PRESS RELEASE Free Lawyers Sri Lanka Colombo
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka strongly opposes the government's hasty move, reported in yesterday's government-owned Sunday Observer, to place before Cabinet a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would extend the retirement age of superior court judges. This proposal, if enacted, would effectively prolong the tenure of the sitting Chief Justice, who is due to retire in approximately four months. Advanced without any meaningful consultation, such a step risks undermining public confidence in the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. As observed by Saliya Peiris, PC, former President of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
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The book provides a meticulous, document-backed critique of how early British colonial administration dismantled the traditional status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) while establishing institutional dominance through Christian missions and Western education. [1, 2, 3, 4] Core Historical Context (1797–1832) The period covered by Vimalananda spans from the immediate aftermath of the British displacing the Dutch in the maritime provinces (1796) to the implementation of the Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms in 1832. [1, 2] 1. The Dual Policy of Treaties and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
Concept: Senaka Weeraratna Royal College 1960 group
Establishing an annual Royal College Oration is a compelling idea to foster critical thought and public speaking among alumni and students, mirroring the tradition set by the Ananda College Old Boys' Association through the Olcott Oration. The Olcott Oration Model Inaugurated: 1968 to honor founder Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Format: Features a distinguished alumnus speaking on a prominent contemporary or national theme. Venue: Held annually at the Kularatne Auditorium. Potential for Royal College Platform: Could showcase... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
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In his incomplete autobiography, "NM in his Own Words," Dr. N.M. Perera highlighted a fundamental ideological and cultural contrast between his time at S. Thomas' College and Ananda College. He observed that colonial missionary education at institutions like S. Thomas' was insidiously apolitical and anti-national, leaving students feeling "aloof and immune" from the everyday struggles of the local population. Conversely, Ananda College provided an atmosphere deeply charged with nationalist feelings and consciousness, which ultimately "remoulded" his character and kindled his lifelong fight against colonial rule and systemic injustice. [1, 2] The critical reflections... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
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If evaluated by modern legal standards, the severe counter-insurgency tactics authorized by Governor Sir Robert Brownrigg (1818) and Governor Lord Torrington (1848) would indeed face intense scrutiny under international humanitarian law frameworks like the Nuremberg trials or the International Criminal Court (ICC). Both governors deployed scorched-earth policies, martial law, and mass executions to dismantle the Kandyan and Matale Sinhala resistance movements. The 1818 Uva-Wellassa Rebellion under Brownrigg Governor Brownrigg responded to the 1818 uprising with a systematic scorched-earth campaign designed to starve and terrorize the population into submission. Scorched-earth... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
From the events around Tiananmen Square in China to periods of political unrest and mass protests witnessed over the years in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Thailand, history reminds us that governments must pay close attention to the aspirations of their people. Although each country’s circumstances are different, one common lesson is that economic opportunity is essential for long-term stability. Sri Lanka should learn from these experiences. Creating only digital and AI-related jobs will not be enough to provide employment for the thousands of young people entering the workforce each year. We must... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 28/07/26)
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KAMALIKA PIERIS
NEGOMBO PRISON RIOTS, JULY 2026. Sri Lanka’s strategic position in the Indian Ocean makes it a major transshipment hub for narcotics trafficking between the "Golden Crescent" (Afghanistan/Pakistan), the "Golden Triangle" (Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos) and the markets in Europe and North America. This route is now used by narcotics dealers in Sri Lanka, to obtain narcotics for use in Sri Lanka. It was reported in 2025 that if 100 units arrive, approximately 90 units are destined for Sri Lanka’s internal consumption. In 2026, Sri Lanka experienced a rise in sophisticated maritime drug... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
