Shenali D Waduge
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1359766255903278 You claim genocide, occupation, and structural erasure. These are serious allegations that demand serious evidence — legal proof, forensic data, documented history, and verifiable records — not slogans, flags, or emotional scripting. 1) “4 FEBRUARY 1948 – BLACK DAY FOR TAMILS” This slogan is a deliberate distortion of history, constructed around the Indian Tamil plantation labour repatriation issue, which has nothing whatsoever to do with the so-called ‘Ceylon Tamils' or Sinhala discrimination. It is a political myth retroactively imposed on Independence Day to manufacture... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
By Rohana R. Wasala
When we come to itWe, this people, on this wayward, floating bodyCreated on this earth, of this earthHave the power to fashion for this earthA climate where every man and every womanCan live freely without sanctimonious pietyWithout crippling fear When we come to itWe must confess that we are the possibleWe are the miraculous, the true wonder of this worldThat is when, and only whenWe come to it. Concluding lines of the poem ‘A brave and startling truth' (1995) by Maya Angelou Ven. Dr Melpitiye Wimalakitti Nayake Thera,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
Sasanka De Silva Makumbura.
When the new regime announced the cancellation of pension payments for parliamentarians, the public reaction was electric. The majority went "Gaga," seeing it as a righteous strike against a privileged class. It is a populistically brilliant move, cutting costs and punishing an unpopular elite. However, while the public cheers, few pause to calculate the long-term adverse ramifications. By stripping financial security from public office, we risk creating a paradox where a move intended to punish elites actually entrenches them, dragging us back toward a feudal structure that modern democracies, and indeed, socialist... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
Sam Ben-Meir - February 10, 2024
Every February, on Abraham Lincoln's birthday, Americans rehearse a familiar liturgy. Lincoln is praised as the Great Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the embodiment of moral clarity and constitutional restraint. He stands as the reassuring proof that democracy can survive its gravest crises without stepping outside its own principles. There is truth in this image—but it is an incomplete truth, and in our own moment, a potentially dangerous one. For Lincoln's greatness did not consist in a simple fidelity to law. It consisted in something far more unsettling: his... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
(ලිපිය දීර්ඝවීම වැළක්වීමට පැහැදිලි කිරීම් අඩුකර ඇත)1. 13වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය මගින් ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 154 (උ) අනු ව්යවස්ථාව ඇති කර එක් එක් පළාත් සභාවට ප්රඥ්ප්ති සෑදිය හැකි බවත් එම සංශෝධනය මගින් හඳුන්වාදුන් 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව පුළුල් බලතල පළාත් සභාවලට ලබා දී ඇත.2. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව එක් එක් පළාත් සභාවට ප්රඥ්ප්ති සෑදීමට පුළුල් බලතල හිමි වුවද පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක උත්තරීතරත්වය අනුව පාර්ලිමේන්තුවටද ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව විශේෂ ආකාරකින් නීති සෑදිය හැකිය.3. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් නීති පැනවීමේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
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Nava Thakuria
Bangladesh, a Muslim majority nation of over 170 million people, goes for general election on 12 February 2026 to elect its 13th Jatiya Sansad in Dhaka. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission altogether 12,77,11,895 electorates are eligible for voting where over 4.5 million are newly registered young voters (after attaining 18 years). The voting will take place at 42,766 polling stations across the country where 785,225 presiding and polling officers will be deployed. Over 900,000 security personnel are expected to monitor and ensure safety & security of the candidates and voters during the election. Altogether 2,034 candidates representing 51 political... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank has renewed its membership with the Parenthood Global Association for the second consecutive year, reaffirming its strong commitment to fostering a workplace culture that supports, empowers, and understands the needs of working parents. This renewed partnership underscores NDB’s belief that an inclusive and equitable work environment must make space for the realities and responsibilities of modern parenthood. The Parenthood Global Association is dedicated to helping organisations build family-friendly workplaces that nurture well-being, productivity, and work-life integration. NDB’s continued affiliation with this prestigious body reflects the Bank’s sustained efforts to enhance... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has expressed serious concern over what she called the decline of Sri Lanka’s professional public service, warning that selective application of justice and politically motivated governance are undermining the foundations of the State. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Kumaratunga said she was sharing excerpts from an article titled “When Justice Becomes Selective,” noting that the issues discussed in it have a significant impact on the country’s system of governance. She said she strongly agreed with the article’s arguments, describing it... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
