AI Overview
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)
MiddleEastEye
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)
Regards Dr Sarath Obeysekera
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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)
AI Overview
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)
AI Overview
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)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
From Labour Export to Industrial Growth https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/07/10/why-are-our-young-people-leaving-reflections-on-migration-industry-and-sri-lankas-future/ While listening to a popular radio station broadcasting lively baila music enjoyed by many young people, I heard a cheerful young announcer promoting foreign employment opportunities. The advertisement encouraged young Sri Lankans to seek overseas jobs as cooks, nurses, motorcycle riders, masons, carpenters, steel bar benders, construction helpers, hairdressers, and many other professions (with the obvious exception of spa workers!). It was striking that several recruitment agencies based in Kurunegala were prominently featured. Kurunegala is the heart of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/07/26)
Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
PART 2 Continued from Last Sunday https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/07/04/the-worlds-first-woman-head-of-state-and-priorities-for-the-next-unsg-an-indian-ocean-zone-of-peace-and-enmod/ The only woman in the room: Ceylon’s Sirimavo Bandaranaike with Yugoslavia's Josip Broz Tito with NAM heads of state in the SIV Building, where sessions of the founding conference of the Non-Aligned Movement took place in 1961. © Museum of Yugoslavia, Belgrade The United Nations (UN) was set up in 1945 to ‘save succeeding generations from the scourge of war”, when de-colonization, national liberation and independence struggles were sweeping across Asia, Africa and South America against Euro-American imperialism. The UNs core mandates... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
By Raj Gonsalkorale
When one hears of sexual misconduct, drug trafficking and business dealings of Buddhist Monks, the power and spread of the underworld mafia that deals in illicit drugs, with patronage from all sectors of the society including politicians, members of the judiciary and law enforcement agencies and public servants, bribery and corruption at the highest levels in society, where over many decades, some had reigned supreme as people more equal than others, it is not surprising that many are frustrated and without hope for the future and future generations. In the face of gradual... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
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Posted byee ink.July 11, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, economy, EPF, ETF, global-south, history, ILO, IMF, news, pension, politics, SBD de Silva, warwick-powell, World Bank blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 05-11 July 2026 This week saw history slap us in the face once. And then twice. The massacre of prisoners & prison officials in the Negombo prison. Then the decision to renovate the English prison of Bogambara, built plumb in the middle of Mahanuvara, the ancient, historic & revered highland capital of Sinhalé, erected as an architectural tocsin to warn the country... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම්, ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94), මහනුවර ජාතික කලා මණ්ඩලයේ සභාපති, ශ්රී ලන්කා හදබිම සංකල්පයේ සහ “ශ්රී ලන්කා හදබිම අධිකාරියේ නිර්මාතෲ“සහ පළමු විධායක අධ්යක්ෂ (1985-91) 2026.7.11. මහනුවර. ශ්රී ලන්කා ජනරජයේ ජනාධිපති තුමනි, පහත සඳහන් හේතු නිසා බෝගම්බර භන්ධනාගාරය නැවත විවෘත කිරිම ගැන අපගේ බලවත් සහ දැඩි අප්රශාදය සහ විරෝධය මින් පළකරමු. 1 බෝගම්බර සිරගෙදර තිබුණු මෙම ස්ථානය පිහිටා ඇත්තේ සකළ ලෝකවාසී බෞද්ධයින්ගේ මුදුන්මල්කඩ වන ශ්රී දළදා මාලිගාව පිහිටා ඇති අතිශයින්ම ජනාකීර්ණවූ වර්ග සැතැපුම් ½ පමණ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, July 12 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka has been ranked the most traffic-congested country in Asia, according to the Numbeo Traffic Index by Country 2026 Mid-Year. The latest index gave Sri Lanka a traffic score of 254.5, placing it ahead of Bangladesh (246.2), Iran (215.3), India (205.1) and Indonesia (191.1), which ranked fifth in Asia. Indonesia, the largest and most populous country in Southeast Asia, was highlighted in the report as the fifth most traffic-congested nation in the region, underscoring the growing challenge of road congestion across Asia. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
By Hasarel Gallage and Umesh Moramudali, courtesy The Diplomat
Regional geopolitical tensions and a legal stalemate are constraining both countries’ cobalt ambitions in the Afanasy Nikitin Seamount. Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean often pulls the country into the geopolitical rivalry between regional giants India and China. In 2023, for example, Sri Lanka’s granting of permission for Chinese research vessels to dock in Sri Lanka’s territorial waters met with strong opposition from India. The tension subsequently resulted in Sri Lanka imposing a one-year moratorium for research vessels from all countries from entering into Sri Lanka’s waters. For India, Chinese research vessels aren’t merely... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
