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Defending 4 Billion Women: CEDAW's Mandate hijacked – Let's Protect Biological Women's Rights
Shenali D Waduge
For over 40 years, the CEDAW Convention was the global standard protecting women — defined as biological females— from discrimination and ensuring equality in every sphere of life. Today, however, the Committee charged with safeguarding this treaty has overstepped its mandate, replacing “sex” with “gender identity” in its guidance. By doing so, it has redefined what it means to be a woman, undermining protections for billions of biological women worldwide, including 1.1 million in Sri Lanka. This ideological drift is not a minor policy change; it is a direct threat to female-only spaces, healthcare, maternity rights,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

Smart, multiple alliances can be India's new path
By Milinda Moragoda, Courtesy The Hindustan Times
The international system is undergoing a profound transformation. The certainties of the post-World War II order — anchored in the UN, Bretton Woods institutions, and a rules-based multilateral framework — are buckling under pressure. What appears to be emerging in its place is a more transactional and interest-driven global order, shaped by spheres of influence and great power bargains reminiscent of the 19th century's Congress of Berlin and the Cold War doctrines of George Kennan and Henry Kissinger's realpolitik. The present Trump administration seems to be shaping a strategy... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

NDB Bank Strengthens Sri Lanka's Tea Industry with the Tea Manufacturer Finance Programme
National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) continues to empower Sri Lanka's export and manufacturing sectors with the introduction of its Tea Manufacturer Finance Programme, a specialised financial solution designed to support tea producers and exporters in expanding their operations and growing beyond borders. As one of Sri Lanka's most iconic industries, tea remains central to the nation's economy and heritage, sustaining thousands of livelihoods and earning global recognition for its unmatched quality. In recognition of this, NDB has introduced this tailored financial programme to help tea manufacturers, producers, and exporters access affordable funding... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

Do Sri Lankans Lack Creative Imagination of Einstein?
Are Sri Lankan Government Officials & Businessmen Asleep Whilst India, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam Forging into Euro-USA Markets? Bara Bada Bastua the Indian way: this is how Hindus celebrate the Festival of Lights in Espoo Finland! https://yle.fi/a/74-20188474 The British introduced TEA from China, which became the main export! Rubber exports have dwindled. Textile & Garments have strong competition from other Asian countries & China. Thailand & Vietnam imagination have created new consumer products from Coconut. Philippines have  exports in Fish-Mango-Pineapple, for over 50 years. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

Sri Lanka deserves accolades from the entire global sport industry for designing the 'Player Referral' concept
Source:   AI Overview
Sri Lanka deserves accolades from the entire global sport industry for designing the 'Player Referral' concept which has influenced not only Cricket ( DRS) in a remarkable way but also several other major World Sports by introducing greater fairness leading to harmony and understanding between players of opposing sides on the playing field. AI Overview  It is widely acknowledged that the player referral concept, which led to the Decision Review System (DRS) in cricket, was invented by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna . He first proposed the idea in a letter... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

කතානායක, ඇමති තුනක් එංගලන්තෙට ඉකොනමි ක්ලාස් අරගෙන බිස්නස් ක්ලාස් ගිහිල්ලා..
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
හිටපු පළාත් සභා මන්ත්‍රී වරුණ රාජපක්‍ෂ මහතා විසින් කථානායකවරයා ඇතුළු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රීවරුන් සිව්දෙනෙකුගේ ගුවන් ටිකට් පත් 'ඉකොනොමික් ක්ලාස්' සිට 'බිස්නස් ක්ලාස්' දක්වා යාවත්කාලීන කිරීම (Upgrade) සම්බන්ධයෙන් දැඩි විවේචනයක් එල්ල කර ඇත. පාඩු ලබන ශ්‍රී ලංකන් ගුවන් සමාගම හරහා මහජන මුදල් වැය කරමින් සිදු කර ඇති මෙම ක්‍රියාව සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම වංචා සහගත බව ඒ මහතා අවධාරණය කරයි. රාජපක්‍ෂ මහතා පෙන්වා දුන්නේ, එක්සත් රාජධානියේ පැවැත්වීමට නියමිත වැඩසටහනක් සඳහා කථානායකවරයා ඇතුළු මාලිමාවේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු ඇමතිවරුන් සිව්දෙනෙකු පිටත්ව ගිය බවයි. ඔවුන් මුලින් ඉකොනොමික් ක්ලාස් ගුවන් ටිකට් පත් මිලදී ගෙන තිබුණද, ගුවන් යානය තුළදී ඒවා බිස්නස්... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

