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Education reforms- Introduction to religions
By Raj Gonsalkorale
We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth -Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society In this day and age, when volumes of Buddha Dharma texts are needed to explain the doctrine and the pathway to attain the ultimate objective of liberation from Samsara or cycle of birth, perhaps, genuine belief and adherence to the Buddhist Brahmavihara practices Metta, Muditha, Karuna and Upekkha, could prepare the mind of a person to achieve the ultimate purpose of the doctrine. In... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Road to an “Independent” Sri Lanka Nominal Independence (1948–1972) — Freedom Without Sovereignty
by Shenali Waduge · 2nd February 2026
On 4 February 1948, Ceylon was declared “independent.” Flags were raised, an anthem was sung, and a new political chapter was ceremonially opened. Yet beneath that symbolism, few recognised that the foundations of colonial control remained largely intact. What Sri Lanka received was nominal administrative independence — not civilisational or psychological sovereignty — and certainly no restoration of the Buddhist ethical order that had governed this land for centuries. That moral framework, rooted in the Buddha Dhamma, had once provided unity, peace of mind, social restraint, and harmony across communities, embracing... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Buddhist Wisdom in German Thought and Practice, and Literature
Courtesy:  German Dharmaduta Society
https://share.google/aimode/rx2Q7SleLFMDwogl8 Buddhist wisdom has a profound and long-standing history in Germany, significantly influencing prominent philosophers, authors, and the development of a strong local practice. This reception, often mediated by extensive literary translations, moved from an initial academic interest to a cultural phenomenon.  Influence on German Thought German philosophers were among the first in the West to seriously engage with Buddhist thought, primarily through secondhand translations and interpretations.  Arthur Schopenhauer Schopenhauer found his own philosophy of the "will" and the central role of suffering... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

History of Secularism is the History of the Church
Time Various Authority
https://youtu.be/xoOCL3GwVgM... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

පුනරුදයේ දවසක පාඩුව රැ. මිලියන 75යි. Dark Roomලට බය වූ නලින්ද.
Jinath Premaratne
https://youtu.be/Q5inv4rekHU... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

'' වසන්තලා, කොළපාට බෑග් අරගෙන නිල්පාට බස් එකේ යන්නේ කවදාද ? ''
SEPAL - short clips
https://youtu.be/yWOHyNAgdu0... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

අපි යන්නේ අසාර්ථක වුණ ආර්ථික මොඩලයක් පස්සේ.. ට්‍රම්ප්ගේ හැසිරීමෙන් ආර්ථික කඩාවැටීමේ තරම තේරුම් ගන්න පුලුවන්.. රුසියාව සහ චීනය ට්‍රම්ප්ගේ උගුල්වල වැටෙන්නේ නැහැ - ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්‍රවංශ
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්‍රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්‍රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්‍යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම ගැටළුවකටම මුල්වී ඇත්තේ ආර්ථික මොඩලයේ ඇති වැරැද්ද බවත්, එය වසා ගැනීම සඳහා ලෝකයේ සෑම තැනකම යුද්ධ බිහිකරන බවත් ඒ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ලෝකයේ දැවැන්ත මූල්‍ය සමාගම් විසින් අමෙරිකානු ජනධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්‍රම්ප්ව මෙහෙයවනු ලබන ආකාරයත් ඒ මහතා මෙහිදී හෙළිදරව් කරන... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Court orders CID to arrest Chamal Rajapaksa’s youngest son
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce before court Shamindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with a magisterial inquiry into alleged financial fraud relating to the purchase of 14 Airbus aircraft for Sri Lankan Airlines. Meanwhile, the CID has named Shamindra Rajapaksa as the third suspect in the case.  Former Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena and his wife, Priyanka Wijeynayake, have been named as the first... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Trump says US and India have agreed to trade deal, tariffs will be reduced from 25% to 18%
Courtesy Adaderana
US President Donald Trump says the United States and India have agreed to a trade deal. Accordingly, tariffs will be reduced from 25% to 18%, President Trump said.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Former Presidents and Prime Minister invited to constitutional reform launch
Courtesy Hiru News
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, along with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, received invitations to a special event scheduled for tomorrow (03). The "OneText" initiative organised this gathering to launch a dialogue process focused on drafting a new constitution for Sri Lanka, starting at 4:00 PM at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMIC) in Colombo. The event aims to transition long-standing socio-political discussions regarding constitutional reform into a practical framework through expert consultation. Professor Deepika Udagama,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Proposed housing bill could damage rental market
Courtesy Hiru News
The proposed Protection of Occupants Bill 2025 could cause severe harm to the domestic housing rental market and the broader economy if passed in its current form. Former Justice Minister and President’s Counsel Ali Sabry stated in a recent release that while preventing the unfair eviction of tenants is a positive goal, the new legislation places homeowners at a severe disadvantage. He noted that even if a tenant defaults on monthly rent, water, electricity bills, or condominium maintenance fees, the law would force the homeowner to continue providing essential services until... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