There have been three prison riots in Sri Lanka. Two in Welikada in 1988 and 2012, and one at Mahara in 2020. In July this year, there was a fourth prison riot. There was a riot in Negombo prison on July 5 and 6, 2026. This riot resulted in the death of 10 prison officers and 21 inmates, 100 inmates were injured. The police made a report to the Negombo Magistrate regarding the riots. Police said the initial unrest began on the morning of 5 July. There was a violent clash, resulting in the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The Negombo prison riot of July 2026, was the first time, that prison officers had been brutally attacked in Sri Lanka and murdered by prison inmates. Of those killed, eight belonged to the Prison Emergency Response and Tactical Unit, one was a jailor and two were prison guards. Jagath Wickremasinghe, former Commissioner of Prisons, said in a television interview that he has not seen such an inhuman attack in all his years of service. It was not the usual attack, agreed a retired jailor, in another interview. This riot was different. It showed much... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Selective amnesia is a popular propaganda and political trick. Those who howl about Black July 1983 pretend not to know about the happenings immediately before that. It certainly did not happen in a vacuum. There were far worse events before that. Putting these into context is important to understand what really happened. In August 1977 within just 3 weeks of the July 1977 election when TULF won the second highest number of seats in parliament, Tamil rioters attacked Sinhala people in Jaffna district, gave them 48 hours to leave and not to take anything... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
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The perspective that missionary historical narratives on Sri Lanka constitute historical revisionism driven by foreign agendas is a significant theme within modern post-colonial and nationalist discourse. Colonial-era Christian missionary narratives in Sri Lanka are frequently critiqued as instruments of cultural displacement and historical revisionism, aligning closely with nationalist perspectives that view these accounts as efforts to undermine indigenous Buddhist and Hindu traditions. [1] Colonial Eras and Religious Impact Portuguese Era (1505–1558): Involved active destruction of prominent local shrines like Devinuwara and Kelaniya, backed by military force. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Thank you Michael for this invitation to write about ' Your Sobers story' Yes, I met him i.e.,Sir Garfield Sobers, in a face to face chance encounter in Melbourne sometime in 1983. I was then working as a Legal Officer for the office of the Federal Special Prosecutor headed by Mr. Robert Redlich, QC ( who later became a Supreme Court Judge in Victoria). This Office was established by the Malcolm Fraser Govt. to review the findings of the Costigan Commission on White Collar Crime and mount prosecutions. I was a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Developing the Next Generation of Marine Professionals Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean offers immense opportunities to become a regional centre for offshore engineering, shipbuilding, ship repair, marine logistics, offshore renewable energy, oil and gas support services, fisheries technology, and the blue economy. However, realizing this potential depends on developing a highly skilled workforce capable of meeting international standards. To inspire young engineers, scientists, environmental specialists, and technologists, we propose a university workshop focusing on the exciting career opportunities available in the offshore and marine industry. The programme will... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
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This is what prominent Sri Lankan historian and sociologist Michael Roberts has written on his platforms like Thuppahi's Blog. The phrase references a famous cricketing moment from a match played on 28 February 1961 at the Colombo Oval, where the fast bowler Sonny Yatawara clean bowled the legendary West Indian all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers for 58 runs . [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Daily Mirror XI Match (1961) The encounter occurred during a whistle-stop tour when six iconic West Indian stars stopped over in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) while traveling... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
ෆීන්ක්ස් නීති සාර සංග්රහය / Phoenix Law Journal
* How many lawyers will lose their profession and how many Members of Parliament will lose their parliamentary seats after the constitutional amendment draft to extend the judges' term limit is brought?"ෆීන්ක්ස් නීති සාර සංග්රහය / Phoenix Law Journal( 2026 ජූලි දිගහැරුම)[විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමේදී මතුවන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා අර්බුදය ගැන ලියවී ඇත](2026.08.18දින සවස 2-6දක්වා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පවත්වන සිංහල මාධ්ය 36වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනේ සාකච්ඡාවට) නොමිලේ පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට විමසීම (සමායෝජක) වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනදුරකථන 0712063394... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
