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News Archive for Feb 2026
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s media has reported on the application by the Muslim Left Front for registration with the Election Commission. A careful review of historical, regional, and global patterns shows that political parties — when built on religious identity fused with ideological activism — can become vehicles for external influence, social polarization, and long-term destabilization. This is not a path Sri Lanka should legally permit if it is serious about safeguarding national unity, electoral integrity, and long-term national security. https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/First-Muslim-left-party-seeks-recognition-from-Election-Commission/108-333262 https://island.lk/recognition-sought-for-first-muslim-left-party This analysis does not target Islam or Muslim communities.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The Eelam wars (1983-2009) between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), arose over the issue of self-determination for Sri Lankan Tamils and the separation of the Northern and Eastern provinces from the rest of the country. The goal was a separate state. The Eelam war was not a guerilla or terrorist war, it was a Civil War. Civil War takes place when a group of citizens take up arms against the government to obtain exclusive control of a part of the land. The fighting takes place inside... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
KAMALIKA PIERIS
Anti Eelamists have tried sporadically to crush the Tamil Separatist Movement by taking the Tamil Separatist Movement to court. The first recorded instance is in 1976. 1976 On May 21, 1976 ITAK leader A. Amirthalingam, along with Federal Party MPs V.N.Navaratnam, K.P.Ratnam, K.Thurairatnam were delivering leaflets in Jaffna , regarding a political event, when they were arrested by the Jaffna police on the charge of possessing and distributing seditious literature. Sivasithamparam was released but the others were taken to Colombo to be tried for sedition. When the case came up... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
Dr Gamini Goonetilleke at Elephant Pass, 11th August 1991
A Defining Moment in Sri Lanka’s Modern Military History Elephant Pass—known locally as Alimankada—occupies one of the most strategically decisive locations in Sri Lanka’s geography and history. It is a narrow land corridor, barely a few kilometres wide at its most constricted point, yet it serves as the sole terrestrial gateway linking the Jaffna Peninsula to the Northern mainland. Whoever controls Elephant Pass controls access to Jaffna, its people, its economy, and its military lifelines. For centuries, invading armies, colonial powers, and modern militaries alike understood its... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
By Atilio A. Boron
February 16, 2026 A few days ago, the Cuban government informed airlines operating in the country that the supply of aviation fuel would be suspended as of midnight on Tuesday, February 10. Obediently, the empire’s powerful propaganda machine got to work and began to spread misinformation in a coordinated manner, attributing the situation to the “energy crisis” in Cuba. Its exponents in various countries—from El País in Spain to La Nación and Clarín in Argentina and El Mercurio in Chile, to mention only the best known—bombarded their readers, viewers, or whoever else was the victim of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
by Dave DeCamp
Just like Sri Lanka during the NED-funded Aragalaya for Regime Change and staged Bankruptcy Speaking to reporters on Monday night, President Trump boasted of his ramped-up embargo on Cuba, which has involved cutting off Venezuelan oil shipments and pressuring Mexico to end its oil exports, causing major fuel shortages in the country. “Cuba is right now a failed nation, and they don’t even have jet fuel for airplanes to take off, clogging up their runway,” he said during a flight on Air Force One. Sri Lanka faced a fuel embargo to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
by Neville Ladduwahetty, Courtesy The Island
During a recent panel discussion titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific and Sri Lankan Diplomacy”, organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Dr. George I. H. Cooke, Senior Lecturer and initiator of the Awarelogue Initiative, the keynote address was delivered by Prof Ken Jimbo of Kelo University, Japan (Ceylon Today, February 15, 2026). The report on the above states: “Prof. Jimbo discussed the evolving role... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
JVP Anti-National Activities
Hon. Dr. Anil Jayantha FernandoDeputy Minister of FinanceSri Lanka 19 February 2026 Dear Deputy Minister, Is AKD’s Fight Against Corruption a Sham – Case of Cargills ‘Food City’? Attached is my above titled letter. If President AKD as Finance Minister and you as his Deputy are serious about combating corruption, all you have to do is get the SEC and CBSL to follow-up on the UNASSAILABLE EVIDENCE I have provided which has NOT BEEN DENIED by publicly owned Cargills (Ceylon) PLC. At the root of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම ගැටළුවකටම මුල්වී ඇත්තේ ආර්ථික මොඩලයේ ඇති වැරැද්ද බවත්, එය වසා ගැනීම සඳහා ලෝකයේ සෑම තැනකම යුද්ධ බිහිකරන බවත් ඒ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ලෝකයේ දැවැන්ත මූල්ය සමාගම් විසින් අමෙරිකානු ජනධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්රම්ප්ව මෙහෙයවනු ලබන ආකාරයත් ඒ මහතා මෙහිදී හෙළිදරව් කරන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that no individual has the right to insult Buddhism or any religious leaders. He made these remarks today (21) while attending the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a proposed Sanghavasa building, where monks reside and conduct religious teachings, at the Sri Vishuddharama Temple in Gamunupura, Tissamaharama. During his address, Premadasa claimed that the country’s entire temple system is currently facing neglect and structural deterioration. He recalled that his late father, former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, established the Ministry of Buddhasasana and a dedicated fund to foster and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
Fall of Nations
https://youtu.be/5n4JtvuZrsk... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/02/26)
Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge
According to UNICEF (2007), the term child soldier refers to any person under 18 years of age who is recruited or used by an armed force or armed group in any capacity. Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, conscripting, enlisting, or using children under 15 in hostilities is a war crime. Paramilitary groups often target children for recruitment for several reasons. Children are more malleable and tend to follow orders without question, as their fear response is less developed than that of adults, leading to a lack of awareness of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
Immigrants are the backbone of America’s greatness—powering its economy, enriching its culture, and advancing its global leadership. Yet under the guise of making America great again, Trump's exclusionary, racist policies are dismantling that very foundation, stifling innovation and tarnishing the nation’s moral standing. To understand the magnitude and importance of immigrants in the US, and the need for continued immigration, the following clearly shows how deeply they sustain our workforce, drive innovation, and secure America’s competitive edge on the global stage. The Current State of Immigration Over 1 million farmworkers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
The lack of production of protest literature in Sri Lanka calling for an apology, reparations, repatriation of stolen artifacts, atonement, catharsis etc., illustrates a stark difference between the content of Law Journals and Newspapers and Television Channels in Africa, Caribbean, and even India vis a vis Sri Lanka. There is a distinct deficiency in the scholarly landscape of Sri Lanka compared to regions like Africa, the Caribbean, and India. While exceptions exist, the legal literature in Sri Lanka shamefully reflects moral cowardice continually leaning toward traditional doctrinal analysis rather than the critical, transformative "protest"... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Ada Derana
