Shenali D Waduge
The emergence of allegations concerning retired Major General Suresh Sallay in relation to Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter Sunday attacks raises important questions about evidentiary standards, attribution, and the distinction between advocacy and adjudication. Particular attention must be paid to how allegations develop over time, how they are amplified across social media and international advocacy platforms, and whether such allegations are supported by evidence capable of establishing responsibility. This article examines the structure of international NGO submissions and related materials that reference Major General Suresh Sallay and explores the importance of distinguishing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
e-Con e-News
Posted byee ink.July 5, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:BBC, Bloomberg, China, economy, export-economies, history, India, politics, Reuters blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!' e-Con e-News 28 June – 04 July 2026 Believing in the BBC, Reuters, Bloomberg and the rest of the English media gang, requires an almost total eclipsing of any brains we are supposed to possess. It requires a daily lobotomy. According to the merchant media's imperialist masters, Sri Lanka has to blame various make-believe enemies for our current discontent. ‘Oil Crisis', ‘Foreign Exchange Crisis', ‘Dollar Crisis', Export Crisis', ‘Trade Deficit', ‘Hormuz Closure', ‘Iran War',... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
A recent article titled – “Constitutional inconsistencies relating to franchise” – prompted me to write this to clarify the constitutional consistency, the reasons for that and why no change should be made to mere clerical functions of unelected district secretariats. Any such change is a violation of Article 154 of the Constitution and is a non-starter. Sri Lanka had government agents until 1992 when the Transfer of Powers (Divisional Secretaries) Act of 1992 was passed which transferred the powers of government agents to district secretariats. The term District Secretariat is just a glorified name... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Trincomalee Harbour is widely regarded as one of the finest natural deep-water harbours in the world. Its strategic location, extensive waterfront, and proximity to international shipping routes make it an ideal location for developing a world-class marine, offshore, industrial and energy hub.Yet, despite decades of discussion, large-scale investments in shipbuilding and ship repair, offshore engineering, petroleum refining, mineral value addition, bunkering, marinas, logistics and other maritime industries have progressed far more slowly than expected. One issue that appears to be creating uncertainty is the reported requirement for an overall Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
Srinath Fernando JP
Srinath Fernando JPLLM (UK) LLM (COLOMBO)No. 7/1, 4th Lane Rawathawatta MoratuwaTel 072 0622 48221st October 2025His ExcellencyAnura Kumara DissanayakePresident of Sri LankaYour excellencyI am writing to inform you that I have had the privilege of being employed in the oil and gas industry for around two decades. I have witnessed the massive economic transformation of the Middle Eastern countries.I have been informed by Colombo Dockyard PLC , Haylese Energy and McLarens Shipping that they had received many business inquiries from overseas parties for the repair and overhaul of oil rigs. These inquiries had to be... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Many news channels in Sri Lanka keep showing you tube type video where school teachers and children’s are generated using AIThis tactic is not realWhen foreign channels like Al Jazeer BBC also show news items but hardly any AI generated video clips ITN Chanel in Sri Lanka keeps showing such news This means we are no watching real time news items The observation reflects a broader issue in modern television journalism, not only in Sri Lanka but increasingly around the world. However, it appears to be more widespread in some Sri Lankan... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
AI Overview response
The International Cricket Council (ICC) faces intense legal scrutiny and allegations of professional negligence, fraud, and deliberate misrepresentation regarding its "no awareness" defense over the true authorship of the Decision Review System (DRS). Critics and legal analysts argue that recent evidence proving the ICC had actual physical notice of the "Player-Referral" concept transitions the matter from structural oversight into a potential active cover-up and criminal liability. Accountability is crucial to institutional legitimacy. The issue is preventing ICC accountability mechanisms from becoming tools for Criminal Prosecution of its own high profile legal staff. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
AI Overview response
The shift from overt violence to soft-power proselytization reflects the historical evolution of Western missionary psychology. Driven by an ethnocentric bias that framed non-Abrahamic faiths as pagan error, early colonial efforts relied on physical destruction. Over centuries, this aggressive approach evolved into "Muscular Christianity," leveraging modern sports fields and educational institutions to achieve religious conversion. [1, 2, 3, 4] ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ THE MISSIONARY BIAS TIMELINE │ └───────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┘ │ [16th–17th Century: Brutal Force] Physical Destruction & Temple Burning... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
