Palitha Ariyarathna
මහනුවර, ශ්රී ලංකාව – ශ්රී ලාංකීය ක්රීඩා ඉතිහාසයට නව ජවයක් එක් කරමින්, මධ්යම පළාත් ප්රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්රීඩා සංගමයේ සාමාජිකයකු වන ඩී.එම්.ඒ.එස්. අතුල ශ්රී ලාල් ධනසේකර මහතා සිය 71 වන වියේදී කිලෝමීටර් 30ක විශේෂ මැරතන් ධාවන වාර්තා අභියෝගයකට මුහුණ දීමට සූදානම් වෙයි. දැඩි උත්සාහය, විනය සහ කැපවීම තුළින් ඕනෑම වයස් සීමාවකදී ඉලක්ක කරා ළඟා විය හැකි බව සමාජයට පසක් කර දීම මෙම ඉසව්වේ ප්රධාන අරමුණයි. මෙම සුවිශේෂී ක්රීඩා ඉසව්ව 2026 අගෝස්තු 9 වන ඉරිදා දින, අලුයම 5:00 ට මහනුවර ශ්රී දළදා මාළිගාවේ ප්රධාන දොරටුව ඉදිරිපිටින් ආරම්භ වී, අලවතුගොඩ දක්වා ගමන් කර නැවත... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
By, Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine.
*During the final phase of the war in Mullaitivu — Mullivaikkal — the Sri Lanka Military operations were led by - the - ground command, in Mullaitivu / Vanni (Feb–April 2009 + May 16-18)* The Vanni theater was run by Security Forces Headquarters - Vanni. Key commanders named for the final operations by their names were: - *Maj. Gen. Jagath Jayasuriya* — Security Forces Commander, Vanni. He was present at the official ceremony on 20 May 2009 announcing the end of the war.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Good lesson to all the parents When I saw a woman in TV shouting at police near the Mahara prison claiming “that her son used drugs with her own money not government's money “ A prisoner sentenced to death and awaiting execution asked as his last wish for a pencil and paper. After writing for several minutes, the condemned man called the prison guard and asked that the letter be delivered to his biological mother. The letter said... Mother, if there were more justice in this world, we... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
One of the most valuable lessons I learned as an engineering postgraduate in the Soviet Union was that the greatest engineers are not those who repair failures—they are those who predict them before they occur. My postgraduate research at the Gubkin State University of Oil and Gas in Moscow in 1975 focused on the prognosis of journal bearing failures in massive reciprocating compressors used to inject natural gas into deep underground porous limestone formations in the Kaluga region of the Moscow Oblast. These compressors were among the largest operating in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
Attorney-at-Law Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) (Coordinator)Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Programme
1. While Article 83.ආ. of the Constitution of Sri Lanka provides that a referendum is required to amend Articles 30.2 and 62.2 [Article 83.b. of the English version of the Constitution] Paragraph 83.b. of the English version of the Constitution states that a referendum is required only for amendments that extend the term of Articles 30.2 and 62.2 to more than 6 years (which would extend) Amendments that would reduce that period are not stated that a referendum is required] The amendment of Articles 30.2 and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
https://ceylontoday.lk/2025/09/13/sri-lanka-must-harness-indias-naval-ambitions India is embarking on one of the world’s most ambitious naval expansion programmes, investing heavily in warships, support vessels, shipyards, logistics and maritime infrastructure. This is not merely a defence initiative—it is an industrial revolution that will create enormous opportunities throughout the Indian Ocean region. Sri Lanka should not remain a spectator. Our private sector must be encouraged to form joint ventures with Indian companies in shipbuilding, steel fabrication, precision engineering, marine equipment manufacturing, welding, offshore fabrication, logistics and technical training. Rather than competing with India, Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/08/26)
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Senaka Weeraratna
Reforming the nation's appalling slaughterhouse conditions is a far more massive and urgent necessity than reforming the use of a few dozen domesticated elephants in a Perahera. Millions of farm animals are transported and slaughtered annually under severe brutal conditions and mostly without being subject to regulation. Untrained and Unskilled Butchers without proper instruments for slaughter can aggravate the misery and suffering of the victim. Wilful blindness to wrongdoing towards animals is the unfortunate legacy of almost every Sri Lankan Government since grant of independence in 1948. It is a national shame. The archaic Butchers Ordinance of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Formerly known as Fabweld Academy, the institution now operates as the IDMNS Advanced Welding Campus, dedicated to producing internationally