https://youtu.be/ZFCBZQYhalY... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Hambantota District Member of Parliament D. V. Chanaka stated in Parliament today (20) that the loss caused to the country by the substandard coal tender amounts to Rs. 100 billion. The MP made these remarks while joining the adjournment debate currently being held in Parliament regarding the importation of low-quality coal. He pointed out that although the relevant Minister had ample provisions within the agreement to cancel the tender, the failure to do so remains a serious concern. During his speech, the MP further stated: "The agreement specifies that if two... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
ACN Newswire
SINGAPORE, Feb 19, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Asia’s largest food retailers, manufacturers, restaurant chains, and hospitality groups remain behind international better practice on sustainable and responsible protein sourcing, but progress is accelerating across the region, according to The Asian Protein Buyers 100: An Assessment of Responsible and Sustainable Sourcing released today by Asia Research & Engagement (ARE). The APB100 is a benchmark based on investor-backed priorities - assessing how 100 of Asia’s largest listed protein-buying companies — headquartered or operating across Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Nava Thakuria
As Bangladesh has constituted a new government under the leadership of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after a largely fair & peaceful national election on 12 February 2026, the people of eastern India (the region virtually embraces the poverty stricken country except a few kilometers in Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal) hope for a progressive regime in Dhaka enjoying political stability and pursuing economic developments to over 170 million people in the south Asian nation. The Muslim majority country continues to grow as a headache for the north-eastern states, more precisely Assam, for at least two ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Concept and Inquiry: Senaka Weeraratna Content Resource source: Chat GPT
The Mass Murder of Humans in WW2 was treated as a Crime Against Humanity at Nuremberg. In contrast the War Crimes Tribunal failed to condemn the Mass Murder of innocent Horses among other animals as morally indefensible even in times of war. This duality in approach on a species centred basis diminished the moral authority of the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg. https://share.google/aimode/QStiByspFsIwSvQjn AI Overview response It is a poignant and deeply reflective observation to note the vast difference in how human and animal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/02/26)
Divaina Online
https://youtu.be/vO7Ttm6P7hA... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
By Garvin Karunaratne
The IMF was the international organization by which the United Nations at its inception intended to organize and bring about development of the economies of the World .This did really happen till 1977 when under the Washington Consensus World Bank chief McNamara, and President Ronald Regan took over world development and altered the course of Third World countries tobring them under the control of the USA. This was done in the most dubious manner by making the vibrant and self reliant countries to fall into debt. When the countries got independence none of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
British Entry into Sri Lanka — Strategic Context (1795–1796) The British did not enter Sri Lanka as liberators or protectors of indigenous sovereignty. They entered as a hostile imperial power exploiting European war dynamics, seeking to: Eliminate Dutch colonial presence• Capture the Indian Ocean trade corridor• Secure naval dominance between India and the East• Integrate Sri Lanka into the British Indian imperial system Their arrival was imperial expansion, not humanitarian intervention. Geopolitical Catalyst Britain entered Sri Lanka... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
Concept : Senaka Weeraratna
https://share.google/aimode/PVf36XXyURTr20cdW Content: AI Overview Shell-shocked horse in Stalingrad Soldier about to execute his horse in the middle of the Battle of Stalingrad Forgotten Saddles: A Silent Tribute to Romania’s Fallen War HorsesThis haunting image captures a desolate field strewn with abandoned saddles and cavalry equipment—once belonging to the Romanian forces during World War II's infamous Battle of Stalingrad. Over 6 million horses were deployed on the Eastern Front during the war. These animals carried men, supplies, and artillery across harsh, unforgiving terrain. In the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
MTA News
https://youtu.be/1fmPC5YY6Gw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel, Solicitor in England and Wales, President Ambassador’s Forum UK/SL
Most Powerful Tool on the Universe Education is the most powerful tool in life where the human is what they are today by the development of the mind from the powerful tool “Education” with the experiences in life which is flexible, available free in Sri Lanka unlike many countries, powerful and could be converted to the development and also destruction of the humanity if misused. Education is not only what you learn from schools by books based on the education systems but... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න
---------------------------------- රට බෙදන්න පැකේජ් ගෙනා ජී එල් එක්කද අපේකම රකින්නේ .රනිල් සජිත් දෙන්නම කොටි මර්ධනයට විරුද්ධවත් කෙනෙහිලිකම් කල උන් .අපේකම රකින්න නම් එකතුවන්න සින්හලදේශයේ සංස්කෘතියේ ප්රධාන සංරචකය සිංහල බෞද්ධ බව පිළිගන්න උන් එක්ක. ආණ්ඩුව පලවා හරින්න නම් මොකා වුනත් නරක නෑ .--... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ඝාතනයට ලක් වූ නීතිඥවරයා අපරාධකරුවන්ට පෙනී සිටි අයෙකු ලෙස හංවඩු ගසමින් එම ඝාතනය සාධාරණීකරණය කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරන අධිකරණ අමාත්යවරයා ද මීට පෙර නීතිඥයෙකු ලෙස අපරාධකරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටි අයෙකු බව ශ්රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණේ ජාතික සංවිධායක, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී පැවසීය. මෑතකදී සිදු වූ නීතිඥ ඝාතනය සම්බන්ධයෙන් රජය දක්වන ප්රතිචාරය විවේචනය කළ මන්ත්රීවරයා, විෂය භාර අමාත්යවරයා සහ රජයේ වගකිවයුත්තන් එම ඝාතනයට ලක්වූ පුද්ගලයා "අපරාධකරුවන්ගේ නීතිඥයෙකු" ලෙස හැඳින්වීම නීති වෘත්තියට කරන නිග්රහයක් බව පෙන්වා දුන්නේය. "අධිකරණ ඇමතිවරයාත් වෘත්තියෙන් නීතිඥයෙක්. එතුමාත් අතීතයේදී අපරාධකරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිට තිබෙනවා. එහෙනම් එතුමාත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking to nullify the decision to interdict him from duty without a fair inquiry, a reporter said. The Speaker of Parliament, the Secretary General of Parliament, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake, and 14 others have been named as respondents in the petition. The petitioner claims that, while serving as the Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, he was suspended from duty, with effect from January 23, 2026. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Russian investors are ready to put money into Sri Lanka, but what to invest in—and where—remains a challenge. This was highlighted by Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka Levan Dzhagaryan during a media briefing at the Embassy in Colombo today.The briefing touched on multiple issues, including Russia’s long-discussed proposal to construct a nuclear power plant in the country. On the nuclear project, Ambassador Dzhagaryan noted: “I raised this issue about the nuclear power plant from the very beginning, and I met with Minister of Energy Jayakody, presented... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/02/26)
Jinath Premaratne
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Dr Sudath Gunasekara. Mahanuwaara 17.02.2026.
