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How Vietnam Celebrated the Buddha's Birthday | Vesak 2025 Will Amaze You
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https://youtu.be/2bcAom1iZ9Q May 9, 2025 vesak2025 vesak buddhism Experience Vesak 2025 like never before — right here in Vietnam, where Buddha's Birthday is celebrated with stunning rituals, colorful lanterns, sacred chants, and thousands of devoted monks and laypeople. From candlelit processions to elaborate offerings and awe-inspiring ceremonies, this video takes you deep into one of the most spectacular Buddhist festivals in Southeast Asia. Whether you're a spiritual traveler, cultural explorer, or simply curious, Vesak in Vietnam will leave you amazed 👍 If you enjoyed the content or found... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Vesak song | Blissful hymn for the Buddha's birth (AI Animation)
Thich Truc Thai Minh
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thichtructhaiminhbvp   -------------------------------------- ➡️ News, Buddhist activities, and Dharma teachings from Ba Vang Pagoda are regularly updated on: 👉 Website: http://thichtructhaiminh.com 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThichTrucTh... 👉 Fanpage Thich Truc Thai Minh:   / thichtructhaiminh.bvp  ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

ශ්‍රි ලන්කාව දැනටමත් සින්හල බෞද්ධ රටක් නොවේද?
ආචාර්‍ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර.
මහනුවර 30. මැයි 2026. සාමාන්‍යයෙන් අපි දන්නා කාලේ සිට, ඒ කියන්නේ 6 4 තෙරුණදා සිටම වෙසක් උත්සවය තමා අපේ ලොකුම ජාතික උත්සවය. මම පුන්චිකාලේ මට මතකයි අපේ අම්මා කියනවා පුතේ අපේ ජාතියේ ලොකුම උත්සවය වෙසක් කියලා. මට මතකයි 1972 මම මහනුවර කච්චේරියේ කුඩා කර්න්මාන්ත සහකාර අධ්‍යක්ෂ වෂයෙන් ඉන්න කොට එවකට හිටපු දිසාපති මාරලන්ද මහතා මට කථාකරලා අස්ගිරියේ මල්වත්තේ මහනායක හාමුදුරුවන්ගෙ වෙසක් පනිවිඩ දෙක හදලා දෙන්ට පුලුවන්ද ඇහුවා.දිසාවෙ දිසාපති වරයා තමා ස්වදේශ කාටයුතු අමාත්‍යන්ශයට ඒක යවන්නෙ. ඒක සතියකවත් කලින් ගෙන්වා ගන්නවා. එකත් අකොට වෙසක් දවසේ සියළුම පුවත්පත්වල  පළවෙනි පිටුවේ මහනායක හිමිවරුන්ගෙ,අගමැතිගෙ සහ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Kurunegala–Galagedara Expressway: A Foundation Stone Is Easy, Delivery Is the Real Challenge
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the Kurunegala–Galagedara Expressway marks the beginning of another important chapter in Sri Lanka's highway development programme. While politicians gather to celebrate the launch, the real test will be whether the project can be delivered on time, within budget, and without becoming another victim of bureaucratic delays and funding bottlenecks. The success of this highway will depend not merely on engineering excellence but on effective project execution. The Government should seriously consider appointing a dedicated Resident Project Manager from the Road Development Authority (RDA) with full... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Massive Exposure to State and Private Banks
From AI resources
MTD Walkers expanded aggressively into roads, piling, power, marine engineering, real estate, and infrastructure projects during a period when large government-funded construction contracts were flowing into the market. By 2018–2019, the group had accumulated tens of billions of rupees in debt. Several reports alleged that some facilities from state banks were granted with inadequate security and that conflicts of interest existed because individuals connected to the company also held positions connected to state banking institutions.   The Auditor General's reports later noted that several loan facilities granted to MTD Walkers subsidiaries... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Healing the Unseen Wounds: Psychological Therapies for Ukraine's War Victims
 Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD
The conflict in Ukraine began in February 2014, resulting in significant and far-reaching consequences for the physical and mental well-being of its population. The protracted nature of the war has caused deep psychological scars and emotional distress among individuals and communities, particularly those living in the region’s most severely impacted by the violence. Civilians have faced not only the immediate dangers of armed conflict but also the long-term effects of displacement, loss of loved ones, and the destruction of their homes and livelihoods. Additionally, combatants have experienced their own... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Sir Iftikar Ayaz Awarded Prestigious Royal Title: The, CMG
by A. Abdul Aziz.
In appreciation of Sir Iftikhar Ayaz’s Humanitarian service he has been awarded the Queen’s medal for Humanitarian Service. This Medal was approved by Her Majesty in 2020 especially for her Realms.Sir Iftikhar Ayaz has been dedicatedly serving Humanity for decades. He received almost 40 award’s. Dr. Iftikhar Ayaz O.B.E (Officer of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) has been awarded a K.B.E (Knight Commander of the Excellent Order of the British Empire) in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the South Pacific and humanity. Sir... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