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The destruction of the Royal Palace at Hanguranketha (burnt by British forces under Major Johnson in 1803, and devastated during the 1818 rebellion) and the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing (looted and burned by Anglo-French forces under Lord Elgin in 1860) offer powerful insights into the nature of colonial warfare, cultural hegemony, and historical memory. [1, 2, 3] The shared history of these dual tragedies yields several crucial historical lessons. Imperial warfare used cultural erasure as a weapon of psychological submission In both instances, the British military did... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Shenali D Waduge
' Black July is just one of many painful chapters in Sri Lanka's modern history. The suffering, the destruction of homes and businesses, and the failure of the State to protect citizens are historical realities that must never be denied. But history demands more than remembering only one part of an event. History requires questions. History requires evidence. History requires logic.Does the commonly repeated narrative explain and answer all the facts? The Numbers: How Many Died During Black July? The official figures and estimates vary: Source /... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
by I. Ahmad
60th Ahmadiyya International Convention U.K. concludes today. The three day convention was inaugurated by Ahmadiyya Khalifa His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on last Friday (24th July 2026) at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom. His Holiness hoisted the Liwa-e-Ahmadiyyat (Flag of Ahmadiyyat). His Holiness’ inaugural address, the title of which was, walking upon the path of Taqwa (God-fearing) and explained in length. On 25 July 2026, the second day of the Convention, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, arrived at the Lajna (Ladies) marquee for his address. He delivered his address titled: Strengthening... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/07/23/full-list-of-23-private-hospitals-laboratories-fined-over-expired-medicines-chemicals/ Patients Have a Right to Know What Medicines They Are Taking Recent reports and discussions about the quality and regulation of medicines in Sri Lanka have once again highlighted the urgent need to strengthen our pharmaceutical regulatory system. While investigations into specific allegations must be left to the relevant authorities, one issue is visible to every ordinary citizen who visits a government hospital. In many state hospitals, patients receive tablets dispensed loosely in small paper packets without any label indicating the generic name, brand name, dosage,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන BSc(Col), PGDC(Col) (සමායෝජක) වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
1. වර්ෂ 2015දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව පවත්නා කාලය වසර 5දක්වා අඩු කිරීමේ ක්රියාවලියේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය නොකිරීම හේතුවෙන් ඇති වී තිබෙන වැරැද්ද නිවැරදි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 78වන ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත 2024.07.18දින පාරින්ද රණසිංහ නීතිපතිගේ අනුමැතියෙන් ගැසට් පත්රයේ පළ කර තිබුණි.2. වර්ෂ 2015දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව පවත්නා කාලය වසර 5දක්වා අඩු කිරීමේ ක්රියාවලියේදී සිදුවී ඇති වැරැද්දක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
AI generated advise For vegetables purchased in Sri Lanka, this is the household method I would recommend based on current research: 1. Remove damaged or outer leaves For cabbage, lettuce, gotukola, spinach, mukunuwenna, etc., discard the outer leaves first. 2. Prepare a baking soda solution 1 teaspoon (about 5 g) of baking soda 2 cups (500 mL) of clean water Scale up as needed (e.g. 4 teaspoons in 2 litres of water). 3. Soak... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge
30th December Several officers from the Metropolitan Police Force's Lambeth Division visited me to inform me about the discovery of Bernard's lifeless body in Gipsy Hill. They indicated that through his employer, J.G. Littlechild & Co, they were aware of his assignment linked to me. The police suspect foul play, believing he was murdered by strangulation. I informed them that Bernard had traveled to Gipsy Hill to meet Diverus, who had placed a substantial order for wool from Verna. However, I refrained from mentioning Count Dracula or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate colonial-era injustices against Buddhism and the Sinhalese population has been a topic of serious discussion among nationalist groups, legal scholars, and civil society. Broadening a mandate to cover a 443-year span (1505–1948) introduces immense legal complexities regarding testimonies, individual criminal accountability, and verifiable evidence required by international legal frameworks. [1, 2] Nevertheless, subsequent post-independence governments chose to address the historical suppression of Buddhism through constitutional state protections rather than investigative tribunals. [1, 2] Article 9: The 1972 and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never compromised. Many European countries are currently facing significant challenges arising from uncontrolled or poorly managed migration. While the causes of crime are complex and cannot be attributed to any particular nationality or ethnicity, several governments have acknowledged that weak border controls,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