Drug menace will be defeated and victory is certain – President
Courtesy Adaderana
The drug menace must be defeated to ensure social stability in the country and that the steps taken by himself and the government in this regard will undoubtedly lead to victory, according to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. President Dissanayake stated that narcotics have turned into a deep deceptive trade that has gripped the nation and that he is taking action to defeat it. The President further noted that children, the general public and the entire country are becoming victims of this deceptive trade. Meanwhile, the President pointed out that the younger generation... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

'' කූට ලේඛන හදලා සල්ලි ගත්තා කියන නළුවා හැංගිලා ද ? ''
SepalAmarasinghe
https://youtu.be/Lmc0X8zLqn8... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 31/10/25)

Identifying Sri Lanka’s Societal ills – Who are promoting – who are victims & the dangerous outcomes if not addressed
Shenali D Waduge
Below is a compilation of statistics publicly available covering all the current ills of society which are being presented as “normal” and promoted to make profit for those selling or tasked to promote immorality. The statistics cover substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, prostitution/sex industry, pornography/online harms, smoking, alcohol, crime/domestic abuse, social‑media influences. The outcomes are also shown as well as the role of Family, School, Religious, Government, Institution (NGO / Health / Law Enforcement / Private sector) and measures for media accountability & funder transparency. Multiple data sources show rising harms across drugs, HIV cases linked to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/10/25)

Richard de Zoysa's murder
(Message of Public Concerns by, Professor Nishan C Wijesinha).
Richard de Zoysa's murder is widely believed to have been carried out by a special intelligence death squad that was formed under the President Ranasinghe Premadasa government to crush the insurrection launched by the Militant "Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) organization". On 18 February 1990 Richard de Zoysa, a 31 year old journalist, was abducted from his home near Colombo in the early hours of the morning by a group of men. His body was found in the sea on 19 February. He had been shot. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/10/25)

IMF projects 3.1% economic growth for Sri Lanka in 2026
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Oct 29 (Daily Mirror) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected that Sri Lanka’s economy will grow by 3.1% in 2026, reflecting a gradual return to its long-term trend, officials said. Thomas Helbling, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department, made the announcement during a press conference on the Asia and Pacific Region’s Economic Outlook. Helbling highlighted that Sri Lanka has experienced a strong economic recovery, supported by the government’s ongoing reform program in collaboration with the IMF. He noted that the country’s growth reached 5%... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/10/25)

Pakistan, Sri Lanka chart new course for blue economy growth
Courtesy The Express Tribune
Seek to boost connectivity, prosperity through cooperation in marine and coastal tourism ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Sri Lanka have agreed to explore joint cooperation in marine tourism, recognising the vast potential of their coastlines and rich marine biodiversity to strengthen sustainable economic growth and regional connectivity. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry proposed enhanced collaboration in marine tourism during a meeting with Sri Lankan Minister for Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Niroshan Rathnayake. Junaid Anwar highlighted that marine industries, including fisheries and tourism,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/10/25)

Arrest warrant issued for NPP MP Jagath Manuwarna
Courtesy Adaderana
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Jagath Manuwarna by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court, Ada Derana reporter said. The order was issued today (29) by Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara after the MP failed to appear in court for a scheduled hearing. Accordingly, the Magistrate ordered that he be taken into custody and produced before court. Meanwhile, the Counsels representing MP Jagath Manuwarna informed court that their client was unable to attend the proceedings as he was participating in a... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 30/10/25)