50 doctors to exit National Eye Hospital
Courtesy Hiru News
50 doctors at the National Eye Hospital are set to depart simultaneously this week following transfer orders issued by the Public Service Commission. Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) Executive Member Prasad Colombage stated that certain malicious remarks allegedly made by the hospital director and the Health Minister contributed to this decision. Meanwhile, services across 164 specialist medical units nationwide faced significant disruptions today after all specialist doctors under the GMOA withdrew from cover duties starting at 8:00 AM. GMOA President Specialist Dr. Sanjeewa Tennakoon noted that this professional action... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Suspended Parliament official files complaint against Speaker
Courtesy Hiru News
Suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to lodge a formal complaint against the Speaker. Speaking on behalf of Kularatne, Attorney Mithun Dias told the media that the complaint is not a general move against the government. Instead, he claimed the action stems from a personal dispute involving his client, who remains under suspension. The lawyer further stated that the complaint submitted to the Bribery Commission includes specific allegations regarding the Speaker's anti-corruption activitie... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 03/02/26)

Road to an “Independent” Sri Lanka: Colonial Rule — The Dismantling of a Civilisational Order
Shenali D Waduge
The topic of colonization and its implications on Sri Lanka cannot be viewed in isolation. Every facet of colonial rule must be compared in all of the nations that were invaded and governed. Colonialism did not merely replace rulers; it re-engineered the mind of the nation. The most enduring damage inflicted on Sri Lanka was not economic extraction or territorial domination, but the systematic dismantling of an ethical, civilizational order and its replacement with an alien framework that prioritized control, division, profit over harmony and duty but most of all dismantling of the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Road to “Independent” Sri Lanka: Pre-Colonial Life — A Civilisational Model
Shenali D Waduge
The importance of learning history is to connect with one’s roots, to feel grounded in the land referred to as one’s “motherland,”. These factors inspire the feeling and urge to defend and protect one’s Nation. Once people are disconnected from their history, their sense of belonging weakens, and their passion to serve the nation diminishes — leaving the Nation vulnerable. This is why when efforts to remove or distort history are peddled red flags are raised. An ungrounded people are easier to manipulate, and the Nation becomes “up for grabs.” Ignorance of the nation’s... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Sri Lanka, whither goest thou
Ashley de Vos
On the 4th of February 1948, Ceylon was granted Dominion status by the British Crown. The Queen remained the head, and Ceylon had a Governor-General. The island's residents were encouraged to celebrate the event as Independence Day. This Ceylon did for many years. Sri Lanka has had two main republican constitutions—1972 and 1978—designed to sever colonial ties with Britain, establish a sovereign republic, and centre state power. The First Republican Constitution, promulgated on 22 May 1972, replaced the Soulbury Constitution, thereby eliminating the last remnants of British dominion and establishing Sri... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Visiting Tiriyayi, ThirtyFirst Jan 2026
Garvin Karunaratne
On the Thirty First of Jan 2026 Bimba, Hiran and I, Siri at the wheel, We left Anuradhapura far behind the Anuradhapura where in the TwoSixties and ThreeSixties We worked there,myself in Agrarian and Bimba a teacher at the Central I laboured to implement the Paddy Lands Act, It was three of us Assistant Commissioners, myself, Sappie & Peris ,TG ten Divisional Officers- Nanda Godage our Ambassador to Europe one of them Sad, Nanda had a fall a few years... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

How American Missionaries Took Over India's Northeast
Abhijit Chavda
https://youtu.be/vMpzpU7DjXQ?si=zHk02-dzgAZ8d-ZT https://www.youtube.com/

