Sasanka De Silva Makumbura.
The recent revelations regarding the fraud at National Development Bank (NDB) are deeply concerning. However, the greater danger lies in treating this as an isolated incident. History suggests this may only be the "tip of the iceberg." If we—the retail investors who provide the lifeblood of the Colombo Stock Exchange—remain silent, we risk seeing our investments eroded by systemic negligence. Silence is not a strategy. It is time for collective action. To safeguard the future of our capital market, we must demand transparency and reform from four key... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
1. Trincomalee = High-Potential but Underutilized Asset as it is One of the best natural harbours in the world Close to major East–West shipping route with Large available land + deep water + shelter hence This combination is extremely rare globally. 2. Most Viable Immediate Investment: Ship Repair Yard The report is very clear: Strong regional demand 50 ships/year initially Recent agreement between Colombo Dockyard and Indian Dredging Corporation to service their fleet is stepping stone by using Trinco for the purpose ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Courtesy Sputnik Globe
The US, UK, and other Western powers with colonial pasts have repeatedly refused to consider reparations for the slave trade and other colonial crimes—yet have set precedents that could allow such claims to be enforced. The West "has been guided by a sense of moral superiority and legal exceptionalism," Alexis Habiyaremye from the University of Johannesburg tells Sputnik. Not only is the West still benefiting from past crimes, but it is continuing those malicious practices against Global South nations, Habiyaremye adds. The World Bank and International Monetary Fund are... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Dr Sudath Gunasekara Ex Secretary to Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranayake
7th April 2026. Dear Mr. Donald Trump the President of USA and Dear Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel Guided by the enduring Buddhist principles of compassion, non-violence, and reverence for all forms of life, we Sri Lankans earnestly appeal to you, in the name of humanity and global peace, to give your earnest consideration toward an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. We make this appeal on behalf of all Sri Lankans and also the global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Top News Lk
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Sports
Mr. David Becker in his letter to Mr. Senaka Weeraratna dated May 09, 2010 says " Finally, the idea of using a video referral system for decisions in sport goes back well beyond 1997, as is evidenced from Simon Gardiner’s article in Sport and the Law Journal “Video Adjudication in Sport” [1999] 7(1) SATLJ 26. With the development of more accurate technology over the years, it is not difficult to see how it would be a natural development in the thinking of the most respected minds within the game of cricket to develop such an idea for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
1. Monorail Project (Thalangama – Colombo Corridor)
The proposed monorail—planned during the tenure of then urban development minister was intended to connect Thalangama / Malabe to central Colombo, integrating with IT parks and dense residential zones. What Was Promising Advanced stage: Feasibility studies, Japanese interest (likely via Japan International Cooperation Agency), and preliminary alignments were already in place. PPP potential: Structure was suitable for Public-Private Partnership, reducing fiscal burden. Fuel independence: Electric-powered—critical for a country vulnerable to forex shortages. Urban congestion solution:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Sports
Technology FunctionOwnership/AssociationHawk-EyeBall-tracking and trajectory predictionHawk-Eye Innovations (Sony Group)UltraEdgeDetects minute ball-bat contact via soundOften provided by host broadcastersHotspotUses infrared imaging to highlight contact pointsBBG SportsPlayer ReferralThe concept of allowing players to challenge decisionsSenaka Weeraratna (1997) ( Sri Lanka) The ‘Spirit of Cricket’ and DRS
See https://share.google/aimode/Sqbm3nkeVQCksMaQX... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
By Jonathan Manz
Sri Lanka has a major problem in the current global crisis. It is evident that AKD is bedding with the USA and is doing exactly what USA wants him to do; he is out of step with most of the Sri Lankans. It matters not to AKD that men, women, and children are being slaughtered like animals on the streets when he says Sri Lanka is a neutral country; he is uttering exactly what the USA would like him to utter. The USA is coercing countries to adopt a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu—mirror images of arrogance and deceit—have subverted democratic norms in pursuit of personal power. Their malignant narcissism, contempt for law, and appetite for conflict led to the horrific war with Iran Trump And Netanyahu: Twin Autocrats Leading The War On Iran Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are criminal leaders whose contempt for law, truth, and democratic constraint define their rule. Their relentless assaults on judicial independence, democratic norms, and the rule of law are tearing at the institutional fabrics of America and Israel. Both exhibit a deeply... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The ‘Spirit of Cricket’ is often cited as a moral compass for the game, emphasizing sportsmanship and the acceptance of on-field decisions. However, in the context of the Decision Review System (DRS), this ideal faces a complex challenge regarding intellectual property (IP) rights, particularly concerning the claims of Sri Lankan lawyer https://share.google/aimode/Sqbm3nkeVQCksMaQX .The Intellectual Property Dispute The primary conflict lies between the formal adoption of DRS by the ICC and the earlier conception of the "Player Referral" system. Authorship Claim: Senaka Weeraratna ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel
