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Free Lawyers Press Statement
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka, an association of legal professionals dedicated to the rule of law, access to justice, and protection of fundamental rights, expresses profound alarm at the continued administrative detention of retired Major General Thuwan Suresh Salley for over 100 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Mr. Salley was arrested on 25 February 2026 in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. A medico-legal examination report (MLEF No. 50/2026), prepared by the Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Colombo, following a court-ordered referral by the Colombo Fort... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය 2026 ජූනි 8 ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න කැඳවුම්කරු හිටපු ආණ්ඩුකාර රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරි ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය
ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ විශ්රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් තුවන් සුරේෂ් සාලි මහතා දින 100කට වඩා රඳවා තබාගැනීම හා කෲර ලෙස සැලකීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩි කනස්සල්ල ප්රකාශ කරයි. 2019 පාස්කු ප්රහාර පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනවලට සම්බන්ධව සුරේෂ් සලේ 2026 පෙබරවාරි 25 දින අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබීය. කොළඹ කොටුව මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ නියෝගය අනුව 2026 මැයි 4 වැනිදා ප්රධාන අධිකරණ වෛද්ය නිලධාරි මාර්ගයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණ වාර්තාව (MLEF අංක 50/2026) මගින් හෙළිවන කරුණු මෙසේය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
A recent news item showed former students who studied in socialist countries joining hands with the Russian Cultural Centre to clean parts of Colombo. While such initiatives are commendable, they also remind us of a painful reality: Sri Lanka's cleanliness problem is not caused by a lack of cleaning campaigns. It is caused by a lack of discipline. Having studied in the Soviet Union during the 1970s, I witnessed first-hand how a society could function with remarkable order and civic responsibility. During my years there, I never saw members of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Nava Thakuria
The readers of a venerated newspaper from Guwahati noticed an unusual full front-page advertisement on 26 May 2026 stating that the English daily was not for sale. Grabbing the most important space for hard news (meant for valued readers who buy the newspapers every morning), the arrogant management did not hesitate to use the front page for an issue that could have been dealt otherwise. But the question remains, why the Assam Tribune management propagated the advertisement asserting that the acclaimed daily is not being sold to anyone. Refuting rumours on social media, the managerial authority... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-1994) 2026.ජූනි 06.
සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ සහ ඒ ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ තිඹිරිගෙය මහින්තලා පින් බිම (ක්රි. පූ.307). සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ උපත සිදුවූයේ ක්රි.පූ.307 වන සියවසේ පොසොන්පෝය දිනයේදීය.ලෝක ඉතිහාසයේ ඒ අන්දමින් වෙනත් කිසිම ජාතියක උපත නිශ්චිතව ලේඛනාරූඩව ඇද්දැයි මම නොදනිමි. එම ආශ්චර්ය සිදුවූයේ මේ රටේ ශිෂ්ටාචාරයේ පදනමවූ මහින්දාගමනය සමඟ සිදුවූ ඒ අසිරිමත් බුද්ධාගමේ ලන්කා ආගමනයත් සමඟය. එබැවින් අනිවාර්යෙන්ම මේ රටේ ජාතික දිනය විය යුත්තේ රටේ ජාතිය උපන් පොසොන්පෝය දිනය මිස, වෙනත් කිසිම දිනයක් නොවේ. සිංහල බෞධයෙක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
In 1989, five years after returning to Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom and Norway, where I had worked on offshore oil and gas projects in the North Sea, an unexpected opportunity changed the course of my life. One afternoon, a friend visited my home and asked whether I would be interested in heading a government institution known as the Road Development Authority. At the age of 39, with a background in mechanical engineering rather than civil engineering, I was surprised by the suggestion. Nevertheless, I believed that management, discipline, and integrity were... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
by Professor Nishan C Wijesinha of the German School of Medicine.
