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වයස පරදා තැබූ අපූර්ව දක්ෂතාවයක්: 72 හැවිරිදි අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් මහනුවරදී කිලෝමීටර් 31ක දැවැන්ත මැරතන් අභියෝගය ජය ගනියි!
මහනුවර - විශේෂ වාර්තාකරු -Ceylon Watch
වයස යනු හුදෙක් ඉලක්කමක් පමණක්ම බව ප්‍රායෝගිකව ඔප්පු කරමින්, ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය ප්‍රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්‍රීඩා ඉතිහාසයට පෙර නොවූ විරූ සන්ධිස්ථානයක් එක් කිරීමට මහනුවර දිරිය මිනිසෙකු සමත්ව ඇත. මධ්‍යම පළාත් ප්‍රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්‍රීඩා සංගමයේ සක්‍රීය සාමාජිකයෙකු වන 72 හැවිරිදි ඩී.එම්.ඒ.එස්. අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් ධනසේකර මහතා කිලෝමීටර් 31.230ක දැවැන්ත දීර්ඝ දුර ධාවන අභියෝගයක් අතිසාර්ථකව නිම කිරීමට සමත්ව තිබේ. ඓතිහාසික මහනුවර ශ්‍රී දළදා මාළිගාවේ ප්‍රධාන දොරටුව ඉදිරිපිටින් අලුයම ආරම්භ වූ මෙම ධාවන අභියෝගය සඳහා අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් මහතා ගත කර තිබුණේ පැය 4යි මිනිත්තු 03ක් වැනි කෙටි කාලයකි. දළදා මාළිගාව අසලින්... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Sinhala Vigyanaya - Civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist Thought
AI Overview
The civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist thought, a unique intellectual, philosophical, and practical worldview shaped by the synthesis of Theravada Buddhism and primordial indigenous traditions. This "wisdom" or Chintana transformed a small island into a thriving hydraulic civilization characterized by advanced engineering, sustainable ecological management, and a rich literary heritage. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of the core pillars of Buddhist Sinhala thought and how they manifested in Sri Lankan history. 1. The Triad of Civilization: Wewa, Dagoba, Keth Yaya The structural backbone of ancient... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers showed the cultural erasure of Black Africa at a Black Man's funeral in Barbados. A sad spectacle.
Senaka Weeraratna
The funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers deserved also a Black African cultural send off. Blacks ( Garfield Sobers was not white) should move away from Eurocentric, colonial-era military and Western religious traditions. Incorporating explicit African drumming, rituals, or folklore would better honor the ancestral roots of the Afro-Barbadians and celebrate a figure who symbolized Black liberation and excellence on the global stage. It was sad to see the cultural erasure of the Black man at the funeral of a Black Man who brought glory and honour to the entire black community worldwide by his stupendous achievements... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Beyond the Surface of the Earth - Sri Lankan Perceptions of Russia in the 1960s—and My Own Journey
Sarath Obeysekera 
In the 1960s, most Sri Lankans knew very little about the Soviet Union. To many, Russia was simply a distant communist country—cold, secretive and politically opposed to the West. Some believed that its universities could not match those of Britain or other Western countries. Yet I saw Russia differently. I believed that the Soviet Union was already highly advanced in science, engineering and technology. That belief changed the direction of my life. Without telling my father, I obtained an application for a Soviet scholarship, completed it and prepared for the interview. I... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Ethnic Conflict & Other Minority Inventions in Sri Lanka
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.August 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:asia, colombo, ethnic-conflct, minorities, sri-lanka, travel blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!' e-Con e-News 02-08 August 2026 *  ‘Licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka, which include both State & private banks, some headed by retired judges of the Supreme Court, would never have permitted even a dollar to be sent out, if the transactions were not lawful.' – MM Zuhair PC (see ee Random Notes, Judges & Phantoms)... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Why MTD Walkers could not recover
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
1. The group had accumulated an unsustainable debt burden The proposal recorded total group exposure of approximately: LKR 31.026 billion, including LKR 6.941 billion in bank guarantees LKR 1.950 billion in debentures LKR 22.135 billion in direct bank and financial-institution borrowings The debt was concentrated mainly in: CML-MTD Construction: approximately 69% Walkers Piling MTD Walkers PLC Together, these three companies represented about 90% of group debt. Walkers Colombo Shipyard... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize for the Advancement of Peace
by A. Abdul Aziz
Islam focuses on securing peace in every sphere of human activity. It encourages all to promote education, respect and tolerance, improve social and interfaith harmony, support charitable causes and serve humanity regardless of race, creed or colour. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is dedicated to establish peace at all levels and to protect the basic human rights of all. In light of this it is keen to recognise efforts made by anyone to advance the cause of peace. The Ahmadiyya Muslim Prize for the Advancement of Peace is therefore awarded in... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Proposal to Develop Trincomalee as a Boatbuilding and Offshore Industry Hub
Dr. Sarath ObeysekeraFormer CEO, Colombo Dockyard PLCFormer Chairman, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development CorporationChairman, Advisory Board for Marine and Offshore Industries
1. Principal Request to the Government and SLPA ● The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) should reserve and formally allocate: ● A suitable waterfront area at Mud Cove for a boatbuilding, repair and marine-services zone. ● A suitable land-and-water area at Clappenburg Bay for an offshore engineering, ship-repair, rig-support and lay-up hub. ● These areas should be protected from incompatible development and incorporated into the long-term Trincomalee Port... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Kerawalapitiya–Colombo Port Underground Electricity Cable Project Begins
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Port City Must Be Engineered for the Future—not Repaired After the Future Arrives
The commencement of the second underground high-voltage transmission cable between Kerawalapitiya and Colombo Port is undoubtedly an important national achievement. The approximately 16-kilometre, 220 kV cable will strengthen the reliability and capacity of the electricity supply to Greater Colombo, including the rapidly developing Colombo Port City. But this project also raises a much larger and more uncomfortable question: Why do we so often construct the visible symbols of development first and begin thinking about the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