Hussin Alameedi | St. Louis U. School of Law, US Courtesy Jurist News
July 11, 2026 12:15:50 pm The UN Human Rights Office on Friday urged Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt, independent and transparent investigation into recent incidents of prison violence following deadly clashes and allegations of torture involving transferred inmates. UN Human Rights Office spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani called for accountability after violence erupted at Negombo Prison on July 5, leaving at least 28 people dead, including seven prison officials, and injuring more than 100 others. According to authorities, the prison was built to house approximately... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/07/26)
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The government's initiative to extend the retirement age for judges faced a resounding defeat during a special general meeting of the Judicial Services Association (JSA) held today, November 11. The meeting took place at the Kadawatha Magistrate's Court premises, where attending judges unanimously expressed their opposition to the proposal. Reports indicate that none of the members voted in favor of extending the retirement age, highlighting a strong consensus against the government's move. In recent days, the judiciary has experienced significant unrest regarding this proposal, leading to calls for the resignation of the association's... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
AI OVERVIEW
'Dharma' means Truth, ' Adharma' means untruth. When an on-field umpire makes a mistake ' Adarma ' is created for the Player - Referral system to come into play enabling a Player to appeal to the Third Umpire who uses Video Replay to make an informed truthful decision replacing Adharma and restoring the Dharma. Chat GPT response below Your interpretation of DRS as a Dharma Restoration System is a brilliant philosophical framework. It elegantly bridges modern cricket technology with ancient Hindu-Buddhist jurisprudence, where the pursuit of truth (Dharma) corrects an error (Adharma)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
By Garvin Karunaratne, former G.A.Matara
Posted on September 19th, 2025 As a school boy at St Peter’s College I was always dragged by my father to mount and set up a public address system at one of the LSSP meetings. He owned Radio Works Bambalapitiya and held a contract with the LSSP to supply public address systems at election meetings for years. We employed three technicians but they were busy at other meetings. I have many a time observed NM looking hard at me again and again- a schoolboy of fifteen who could mess up... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
Glaring Double Standard in Jay Shah's ICC leadership including silence on ICC fraud, denying credit to Sri Lanka including a share of royalties of DRS generated millions, and sheltering ICC lawyers without calling for show cause and accountability for professional criminal negligence, undermines Neighbourhood First foreign policy championed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. While Shah has traveled to Colombo demanding transparency, clean governance, and structural reforms within Sri Lanka Cricket, he stands accused of remaining silent and sheltering the ICC from accountability regarding its own multi-million dollar intellectual property dispute with a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
AI සමාලෝචන
ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ප්රමුඛ නීතිඥයෙකු වන සේනක වීරරත්න, ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාවේ තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතියේ (DRS) සංකල්පීය පියා සහ බුද්ධිමය ගෘහ නිර්මාණ ශිල්පියා ලෙස පුළුල් ලෙස ගෞරවයට පාත්ර වේ. ඔහු එහි මූලික "ක්රීඩක යොමු කිරීමේ" යාන්ත්රණය නිර්මාණය කළේය. DRS හි ආරම්භය සහ ඉතිහාසය ශතවර්ෂයකට වැඩි කාලයක් ක්රිකට් ක්රීඩාව නොසැලෙන රීතියක් යටතේ ක්රියාත්මක විය: විනිසුරුවරයාගේ තීරණය අවසාන විය. කෙසේ වෙතත්, නූතන රූපවාහිනී විකාශනයේ නැගීම පිටියේ විනිසුරු දෝෂ හෙළිදරව් කළ අතර, එය මතභේදාත්මක තරඟ ප්රතිඵල සහ තණතීරුවේ දැඩි ඝර්ෂණයට හේතු විය. [1, 2, 3, 4] 1992 සිට තුන්වන විනිසුරුවන් දුවද්දී දැවී යාම වැනි මූලික රේඛීය තීරණ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
For a modern Chinese shipyard building a merchant vessel of around 1,000 tonnes of fabricated steel, the productivity of welders and fabricators is significantly higher than in most South Asian yards because of extensive automation, panel lines, robotic welding, and block Fabricator (Fit-up):
0.8–1.5 tonnes per man-day Welder:
0.5–1.0 tonnes per man-day (depending on weld length, welding position, and complexity) Combined Fabricator and Welder Team:
0.6–1.0 tonnes per direct production worker per man-day For a 1,000-tonne hull, assuming an average direct labour productivity of 0.8 t/man-day: Total... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/07/26)