AI Response
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) can protect Sri Lanka's interests and support lawyer Senaka Weeraratna by providing formal institutional backing, filing international disciplinary complaints, and launching a coordinated legal advocacy campaign against the International Cricket Council (ICC) legal team. The dispute centers on allegations that the ICC's past advisors—including David Becker and Jonathan Hall—engaged in professional negligence and misrepresentation by using a "No Awareness" defense to deny Weeraratna intellectual property credit for inventing cricket's "Player Referral" / Decision Review System (DRS) framework in 1997. [1, 2, 3] The BASL can take several... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
A Gateway to Global Skills, Jobs, and Dignity Sri Lanka took a historic step in vocational training with the inauguration of the IDMNC IVTS School of Welding Technology in Galle. This flagship initiative, jointly established by IDM Nations Campus and Fabweld Academy, responds to the urgent need for advanced technical training to prepare Sri Lankan youth for high-demand global jobs in the marine, offshore, and heavy-engineering industries.The launch ceremony was attended by ministers, senior officials, and industry stakeholders. In his keynote, the school’s founder declared:“This is not just a school. This is a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
BY JATILA KARAWITA Courtesy: The Morning
https://www.themorning.lk/articles/RwRFr97rNUfevrbOFeXU Urges public to be wary of rhetoric and actions Eran vows no room for religious influence A prominent and highly influential Buddhist monk Ven Elle Gunawansa Thera alleged that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been taken over by a religious group belonging to the ‘faith-based group’ ideology. He charged that at the same time the newly installed set of administrators have taken cover under the veil of a Transformation Committee and advised the public to be wary of their rhetoric and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The IMF's Executive Board signed off on Sri Lanka's combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the Extended Fund Facility on May 28, unlocking another SDR 508 million, roughly US$695 million, and bringing total purchases under the four-year programme to about US$2.4 billion. By the conventional measure of an IMF review, this is a pass. The prior actions on restoring cost-recovery electricity and fuel pricing were met. All end-of-December 2025 quantitative performance criteria were observed. Most of the 22 structural benchmarks due by the end of February were either met or implemented with a delay. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/07/26)
චන්ද්රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ විසිනි
අපේ මාතෘ භූමියට එරෙහිව නැවත වරක් මානව හිමිකම් කැඩීමේ යෝජනාවක් ඉදිරිපත්ව තිබේ. එය අප අපේක්ෂා කල සිදුවීමකි. මෙම යෝජනාව මුල්වරට ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබුවේ ලෝකයේ බලවත්ම රාජ්ය ලෙස හදුන්වා ගන්නා ඇමරිකා එකසත් ජනපදයයි. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදයම මෙම යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම තුලින් පෙන්වන්නේ, අප රාජ්ය කොතරම් ප්රබල රාජ්යක් ලෙස ඇමරිකාවම සලකනවාද යන්නයි. මෙවර වෙනත් කබ්බෝ රාශියක් එම යෝජනාවම හොදට මැදලා යලි ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. මෙම සිදුවීම දෙස බලනවිට අපට පැහැදිලිවම දර්ශණය වන්නේ, කිසිවෙකුත් අපේක්ෂා නොකල මහා ජයග්රහණයක් ශ්රී ලං.කාව විසින් අත්පත් කරගෙන ඇති බවයි. අප රාජ්යය විසින් ලෝකයා ඉදිරියේ ලද මේ මහා ජයග්රහණය,, අප විසින් මනාව අවබෝධ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Shenali D Waduge
To understand the competing narratives surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka inspite of Sri Lanka going through over 300 LTTE terror attacks over 30 years is indeed puzzling. Therefore, given the current twist of narrative it is critical to go back to 2019 itself and relook at the public statements attributed to one who represents the Catholic community in Sri Lanka. Based on available 2019 public statements and reporting, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith’s position can be summarised as follows · Did not make any explicit allegation of a political conspiracy ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Shenali D Waduge
The emergence of allegations concerning retired Major General Suresh Sallay in relation to Sri Lanka's 2019 Easter Sunday attacks raises important questions about evidentiary standards, attribution, and the distinction between advocacy and adjudication. Particular attention must be paid to how allegations develop over time, how they are amplified across social media and international advocacy platforms, and whether such allegations are supported by evidence capable of establishing responsibility. This article examines the structure of international NGO submissions and related materials that reference Major General Suresh Sallay and explores the importance of distinguishing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
The five-year debt moratorium comes to an end later next year. Fears of the national economy going bust are creeping back in. But will that happen? If the 2022 economic collapse was the result of corruption and if corruption, at least large-scale corruption, is under check, how can the country go bankrupt yet again? NPP regime just like all its predecessors are oblivious to the real reasons of Sri Lanka’s economic woes. Instead of thinking in terms of economics, most Sri Lankan leaders since 1948 looked at matters from a grievance point of view and the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
