Shenali D Waduge
While ordinary Sri Lankans buried their dead and tried to rebuild their lives, others thousands of miles away kept the conflict politically alive and continue to do so for their selfish ends. Seventeen years after the defeat of the LTTE, one uncomfortable truth continues to receive little attention: the war may have ended militarily in May 2009, but sections of the overseas LTTE network refused to allow the conflict narrative to die. For nearly three decades, ordinary Tamil families in Sri Lanka carried the real burden of war:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. In the 1930s, palm leaf manuscripts were held by elite families living in the Central Province. They had been handed down from generation to generation. These collections were greatly cherished. Some manuscripts showed the standing of the family under the Udarata kings, but many manuscripts were looked after simply because they showed that Sri Lanka had been an independent, monarchical state in the near past. The Historical Manuscripts Commission (HMC) was set up in the 1930s to see whether any valuable manuscripts could be obtained from these privately owned... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
TEMPLE LIBRARIES Special mention must be made of the extensive palm leaf manuscript collections found in the Buddhist temples in the island. The collections were mostly on Buddhism but they also had manuscripts which yield valuable primary information on other matters. Sirancee Gunawardana has looked at the collections in the following temples as they had the largest collections. Dalada Maligawa Pattirippuwa , Raja Maha vihara, Malwatte in Kandy; Mulkirigala Raja Maha vihara; Potgul vihara Hanguranketa; Raja Maha vihara Pelmadulla; Raja Maha vihara Kelaniya; Raja Maha vihara Hittetiya; Katarangala vihara Halloluwa, Kandy; Netolpitiya... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර
අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්තිර ලේකම් සහ සභාපති, ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමය (1991-94). 2026.මැයි 10 දා. ඔබ පක්ෂය විසින් 1971 මෙහෙයවනලද රාජ්ය විරෝධී කැරැල්ලේදි බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනිය මරාදැමීමට සැළසුම් කොට සිටියත් ඇය ඒ සියලු දෙනාටම සමාව දී පුනරුත්ථාපනය කළ නිසා ඔබ පක්ෂයෙ නය ගෙවීමට එතුමියට ගෞරව කිරීම සන්දහා කළහැකි සුදුසුම ක්රම්රමය එය යයි මම සිතමි. මා අද මෙම ලිපිය ලියනුයේ වසර 2566 ක අඛන්ඩ ඉතිහාසයකට හා ශ්රේෂ්ඨ අභිමානයකට මේ මිහිපිට උරුමයක් ඇති සාඩම්බර සින්හල බෞධයෙක් වශයෙනි.අපගේ මේ මව්බිම ගැන හෝ එහි දීර්ග ඉතිහාසය ගැන හෝ සින්හල ජාතිය පිළිබඳ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Vijaya College Matale
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Ruwan M Jayatunge, MD. PhD
Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is a systematic approach that combines medical and therapeutic interventions to assist individuals in overcoming their dependence on addictive substances (The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The primary objective of rehabilitation is to equip individuals with the necessary skills and support to achieve long-term sobriety while enhancing their overall quality of life. Watson (2022) elucidates that drug addiction is a complex neurobiological condition that requires coordinated therapy of the brain, body, and soul. The rehabilitation process for drug and alcohol addiction acknowledges... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Sports
Instant Replay is coach referral. DRS is player - referral That is the critical difference Michael Roberts has noted that Senaka Weeraratna’s "Player Referral" concept was a historic paradigm shift that fundamentally altered sports officiating. [1, 2] The Core of the Claim The Concept: Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna first proposed the "Player Referral" system in a letter to The Australian newspaper on March 25, 1997. The Legal Analogy: He used his legal background to argue that, like dissatisfied litigants in a court of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Sarath Obeysekera
India’s decision to introduce massive incentives for shipbuilding component manufacturing is not merely an industrial policy. It is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-term maritime vision to transform India into one of the world’s leading naval and shipbuilding powers by 2047. Recent reports in The Economic Times reveal that the Indian government is preparing new schemes with capital subsidies and production-linked incentives (PLI) to develop a complete shipbuilding ecosystem. (ETInfra.com) https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/shipping-/-transport/japans-mitsui-osk-lines-worlds-second-largest-ship-owner-by-fleet-size-eyes-shipbuilding-in-india-and-investments-in-terminals-logistics/articleshow/131047421.cms This is not an isolated initiative. India has already approved a gigantic ₹69,725 crore maritime and shipbuilding development package,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka’s “Richard in the Day, Daniel in the Night” Immigration Comedy Sri Lanka proudly announces record tourist arrivals every month. Ministers smile, airports are busy, and hotels celebrate. But somewhere between the arrivals terminal and the Port City construction sites, something unusual seems to be happening. A man arrives with a visa saying “Assistant Cook.” By morning, he is expertly preparing noodles for construction workers. By midnight, perhaps he is allegedly preparing phishing emails for somebody’s bank account. As the old Sinhala saying goes:“Daaval Richard,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Hiru News