Independence of the judiciary This article is prompted due to the article on Sunday Island by Professor G L Peris on the constitutionality and impact on the independence of the judiciary on the amendment proposed on the constitution. Sufficient protection is given in the constitution on the independence of the judiciary in addition to the conventions practices and powers given to judges on laws on contempt of court. The thesis of the article mentioned is that proposed changes to the constitution are injurious to interiority and independence of judges due to ad-hoc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
මූලාශ්රය: AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය
DRS බුද්ධිමය දේපළ අයිතිවාසිකම් හැසිරවීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ICC පරිපාලනය කරන ලද ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ 'ක්රිකට් ආත්මය' පිළිබඳ මිථ්යාව ජාත්යන්තර ක්රිකට් කවුන්සිලය (ICC) විසින් සාධාරණත්වයේ සහ ක්රීඩාශීලීත්වයේ මූලික ගලක් ලෙස බොහෝ විට උපුටා දක්වන "ක්රිකට් ආත්මය", ICC විසින් තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS) බුද්ධිමය දේපළ (IP) අයිතිවාසිකම් හැසිරවීම හා සසඳන විට, විචාරකයින් විසින් පහසු, තෝරා බේරා යෙදූ "මිථ්යාවක්" ලෙස සලකනු ලැබේ. 2006 දී ICC විසින් එය සම්මත කර ගැනීමට වසර නවයකට පෙර, 1997 දී ශ්රී ලාංකික නීතිඥ සේනක වීරරත්න විසින් යෝජනා කරන ලද ක්රීඩක-යොමු කිරීමේ ක්රමයේ මුල්, සංකල්පීය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Professor Jiang Explains
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The Pathfinder Foundation
The Pathfinder Foundation and the Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA), a New Delhi-based think tank, have formalised a partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Pathfinder Foundation is an independent, non-partisan research and advocacy think tank in Sri Lanka, founded in 2008. It focuses on policy-oriented research, economic reform, strategic affairs, ocean-related studies, and regional cooperation, while serving as a platform for dialogue at local, regional, and international levels. ORCA is a research initiative of ORCASIA (OPC) Private Limited, dedicated to policy-relevant research and dialogue on China and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
RANJITH SOYSA
Sri Lanka has been ranked among the least happy nations in the World Happiness Report 2026. According to the report, Sri Lanka is placed 134th with a score of 4.0, well behind its Asian neighbours India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka, ranked alongside Ethiopia, has slipped to 134 from the 133rd position reported in 2025. Finland tops the rankings as the happiest country, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Costa Rica, and Sweden. Norway, Netherlands, Israel, Luxembourg, Switzerland, New Zealand, Mexico, Ireland, Belgium, and Australia round off the top 15 happiest nations.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Sri Lanka is facing a water crisis again. This is driven by overcrowding of cities and towns in the western province and the waste of water in the central province. There are no short-term solutions to this structural problem which is set to worsen with rising global temperatures, erratic weather patterns and further overcrowding. As the first step, Sri Lanka must impose a total ban on exporting water. Extracting water in large scale for export is an environmentally disastrous industry. It is not suitable for Sri Lanka. Locals’ water needs must be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
AI Overview
The statement that Christianity entered Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on top of a cannonball during the Portuguese reign (1505-1658) is a powerful metaphor frequently used by historians and commentators to describe the violent and forced conversion methods used to propagate Roman Catholicism in the maritime provinces. The mass introduction of Catholicism by the Portuguese was characterized by intense, often brutal, destruction of non-Christian places of worship and high-pressure conversion tactics. Key Aspects of the Portuguese Period (1505–1658): A "Reign of Terror": The Portuguese conquest is frequently described as a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
KELUM BANDARA Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, April 9 (Daily Mirror) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stressed today that Sri Lanka must also continue with trade liberalisation, digitalisation, regulatory streamlining, and labour market modernisation to unlock durable, inclusive growth. Addressing a media conference at the conclusion of the latest mission, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Evan Papageorgiou said that, on the fiscal front, it is critical to maintain strong revenue mobilisation and prudent spending. He said that sustained improvements in tax compliance, broadening the tax breaks, and restoring cross-recovery pricing for fuel... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
