Vantage with Palki Sharma
https://youtu.be/bYxjAxN7BMg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com * ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!' * e-Con e-News 08-14 February 2026 * How the English colonial government imposed compound interest on Sri Lanka, & how this enabled the wholesale ‘legal' robbery of land from rural Sinhala people – is a most fascinating tale. This ee newsletter's muse, SBD de Silva, started to relate this story to us, before he passed away in 2018. We are sad to say we should have hounded him further on this subject but failed to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
While the world debates the dangerous outcomes of ‘digital education,' in Sri Lanka a silent campaign is underway. Educationists, policymakers, and self-proclaimed experts—often in partnership with international agencies including the UN—are promoting a plan that will digitalize the learning of 4 million Sri Lankan children. But whose interests are truly being served? Are these so-called educationists genuinely safeguarding the nation's future, or are they conduits for foreign agendas seeking to reshape the identity, culture, and values of Sri Lankan youth? Evidence now confirms what society is experiencing. A 2026 scientific... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Since March 1997, Senaka Weeraratna has waged one of the most persistent, solitary intellectual justice campaigns in modern sport — appealing locally and internationally for recognition as the author of the ‘Player – Referral' system, today globally known as the Decision Review System (DRS). It began with a letter to the ‘Australian' (National Newspaper of Australia) dated March 25, 1997. First adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008 as the Decision Review System (DRS), it replaced the "umpire's decision is final" rule with a system allowing players to challenge on-field calls using technology. For nearly three... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Lanka Times 24
https://youtu.be/K8hN27RHuys... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Submitted by: Sarath Obeysekera Chairman / Marine & Offshore Engineering Specialist EDB Advisory Board Member
Strategic Inclusion of Trincomalee Offshore Engineering & Marine Hub in the National Export Development Plan (2025–2029)
Submitted by: Sarath Obeysekera Chairman / Marine & Offshore Engineering Specialist EDB Advisory Board Member To: Hon. Minister of Industries Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1. Purpose
This paper seeks to highlight a critical strategic omission in the draft National Export Development Plan (NEDP 2025–2029):... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Sri Lanka News
In February 2026, the Sri Lankan government officially withdrew its support for a campaign aimed at promoting the country as an inclusive destination for LGBTQ+ tourists. This reversal followed intense pressure from influential religious leaders, including senior Buddhist monks and the head of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. The decision impacted the following areas: Policy Withdrawal: The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) rescinded a letter of support for a project proposed by the advocacy group Equal Ground, which sought to market the island as a safe and welcoming destination for diverse travellers. Religious Opposition: Prominent... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera
In 1984, I returned to Sri Lanka after working in Norway’s oil and gas industry, bringing with me experience in advanced welding technologies and offshore engineering. I joined the then state-controlled Colombo Dockyard PLC as a consulting engineer with one objective: to upgrade our industrial capability to international standards. During that period, we introduced modern welding systems, supported hydropower projects, constructed oil storage tanks, and strengthened fabrication standards. In 1989, I was invited to head the Civil Engineering Corporation, where I further modernized operational systems. When the Japanese took over... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
Rohan Abeygunawardena
The “Mother of All Cricket Rivalries in Asia” After weeks of uncertainty, the first-round match between India and Pakistan of the 2026 T20 will be played today at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is among the most-watched sporting events in the world, attracting hundreds of millions of viewers globally. Past high-profile matches (such as ICC World Cup or T20 World Cup clashes) have also drawn over 300–400 million viewers worldwide, making this rivalry one of the most watched in cricket history. Consequently, it exceeds many other global sporting events.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/QvX-9BDmBQo... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
Michael Smith
Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Billboard in front of the US Interest Section in Havana. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 Born in crisis, strengthened by rejection, Cuba once again faces economic asphyxiation by Washington, which is moving in for the kill after sixty-seven years of attacking the island.* Since the triumph of their revolution in 1959, Cubans have infuriated U.S. leaders with their specialized genius in overcoming catastrophe, whether it take the form of a hurricane, flood, invasion, hijacking, chemical attack, biological attack, or economic warfare. In the same... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
By Moiz Mustafa Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 14 (Daily Mirror) - In Sri Lanka, tea and coffee are not lifestyle accessories. They are part of who we are. The first cup at dawn steadies the morning. The mid-afternoon brew carries conversations across office tables and village verandas. The evening cup slows the day down. So when global headlines began declaring that two or three cups a day could lower the risk of dementia, it was never going to be ignored here. The renewed attention comes from one of the largest long-term investigations into caffeine and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, stated that a Presidential Commission should be appointed to investigate the ‘Aragalaya’ protest movement and the foreign funding it allegedly received. He made these remarks while addressing the media at the SLPP party headquarters in Nelum Mawatha yesterday (13). Expressing his views on this further, Namal Rajapaksa claimed: “Certain individuals sacrificed a life to achieve their own political objectives under the guise of the ‘Aragalaya’. A group of youth were sent to the gallows. Those who appeared... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Why is it important to go back in time to understand the root causes of every country unable to rise from its colonial past? Why have these nations that have self-sustained themselves for centuries during times when there were no imports or exports, dollar transactions now crippled in debt? While modern conflicts preach about accountability & acknowledgment, there is little or no such by the very entities that engineered, institutionalized, politicized selective and privileged policies that constitute the symptoms behind most of today’s global conflicts. Without understanding this background, people are made... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
My wife and I recently arrived in Colombo from Singapore on a late-night flight. As dual citizens, I hold both a Sri Lankan passport and a British passport. As is my usual practice, I presented both passports to the immigration officer, since officers typically request to see them.To my surprise, the officer stated that his system did not show that I was a dual citizen. He was holding my British passport and said, “Your dual citizenship is not indicated, and you cannot enter.” I immediately informed him that I had also handed over my Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Dr. David Oualaalou
https://youtu.be/PPzJZ_J7aG0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Media M
https://youtu.be/TQr7_otunVM?si=bwDF2MMP8Ffqcl1B 3,297 views Aug 28, 2025 Thara Online SriRahulaThera GoaHiddenStory SinhalaHistory පෘතුගීසීන් විසින් සොරකම් කරන ලදැයි කියන, අවුරුදු 500කට අධික කාලයක් නොදිරා පවතින තොටගමුවේ ශ්රී රාහුල හිමියන්ගේ අභිරහස් දේහය පිළිබඳව ඔබ විශ්වාස කරනවාද? ලංකාවේ ස්වර්ණමය කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ බැබලුණු ෂඩ් භාෂා පරමේශ්වර, මහා පඬිවර තොටගමුවේ ශ්රී රාහුල හාමුදුරුවන්ගේ දේහය අදටත් ඉන්දියාවේ ගෝවේ පෞරාණික දේවස්ථානයක සුරක්ෂිතව ඇති බවට ජනප්රවාදයක් පවතිනවා. මේ නොදිරන දේහයේ රහස සහ එහි ඇති සිංහල කවිය පිටුපස සැඟවුණු සත්යය කුමක්ද? ගුප්ත විද්යාඥ රොෂාන් චානක තිසේරා මහතා සහ අංගම්පොර ශිල්පී අජන්ත මහන්තාරච්චි මහතා මේ අභිරහස... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Senaka Weeraratna (with AI assistance)
https://share.google/aimode/YIDE6JSLNgf8GTkn6 The Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Ven. Pannakara Thero is on the Global centre stage today. His Walk for Peace in the USA lasting 108 Days across 8 States has raised the stature of Vietnam in the Buddhist World to an unparalleled high level. He has brought world attention to a cause of Buddhism - in the USA - ' Declare Vesak a National Holiday ' without firing a single bullet without using a gun without an iota of violence. He has created a new dimension for peaceful protests... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ත්රිකුණාමල ශ්රී සම්බුද්ධත්ව ජයන්ති බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ආගමික කටයුතු තවදුරට ත් සිදු කරන බව ත් මෙම විහාරස්ථානයට අයත් ඉඩම් හෝටලයක් ඉඳිකිරීම සඳහා පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බළන්ගොඩ කස්සප හිමියෝ අවධාරණය කළහ. වර්තමාන ආණ්ඩුව ඉන්දියාව සමග ඇති කරගත් ගිවිසුම්වලට අනුව නැගෙනහිර පළාතේ ඉඩම් ඉන්දියාවට පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ඉඩම ඉන්දීය ව්යාපාරිකයන්ට හෝටලයක් සකස් කිරීම සඳහා ලබා දීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබෙන බව ත් උන්වහන්සේ ප්රකාශ කළහ. මෙම කටයුතු සිදුකිරීම සඳහා මහ සංඝරත්නය සහ හා බෞද්ධ ජනතාව බාධාවක් වී තිබෙන බව ත් මේ නිසා මහ සංඝරත්නය හා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunatilaka, has resigned from the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the release of 