දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. මහනුවර.2026. 07.19.
මුළු ලෝකයේම, තම රට හා එහි සැබෑ ඉතිහාසය නොදත්,අතීතයේ සිටි පණ්ඩුකාභය දුටුගැමුණු ,මහාපරාක්රමබාහු, ගජබා, විජයබා සීතාවක රාජසින්හ හෝ වීර කැප්පෙටිපොල, ඩී. එස්. සේනානායක, එස්,ඩබ්ලිව්.ආර්.ඩී. බණ්ඩාරනායක, සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක සහ වසර 30 ක කොටි ශාපයෙන් රට බේරාගත් මහින්ද රාජපක් වැනි නමක් සිහිනෙන්වත් දැක හෝ අසා නැති ඒ වීර සිංහල නරපතීන් රට පාලනය සහ සන්වර්ධනය කළ සැටි පිළිබඳ හෝ කිසිදු අවබෝධයක් නැති, තම රටට,ජාතියට හා ආගමට ආදරයක් නැති එසේම ජාතික සිරිත් විරිත්, ඇදුම් පැලදුම් ආදිය ඇතුළු තම ජාතික සන්ස්කෘතික අනන්යතාව නොදන්නා,නොරකින එසේම අගය නොකරන ඒවාට ආදරයක් නැති, ජනතා හිතවාදී නැති, කොටින්ම මේ රට කුමක්ද කියා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
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Cricket is neither a Religion nor a Sport. It is a halfway house between the two for most cricket fans in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia. In particular, any narrative on History of Cricket in Sri Lanka must acknowledge not only the great competitors on the playing field but also the great innovators off the field i.e., beyond the boundary. The concepts of the ' Third Umpire' and ' Player - Referral ' (DRS) ' have transformed the game of Cricket phenomenally. Both these revolutionary breakthroughs have Sri Lankan origins. Moments... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
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St. Paul's Church was built in 1846 in contempt of the sanctity of Sri Dalada Maligava, in flagrant violation of Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention 1815, and betrayal of the trust of the Buddhists and their unqualified opposition to imposing a Church in the immediate vicinity of the sacred Temple of the Tooth. The construction of St. Paul's Church, Kandy carries a highly contentious colonial history that directly intersects with local religious sentiments and the terms of British rule in Sri Lanka. [1, 2, 3, 4] Historical Context and Grievances ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Aruna Laksiri Unawathuna BSc (Col), PGDC (Col), AAL.
Can the constitutional error acknowledged by the Attorney General—and the error in the English text of the Constitution pointed out by the Election Commission to the Secretary to the President—be overshadowed by the "beating of a deer skin" (muwa hamakata thadi baema) (මුව හමකට තඩි බෑමෙන්) regarding the move to extend the tenure of judges?1. There is currently widespread discussion and criticism within print and electronic media, as well as the legal community, regarding the government's move to introduce a constitutional amendment to extend the tenure of judges.2. Critics... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන BSc(Col), PGDC(Col)
1. මෙම දිනවල විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් ගෙන ඒමට ආණ්ඩුව ක්රියාකරගෙන යන බවට මුද්රිත සහ විද්යුත් මාධ්යයේ සහ නීති ක්ෂේත්රයේත් ප්රසිද්ධ සාකච්ඡාවක් සහ විවේචනයක් ඇති වී තිබේ.2. එක්තරා විනිසුරුවරයෙකු තව දුරටත් ධූරයේ තබා ගැනීමටත්, වෙනත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ට ඉහළ අධිකරණ වලට යාම වැළැක්වීමටත් විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ගෙනෙන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් මගින්උත්සාහ කරන බවට විවේචකයෝ කියා සිටිති.3."හේන මුවන් කෑවාට ගෙදර ගෙනවිත් මුව හමට තඩි බෑම", "නංගී පෙන්වා අක්කාව දීග දීම" යනු සිංහල කියමන් වන අතර, "විදින්නෙ පදුරට වදින්නෙ හාවට" යන්නද සිංහල කියමනක දිගුවකි.4. ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය වසර 6ක් කියූ ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Al-Shaheen Field Expansion Project, Qatar
The project I am referring to is the Ru’ya Development Project, a major expansion of Qatar’s offshore Al-Shaheen oilfield, operated by North Oil Company, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies. Central Processing Platform One of the largest packages covers a new Central Processing Platform complex. The approximately US$1.9 billion EPCIC contract was awarded to a consortium of McDermott Middle East and Hyundai Heavy Industries. 5 The package reportedly includes: A new central processing platform topside and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Qatar’s Energy Hub – A Model Sri Lanka Can Learn From