I would like to draw the immediate attention of my readers to the following news item appearing in today’s Lankaweb. “දෙමල ඊළම පිහිටුවීම සඳහා වන දෙමළ ඊළාම් අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබඳ සභාව ඉකුත් 14 දා ත්රිකුණාමලයේ දී පිහිටුවා තිබේ. දෙමළ කතා කරන ජනතාව සඳහා වෙනම රටක් හෙවත් ස්වයං නීර්ණ අයිතිය වෙනුවෙන් සියලු දෙමළ ජනයා පෙනී සිටිය යුතු බව එහිදි ප්රකාශ කර ඇත. වෙනම ඊළාම් රාජ්යයක් වෙනුවෙන් සකස් කළ වඩුක්කොඩ්ඩෙයි සම්මුතියට මේ වසරේ මැයි 14 වැනිදා ට වසර 50 ක් පිරෙන අතර ඊට සමගාමීව 14 දා ත්රිකුණාමලය J7 vila resort... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/02/26)
ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ මෛත්රී ගුණරත්න, ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ නීතිඥ සමන් ගලප්පත්ති
නීතිඥ බුද්ධික මල්ලවාරච්චි සහ ඔහුගේ බිරිඳ ඝාතනය කිරීමත් ඉන් පසුව කිසිදු විමර්ශනයකින් තොරව ඔහුට පාතාල ලේබලය ඇලවීමත් පිළිබඳ වගකීම අමාත්ය ආනන්ද විජේපාල මහතා විසින් දැරිය යුතුය. ඔහු සිය අමාත්ය ධූරයේ වගකීම දැරීමට අසමත්වීම සමබන්ධයෙන් වගකීම බාරගත යුතු අතර, ඔහුට වහා ඉල්ලා අස්වන ලෙස බල කරනු ලබන බව නිවේදනයක් නිකුත් කරමින් Free Lawyers සංවිධානය පවසයි. Free Lawyers සංවිධානය නිකුත් කළ සම්පූර්ණ නිවේදනය පහතින් දැක්වේ. කොළඹ අකුරේගොඩ අධි ආරක්ෂක කලාපයේ ආරක්ෂ හමුදා මුලස්ථානය අසල දී නීතිඥ බුද්ධික මල්ලවාරච්චි සහ ඔහුගේ බිරිඳ ඝාතනයට ලක්වීමත්, කිසිදු විධිමත් විමර්ශනයකින් තොරව ඝාතන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/02/26)
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උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
දෙමල ඊළම පිහිටුවීම සඳහා වන දෙමළ ඊළාම් අයිතිවාසිකම් පිළිබඳ සභාව ඉකුත් 14 දා ත්රිකුණාමලයේ දී පිහිටුවා තිබේ. දෙමළ කතා කරන ජනතාව සඳහා වෙනම රටක් හෙවත් ස්වයං නීර්ණ අයිතිය වෙනුවෙන් සියලු දෙමළ ජනයා පෙනී සිටිය යුතු බව එහිදි ප්රකාශ කර ඇත. වෙනම ඊළාම් රාජ්යයක් වෙනුවෙන් සකස් කළ වඩුක්කොඩ්ඩෙයි සම්මුතියට මේ වසරේ මැයි 14 වැනිදා ට වසර 50 ක් පිරෙන අතර ඊට සමගාමීව 14 දා ත්රිකුණාමලය J7 vila resort හීදී ස්වයං නීර්ණ අයිතිය පිළිබඳ මෙම ප්රඥප්තිය සකස් කරනු ලැබීය. ඒ සඳහා ත්රිකුණාමලය දිසාව භාර රදගුරු ක්රිස්ටි නොයෙල් එම්මානුවෙල්, වේලන් සාමි,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/02/26)
XpressJobs
Colombo, Sri Lanka — This Women’s Day, XpressJobs is proud to collaborate with John Keells Stock Brokers to create impact beyond celebration through the SHEinvests initiative, designed to educate, engage, and empower women with the knowledge and confidence to achieve financial independence. As part of this initiative, XpressJobs clients will have the exclusive opportunity to host a Financial Literacy Session for their female employees throughout the month of March. The program aims to equip women with practical financial knowledge, build confidence in managing money, and encourage informed investment decisions for long-term security. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/02/26)
The life story of Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra
From layman to monk The life story of Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra Now his message touches thousands of people in USA https://youtube.com/shorts/aoL1MRKSsPQ?si=jIXlBWecTuZyEl02 Venerable Bhikkhu Paññākāra , also known as Sư Tuệ Nhân, is the Deputy Abbot of the Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He had a career as a Motorola engineer and holds an Information Technology degree from the University of Texas at Arlington before becoming a monk. As Deputy Abbot since 2013, he started the Dhammacetiya... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/02/26)
Ceylon Room
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Dilith Jayaweera
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Vantage with Palki Sharma
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e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com * ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * e-Con e-News 08-14 February 2026 * How the English colonial government imposed compound interest on Sri Lanka, & how this enabled the wholesale ‘legal’ robbery of land from rural Sinhala people – is a most fascinating tale. This ee newsletter’s muse, SBD de Silva, started to relate this story to us, before he passed away in 2018. We are sad to say we should have hounded him further on this subject but failed to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
While the world debates the dangerous outcomes of ‘digital education,’ in Sri Lanka a silent campaign is underway. Educationists, policymakers, and self-proclaimed experts—often in partnership with international agencies including the UN—are promoting a plan that will digitalize the learning of 4 million Sri Lankan children. But whose interests are truly being served? Are these so-called educationists genuinely safeguarding the nation’s future, or are they conduits for foreign agendas seeking to reshape the identity, culture, and values of Sri Lankan youth? Evidence now confirms what society is experiencing. A 2026 scientific... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Since March 1997, Senaka Weeraratna has waged one of the most persistent, solitary intellectual justice campaigns in modern sport — appealing locally and internationally for recognition as the author of the ‘Player – Referral’ system, today globally known as the Decision Review System (DRS). It began with a letter to the ‘Australian’ (National Newspaper of Australia) dated March 25, 1997. First adopted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008 as the Decision Review System (DRS), it replaced the "umpire's decision is final" rule with a system allowing players to challenge on-field calls using technology. For nearly three... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Lanka Times 24
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Submitted by: Sarath Obeysekera Chairman / Marine & Offshore Engineering Specialist EDB Advisory Board Member
Strategic Inclusion of Trincomalee Offshore Engineering & Marine Hub in the National Export Development Plan (2025–2029)
Submitted by: Sarath Obeysekera Chairman / Marine & Offshore Engineering Specialist EDB Advisory Board Member To: Hon. Minister of Industries Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1. Purpose
This paper seeks to highlight a critical strategic omission in the draft National Export Development Plan (NEDP 2025–2029):... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/02/26)
Sri Lanka News
In February 2026, the Sri Lankan government officially withdrew its support for a campaign aimed at promoting the country as an inclusive destination for LGBTQ+ tourists. This reversal followed intense pressure from influential religious leaders, including senior Buddhist monks and the head of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. The decision impacted the following areas: Policy Withdrawal: The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) rescinded a letter of support for a project proposed by the advocacy group Equal Ground, which sought to market the island as a safe and welcoming destination for diverse travellers. Religious Opposition: Prominent... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera
In 1984, I returned to Sri Lanka after working in Norway’s oil and gas industry, bringing with me experience in advanced welding technologies and offshore engineering. I joined the then state-controlled Colombo Dockyard PLC as a consulting engineer with one objective: to upgrade our industrial capability to international standards. During that period, we introduced modern welding systems, supported hydropower projects, constructed oil storage tanks, and strengthened fabrication standards. In 1989, I was invited to head the Civil Engineering Corporation, where I further modernized operational systems. When the Japanese took over... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Rohan Abeygunawardena
The “Mother of All Cricket Rivalries in Asia” After weeks of uncertainty, the first-round match between India and Pakistan of the 2026 T20 will be played today at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is among the most-watched sporting events in the world, attracting hundreds of millions of viewers globally. Past high-profile matches (such as ICC World Cup or T20 World Cup clashes) have also drawn over 300–400 million viewers worldwide, making this rivalry one of the most watched in cricket history. Consequently, it exceeds many other global sporting events.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Hiru News
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Michael Smith
Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Billboard in front of the US Interest Section in Havana. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 Born in crisis, strengthened by rejection, Cuba once again faces economic asphyxiation by Washington, which is moving in for the kill after sixty-seven years of attacking the island.* Since the triumph of their revolution in 1959, Cubans have infuriated U.S. leaders with their specialized genius in overcoming catastrophe, whether it take the form of a hurricane, flood, invasion, hijacking, chemical attack, biological attack, or economic warfare. In the same... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
By Moiz Mustafa Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 14 (Daily Mirror) - In Sri Lanka, tea and coffee are not lifestyle accessories. They are part of who we are. The first cup at dawn steadies the morning. The mid-afternoon brew carries conversations across office tables and village verandas. The evening cup slows the day down. So when global headlines began declaring that two or three cups a day could lower the risk of dementia, it was never going to be ignored here. The renewed attention comes from one of the largest long-term investigations into caffeine and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, stated that a Presidential Commission should be appointed to investigate the ‘Aragalaya’ protest movement and the foreign funding it allegedly received. He made these remarks while addressing the media at the SLPP party headquarters in Nelum Mawatha yesterday (13). Expressing his views on this further, Namal Rajapaksa claimed: “Certain individuals sacrificed a life to achieve their own political objectives under the guise of the ‘Aragalaya’. A group of youth were sent to the gallows. Those who appeared... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Why is it important to go back in time to understand the root causes of every country unable to rise from its colonial past? Why have these nations that have self-sustained themselves for centuries during times when there were no imports or exports, dollar transactions now crippled in debt? While modern conflicts preach about accountability & acknowledgment, there is little or no such by the very entities that engineered, institutionalized, politicized selective and privileged policies that constitute the symptoms behind most of today’s global conflicts. Without understanding this background, people are made... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
My wife and I recently arrived in Colombo from Singapore on a late-night flight. As dual citizens, I hold both a Sri Lankan passport and a British passport. As is my usual practice, I presented both passports to the immigration officer, since officers typically request to see them.To my surprise, the officer stated that his system did not show that I was a dual citizen. He was holding my British passport and said, “Your dual citizenship is not indicated, and you cannot enter.” I immediately informed him that I had also handed over my Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Dr. David Oualaalou
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Media M
https://youtu.be/TQr7_otunVM?si=bwDF2MMP8Ffqcl1B 3,297 views Aug 28, 2025 Thara Online SriRahulaThera GoaHiddenStory SinhalaHistory පෘතුගීසීන් විසින් සොරකම් කරන ලදැයි කියන, අවුරුදු 500කට අධික කාලයක් නොදිරා පවතින තොටගමුවේ ශ්රී රාහුල හිමියන්ගේ අභිරහස් දේහය පිළිබඳව ඔබ විශ්වාස කරනවාද? ලංකාවේ ස්වර්ණමය කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ බැබලුණු ෂඩ් භාෂා පරමේශ්වර, මහා පඬිවර තොටගමුවේ ශ්රී රාහුල හාමුදුරුවන්ගේ දේහය අදටත් ඉන්දියාවේ ගෝවේ පෞරාණික දේවස්ථානයක සුරක්ෂිතව ඇති බවට ජනප්රවාදයක් පවතිනවා. මේ නොදිරන දේහයේ රහස සහ එහි ඇති සිංහල කවිය පිටුපස සැඟවුණු සත්යය කුමක්ද? ගුප්ත විද්යාඥ රොෂාන් චානක තිසේරා මහතා සහ අංගම්පොර ශිල්පී අජන්ත මහන්තාරච්චි මහතා මේ අභිරහස... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Senaka Weeraratna (with AI assistance)
https://share.google/aimode/YIDE6JSLNgf8GTkn6 The Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Ven. Pannakara Thero is on the Global centre stage today. His Walk for Peace in the USA lasting 108 Days across 8 States has raised the stature of Vietnam in the Buddhist World to an unparalleled high level. He has brought world attention to a cause of Buddhism - in the USA - ' Declare Vesak a National Holiday ' without firing a single bullet without using a gun without an iota of violence. He has created a new dimension for peaceful protests... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ත්රිකුණාමල ශ්රී සම්බුද්ධත්ව ජයන්ති බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ආගමික කටයුතු තවදුරට ත් සිදු කරන බව ත් මෙම විහාරස්ථානයට අයත් ඉඩම් හෝටලයක් ඉඳිකිරීම සඳහා පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බළන්ගොඩ කස්සප හිමියෝ අවධාරණය කළහ. වර්තමාන ආණ්ඩුව ඉන්දියාව සමග ඇති කරගත් ගිවිසුම්වලට අනුව නැගෙනහිර පළාතේ ඉඩම් ඉන්දියාවට පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ඉඩම ඉන්දීය ව්යාපාරිකයන්ට හෝටලයක් සකස් කිරීම සඳහා ලබා දීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබෙන බව ත් උන්වහන්සේ ප්රකාශ කළහ. මෙම කටයුතු සිදුකිරීම සඳහා මහ සංඝරත්නය සහ හා බෞද්ධ ජනතාව බාධාවක් වී තිබෙන බව ත් මේ නිසා මහ සංඝරත්නය හා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunatilaka, has resigned from the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the release of 323 containers from the Colombo Port without being subjected to mandatory physical inspection. The Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to investigate and report on the release of the 323 containers without mandatory physical inspection and to submit its proposals and recommendations, convened for the third consecutive day on 11 February 2026 in Parliament under the chairmanship of Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara. At the outset of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