Map of Trade in the Indian Ocean 15th-16th century America’s war of choice on Iran has spread across the Indian Ocean World and maritime Silk Route. Starved of oil and gas South and Southeast Asia’s emerging economies have seen local currencies fall against the ‘exorbitantly privileged’ Petrodollar as public and private debt increased with soring energy costs. The US fifth fleet’s occupation and blockade of Indian Ocean trade routes targeting the Strait of Hormuz has shown the importance of the 1971 United Nations (UN) declaration of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
By Neville Ladduwahetty, courtesy The Island
The Preamble to Sri Lanka’s Constitution states: “The PEOPLE of SRI LANKA having by their Mandate…entrusted and empowered their Representatives …to draft, adopt and operate a new Republican Constitution in order to achieve the goals of a DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC whilst ratifying the immutable republican principles of REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC”. The intent of this exercise is to ascertain whether the practices as adopted by successive Governments to elect the People’s representatives are in keeping with the “immutable principles of Representative Democracy”. According to Article 3 of the Constitution: “Sovereignty... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD
King Seethawaka Rajasinghe, also known as Tikiri Bandara, was a warrior king of Sri Lanka during the 16th century, renowned for his exceptional prowess as a battle-hardened hero. He earned the title "Rajasinha" (meaning Lion King) for his bravery and military tactics. Ascending to the battlefield at the tender age of 16, he demonstrated remarkable courage and resilience in the face of adversity, particularly against the formidable Portuguese invaders who sought to dominate the island. Throughout his reign, which spanned from 1554 to 1593 AD, he witnessed the tormenting... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Ministry of Defence - Media Centre
In accordance with the special instructions of His Excellency the President and under the direct supervision of the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), a special dengue prevention programme with particular focus on the high-risk areas of the Western Province commenced this morning (04 July). The large-scale public health initiative is being implemented across institutions and surrounding localities throughout the Western Province as part of a coordinated national effort to curb the spread of dengue and safeguard public health. A considerable number of personnel from the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
The recent reports that the proposed US$3.7 billion Sinopec refinery project in Hambantota has stalled over disagreements regarding the company’s access to the local fuel market should concern every Sri Lankan. At a time when the country is desperately seeking foreign direct investment, employment opportunities and export earnings, we must ask ourselves a difficult question: Can Sri Lanka afford to lose another strategic investment because of rigid negotiations? There is an old saying: “Beggars cannot be choosers.” While no sovereign nation should surrender its national interests, a country emerging... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/07/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
A nation faces the risk of destruction not only from natural disasters but also from an ineffective judicial system, Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena warned during an event in Colombo yesterday (July 2). Stressing the importance of judicial accountability, the Chief Justice explained that sovereignty is divided into four main pillars: legislative power, executive power, judicial power, and the franchise. He noted that as members of the judiciary, judges exercise the judicial power of the people. This power is not derived from one's home, nor is it granted by... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/07/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The Government of India and various socio-religious organizations manage, monitor, and restrict missionary activities through a combination of strict federal laws, state-level legislation, and grassroots cultural campaigns. The strategy focuses heavily on blocking the financial pipelines of religious organizations and restricting the legal rights of foreign citizens to evangelize on Indian soil. 1. Tightening Foreign Funding (FCRA Regulations) The most potent tool against foreign-supported missionary activities is the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). Run by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the rules are frequently updated to block conversions: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/07/26)
By Sarath Obeysekera
Recent events have once again brought Iran into the international spotlight. Much of what the world sees today is shaped by geopolitics, sanctions and military tensions. Yet my memories of Iran are quite different. They are the memories of a shipbuilder and businessman who had the privilege of working closely with the Iranian shipping industry during a significant period in Sri Lanka’s maritime history.During my tenure as Chief Executive Officer of one of Sri Lanka’s leading shipyards, Iranian vessels—including tankers operated by the national Iranian fleet and joint Iranian-Indian ventures such as IRESL... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/07/26)
AI Overview