The Ghost of "Soldier's Heart" in Modern Conflict: A Case Study of Da Costa’s Syndrome in a Sri Lankan Combat Veteran
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD
The condition known by several names, including Da Costa's syndrome, effort syndrome, and neurocirculatory asthenia, has been the subject of extensive research by numerous esteemed physicians for over a century (Paul, 1987). During the US Civil War, Dr. Da Costa conducted a thorough evaluation of around 300 soldiers exhibiting a set of symptoms he identified as "irritable heart." Various distressing signs, including shortness of breath, palpitations, a burning sensation in the chest, severe fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea, episodes of dizziness, and disturbances in sleep, characterized this condition... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 5)
by Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge 
12th March Today, we had the opportunity to host James Murray and his wife at the abbey, a visit that brought a significant sense of relief to both Mina and me as we grappled with our concerns about our son, Quincy. During our discussions about the future, it became increasingly evident that our current emotional distress was impeding our ability to create a supportive and nurturing environment for Quincy, which could ultimately compromise his educational prospects. After extensive contemplation, we arrived at the heart-wrenching decision to temporarily place Quincy... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Is it a violation of the Constitution for the Attorney General to approve a constitutional amendment increasing the tenure of judges while contradictory provisions exist within the Constitution?(Use the English version of the Constitution only for clarification)
Attorney Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) (Coordinator)Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Programme
http://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-it-violation-of-constitution-for.html?m=11. According to Article 83(ආ) of the Constitution, a referendum is required to amend Articles 30(2) and 62(2) (the term of the President and the duration of Parliament).In 2015, during the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the Supreme Court interpreted Article 83(b) of the English version of the Constitution and amended Articles 30(2) and 62(2) without holding a referendum. This was certified by the Speaker and made into law. The Supreme Court has also ruled that Articles 30(2) and 62(2) of the Constitution have... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 10/08/26)

Prisoner and Prisons.
Sarath Wijesinghe, PC, Solicitor of England and Wales, Former Ambassador to U.A.E and Israel and President, Ambassadors Forum
“Prisoners are also Human Beings” They are caged against his wish as deterrent or punishment of a crime or wrong doing against the state of the society “A prisoner is any person deprived of his or her liberty against his or her will” - definition There are prisoners in state institutions all over the world for committing crimes for violating law against the legislature. Philosophically, prisoners are those who are in this position due... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

Lee Kuan Yew’s Anti-Corruption Model and Sri Lanka
Dilrook Kannangara
Lee Kuan Yew is widely credited for doing the impossible – turning a less developed, small nation without natural resources into an economic powerhouse within a short period of time. Containing corruption was one tool he used to propel economic growth. He had this to say about it. “Once a political system has been corrupted, right from the top, the very top to the lowest rungs of bureaucracy, the problem is almost impossible to solve without a revolution. The cleansing and disinfecting have to start from the top and go downwards in a thorough... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