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The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya and Member of Parliament, Dilith Jayaweera, today (13) claimed that the recent incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee was deliberately used by the government to create unrest in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo, he said, “We intervened to condemn this organized cultural attack being unleashed on the country. The Trincomalee incident is just one example. In reality, there have been many more serious incidents. “It is clear that this is a tool used by the government to deliberately create instability and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Embassy of Sri Lanka USA
https://youtu.be/NlRH7TiWXCc?si=1dcLpHQ77elgVyDX 171 views Feb 12, 2026 The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC welcomed the ‘Walk for Peace’ on 10 February 2026, a walk by a group of Buddhist monks throughout the United States advocating world peace which was attracted by the people of the United States and around the world. By offering traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, the Embassy joined the Dana organized by the Sri Lankan community in the DMV area held at the National United Methodist Church which was attended by over 200 Buddhist... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
උපුටාගැනීම මුහුණු පොත
පෙරේදා දිනයේ මා විසින් Facebook පළ කළ සටහන හරහා මම මතු කළේ එක් ප්රබල ප්රශ්නයකි. එනම්, "පිළිම වන්දනාව ගෝත්රිකයි" යැයි පැවසූ... "මල් වට්ටි උස්සගෙන යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි ප්රතිපත්ති ප්රකාශ කළ... "මාධ්ය පිරිවරාගෙන වඳින්න යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි කී... හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී, වර්තමාන ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ඇතුළු ජවිපේ නායකයන්ගේ වෙනස පිළිබඳවයි. මේ "පරිවර්තනය" කෙතරම් දුරදිග ගොස් තිබේද? එදා ආගමික වතාවත් ප්රතික්ෂේප කළ පිරිස අද නිතරම පන්සල් යති. නිතර මහ නායක හිමියන් හමුවෙති. දළදා වහන්සේ ප්රදර්ශනය කරති.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Author:Sarath Hemachandra M.D.
https://share.google/aimode/q0SljpvFIQBW7IulM In his book Concepts in Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy: On Human Existence, Consciousness, Psychic Phenomena and Rebirth (2024), Dr. Sarath Hemachandra explores the intersection of traditional Buddhist teachings and modern scientific views. The work provides a detailed examination of the eternal cycle of life energy and the spiritual laws governing existence Core Philosophical Themes Dr. Hemachandra's work focuses on the mechanisms of the "eternal cycle" and how practitioners can transcend it: Human Existence & Life Energy: The book details the "eternal cycle of life... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Ex samples Galle yacht yard, Beruwala / Mutwal boat yards, Trincomalee offshore engineering hub—all show the same failure 1. Policy approval without policy protection Projects are: Approved politically Launched with fanfare But never insulated legally or institutionally So when: A port authority changes leadership A ministry changes A public corporation enforces rent mechanically Or a geopolitical concern arises (Trinco–India sensitivity) Permissions get cancelled, leases revoked, or files frozen ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Sri Lanka
https://share.google/aimode/wmVQ52EVWYx07EjcJ Ancient Innovations (3rd Century BC – 12th Century AD) Ancient Sinhalese civilization is most renowned for its "Hydraulic Civilization," featuring engineering feats that remained unmatched in the West for nearly 2,000 years. Biso Kotuwa (Valve Tower): Invented in the 3rd century BC, this is the ancient equivalent of the modern valve-pit. It allowed for the regulation of water flow from massive reservoirs without the high pressure destroying the embankment. Jaya Ganga (Giant Canal): Built by King Dhatusena in the 5th century AD, this 87 km canal... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
DINU SASARA
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Buddhanet
https://youtu.be/7iOJ5aHpMkE?si=jqHIvRQ6RmlWSKmZ Buddhist monks reach Lincoln Memorial, a look back at the 2,300 mile walk for peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07TS5aL_hk Buddhism Comes to the West, by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi https://www.buddhanet.net/budwest/ https://share.google/aimode/puhyOGScmiWOrRstq... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Rohan Abeygunawardena ACMA, CGMA
Some years ago, in the early nineties, when I was working for a manufacturing company, I was part of a team tasked with expanding and modernizing one of the factories. I met a technocrat from a Taiwanese company that quoted for the machinery needed for our project. I had some reservations about their ability to deliver high-quality machinery compared to a European company that also submitted a quote. However, Taiwan offer was much more attractive in terms of price. Along with my managing director, I had the opportunity to discuss the credentials of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
සමායෝජක වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
35වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනපළාත් සභා ඕනෑ කියන සංවිධාන සහ තැනැත්තෝ පළාත් සභා විධිවිධාන ඉවත් කිරීමේ / පරිච්චින්න කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත්වලට විරුද්ධ නොවීමතුළ පළාත් සභා නෛතිකව බිඳවැටීම ඇතුලු නීතිමය මාතෘකා 3ක් ගැන පවත්වන එක් දින නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩමුළුව (සිංහල මාධ්ය) *(සහභාගීවන අයට සහතික පතක් / නීති සටහන් සහ දිවා ආහරය සපයනු ලැබේ)නීතීඥවරුන්ට/ නීති ශිෂ්යයන්ට/ විශ්ව විද්යාල කථිකාචාර්යවරුන්ට/ අධිකරණ රෙජිස්ට්රාර් කාර්යාලවල සේවය කරන අයට / විශ්ව විද්යාල ශිෂ්යයන්ට / නීති ක්රියාකාරකයන්ට ප්රමුඛත්වය දෙනු ලැබේ.2026 මාර්තු 15 ඉරිදා පෙ.ව. 9ටකොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාල වායුසමණය කළ සම්මන්ත්රණ ශාලාවේදීආසන සීමිත හෙයින් ආසනයක් කලින් වෙන්කර ගන්න.https://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/02/3-20260315.html?m=1සමායෝජක... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Across Sri Lanka and worldwide, a clear mismatch exists between academic qualifications and industry expectations. Universities and technical institutions produce thousands of graduates every year, yet employers—especially in engineering, shipbuilding, oil & gas, and heavy industry—continue to struggle to find job-ready professionals. The gap is not intelligence or theoretical knowledge; it is hands-on vocational competence. Theory Alone Is No Longer Enough Modern industries demand engineers and technical professionals who can translate drawings into reality. Welding, steel fabrication, piping fabrication, and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) are not skills that can be mastered in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 13/02/26)
Dasatha News
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Hiru News
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Madyawediya
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Top News Lk
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Dilrook Kannangara