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The government-led intervention involving allegations over the placement of a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhirajarama Temple is a deliberate crime against the Sasana.Most Venerable Dr. Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera, the Chief Prelate of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, conveyed this view in a letter addressed to the President.The Chief Prelate points out that the opposition to the statue's placement originated from a group including a member of the Tamil Diaspora and a member of the current government, rather than from any other ethnic or religious community.He believes the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
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Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s political history cannot be understood without confronting the forces that repeatedly reshape public anger, class conflict, and ideological rebellion. Among these forces, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) stands out as a movement that began as a radical Marxist uprising of the oppressed, yet today operates within a political alliance aligned with ultra-capitalist, liberal global frameworks under the banner of the National People’s Power (NPP). This dramatic transformation raises a fundamental question: Did the JVP evolve naturally, or was it strategically redirected by internal wanna-be elites and external geopolitical forces? ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
අධිකරණ අමාත්යවරයා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබෙන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳව යළි සලකා බැලීමට තීරණය කර ඇතැයි එම කෙටුම්පතට එරෙහි පෙත්සම විභාගයේදී නීතිපතිවරයා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ2026 පෙබරවාරි 09 දින දැනුම් දුන්නේය.ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පතඅභියෝගයට ලක් කරමින් ගොනු කර තිබූ පෙත්සම අද (09) මහින්ද සමයවර්ධන, අර්ජුන ඔබේසේකර සහ සම්පත් අබේකෝන් විනිසුරුවරුතුමන්ලා ඉදිරියේ කැඳ වූ අවස්ථාවේදී නීතිපතිවරයා වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටි අතිරේක සොලිසිටර් ජෙනරාල් සුමති ධර්මවර්ධන මහතා මෙම දැනුම්දීම සිදු කළේය.පදිංචිකරුවන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත සහ ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
Cricket
DRS is the lotus in the mud of Sri Lanka Cricket that has now become the laughing stock of the entire Cricket World after its disgraceful 3 Nil defeat to England in the recent T 20 Tournament. Yet neither the SLC nor the Govt. of Sri Lanka is interested in supporting the just claim of a Sri Lankan for international recognition of the Player - Referral concept (DRS) as a Sri Lankan invention. Sri Lanka suffered a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England in their recently concluded T20I series in February 2026.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
Noorjehan Safia Niaz Courtesy SuPWR
India Opinion March 8, 2024 Discussions in India around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) come at a critical time for Muslim women to demand legislative reforms. While the country debates around UCC, it is essential that Muslim women get legislative protection on issues of polygamy, child marriage, halala/muta/misyar, equal inheritance rights, equity in custody/guardianship rights and the right to legally adopt. For the Muslim community, the first set of reforms began in 1937 in the form of the Shariat Application Act, followed by another quick codified law in 1939... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
[hi-story of Transformation of Sinhala Buddhists from victims of whites, black-whites and Marxists to genocidal murderers of Tamils : how Sri Lankan governments succumbed to the Tamil Eelam trap -1923-2026] (1) “The Sinhala nation still remains trapped in the Mahavamsa mindset. They are unable to free themselves from the mythical consciousness that sees this island as the exclusive domain of the Sinhala Buddhist people. V. Prabhakaran- Maaveerar Day, 2005 (2) “…. during the past two centuries, Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism has gradually evolved through the sanctification of the Mahavamsa.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025
‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * Is Rockefeller’s Exxon Getting Singapore to Sell Stolen Venezuelan Oil to Sri Lanka? e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025 * At a recent collective bargaining negotiation, workers asked for a copy of the collective agreement in Sinhala. The company agreed to translate it but declared in case of discrepancy, the English document would prevail! Happy Independence Day! The English do & does prevail! ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
Garvin Karunaratne, former GA Matara