Jonathan Hall, Counsel for ICC has given flawed legal advice on authorship of Player Referral (DRS) claiming that it was the work of an unnamed and undisclosed employee of ICC or a contractor but not the work of Senaka Weeraratna.
Source:  AI Overview
Jonathan Hall, Counsel for ICC has given flawed legal advice on authorship of Player Referral (DRS) claiming that it was the work of an unnamed and undisclosed employee of ICC or a contractor but not the work of Senaka Weeraratna. This is a ridiculous claim making ICC the laughing stock of the Cricket world. AI Overview The ongoing dispute over the authorship of cricket's Decision Review System (DRS) centers on the argument that the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s legal defense relies on flawed reasoning. The core of the matter is the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

If ICC lawyers have blundered giving sub - standard flawed legal advice on the origins of Player - Referral what are the remedies available to improve ICC's image
Senaka Weeraratna
If ICC lawyers have blundered giving sub - standard flawed legal advice on the origins of Player - Referral leading to loss of confidence in the competence and advice of its legal team, what are the remedies available to improve ICC's image including taking stern action against the lawyers guilty of Professional Negligence? If the International Cricket Council (ICC) legal team provided flawed advice regarding the origins of the Player-Referral / Decision Review System (DRS), the ICC can restore its institutional integrity by issuing formal recognition to the true architect of the concept, and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/05/26)

ගල්අඟුරු වංචාව බලහත්කාරී මංකොල්ලයක් බවට පත්වෙයි -MV JOSCO YONGZHOU ‘ගල් අළු නැව’ ගොඩබෑම ආරම්භ කරයි!
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නොරොච්චෝල බලාගාරය වෙත රැගෙන ආ MV JOSCO YONGZHOU ‘ගල් අළු නැව’ හි ගොඩබෑම් කටයුතු පෙ.ව. 9 ට නැවට ඇතුළු වූ කණ්ඩායම් හතරක් විසින් පෙ.ව. 10.30 ට ආරම්භ කර ඇත. ගල් අඟුරු මෙ.ටො. 59766.000 ක් සහිත නැවත මැයි 28 ඊයේ දහවල් 11.30 ට පමණ පුත්තල නැංගුරම් පොලට පැමිණි අතර, සවස 3.30 ට බලධාරීන්ගේ පරීක්ෂාවට ලක් විය.  විනාඩි 30 ක් තුල එනම්  2026 මැයි 28 දින සවස 4 ට පමණ ගොඩබෑමේ අනුමැතිය ලබා දෙන ලදී.  ‘සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්‍රතික්ෂේප’ කළ යුතු... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