British Airways said on Thursday it will cut flights to the Middle East when services resume, permanently drop Jeddah as a destination, while adding capacity to India and Africa, as heightened regional tensions disrupt schedules and weigh on demand. The changes follow prolonged disruption after the escalation of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran forced the cancellation of more than 21,000 flights, narrowed an already slim flight corridor for long-haul flights between Europe and Asia and complicated operations for global air carriers. The IAG‑owned airline, which suspended some flights when the conflict erupted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) which met under the chairmanship of Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva has raised the alleged fraud at NDB Bank with the officials of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). The CBSL Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, along with members of the Governing Board, the Monetary Policy Board, and senior officials, attended the meeting on Tuesday (April 07) as part of the Central Bank’s statutory presentation to Parliament conducted once every four months. Deputy Ministers Chathuranga Abeysinghe, (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyarathnea and Nishantha Jayaweera, Members of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Total financial losses resulting from the coal scam exceed Rs. 100 billion, claims Member of Parliament D.V. Chanaka. During a special media briefing held by the Joint Opposition in Parliament today (09), he stated that estimated losses for April, May, and June alone amount to over Rs. 25 billion. He further noted that when calculating losses starting from January, the total figure surpasses the Rs. 100 billion mark. The MP highlighted findings from the Auditor General's report, which indicate that Rs. 2.2 billion was spent on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/04/26)
Voice Tube
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Harsha de Silva
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By Rohana R. Wasala
The evil that men do lives after them. William Shakespeare/Julius Caesar The late Kumar David (1941-2024), retired electrical engineering professor, ex-Marxist, and political economic analyst and newspaper columnist, wrote a feature article entitled “Arrest Gota or not per the evidence: NO to fundamentalism, racial-extremism and neo-populism” published in the Sunday Island/December 10, 2017. The title itself was extremely misleading because what it suggested was malicious fiction. No evidence had been found against Gota; given the fact that three years of witch-hunting had produced nothing incriminatory against... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Source : AI Overview
The "Spirit of Cricket"—often cited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a cornerstone of fairness and sportsmanship—is viewed by critics as a convenient, selectively applied "myth" when contrasted with the ICC's handling of the Decision Review System (DRS) intellectual property (IP) rights. The controversy centers on allegations that the ICC has ignored, appropriated, and failed to compensate for the original, conceptual invention of the player-referral system, which was proposed by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna in 1997, nine years before the ICC adopted it in 2006. The Core Myth:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Sarath Wijesinghe PC Former Chair Consumer Affairs Authority Former Ambassador
Consumer is bound to be exploited during the festive season by the trader manufacturer and industrialist whose motive is profit making and more business at any cost. Consumer always get a unreasonable deal as he is not organized and the Consumer Affairs Authority – the regulator who is expected to protect the consumer and regulate and regularize trade is inefficient and inactive whilst the consumer is suffering before giant trader who are responsible in selling outdated, food and consumer items at the highest prize especially by the guise... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
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Double Down News
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Sarath Wijesinghe PC
Real thief too runs with the running crowd to catch the real thief running with belongings for safety. Thriving is illegal punishable under penal code as a criminal offence, but only few real thieves are caught and punished as real thief somehow escapes as he has the knowledge and intelligence of God ‘Ganadevi’ villages say, If thieves are given power to catch thieves, they will do an excellent job some say. There are white color thieves and thieves in governance who are rarely caught. Earlier governance wanted 10% and now it has risen to 30%... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
