouraging genuine business activity. Some possible measures are: 1. Strengthen Customs Valuation Many countries use international reference databases to compare declared import prices with prevailing world prices. If a container of low-value consumer goods is declared at twice the normal international... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
General Port of Trincomalee commands a large, natural and a wide body of sheltered water in Sri Lanka. The Port of Trincomalee could be developed to play a major role in this unique economic region considering its locational advantage, deep water port facilities, large hinterland for establishing industries and accompanied with quick land connection to Port of Colombo, with the expansion of express way network. 1. Proposed Action Plan The Export Development Board has initiated a consultancy service to carry out the Feasibility study on market, technical and financial aspects for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්
2026 ජූනි 9
භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ඩො.මි. 2.5 ක මුදලක් තුන්වන පාර්ශවයක් අතට පත්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන පාර්ලිමේන්තු මුදල් කාරක සභාව විසින් සිදුකරන විමර්ශන ක්රමවේදය, තම වැරද වසා ගැනීමට අවශ්ය කාලය ලබාගැනීම සඳහා මහ බැංකුව හා භාණ්ඩාගාරය විසින් යොදාගනිමින් සිටින බව ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානයේ ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් මහතා පවසයි. අද කෙළඹ දී පැවති පුවත්පත් සාකච්චාවක දී අදහස් දැක්වූ තෙන්නකෝන් මහා පැවසූවේ ‘ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය අප්රේල් 22 අනාවරණය කළා පසුව, රාජ්ය මුදල් බලය දරණ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මුදල් කාරක සභාව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Abroad of Air
https://youtu.be/UTF3U68ADY8 Religious freedom varies widely across the world in 2026. While Buddhism is practiced peacefully in many nations, there are countries where legal systems, state policies, or strong social pressures make it difficult for Buddhists to openly practice their faith. In this video, we explore 10 countries where Buddhists face legal or social restrictions, based on public laws, government structures, and internationally documented religious freedom conditions. ⚠️ This video is for educational and awareness purposes only. It does not promote hate or target any religion or country. The focus is on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
A recent newspaper report highlighted concerns raised by a policy think tank regarding the quality of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in Sri Lanka. While the report correctly points out deficiencies in some EIA studies, it stops short of addressing a more fundamental question: Have EIAs become an instrument of environmental protection, or have they evolved into bureaucratic obstacles that unnecessarily delay development projects? As an engineer who has been involved in planning and implementing infrastructure projects for several decades, I have observed both the strengths and weaknesses of the EIA process. Environmental protection... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
by Kalavai Venkat
Whenever the Islamic siege of Europe, including the UK, or the US is brought up, some insular Hindus react by arguing that Britain colonized India and now it's payback time. Yes, Britain colonized India, looted $ 45 trillion worth of its wealth, and committed a massive genocide of Indians. As the researches of Dylan Sullivan have shown, this resulted in the genocide of 100 million Indians just between 1880 and 1920. Not only that, Europeans imposed the scourge of Christianity on Indians and laid waste to our educational institutions. They exacerbated the Hindu-Muslim and caste... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
When Technology Meets Red Tape: The Reality Behind Sri Lanka’s Digitisation Drive Digitisation or Paperisation? A Senior Citizen's Experience At my age, climbing several flights of stairs is no longer easy. Fortunately, my wife, a medical doctor, anticipated this challenge years ago and arranged for a lift to be installed in our home. To ensure reliability during power failures, I also installed a diesel generator. I own a diesel vehicle and purchase fuel regularly. Yet when I attempted to buy a small quantity of diesel for the generator, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Maathalan - (මාතලන්)
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The wife of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, Manori Sallay, and their son reportedly have met the Chief Prelates of the Malwatta and Asgiriya Chapters yesterday (08), requesting their intervention to ensure justice for him. Our correspondent reports that Manori Sallay and her son spent more than an hour in discussion with the two leading theras during the visit. During the meeting, Manori Sallay has requested the Chief Prelates to act as an intermediary to help secure justice for her husband.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
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Free Lawyers Press Statement
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka, an association of legal professionals dedicated to the rule of law, access to justice, and protection of fundamental rights, expresses profound alarm at the continued administrative detention of retired Major General Thuwan Suresh Salley for over 100 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Mr. Salley was arrested on 25 February 2026 in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. A medico-legal examination report (MLEF No. 50/2026), prepared by the Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Colombo, following a court-ordered referral by the Colombo Fort... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය 2026 ජූනි 8 ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න කැඳවුම්කරු හිටපු ආණ්ඩුකාර රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරි ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ විශ්රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් තුවන් සුරේෂ් සාලි මහතා දින 100කට වඩා රඳවා තබාගැනීම හා කෲර ලෙස සැලකීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩි කනස්සල්ල ප්රකාශ කරයි. 2019 පාස්කු ප්රහාර පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනවලට සම්බන්ධව සුරේෂ් සලේ 2026 පෙබරවාරි 25 දින අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබීය. කොළඹ කොටුව මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ නියෝගය අනුව 2026 මැයි 4 වැනිදා ප්රධාන අධිකරණ වෛද්ය නිලධාරි මාර්ගයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණ වාර්තාව (MLEF අංක 50/2026) මගින් හෙළිවන කරුණු මෙසේය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
A recent news item showed former students who studied in socialist countries joining hands with the Russian Cultural Centre to clean parts of Colombo. While such initiatives are commendable, they also remind us of a painful reality: Sri Lanka's cleanliness problem is not caused by a lack of cleaning campaigns. It is caused by a lack of discipline. Having studied in the Soviet Union during the 1970s, I witnessed first-hand how a society could function with remarkable order and civic responsibility. During my years there, I never saw members of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Nava Thakuria
The readers of a venerated newspaper from Guwahati noticed an unusual full front-page advertisement on 26 May 2026 stating that the English daily was not for sale. Grabbing the most important space for hard news (meant for valued readers who buy the newspapers every morning), the arrogant management did not hesitate to use the front page for an issue that could have been dealt otherwise. But the question remains, why the Assam Tribune management propagated the advertisement asserting that the acclaimed daily is not being sold to anyone. Refuting rumours on social media, the managerial authority... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-1994) 2026.ජූනි 06.
සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ සහ ඒ ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ තිඹිරිගෙය මහින්තලා පින් බිම (ක්රි. පූ.307). සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ උපත සිදුවූයේ ක්රි.පූ.307 වන සියවසේ පොසොන්පෝය දිනයේදීය.ලෝක ඉතිහාසයේ ඒ අන්දමින් වෙනත් කිසිම ජාතියක උපත නිශ්චිතව ලේඛනාරූඩව ඇද්දැයි මම නොදනිමි. එම ආශ්චර්ය සිදුවූයේ මේ රටේ ශිෂ්ටාචාරයේ පදනමවූ මහින්දාගමනය සමඟ සිදුවූ ඒ අසිරිමත් බුද්ධාගමේ ලන්කා ආගමනයත් සමඟය. එබැවින් අනිවාර්යෙන්ම මේ රටේ ජාතික දිනය විය යුත්තේ රටේ ජාතිය උපන් පොසොන්පෝය දිනය මිස, වෙනත් කිසිම දිනයක් නොවේ. සිංහල බෞධයෙක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
In 1989, five years after returning to Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom and Norway, where I had worked on offshore oil and gas projects in the North Sea, an unexpected opportunity changed the course of my life. One afternoon, a friend visited my home and asked whether I would be interested in heading a government institution known as the Road Development Authority. At the age of 39, with a background in mechanical engineering rather than civil engineering, I was surprised by the suggestion. Nevertheless, I believed that management, discipline, and integrity were... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
by Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine.
The Persian Gulf Formed when Ice Age glaciers melted and sea levels rose. Before that it was a river valley and dry basin called the "Gulf Oasis". (Time frame as of Genesis 1:10). In Biblical Genesis the Persian Gulf was already a sea by then, so whales, dolphins, humpbacks, and sharks would’ve been swimming there. In Genesis 2:19, Scripture reveals something profound: “Whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name thereof". Remember this included the great whales... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
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https://youtu.be/uTxl4g-ayGA Sri Lanka's rupee is under pressure, inflation is creeping up, and the debate over "money printing" is back in the spotlight. Did the Central Bank really print Rs. 2.1 trillion? Is money printing always bad? Who is actually responsible for the rupee's depreciation? And are we heading toward another economic crisis? In this episode of Insight, former Central Bank Deputy Governor and economist Dr. W.A. Wijewardena explains: • Why exchange rate stability is no longer the Central Bank's primary responsibility • The truth behind the Rs. 2.1 trillion money printing claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
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Posted byee ink.June 6, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:13th Amendment, chattel-slavery, history, India, politics, travel, US Constitution, USA blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 31 May – 06 June 2026 ‘We have in the Tamil coolie a perfect machine for the cultivation of our tea, coffee, or other tropical produce.’ Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Lovell B Clarence, 1896 The retired Chief Justice was celebrating the centenary of English rule in Sri Lanka. He had lived in the country for over 25 years, recalls SBD de Silva’s classic The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
2026 ජූනි 7 පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්
2026 වසරේ පළමු කාර්තුවේ ඉලක්කම් විජ්ජාවක ප්රබන්ධය
නමුත් සත්යය නම් මේ වසරේ පළමු මාස 3 තුල පමණක්, මෙරට විදේශ ණය ඇ.ඩො.මි. 788 කින් ද, දේශීය ණය රු. බි. 490 කින් වැඩිවී ඇත.