Is a system change possible without a mindset change?
By Raj Gonsalkorale
Changing the world begins with changing our minds. In the midst of growing global crises, including climate change, increasing polarization, inequality, and an overarching sense of disconnection from those around us and the natural world, it’s not a stretch to say that humanity needs change. Without question, the external systems and structures of our world need to be examined and adjusted. Yet a more hidden source of our current problems runs so deep that it is often overlooked. The very mindset that has enabled today’s crises lies inside of us. As we wrestle with the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

Rapunzel Syndrome in a 14-Year-Old Girl: A Case Report
Dr. Gamini Goonetilleke, FRCS & Dr. Ruwan Jayatunge, M.D., PhD
Introduction; Trichobezoars are uncommon foreign bodies in the gastrointestinal tract, composed of swallowed hair. They are most often encountered in adolescent girls with trichotillomania and trichophagia (Naik et al.  2005).  When the hairball extends beyond the pylorus into the small intestine, the condition is termed Rapunzel syndrome, first described by Vaughan and team in 1968 (Gonuguntla & Joshi 2007). It is a rare and potentially life-threatening disorder, with fewer than 100 cases reported worldwide (Gorter et al.   2010). Trichobezoars are common in patients with underlying psychiatric disorders (Altonbary & Bahgat, 2015). ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

NDB Bank Partners with Gavinro International (Pvt) Ltd. to Expand Access to Electric Passenger and Commercial Vehicle Financing
National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gavinro International (Pvt) Ltd., one of Sri Lanka’s latest EV franchise holders representing several reputed Chinese vehicle manufacturers. This strategic partnership is designed to provide customers with innovative and affordable leasing solutions across Gavinro International’s extensive range of passenger and commercial vehicles, supported by tailor-made financial facilities. Through this partnership, NDB customers will gain access to a premium portfolio of passenger vehicles, including globally renowned brands such as Skywell, Skyworth, Manufactured by a Fortune 500 China Company, and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

Shabbos-Goyim
Israel Shamir Courtesy The Unz Review
The late saint of the communist calendar, Rosa Luxemburg, often called her opponents ‘Shabbos-goyim,’ meaning servants of the Jews. A Shabbos-goy is a non-Jew who toadies to every wish and whim of the Jews, especially in politics, or a non-Jew who is heavily supportive of Israel, says the dictionary. They are a breed apart. One can argue about how successfully Jews rule the countries they lead. There are more- and less-successful examples. Usually, Jewish rule is good for the king and his coterie, and bad for the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

Teaching Sri Lanka’s 2009 UNHRC Geneva Win: The Barcelona Lecture
BY Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka Courtesy The Island
Dayan and Rajiva in Geneva With the discussion on Sri Lanka and the UNHRC resurfacing this year, the singularity of Geneva 2009 and Sri Lanka’s decisive victory has been noted in Parliament by the Leader of the Opposition. Though no Lankan institution ever asked me to explain that 2009 outcome, it has figured amply in international scholarly literature. When I served as... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

ඇමරිකා හමුදා කදවුරක් ත‍්‍රිකුණාමලයට..? බදු අඩු කරන්ගන්න එකග වෙලා…?
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ඇමරිකාව සිය කොන්දේසී ඉටු නොකළ ඉන්දියාවට 50%ක තීරු බදු පනවන අතර කොන්දේසි ඉටු කළ පාකිස්ථානයට 19%ක තීරු බදු පැනවූ බව හිටපු අමාත්‍ය විමල් වීරවංශ මහතා ප්‍රකාශ කරයි. ඔහු පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ පාකිස්ථානය ඇමරිකානු තෙල් මිලට ගැනීමට, එරට දුර්ලභ ඛනිජ සම්පත් කැනීමේ අවස්ථාව සහ ඩිජිටල්කරණ කටයුතු ඇමරිකානු සමාගම් වෙත ලබා දීමට එකඟ වී ඇති බවයි. https://youtu.be/bbfKGKZsI5s ඒ අනුව ඇමරිකාව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට ද පාකිස්ථානයට සමානව 20%ක බදු පැනවීම සඳහා යම් කොන්දේසි ප්‍රමාණයකට එකඟ වී ඇති බවත් ඒවා ආණ්ඩුව රටට හෙලිදරව් කළ යුතු බවත් ඔහු පෙන්වා දෙයි. ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