The Supreme Court sentenced I.G.S. Prematilake, the former director of the National Institute of Education, to six years of rigorous imprisonment today (14) for contempt of court. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, including Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, delivered the verdict. The charges against Prematilake involved his failure to implement a Supreme Court order related to the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination held in 2024. Authorities filed the contempt of court case after he neglected to carry out the specific judicial directives pertaining to the exam.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The special committee appointed to investigate and provide recommendations regarding the release of 323 disputed containers from Customs convened yesterday (13) in Parliament. Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara chaired the session. The meeting grew tense as heated debates broke out between government and opposition members while Nagananda Kodituwakku, General Secretary of Vinivida Peramuna, provided testimony. This special parliamentary committee received its mandate to conduct a thorough investigation following the tabling of a previous report by a five-member Ministry of Finance committee that initially looked into the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The government decided to conserve and officially gazette the Kapurella hot water wetland in Maha Oya, Ampara, which is recognised as the first and only geothermal wetland identified in Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody and a group of officials visited the 20.1-hectare ecosystem in the Bogamuyaya Grama Niladhari Division on the 12th to observe the site. While typical hot springs in the country take the form of small ponds, Kapurella features a unique marshy nature spread across a wide area. Water heated by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 15/05/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Before the LTTE asks the world to mourn its dead, it forced Tamil parents to mourn their living children. This is an ugly truth that LTTE fronts overseas can never excuse. Do we empathize with the thousands of Tamil children taken from their homes, forced into LTTE uniforms, trained to kill, and indoctrinated to commit suicide if captured — or do we continue applauding annual placard campaigns staged comfortably in Western capitals by people who never sacrificed their own children to war? The international community continues to hear... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
Shenali D Waduge
The public has every right to ask difficult questions about the Easter Sunday attacks and demand answers. Most importantly the victims, their families deserve truth, accountability & justice. In this framework media has an important role to play. Journalists must highlight the failures, expose inconsistencies, question institutions and examine those in positions of authority during the attacks. These are all facets of a functioning democracy. But there are some ethical lines that cannot be crossed. The media is not the Police The media is not the CID or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
by, Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine
Kachchatheevu Islands are a 285-acre island located in the Palk Strait; which was recognized as Sri Lankan territory under the 1974 and 1976 maritime boundary agreements signed between India and Sri Lanka; in 1974 and 1976. According to political scholars this was seen as a deliberate political move to unrest Tamil Nadu political powers: in fear of itself demanding independence. This resulted in the curbing of the Tamil Nadu fisherman's longest legitimate fisherman's fundamental territorial rights; with the Kachchatheevu islands two agreements; signed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
SRI LANKA FOOTPRINT
https://youtu.be/GMlFL1xbu3k?si=jYgo-PpFQVsQklFM This short film is AI-generated for educational and memorial purposes. It was created with deep respect for the soldiers, civilians, and communities of Sri Lanka who suffered through the long civil conflict. This is not political content. It is a digital remembrance — meant to educate, honor, and never forget. මෙම කෙටි චිත්රපටය අධ්යාපනික හා අනුස්මරණ අරමුණු සඳහා AI- මගින් නිර්මාණය කරන ලද්දකි. එය නිර්මාණය කර ඇත්තේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජනතාව සහ සිවිල් ගැටුම්වලින් පීඩාවට පත් වූ සියලු දෙනා කෙරෙහි ගැඹුරු ගෞරවයක් ඇතිවය. මෙය දේශපාලන අන්තර්ගතයක් නොවේ. එය ඩිජිටල්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
Source : AI Overview
Reason for the Urgent Visit The emergency intervention comes directly after the entire Executive Committee and President of SLC resigned on April 29, 2026. Following the mass resignation, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Sports established a Transitional Interim Committee. The visiting ICC officials are tasked with: [1, 2, 3] Assessing Fairness: Evaluating if the new Transitional Interim Committee was appointed properly and fairly. Reviewing constitutional changes: Checking proposals from the Ministry of Sports regarding vital amendments to the SLC constitution. Setting election timelines: Establishing a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