323 containers from the Colombo Port without being subjected to mandatory physical inspection. The Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to investigate and report on the release of the 323 containers without mandatory physical inspection and to submit its proposals and recommendations, convened for the third consecutive day on 11 February 2026 in Parliament under the chairmanship of Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara. At the outset of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya and Member of Parliament, Dilith Jayaweera, today (13) claimed that the recent incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee was deliberately used by the government to create unrest in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo, he said, “We intervened to condemn this organized cultural attack being unleashed on the country. The Trincomalee incident is just one example. In reality, there have been many more serious incidents. “It is clear that this is a tool used by the government to deliberately create instability and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Embassy of Sri Lanka USA
https://youtu.be/NlRH7TiWXCc?si=1dcLpHQ77elgVyDX 171 views Feb 12, 2026 The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC welcomed the ‘Walk for Peace’ on 10 February 2026, a walk by a group of Buddhist monks throughout the United States advocating world peace which was attracted by the people of the United States and around the world. By offering traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, the Embassy joined the Dana organized by the Sri Lankan community in the DMV area held at the National United Methodist Church which was attended by over 200 Buddhist... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
උපුටාගැනීම මුහුණු පොත
පෙරේදා දිනයේ මා විසින් Facebook පළ කළ සටහන හරහා මම මතු කළේ එක් ප්රබල ප්රශ්නයකි. එනම්, "පිළිම වන්දනාව ගෝත්රිකයි" යැයි පැවසූ... "මල් වට්ටි උස්සගෙන යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි ප්රතිපත්ති ප්රකාශ කළ... "මාධ්ය පිරිවරාගෙන වඳින්න යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි කී... හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී, වර්තමාන ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ඇතුළු ජවිපේ නායකයන්ගේ වෙනස පිළිබඳවයි. මේ "පරිවර්තනය" කෙතරම් දුරදිග ගොස් තිබේද? එදා ආගමික වතාවත් ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ පිරිස අද නිතරම පන්සල් යති. නිතර මහ නායක හිමියන් හමුවෙති. දළදා වහන්සේ ප්රදර්ශනය කරති.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Author:Sarath Hemachandra M.D.
https://share.google/aimode/q0SljpvFIQBW7IulM In his book Concepts in Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy: On Human Existence, Consciousness, Psychic Phenomena and Rebirth (2024), Dr. Sarath Hemachandra explores the intersection of traditional Buddhist teachings and modern scientific views. The work provides a detailed examination of the eternal cycle of life energy and the spiritual laws governing existence Core Philosophical Themes Dr. Hemachandra's work focuses on the mechanisms of the "eternal cycle" and how practitioners can transcend it: Human Existence & Life Energy: The book details the "eternal cycle of life... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Ex samples Galle yacht yard, Beruwala / Mutwal boat yards, Trincomalee offshore engineering hub—all show the same failure 1. Policy approval without policy protection Projects are: Approved politically Launched with fanfare But never insulated legally or institutionally So when: A port authority changes leadership A ministry changes A public corporation enforces rent mechanically Or a geopolitical concern arises (Trinco–India sensitivity) Permissions get cancelled, leases revoked, or files frozen ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Sri Lanka
https://share.google/aimode/wmVQ52EVWYx07EjcJ Ancient Innovations (3rd Century BC – 12th Century AD) Ancient Sinhalese civilization is most renowned for its "Hydraulic Civilization," featuring engineering feats that remained unmatched in the West for nearly 2,000 years. Biso Kotuwa (Valve Tower): Invented in the 3rd century BC, this is the ancient equivalent of the modern valve-pit. It allowed for the regulation of water flow from massive reservoirs without the high pressure destroying the embankment. Jaya Ganga (Giant Canal): Built by King Dhatusena in the 5th century AD, this 87 km canal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
DINU SASARA
https://youtu.be/90xku-7zY58... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Buddhanet
https://youtu.be/7iOJ5aHpMkE?si=jqHIvRQ6RmlWSKmZ Buddhist monks reach Lincoln Memorial, a look back at the 2,300 mile walk for peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07TS5aL_hk Buddhism Comes to the West, by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi https://www.buddhanet.net/budwest/ https://share.google/aimode/puhyOGScmiWOrRstq... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Rohan Abeygunawardena ACMA, CGMA