competent welders and fabrication professionals through a unique combination of classroom theory, practical workshop training, and industry-based hands-on experience. The campus was recently inspected by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE). Following a positive evaluation, the Bureau expressed its willingness to recognise the campus as an approved testing facility, enabling trainees to have their skills assessed to standards expected by overseas employers. The reputation of the campus is already attracting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Observations Modern legislation to govern Animal Welfare in Sri Lanka is a sine qua non. A Civilizational imperative. It can no longer be sidelined as has been practiced in the past on the ground that matters addressing human needs must always have priority over animal needs. Unfortunately, this was the experience of the well-planned and well-drafted Animal Welfare Bill released by the Law Commission in 2006. It was the most comprehensive document prepared over a period of six years (2000 – 2006) after an extensive study and examination of laws of other Jurisdictions, during the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Analysis by AI with my input By Dimuthu Obeysekera, MSc
The recently published book Gerontocracy in America by Samuel Moyn has generated considerable debate by examining how wealth, political influence and economic power have become concentrated among older generations in the United States.Although America and Sri Lanka have different histories and economic systems, the central question raised by the book deserves careful consideration in our own context.Has Sri Lanka also become a society where wealth, influence and economic opportunity are increasingly concentrated among older and already established groups?This question should not be reduced to a conflict between the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) chaired a special coordination meeting at the Deputy Minister's office in Colombo on 03 August to review and expedite measures for the development and settlement of beneficiaries in Ranaviru Villages island wide. These villages are associated with numerous administrative issues including infrastructure, legal deeds and other supportive services enabling land recipients for their settlements. Convened as a continuation of a series of previous discussions, the meeting focused on implementing the project as a pilot initiative by developing essential infrastructure and other... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
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Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th Plenary Assembly at World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva from 23rd to 30th August 2026.The Secretary - General of the United Nations of Sri Lanka (UNA-Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Chandrasena Pandithage
නඩු ලක්ෂ 11ක් අධිකරණ තුල ගොඩගැසී ඇති බව පැවසේ. එම නඩු කඩිනමින් විසදීම සඳහා සියලුම විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ සේවාකාලය වසර දෙකකින් දිගු කිරීමට වර්තමාන රජය යෝජනා කරයි.නඩු ලක්ෂ 11ක් සියලුම විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ සේවාකාලය වසර දෙකකින් දිගු කිරීම තුලින් විසඳා අවසන් කල හැකිනම් අප එයට විරුද්ධ විය යුතු නොවේ. සහයෝගයදී අධිකරණය තුල ඇති නඩු තදබදය නිම කිරීමට සහය දිය යුතුමය.රාජ්ය කාලකන්නිත්වය විසින් නිර්මාණය කරන ලද, නඩු තදබදය කඩිනමින් විසදීම සඳහා කාල කලමනාකරණය නිසි ලෙස අවබෝධයකින් සිදුකල යුතු කටයුත්තකි. අප පවතින තත්වය දෙස මදක් විපරම් කර බලමු. කාල රාමුව තුල එක නඩුවක් සම්පුර්ණයෙන්ම අවසන් කිරීමට සතියකින් කල හැකිනම් මේ නඩු ලක්ෂ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
Judiciary
විනිසුරු කාලය දීර්ඝ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි මහතාගේ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක ප්රකාශයක්...(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/1397346652267936/?app=fblවැරදි ඉංග්රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා විධිවිධාන ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කර තමන්ගේ අරමුණු ඉටු කරගත් නීතීඥවරුන්ට දඬුවම් ලැබෙයිද?(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/973728992365991/?app=fblව්යවස්ථාවේ භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනීයේ 2025.08.14 දින සවස 6.30 ප්රවෘත්ති විකාශයhttps://www.youtube.com/live/s5YIqYDoGvo?si=etwh3jdgQuf4gyQo?&t=168ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල - ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...https://youtu.be/k5fWmg69_Jg?si=_HL6gHcCMLMA8iqhආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ වැරදි ඇති බව නීතිපති පිළිගෙන තිබියදී ඒවා නිවැරදි නොකර විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කරන්නේ කෙසේද? පැලවත්ත ජවිපෙ මූලස්ථානයට ලිපියක්.....!https://youtu.be/JjDS03HSD9gජනපති ධූර කාලය : ව්යවස්ථාවේ හිලක්..වරද හදන්න මැතිවරණ කොමිසම ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/08/26)