AbhijitChavda Courtesy:  
AbhijitChavda ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Fearing Iran’s naval drill, Trump’s military issues desperate plea to IRGC | Janta Ka Reporter
Janta Ka Reporter
https://youtu.be/b41ojsS2-U4... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

A Reply to the Article by Ven. Rambukwelle Devananda Thera
By Senaka Weeraratna Hony Secretary German Dharmaduta Society
බුදු දහමේ හරය වටහාගත් ජර්මනියේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව’’˜‘Divaina’, June 10, 2025 උදේශ් සංජීව ගමගේ zදිවයින කතෘZඅංක : 223, බ්ලූමැන්ඩල් පාර, කොළඹ 13. මහත්මයාණනි,වර්ෂ 2025 ජුනි මස 10 වෙනි දින දිවයින පුවත්පතේ කතුවැකිය පිටුවේ (4 වැනි පිටුව) පුජ්‍ය රඹුක්වැල්ලේ දේවානන්ද හිමි විසින් ලියන ලද —බුදු දහමේ හරය වටහාගත් ජර්මනියේ සහ ශ්‍රී ලංකාව˜ යන මැයෙන් පළ වු ලිපිය හා බැඳේ. මෙම ලිපිය සකස් කර ඇති පූජ්‍ය ආචාර්ය රඹුක්වැල්ලේ දේවානන්ද හිමි (1992 1998 කාලය) ජර්මනියේ බර්ලින් විහාරයේ නේවාසික භික්ෂුවක් ලෙස වැඩ සිටියහ. එම කාලය... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Free Homoeopathy Clinic to mark a National Event.
by I. Ahmad
“Love of one’s country is a part of faith” Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) said: - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai and Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai jointly celebrated 77th Indian Republic Day on 26th January 2026 at Masjid Haadi premises, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. The event began at 10 A.M., with flag hoisting of Indian National Flag by the Chief Guest Dr. N.A Jayakumar, President, Homoeopathy Council Tamil Nadu and the owner of Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai.  He led the medical camp. In his Guest... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Why nautical tourism is a missed national opportunity 
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
I am proposing to align with ADB / World Bank / Blue Economy frameworks: Sri Lanka’s unfair advantages 1,340 km coastline with year-round warm waters Short sailing distances: Negombo → Colombo → Galle → Mirissa → Matara (all doable in 1–3 day leisure hops) Natural attractions: Whales (Mirissa) Lagoons (Negombo) Heritage ports (Galle) Food culture (fresh seafood on board is a luxury experience  Sri Lanka already has nautical tourism  we just never... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

When AI becomes my Buddhist Teacher
Lankaweb on Buddhism
When I questioned AI, "According to the Buddhist philosophy, what is the reason for rebirth after death?" AI Replied; In Buddhist philosophy, rebirth after death happens because the causes that drive existence have not ended yet. It’s not a soul that moves on, but a process continuing. Here’s the core idea, step by step 👇 1. Craving (Taṇhā) is the main reason The Buddha taught that craving—for pleasure, existence, identity, or becoming—is the key cause. As long as there is: ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 02/02/26)

Unilever’s Plantations Should Pay Reparations for Ditwah’s Destruction of the Highlands
e-Con e-News
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 25-31 January 2026 * ‘The visitor to Devundara (Dondra) inevitably visits  the Vishnu Devale, the Buddhist vihara built by Parakramabahu VI… Much less known is  the granite structure called Gal-ge or Galgane…  First discovered in 1914 by ER Ayrton, the building was declared an archaeological reserve in 1927… In Feb of 1587, the Portuguese destroyed this grand shrine completely,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

Online Overseas Voting: A Constitutional and National Security Risk and a Violation of Citizens Living in Sri Lanka
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s governments display a disturbing tendency to repeat the mistakes of other countries, even after those countries have openly admitted failure and reversed course. What is more troubling is that these reversals are not hidden or disputed — they are documented, and publicly acknowledged. Yet, despite full awareness that overseas online voting experiments failed in advanced democracies due to risks to election integrity, public trust, and national security, Sri Lanka appears willing to proceed down the same path — knowing that reversal is inevitable. Sri Lanka does not need to “learn the hard way” what others have... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