Some years ago, in the early nineties, when I was working for a manufacturing company, I was part of a team tasked with expanding and modernizing one of the factories. I met a technocrat from a Taiwanese company that quoted for the machinery needed for our project. I had some reservations about their ability to deliver high-quality machinery compared to a European company that also submitted a quote. However, Taiwan offer was much more attractive in terms of price. Along with my managing director, I had the opportunity to discuss the credentials of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
සමායෝජක වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
35වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනපළාත් සභා ඕනෑ කියන සංවිධාන සහ තැනැත්තෝ පළාත් සභා විධිවිධාන ඉවත් කිරීමේ / පරිච්චින්න කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත්වලට විරුද්ධ නොවීමතුළ පළාත් සභා නෛතිකව බිඳවැටීම ඇතුලු නීතිමය මාතෘකා 3ක් ගැන පවත්වන එක් දින නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩමුළුව (සිංහල මාධ්ය) *(සහභාගීවන අයට සහතික පතක් / නීති සටහන් සහ දිවා ආහරය සපයනු ලැබේ)නීතීඥවරුන්ට/ නීති ශිෂ්යයන්ට/ විශ්ව විද්යාල කථිකාචාර්යවරුන්ට/ අධිකරණ රෙජිස්ට්රාර් කාර්යාලවල සේවය කරන අයට / විශ්ව විද්යාල ශිෂ්යයන්ට / නීති ක්රියාකාරකයන්ට ප්රමුඛත්වය දෙනු ලැබේ.2026 මාර්තු 15 ඉරිදා පෙ.ව. 9ටකොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාල වායුසමණය කළ සම්මන්ත්රණ ශාලාවේදීආසන සීමිත හෙයින් ආසනයක් කලින් වෙන්කර ගන්න.https://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/02/3-20260315.html?m=1සමායෝජක... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Across Sri Lanka and worldwide, a clear mismatch exists between academic qualifications and industry expectations. Universities and technical institutions produce thousands of graduates every year, yet employers—especially in engineering, shipbuilding, oil & gas, and heavy industry—continue to struggle to find job-ready professionals. The gap is not intelligence or theoretical knowledge; it is hands-on vocational competence. Theory Alone Is No Longer Enough Modern industries demand engineers and technical professionals who can translate drawings into reality. Welding, steel fabrication, piping fabrication, and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) are not skills that can be mastered in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
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Dilrook Kannangara
Reconciliation, harmony, inclusiveness, and coexistence are admirable ideals. However, they must not be used to distort historical facts. History should be interpreted within the context of the norms and conventions of its own time—not through modern lenses. Valuable artefacts discovered around the Jetawanaramaya stupa include items of foreign origin from the Far West, China, and North and South India. Among them was a statue of a Hindu deity donated by a visiting trade group from Tamilakam (modern-day Tamil Nadu). This was simply one object among many collected artefacts. There is no evidence it was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
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Shenali D Waduge
The oft-quoted “disenfranchisement of Tamils” post-independence is often repeated internationally & referred to locally. Let us go back in time and evaluate the evolution of how colonials identified the natives. To answer that, let us trace how identity classification evolved. This study traces how Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial administrations systematically identified indigenous populations and distinguished them from imported migrant communities. It then asks a central question: On what historical, legal, or civilizational grounds should externally imported colonial labour be granted automatic citizenship in a newly independent sovereign state? This is not an ethnic argument. It... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka has been governed continuously by Sinhala-Buddhist monarchies for over 1,700 years, supported by advanced systems of governance, irrigation, taxation, law, and religious institutions. Despite intermittent South Indian invasions and mercenary occupations, the island has never experienced indigenous Tamil political sovereignty at any point in recorded history. Modern claims for “Tamil Eelam” do not arise from archaeology, epigraphy, genetics, history, or international law. Instead, they are constructed from colonial administrative distortions, selective historical interpretation, political myth-making, and post-colonial separatist ideology. These claims collapse under rigorous historical and legal scrutiny. This dossier brings together prehistoric, archaeological, historical,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Walk for Peace
https://youtu.be/pueS2iEIwH8?si=3kZfvhRAYf5UPmu8 https://youtu.be/vgnK4tusahQ This is a subject worthy of deep contemplation and reflection This is what the world in particularly the western world needs today The monks know what they are doing. The Buddha's path cannot be wrong. This is exactly what the Buddha did in his life and time. Walked Walked Walked. He was the greatest walker of all time When people saw the Buddha walk they dropped everything they had and started walking... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