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.August 1, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, economy, India, news, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 26 July – 01 August 2026 • The USA says it has been training the Sri Lankan armed forces to hijack ships & handle snakes! (see ee Quotes, Carat’s Sticks). This was all part of the USA’s war games in Sri Lanka’s seas off Trincomalee this week to tutor Sri Lanka’s forces in such niceties as ‘Visit, Board, Search & Seizure (VBSS)’ as well. Centuries of handling marauding TamilNadu... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
A commentary written in the hope of reducing the tone of hostility that has developed in these testimonies and hearings.Index:
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AI Overview
The new International trend is that the host culture dictates legal and social rules. People must respect historical cultural norms, and civilizational religious sensitivities. The Govt. of Sri Lanka must prevent the rise of new arrivals and related social groups using the cover of religion to engage in fracturing states as vividly seen on the TV screen in both Europe and USA. The resurgence of the ancient adage "When in Rome, do as the Romans do"—driven by U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive rhetoric and a parallel right-wing policy pivot across Europe—signals a major global shift away from multiculturalism... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
සමිත ඉසුරංග වෙත්තසිංහ ශිෂ්ය භූගෝල විද්යා දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්යාලය ශ්රී ලංකාව.
ගෝලීය උෂ්ණත්වය ඉහළ යාම, අනපේක්ෂිත කාලගුණ විපර්යාසයන්, ගංවතුර සහ දැඩි නියඟය වැනි පාරිසරික අර්බුද හේතුවෙන් සමස්ත ලෝකයම වර්තමානය වන විට දැඩි බලපෑමකට ලක්ව ඇත. දකුණු ආසියානු කලාපයේ දූපත් රාජ්යයක් වන ශ්රී ලංකාව ද මෙම දේශගුණික විපර්යාසයන්ගේ ඍජු ගොදුරක් බවට පත්ව ඇති අතර, එය රටේ ජන ජීවිතයට මෙන්ම ආර්ථිකයට ද දැඩි ලෙස තර්ජනයක් එල්ල කරයි. මෙම පාරිසරික ව්යසනයන්ගෙන් මිදීම සඳහා මිනිසා සතු ප්රධානතම සහ එකම ස්වාභාවික ආරක්ෂක පවුර වන්නේ වනාන්තර පද්ධතියයි. එය ලෝකයේ පෙනහළු ලෙසද හදුන්වයි. ශ්රී ලංකාවේ වනාන්තරවල වර්තමාන තත්ත්වය නිවැරදිව තක්සේරු කරමින්, පවතින පාරිසරික පද්ධති ආරක්ෂා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
XpressJobs
Colombo, Sri Lanka – August 2026: XpressJobs, Sri Lanka's leading recruitment technology platform, proudly partnered as the Official Recruitment Partner for Run for Hope Colombo 2026, powered by Nestomalt, reaffirming its commitment to creating opportunities beyond employment and supporting initiatives that uplift communities. Held at Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo, the event brought together over 1,200 participants from all walks of life, including families, young children, fitness enthusiasts, corporate teams and seasoned runners. Organised by the Voice Foundation, Run for Hope Colombo was a fundraising initiative dedicated to supporting the livelihoods of single mothers,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
Sarath Bulathsinghala
From the time of Mahaweli Settlements in the 80s todate the State of Canada has been working with the separatists in Sri Lanka to see Sri Lanka is balkanized and destabilized. For this reason they have worked unceasingly to disenfranchise the Sinhalese in their own country and to promote separatism. For this reason Buddhism, the Buddhist Establishment and Sinhala Buddhists must be made powerless. The Canadian Connection works through the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka, then through the Vatican to Canada. Canada has a vast Catholic, politically powerful population and great influence through their aid agencies to force... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
Colombo, Aug. 3 (Daily Mirror) -
The government is out to seek the opinion of Supreme court on a so called confusion in the constitution with regard to the terms of the Executive President and Parliament, and opposition the MP alleged.MP Dayasiri Jayasekera in a statement released to media said Attorney General Parinda Ranasinghe has issued a gazette notification to rectify the confusion in the constitution when it comes to English and Sinhala copies.Accordingly he said the English copy of the constitution says a referendum is necessary to extend the term of President and Parliament for more than... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
2026-08-04 දින නිකුත් කරන මාධ්ය නිවේදනය
Wanted Dam(n) Engineer Dead or Alive Spillway gates of Kothmale Dam were opened at 3:00pm on 03 August 2026 (Monday) after only a very short notice The spillway gates were opened at 3:00 pm on Monday, 3 August 2026, after only a very short notice. In my opinion, providing such limited advance warning before releasing a significant volume of water is totally inadequate and does not allow sufficient time for residents, businesses, schools, and emergency services in downstream areas to prepare or take appropriate safety... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