ඉංජිනේරු පූර්ව අනාවැකිය: සෞඛ්‍යය, පාලනය සහ ජාතික පැවැත්ම සඳහා පාඩමක්
Bizwire: ශ්‍රී ලංකා AI සතිය 2026
පසුගිය වසරේ පැවැත්වූ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ප්‍රථම ජාතික කෘත්‍රිම බුද්ධි ප්‍රදර්ශනය හා සම්මන්ත්‍රණයේ සාර්ථකත්වය මත පදනම්ව, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ඩිජිටල් ආර්ථික අමාත්‍යාංශය සහ ජාතික තොරතුරු හා සන්නිවේදන තාක්ෂණ විසඳුම් සපයන්නා වන SLT-MOBITEL එක්ව “Sri Lanka AI Week 2026” වැඩසටහන ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. මෙම වැඩසටහනේ අරමුණ වන්නේ කෘත්‍රිම බුද්ධිය පිළිබඳ ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ අභිලාෂයන් මැනිය හැකි ප්‍රායෝගික ප්‍රතිඵල බවට පරිවර්තනය කිරීමයි. චින්තනයට අභියෝග කරන සාකච්ඡා, නවීනතම AI නවෝත්පාදන ප්‍රදර්ශනය කිරීම සහ ප්‍රතිපත්ති සම්පාදකයන්, ව්‍යාපාරිකයන්, පර්යේෂකයන්, නව ව්‍යාපාර, සිසුන් ඇතුළු විවිධ පාර්ශ්ව අතර සහයෝගීතාව ගොඩනැගීම තුළින්, “Sri Lanka AI Week 2026” වැඩසටහන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

Textile Success Must Be Matched by a Heavy-Industry Strategy for Sri Lanka’s Youth
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Former CEO, Colombo Dockyard PLC Chairman, EDB Advisory Committee on Marine and Offshore Services
https://www.ft.lk/business/South-Asia-s-premier-textile-garment-manufacturing-platform-gets-underway/34-795652 Please do not misunderstand my observations regarding the Government’s support for Sri Lanka’s textile and garment industry. I warmly welcome the inauguration of Intex–InMac Sri Lanka 2026, described as South Asia’s leading international platform for textile sourcing and garment-manufacturing technology. Such exhibitions can introduce modern machinery, new materials, international buyers and valuable investment opportunities to Sri Lanka. The apparel industry has made an enormous contribution to export earnings and employment, particularly by providing economic independence... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

Why Sri Lanka's Pro-butcher, Anti-Animal, Animal "Cruelty" Act of 2022 should not be passed as it is
Justice for Animals and Nature
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmYF1fcMchU&t=15s 330 views Aug 12, 2023 The Animal Welfare Bill proposed by the Law Commission in 2006 (and verbatim reproduced in the Private Members Bill tabled by Ven. Athureliya Rathana Thera, in Parliament, in October 2010) has been hijacked by the Meat Trade and its collaborators and converted into an Animal Welfare Bill (2022) protecting not the innocent animals but the interests of the Poultry and Meat trade, and those who use live Animals in totally unnecessary experiments despite the availability of viable non-violent and harmless suitable... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

19 වන සියවසේ පැරණි මස් කඩ ආඥා පනත පාලන නීති සම්පාදනයක් ලෙස ගෙන ඇති ඝාතකාගාර තත්ත්වයන් ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීම, පෙරහැරක අලි ඇතුන්ට වඩා හදිසි සත්ව සුභසාධන ගැටලුවකි.
සේනක වීරරත්න
පෙරහැරකදී ගෘහාශ්‍රිත අලි ඇතුන් දුසිම් කිහිපයක් භාවිතා කිරීම ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීමට වඩා ජාතියේ භයානක ඝාතකාගාර තත්ත්වයන් ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණය කිරීම දැවැන්ත හා හදිසි අවශ්‍යතාවයකි. ගොවිපල සතුන් මිලියන ගණනක් වාර්ෂිකව ප්‍රවාහනය කර ඝාතනය කරනු ලබන්නේ දැඩි කුරිරු තත්වයන් යටතේ සහ බොහෝ දුරට නියාමනයට යටත් නොවී ය. ඝාතනය සඳහා නිසි උපකරණ නොමැතිව නුපුහුණු සහ නුපුහුණු මස් කඩ කරන්නන් වින්දිතයාගේ දුක්ඛිතභාවය සහ දුක් වේදනා තවත් උග්‍ර කළ හැකිය. එංගලන්තයේ කාන්තාවන් සහ ළමයින් සමහර විට මොට පිහි භාවිතා කරමින් පවා ඔවුන්ගේ ගෙවතුවල සතුන් ඝාතනය කරන බව සොයා ගන්නා ලදී. සත්ව අයිතිවාසිකම් ක්‍රියාකාරීන්ගේ දැඩි බලපෑම් එංගලන්තයේ මස් කඩ නියාමනය කිරීමට හේතු විය. සතුන් ඝාතනය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