රාජ්ය ණය කලමනාකරණ දොපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිල වාර්තා අනුව, ගෙවන ලද මුලික මුදල (Principal Amount) ඩො.බි. 5.98 කි. ණය පොලී වටිනාකම ඩො.බි. 2.11 කි. එකතුව 8.094 කි. එය කරුණු වශයෙන් ගත් කළ සත්යයකි. නමුත් මෙම මුදල් ගෙවා ඇත්තේ ඩොලර් වලින් නොව ශ්රී ලංකා රුපිියල් වලිනි. එසේ ගෙවන ලද මුදලට ආසන්න මුදලක් නැවතත් භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The legal counsel for Former State Intelligence Chief Major General (Rtd) General Sallay has written to CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara, demanding urgent medical intervention for his client. He emphasised that prolonged detention conditions pose an immediate risk to life, noting that the State has a non-delegable duty of care towards individuals in custody. The letter calls for the immediate transfer of General Sallay to a fully equipped hospital, urgent examination by independent medical specialists, continued access for family and legal representatives, and a written update on his medical condition. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The International Cricket Council (ICC) faces serious allegations of institutional fraud and deliberate misrepresentation because physical dossiers submitted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) provided the governing body with actual notice of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) origin framework. The long-running intellectual property dispute centers on Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, who designed and published the core four-pillar "Player Referral" concept in 1997—nine years before the ICC adopted it. [1, 2, 3, 4] Advocates for the inventor argue that the ICC’s legal team maintaining a defense of ignorance, despite receiving comprehensive dossiers from Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The Sri Lankan lawyer who took on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the betterment of cricket is Senaka Weeraratna. Known globally as the "Father of DRS" (Decision Review System), Weeraratna has been engaged in a decades-long intellectual property battle with the ICC to claim rightful authorship and recognition for inventing the system. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Core of the Innovation The Blueprint (1997): Weeraratna first conceived and publicized the framework of the "Player Referral System" in a letter to the editor of The Australian newspaper on March 25,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
A Policy Shift Towards Steel and Prefabricated Construction for Sri Lanka's Public Infrastructure
Time for a New Approach to Government Construction Procurement Sri Lanka's public sector construction procurement procedures have traditionally been based on conventional reinforced concrete structures with brick-and-mortar walls. Under existing procurement regulations, government institutions are required to prepare preliminary engineering designs, bills of quantities, and engineer's estimates before calling for tenders. Technical Evaluation Committees and Tender Boards are subsequently appointed to ensure transparency and competitiveness in contractor selection. While these procedures remain fundamentally sound, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Rear admiral ( Dr ) Sarath Weerasekera VSV RWP USP Former Public Security Minister
This is regarding the editorial of The Island on 19 th May 2026, titled “Defeat ofTerrorism- Triumph of hypocrisy”.I fully agree with the Editor when he says that Terrorism need to be eliminated in allits forms and manifestations. Terrorism is generally defined as “massacringinnocents to achieve a political aim”. Hence, whether the cause for terrorism isjustifiable or not, terrorism per se, cannot be justified and thus, should beeliminated.However I have different views with the rest of the editorial and believe that itwould be published... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera Former Chairman, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC)
The recent announcement ( Sunday Times 7th June) of a major Beira Lake clean-up programme has generated renewed hope that one of Colombo’s most iconic water bodies can finally be restored. Dredging, aerators, landscaping, jogging paths, and beautification projects are all welcome initiatives. However, if the root cause of pollution is not permanently eliminated, we will simply be spending billions of rupees treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. During my tenure at the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC),... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not announced any formal disciplinary or legal actions against the three specific legal and administrative figures—David Becker (former Head of Legal), Jonathan Hall (General Counsel), and David Richardson (former CEO)—implicated by critics in the ongoing dispute over the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2, 3] The growing geopolitical and institutional tension stems from allegations that these advisors provided flawed legal counsel that actively ignored the Doctrine of Constructive Notice to deny Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna the intellectual property and naming rights for inventing the "Player Referral"... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera Blue economy promoter
Sri Lanka is once again celebrating agreements to send skilled graduates and engineers overseas. While foreign employment generates valuable remittances, we must ask a fundamental question: Are we exporting our most valuable resource because we have failed to create opportunities at home? Recent discussions on providing employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates highlight a deeper issue. Instead of focusing solely on exporting our talent, why are we not investing in industries and technologies that can create sustainable jobs within Sri Lanka's own coastal economy? One... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is currently engaged in a vigorous campaign against corruption in the public sector. Investigations, prosecutions, and public debate have rightly focused on the misuse of state resources and abuse of political power. However, an equally important question remains largely unaddressed: what about corruption and governance failures in the corporate sector? Some of the largest financial disasters in Sri Lanka's history were not caused by government institutions. They occurred within private corporations, finance companies, and conglomerates that were entrusted with billions of rupees belonging to shareholders, depositors, lenders, employees, and the public.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The former Director of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, according to sources. This comes against a backdrop where he commenced a fast-to-death since last night (06).... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