Press Statement Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon Executive Director/ Centre for Human Rights and Research (CHR) Sri Lanka
Centre for Human Rights Research (CHR) Sri Lanka strongly condemns the failure of the Government and, in particular, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara and Secretary to the Ministry of Justice Ms. Ayesha Jinasena, to manage the chronic overcrowding in Sri Lanka’s prisons and to safeguard the lives of inmates and prison officials. According to an urgent statement issued by the Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP Sri Lanka), several fatalities have occurred within Mahara Prison, with multiple inmates lying injured.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
By Raj Gonsalkorale
“Generally speaking, punishment makes men hard and cold; it concentrates; it sharpens the feeling of alienation; it strengthens the power of resistance”― Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher and writer In the first instance, this article is about crime and punishment in general and not about specific crimes or categories of punishment. To begin with, taking crime in general, it will be useful if readers, their friends and families could place themselves in a position where a loved one, a son, daughter, a spouse or a good friend, has committed a crime and been sent to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Media Release UNA - Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th Plenary Assembly at World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva from 23rd to 30th August 2026.The Secretary - General of the United Nations of Sri Lanka (UNA-Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Chula Boange soon after taking oaths J.C. (Chula) Boange, Attorney – at – Law, died on July 20th 2026. He was 77 years old. His remains were cremated within 24 hours of his passing according to his wishes, without the usual trappings of rituals, ceremony and large crowds. His departure mirrored the life he led: simple, austere, discreet. I came into contact with Chula on the very first day of my entry to the Colombo Law Faculty sometime in October 1969. It was a great thrill for me to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
The recent prison riots at Negombo and Mahara have once again exposed the deep structural weaknesses of Sri Lanka’s prison system. Lives have been lost, public property destroyed, prison officers attacked, and the confidence of the public shaken. These are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a prison system that has long exceeded its capacity and is struggling to maintain order. It is time to move beyond temporary solutions and adopt bold, long-term reforms. One such reform is the relocation of ageing urban prisons, beginning with the historic Welikada... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
2026.08.18 දින සවස 2-6 දක්වා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පවත්වන සිංහල මාධ්ය 36 වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනේ දී රු.1100/- වටිනා නීති කෘතියක් දිනා ගත හැකි "විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය බවට"නීති අධ්යාපන අභ්යාසය. (ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව නොව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව යොදා ගන්න)විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට යාමේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83, 3, 30.2, 62.2 ව්යවස්ථා සමඟ සළකා බලමින් ජනමතවිචාරණයකට යාම අවශ්ය බවට නීති තර්ක ගොඩනගන්න.සාර්ථකව පිළිතුරු දෙන අයට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා ලියා ඇති රු.1100/- වටිනා " 4(ඉ) ව්යවස්ථාවට පළාත් සභා මැතිවරණ ඇතුල් කිරීමෙන් රටේ ඒකීය බව බිඳ වැටෙයිද?" කෘතියේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
My presidential manifesto
Or simply: “The Engineering Manifesto for a New Sri Lanka” Vision
“To transform Sri Lanka from a consumption-based economy into the industrial and maritime hub of the Indian Ocean through technology, engineering, education, discipline, and productive investment.” Pillar 1 – Industrial Renaissance
Make industrialisation the highest national priority. Establish heavy engineering parks. Develop shipbuilding, offshore engineering, steel fabrication and precision manufacturing. Encourage local manufacturing instead of unnecessary imports. Double industrial exports... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
By Sarath Wijesinghe PC., Solicitor of the U.K., Former Ambassador to the U.A.E. and Israel and The President, Ambassadors Forum U.K. and Sri Lanka.