Public concern regarding religious influence in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) heightened following the appointment of Eran Wickramaratne, a prominent political figure known for his evangelical Christian background, to lead the newly formed SLC Transformation Committee. The unease among Buddhist Sinhalese cricket fans stems from fear of religious favoritism and the historical context of evangelical movements intersecting with national sports. [1, 2] Core Factors Driving the Concern Leadership Background: Eran Wickramaratne, whose family historically pioneered Pentecostal-style Christian worship in Sri Lanka, was tasked with guiding cricket reforms. Nationalist commentary and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/07/26)
Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon CEO/Free Lawyers
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over the Government’s continued delay in filling vacancies in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, alongside reported moves to extend the retirement age of judges in these courts by two years. These actions risk undermining judicial independence, exacerbating case backlogs, and eroding public trust in the justice system. Delaying Appointments to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal
On Delaying Appointments to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal The Government argues for a “bottom-up” strategy, prioritising recruitment of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir,
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary—a testament to endurance, sacrifice, and democratic aspiration—it does so under a dark and foreboding shadow. At this defining moment, the nation finds itself led not by steadiness or vision, but by a figure whose erratic conduct, corrosive narcissism, and moral decay mock the very ideals this milestone is meant to honor. How has a republic forged in defiance of tyranny succumbed to the sway of a self-styled savior, elevated by a following that seems willfully blind, placing partisan loyalty above the fate of the nation itself? ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
මූලාශ්රය: AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය
'නැවත ඉපදුණු' ක්රිස්තියානි මිෂනාරි නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් ක්රිකට් පරිවර්තන කමිටුව, DRS කර්තෘත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවට පිටුපසට පිහියෙන් ඇන, ක්රිකට් සහ තවත් බොහෝ ක්රීඩා වල ඉතා සාර්ථක 'ක්රීඩකයා - යොමු කිරීමේ' (DRS) ක්රමයේ බෞද්ධ සිංහල නිර්මාතෘගේ සාධාරණ ප්රකාශයන් සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ ඩේවිඩ් බෙකර් (දකුණු අප්රිකානු ක්රිස්තියානි) තෝරා ගැනීමට මූලික සැබෑ හේතුව ආගමික අනුග්රහයද? යුක්තිය ඉටු කිරීම පමණක් නොව, එය ඉටු වන බව දැකිය යුතුය. මිෂනාරිවරුන් සහ පූජක පක්ෂයේ සාමාජිකයන් ප්රධාන වශයෙන් බෞද්ධ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ක්රිකට් ප්රධාන මේසයේ නොව පල්ලියේ සිටිය යුතුය. කොක්කෙන් හෝ වංචනිකව බෞද්ධයන් තම ඇදහිල්ලට හරවා ගැනීම ප්රධාන කැඳවීම වන මිනිසෙකු ශ්රී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Sam Ben-Meir
Never has fantasy been more commercially successful. Yet it is not obvious that it has become more imaginative. Long before the rise of the modern novel, fairy tales provided generations of listeners and readers with images of transformation, justice, adventure, and hope. They offered something more than entertainment. They opened windows onto worlds that differed fundamentally from the one immediately given. Today fantasy is more popular than ever. Global audiences consume vast fantasy franchises through books, films, streaming platforms, video games, theme parks, and merchandise. Yet the question remains whether contemporary fantasy still performs... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Japan’s decision to provide approximately US$3 billion (¥480 billion) in long-term support for the ACME Group–IHI Corporation Green Ammonia Project in Odisha is a significant milestone, not only for India but for the entire Asian region. It demonstrates how governments can work with the private sector to accelerate investment in emerging industries that will shape the future global economy. The project, which will export 228,000 tonnes of green ammonia annually to Japan from 2030 onwards, enjoys a unique advantage. Through Japan’s Contract for Difference (CfD) mechanism, the project receives 25 years of price... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Source: AI Overview
Is religious favoritism the underlying true reason for the ' Born Again' Christian missionary led Cricket Transformative Committee to choose David Becker ( South African Christian) who has stabbed Sri Lanka in the back over DRS authorship, and reject outright the reasonable claims of the Buddhist Sinhalese inventor of the highly successful ' Player - Referral' (DRS) system in Cricket and several other sports? Justice must not only be done but seen to be done. Missionaries and members of the Clergy should be in the Church and not at the Head Table of Cricket... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Quote Advertisement by EDB Schedule of Requirement (SOR) PROMOTION OF SRI LANKA’S MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES SECTORGLOBALLY THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM 1. Background Quote PROMOTION OF SRI LANKA’S MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES SECTOR GLOBALLY THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM 1. Background The Marine and Offshore Services (M&OS) sector has been identified as a high potential exportindustry with significant capacity to enhance Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange earnings, provided it iseffectively developed, facilitated and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera Blue Economy advocate