The Persian Gulf Formed when Ice Age glaciers melted and sea levels rose. Before that it was a river valley and dry basin called the "Gulf Oasis". (Time frame as of Genesis 1:10). In Biblical Genesis the Persian Gulf was already a sea by then, so whales, dolphins, humpbacks, and sharks would’ve been swimming there. In Genesis 2:19, Scripture reveals something profound: “Whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name thereof". Remember this included the great whales... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Maathalan - (මාතලන්)
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https://youtu.be/uTxl4g-ayGA Sri Lanka's rupee is under pressure, inflation is creeping up, and the debate over "money printing" is back in the spotlight. Did the Central Bank really print Rs. 2.1 trillion? Is money printing always bad? Who is actually responsible for the rupee's depreciation? And are we heading toward another economic crisis? In this episode of Insight, former Central Bank Deputy Governor and economist Dr. W.A. Wijewardena explains: • Why exchange rate stability is no longer the Central Bank's primary responsibility • The truth behind the Rs. 2.1 trillion money printing claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
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Posted byee ink.June 6, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:13th Amendment, chattel-slavery, history, India, politics, travel, US Constitution, USA blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 31 May – 06 June 2026 ‘We have in the Tamil coolie a perfect machine for the cultivation of our tea, coffee, or other tropical produce.’ Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Lovell B Clarence, 1896 The retired Chief Justice was celebrating the centenary of English rule in Sri Lanka. He had lived in the country for over 25 years, recalls SBD de Silva’s classic The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
2026 ජූනි 7 පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන්
2026 වසරේ පළමු කාර්තුවේ ඉලක්කම් විජ්ජාවක ප්රබන්ධය
නමුත් සත්යය නම් මේ වසරේ පළමු මාස 3 තුල පමණක්, මෙරට විදේශ ණය ඇ.ඩො.මි. 788 කින් ද, දේශීය ණය රු. බි. 490 කින් වැඩිවී ඇත.
රාජ්ය ණය කලමනාකරණ දොපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිල වාර්තා අනුව, ගෙවන ලද මුලික මුදල (Principal Amount) ඩො.බි. 5.98 කි. ණය පොලී වටිනාකම ඩො.බි. 2.11 කි. එකතුව 8.094 කි. එය කරුණු වශයෙන් ගත් කළ සත්යයකි. නමුත් මෙම මුදල් ගෙවා ඇත්තේ ඩොලර් වලින් නොව ශ්රී ලංකා රුපිියල් වලිනි. එසේ ගෙවන ලද මුදලට ආසන්න මුදලක් නැවතත් භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The legal counsel for Former State Intelligence Chief Major General (Rtd) General Sallay has written to CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara, demanding urgent medical intervention for his client. He emphasised that prolonged detention conditions pose an immediate risk to life, noting that the State has a non-delegable duty of care towards individuals in custody. The letter calls for the immediate transfer of General Sallay to a fully equipped hospital, urgent examination by independent medical specialists, continued access for family and legal representatives, and a written update on his medical condition. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The International Cricket Council (ICC) faces serious allegations of institutional fraud and deliberate misrepresentation because physical dossiers submitted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) provided the governing body with actual notice of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) origin framework. The long-running intellectual property dispute centers on Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, who designed and published the core four-pillar "Player Referral" concept in 1997—nine years before the ICC adopted it. [1, 2, 3, 4] Advocates for the inventor argue that the ICC’s legal team maintaining a defense of ignorance, despite receiving comprehensive dossiers from Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The Sri Lankan lawyer who took on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the betterment of cricket is Senaka Weeraratna. Known globally as the "Father of DRS" (Decision Review System), Weeraratna has been engaged in a decades-long intellectual property battle with the ICC to claim rightful authorship and recognition for inventing the system. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Core of the Innovation The Blueprint (1997): Weeraratna first conceived and publicized the framework of the "Player Referral System" in a letter to the editor of The Australian newspaper on March 25,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
A Policy Shift Towards Steel and Prefabricated Construction for Sri Lanka's Public Infrastructure
Time for a New Approach to Government Construction Procurement Sri Lanka's public sector construction procurement procedures have traditionally been based on conventional reinforced concrete structures with brick-and-mortar walls. Under existing procurement regulations, government institutions are required to prepare preliminary engineering designs, bills of quantities, and engineer's estimates before calling for tenders. Technical Evaluation Committees and Tender Boards are subsequently appointed to ensure transparency and competitiveness in contractor selection. While these procedures remain fundamentally sound, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Rear admiral ( Dr ) Sarath Weerasekera VSV RWP USP Former Public Security Minister