BAR ASSOCIATION OF SRI LANKA AND THE RECENT RESOLUTION UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED ON THE EXTENTION OF THE JUDICIARY BY TWO YEAR The Bar Association of Sri Lanka is the professional body of all lawyers in Sri Lanka with Honorable objectives that includes protect the Constitution, Human Rights, Encourage Rule of Law, independence of the Judiciary amongst many other objects included. The Constitution of Bar Association which was set up as a continuation of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
AI Overview
Sir Garfield Sobers and Senaka Weeraratna met face-to-face during a chance encounter in Melbourne, Australia, in 1983. At the time, Weeraratna—a Sri Lankan lawyer who would later become known as the conceptual architect of cricket's Player Decision Review System (DRS)—was working in Melbourne as a legal officer for the Federal Special Prosecutor's office. [1, 2, 3] Key Details of the Encounter The Setting: The meeting took place in Melbourne in 1983. Weeraratna was part of a white-collar crime prosecution review team under Robert Redlich, QC. [1] The Context: Sir... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83. බී. සහ ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83.ආ වෙනස් බව මැතිවරණ කොමිසමත් 2025 දී කියද්දී වැරදි ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83.බී ඡේදය යොදාගෙන ජනාධිපති සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කාලය වසර 05ක් දක්වා අඩුකර 2015 දී ජනතාවගේ ජනමතවිචාරණ ඡන්ද බලය අහිමි කරවූ මහමොළකරුවන් කවුද?* * Who are the masterminds who, during the 19th Amendment in 2015, deprived the people of the referendum required by the Constitution to change the presidential and parliamentary terms to 5 years?Who are the masterminds who deprived the people of their referendum voting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Iraj Show
https://youtu.be/UnfpEoYlniA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/08/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
There are a number of wars raging g around the world and a few more are on the planning stage. Drone warfare dominates every one of them. Among drones, the king is inevitably the mighty Shaheed drone. Shaheed and its copies in many countries, including its Russian, American, Chinese, Indian, Israeli, Turkish, etc. variants are highly effective due to low cost, simplicity, high impact, versatility, short time it takes to launch and hit targets and range. Why waste manned aircraft and artillery when a cheap but sizable enough drone can do the job at a fraction... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
By Concerned Citizen
To: The Hon Minister I refer to the timely and eye-opening article written by that erudite journalist Shenali Waduge “ The Legal Defects in Sri Lanka’s Land Registry: Two Registers with a Flawed Digitalisation Programme” at https://www.shenaliwaduge.com/the-legal-defects-in-sri-lankas-land-registry-two-registers-with-a-flawed-digitalisation-programme/ The Article clearly shows (as has been the experience of all other nations which had practiced the deed system) that the Deeds Register like that under Ord 23 of 1927 is the only practical path to achieve international standards. Since the enactment of Act No. 21 of 1998 (Bim Saviya), Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
Sasanka De Silva
A country’s diaspora should naturally be one of its greatest strategic assets. Living in developed nations, overseas citizens gain access to advanced infrastructure, cutting-edge technology, and global networks. In an ideal scenario, they leverage these advantages to bring facilities, expertise, and investment back to their motherland. Regional neighbours offer clear examples of this in action—diaspora communities actively contributing to building schools, hospitals, airports, and modern road networks in their homelands. Unfortunately, Sri Lanka’s experience often tells a different story. Where the Focus Lies Instead of channelling knowledge... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Governments are rarely defeated by their opponents alone. More often, they are weakened by divisions from within There are examples in Sri Lanka in the past The Bolshevik Revolution succeeded because its leaders were united in achieving a common objective. Lenin, Trotsky and others worked together to overthrow the old regime and defend the revolution during its formative years. It was only after Lenin’s illness and death that deep divisions among the leadership intensified, leading to a destructive struggle for power. Whatever one’s opinion of Soviet history, one lesson remains... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
History repeatedly demonstrates that nations achieve rapid transformation when the institutions of the State work towards a common national purpose rather than pulling in different directions. Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew, South Korea during its industrialisation, and China under Deng Xiaoping all illustrate how determined executive leadership, supported by functioning state institutions, accelerated economic development, attracted investment, built infrastructure, and lifted millions out of poverty. While their political systems differed, they shared one characteristic: the machinery of government acted with a common national objective. Sri Lanka today faces a different... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