So much for good governance: Weligama PS chairman killing yet again reveals underworld nexus in politics
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
The pertinent question before  Sri Lankan political parties is whether electability or popularity should warrant a repeat offender, a known underworld criminal, or an accomplice being placed on their electoral lists. Such individuals defile the sanctity of the elected office The killing of Wickremesekara saw allegations by SJB that the government had failed to provide security for the deceased politician despite several written requests.  However, concerns have also been raised over the chequered character of Mr. Wickremesekara himself, who had previously been charged with a litany of crimes Last week’s... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

New State Intelligence Chief assumes duties
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Oct. 28 (Daily Mirror) - Major General Nalinda Niyangoda has officially assumed duties as the new Chief of State Intelligence Service. He received his letter of appointment from the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuiyakontha (Retd).The formal assumption of duties took place today (October 28) at his office at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte. Major General Niyangoda, a senior officer of the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps, brings over 35 years of distinguished service to the position. Throughout his illustrious military career,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

Female lawyer arrested for aiding murder of ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’
Courtesy Adaderana
A female lawyer from the Kadawatha area has been arrested for allegedly  for providing a copy  of the Penal Code for Ishara Sewwandi to conceal the pistol used in the killing of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’, police said.  The infamous gang leader known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” was fatally shot by a gunman disguised as a lawyer in the No. 05 Magistrate’s Court within the Aluthkade Courts Complex (Hulftsdorp) on February 19. ’Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder and who is suspected to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 29/10/25)

Why Sri Lanka was Really Denied Admission to the United Nations
e-Con e-News
blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 19-25 October 2025 * ‘The Ceylon National Congress was so reactionary that it actually opposed the grant of adult franchise proposed by the Donoughmore Constitutional Reform Commission in 1929. This class, however, secured its political ascendency when the Donoughmore Constitution (1931)– while granting adult franchise – barred the election of anyone to the State Council who is unable to speak, read & write the English language. Also, the device of a Board of Ministers enabled the notables in this... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/10/25)

අපි පරිසරය රැක්කොත් තමා පරිසරය අපිව රකින්නේ (14කොටස)
චානක බණ්ඩාරගේ
රටේ ජාතික ගීය ලියු රචකයා තාමාට සිදුවූ අසාධාරණය නිසා සියදිවි නසා ගත්තේ නම්, ඉන්දීය නොවන, අපේ  රටටම ආවේනික වූ අපුරු සංගීතයක් නිර්මාණය කල අසහාය ගායකයාගේ ගීත වසර 20ට තරම ගුවන් විදුලියෙන් උවමනාවෙන්ම ප්‍රචාරය කිරීම නතර කලේ නම්, ජාතියක් වශයෙන් අප ලජ්ජා විය යුතුයි. 60/70 දශකයේ පහළ වූ ශ්‍රේෂ්ට සංගීතඟයයන් අද කාලේ බිහි නොවීමට ප්‍රධාන හේතුවක් වන්නේ බොහොමයක් ගුවන් විදුලි සහ රුපවාහිනි නාලිකා විසින් තේරුමක් නැති,අප රටට ආවේනික නොවූ බොල් සංගීතයක් නගා සිටුවීමට කටයුතු කිරීමයි.  සිංහල ඉංග්‍රීසි පටලවාගත්,  බොහෝ විට වාචාල බස් දොඩවන නිවේදකයන් කිසිම වැදගත්කමක් හෝ ශාස්ත්‍රීය වටිනාකමක් නැති බොල් ගීතම  ශ්‍රාවකයනට පුද කරත්.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/10/25)