Qatar has deliberately developed an integrated energy ecosystem rather than relying solely on LNG production. Around the giant Ras Laffan Industrial City and the North Field developments, it has attracted engineering companies, technology providers, service contractors, financial institutions, training centres, and research organisations to create one of the world’s leading oil and gas hubs. Key features of Qatar’s model 1. Ras Laffan Industrial City One of the world’s largest LNG industrial complexes. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Prepared by: Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Chairman – Advisory Board on Offshore and Marine Industry Development Under the Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka Fabweld Academy (Pvt) Ltd 1. Background Sri Lanka’s shipbuilding, offshore fabrication, and heavy engineering industries face a growing shortage of certified welders meeting international standards (ASME, AWS, ISO 9606). Traditional welding training methods, while effective, are limited by high costs of consumables, workshop safety risks, and constrained training space. Globally, virtual welding simulators are transforming welder training. They... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
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De Silva, M.U. (2004), “Suppression of Buddhism under the British and the Resistance of the Buddhists” in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka New Series, Vol. XLIX Special Number on the Panadura Vadaya, 15-52 This refers to a significant academic paper written by Prof. M.U. De Silva, an eminent historian from Sri Lanka. [1, 2, 3] Publication Details Author: M.U. De Silva Year: 2004 Title: “Suppression of Buddhism under the British and the Resistance of the Buddhists” Journal: Journal of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
NVQ Level 3 (National Vocational Qualification) is an intermediate vocational qualification that certifies a person is competent to perform skilled work independently. In Sri Lanka, it is awarded under the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Framework, which is regulated by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC). For welding, an NVQ Level 3 holder is expected to: Perform welding tasks independently with limited supervision. Read and interpret basic engineering drawings and welding symbols. Carry out SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), or FCAW welding, depending on the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
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The Buddhist Sinhala resistance in Kandy against Christian missionaries stemmed directly from the British violation of the Ingrisi-Sinhala Givisuma (the Kandyan Convention of March 2, 1815). This geopolitical and religious friction shaped Sri Lankan history throughout the 19th century and a good part of the 20th century. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], though much less now. The Broken Promise of Article 5 When the Kandyan chiefs and Buddhist clergy surrendered sovereignty to the British Crown, they did so on one non-negotiable condition. Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention explicitly stated: [1, 2,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
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CHAT GPT response Most soccer fans are unaware that the philosophical foundation of modern video review—the "player-referral" mechanism that allows players to challenge on-field decisions—was originally devised by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2] Weeraratna first drafted and published this groundbreaking "Player-Referral" proposal for cricket in 1997. It dismantled the historical doctrine that an official's word is absolute law and provided the structural blueprint for automated challenges now utilized across various sports, including football's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) systems. While the International Football Association Board (IFAB)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sovereign Project | 60010-001 ADB Must Think Beyond Containers: Make Trincomalee the Offshore Industrial Capital of the Indian Ocean and Galle as a high end marina The Asian Development Bank’s initiative to update Sri Lanka’s National Port Master Plan presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the country’s maritime future. If this exercise merely recommends additional container terminals and conventional port expansion, Sri Lanka will have missed another historic opportunity. Instead, ADB must champion the accelerated development of Trincomalee as South Asia’s premier offshore industrial and marine engineering hub. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