A world waiting for the one: Shared signs of the Promised Reformer
Source; Al Hakam, London.
A universal hope across humanity  Across every civilisation, from the temples of India to the monasteries of Tibet, from the synagogues of Jerusalem to the churches of Rome, humanity has carried a remarkable and unifying hope: when the world is engulfed in darkness, a divinely guided reformer will arise to restore light.  This expectation is not a minor footnote in religious history. It is one of the most striking common threads woven through the world’s major faiths.  Despite vast differences in culture, language and geography, every major religion... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

The Walk for Peace is also a Walk calling for declaration of Vesak as a National Holiday in USA
by  Senaka Weeraratna ( AI assisted)
https://share.google/aimode/uZ5smL8XrCQstMlbu https://share.google/aimode/oDMc1Bp1IwMWE The Walk for Peace in the United States includes a specific objective to petition for the recognition of Vesak as a federal holiday.  The Mission: As part of their 2,300-mile pilgrimage from Texas to Washington, D.C., the group of Buddhist monks plans to ask Congress to declare Vesak—the day commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and passing—a national holiday. Purpose of the Request: Organizers state that official recognition would acknowledge Vesak as a day of reflection, compassion, and unity for all Americans, regardless... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

Free Homoeopathy Clinic to mark a National Event.
by I. Ahmad
“Love of one’s country is a part of faith” Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) said: - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai and Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai jointly celebrated 77th Indian Republic Day on 26th January 2026 at Masjid Haadi premises, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. The event began at 10 A.M., with flag hoisting of Indian National Flag by the Chief Guest Dr. N.A Jayakumar, President, Homoeopathy Council Tamil Nadu and the owner of Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai.  He led the medical camp. In his Guest... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

The War Intervention: AI, Data Centers, and the Environment
Aaron Kirshenbaum
Early on Saturday, January 3rd, Venezuela was attacked on behalf of oil, mineral, tech, and weapons profiteers in a regime change operation. Since then, the Trump administration has threatened Iran, Greenland, Cuba, Colombia, and Mexico. What unites these threats? The U.S.’s quest for endless resource extraction to power its increasingly deadly global empire.  And it’s not slowing down. These resource wars and “operations” are emerging as the AI drive also ramps up. In July, Palantir and the Pentagon signed a 10-year, $10 billion agreement. In April 2025, Palantir won a $30 million contract with ICE — a significant development in their... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

ත්‍රී’මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේ ලඝු ලේඛනය කිරීම/ සටහන් ඇතුළත් කිරීමේදී සිදුවී ඇති අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ නිවැරදි කිරීමටත්, ඉදිරියේදී එවැනි දේ සිදු නොවීමට අවශ්‍ය ක්‍රියාමාර්ග ගන්නා ලෙසත් නීතීඥවරයෙකු අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමේ ලේකම්ගෙන් ඉල්ලයි.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණ BR/1784/PC/25 නඩුවේ (ත්‍රී’මලේ පිළිම නඩුව) ලඝු ලේඛනය කිරීම/ සටහන් ඇතුළත් කිරීමේදී සිදුවී ඇති අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ සම්බන්ධයෙන් අවධානය යොමු කර ඒවා නිවැරදි කිරීමට සහ ඉදිරියේදී එවැනි අත්වැරදීම් හෝ දෝෂ සිදු නොවීමට අවශ්‍ය ක්‍රියාමාර්ග ගන්නා ලෙස ඉල්ලා 2026 ජනවාරි 30 දින අධිකරණ සේවා කොමිසමේ ලේකම් වෙත ඉල්ලීමක් ඉදිරිපත් වී ඇත. එම නඩුව 2026.01.19 දින ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ ඇති වූ ක්‍රියාදාමයන් මගින් 2024 අංක 8 දරන අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට හෝ ආයතනයකට අපහාස කීරීම පනත, ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 9, 105.3 ව්‍යවස්ථා සහ 1978 අංක 2 දරන අධිකරණ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

Neo-Slavery with Pay: Helming a Sea Change in the US Shipbuilding Workforce
By Sarath Obeysekera
The recent article “Helming a Sea Change: Building the Future Workforce for US Shipbuilding” (January 12, 2026) correctly identifies shipbuilding as a cornerstone of national strength, economic resilience, and security. Ships still carry more than 80 percent of global trade, and yet the United States—once a dominant maritime power—now accounts for barely 0.2 percent of global commercial shipbuilding, a dramatic fall from its 5 percent share in the 1970s. In defense shipbuilding, the imbalance is even more alarming: China now produces more than three warships for every one built in the United States. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