First Residence Permit statistic Jan.-Sept. 2025 Finland.
Prof. Hudson McLean
1) India 3,206 (Positive 2,500; Dismissed 1; Expired 125; Negative 580). 2) Philippines 2,614 (Positive 2,453; Expired 8; Negative 153). 3) Sri Lanka 2,438 (Positive 2,246; Expired matter 20; Negative 172). 4) Nepal 2,340 (Positive 2,149; Expired matter 33; Negative 158). 5) Bangladesh 2,317 (Positive 1,995; Expired matter 34; Negative 288). statistic sources: migri.fi Finland Offers-, High salaries - No Corruption -Best Medicare - Free Education - No Pollution - Personal Safety - Great Environment! The average annual salary for a dental nurse in Espoo,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/10/25)

NDB Bank Partners with AHZ Education Consultants to Empower Students Pursuing UK Higher Education
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank has entered into a strategic partnership with AHZ Education Consultants, one of the fastest-growing UK-focused education consultancies in the world. The collaboration, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 18th September 2025, further strengthens NDB’s Student File proposition, a holistic banking solution designed to support students and their families as they pursue overseas education. The MoU was signed by Sanjaya Perera, Senior Vice President – Personal Banking and Customer Experience, and Zeyan Hameed, Vice President – Retail Banking, on behalf of NDB Bank, while Manuel Pragash, Country Manager,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/10/25)

Experts warn of disease outbreaks across Sri Lanka
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Oct. 27 (Daily Mirror) - As torrential rains lash Sri Lanka, health experts are sounding the alarm over a surge in waterborne diseases. Senior Consultant Physician Dr. Ananda Wijewickrama told the Daily Mirror that diseases such as dengue, leptospirosis, hepatitis A, typhoid, and diarrhoea could spread rapidly as rainwater contaminates drinking water sources and creates ideal conditions for mosquitoes to breed. He said the rainy season greatly increases the risk of several serious illnesses, with dengue fever posing a major threat. “Flooded and stagnant areas become perfect... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 28/10/25)

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRSIDENT ANURA KUMARA DISSANAYAKE
Shripal Nishshanka
Dear Mr. President, I vehemently believe you, as a boy hailing from a village like beautiful Thambuththegamuwa would never allow the following most dangerous and unfair activities to take place in our beloved motherland Sri Lanka ever; Legalization of LGBTQ: Today when even the majority of most developed countries also reject this concept, should my beautiful and sacred country Sri Lanka implement it? A well-civilized country would not let happen such a disastrous act to be included into the constitution so that the meaning of a family would also be destroyed... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/10/25)

From Nightingale to Surrender: Who Hijacked the Nursing Uniform?
By Palitha Ariyarathna
The recent request by a group of Muslim women to modify nursing uniforms for religious reasons and the government’s hasty assurance that “there are no legal restrictions” reveals a deeper problem: a shared lack of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) on both sides of the conversation. Cultural Intelligence is not about appeasement. It is about recognizing context, respecting native frameworks, and understanding when adaptation becomes distortion. In this case, both the petitioners and the officials failed to uphold the civic and professional integrity of Sri Lanka’s public health system. Let us be clear: the nursing... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/10/25)

Pioneer of Slaughter free Christmas in Sri Lanka
AI Overview 
https://share.google/aimode/hSdM8yntKRMfY3KJL Senaka Weeraratna, a Sri Lankan attorney and animal rights activist, has advocated for a "Slaughter-Free Christmas" in Sri Lanka, arguing for the extension of the Buddhist tradition of non-violence (ahimsa) to the holiday.   Core arguments for Slaughter-Free Christmas Contradiction of Christian message: Weeraratna highlights the irony of celebrating a religious figure known as the "Prince of Peace" with the mass slaughter of animals. Drawing from Buddhist principles: He frequently references the centuries-old Sri Lankan custom of closing slaughterhouses and banning meat sales on the Buddhist holy day of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/10/25)

Suspected gunman in Weligama PS Chairman murder arrested
Courtesy Hiru News
A person suspected of being the shooter in the murder of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) in Nawinna, Maharagama. Furthermore, two other individuals suspected of aiding and abetting the murder have been arrested in the Matara area. Several individuals have already been arrested over their alleged connection with the fatal shooting of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, which occurred earlier this week.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/10/25)

'' අනුරගේ පුතාට එයාලංකා ජොබ් එක දුන්නෙ කවුද ?
SEPAL AMARASINGHE
https://youtu.be/AY1aYmhJ8KE... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 27/10/25)