This is regarding the editorial of The Island on 19 th May 2026, titled “Defeat ofTerrorism- Triumph of hypocrisy”.I fully agree with the Editor when he says that Terrorism need to be eliminated in allits forms and manifestations. Terrorism is generally defined as “massacringinnocents to achieve a political aim”. Hence, whether the cause for terrorism isjustifiable or not, terrorism per se, cannot be justified and thus, should beeliminated.However I have different views with the rest of the editorial and believe that itwould be published... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera Former Chairman, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC)
The recent announcement ( Sunday Times 7th June) of a major Beira Lake clean-up programme has generated renewed hope that one of Colombo’s most iconic water bodies can finally be restored. Dredging, aerators, landscaping, jogging paths, and beautification projects are all welcome initiatives. However, if the root cause of pollution is not permanently eliminated, we will simply be spending billions of rupees treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. During my tenure at the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC),... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not announced any formal disciplinary or legal actions against the three specific legal and administrative figures—David Becker (former Head of Legal), Jonathan Hall (General Counsel), and David Richardson (former CEO)—implicated by critics in the ongoing dispute over the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2, 3] The growing geopolitical and institutional tension stems from allegations that these advisors provided flawed legal counsel that actively ignored the Doctrine of Constructive Notice to deny Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna the intellectual property and naming rights for inventing the "Player Referral"... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera Blue economy promoter
Sri Lanka is once again celebrating agreements to send skilled graduates and engineers overseas. While foreign employment generates valuable remittances, we must ask a fundamental question: Are we exporting our most valuable resource because we have failed to create opportunities at home? Recent discussions on providing employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates highlight a deeper issue. Instead of focusing solely on exporting our talent, why are we not investing in industries and technologies that can create sustainable jobs within Sri Lanka's own coastal economy? One... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is currently engaged in a vigorous campaign against corruption in the public sector. Investigations, prosecutions, and public debate have rightly focused on the misuse of state resources and abuse of political power. However, an equally important question remains largely unaddressed: what about corruption and governance failures in the corporate sector? Some of the largest financial disasters in Sri Lanka's history were not caused by government institutions. They occurred within private corporations, finance companies, and conglomerates that were entrusted with billions of rupees belonging to shareholders, depositors, lenders, employees, and the public.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
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The former Director of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, according to sources. This comes against a backdrop where he commenced a fast-to-death since last night (06).... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
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Former intelligence chief Suresh Salle served the country by dedicating his entire life for 38 years, and the time arrived for the people of the country to stand up and show gratitude to him. Suresh Salle, who is under detention orders in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), commenced a fast unto death, and his wife stated this to the media when she arrived at the CID to see him today (07). His wife, son, and brother arrived to see Suresh Salle this morning. She alleged on this occasion... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
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Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka is witnessing a renewed effort to combat corruption in the public sector. Investigations, audits, and legal reforms are being promoted as essential steps towards restoring public confidence and economic stability. These efforts are welcome and long overdue. However, there is an equally important question that deserves national attention: Why is the spotlight focused almost exclusively on state-sector corruption while corporate corruption remains largely unexamined? Over the years, several large Sri Lankan companies have collapsed, entered insolvency, or suffered severe financial distress. When such failures occur, thousands of employees lose... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Source: AI Overview