Reconciliation, harmony, inclusiveness, and coexistence are admirable ideals. However, they must not be used to distort historical facts. History should be interpreted within the context of the norms and conventions of its own time—not through modern lenses. Valuable artefacts discovered around the Jetawanaramaya stupa include items of foreign origin from the Far West, China, and North and South India. Among them was a statue of a Hindu deity donated by a visiting trade group from Tamilakam (modern-day Tamil Nadu). This was simply one object among many collected artefacts. There is no evidence it was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Divaina Online
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Shenali D Waduge
The oft-quoted “disenfranchisement of Tamils” post-independence is often repeated internationally & referred to locally. Let us go back in time and evaluate the evolution of how colonials identified the natives. To answer that, let us trace how identity classification evolved. This study traces how Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial administrations systematically identified indigenous populations and distinguished them from imported migrant communities. It then asks a central question: On what historical, legal, or civilizational grounds should externally imported colonial labour be granted automatic citizenship in a newly independent sovereign state? This is not an ethnic argument. It... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka has been governed continuously by Sinhala-Buddhist monarchies for over 1,700 years, supported by advanced systems of governance, irrigation, taxation, law, and religious institutions. Despite intermittent South Indian invasions and mercenary occupations, the island has never experienced indigenous Tamil political sovereignty at any point in recorded history. Modern claims for “Tamil Eelam” do not arise from archaeology, epigraphy, genetics, history, or international law. Instead, they are constructed from colonial administrative distortions, selective historical interpretation, political myth-making, and post-colonial separatist ideology. These claims collapse under rigorous historical and legal scrutiny. This dossier brings together prehistoric, archaeological, historical,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Walk for Peace
https://youtu.be/pueS2iEIwH8?si=3kZfvhRAYf5UPmu8 https://youtu.be/vgnK4tusahQ This is a subject worthy of deep contemplation and reflection This is what the world in particularly the western world needs today The monks know what they are doing. The Buddha's path cannot be wrong. This is exactly what the Buddha did in his life and time. Walked Walked Walked. He was the greatest walker of all time When people saw the Buddha walk they dropped everything they had and started walking... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Courtesy - AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/4GCZoPCxoK0rmMgjb The Buddha's "walk" refers both to his historical 45-year teaching ministry across northern India and a continuous living tradition of "Peace Walks" (Padayatra) that symbolize mindfulness and compassion . Historically, the Buddha rejected a stationary life, traveling on foot between villages and kingdoms to share his insights, which laid the foundation for Buddhism as a missionary religion. The Historical Walk: Key Sacred Sites The Buddha's life and ministry are anchored by four primary pilgrimage sites, which he personally recommended for his followers. Lumbini ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Nava Thakuria
As Bangladesh heads for 13th Parliamentary election and the referendum on July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests to prioritize greater interest of the Muslim majority nation regardless of the poll-outcomes. Addressing the nation of over 170 million people ahead of the much watched electoral exercises, Nobel peace laureate Dr Yunus commented that victory as well as defeat is an integral part of democracy and hence after the election, they should dedicate themselves to build a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
As the US-Iran negotiations regarding the latter's nuclear program and the threat of attacking Iran loom high, both the Trump administration and Iran ought to consider very carefully the potentially colossal regional repercussions if they do not reach an agreement. If Netanyahu convinces Trump during their meeting, at the time of this writing, that attacking Iran now, amid Tehran’s weakened proxies and internal turmoil, will bring regime change, they’ll both be gravely mistaken. Every peaceful avenue must be explored to prevent a war because there will be no winners, only long-term regional instability, punctuated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The Trincomalee High Court has granted bail to ten suspects, including the Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, three other monks, and six civilians. High Court Judge N.M.M. Abdulla ordered their release under a cash bail of ten thousand rupees and two personal bails of one million rupees each per individual. Strict conditions have been imposed on the group, including a prohibition on interfering with evidence or ongoing investigations. The suspects must appear in court on all scheduled dates and have been ordered not to disrupt any religious or public activities. Delivering the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Courtey Hiru News
The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar today (11) sentenced 12 individuals to death after finding them guilty of the murder of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer during the May 2022 unrest. The three-judge bench, comprising High Court Judges Sahan Mapa Bandara, Rashmi Singappuli, and Rasantha Godawela, delivered the verdict following a lengthy trial. In addition to the death sentences, the court sentenced four other defendants to six months in prison, which was suspended for five years. The remaining 23 suspects were acquitted and released... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 12/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1359766255903278 You claim genocide, occupation, and structural erasure. These are serious allegations that demand serious evidence — legal proof, forensic data, documented history, and verifiable records — not slogans, flags, or emotional scripting. 1) “4 FEBRUARY 1948 – BLACK DAY FOR TAMILS” This slogan is a deliberate distortion of history, constructed around the Indian Tamil plantation labour repatriation issue, which has nothing whatsoever to do with the so-called ‘Ceylon Tamils’ or Sinhala discrimination. It is a political myth retroactively imposed on Independence Day to manufacture... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
By Rohana R. Wasala
When we come to itWe, this people, on this wayward, floating bodyCreated on this earth, of this earthHave the power to fashion for this earthA climate where every man and every womanCan live freely without sanctimonious pietyWithout crippling fear When we come to itWe must confess that we are the possibleWe are the miraculous, the true wonder of this worldThat is when, and only whenWe come to it. Concluding lines of the poem ‘A brave and startling truth’ (1995) by Maya Angelou Ven. Dr Melpitiye Wimalakitti Nayake Thera,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
Sasanka De Silva Makumbura.