සරත් ඔබේසේකර
අද ශ්රී ලංකාව සියලුම ප්රතිපත්ති නිර්මාණකරුවන්ගේ අවධානයට ලක් විය යුතු විරුද්ධාභාසයකට මුහුණ දෙයි. අපගේ තරුණයන් දහස් ගණනක් විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පුහුණු කරමින් සිටින අතර, අපගේම කර්මාන්ත දක්ෂ කම්කරුවන් සොයා ගැනීමට අසීරුතාවයට පත්ව ඇත. මෙම විරුද්ධාභාසය දැනටමත් කර්මාන්ත වර්ධනය මන්දගාමී කරමින්, විදේශ කම්කරුවන් ආනයනය කිරීම පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡා ඇති කරයි. මට මතක් වන්නේ කලින් ප්රබල අමාත්යවරයෙකු භාවිතා කළ සටන් පාඨයක් — “ඉන්න හිතෙන රටක්” යන්නයි . එය “අපගේ හදවත තුළ ජීවත් වන රටක්” ලෙස පරිවර්තනය කළ හැක. එම අදහස උතුම් වුවද, අද යථාර්ථය වන්නේ අපගේ දක්ෂ තරුණයන් බොහෝ දෙනා වඩා හොඳ අවස්ථා සොයා එම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
For decades, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans have travelled to the Middle East seeking employment. Their remittances have become one of the country’s most important sources of foreign exchange, supporting countless families and contributing significantly to the national economy. Many employers in the Gulf provide fair wages, good accommodation and respectful working conditions. However, there have also been well-documented cases of abuse, exploitation, unpaid salaries, passport confiscation and poor treatment of both male and female migrant workers. These incidents have highlighted the importance of strong diplomatic engagement and effective protection for Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never compromised. Many European countries are currently facing significant challenges arising from uncontrolled or poorly managed migration. While the causes of crime are complex and cannot be attributed to any particular nationality or ethnicity, several governments have acknowledged that weak border controls,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 25/07/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and certain elements within the Church, particularly after 2021, have advanced the position that Easter Sunday was not solely the result of Islamist extremism but involved an external political actor who allegedly manipulated Zaharan Hashim to achieve a political objective. Such a serious allegation requires evidence capable of establishing the alleged chain of command — who recruited Zaharan, when such recruitment occurred, how control was exercised, who financed the operation, who directed operational decisions and what evidence demonstrates that Zaharan and the attackers acted under external command. Zaharan was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
The self-named “Cockroach Party” made up of young Indians have taken to the streets. Backed by their participation other youngsters have also joined in waves of protests. They are the largest protests in the world given the sheer size of the Indian population. However, they may not succeed. The reason is ultra nationalism that rules India. This is a weapon that can be successfully unleashed against protestors and any anti-regime elements. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh failed to unleash it as it had by then lost the backing of nationalists. Although a movement that can... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
AI Overview
The history of Christian missionary endeavors in Sri Lanka during the colonial era (1505–1948) is viewed by many local historians and religious scholars as a systematic effort to dismantle the country’s indigenous Buddhist and Hindu cultural foundations. Often described in nationalist discourse as a "darkest chapter" of cultural erasure, these endeavors were characterized by violent destruction, legal suppression, and institutionalized discrimination across three distinct colonial regimes. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Portuguese era (1505–1658): Militant destruction and forced conversion The early phase under Portuguese rule represents the most overtly violent period... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
News item Two chinese parties clash in port city Sri Lanka has welcomed foreign investment for many decades, and responsible investors from China, India, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and many other countries have made valuable contributions to our economy. However, investment and criminal activity are two very different matters, and the latter must never be tolerated regardless of the nationality of those involved. Recent media reports of violent clashes involving foreign nationals, ( presumably Chinese} allegations surrounding illegal online betting operations, and investigations into large sums of unexplained... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
by A. Abdul Aziz.