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The concept of an "Off Field " Hall of Fame represents a proposed expansion of existing cricket honors to recognize off-field pioneers, innovators, and contributors who transformed the game administratively, technologically, or socially. [1] While basketball and baseball halls of fame routinely induct "contributors" and "pioneers," the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) historically restrict their highest honors—like Hall of Fame inductions—exclusively to former international players. However, sports historians, legal experts, and analysts frequently advocate for a formal mechanism to honor off-field minds whose achievements fundamentally reshaped cricket... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
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Former Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickremaratne took his own life with a firearm. This is according to Police. හිටපු පොලිස්පතිවරයෙකු වූ සී.ඩී. වික්රමරත්න වෙඩි වැදීමකින් තුවාල ලබා රෝහල්ගත කිරීමෙන් පසු අද (17) උදෑසන මියගොස් ඇති බව පොලිස් මාධ්ය කොට්ඨාසය නිවේදනය කරනවා. පොලිස් මාධ්ය කොට්ඨාසය සඳහන් කරන පරිදි, අද උදෑසන කාලයේදී මාලබේ පොලිස් වසමේ, පරාක්රම පාර, තලාහේන ප්රදේශයේ පිහිටි ඔහුගේ පුද්ගලික නිවසේදී මෙම වෙඩි වැදීම සිදුව තිබෙනවා. වෙඩි වැදීමෙන් බරපතළ තුවාල ලැබූ හිටපු පොලිස්පතිවරයාව වහාම නැගෙනහිර කොළඹ ශික්ෂණ රෝහලට (මුල්ලේරියාව) ඇතුළත් කර ඇති අතර,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
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The "Player Referral" concept, which serves as the direct foundational blueprint for Cricket's Decision Review System (DRS), is widely celebrated as Sri Lanka's finest intellectual export to global sports. [1, 2] Conceived in 1997 by Colombo-based Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, this paradigm shift effectively dismantled the centuries-old doctrine that "the umpire's word is absolute law," introducing judicial appellate logic directly onto the playing field. [1, 2, 3] The 1997 Blueprint and its Legal Architecture As a lawyer, Weeraratna viewed the lack of recourse against clear, broadcasted umpiring errors as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
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Dutch journalist Gijs Sanders joined the Sumud Flotilla to document its journey to Gaza. In his documentary Mission Flotilla, he also describes what he says he witnessed after activists were detained, including their treatment in custody, and reflects on how Western media reports on Palestine and Israel.* *Disclaimer: Some of the footage in this video is AI-generated Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
AI Resources Continuous aeration and oxygenation have been successfully used in many countries to improve polluted lakes, although they are usually combined with reducing sewage and nutrient inflows. Aeration alone is not a permanent solution if pollution continues. Some notable examples are: Germany – Lake Tegel, Berlin Continuous hypolimnetic (deep-water) aeration has been used since the 1970s. Oxygen levels were restored in the deep water, fish populations recovered, and phosphorus release from sediments was significantly reduced. The project is regarded as one of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
At present, the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (SLLRDC) has proposed intercepting polluted stormwater and sewage entering Beira Lake by constructing a perimeter pipeline to collect these discharges and divert them for appropriate treatment or disposal. The proposal also includes desludging and dredging the lake to remove contaminated sediments accumulated over many years. However, pumping seawater into the lake as a flushing mechanism would be a serious mistake. Rather than solving the problem, it would transport contaminated water and suspended pollutants into the canal network, Colombo Harbour, and the Port City waterfront, causing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
by Dr Garvin Karunaratne
The experience of the Divisional Development Councils Programme(DDCP) of Sri Lanka(1970-1977) is currently of great importance in today’s situation of unemployment, poverty and also the inability to import goods due to the lack of foreign exchange. This is because the DDCP is a programme that really creates employment. Further it is important to note that the DDCP was entirely implemented with local Rupees. Foreign funds were only required to import dyes for the Crayon Project and the amount of dollars spent to import dyes saved a vast amount of dollars that would have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Sasanka De Silva Makumbura