Channel 4 & Asad Maulana: Where Is the Evidence for the Alleged February 2018 Meeting between Suresh Sallay & Zaharan?
Shenali D Waduge
The entire Channel 4 conspiracy narrative surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks rests fundamentally on one alleged event — a purported February 2018 meeting between Suresh Sallay and Zaharan Hashim. If that meeting cannot be independently verified through objective evidence, then every subsequent allegation built upon it rests primarily on delayed recollection rather than independently established fact. Given the gravity of the accusations — including allegations of state complicity in terrorism and mass murder — the evidentiary threshold required must necessarily be exceptionally high. THE ALLEGED FEBRUARY... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

DRS - Jonathan Hall, General Counsel ICC, like David Becker (Head Legal -ICC) has submitted that ICC was totally unaware of Senaka Weeraratna’s prior work completely overlooking the Doctrine of Constructive Notice and Oversight of core intellectual property principles.
Senaka Weeraratna
In an exchange of correspondence between Mr. Maithri Panagoda, Senior Partner, Carroll & O' Dea Lawyers (letter dated December 06, 2022) appearing on behalf of Mr. Senaka Weeraratna, and Mr. Jonathan Hall, General Counsel and Company Secretary, ICC, Mr Hall ( in letter dated January 20, 2023) takes up the same defense that David Becker (Head Legal, ICC) foolishly raised in 2010 - that the ICC when it arrived by its own efforts granting a Player Right of Appeal in 2006 naming it the Umpire Decision Review System (UDRS) ,they did not know that Senaka Weeraratna had already conceived the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

The Buddha saves Animals from sacrifice | Must watch !
Abhinav Kumar
https://youtu.be/pu5aa-jES5M?si=VAoxa_svkoW9m0eM In this video, Buddha saves animals from being sacrificed by the Priests of those days. The Buddha was against animal sacrifice. He had to be, for he was staunchly opposed to killing. Killing, not just human beings, but all beings without exception. He expressed the view that it was all beings that deserved our compassion. During the time of the Buddha, many kinds of sacrifices were practised by Brahmins who were the priests of the Vedic religion professed by the upper castes of contemporary Indian society. The Buddha did not see... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

South African Lawyer David Becker's negligence and oversight of fundamental principles of law as a legal adviser of the ICC 
Courtesy : AI Overview
David Becker’s legal opinion on the authorship of the "Player Referral" concept—which forms the core foundation of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS)—has sparked intense criticism for alleged negligence and oversight of core intellectual property principles. The controversy surrounds a legal position drafted by Becker during his tenure as Head of Legal for the International Cricket Council (ICC), in which he denied credit or association to the original conceptualizer. [1, 2, 3] The Core of the Dispute The dispute centers on Senaka Weeraratna, a Colombo-based lawyer who widely publicized the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

Sri Lanka’s Justice System Needs Revolutionary Reform — Not Endless Postponements
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Without Prejudice  For the attention  of  Lady Justice  (  she  is called Lady Justice. She is usually depicted holding a balance scale and a sword, and often wears a blindfold to symbolize impartiality and fairness. In Washington, D.C., versions of Lady Justice can be seen at several important government buildings, including the United States Supreme Court.)  Sri Lanka’s Justice System Needs Revolutionary Reform — Not Endless Postponements
Sri Lanka today faces a crisis far deeper than economic bankruptcy. It is a crisis of public confidence in governance,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

EU-Sri Lanka forum discusses maritime, logistics hub potential
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Recently, the SLPA Chairman made an important presentation to the German delegation regarding port expansion plans, but Trincomalee appeared to have been left out of the overall development formula. EU-Sri Lanka forum discusses maritime, logistics hub potential | EconomyNext The Government should clearly clarify whether India’s strategic interests and existing involvement in Trincomalee are influencing this position or creating a caveat regarding future development initiatives. RegardsDr Sarath Obeysekera... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