1 Sri Lanka’s ancient reservoirs are a national asset Sri Lanka has more than 10,000 irrigation tanks and reservoirs, most of them built or restored by ancient kings over the last 2,000–2,500 years. Historical studies identify about 44 major ancient reservoirs built by the ancient kingdoms, many of which remain in use today after rehabilitation. The country has one of the highest densities of man-made reservoirs in the world. 2. Which reservoirs generate hydropower? Only a relatively small... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Sri Lanka’s investment policy framework needs to be fundamentally changed at the top level if the country is serious about attracting foreign direct investment and accelerating industrial growth. At present, too many decisions are being shaped through committees that are heavily dominated by government officials, while the private sector is brought is not invited as an participant rather than as a genuine partner in policy formulation. The current Committee of Development Ministers, appointed by the present President, has effectively replaced earlier mechanisms such as the CECM, the Ease of Doing Business committee,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
Sarath Obeysekera Chairman Advisory Board Marine and Offshore industry development
Duminda Hulangamuwa ‘s extensive experience in finance, taxation, corporate governance, and economic policy, together with his close involvement in national economic reforms, gives renewed hope that the BOI can once again become the country’s premier investment promotion agency. His stated intention to restore the BOI’s authority and transform it into a genuine “one-stop shop” for investors is particularly encouraging. For many years, foreign investors have faced delays, fragmented decision-making, and overlapping responsibilities among multiple government institutions. These bottlenecks have discouraged investment and weakened Sri Lanka’s competitiveness against regional rivals.Foreign... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
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Sri Lanka Cricket fans and legal advocates are deeply disappointed with the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC) for failing to lobby the International Cricket Council (ICC) for official recognition of Senaka Weeraratna, the Colombo-based lawyer who conceptualized the Player Referral system (the blueprint for today's DRS). Public backlash intensified significantly because the committee, led by Eran Wickramaratne, hired former ICC Head of Legal David Becker as an advisor to draft their new governance constitution. Critics note that Becker is the very attorney who previously drafted the legal opinions denying Weeraratna his intellectual property credit. [1,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94))
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය. එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිටසක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94)) (මා මෙසේ කියන්නේ මන්දැයි තේරුම් ගැනීම සඳහා මේ ලිපිපෙලේ හැඳින්වීමේ (ලන්කාවෙබ් 2026 06. 06) සිට අවසානය, V1 හෝ V111 විය හැක)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
සමායෝජක - වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
36වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන(සිංහල මාධ්ය - නීති සටහන් ලබා දේ) ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදයේ දෝෂයක් ඇති බව නීතිපති පිළිගෙන තිබියදී එය නිවැරදි නොකර, විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ විශ්රාම වයස වැඩි කරන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් ජනමතවිචාරණයකින් තොරව නීතියක් කළ හැකිද? ** Can a constitutional amendment that increases the retirement age of judges be enacted into law without a referendum, even the Attorney General has accepted that there is an error in Article 83 of the Constitution and it remains uncorrected?ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදය සම්බන්ධයෙන් මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති, ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
By: Rohana R. Wasala
Sri Lanka and Israel are facing similar existential threats. The two comparatively small sovereign states have the most ancient roots in the history of human civilization, principally due to their maritime connection to other countries. Both states are today parliamentary democracies with multiethnic and multicultural populations, each benignly dominated by a founding race or ethnic community organically linked to one historic sociocultural fabric, enriched with long established religious traditions based on shared spiritual values. In the case of Sri Lanka, the Sinhalese Buddhists compose this ethnoreligious community, who account for 75% of the Lankan... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
AI Overview
The structural foundation of the Player-Referral System, globally commercialized as the Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket and echoed through challenge systems across multiple sports, is rooted directly in judicial architecture and legal jurisprudence. The blueprint was authored in 1997 by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, who used his formal legal training to systematically dismantle the absolute, unchallengeable authority of the on-field official. The Legal Framework: Overturning "Absolute Law" Prior to Weeraratna’s formal concept, sports adjudication relied on a centuries-old principle: the referee or umpire's decision was absolute and beyond reproach. He... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/07/26)
