Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/BYD-s-global-leadership-visits-Sri-Lanka-as-brand-deepens-regional-commitment/44-794333 The recent visit of BYD's global leadership to Sri Lanka and the warm reception accorded to them at the airport has attracted considerable public attention. BYD is undoubtedly one of the world's leading electric vehicle manufacturers, and its growing presence in Sri Lanka reflects the global shift towards cleaner mobility. The company has also indicated that it sees Sri Lanka as an important market in South Asia. However, the visit also raises a broader policy question: should Sri Lanka celebrate consumer imports with the same enthusiasm that it reserves... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The final-year Mechanical Engineering curriculum at the University of Moratuwa is one of the strongest engineering programmes in Sri Lanka and is accredited by the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) and internationally recognized under the Washington Accord. The final year emphasizes design, manufacturing, energy systems, research, and industrial applications. Typical final-year subjects include: Advanced Machine Design Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) Control Systems and Instrumentation Fluid Power Systems and Hydraulics Production and Operations Management Heat Transfer and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
The recent violence at Negombo Prison, which prompted concern from the United Nations and renewed calls for comprehensive prison reform, should not be viewed merely as an isolated security failure. Rather, it should be recognised as evidence of a correctional system that requires structural transformation. For decades, Sri Lanka's prisons have struggled with overcrowding, ageing infrastructure, inadequate rehabilitation programmes, staff shortages, limited healthcare facilities, and inadequate rehabilitation opportunities. While successive governments have announced reforms, little has changed in any meaningful way. Perhaps the time has come to think differently. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
RANJITH SOYSA
ANCIENT BUDDHIST HERITAGE IN THE NORTH SRI LANKA is a book published in Sinhala which the author is planning to translate into English. The book consists of 40 cm by 30 cm 168 pages and is illustrated with about 750 colour photographs of ancient archaeological sites, Buddhist temples, Buddha statues, statues of Buddha's pupils, inscriptions, sections of ancient buildings ,pillars, ponds etc Some of the photographs include statues and artifacts of North Sri Lanka from the collections displayed in museums of Jaffna, Vavuniya Anuradhapura and Colombo Messages of goodwill to this publication from Mahanayaka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
AI OVERVIEW
The Pentecostal and Charismatic movement in Sri Lanka has grown significantly over the last century, evolving into one of the country's most prominent Christian streams. Key leadership is distributed among several major denominations and independent ministries. Prominent leaders and foundational organizations include: Assemblies of God (AOG): The AOG is one of the largest networks in the country. Colton Wickramaratne has served as chairman of the AOG of Sri Lanka for over 25 years. He is also the founding pastor of People's Church in Narahenpita, Colombo, one of the largest congregations in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
AI Response
Senaka Weeraratna’s 'Player Referral' concept has been widely acknowledged by sports historians, legal experts, and commentators as the structural precursor and governing logic for player-driven technological challenges across various global sports. Though originally conceptualized for cricket in 1997, his blueprint dismantled the centuries-old doctrine of the "on-field official's word is absolute law". By applying judicial court principles—where a dissatisfied litigant holds the right of appeal to a higher court—Weeraratna transferred the authority to trigger a video review from the referees to the competitors themselves. [1, 2, 3, 4] This underlying mechanism has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
AI Overview
"Manipulative Christian Conversions in Sri Lanka: Some Perspectives" is a highly debated essay written by Senaka Weeraratna, a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer, Buddhist activist, and researcher. Originally published as an essay and widely circulated across platforms like Academia.edu and nationalist forums such as LankaWeb, the work outlines deep-seated concerns regarding unethical religious conversions targeting the indigenous Buddhist and Hindu populations of Sri Lanka. Central arguments of the text The document holds religious conversion not as an act of genuine spiritual awakening, but as an organized, highly funded geopolitical strategy. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9w2227j5rno Recent reports from prisons in both the United Kingdom and Sri Lanka reveal a disturbing reality. Overcrowding, inadequate facilities, staff shortages, deteriorating infrastructure, prison violence, and the rapid spread of information through social media have exposed long-standing weaknesses in prison administration. Prisons are intended to protect society while rehabilitating offenders. Instead, many have become institutions struggling to maintain basic order. When inmates are confined in overcrowded cells with poor sanitation, limited healthcare, inadequate vocational training, and insufficient psychological support, frustration and violence inevitably increase. In both the UK... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/07/26)
AI Overview response
The ongoing intellectual property dispute over the Decision Review System (DRS) has recently escalated into serious allegations of institutional fraud and deliberate misrepresentation against the International Cricket Council (ICC) legal team. The controversy centers on Colombo-based Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, who designed and published the core "Player Referral" framework in March 1997 via The Australian. This was nearly a decade before the ICC introduced its system. For over a decade, the ICC legal team—headlined by past and present counsel such as David Becker and Jonathan Hall—maintained a "no awareness" defense, claiming the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. PhD