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Former intelligence chief Suresh Salle served the country by dedicating his entire life for 38 years, and the time arrived for the people of the country to stand up and show gratitude to him. Suresh Salle, who is under detention orders in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), commenced a fast unto death, and his wife stated this to the media when she arrived at the CID to see him today (07). His wife, son, and brother arrived to see Suresh Salle this morning. She alleged on this occasion... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is witnessing a renewed effort to combat corruption in the public sector. Investigations, audits, and legal reforms are being promoted as essential steps towards restoring public confidence and economic stability. These efforts are welcome and long overdue. However, there is an equally important question that deserves national attention: Why is the spotlight focused almost exclusively on state-sector corruption while corporate corruption remains largely unexamined? Over the years, several large Sri Lankan companies have collapsed, entered insolvency, or suffered severe financial distress. When such failures occur, thousands of employees lose... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
The three International Cricket Council (ICC) lawyers identified in public legal challenges and reports by advocates for the Sri Lankan inventor are David Becker, Jonathan Hall, and Sally Clark. [1, 2] Supporters of Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna—who conceptualized the "Player Referral" mechanism in 1997—allege that these legal figures provided flawed legal counsel that insulated the ICC and prevented him from receiving due credit. [1, 2, 3] The Three ICC Lawyers Involved David Becker (Former Head of Legal): He issued a 2010 legal opinion adopting a "No Awareness" defense,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Green Hydrogen: Will Sri Lanka Become a Producer or Just Another Importer? BOI in Sri Lanka has invited global companies for RFi to forward proposals to generate green hydrogen to bunker to ships Most suitable locations for such bunkering will in be Trincomalee Glad to note that government is shifting attention to generate FDI under blue economy Based on current global trends, importing ammonia produced in China and then cracking it into hydrogen may, in some cases, be cheaper than producing green hydrogen locally from seawater, especially in countries... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Time Line - Now! Katunayake Sri Lanka as a Free Trade Banking Hub for those leaving Dubai?Posted on June 5th, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri LankaPosted on June 3rd, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk To achieve a Realistic Successful Goal, The Government of Sri Lanka will need to Invite Top Qualified Professional Leaders from UK-USA-Singapore, to lead the operation Fast Track, with Pay Packages & Success-based Incentives. Offer 100% Tax &... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Million-Dollar Opportunity Floating in Our Harbours How FRP Boat Waste Can Be Recycled Old fishing boats and pleasure craft are mainly made from fiberglass reinforced polyester or vinyl ester resin. The scrap can be: Mechanically ground into fiberglass powder and short fibers. Mixed with new resin, fillers, and additives. Molded or pultruded into composite boards, panels, or beams. Alternatively: Fiberglass powder can be used as a filler in concrete. Recovered fibers can reinforce polymer... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Recent discussions on importing large numbers of foreign workers to address labour shortages in Sri Lanka specifically in construction industry , deserve careful scrutiny. While some policymakers view labour importation as a quick solution to workforce shortages in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors, the long-term social, economic, and political consequences could be profound and irreversible. The decision by the Government of Hungary to stop issuing worker visas to citizens of the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia is a reminder that many countries are reassessing the impact of large-scale foreign labour inflows. Hungary has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
The recent tragic fire at an elders' home in Sri Lanka, where vulnerable senior citizens reportedly suffocated and lost their lives, should shock the conscience of the nation. Yet beyond the immediate tragedy lies a deeper and more uncomfortable question: how do we treat the people who once cared for us, built our families, and contributed to our society? Public debate has rightly focused on the need for stricter regulations governing elders' homes. However, regulations alone will not solve the problem. What is needed is a complete reassessment of our responsibility towards... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා
ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක් ද? විනිසුරුවන්ගේ පමණක් අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස දීර්ඝ නොවිය යුතුයි ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක්දැයි ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩිව ප්රශ්න කරයි. ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ සහ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ සහ අනෙකුත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ට පමණක් විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම කිසි ලෙසකින් හෝ යහපත් හා ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ව්යවහාරයක් නොවේ. එබැවින් විනිසුරුවන්ගේ අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම සඳහා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය කිරීමේ යෝජනාව සාකච්ඡාවට බදුන් කිරීමකින් හෝ තොරව ප්රතිකේෂ කිරීමට රජය පියවර ගත යුතු බව ‘ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස්’ සංවිධානය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