Courtesy The Peoples Gazette
Sri Lanka has recorded 27,754 dengue cases and 14 deaths so far this year, with infections reported from all 25 districts, health officials said on Wednesday. ri Lanka has recorded 27,754 dengue cases and 14 deaths so far this year, with infections reported from all 25 districts, health officials said on Wednesday. The National Dengue Control Unit said the number of confirmed cases has increased compared with 2025. According to the officials, the highest number of infections has been reported from the Western Province, while Matara, Galle, Ratnapura,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, May 13 (Daily Mirror) - Over 10,000 patients are currently on waiting lists for heart surgeries in government hospitals, while the soaring cost of private sector treatment has made lifesaving procedures unaffordable for many Sri Lankans, according to the Medical and Civil Rights Doctors' Trade Union Alliance. Alliance Chairman Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said the basic cost of bypass surgeries and stent procedures at private hospitals has now exceeded Rs. 1.5 million, with the total expense increasing further depending on the duration of hospitalisation and intensive care treatment. He said... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/05/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Before the LTTE turned its guns on the Sri Lankan State, it turned them on Tamils. Yet, even 17 years after LTTE defeat there are attempts to continue to portray LTTE as the “sole representative of the Tamil people”. This is deliberately suppressing an ugly truth: the LTTE’s first victims were Tamils themselves. Any Tamil who openly opposed, questioned or challenged the LTTE risked intimidation, isolation or elimination. Over time, fear replaced free expression. It became a case of either openly supporting LTTE or silently pretending to support them in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Former Member of Parliament Udaya Gammanpila addressed the media after providing a statement to the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID), outlining a series of claims connected to investigative material arising from the Easter Sunday terror investigations. What he revealed cannot be lightly dismissed because Sri Lanka has already paid the price once for ignoring warnings. The Easter Sunday massacre of 21 April 2019 did not occur because there were no warnings. It occurred because warnings — both internal and external — were ignored, delayed, downplayed, politicized, or not acted upon with the urgency required. That... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
If Norway is truly interested in serving the people of Sri Lanka rather than clandestinely helping sectarian interests leading to fragmentation and balkanization of the country on a platform of ' Divide and Rule' , as was done in the past, it must shift its role from that of a 'peace mediator' toward pursuing colonial reparations from fellow European nations. In other words, it must begin to address the long - term historical grievances of the people of Sri Lanka that suffered heavily during the colonial era i.e., the darkest chapter in Ceylon's history... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The rise and fall of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar remains one of the darkest chapters in modern criminal history. Escobar did not merely run a drug empire — he built a parallel power structure through fear, intimidation, bribery, and murder. Judges were assassinated. Journalists were silenced. Police chiefs were targeted. Politicians lived under constant threat. Even ordinary citizens became collateral damage in a system where criminal power attempted to overpower the State itself. Colombia during that era became a frightening example of what happens when organized crime infiltrates institutions and when fear... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/26)
e-Con e-News (ee)
The USA-owned platform, Wordpress, has 'reinstated' e-Con e-News (ee) after an almost 2-day suspension. No reasons have been given. ee is seeking alternate platforms, so as not to be subject to the whimsy of some decadent hand. Our latest blog was about who exactly rules the USA, as it seeks to further dominate Sri Lanka. Check it out. It's intriguing. Perhaps the US wishes to tell ee it already owns Sri Lanka. We are fully aware that the USA seeks to control the internet, as much the waterways that surround us, treating this 'highway'... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/05/26)
Voice Tube
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Namal Rajapaksa
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Madyawediya
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Dasatha News
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Shenali D Waduge