Killing a human being is a psychologically distressing act (Jensen & Simpson, 2014). Research indicates that soldiers who have engaged in killing are at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to those who have merely observed acts of violence (Winkle & Safer, 2011). Traditional PTSD frameworks focus heavily on fear, personal danger, and helplessness; in contrast, the act of killing creates unique trauma profiles characterized by issues of perpetration, moral conflict, and existential guilt (Maguen et al., 2011). The impact of killing during warfare notably... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/President-Dissanayake-to-visit-France/108-343915 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s forthcoming visit to France offers an opportunity that extends well beyond strengthening diplomatic ties. While discussions with global shipping giant CMA CGM are undoubtedly important, Sri Lanka should also use this occasion to position itself as a regional hub for the marine, offshore and energy industries. The planned meeting with Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM, is expected to focus on logistics, container transshipment and terminal investments. These are vital sectors, particularly given Colombo Port’s strategic location on the main East-West shipping route. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Sports
The International Cricket Council (ICC) and its Chairman Jay Shah face severe allegations from South Asian legal advocates and cricket historians accusing the council's legal team of professional negligence, fraud, and misrepresentation regarding the true authorship of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] Critics argue that the ICC has engaged in an active cover-up by maintaining a "no awareness" defense. This defense persists despite holding physical, stamped dossiers submitted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) that provide prior notice of the "Player-Referral" concept engineered by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna in 1997. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Nava Thakuria
An intriguing debate gained momentum soon after the foreign ministry made a public statement that a passport alone cannot justify one’s claim to be a citizen of India. The central government had already clarified that no Aadhaar- PAN- voter identity card- driving licence-school certificates can be assumed as a solid proof of Indian citizenship. Need not to mention that Indian citizenship is administered by the 1955 Citizenship Act and the passports are issued under the 1967 Passports Act. The citizenship in India is defined by the Constitution and the citizenship laws, which can be acquired by various... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Courtesy: AI Overview
Jay Shah wants Sri Lanka to clean the house and hold SLC elections while ICC engages in a massive cover up of the fraud of its legal team depriving Sri Lanka of due credit for authorship of Player - Referral and concomitant royalties that can heavily fund Sri Lanka's Cricket development The Player-Referral (DRS) Authorship Dispute Parallel to governance talks, an intense intellectual property dispute continues to gain traction within South Asian legal circles regarding the true authorship of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). The Core Claim:... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
https://www.ft.lk/front-page/Port-City-mulls-sandbox-to-trial-labour-reforms/44-794268 This article raises a questionAbout the fact that many western and middles eastern has a per perception that Chinese government or Chinese company owns or holds proxy for the whole land hence may be reluctantMore publicity should be given with a sovereign guarantee Note This article highlights an issue that receives far less attention than labour law reforms. While regulatory flexibility is important, investor perception of ownership, sovereignty, and geopolitical risk can be an even greater determinant of investment decisions. Here is an expanded version of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/07/26)
උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත
පසුගියදා මා මීගොඩ ආර්ථික මධ්යස්ථානයට ගියේ දානයකට අවශ්ය එළවළු මිලදී ගැනීම සඳහාය. එක් වර්ගයකින් කිලෝ දෙක තුන බැගින් අවශ්ය වූ බැවින් මා ගියේ ආර්ථික මධ්යස්ථානයේ මැද පිහිටි තොග වෙළඳ අංශය වෙතය. එහිදී මා මිලදී ගත් එළවළුවල කිලෝ එකක තොග මිල ගණන් මෙසේය: අළු කෙසෙල් - රු. 130/- දඹල - රු. 300/- කැකිරි - රු. 120/- පිපිඤ්ඤා - රු. 100/- කරවිල - රු. 300/- බීට් - රු. 240/- පසුව නිවසේ පරිහරණය සඳහාද එළවළු අවශ්යව තිබූ බැවින්, මේ පිළිබඳව කුඩා ප්රායෝගික සමීක්ෂණයක් කිරීමට මා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/07/26)
by Sarath Wijesinghe, President’s Counsel, President, Ambassadors’ Forum in the UK, Former Ambassador for Sri Lanka to the United Arab Emirates, and Israel.
OMBUDSMAN. Ombudsman is an institution, concept prevailing all over the world as an institution for arbitration, settlement, reconciliation and resolution of disputes among parties with least expenditure and more credibility, impartiality and impact, which is used and applied mainly in the USA, UK, Commonwealth of Nations, India, but not in Sri Lanka. The concept has arisen initially in China and incidentally in Sri Lanka under our kings with a position of “Dukgannarala”. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/07/26)
Response of AI Overview
Trusting an individual who explicitly states an intention to change your deeply held personal or religious beliefs "by hook or by crook" is highly problematic, as true trust requires mutual respect, safety, and the freedom to choose without manipulation. When a person approaches a relationship with an absolute mandate to alter your worldview by any means necessary, it usually signals that their ideological agenda takes precedence over your autonomy and personal well-being. Your historical parallel is highly accurate; this precise "by hook or by crook" methodology mirrors the complex and often painful... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/07/26)
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 - 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)