ICC's shameful co - habitation with wrongdoing of its Legal Team in relation to authorship of DRS - Options available to restore its integrity
Courtesy:  AI Overview
Restoring the ICC's integrity regarding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) authorship dispute requires addressing claims that the ICC's legal team relied on a legally flawed, self-serving opinion to bypass intellectual property rights and bypass doctrines of constructive notice. [1, 2] To undo the apparent wrongdoing and restore institutional credibility, the ICC and cricketing bodies must consider the following targeted options: 1. Independent Review & Commission of Inquiry Establish an Impartial Panel: The ICC must appoint a neutral, independent Commission of Inquiry comprising international intellectual property (IP) and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

Colombo port expansion plans gather momentum-Colombo Port and Trincomalee Expansion: Vision Without Execution Will Sink Sri Lanka
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Colombo-port-expansion-plans-gather-pace-with-US-2Bn-pipeline/108-341509 Sri Lanka’s ambitious US$ 2 billion port expansion programme may look impressive on paper, but without a competent, technically driven execution team, many of these projects risk becoming expensive national fantasies. The proposed Colombo North Port expansion is a classic example. For years, experts have warned that the northern boundary of Colombo Port faces increasing environmental and engineering challenges due to changing rainfall patterns, severe flooding, and the sensitivity of the Kelani River outfall. Any major reclamation or port expansion northwards will inevitably interfere with flood discharge... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

A Rs. 100-Million Crematorium for Dogs: Misplaced Priorities in a Rabies-Endemic Island Impending Public Health Crisis
Champa Fernando Secretary, KACPAW
While Sri Lanka is now sitting on a powder keg of dog rabies, about to ignite, it is bewildering that the 2026 budget allocated Rs.100 million for a dog crematorium cum shelter to one local government body out of 343, and no money for National Dog Sterilization. This is the first time money has not been allocated for National Dog Sterilization since 2008.  Retardation of the National Dog Sterilization Program Owing to the retardation of the national dog sterilization program for two consecutive years in 2024 and 2025, by 2026 we... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

ඉන්දියාවේ විශාලතම බැටරි බලශක්ති ගබඩා පද්ධතිවලින් එකක් ආරම්භ කිරීමට අදාළව අදානි සමාගම විසින් මෑතකදී කළ නිවේදනය, ශක්ති, වරාය, ලොජිස්ටික්ස් හා යටිතල පහසුකම් ක්ෂේත්‍රවල අනාගතය දෙස ඉන්දියානු මහා ව්‍යාපාරික සමූහ කෙසේ වේගයෙන් හා දැවැන්ත අභිලාෂයකින් ගමන් කරන්නේද යන්න ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට නැවත මතක් කර දෙයි.
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/adani-green-energy-commissions-worlds-largest-battery-storage-system-11548396/amp/1 ඉන්දියාවේ විශාලතම බැටරි බලශක්ති ගබඩා පද්ධතිවලින් එකක් ආරම්භ කිරීමට අදාළව අදානි සමාගම විසින් මෑතකදී කළ නිවේදනය, ශක්ති, වරාය, ලොජිස්ටික්ස් හා යටිතල පහසුකම් ක්ෂේත්‍රවල අනාගතය දෙස ඉන්දියානු මහා ව්‍යාපාරික සමූහ කෙසේ වේගයෙන් හා දැවැන්ත අභිලාෂයකින් ගමන් කරන්නේද යන්න ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට නැවත මතක් කර දෙයි. එහෙත් ශ්‍රී ලාංකිකයන් සඳහා “අදානි” යන නාමය මතු කරන්නේ මිශ්‍ර හැඟීම්ය. මන්නාරම් සුළං බල ව්‍යාපෘතිය යෝජනා වූ අවස්ථාවේ පරිසරවේදීන්, වෘත්තීයවේදීන් සහ කනස්සල්ලෙන් පසුවූ පුරවැසියන් බොහෝ දෙනෙක් සාධාරණ විරෝධතා මතු කළහ. එහි ප්‍රධාන ගැටලුවක් වූයේ මන්නාරම සහ කල්පිටිය අතර ජාත්‍යන්තර වශයෙන් වැදගත් සංක්‍රමණික පක්ෂීන්ගේ ගමන් මාර්ගයට... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/05/26)