In any war, the first casualty is the truth. If we view the current Middle East conflict through the fog of war, it’s impossible to determine the realities and motives on the ground. Warmongering propaganda has been the wont of Western nations interfering in the Middle East for decades. Muslim nations are painted as “backward” and “barbaric” in need of “democracy” and being saved from their ruthless leaders. This was just some of the rhetoric being used in the build-up to the illegal Iraq War in 2003. That, and the false claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
by I. Ahmad
More than 35,000 delegates from over 90 countries are expected to attend the Ahmadiyya Muslim Annual Conference, begins today (Friday 24th July to Sunday 26th July 2026 at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom. The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community United Kingdom is a unique event that brings thousands of participants from worldwide to increase religious knowledge and promote a sense of peace in society. Eminent speakers discuss a range of religious topics and their relevance to contemporary society. Additionally, a number of parliamentarians, civic leaders and diplomats from different... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Borella Handiya
https://youtu.be/TDW7wSd0mPM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
PRESS RELEASE Maithri Gunarathna PC Rajith Keerthi Tennkaoon Free Lawyers Organization
22 July 2026 It has been reported that journalists attached to the BBC Sinhala News Service were to be summoned before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee in relation to their reporting on an incident involving Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero. Although subsequent reports indicated that the summons had been withdrawn, information circulated on social media at approximately 5.36 p.m. on 22 July 2026 suggests that the Parliamentary Privileges Committee intends to proceed with summoning the journalists. The Free Lawyers Organization wishes to emphasise that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය විසින් නිකුත් කරනු ලැබූ පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය
2026. 07.22 බී.බී.සී. වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුවට කැඳවා වළදා තිබූ නීතියකට අක්රීය වී තිබු පාර්ලිමේන්තු ව්යාවහාරයකට නැවත පණදීමට දරණ උත්සාහය ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් තහවුරු කර ඇති හිමිකම් අභියෝගයට ලක් කිරීමකි. පූජ්ය පල්ලේගම හේමරතන හිමියන් සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ වාර්තාකරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් බී.බී.සී. සිංහල පුවත් වෙබ් අඩවියේ වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුව වෙත කැඳවීමට තීරණය කර ඇති බව වාර්තා වූ අතර පසුව එම කැඳවීම ඉවත් කර ගත් බව වාර්තා විය. එසේ නමුත් ජූලි 22 සවස 5.36 ට ලැබුණු නැවතත් වාර්තා කර ඇත්තේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුව වෙත අදාළ කැඳවීම සිදුවන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Former CEO, Colombo Dockyard PLC
The tragic factory fire reported recently is not merely another unfortunate industrial accident. It is a stark reminder that industrial safety in Sri Lanka still suffers from weak enforcement, inadequate inspections, and, in some cases, a dangerous culture of complacency. Every worker leaves home expecting to return safely. When that does not happen, someone has failed in their duty. The responsibility does not rest solely with the worker or the immediate supervisor. It extends all the way to factory management, company directors, and the Government... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.
18th May Months have elapsed, and we now relish a life of comfort and affluence in London. We have made friendships with several wealthy aristocratic families and hosted extravagant banquets at our mansion. Mina has engaged a butler and several female staff members to assist with our household management. While some of my old acquaintances have expressed curiosity about my sudden wealth, I have chosen to keep the source of my fortune a secret. Nevertheless, I have been prudent with our finances, investing in country estates in Hertfordshire and Kent to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Before Chemmani is turned into an international symbol, one question must be answered: Why is the history of Jaffna under LTTE control missing from the conversation? Chemmani is located in the Jaffna peninsula — an area where for years the LTTE exercised extensive control. This was not an area where the LTTE was absent. It was an area where the LTTE operated: · military bases, · intelligence networks, · interrogation centres, · detention facilities, · courts, · administrative structures, · banks/currencies ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