It was a Saturday morning. Seated in the verandah of the Warakapola Rest House I was waiting for the arrival of the Hon Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dudley Senanayake. It was my task every Saturday and Sunday to meet him and be with him the entire day, for two long years. I was the Additional Disapathy in Kegalla. It happened in 1968 Earlier that week I had assumed duties as the Additional Government Agent at Kegalla and met the Government Agent Stanley Maralanda. Mr Maralanda the Government Agent was very... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
සංගදාස අකුරුගොඩ
2009 මැයි මාසයේදී ශ්රී ලංකාව නිල වශයෙන් එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ සංවිධානය හමුදාමය වශයෙන් පරාජය කළද, ගෝලීය එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊය හා සම්බන්ධිත පිරිස්, හමුදාමය නොවන ක්රමවලින් ස්වාධීන ‘දෙමළ ඊලමක්’ නිර්මාණය කිරීමේ බෙදුම්වාදී අරමුණු ක්රියාත්මක කරමින් සිටී. ඒ සමග, ශ්රී ලංකාවේ 2015, 2022 සහ 2024 දි සිදුවූ ආණ්ඩු පෙරලිවලින් පසු, උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල හමුදා ඉවත් කිරීම්, බුද්ධි අංශ පහත හෙලීම් මගින් රාජ්ය ආරක්ෂක පැවැත්ම දුර්වල වීම් සිදුවෙමින් පවතින අතර එම ප්රදේශයන්හි පුරාවිද්යාත්මක වැදගත් කමක් ඇති සිංහල බෞද්ධ ආගමික සිද්ධස්ථානවල පැවැත්මටද දැඩි පීඩනයන් එල්ල වෙමින් පවතී. උක්ත බෙදුම්වාදී අරමුණු සහ ආණ්ඩු පෙරලීම් අහම්බයෙන් හෝ හුදකලා වූ සුදුවීම් නොව එය බාහිර උපායමාර්ගික... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Generation Z (persons born between 1997 and 2012) are very special compared to other generations. They are highly influential around the world and have a few political, religious and business victims under their belt already. As most of them grew up with high tech, they are globally aware and better behaved compared to older generations evidenced by a drastically lower rate of childhood pregnancies, tobacco use and alcoholism. They are highly sensitive to economic strength and economic freedom, and also aware of their rights. These traits were less seen in older generations as they were more... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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Bloomberg report notes that wage disparities persist, with foreign workers often earning less than Russian nationals for similar roles By Nishel Fernando Russia is turning to South Asia, including Sri Lanka, to address a widening labour shortage that has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and long-term demographic shifts. A report by Bloomberg highlights that Russian recruiters are aggressively scouting for workers in Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh as Moscow faces its most severe workforce crisis in decades. With an estimated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to launch an inquiry into a complaint filed by the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne. Kularatne was recently suspended from his post following a decision made by the Parliamentary Staff Advisory Council. The suspension reportedly stems from complications surrounding the legality of his initial appointment to the parliamentary staff. In response to his suspension, the Deputy Secretary General filed a formal complaint with the Bribery Commission on the 2nd of this month against Speaker... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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Sinhala Buddhists, constituting approximately 70% of Sri Lanka’s population, and forming the islands continuous civilizations core for over 2500 years are experiencing systematic marginalization across governance, administration, legal protection, cultural preservation, and education, particularly in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. Despite being the majority, their religious, cultural, and linguistic rights, as guaranteed by Article 9 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka—which provides for freedom of religion and recognizes the foremost place of Buddhism—are under threat due to structural biases favoring minority groups. International Human Rights – Legal angle These developments conflict directly with internationally accepted human... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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It is crucial to understand the real nature of India’s regional doctrine the modus operandi changes with each government but the objective remains the same. India’s geopolitical goal has been political hegemony over its neighbors, regional dominance, strategic containment of rivals (China/Pakistan), buffer-state control and to expand its sphere of influence. As a result, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka are regularly prone to all types of interferences & interventions by India via geopolitical engineering. This doctrine is not partnership-based regionalism. It is coercive geopolitics that treats neighboring sovereign... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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Guwahati: Amid all chaos, where the ethnic armed groups continue offensives against the ruling Myanmar military junta across the Buddhist majority country, the Sanatani Hindus celebrated 75th Maha Ramayana Harinama Ram chanting festival in Rakhine/Arakan province in western border of the southeast Asian nation. The four-day festival, held in Maungdaw locality with the participation of thousands of Hindu families along with local Buddhists in sacred rituals with great enthusiasm, concluded on 3 February 2026. Organized by the Maungdaw Hindu affairs committee with the support from the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government where the security was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AaWWkh9yw Explore the most influential Buddhist countries of 2025, where spirituality meets cultural and global impact. From the ancient temples of Myanmar to the modern Zen practices of Japan, we dive deep into the history, culture, and contributions of these nations. Learn how Sri Lanka's sacred relics, Thailand's vibrant festivals, and China's monumental Buddhist heritage continue to inspire millions worldwide. Each country on this list exemplifies the teachings of Buddhism in unique and profound ways, shaping not only their societies but also the world. Witness stunning visuals of iconic landmarks like... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” (Frank Pittman) Becoming a parent can be one of the most joyous experiences for both men and women. Transitioning into parenthood critically impacts various areas of functioning in both parents. And just like new mothers, new fathers too might have a hard time adjusting to the demands and challenges of the new dynamics. Taking care of an infant can cause major disruptions in routines. Many new fathers might be unprepared or unsure of their role, which further adds... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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This Bill is intended to protect tenants’ risks undermining Sri Lanka’s property rental market and also harming property owners who live on rents than on fixed deposit investments. As the country move forward for economic challenges, it’s crucial we don’t inadvertently discourage investments in the house and apartment building industry. Key concerns with the bill are impact on senior citizens who are vulnerable owners. Many property owners, including seniors, depend on rental income for daily expenses and medications required in old age. By making evictions harder and prioritising tenant rights, this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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Three Swedish-made rocket launchers, believed to have been carefully buried underground by the LTTE during the war, has been discovered by security forces in the Kudumbimalai area of Batticaloa. The weapons were recovered during a special joint search operation conducted by Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Army Intelligence officers in the Kudumbimalai area based on intelligence received. The three rocket launchers have been handed over to Valachchenai Police for further investigation, while the STF continues to conduct additional inquiries into the incident.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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For years, Russia relied on migrants from Central Asia to fill gaps in its workforce. As demographics and the war in Ukraine drive the sharpest labour crisis in decades, recruiters are casting a wider net across some of the world’s most populous countries. Russia estimates the economy needs 11 million more labourers by the end of the decade. The issue was high on the agenda during President Vladimir Putin’s December visit to New Delhi, when officials signed an agreement aimed at simplifying procedures for temporary labour migration. Even... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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All institutions and officials involved in the importation of substandard coal should be summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), according to Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Sujeewa Senasinghe. The MP stated that recent coal shipments for the Norochcholai thermal power plant were proven to be below required standards, leading to significant financial losses for the country during power generation. He further noted that the poor-quality fuel could damage the plant's machinery and urged a formal investigation to address these concerns. While the government announced plans to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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කථානායක ජගත් වික්රමරත්න මහතාගේ පෞද්ගලික ලේකම්වරයා ලෙස කටයුතු කරන චමීර ගාල්ලගේ යන අයට එරෙහිව විධිමත් පරීක්ෂණයක් පවත්වන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් සජබ මන්ත්රී සුජීව සේනසිංහ මහතා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මහ ලේකම් කුෂානි රෝහණධීර මහත්මිය වෙත පැමිණිල්ලක් යොමු කර ඇත. පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ පිළිගැනීමේ නිලධාරියෙකුට අසභ්ය වචනයෙන් බැන වැදී තර්ජනය කිරීම මෙම පැමිණිල්ලට මූලික හේතුව වී තිබේ. වාර්තා වන අන්දමට, මෙම අර්බුදය හටගෙන ඇත්තේ පිළිගැනීමේ අංශය වෙත පෞද්ගලික ලේකම්වරයා ලබාදුන් දුරකථන ඇමතුමකට ප්රතිචාර දැක්වූ නිලධාරියා ඔහුව හඳුනා ගැනීමට අපොහොසත් වීම හේතුවෙනි. මෙයින් කෝපයට පත් චමීර ගාල්ලගේ මහතා, අදාළ නිලධාරියාව සිය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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