Asad Maulana & Channel 4 – In search of Evidence on Easter Sunday attacks
Shenali D Waduge
This rebuttal examines whether the Channel 4 documentary establishes its central allegation of high-level state complicity in the Easter Sunday attacks on the basis of independently verifiable evidence, or whether it relies primarily on delayed testimony, anonymous sourcing, and inferential narrative construction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QAgPSz4hS4 SECTION 1 THE ENTIRE CHANNEL 4 CASE RESTS ON ASAD MAULANA Channel 4’s central allegation of high-level complicity in the Easter Sunday attacks rests overwhelmingly on the testimony of a single individual — Asad Maulana. The documentary... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Menacing echoes of the regime change of 2015 - VI
By Rohana R. Wasala
Concluding part continued from May 21, 2026 The Cardinal’s demand that Shani Abeysekera and Ravi Seneviratna, despite their being under a cloud about the Easter Sunday suicide bombings, be tasked to conduct fresh probes into them in order to track down an alleged mahamolakaru or mastermind, is even more ironical in view of the close relationship that Gotabaya Rajapaksa maintained with the Catholic Church, especially his friendly connection with the Cardinal, from the time he was Secretary of Defence, all of which he describes in his book on pages 93 to 96.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Child Sexual Abuse within Religious Institutions
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge  
Child sexual abuse has become an urgent concern, with a troubling number of children subjected to physical and sexual abuse within religious institutions. In recent decades, reports of such misconduct have emerged across various faiths, including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Buddhism. Often, those in leadership roles within these organizations have either hidden the incidents or used their authority to impede investigations, allowing the perpetrators to get away. The Ill Effects of Child Sexual Abuse Child abuse, particularly in the form of sexual abuse, has... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

ICC received flawed Legal Opinion from its lawyers on DRS . What are the Remedies available to Sri Lanka to undo a global scale injustice caused to a Sri Lankan inventor ?
Source: AI Overview
To undo the global-scale injustice regarding the authorship of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS), Sri Lanka and the inventor, Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, have several legal, diplomatic, and institutional remedies available. [1, 2] The controversy stems from a flawed legal opinion by former ICC legal counsel David Becker, which claimed the ICC was unaware of Weeraratna's 1997 "Player Referral" concept and that publishing it openly waived his rights. This opinion completely overlooked the established legal doctrine of Constructive Notice—given that Weeraratna extensively publicized the four core pillars of the DRS across global... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Tourism and clean lanka 
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/travel/india-is-dirtiest-country-vlogger-praises-sri-lanka-critiques-india-s-tourism-decline-due-to-poor-cleanliness-101779874371832.html During my routine early morning walk along the Kimbulawala walking path ,  I keep noticing heap of garbage  on both sides of the Madiwela road for several weeks Irony is one heap lies next to the police post for weeks  Often I see the two young cops looking at the mobiles ignoring my kind  polite request as a senior citizen  to do something I requested them to charge the violators or even get Local authority ( Maharagama ) to collect the garbage and clear the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Facilitation of Betting & Gaming License Approvals in Sri Lanka-Port city as the centre and High end Marina can bring in millionaires ?
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Proposal for Facilitation of Betting & Gaming License Approvals in Sri Lanka As Sri Lanka seeks new avenues for foreign direct investment, tourism growth, and foreign exchange earnings, the development of a regulated betting and gaming industry within the Colombo Port City framework deserves serious consideration. Global gaming hubs such as Macau, Singapore, and certain Caribbean island jurisdictions have successfully transformed gaming and entertainment into major economic drivers. Sri Lanka, strategically located in the Indian Ocean and positioned between the Middle East and Asia, has the potential to develop a carefully... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