Monks must speak out against cultural decay
Courtesy Hiru News
Buddhist monks should not remain silent in the face of social unfairness and serious cultural decline, but instead speak fearlessly for the nation without being intimidated by threats. Venerable Wendaruwe Upali Anunayake Thera of the Asgiri Chapter emphasised this during a book launch held at the historic Mihintale sacred site. The prelate stated that monks should never fear intimidation and must advocate for the country and its religion. He questioned who would speak up if the clergy remained silent while the nation's culture faced such significant erosion. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

What is the difference between Loba and Thanha in Buddhism?
Lankaweb on Buddhism
When I asked AI what the difference between Loba and Thanha in Buddhism, this is the reply I got. Great question — they’re closely related, but Buddhism is very precise with words. Lobha (often spelled loba) Meaning: Greed, craving, attachmentScope: Broad and general Lobha is one of the three unwholesome roots (akusala mūla):lobha (greed), dosa (hatred), moha (delusion) It refers to any mental state that clings, grasps, or wants to possess. It can be gross (greed for money, power, people) or subtle... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 01/02/26)

General Educational Reforms: To what purpose? A statement by state university teachers
Courtesy The Island
One of the major initiatives of the NPP government is reforming the country’s education system. Immediately after coming to power, the government started the process of bringing about “transformational” changes to general education. The budgetary allocation to education has been increased to 2% of GDP (from 1.8% in 2023). Although this increase is not sufficient, the government has pledged to build infrastructure, recruit more teachers, increase facilities at schools and identified education reforms as an urgent need. These are all welcome moves. However, it is with deep concern that we express our views on the general... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/01/26)

සමන් එදිරිමුණි..සමාවෙන්න පැටලුනා දිලීප පීරිස් නැමැත්තා විසින් ඊයේ කල ප්‍රකාශය කොයි විදියට එංගලන්ත රජය බාරගනීවිද අප දන්නේ නැහැ....
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
https://www.jadetimes.com/.../sri-lanka-s-first-lady-the... රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහට දාලා තියන නඩුව නිසා බොහෝ අය හිතන්නෙ රනිල්ගේ ප්‍රතිරූපය සහ කීර්තිය පමණක් විනාශ වෙනවා කියලා. නමුත් බොහෝ දෙනාට නොපෙනෙන කාරණය නම් මේ නිසා අපේ රටේ කීරිතියත් විනාශ වෙන බව. ඒ මන්දයත්, මෛත්‍රී වික්‍රමසිංහ මැතිණිය රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහගෙ බිරිඳ කියන කාරණය මොහොතකට අමතක කරොත්, ඇය ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිටින ප්‍රමුඛ පෙළේ විද්වතෙකු සහ ස්ත්‍රී-පුරුෂ සමාජභාවය පිළිබඳ ජාත්‍යන්තර මට්ටමේ ප්‍රවීණයෙක්. ඇය සිය ප්‍රථම උපාධිය (BA) ලන්ඩනයේ King's College වෙතින් ලබා, ඉන්පසු කොළඹ විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයෙන් කාන්තා අධ්‍යයනය පිළිබඳ ශාස්ත්‍රපති උපාධිය (MA) ලබා ගන්නවා. ඇය සිය ආචාර්ය උපාධිය (PhD) ලබා ගත්තේ ලන්ඩන් විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ අධ්‍යාපන... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/01/26)

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The Engineering Marvels of Sri Lanka's Ancient Kingdom Anuradhapura | The Mark Of Empire
Senaka Weeraratna
https://youtu.be/vLDTBFcqKdA?si=jG9cHG8PSOCfqiD2 34,747 views Jan 28, 2026 CNAInsider CNAInsiderDocumentaries CNATheMarkOfEmpire The island of Sri Lanka has lured travellers from near and afar to its shores. Over 2,500 years ago, this was the domain of the Anuradhapura Kingdom, a unifying force that turned the island’s dry plains into a breadbasket to fuel their cultural growth as a budding centre for the new religion of Buddhism, and where followers flocked to from as far away as Greece and China. Curator and scholar Peter Lee travels across this beautiful island to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/01/26)