I am writing this to share a deeply concerning experience regarding my recent interaction with Airtel Sri Lanka, which serves as a stark warning to other consumers about how their personal data and security are being handled. I recently purchased a SIM card through a "roadside" vendor, a transaction that has since descended into a saga of administrative negligence. When an issue arose, I reached out for support, only to be met with a standardized, mechanical response that completely ignored the substantive issues I raised. Here is why I can no... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
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The connection between the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officiating controversy in the Spain vs. France 2026 World Cup semi-final and the Player-Referral concept boils down to the foundational roots of video replay jurisprudence invented by a Sri Lankan lawyer named Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2, 3] The 2026 World Cup incident During the highly tense 2026 World Cup semi-final match between Spain and France (which Spain won 2-0), referee Ivan Barton initially awarded a free-kick to France right before half-time. Moments later, he dramatically overturned his own call after consulting with his assistant... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
This is for patients who intend to undergo spinal decompression surgery as marketed by done surgeons in Sri Lanka Ask these questions A patient underwent spinal stenosis surgery at a hospital in Singapore. The surgeon performed a minimally invasive decompression at three levels: L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5. After the operation, only a dressing was applied over the wound. No drainage tube or blood collection bottle was used, and the surgical wound healed completely within five days. Recently, another patient underwent a similar decompression surgery at a hospital in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
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AI Overview Response Yes, if the ICC Hall of Fame rules were expanded to induct off-field contributors whose achievements occurred "beyond the boundary," Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna would have a compelling, historically backed case for induction due to his "Player-Referral" concept. [1, 2, 3] Under current rules, the ICC Hall of Fame exclusively recognizes former players. However, if it were to open its doors to off-field innovators—similar to how baseball or basketball halls of fame induct "pioneers" and "contributors"—Weeraratna’s structural blueprint would make him a primary candidate for several reasons: [1,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Nava Thakuria
Geneva, 16 July 2026: A marked improvement was observed during the first six months of 2026, with 39 journalists killed compared to 85 during the same period in 2025 — a reduction of more than half the number of victims (- 54%). The Middle East remained the most dangerous region, ahead of Latin America, said the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC). “This decline in the number of victims is finally some good news, after three record-breaking years,” Blaise Lempen, President of PEC, a global media safety and rights body, adding, “But 39 murders is still... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
පාස්කු ප්රහාරයේ මහමොළකරුවන් හොයන නාඩගමේ තිරය පිටුපස ඉන්න ඇත්තම අපරාධකාරයන්ගේ හෙළුව ඊයේ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේදී පට්ටපතුරු යන්නම ගැලවුණා. රාජ්ය බුද්ධි සේවයේ හිටපු අධ්යක්ෂ සුරේෂ් සලේව ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්ත එකට එරෙහිව දාපු රිට් පෙත්සමේදී, ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ සංජීව ජයවර්ධන මහත්තයා එළියට දැම්මේ මුළු රටම කම්පනයට පත්වෙන ඇත්තක්. සහරාන්ගේ මුල්ම ප්ලෑන් එක තිබුණේ පල්ලිවලට ගහන්න නෙමෙයි, නුවර පෙරහරට ගහලා සිංහල-මුස්ලිම් ලේ ගංගාවක් හදන්න. හැබැයි මාවනැල්ල බුදුපිළිම කැඩුවට පස්සේ වනාතවිල්ලුවේ සහරාන්ගේ කඳවුර වටලද්දී ඌට තේරුණා ප්ලෑන් එක මාට්ටු කියලා. ඒ කලබලේට තමයි ඌ තමන්ගේ ප්රහාරය ඉක්මන් කරලා පාස්කු දවසට යොදාගන්නේ. මේ වෙද්දී රාජ්ය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge
The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary (This is the continuation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel Dracula) Following the dramatic conclusion of Bram Stoker's iconic horror classic, the story unfolds with Jonathan Harker and his wife Mina, accompanied by their young son Quincy, embarking on a journey to Transylvania. Their purpose is to confront the lingering shadows of their past, specifically the haunting memories associated with Count Dracula, whom they believe they have vanquished. In a bid to find closure and to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
ජාති වාදය හා ජාතික වාදය රවුෆ් හකීම්, රිෂාඩ් බතිඋර්දීන්. සුමන්තිරන්, ශානක්යයන්, මනෝ ගනේෂන්, දිගම්බරන්, තොන්ඩමන් මුනුපුරා යනාදී ඇතුළු සුළු ජනවර්ග නායකයින් පිරිසක් කඩිමුඩියේ එකතුව තමන් ජාතිවාදීන් නොවන බව පවසමින් තම ප්රශ්ණ වලට පිළිතුරු ලබා ගැනීමට ඉදිරිපත්ව සිටි බව 7/13/2026 දින යූටියුබ් එකේ පලවිය (පහතින් ඇති වාර්තාව බලන්න). පලාත් සභා චන්දය වහාම පැවැත්වීම, උතුරු-නැඟෙනහිර, හා කඳුරට දෙමළ ජනතාවගේ ඉඩම් ප්රශ්ණ, භාෂාව යන කාරණා ගැන විසඳුම් ලබාගෙන ශ්රී ලාංකිකයින් ලෙස සිංහල ජනයා සමඟ ජීවත්වීම සිය අභිප්රාය බව මනෝ ගනේෂන් විසින් අවධාරණය කලේය. තමන් ආණ්ඩු පක්ෂයටවත් විපක්ෂයටවත් කිසිදු සම්බන්දයක් නැති ස්වාධීන කණ්ඩායමක් යයි ඔවුන් කියා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
සමායෝජක, වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය වසර 6ක් කියූ නීතීඥවරයෙකුට ලක්ෂ 5ක නඩු ගාස්තු ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය විසින් නියම කිරීමෙන් පසු ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන කෙටුම්පතක් 2024.07.18 ගැසට් වීමත්, ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83 ව්යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා පාඨ අතර වෙනසක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දුන්නේත් ඇයි?*විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමේදී මතුවන ව්යවස්ථා අර්බුදය....* Why was the Chairman of the Election Commission informed the Secretary to the President to correct a difference between the Sinhala and English texts of Article 83 of the Constitution and Why was a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Jayantha Liyanage Sinhaladeepa Jathika Peramuna
Dear Editor,New Constitution should reinstate the historical rights of the Sinhala peopleSix Tamil & Muslim political parties in their joint statement issued today (14.07.2026) has said that the present Government should enact a new constitution as promised before they come to power. Several National Newspapers has published that statement as their headlines.The first constitution enacted prior to the independence was the Soulbury Constitution enacted in 1947. Thereafter, 1972 Republican constitution was enacted to regain the full independence from the British and 1978 constituent incorporated the executive Presidency.In 1995, the then President Chandrika had... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
News item Daily FT https://www.ft.lk MSC in talks to acquire stake in Hambantota Port 6 days ago — (MSC) is in discussions to acquire a significant stake in Hambantota International Port as part of a broader strategy to expand its port ... How can MSC invest in Hambantota when chinese company owns 85% ? Sarath Obeysekera The Hambantota Port is not owned outright by China. It is operated under a 99-year concession (lease) through joint venture companies between the Sri Lanka Ports... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Bandula Kendaragama Investigative Independent Dam Safety Consultant
Dear Editor, I wish to introduce myself by sending my CV. As far as casualties and damage to personal property and infrastructure facilities as a result of opening of spillway gates is concerned, actual technical details are not given in most news items posted in the social media. Given that I have worked in Kothmate dam during the construction stage (1980-1985) and worked in 12 countries since migrating to Australia in 1989, it is my paramount due to submit to you for you to publish in your esteemed newspaper. The reasons for heavy flooding... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
PHIL MILLER