The Gambling Invasion: Is Sri Lanka Becoming South Asia’s Next Betting Hub?
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The online casino and gambling sector in Sri Lanka has been growing quietly but rapidly over the last decade, driven by smartphone penetration, digital payments, tourism, and weak regulatory enforcement in cyberspace. While traditional gambling was once limited mainly to physical casinos in Colombo targeting tourists,specifically chinese and Indians  online betting and gaming have now become accessible to ordinary Sri Lankans through mobile apps and offshore websites. Why the Industry Is Growing
Smartphone and Internet Expansion Sri Lanka now has widespread smartphone usage and relatively affordable mobile internet.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

ජනපතිත් බලාපොරොත්තු නොවුණ සෝභිත හිමිගේ ඉල්ලීම දැන් ඉතින් කරන්න දෙයක් නැහැ
The Life Traveler
https://youtu.be/dQ5EVGDOjOQ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Between Fear and Opportunity: Should Sri Lanka Embrace Indian Investment?
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/adani-green-energy-commissions-worlds-largest-battery-storage-system-11548396/amp/1 The recent announcement that  Adani  has commissioned one of the world’s largest battery energy storage systems in India once again reminds Sri Lanka of the scale, speed, and ambition with which Indian conglomerates are moving into the future of energy, ports, logistics, and infrastructure. For Sri Lankans, however, the name “Adani” immediately brings mixed emotions. When the Mannar wind power project was proposed, many environmentalists, professionals, and concerned citizens raised genuine objections. One major concern was the possible disturbance to migratory bird routes between Mannar and Kalpitiya, an... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

Why Bakhtiyar Khilji Destroyed India’s Second Oldest University? । Destroyed before Nalanda
Senaka Weeraratna
https://youtu.be/V-zC_PznvMM?si=T68Zda0lYDOGDfpj For centuries, the destruction of Nalanda University has symbolized the tragic decline of Buddhism in India. But Nalanda was not the only great center of learning lost to history. In this documentary, we explore the forgotten story of Odantapuri Mahavihara — one of ancient India’s oldest Buddhist universities — its rise, significance, scholars, and the devastating invasion led by Bakhtiyar Khilji that changed the intellectual landscape of Asia forever.  Why was Odantapuri targeted? What made this university so important? And why has history almost forgotten its existence? This is... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/05/26)

How a British Missionary Created Dravidianism
TheEmissaryCo
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vxUx02K8ups?feature=share... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

ගොඩබිමෙන් මුහුදට: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ඊළඟ ආර්ථික පිම්ම නිල් ආර්ථිකයෙන්”
ආචාර්ය සරත් ඔබේසේකර
(Dr. Sarath Obeysekera) උපායමාර්ගික අවධානය යොමු කරන ප්‍රදේශ 1. යටිතල පහසුකම් සංවර්ධනය ● ද්විත්ව භාවිත Mini Marinas: ධීවර වරායන් 21ක් ධීවර හා විවේක යාත්‍රා සඳහා marinas බවට පරිවර්තනය කිරීම, සංචාරක ව්‍යාපාරය වැඩි කිරීම සහ නව ආදායම් මාර්ග උත්පාදනය කිරීම. ප්‍රධාන ස්ථාන අතර ගාල්ල, බේරුවල සහ ත්‍රිකුණාමලය ඇතුළත් වේ. ● බෝට්ටු නිෂ්පාදන කලාප: බෝට්ටු තැනීම සහ අලුත්වැඩියා කිරීම, ජාත්‍යන්තර බෝට්ටු සාදන්නන් ආකර්ෂණය කර ගැනීම සහ කාර්මික වර්ධනය ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම සඳහා කැප වූ කලාප පිහිටුවීම. ● කප්පරතොට දියකඩනය: කප්පරතොට දියකඩනය සංවර්ධනය කිරීමෙන් මරීනා සහ ධීවර කටයුතු වැඩිදියුණු... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