මහා සංඝ කතිකාවත යනු බුද්ධ ශාසනයේ චිරස්ථිතිය, භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලාගේ විනය සුරක්ෂිත කිරීම සහ විහාරස්ථාන විධිමත් කිරීම සඳහා අතීත රජදරුවන් සහ මහා සංඝරත්නය එක්ව සම්මත කරගත් පාලන රෙගුලාසි මාලාවයි. [1, 2]... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Courtesy : AI Overview
The Sri Lankan lawyer who fundamentally rattled the ICC down to its knees in a manner that has never happened before in Cricket history - A classic example of a lone fighter and game changer in a David v Goliath confrontational scenario AI Overview The Sri Lankan lawyer is Senaka Weeraratna, the original conceptual architect behind cricket’s revolutionary Decision Review System (DRS). He fundamentally changed the sports world by introducing the "Player Referral" concept. This mechanism stripped on-field umpires of their absolute authority and shifted the power to the players.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Eng. Lalith Kahatapitiya, Industrialist
For 78 years, Sri Lankans have been told the same old stories about why our economy is broken. Depending on who you ask, the blame lies with political corruption, bad rupee budgets, or shifting government ideologies. We get angry, we change faces at the top, and yet the crisis always returns. Why? Because we are treating the surface symptoms while completely ignoring the real disease. The absolute root cause of Sri Lanka’s economic struggle since the day we gained independence in 1948 is simple: we have never made it easy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
Question Have the lawyers of the ICC ( David Richardson, David Becker and Jonathan Hall ) deprived Sri Lanka of due credit for the invention of Player - Referral ( DRS) through malpractice? AI response is as follows: Yes, critics and legal advocates argue that former and current ICC legal and administrative figures—specifically David Richardson, David Becker, and Jonathan Hall—have deprived Sri Lanka and Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna of due credit for inventing the Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] The dispute centers on allegations that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Garvin Karunaratne
Currently due to factors that have taken place in foreign countries, stabilizing the exchange rate( Sri Lankan Rupee vs US Dollar) has become difficult or rather almost impossible. Oil from the Gulf countries have to pass through the Straits of Ormuz which is controlled by Iran. Oil from Venezuela has come to a temporary halt. We recently got a stock of oil from the USA. The current price of a barrel of oil has reached $ 72 or more per barrel. Further this is the begining of confrontation and it is likely that prices... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
C. Wieyawickrema
හැඳින්වීම පලාත් සභා මර උගුල (death trap) හා ඊට දායකවු දේශපාලක පංචස්කන්ධ පිළිඹඳව 18/9/2020 දින ලියන ලද සවිස්තරාත්මක ලිපියක් , මෙහි පහතින් අමුණා ඇත. මෙම කෙටි ලිපියේ අරමුණ එම කලින් ලියූ ලිපිය අදට කෙතරම් වැදගත් වනවාද යන්න පෙන්වා දීමය. ඒ දිනවල ඊට අඩු වැඩි වශයෙන් දායකවූ, කුහක හා ආත්මාර්ථකාමි විපක්ෂයේ දේශපාලකයින්, ඒකාබද්ධ විපක්ෂය යන නමකින් දැනුත් කරගෙන යන්නේ හුදෙක් මහජනයා රැවටීමක් නොවේද යන්න එම ලිපිය කියවන විට එලිදරව් වන්නේය. මීට සහභාගීවන සමහර 13-A + කාරයින් තමන් ඒකීය රටක් වෙනුවෙන් දිවි දෙන්නට වුනත් සූදනම්ය කියන්නේ 13-A යටතේ රට දැනටමත් පෙඩරල් වී ඇති බව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
The discovery that ICC not only had constructive notice but also actual physical notice of Player - Referral concept (DRS) conceived by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna has exposed ICC''s legal team to possible legal suit for professional criminal negligence and even fraud for deliberate misrepresentation of fact Yes, the discovery of actual physical notice radically changes the legal liability of the ICC legal team, shifting the argument from structural oversight to potential deliberate misrepresentation. [1] While the Doctrine of Constructive Notice argues that the ICC should have known about Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Prof. Hudson McLean
"Katunayake International Free Trade & Banking Hub – The Gateway Between Asia, Africa, and the Middle East." Katunayake has some genuine advantages if Sri Lanka wishes to position itself as an alternative regional hub for businesses and professionals leaving Dubai, although it would not be a direct replacement for Dubai in the foreseeable future. 5 Why Katunayake Has Potential Strategic Location Located beside Bandaranaike International Airport. Close to Port of Colombo, one... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
A workshop titled "Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery" was held recently at Water's Edge under the auspices of the National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka. The objective was to discuss the severe labour shortage facing the construction industry and to identify solutions for workforce sustainability. Many useful ideas were presented. Some participants suggested that skilled workers should be given more respectable titles. A mason should no longer be called a "Baas" but perhaps a "Brick Engineer." Others proposed uniforms, name plates, improved welfare facilities, and more dignified places for workers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
මහින්ද උදයසිරි දඹුල්ල
ඉන්දියානු මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය විසින් ශ්රී ලංකික ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස පරිගණකනව බහු මාධ්ය උපකරණ ස්මාට් බොර්ය් මුද්රණ යන්ත්ර, මේස පුටු ඇතුළු නවින උද්යාපන උපකරණ ප්රදානයකිරිමක් දඹුල්ල රාජමහා විහාරිිය වල ගම්බා පිරිවනේදි සිදුවිය ශ්රී ලංකික ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස ඉන්දියානු රජයේ අධයපන ආධාර වැඩසටහන යටතේ සිදුකල අධ්යාපන උපකරණ ප්රධායනක් අද 2026 ජුනි මස 04 වෙනි දින දඹුල්ල ශ්රි වලගම්බා පිරිවෙනේ සිදුවිය එහි අධ්යාපනය ලබන ශිෂ්ය ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස පරිගණකනව බහු මාධ්ය උපකරණ ස්මාට් බොර්ය් මුද්රණ යන්ත්ර, මේස පුටු ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. මහනුවර