The three International Cricket Council (ICC) lawyers identified in public legal challenges and reports by advocates for the Sri Lankan inventor are David Becker, Jonathan Hall, and Sally Clark. [1, 2] Supporters of Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna—who conceptualized the "Player Referral" mechanism in 1997—allege that these legal figures provided flawed legal counsel that insulated the ICC and prevented him from receiving due credit. [1, 2, 3] The Three ICC Lawyers Involved David Becker (Former Head of Legal): He issued a 2010 legal opinion adopting a "No Awareness" defense,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Green Hydrogen: Will Sri Lanka Become a Producer or Just Another Importer? BOI in Sri Lanka has invited global companies for RFi to forward proposals to generate green hydrogen to bunker to ships Most suitable locations for such bunkering will in be Trincomalee Glad to note that government is shifting attention to generate FDI under blue economy Based on current global trends, importing ammonia produced in China and then cracking it into hydrogen may, in some cases, be cheaper than producing green hydrogen locally from seawater, especially in countries... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Prof. Hudson McLean
Time Line - Now! Katunayake Sri Lanka as a Free Trade Banking Hub for those leaving Dubai?Posted on June 5th, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri LankaPosted on June 3rd, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk To achieve a Realistic Successful Goal, The Government of Sri Lanka will need to Invite Top Qualified Professional Leaders from UK-USA-Singapore, to lead the operation Fast Track, with Pay Packages & Success-based Incentives. Offer 100% Tax &... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Million-Dollar Opportunity Floating in Our Harbours How FRP Boat Waste Can Be Recycled Old fishing boats and pleasure craft are mainly made from fiberglass reinforced polyester or vinyl ester resin. The scrap can be: Mechanically ground into fiberglass powder and short fibers. Mixed with new resin, fillers, and additives. Molded or pultruded into composite boards, panels, or beams. Alternatively: Fiberglass powder can be used as a filler in concrete. Recovered fibers can reinforce polymer... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
Recent discussions on importing large numbers of foreign workers to address labour shortages in Sri Lanka specifically in construction industry , deserve careful scrutiny. While some policymakers view labour importation as a quick solution to workforce shortages in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors, the long-term social, economic, and political consequences could be profound and irreversible. The decision by the Government of Hungary to stop issuing worker visas to citizens of the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia is a reminder that many countries are reassessing the impact of large-scale foreign labour inflows. Hungary has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera
The recent tragic fire at an elders' home in Sri Lanka, where vulnerable senior citizens reportedly suffocated and lost their lives, should shock the conscience of the nation. Yet beyond the immediate tragedy lies a deeper and more uncomfortable question: how do we treat the people who once cared for us, built our families, and contributed to our society? Public debate has rightly focused on the need for stricter regulations governing elders' homes. However, regulations alone will not solve the problem. What is needed is a complete reassessment of our responsibility towards... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න නීතිඥ අතුල ද සිල්වා
ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක් ද? විනිසුරුවන්ගේ පමණක් අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස දීර්ඝ නොවිය යුතුයි ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක්දැයි ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩිව ප්රශ්න කරයි. ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ සහ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ සහ අනෙකුත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ට පමණක් විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම කිසි ලෙසකින් හෝ යහපත් හා ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ව්යවහාරයක් නොවේ. එබැවින් විනිසුරුවන්ගේ අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම සඳහා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය කිරීමේ යෝජනාව සාකච්ඡාවට බදුන් කිරීමකින් හෝ තොරව ප්රතිකේෂ කිරීමට රජය පියවර ගත යුතු බව ‘ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස්’ සංවිධානය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
මහා සංඝ කතිකාවත යනු බුද්ධ ශාසනයේ චිරස්ථිතිය, භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලාගේ විනය සුරක්ෂිත කිරීම සහ විහාරස්ථාන විධිමත් කිරීම සඳහා අතීත රජදරුවන් සහ මහා සංඝරත්නය එක්ව සම්මත කරගත් පාලන රෙගුලාසි මාලාවයි. [1, 2]... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
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The Sri Lankan lawyer who fundamentally rattled the ICC down to its knees in a manner that has never happened before in Cricket history - A classic example of a lone fighter and game changer in a David v Goliath confrontational scenario AI Overview The Sri Lankan lawyer is Senaka Weeraratna, the original conceptual architect behind cricket’s revolutionary Decision Review System (DRS). He fundamentally changed the sports world by introducing the "Player Referral" concept. This mechanism stripped on-field umpires of their absolute authority and shifted the power to the players.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