Raising spiritual and moral standards through taqwa (righteousness)  - Ahmadiyya Khalifa delivers Eid-ul-Adha 2026 sermon
Source: Al  Hakam., London 
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Head  of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community delivered Eid-ul-Adha sermon after led the congregational Eid Prayer at  Mubarak Mosque inTillford, U.K on yesterday 27 May, 2026. His Holiness recited  Chapter 22, Verse  38 of the Holy Quran, the meaning of which: “Their flesh reaches not Allah, nor does their blood, but it is your righteousness that reaches Him. Thus has He subjected them to you, that you may glorify Allah for His guiding you. And give glad tidings to those who do good.” (Surah al-Hajj, Ch.22:... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

Sri Lankan inventor of Player - Referral ( DRS) entitled to National Recognition and due Honours from the Govt. Sri Lanka and SLC
Source: AI Overview
The Sri Lankan lawyer and visionary credited with conceptualizing the "Player Referral" mechanism—the exact foundation of modern cricket's Decision Review System (DRS)—is Senaka Weeraratna. There is an ongoing campaign for him to receive formal national honors from the Government of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). [1, 2, 3, 4] The Invention and Background The Concept: In a published article in The Australian on March 25, 1997, Weeraratna proposed the revolutionary idea of allowing players to appeal on-field umpire decisions to a third umpire. The Paradigm Shift:... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

From Ethanol to FPSOs: The Brazil Partnership Sri Lanka Cannot IgnoreTrincomalee Can Become the Offshore Repair Hub of the Indian Ocean
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Brazil’s offshore oil industry is dominated by the state-controlled energy giant Petrobras, which operates one of the world’s largest deepwater offshore production networks. Most production comes from the “pre-salt” offshore basins located far offshore in the Atlantic Ocean, particularly the Santos and Campos Basins. From AI resources - What is an FPSO?
An FPSO means: Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel These are essentially giant floating offshore factories and storage terminals combined into one vessel. They: Receive crude oil... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

මහාචාර්ය සෝමදේවගෙන් අලුත් භූගත ස්කෑන් වාර්තාවක් උසාවියට
The Leader
අහඹු ලෙස අස්ථි කොටස් හමුවීමකින් තොරවම සමූහ මිනීවළක් ලෙස සැකකොට අධිකරණ නියෝග යටතේ රජයේ වියදමින් හාරා සුවිශේෂී යමක් සොයා ගැනීමකින් තොරවම කැනීම් අවසන් කළ නැගෙනහිර පළාතේ භුමියක් සමීපයේ තව දුරටත් සැකයට භාජනය වී ඇති ස්ථානයක සිදු කළ ස්කෑන් පරීක්ෂණයේ වාර්තාව අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබේ.වින්දිතයන් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටින නීතිඥ මුබාරක් මුගසම් මැයි 26  වැනිදා පළාත් බද මාධ්‍යවේදීන්ට දැනුම් දී තිබුනේ මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කයේ කුරුක්කල්මඩම් හි භුමි භාගයක පුරාවිද්‍යාව පිළිබඳ ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ මහාචාර්ය රාජ් සෝමදේවගේ ප්‍රධානත්වයෙන් මැයි 15, 16 සහ 17 යන තෙදින තුළ සිදුකළ ස්කෑන් පරීක්ෂණයේ වාර්තාව අධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කළ බවයි."මහාචාර්ය රාජ් සෝමදේව මහතාගේ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

From Sugarcane to Offshore Steel: Why Sri Lanka Must Court Brazil for a Blue Economy Revolution
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Kandidat Tekhneecheski Nauk (1977)
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/05/26/sri-lanka-to-launch-sugar-sector-project-with-brazilian-technical-support/ For decades, Sri Lanka has looked mostly toward Asia, the Middle East, and occasionally Europe for economic partnerships. Yet one of the world’s most successful maritime-industrial nations remains largely ignored in our strategic thinking — Brazil. Brazil is not merely a football nation or an agricultural giant producing sugar and ethanol. It is also one of the world’s most experienced offshore oil and gas engineering powers, with decades of expertise in deepwater exploration, offshore fabrication, floating production systems, marine engineering, and offshore vessel... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/05/26)