Friedrich Nietzsche and the Buddha
Source: AI Overview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0vf5QxR-QQ Friedrich Nietzsche and the Buddha both began with the exact same realization: life is inherently full of suffering. However, they arrived at completely opposite conclusions on how to deal with it. While the Buddha sought to understand suffering to completely transcend and liberate human beings from it, Nietzsche demanded that we embrace, endure, and transform suffering into a tool for ultimate personal greatness. [1, 2] ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ එකිනෙකට පටහැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා තිබියදී විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩිකරන ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයකට නීතිපති අනුමැතිය ලබා දීම ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝණයක්ද?
නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) (සමායෝජක)වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ එකිනෙකට පටහැනි ව්‍යවස්ථා තිබියදී විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩිකරන ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයකට නීතිපති අනුමැතිය ලබා දීම ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝණයක්ද?(ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්‍රීසි පිටපත පැහැදිලිකර ගැනීමට පමණක් යොදා ගන්න)1. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83.(ආ) ඡේදය අනුව 30.2 සහ 62.2 (ජනාධිපති කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තු කාලය) සංශෝධනයට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් පැවැත්වීම අවශ්‍ය වේ.2. 2015 දී 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්‍රීසි පිටපතේ 83.b ඡේදය ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය මගින් අර්ථනිරූපණය කරගෙන  ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 30.2 සහ 62.2 ව්‍යවස්ථා ජනමතවිචාරණයක් නොපවත්වා සංශෝධනය කරගෙන කතානායක සහතිකයද ගෙන නීතියක් කරගෙන ඇති අතර, ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 30.2 සහ 62.2 ව්‍යවස්ථා... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

Textile Success Must Be Matched by a Heavy-Industry Strategy for Sri Lanka’s Youth
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Former CEO, Colombo Dockyard PLC Chairman, EDB Advisory Committee on Marine and Offshore Services
https://www.ft.lk/business/South-Asia-s-premier-textile-garment-manufacturing-platform-gets-underway/34-795652 Please do not misunderstand my observations regarding the Government’s support for Sri Lanka’s textile and garment industry. I warmly welcome the inauguration of Intex–InMac Sri Lanka 2026, described as South Asia’s leading international platform for textile sourcing and garment-manufacturing technology. Such exhibitions can introduce modern machinery, new materials, international buyers and valuable investment opportunities to Sri Lanka. The apparel industry has made an enormous contribution to export earnings and employment, particularly by providing economic independence... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 09/08/26)

71හැවිරිදි ප්‍රවීණ මලල ක්‍රීඩක අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් මහතා කිලෝමීටර් 30ක විශේෂ මැරතන් ධාවන අභියෝගයකට සැරසෙයි
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)

Is it not a concerning issue how Major General Kamal Gunaratne got Velupillai Prabhakaran's ID Card? 
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)

Quoted from Quora 
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)

Engineering Prognosis: A Lesson for Health, Governance, and National Survival
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)

Since Article 83.ආ. of the Constitution has not been amended to date, the amendment to extend the term of judges requires a referendum.
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)

India’s Naval Expansion: A Golden Opportunity for Sri Lankan Investors
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)

හොරු අල්ලන වැඩේ ඉස්සරවෙලාම කරේ රනිල් - ආණ්ඩුව දැන් ලංකාවට විහිළු සපයනවා
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https://youtu.be/N-gUle-voQU... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/08/26)

මට කතා කරන්න දෙන්නකෝ මොන මඟුලක්ද මේ - මට බලය තිබ්බා නම් උඹලා සේරටම දඬුවම් කරනවා - අර්චුනා යකා නටයි
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https://youtu.be/FlHxkSRRVjo... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 07/08/26)

Reform of Slaughterhouse Conditions that have the archaic 19th Century Butcher's Ordinance as the governing legislation is a more urgent Animal Welfare issue than Elephants in Perahera.
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)

IDMNS Advanced Welding Campus – Preparing Sri Lankan Youth for Global Careers
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)

Animal Welfare Bill 2026 - A Civilizational Imperative
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)

GERONTOCRACY AND WEALTH CONCENTRATION: HAS SRI LANKA FOLLOWED THE SAME PATH AS AMERICA?
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)