Bristol PhD student brewing a future for tea
Courtesy The Tab
Thanks to her research, the future of tea might be looking a little less bitter A University of Bristol PhD student’s research may be able to save tea crop from the impact of climate change. Thamali Kariyawasam’s goal is to find tea cultivars which will survive with less water, ensuring tea farming persists in growingly uncertain conditions. Tea plantations in Sri Lanka provide livelihoods to nearly 615,000 people in Sri Lanka, so there is more than the quality of tea on the line. Image via Thamali... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

AI job demand in South Asia, including Sri Lanka, surges 75% Faster: World Bank
By Huzefa Aliasger, Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, October 25. (Daily Mirror) - The World Bank has highlighted a rapid rise in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) skills across South Asia, including Sri Lanka, noting that this trend is beginning to influence hiring patterns. Between January 2023 and March 2025, the share of AI-related job postings in the region more than doubled, increasing from 2.9% to 6.5%, growing approximately 75% faster than non-AI job listings. The analysis shows that around 22% of jobs in South Asia are exposed to AI. Most of these roles—nearly 70%—are considered... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

Audit urges urgent legal reform, transparency in e-visa deal
Courtesy The Island
MPs get special audit report on the visa scam at Immigration and Emigration Dept. SJB Colombo District MP Dr Harsha de Silva told Parliament yesterday that the special audit report on Sri Lanka’s controversial e-visa contract, awarded to a foreign consortium by the Department of Immigration and Emigration, had been made available to the MPs. The report includes nine recommendations, which the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance Dr de Silva said, should be implemented immediately. The audit report, by Acting Auditor General G. H. D. Dharmapala, recommends several key reforms, including... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

බොරුවට පොල් ගෑව
(විශේෂ පණිවිඩය මහාචාර්ය නිශාන් සී විජේසිංහ විසිනි).
පැලවත්තේ බොරු චෝදනා මඟින් හිටපු ජනාධිපති ගෝඨාභය රාජපකක්ෂ, ඇවන්ගාඩ් සභාපති නිශ්සංක සේනාධිපති සහ හිටපු හමුදාපතිවරුන් තිදෙනෙකුට එරෙහිව පාවරා තිබූ අල්ලස් නඩුවෙන් ඔවුන් සියළු දෙනා නිදොස්කොට නිදහස්කර ඇත.....ඔවුන් එසේ නිදහස් වුවත් පැලවත්තෙ බොරුව නිසා ඩොල්ර් බිලියන ගණන් ආදයම් ගෙන ආ හැකි ව්‍යාපෘතියක් මේවනවිට රටට අහිමි වී ඇත.... රටේ ජනතාවට තෙල් පෝලිම්වල ගෑස් පෝලිම්වල ලගින්නට සිදුවූයේ ජවිපෙ විසින් ඉතිහාසය පුරාවටම මෙවන් ආයෝජන සහ ව්‍යාපෘති කඩාකප්පල්කර දමා පැලවත්තෙ බංකොලොත් දේශපාලනයට බොරුවෙන් ඉංධන සපයාගත් නිසා නොවේද.?... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

චූදිතයෙකුට ජීවිතාන්ත සිරදඬුවම් නියම කිරීමට තනි අභිමතයට නඩු වාර්තාවේ සාක්ෂි වෙනස් කළ විනිසුරු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට..? ජනාධිපතිට සහ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව සභාවට ඉල්ලීමක්.....
වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන.
දිතයෙකුට ජීවිතාන්ත සිරදඬුවම් නියම කිරීමට තනි අභිමතයට නඩු වාර්තාවේ සාක්ෂි වෙනස් කළ විනිසුරු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට..? ජනාධිපතිට සහ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව සභාවට ඉල්ලීමක්..... චූදිතයෙකුට ජීවිතාන්ත සිරදඬුවම් නියම කිරීමට හැකිවන පරිදි තනි අභිමතයට නඩු වාර්තාවේ සාක්ෂි සටහන් වෙනස් කළ ගිහාන් කුලතුංග විනිසුරු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට නිර්දේශ/ අනුමත කිරීම, යුක්තිය ඉටු කිරීම සහ ජනතාවගේ අයිතිවාසිකම් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේදී සළකා බැලීමට ජනාධිපතිට සහ ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාව සභාවට නීතීඥවරයෙකුගෙන් ඉල්ලීමක්..... කොළඹ මහාධිකරණ HC/5333/2010 නඩුවේ චූදිතට ජීවිතාන්ත සිරදඬුවම් නියම කිරීමට හැකිවන පරිදි තනි අභිමතයට නඩු වාර්තාවේ සාක්ෂි සටහන් වෙනස් කළ ගිහාන් කුලතුංග විනිසුරු ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණටට... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