There are journeys that shape a man’s career—and then there are journeys that shape his entire philosophy of life. Mine began in the austere yet intellectually rich environment of the former Soviet Union. As a young Sri Lankan engineer, I found myself under the guidance of remarkable academics, including my mentor, Professor Dr. Kosobkov—a Jewish Russian scholar of exceptional depth and discipline. Among his colleagues was a colourful junior lecturer, Basnyayski, another Jewish intellectual -a man who had a peculiar way of expressing himself. His frequent use of the phrase “eeyop thaiyoo math”—a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/imFpAa9y6gHnVP8IN The period from 1505 to 1948, marking 450 years of colonial rule in Sri Lanka by Portuguese, Dutch, and British powers, is often described by historians and scholars as a time of intense pressure and systematic efforts to dismantle the traditional Buddhist and Sinhalese culture . Despite these attempts, which included the destruction of temples and the repression of Buddhism, the religion and culture survived due to the resilience of the Sinhalese people, led by the Sangha (clergy) and local leadership. Colonial Repression of Buddhism (1505–1948) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
By Nishan de Mel Courtesy Atlantic Council
Sri Lanka’s gains over the past thirty years have been episodic and reversible, because governance has been neglected. The impact of Sri Lanka’s 2022 debt crisis on real wages, employment, poverty, and pensions, showed how fiscal crises are ultimately social crises. Sri Lanka needs four things working together: macroeconomic discipline, institutional reform, ethnic reconciliation, and an effective export-led growth strategy. This is the eleventh chapter in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s 2026 Atlas, which analyzes the state of freedom and prosperity in ten countries. Drawing on our thirty-year... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Courtesy The Straits Times
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka announced on April 7 that a record US$320 million (S$411 million) relief package for farmers, fishermen and low‑income households hit hardest by soaring energy costs due to the Middle East war. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the package, the biggest state handout ever, would help the most vulnerable in the island nation of 22 million. Cash grants would be paid directly into the accounts of thousands of fishermen and rice and tea farmers, he said. Those living below the poverty line – about 25... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Courtesy The Straits Times
COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on April 6 raised prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by nearly a quarter, blaming higher global prices triggered by the Iran war. As well as gas, Sri Lanka also imports all of its oil and buys coal for electricity generation. Colombo has warned that a prolonged war in the Middle East could seriously undermine efforts to emerge from its economic meltdown of 2022. The increase in cooking gas prices on April 6 is on top of an eight per cent hike in March. A private company, which accounts... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
A special audit report has uncovered multiple irregularities in the coal procurement process carried out by the Lanka Coal Company for the Lakvijaya Power Plant for the 2025/2026 season. According to the report issued by the Auditor General, a controversial supplier, Trident Chemphar Ltd, had relied on laboratory reports from a loading port facility whose license had already been revoked. The audit was conducted following a request by the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), which had raised concerns regarding procurement procedures and the quality of coal supplied to the Norochcholai Lakvijaya... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/04/26)
Shenali D Waduge
by Shenali Waduge · 6th April 2026 The 2019 Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were not unforeseen. Intelligence agencies had repeatedly flagged threats, warrants existed against Zaharan. Yet negligence, inaction, and bureaucratic delays allowed an ideology rooted in hatred to manifest in mass murder. Over the years, a conspiracy theory has circulated suggesting that Zaharan was “used” by state intelligence to facilitate terror attacks that would enable Gotabaya Rajapakse to become President in November 2019. This claim implies political orchestration behind the massacre. Reality check: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/26)
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 - 07/04/26)
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.April 4, 2026Posted inUncategorized blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 29 March – 04 April 2026 As our New Year dawns and the sun arcs directly over Sri Lanka after crossing the equator – the northern hemisphere’s spring equinox – the English media in Sri Lanka as usual act surprised at the mounting heat, just as they feign surprise that the white man is waging yet another war of annihilation on the world. After declaring ‘War... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Seven Easter Sundays have passed since the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attack but none has been convicted in Sri Lanka. A few were convicted in the US but not in Sri Lanka. Former intelligence service chief Suresh Salley is currently being questioned to gain information of the attack solely because his unit was informed of the impending attack and given his long tenure he knows more than anyone else. Jumping into conclusions before the completion of his questioning is unwise. A former parliamentarian has declared that Moulavi Zaharan Mohammed Hashim was the mastermind of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/04/26)