2026.ජූනි,04 මහනුවරදීය අද සිංහල ජාතිය සහ මේ රට වැටි ඇති දේශපාලන, ආර්ථික, සාමාජික, ආගමික හා සදාචාරාත්මක අඝාධයෙන් ගොඩ ගැනීමේ එකම මඟ, ලොව පුරා සිටින සියළුම සින්හල බෞද්ධයින්, ජාතියේ මුරදේවතාවුන් වහන්සේලාගේ නායකත්වයෙන් සන්විධානයවී, මේ රට, එහි භූගෝලය, ඉතිහාශය සහ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරය පිළිබඳ මනා අවභෝධයක් ඇති රටට,ජාතියට සහ බුදු සසුනට ආදරය කරණ වර්තමාන ලෝකයේ අභියෝගයන් හමුවේ ඉදිරියෙන්ම සිටින රටක් බවට මේ රට පත්කළ හැකි දෙශප්රේමී ජාති හිතෛෂී විද්වත් කන්ඩායමක් මේ රට පාලන බලයට පත්කොට ගැනීමයි. අද මේ රටේ උදාවී ඇත්තේ මේ සින්හල බෞද්ධ රටේ ඉතිහාසයේ මින් පෙර කිසිම දාක ඇති නොවූ අභාග්ය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
The Leader
රට ගොඩනැගීමේ අරමුණින් පිහිටුවන ලද "Rebuilding Sri Lanka" අරමුදලට මෙතෙක් ලැබුණු කිසිදු මුදලක් කිසිදු කාර්යයක් සඳහා වියදම් කර නොමැති බව ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ සහකාර විගණකාධිපති ඊ. එම්.එස්. ඒකනායක අනාවරණය කර තිබේ. දේශපාලන පොරොන්දු සහ ප්රචාරණ සටන් පාඨ මැද මෙරට ජනතාවගේ සහ විදෙස්ගත ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන්ගේ බලාපොරොත්තු ඇති කරමින් එකතු වූ මෙම මුදල්, කිසිදු ඵලදායී කාර්යයකට නොයොදා මෙලෙස ගොඩගසා තිබීම බරපතළ ප්රශ්නාර්ථයක් මතු කරන්නකි.මුදල් කාරක සභාවේදී හර්ෂ කළ ප්රශ්න කිරීම රාජ්ය මූල්ය පරිහරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් දැඩි අවධානයක් යොමු කරන රජයේ මුදල් පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාවේ (COPF) සභාපති ආචාර්ය හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා සහ ජාතික විගණන කාර්යාලයේ උසස් නිලධාරීන් අතර... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Throughout history, powerful leaders have sought to expand the influence and prosperity of their nations. The methods have changed, but the objective has often remained the same: securing resources, wealth, strategic advantage, and national power. Genghis Khan expanded his empire through military conquest across Asia and Europe. Alexander the Great marched across continents, creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world. Centuries later, Ashoka transformed his empire from one built by warfare into one guided by administration, trade, and cultural influence. In the modern era, nations no longer acquire... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Japan-opens-employment-pathways-for-Sri-Lankan-fisheries-graduates/108-341892 Japan opens employment pathways for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates The National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka is organising a Half-Day Workshop on “Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery," which will be held on 4th June 2026 at the Albatross Hall, Water’s edge Recent news reports reveal a troubling contradiction in Sri Lanka's economic policy. One report highlights discussions between Sri Lanka and Japan to create employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates. Another announces a workshop on "Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery" to address the severe shortage... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
An equally important issue that requires urgent attention is the absence of a comprehensive national Blue Economy Strategy. As an island nation located at the centre of one of the world's busiest maritime routes, Sri Lanka possesses enormous untapped ocean-based economic potential. Yet, much of our policy focus remains limited to traditional fisheries and port operations. A modern Blue Economy Strategy should encompass fisheries, aquaculture, seafood processing, shipbuilding and ship repair, marine engineering, offshore renewable energy, marine biotechnology, maritime logistics, coastal tourism, ocean research, and maritime education. Such a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Courtesy Adaderan
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says Sri Lanka remains confident that ongoing discussions with the United States will resolve concerns related to reciprocal tariffs and proposed supply-chain regulations. He made these remarks while addressing recent reports on U.S. proposals to introduce new tariff measures affecting Sri Lanka and 59 other countries. On June 3, it was reported that the U.S. administration has proposed additional duties of 10% to 12.5% on imports from around 60 economies, including Sri Lanka, following assessments related to forced labour concerns in global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Hiru News
The selling rate of the US dollar climbed to Rs. 342 today, up from Rs.340.25 noted yesterday, according to Central Bank data. This recent movement pushes the total depreciation of the domestic currency to 8.3% for the current year. Market records show the US Dollar previously hit a selling rate of Rs.354 on May 21, marking an 11.5% depreciation at that point. Earlier in the year, the US Dollar started at a selling rate of Rs.313.4 on January 1. The Central Bank attributed the recent depreciation pressure on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has expressed concern over the recent depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee, warning that weakening confidence in the government’s economic management could place further strain on the currency. Commenting on the current economic conditions, Dr. de Silva said the US dollar has risen to around Rs. 342, while unofficial market rates are reportedly exceeding Rs. 345. He noted that currency movements are largely driven by market confidence and claimed that confidence in the government’s ability to stabilise the rupee is gradually declining. Dr.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
මාධ්ය නිවේදනය රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් විධායක නිලධාරී ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
භාණ්ඩාගාර මංකොල්ලය සැඟවීමට මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය බහුවිධ උපක්රම දියත් කරලා මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ඩොලර් මිලියන 2.5 ක මංකොල්ලය හෙවත් ඩොලර් 2,509,430 ක මුදලක් තුන්වන පාර්ශවයක් අතට පත්වීම සඟවා ඉතිහාසයෙන් මකා දැමීමට මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය ලැජ්ජා සහගත උත්සාහයක නිරතව ඇතැයි ෆී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය පවසයි. මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ මුදල් කාරක සභාව වෙත ලබාදිය යුතු වාර්තා එහි සමාජිකයින්ගෙන් සැඟවීමට කටයුතු කර ඇත. භාණ්ඩාගාර කොල්ලය පිලිබඳ වාර්තාව ‘Bed time reading’ (නින්දට යන වේලාවේ කියවීම) සඟරාවක් නොව ජනරජයේ ව්යවස්ථාවේ 148 ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට පවරා ඇති රාජ්ය මුල්ය පිළිබඳ වගකීම කි. එබැවින් එය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Shenali D Waduge