Deputy Minister of Defence Chairs Meeting on streamlining of Ranaviru Villages
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)

 Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA)
Media Release Department of Government Information
Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th Plenary Assembly at World Health Organization Headquarters, Geneva from 23rd to 30th August 2026.The Secretary - General of the United Nations of Sri Lanka (UNA-Sri Lanka) Sri Lankan Candidate Dr. M.M.M. Rushanudeen for contesting Post of Vice President to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Represent Sri Lanka and Head of Delegates to World Congress and 44th... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 06/08/26)

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ජාතික විහිළුව තිරගත වෙමින් පවතී.
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)

2015 දී වැරදි ඉංග්‍රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා පිටපත ඉදිරිපත් කර සිදුකළ ව්‍යවස්ථා වංචාව.. ..(මැතිවරණ කොමිසමද ඉංග්‍රීසි පිටපත නිවැරදි කරන ලෙස ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දී ඇත, නීතිපතිද ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ පවතින දෝෂයක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා
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විනිසුරු කාලය දීර්ඝ කිරීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි මහතාගේ ආන්දෝලනාත්මක ප්‍රකාශයක්...(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/1397346652267936/?app=fblවැරදි ඉංග්‍රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා විධිවිධාන ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කර තමන්ගේ අරමුණු ඉටු කරගත් නීතීඥවරුන්ට දඬුවම් ලැබෙයිද?(Jeewa Prasanna මුහුණු පොතෙන්)https://www.facebook.com/reel/973728992365991/?app=fblව්‍යවස්ථාවේ භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...ස්වාධීන රූපවාහිනීයේ 2025.08.14 දින සවස 6.30 ප්‍රවෘත්ති විකාශයhttps://www.youtube.com/live/s5YIqYDoGvo?si=etwh3jdgQuf4gyQo?&t=168ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල - ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂා අතර වෙනසක්...නීතීඥයන් 209ක ගෙන් අනුර දිසානායක ජනාධිපතිට ලිපියක්...ජනාධිපති කාර්යාලය ඉදිරියේදීනීතීඥයෙකුගෙන් පැහැදිලි කිරීමක්...https://youtu.be/k5fWmg69_Jg?si=_HL6gHcCMLMA8iqhආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ වැරදි ඇති බව නීතිපති පිළිගෙන තිබියදී ඒවා නිවැරදි නොකර විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කරන්නේ කෙසේද? පැලවත්ත ජවිපෙ මූලස්ථානයට ලිපියක්.....!https://youtu.be/JjDS03HSD9gජනපති ධූර කාලය : ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ හිලක්..වරද හදන්න මැතිවරණ කොමිසම ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 06/08/26)

The USA Teaches Sri Lanka’s Navy to Hijack Ships & Handle Snakes
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)

Focus on Sri Lanka - Canadian Parliamentary Hearings on Human Rights.
A commentary written in the hope of reducing the tone of hostility that has developed in these testimonies and hearings.Index:
https://dh-web.org/hrsits/index.html... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 05/08/26)

Donald Trump and European leaders kick start a dormant idiom ' When you are in Rome do as the Romans do' - Lessons for Sri Lanka
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)

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Terrorism

  • An Indian eyewitness account of the last 70 hours of Terrorist War in Sri Lanka . FINAL HOURS
    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
    Final assault
    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone
    -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • The war is over - With the death of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran, the militant campaign for a Tamil state in Sri Lanka seems to have come to an end. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09) LTTE RISE & FALL -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Where is Prabakaran? -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War by Mahdi Darius Nazemroay -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)
  • TWO EMISSARIES FROM UK AND FRANCE TWIST THEIR PURPOSE OF VISIT TO SRI LANKA. Malin Abeyatunga .-Full Report- (The LankaWeb-02/05/09)

History

  • THE ANCESTRY OF RAVANA A close study of the Ramayana, particularly the last book or Uttara Kanda, reveals that Ravana, the enemy of Lord Rama, was not a Dravidian, as many people have thought, but related to the Sri Lanka, who are considered to be Aryans-that Ravana was a migrant to Sri Lanka from the Vedic family of the Yadus, perhaps deriving originally from the city of Mathura south of Delhi. The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from the north was from Gujarat and of the Yadu family, which dominated the southwest of India and from the region of Gujarat had access to the sea on which they travelled far in their trading and colonizing ventures. The Ramayana tells the Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, had close connections with region of the Yadus, which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura south of Delhi.
  • Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
    123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
    12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
    7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
    6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
    3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
    2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
    2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
    1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
    900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
    700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
    600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
    483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
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    -Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
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