අපිකොහෙදයන්නේ? අපි කොහෙද යන්නේ?
සංගදාස අකුරුගොඩ
 ‘ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා නියෝගය කඩාකප්පල් කිරීමේ කුමන්ත්‍රණය’ යන මාතෘකාව යටතේ 2026 ජනවාරි 22 දින ‘ද අයිලන්ඩ්’පුවත් පතෙහි පළ වූ කතුවැකිය, 2022 ජූලි මාසයේදී අරගලයට සහාය දුන් අයට සහ ‘ක්‍රම වෙනසක්’ ඇතුළු විවිධ ධනාත්මක අපේක්ෂාවන් සමඟ වත්මන් පාලනය බලයට ගෙන ඒමට ඡන්දය දුන් අයගේ ඇස් ඇරවීමකි. ( https://island.lk/conspiracy-to-subvert-constitutional-order/ ) විදේශීය රාජ්‍ය තාන්ත්‍රිකයෙකු සහ සුප්‍රකට ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයින් පිරිසක්, පැහැදිලිවම නීති විරෝධීලෙස ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව උල්ලංඝනය කරමින් විධායක ජනාධිපති ධුරය භාර ගන්නා ලෙස එවකට කථානායක ධුරය දැරූ මහින්ද යාපා අබේවර්ධන මහතාට බලපෑම් කිරීමට උත්සාහයක් ගත් ආකාරය, එම කතුවැකිය මගින් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ නොහැකි සාක්ෂි සහිතව ඉස්මතු කර දක්වා ඇත. එම... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

ත්‍රී'මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේ පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණ අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කරුණු දැක්වූ නීතීඥවරයාට නීතිපති වෙනුවෙන් පෙනීසිටි රජයේ නීතීඥ විරුද්ධ වෙයි.
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
නීතීඥවරුන්ට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කඩිනමින් ක්‍රියාත්මක වන නීතිපති ත්‍රී මලේ පිළිම නඩුවේදී පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට කරුණු දැක්වීමට නීතිපති තමන්ට විරුද්ධ වීම 2024 අංක 8 දරන අධිකරණයකට, විනිශ්චය අධිකාරයකට, ආයතනයකට අපහාස පනතේ 15 වගන්තිය යටතේ ප්‍රශ්නයක් බව පොලීසියට එරෙහිව අධිකරණයට අපහාස නඩු දැමීමට එම නඩුවේ දින කිහිපයක හඬ පටවල පිටපත් ඉල්ලීමට මැදිහත් වූ නීතීඥවරයා අද (2026.01.28) දින එම නඩුව ත්‍රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්‍රාත් අධිකරණයේ කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා වෙත පෙන්වා දුන්නේය.කෙසේ වෙතත් ඉදිරි දින එකී හඬ පට පිටපත් ලබා දීමට නියෝග කරන බව මහේස්ත්‍රාත්තුමා දැනුම් දෙනු ලැබීය.එසේම සම්පූර්ණ නඩු... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/01/26)

මේ විනාශයෙන් රට ගලවා ගැනීමට නම්
ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න
සමරිසි ප්‍රවර්ධනයෙන් , හෙළ බොදු විරෝධීත්වයෙන්,බෙදුම් වාදයෙන් හා මකොලි අධ්‍යාපන ක්‍රමයෙන් රට ගලවා ගෙන මුළු ලොවටම ආදර්ශයක් දිය හැකි වුද අපේ උරුමයට ගැ ලපෙන්නාවුද රාජ්‍ය ක්‍රමයක් බිහි කරගෙන සිංහල බෞධ්ධ්යන්ගේ උරුමය රැක ගනිමින් අන්‍ය වර්ගයන් ද ආරක්ෂා කරගැනීම සඳහා වහාම දේශප්‍රේමීහු එකපෙරමුනකට ආ යුතුය දැනට රටේ පවතින ප්‍රධාන විපක්ෂ දෙක වන සජිත් රනිල් ලාගේ එජාපයේ ඇත්තේ විජාතික මත වාදයකි රටට පුර්ණ නිදහස එපා කී දවසේ සිට අද දක්වාත් මේ පක්ෂය බෙදුම් වාදයට කත් ඇද්දේය.ජාතිකත්වය ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළේය වෙන එකක් තියා කොටි පැරදවීම වැලක් වීමටද ප්‍රසිධ්ධියේ ක්‍රියා කළහ .මේ වටා ඉන්නා පාක්ෂිකයන් කෙතරම් මුග්ධයින් දැයි කිවහොත්... -Full Story-
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