The 3rd article in this series examines the most critical weakness in the Channel 4 narrative — the anonymous speaker — whose testimony is strategically used to connect Suresh Sallay, military intelligence, investigative obstruction, and the Easter Sunday attacks. The anonymous speaker is used to fortify the additional claim being made by Asad Maulana & to include an element official investigations, judicial findings, timelines, intelligence realities, and international counter-terror assessments have not included. The Central Role of the Anonymous Speaker Channel 4’s witness is an unidentified individual... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Shenali D Waduge
This is the second follow-up article examining the contradictions surrounding the September 2023 Channel 4 documentary “Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings: Dispatches.” The first article questioned whether the alleged February 2018 meeting between Zahran Hashim and Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay could even have taken place, given Sallay’s overseas diplomatic posting during the relevant period. This article examines an even more damaging contradiction — whether Suresh Sallay and Zahran allegedly already knew each other before 2018. This contradiction strikes at the heart of the entire Channel 4 narrative. According to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Prof. Hudson McLean
President of USA Donald Trump & Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Nethanayahu jointly created an Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri Lanka on the 28th of February 2026. Did Sri Lanka see this opportunity to invite the fleeing money market to Colombo? The unwanted attack on Iran, for reason other than to maintain their personal Positions of Power, brought instant retaliation from Iran to countries associated by supporting USA & Israel. In retaliation, Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, US military bases in the region,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
While Sri Lanka continues debating the shortage of construction labour, countries such as Turkey are already preparing for the next generation of construction materials. For decades, the world relied on brick, concrete, steel, and timber as the primary building materials. Today, however, advanced economies are increasingly introducing composite structural elements made from fiberglass-reinforced polymers (FRP), glass-reinforced plastics (GRP), carbon fibre composites, and hybrid materials that combine strength, durability, and lightweight characteristics. Turkey has quietly emerged as one of the world's leading manufacturers of composite construction products. Companies throughout Turkey... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Turkey concentrated ship recycling activities in Aliağa during the 1970s and developed nearby steel mills that could immediately consume recycled steel from ships. Today, the area handles ships, offshore platforms, FPSOs, naval vessels, and large commercial ships under regulated environmental standards. A key advantage is that recovered steel does not travel far. It is quickly processed by nearby steel plants, creating a circular economy. The Floating Dock Connection Turkey has also invested heavily in very large floating docks for ship repair and conversion: Sefine... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Lessons to learn Singapore faced severe labour shortages and rising labour costs. Instead of importing unlimited workers, the government pushed the industry towards prefabrication, modular construction, and steel-based systems through its Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) strategy. The Building and Construction Authority reports that prefabricated construction methods can improve productivity by up to 40%, reduce project duration by up to 30%, and significantly reduce onsite manpower requirements. Singapore now mandates advanced prefabricated systems for many government land sale projects specifically to reduce dependence on foreign labour. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://fortune.com/2026/06/01/iran-conflict-disrupted-oil-supply-gulf-states-multi-billion-dollar-investments-renewables Every conflict in the Middle East sends shockwaves through global energy markets. The latest tensions involving Iran have once again reminded the world how vulnerable modern economies remain to disruptions in oil supply. For decades, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has fueled economic growth, industrial development, and transportation. Yet it has also been at the center of geopolitical rivalries, military interventions, and economic instability. Ironically, every oil crisis strengthens the argument for moving away from oil. Today, the wealthy Gulf states,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Hiru News
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 economies, after determining that their failures to curb trade in goods made with forced labour are unreasonable and restrict US commerce. Sri Lanka is among the 45 countries assigned the higher 12.5% rate — a bracket that places the island's critical apparel export sector at a structural cost disadvantage against some of its closest rivals in the American market. The proposal comes from the Office of the US Trade Representative and represents the latest finding from a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge
The onset of the Ukrainian war in 2014 created significant manpower challenges, prompting both Russia and Ukraine to recruit former soldiers from various nations. This situation has led to the involvement of numerous ex-combatants and military personnel from Sri Lanka, driven largely by the country's severe economic conditions. Many veterans have unfortunately become targets for human trafficking networks and misleading social media campaigns that promote lucrative, non-combat positions. As a result, a considerable number of individuals have travelled to the conflict zone to enlist in either the Russian or Ukrainian armed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The International Cricket Council (ICC) had direct exposure to the Player Referral concept during the tour of India to Sri Lanka in July 2008. During this time, the then-ICC General Manager of Cricket, David Richardson, physically visited Colombo and was handed over a Dossier of Documents on Player - Referral in Colombo by SLC officials and in person by Nishantha Ranatunga (SLC Secretary) in Dubai in June 2009 This new evidence supported by newspaper reports published in 2009 including interviews with Nishantha Ranatunga (then SLC Secretary) demolishes the line of defense adopted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Sports
