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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:
https://dh-web.org/hrsits/index.html... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/08/26)
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)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
Addressing National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets at the opening ceremony of the NCC Inter-Provincial Youth Exchange Programme, held at St. Joseph's College, Trincomalee, on 30 July as the Chief Guest, Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) urged the youth to transform diversity into a catalyst for nation-building. In his address, the Deputy Minister underscored the vital role of youth in fostering national reconciliation and lasting unity, emphasizing that peace is built not merely through the absence of conflict but through trust, understanding and meaningful engagement among communities.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
Dr Sarath Obeyekera
https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2017/02/12/jan-29-2017-the-president-has-now-instructed-that-the-ccem-must-hereafter-submit-its-decisions-to-the-relevant-subject-minister-who-must-then-submit-their-concurrence/... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/08/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka is being rapidly moved towards a digitalisation of its land records. Digital technology can undoubtedly improve efficiency, but digitalising an unreliable legal system will not create a reliable land register or any relief for land owners and even a government who has to answer long term consequences. Before investing billions in digital transformation, a Government must first correct the legal defects that have existed for decades. Why have the digital gurus tasked to roll out digitalization not seen this stark reality and commenced remedies to this issue first? Currently,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
by Maung Maung Nyunt, The Buddhist Channel, 12 July 2026
Yangon, Myanmar -- The 729 marble slabs at Kuthodaw Pagoda in Mandalay, often called "the world's largest book," represent one of the most ambitious projects of Buddhist preservation ever undertaken. Completed in 1868 under King Mindon, these stone tablets contain the complete Pali Tipiṭaka, the Vinaya, Sutta, and Abhidhamma Piṭakas, inscribed across 1,460 pages, each slab five feet tall and five inches thick, housed in its own small shrine arranged around a central golden pagoda. Yet the question of why this monumental work was commissioned points... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
For decades, Sri Lanka has proudly spoken about women’s empowerment. Every government has launched programmes under this banner, and millions of rupees have been spent on training and awareness. Yet one fundamental question remains: Have we truly empowered women, or have we merely confined them to traditional occupations under a new label? Most vocational programmes offered to women still revolve around cake making, beauty culture, tailoring, housekeeping, food processing, childcare and elderly care. While these are respectable professions, they represent only a narrow segment of the opportunities available to women... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/08/26)
Hiru News
Negombo Magistrate Shilani Perera instructed media outlets today to refrain from publishing details stemming from the testimony of the chief jailer on duty during the Negombo prison clash, citing potential risks to national security given the sensitive nature of the evidence.The magistrate further directed the court registrar to secure the testimony safely within a safe.These disclosures emerged as Wickrama Jayantha Kumara, serving as the chief jailer at the time, testified at the Negombo Magistrate Court regarding the incident involving ten officers and twenty-two inmates.The testimony commenced around 1 p.m. and concluded close to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/07/26)
Talia Yoseph
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News Center
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By Raj Gonsalkorale
The headline attracting issue in Sri Lanka at present appears to be the proposed two-year extension to the retirement age of judges which the government argues could assist in making a reduction in the massive backlog of pending cases amounting more than 1.1 million as per the Ministry of Justice. Few seem to be realising that this is only a symptom of a far more deep-seated issue arising from years of neglect of the judiciary system where under funding, inadequate remuneration, understaffing and under development of infrastructure has resulted in the accumulation of such a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.July 25, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:history, politics, sri-lanka blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 19-25 July 2026 * ‘Why did no one see it coming?’ – England’s Queen Elizabeth asked the London School of Economics (LSE) about the 2008 capitalist meltdown * ‘The Government is preparing to restore criminal sanctions for serious foreign exchange offences after investigations into approximately $715mn remitted overseas through fraudulent import... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර (PhD)
අද ජාතික ජන බලවේගය (NPP) කුඩා දේශපාලන ව්යාපාරයක සිට රටේ පාලන බලය දක්වා පැමිණ තිබීම ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නූතන දේශපාලන ඉතිහාසයේ සුවිශේෂී සිදුවීමකි. කවර දේශපාලන මතයක් දැරුවද, මෙම පරිවර්තනය සිදු වූ ආකාරය සහ එයින් උගත හැකි පාඩම් විමසා බැලීම වටී. මගේ මතකය අදින් වසර හැටකට ආසන්න කාලයකට පෙරට දිව යයි. 1969 වසරේ මොස්කව් නගරයේ ඉගෙනුම ලබමින් සිටියදී නිවාඩුවකට ලන්ඩනයට ගියෙමි. රුසියානුවන් හා වෙනත් රටවල සිසුන් සමඟ ජීවත් වූ අතර, ඉංජිනේරු විද්යාවට අමතරව දේශපාලන ආර්ථික න්යාය, සාමූහික ගොවිතැන පිළිබඳ සමාජවාදී මතවාද, දර්ශනය සහ “විද්යාත්මක කොමියුනිස්ට්වාදය” යන විෂයයන් ද හැදෑරීමට මට අවස්ථාව ලැබුණි.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
A recent article published in LankaWeb argues that an economic downturn is inevitable for Sri Lanka. While I appreciate the concerns expressed, I respectfully disagree with that conclusion. Sri Lanka has already emerged from one of the darkest economic periods in its post-independence history. The country has restored macroeconomic stability, inflation has been brought under control, debt restructuring has progressed, and confidence among international lenders and investors has gradually returned. The road ahead is certainly challenging, but an economic downturn is not inevitable. (youtube.com) The real issue lies elsewhere. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුනvBSc(Col), PGDC(Col)
1.ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා පාඨ වෙනස්කම් නිවැරදි කිරීමට මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දීම2. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට නීතිපතිගේ අනුමැතියෙන් 2024.07.18 ගැසට් පත්රයේ 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 78වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ ගැසට් කිරීම.3. විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමටඉංග්රීසි භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය නොවීම. සිංහල භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය වීමhttps://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/07/3.html?m=1නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුනBSc(Col), PGDC(Col)(සමායෝජක) වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනදුරකථන 0712063394... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
AI Overview
European slaughterhouses are facing unprecedented scrutiny, with video monitoring becoming a primary tool to enforce animal welfare standards. Several European nations have shifted from voluntary camera usage to legally mandating Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems. This legislative push ensures that livestock are treated according to strict humanitarian and legal guidelines in their final moments. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Key Countries Mandating Video Surveillance United Kingdom: England pioneered the movement by making CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in November 2018. Scotland followed in 2021, and Wales fully implemented its mandatory... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
Red Star
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Chat GPT
Justice for Animals and Nature Sri Lanka's new Animal Welfare Bill (gazetted on July 17, 2026) does not explicitly isolate and regulate local slaughterhouse conditions under its main enforcement clauses. This omission has drawn sharp criticism from animal rights advocates, given the notoriously poor welfare standards in the country's abattoirs. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] While Clause 47 and other parts of the bill specifically enumerate up to 20 detailed areas for strict regulation—including pet shop licensing, illegal breeding, animal fighting, and live transit—actual slaughterhouses remain a highly contentious loophole. [1, 2,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