When the new regime announced the cancellation of pension payments for parliamentarians, the public reaction was electric. The majority went "Gaga," seeing it as a righteous strike against a privileged class. It is a populistically brilliant move, cutting costs and punishing an unpopular elite. However, while the public cheers, few pause to calculate the long-term adverse ramifications. By stripping financial security from public office, we risk creating a paradox where a move intended to punish elites actually entrenches them, dragging us back toward a feudal structure that modern democracies, and indeed, socialist... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
Sam Ben-Meir - February 10, 2024
Every February, on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, Americans rehearse a familiar liturgy. Lincoln is praised as the Great Emancipator, the savior of the Union, the embodiment of moral clarity and constitutional restraint. He stands as the reassuring proof that democracy can survive its gravest crises without stepping outside its own principles. There is truth in this image—but it is an incomplete truth, and in our own moment, a potentially dangerous one. For Lincoln’s greatness did not consist in a simple fidelity to law. It consisted in something far more unsettling: his... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 11/02/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
(ලිපිය දීර්ඝවීම වැළක්වීමට පැහැදිලි කිරීම් අඩුකර ඇත)1. 13වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය මගින් ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 154 (උ) අනු ව්යවස්ථාව ඇති කර එක් එක් පළාත් සභාවට ප්රඥ්ප්ති සෑදිය හැකි බවත් එම සංශෝධනය මගින් හඳුන්වාදුන් 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව පුළුල් බලතල පළාත් සභාවලට ලබා දී ඇත.2. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව එක් එක් පළාත් සභාවට ප්රඥ්ප්ති සෑදීමට පුළුල් බලතල හිමි වුවද පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ ව්යවස්ථාදායක උත්තරීතරත්වය අනුව පාර්ලිමේන්තුවටද ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව විශේෂ ආකාරකින් නීති සෑදිය හැකිය.3. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 9වන උපලේඛනයේ 1වන ලැයිස්තුවට අදාලව පාර්ලිමේන්තුව විසින් නීති පැනවීමේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
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Nava Thakuria
Bangladesh, a Muslim majority nation of over 170 million people, goes for general election on 12 February 2026 to elect its 13th Jatiya Sansad in Dhaka. According to the Bangladesh Election Commission altogether 12,77,11,895 electorates are eligible for voting where over 4.5 million are newly registered young voters (after attaining 18 years). The voting will take place at 42,766 polling stations across the country where 785,225 presiding and polling officers will be deployed. Over 900,000 security personnel are expected to monitor and ensure safety & security of the candidates and voters during the election. Altogether 2,034 candidates representing 51 political... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank has renewed its membership with the Parenthood Global Association for the second consecutive year, reaffirming its strong commitment to fostering a workplace culture that supports, empowers, and understands the needs of working parents. This renewed partnership underscores NDB’s belief that an inclusive and equitable work environment must make space for the realities and responsibilities of modern parenthood. The Parenthood Global Association is dedicated to helping organisations build family-friendly workplaces that nurture well-being, productivity, and work-life integration. NDB’s continued affiliation with this prestigious body reflects the Bank’s sustained efforts to enhance... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has expressed serious concern over what she called the decline of Sri Lanka’s professional public service, warning that selective application of justice and politically motivated governance are undermining the foundations of the State. In a statement posted on her Facebook page, Kumaratunga said she was sharing excerpts from an article titled “When Justice Becomes Selective,” noting that the issues discussed in it have a significant impact on the country’s system of governance. She said she strongly agreed with the article’s arguments, describing it... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
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The government-led intervention involving allegations over the placement of a Buddha statue at the Trincomalee Bodhirajarama Temple is a deliberate crime against the Sasana.Most Venerable Dr. Ittapane Dhammalankara Thera, the Chief Prelate of the Kotte Sri Kalyani Samagri Dharma Maha Sangha Sabha, conveyed this view in a letter addressed to the President.The Chief Prelate points out that the opposition to the statue's placement originated from a group including a member of the Tamil Diaspora and a member of the current government, rather than from any other ethnic or religious community.He believes the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
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Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s political history cannot be understood without confronting the forces that repeatedly reshape public anger, class conflict, and ideological rebellion. Among these forces, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) stands out as a movement that began as a radical Marxist uprising of the oppressed, yet today operates within a political alliance aligned with ultra-capitalist, liberal global frameworks under the banner of the National People’s Power (NPP). This dramatic transformation raises a fundamental question: Did the JVP evolve naturally, or was it strategically redirected by internal wanna-be elites and external geopolitical forces? ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
අධිකරණ අමාත්යවරයා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කර තිබෙන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පිළිබඳව යළි සලකා බැලීමට තීරණය කර ඇතැයි එම කෙටුම්පතට එරෙහි පෙත්සම විභාගයේදී නීතිපතිවරයා ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණ2026 පෙබරවාරි 09 දින දැනුම් දුන්නේය.ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පතඅභියෝගයට ලක් කරමින් ගොනු කර තිබූ පෙත්සම අද (09) මහින්ද සමයවර්ධන, අර්ජුන ඔබේසේකර සහ සම්පත් අබේකෝන් විනිසුරුවරුතුමන්ලා ඉදිරියේ කැඳ වූ අවස්ථාවේදී නීතිපතිවරයා වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටි අතිරේක සොලිසිටර් ජෙනරාල් සුමති ධර්මවර්ධන මහතා මෙම දැනුම්දීම සිදු කළේය.පදිංචිකරුවන් ආරක්ෂා කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත සහ ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සඳහා වූ පනත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
Cricket
DRS is the lotus in the mud of Sri Lanka Cricket that has now become the laughing stock of the entire Cricket World after its disgraceful 3 Nil defeat to England in the recent T 20 Tournament. Yet neither the SLC nor the Govt. of Sri Lanka is interested in supporting the just claim of a Sri Lankan for international recognition of the Player - Referral concept (DRS) as a Sri Lankan invention. Sri Lanka suffered a 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England in their recently concluded T20I series in February 2026.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
Noorjehan Safia Niaz Courtesy SuPWR
India Opinion March 8, 2024 Discussions in India around the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) come at a critical time for Muslim women to demand legislative reforms. While the country debates around UCC, it is essential that Muslim women get legislative protection on issues of polygamy, child marriage, halala/muta/misyar, equal inheritance rights, equity in custody/guardianship rights and the right to legally adopt. For the Muslim community, the first set of reforms began in 1937 in the form of the Shariat Application Act, followed by another quick codified law in 1939... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