Calls for reducing or removing Security Forces camps in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province in particular the Jaffna & Wanni security forces, are being promoted as post-conflict normalization, reconciliation, and civilian land release. These developments must be read as part of Sri Lanka’s broader transition from sovereign security control toward system-based dependency systematically instigated across Sri Lanka but visibly seen in the North and East strategic arc. This issue cannot be treated lightly. Such a decision cannot ignore wider geopolitical reality and implications that are being built around regional connectivity. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
Udaya Gammanpila
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Dilrook Kannangara
After 60 years of continued rule, Dravidian political parties suffered a massive defeat in Tamil Nadu state of India at its state election. DMK, AIADMK and their various offshoots failed to win a sizable number of seats to rule the state. Instead, a newcomer to the political scene – TVK – led by an actor turned politician swept the election. However, his party lacked the majority and had to rely on a rival party’s support to get Joseph Vijay’s claim to the Chief Minister post. His voter card states that he’s a Christian – a fact... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
by Senaka Weeraratna
In his February 2014 article, Senaka Weeraratna argued that a Narendra Modi premiership would trigger a "sea change" in India's regional leadership, moving away from Western influence toward an assertive, nationalist foreign policy, marked by increased civilizational pride The author questioned whether Sri Lanka was prepared for this transformation, predicting a shift toward a more respectful, culturally aligned partnership rather than previous diplomatic approaches. Read the full analysis on esamskriti.com. https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/opinion/india-under-narendra-modi-is-sri-lanka-ready/172-47140 India under Narendra Modi: Is Sri Lanka ready for its revolutionary transformation? by Senaka Weeraratnaon 01 Feb 201416 Comments... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
Author: Hamsen B Paramahamsa
Part one This is Sri Lanka. Praised as the paradise island and called, in the history, as the granary of the east. Yes, it is true if one had the means. One can shift away from Colombo and seek refuge in regions where barely people live. It can be in the mountains, at the coast or even in the semi-barren Jaffna peninsula. Nature is reviving despite demographic pressure and random encroachment of virgin land. In and around cities and towns people commute about trading, practising professions or even be government... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Norway's intervention in Sri Lanka's affairs is tantamount to a Kiss of Death. Its intervention in the past has always undermined national sovereignty, promoted betrayal of Sri Lanka's true interest and was always seen as the continuation of the deadly colonial policy of 'Divide and Rule'. Norway enjoys the reputation of a dedicated Christian theocratic State. Only followers of the Christian Lutheran Church were able to hold high office including the King of Norway, Judges and all senior civil and military officials, county governors, and most cabinet members, under the Constitution of Norway. The Church of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
Dr. Sam Ben-Meir
Few words in modern political language are as burdened—or as reflexively rejected—as communism. To invoke it today is to invite immediate dismissal, as though history itself had rendered a final and irreversible judgment. The argument is familiar: the twentieth century tried communism, and it failed—catastrophically. But this argument rests on a confusion so basic that it would be surprising—were it not so convenient. It assumes that what occurred in the Soviet Union, Maoist China, or other so-called “actually existing socialist” states exhausts the meaning of communism. It treats a historically contingent set of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, May 11 (Daily Mirror) - The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) said today that environment clearance has not been granted for a cable car project at the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) site. Director General of the Central Environmental Authority Kapila Rajapaksha confirmed that no environment clearance has been granted for such a cable car project. He said this while responding to a question whether any approval has been granted to a cable car project at the Sri Pada site. It was earlier reported that attention... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/05/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය -ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් -- ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
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e-Con e-News 3-09 May 2026
“Before you study the economics, study the economists!” The USA Wants to Rule Sri Lanka, Yet Who Rules the USA? e-Con e-News 3-09 May 2026 * ‘Wall Street was tough to get into for us. Not to be crude but there’s a Jewish Mafia, & a WASP Mafia, & an Irish Mafia… …They hire their own; they socialize among their own.’ – Raj Rajaratnam, ruminates on his jailing for insider trading, in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/05/26)