A Note to DP Education!
Prof. Hudson McLean
Congratulations to Dhammika Perera for Magnanimous  Generosity to Sri Lanka! DP Education - Languages - IELTS - Japanese - Italian - Korean - Chinese General inquiries 076 133 3666 | info

dpedu.org DP has offered a great service to the Development of Sri Lankan youth! However, as a Sri Lankan abroad for many decades, I have noticed even the Parliamentarians of Sri Lanka, lack the General Etiquette & Good Manners when visiting overseas! Once I met the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, waiting for transport, outside... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

Visa Scam in Sri Lanka - Questions?
Prof. Hudson McLean
THE   VISA SCAM  IN SRI LANKA Part 5 KAMALIKA PIERIS THE   VISA SCAM  IN SRI LANKA Part 6 KAMALIKA PIERIS Why does Sri Lanka Immigration Need VFS Global? 1: Did Any Person in Sri Lanka Receive a (Bribery Corruption) BACK-HANDER from VFS to facilitate this Unnecessary involvement of a Foreign Agent? 2: Why Does VFS Transfer the Visa Fees to UAE from Sri Lanka, and Hold the Funds for several days benefitting from Overnight Bank Interest? 3: Does Sri Lanka Receive... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

CSE for Kids. DEI for Adults. Same Funders. Same LGBTQIA Agenda
by Shenali Waduge
 · 25th October 2025 Around the world — and now proposed in Sri Lanka — two programs targeting schools and workplaces appear harmless but raise serious questions: CSE for children in schools and DEI for adults in workplaces. On the surface both sound harmless. Who doesn’t want children protected from abuse? Who doesn’t want fairness in workplaces? But behind the soft terminology and wording and promoted by handpicked trained “experts” lies a global LGBTQIA agenda, strategically designed and funded by the same network of organizations, enforced through: ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/10/25)

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    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone
    -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • The war is over - With the death of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran, the militant campaign for a Tamil state in Sri Lanka seems to have come to an end. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09) LTTE RISE & FALL -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Where is Prabakaran? -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War by Mahdi Darius Nazemroay -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)
  • TWO EMISSARIES FROM UK AND FRANCE TWIST THEIR PURPOSE OF VISIT TO SRI LANKA. Malin Abeyatunga .-Full Report- (The LankaWeb-02/05/09)

History

  • THE ANCESTRY OF RAVANA A close study of the Ramayana, particularly the last book or Uttara Kanda, reveals that Ravana, the enemy of Lord Rama, was not a Dravidian, as many people have thought, but related to the Sri Lanka, who are considered to be Aryans-that Ravana was a migrant to Sri Lanka from the Vedic family of the Yadus, perhaps deriving originally from the city of Mathura south of Delhi. The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from the north was from Gujarat and of the Yadu family, which dominated the southwest of India and from the region of Gujarat had access to the sea on which they travelled far in their trading and colonizing ventures. The Ramayana tells the Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, had close connections with region of the Yadus, which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura south of Delhi.
  • Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
    123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
    12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
    7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
    6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
    3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
    2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
    2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
    1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
    900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
    700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
    600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
    483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
    -For Full story go to
  • Historical Development of Sinhala and Scripts click on the links!!
    -Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
    -Unethical conversion violates the UN convention on the right of the child

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