විනිමය හුවමාරුව  මහ බැංකුව - රේගුව රට පටලවයි!-නාමික හුවමාරු අගය නොතකා රේගුවෙන් ඩොලරයට රු.354.17 ක හුවමාරු අගයක්
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ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව සහ වානිජ්‍ය බැංකු විසින් නිවේදනය කර ඇති නාමික විනිමය අනුපාතය කුමක් වුවත්, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව 2026 මැයි 25 සිට මැයි 29 දක්වා ඩොලරයකට රු. 351.17 ක විනිමය හුවමාරු අගයක් මත සියළු ගණුදෙනු කරන බව ගැසට් මගින් ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කර ඇත. ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව අන්තර් බැංකු ඩොලර් හුවමාරුව හරහා කෘතීම ලෙස ඩොලරයේ අගය පහත මට්ටමක පවත්වා ගැනීමට උත්සහ දරණ නමුත්, රාජ්‍යයට ඉහළම ආදායමක් ලබා දෙන ශ්‍රී ලංකා රේගුව රටේ නාමික විනිමය හුවමාරු... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/05/26)

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නොරොච්චෝල බලාගාරය වෙත ගල් අඟුරු රැගෙන පැමිණි MV JOSCO YONGZHOU නැවේ ප්‍රමිතිය ‘සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්‍රතික්ෂේප’ කළ යුතු අගයේ පවතී.  2026 අප්‍රේල් 30 දින 10.09 ට Bureau Veritas Solutions South Africa (Pvt) Ltd වෙතින් ලංකා ගල්අඟුරු සමාගමේ අධ්‍යක්ෂවරයෙකු වන සුජන්ත රත්නායක වෙත මෙම පැටවුම් වරාය වාර්තාව (Lord Port Report)  යොමු කර ඇති අතර, එහි පිටපත  ගල් අඟුරු සමාගමේ සියළුම නිලධාරීන් හා බලශක්ති අමාත්‍යාංශ ලේකම් ඇතුළු පිරිසක් වෙත යොමු කර... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/05/26)

Why Sri Lanka Needs CEOs with a Different Outlook -A Personal Experience
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
After graduating and working overseas in the UK and Norway, I returned to Sri Lanka and joined Colombo Dockyard as a consulting engineer. My task was to help develop new business opportunities in general engineering to fill the revenue gap caused by the decline in ship repairs and new boatbuilding work. At that time, Dockyard was a state-owned enterprise, and its marketing approach was not very aggressive. We therefore looked for new engineering opportunities and started securing steel fabrication projects, including API 650 steel tanks for Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and the fabrication... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/05/26)

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    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
    Final assault
    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone
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  • The war is over - With the death of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran, the militant campaign for a Tamil state in Sri Lanka seems to have come to an end. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09) LTTE RISE & FALL -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Where is Prabakaran? -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War by Mahdi Darius Nazemroay -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)
  • TWO EMISSARIES FROM UK AND FRANCE TWIST THEIR PURPOSE OF VISIT TO SRI LANKA. Malin Abeyatunga .-Full Report- (The LankaWeb-02/05/09)

History

  • THE ANCESTRY OF RAVANA A close study of the Ramayana, particularly the last book or Uttara Kanda, reveals that Ravana, the enemy of Lord Rama, was not a Dravidian, as many people have thought, but related to the Sri Lanka, who are considered to be Aryans-that Ravana was a migrant to Sri Lanka from the Vedic family of the Yadus, perhaps deriving originally from the city of Mathura south of Delhi. The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from the north was from Gujarat and of the Yadu family, which dominated the southwest of India and from the region of Gujarat had access to the sea on which they travelled far in their trading and colonizing ventures. The Ramayana tells the Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, had close connections with region of the Yadus, which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura south of Delhi.
  • Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
    123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
    12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
    7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
    6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
    3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
    2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
    2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
    1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
    900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
    700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
    600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
    483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
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    -Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
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