Britain’s armed forces have a far more extensive base network than ever presented by the Ministry of Defence. New research by Declassified reveals the extent of this global military presence for the first time – as the government announces an extra 10% spending on defence. UK military has base sites in five countries around China: naval base in Singapore, garrisons in Brunei, drone testing sites in Australia, three facilities in Nepal and quick reaction force in Afghanistan Cyprus hosts 17 UK military installations including firing ranges and spy stations, with some... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Mr. Nahil has stated that, having served as Chief Engineer at Colombo Dockyard, he is qualified to advise on the Beira Lake restoration project. I understand that one of the proposals under discussion is to pump seawater into the lake to flush out the contaminated water. As ex chairman Sllrdc and CEO dockyard I have strongly opposed this proposal and have advised the current Chairman of the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC) against introducing seawater into Beira Lake. As an engineer, he understood my concerns and the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/07/26)
Source: Christian Aggression Website
https://christianaggression.org/evangelism-as-part-of-foreign-political-strategy/ Evangelical Intrusions, Sandhya Jain, Rupa & Co., Pp 251 (HB), Rs 395.00 THIS book comes at an opportune moment when repeated reports of religio-political violence in the north-eastern states are pouring in, accompanied by the rise in armed rebellion from groups professing secessionist aspirations. As is universally recognised, the separatist goals are linked to an agenda of religious conversion which is likely to rupture the cultural and civilisational unity of the indigenous faith and culture. The author has chosen Tripura as the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/07/26)
By A Ranasinghe
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 05:34 - - 34 For months, the nation's attention has been riveted on the construction industry's deepening crisis. Contractors lament labour shortages, escalating costs, delayed payments, and abandoned projects, while the proposed importation of 7,500 skilled foreign workers is being hailed as a solution. But are we treating the disease—or merely its symptoms? Before prescribing remedies, should we not first ask whether we have correctly diagnosed the illness? An industry that contributes significantly to national development deserves more than superficial analysis. It demands a rigorous examination of the interconnected forces... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/07/26)
AI Overview
The use of cricket as a vehicle for religious outreach in South Asia is a documented strategy within localized "sports ministries", though its scale, systemic impact, and intent to target specific Dharmic populations are highly debated. While evangelical networks use the game to build community trust, critics argue it acts as a soft-power tool for proselytization. Faith-Based Sports Ministries Several evangelical and non-denominational Christian organizations operate global networks known as "sports ministries." In cricket-dominant nations like India and Sri Lanka, these groups use the sport to establish local outreach: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/07/26)
AI Overview
Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) and Sir John D'Oyly were both master intelligence officers who weaponized cultural fluency to absorb independent kingdoms into the British Empire, yet they operated in entirely different environments and left vastly contrasting personal legacies. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] AI Overview Similarities Deep cultural immersion and fluency Both men rejected the traditional, aloof stance of British colonial administrators, choosing instead to blend seamlessly into their target cultures. [1, 2] ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/07/26)
අරුණ උණවටුන
(නිවැරදි පිළිතුර දක්වා රු.1100/- වටිනා නීති කෘතියක් දිනා ගන්න)විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට විරුද්ධ වීමට හේතු වන්නේ1. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ පවතින වැරැද්දක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත 2024.07.18 ගැසට් පත්රයේ පළ කිරීමට අනුමැතිය ලබා දීමට නීතිපතිවරයා පියවර ගෙන ඇති බව එළිදරව්වීම.(It has been revealed that the Attorney General has taken steps to approve the publication of the 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill in the Gazette on 18.07.2024 to correct an error in the Constitution.)2. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83 වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදය සහ ඉංග්රීසි භාෂාවෙන් ඇති ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83 වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ b. ඡේදය සම්බන්ධයෙන් මැතිවරණ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/07/26)