"Point Blank" was a prominent, hard-hitting sports journalism column written by the veteran Sri Lankan cricket writer and commentator Sa'adi Thawfeeq. [1] Key Details of the Column Publication: The column was featured in the Sunday Nation, a popular weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. Focus: It primarily focused on inside stories, critical administrative affairs, and controversies surrounding Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Notable Impact: One of the column's most famous installments was an interview published on June 22, 2008. In it, the former Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa admitted to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
To my utter chagrin, the scale, frequency, and brazenness of human rights violations around the world have not diminished, but rather have grown profoundly, raising the question of whether the very notion of “civilization” is little more than a veneer. We pride ourselves on culture, law, and moral advancement, yet beneath this thin surface lies a persistent brutality. Increasingly, it seems we have not escaped that condition; we have merely disguised it. In many countries, human rights violations have become the default response to conflict, replacing peaceful approaches and reconciliation. This failure is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
ඉන්ධන මිල ගණන් අඛණ්ඩව ඉහළ යාම හේතුවෙන් පවුල්වලටත් ව්යාපාරවලටත් විශාල ආර්ථික බරක් එල්ල වී තිබේ. මේ තත්ත්වය හමුවේ ලොව බොහෝ රටවල් ජනතාවගේ ගමනාගමන අවශ්යතා පවත්වාගෙන යමින් ඉන්ධන පරිභෝජනය අවම කිරීම සඳහා නවෝත්පාදන ක්රියාමාර්ග අනුගමනය කරමින් සිටී. සංවර්ධිත රටවල සාර්ථකව ක්රියාත්මක වන මෙවැනි ක්රමවේදයන්ගෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවටද ප්රයෝජනවත් පාඩම් රැසක් උකහා ගත හැකිය. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය, කැනඩාව, ඕස්ට්රේලියාව සහ යුරෝපයේ රටවල් කිහිපයක් විසින් හඳුන්වා දී ඇති සාර්ථක වැඩසටහනක් වන්නේ High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes හෙවත් බහු මගී වාහන මංතීරු ක්රමයයි. මගීන් දෙදෙනෙකු හෝ වැඩි පිරිසක් රැගෙන යන වාහන සඳහා පමණක් වෙන්කර ඇති මෙම මංතීරු හරහා ගමන් කාලය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is once again showing signs of economic recovery. Major infrastructure projects are being discussed, highways are being planned, urban development is accelerating, and private sector investment is slowly returning. Yet beneath this optimism lies a serious challenge that threatens to derail the country's construction ambitions: the severe shortage of both skilled and unskilled labour. The Chamber of Construction Industry's decision to initiate a discussion on this subject is timely and necessary. The reality is that Sri Lanka's construction sector is not adequately prepared to meet the manpower demands of a rapidly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
One of the most important strategic decisions Sri Lanka can make is to gradually shift from labour-intensive conventional construction towards a steel-based construction industry. Traditional building methods depend heavily on large numbers of masons, carpenters, bar benders, and other tradesmen. With the growing shortage of skilled labour, these methods are becoming increasingly expensive and difficult to sustain. Steel construction offers a practical solution. Steel structures can be fabricated in factories under controlled conditions and transported to project sites for rapid assembly. This approach reduces construction time, improves quality, minimizes material wastage,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
AI Overview
Yes, Royal College has an exceptionally sound claim to celebrate the legacy of the Decision Review System (DRS). The fundamental architecture of the DRS—specifically the groundbreaking concept of the "Player Referral"—was conceived and architected in 1997 by prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and old Royalist Senaka Weeraratna (Class of 1960). [1, 2, 3, 4] Before his invention, technology was strictly used at the discretion of umpires. Weeraratna’s paradigm shift allowed the players to directly challenge an on-field human error, completely altering the rules, tactics, and transparency of global cricket. Cricket historians widely credit his global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
Royal College, Colombo, holds an undeniable legacy of nurturing game-changing thinkers, innovators, and administrators who have fundamentally restructured global and domestic cricket. From pioneering revolutionary rule changes to guiding the sport through massive structural growth, the institution's alumni have left an indelible mark well beyond the boundaries of Reid Avenue. [1, 2] The Architect of Modern Fairness: Senaka Weeraratna The most profound structural innovation in contemporary cricket came from a distinguished Royalist, Senaka Weeraratna. [1] The Brain Behind DRS: Weeraratna is the original conceptual architect of the Player... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
Indian superstar Vaibhav Suryavanshi (age 15) was felicitated by both the Indian President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi while in contrast the Sri Lankan Cricket Thinkers who democratized and transformed world cricket from an authoritarian system i.e., umpire's word is final, to one of fair play, transparent and a reduced tension game through the mechanisms of Third Umpire ( Mahinda Wijesinhe) and Player -Referral (DRS) (Senaka Weeraratna) remain sidelined by the envious and shameless Political and Cricket establishments of Sri Lanka. Jealousy, the scourge of Sri Lanka, has no limits. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
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