C. Wijeyawickrema, LL.B., Ph.D.
[hi-story of Transformation of Sinhala Buddhists from victims of whites, black-whites and Marxists to genocidal murderers of Tamils : how Sri Lankan governments succumbed to the Tamil Eelam trap -1923-2026] (1) “The Sinhala nation still remains trapped in the Mahavamsa mindset. They are unable to free themselves from the mythical consciousness that sees this island as the exclusive domain of the Sinhala Buddhist people. V. Prabhakaran- Maaveerar Day, 2005 (2) “…. during the past two centuries, Sinhala-Buddhist nationalism has gradually evolved through the sanctification of the Mahavamsa.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/02/26)
e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025
‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ * Is Rockefeller’s Exxon Getting Singapore to Sell Stolen Venezuelan Oil to Sri Lanka? e-Con e-News 01-07 February 2025 * At a recent collective bargaining negotiation, workers asked for a copy of the collective agreement in Sinhala. The company agreed to translate it but declared in case of discrepancy, the English document would prevail! Happy Independence Day! The English do & does prevail! ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
Garvin Karunaratne, former GA Matara
It was a Saturday morning. Seated in the verandah of the Warakapola Rest House I was waiting for the arrival of the Hon Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dudley Senanayake. It was my task every Saturday and Sunday to meet him and be with him the entire day, for two long years. I was the Additional Disapathy in Kegalla. It happened in 1968 Earlier that week I had assumed duties as the Additional Government Agent at Kegalla and met the Government Agent Stanley Maralanda. Mr Maralanda the Government Agent was very... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
සංගදාස අකුරුගොඩ
2009 මැයි මාසයේදී ශ්රී ලංකාව නිල වශයෙන් එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊ සංවිධානය හමුදාමය වශයෙන් පරාජය කළද, ගෝලීය එල්.ටී.ටී.ඊය හා සම්බන්ධිත පිරිස්, හමුදාමය නොවන ක්රමවලින් ස්වාධීන ‘දෙමළ ඊලමක්’ නිර්මාණය කිරීමේ බෙදුම්වාදී අරමුණු ක්රියාත්මක කරමින් සිටී. ඒ සමග, ශ්රී ලංකාවේ 2015, 2022 සහ 2024 දි සිදුවූ ආණ්ඩු පෙරලිවලින් පසු, උතුරු නැගෙනහිර පළාත්වල හමුදා ඉවත් කිරීම්, බුද්ධි අංශ පහත හෙලීම් මගින් රාජ්ය ආරක්ෂක පැවැත්ම දුර්වල වීම් සිදුවෙමින් පවතින අතර එම ප්රදේශයන්හි පුරාවිද්යාත්මක වැදගත් කමක් ඇති සිංහල බෞද්ධ ආගමික සිද්ධස්ථානවල පැවැත්මටද දැඩි පීඩනයන් එල්ල වෙමින් පවතී. උක්ත බෙදුම්වාදී අරමුණු සහ ආණ්ඩු පෙරලීම් අහම්බයෙන් හෝ හුදකලා වූ සුදුවීම් නොව එය බාහිර උපායමාර්ගික... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Generation Z (persons born between 1997 and 2012) are very special compared to other generations. They are highly influential around the world and have a few political, religious and business victims under their belt already. As most of them grew up with high tech, they are globally aware and better behaved compared to older generations evidenced by a drastically lower rate of childhood pregnancies, tobacco use and alcoholism. They are highly sensitive to economic strength and economic freedom, and also aware of their rights. These traits were less seen in older generations as they were more... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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Bloomberg report notes that wage disparities persist, with foreign workers often earning less than Russian nationals for similar roles By Nishel Fernando Russia is turning to South Asia, including Sri Lanka, to address a widening labour shortage that has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine and long-term demographic shifts. A report by Bloomberg highlights that Russian recruiters are aggressively scouting for workers in Sri Lanka, India, and Bangladesh as Moscow faces its most severe workforce crisis in decades. With an estimated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has decided to launch an inquiry into a complaint filed by the suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne. Kularatne was recently suspended from his post following a decision made by the Parliamentary Staff Advisory Council. The suspension reportedly stems from complications surrounding the legality of his initial appointment to the parliamentary staff. In response to his suspension, the Deputy Secretary General filed a formal complaint with the Bribery Commission on the 2nd of this month against Speaker... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/02/26)
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Sinhala Buddhists, constituting approximately 70% of Sri Lanka’s population, and forming the islands continuous civilizations core for over 2500 years are experiencing systematic marginalization across governance, administration, legal protection, cultural preservation, and education, particularly in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. Despite being the majority, their religious, cultural, and linguistic rights, as guaranteed by Article 9 of the Constitution of Sri Lanka—which provides for freedom of religion and recognizes the foremost place of Buddhism—are under threat due to structural biases favoring minority groups. International Human Rights – Legal angle These developments conflict directly with internationally accepted human... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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It is crucial to understand the real nature of India’s regional doctrine the modus operandi changes with each government but the objective remains the same. India’s geopolitical goal has been political hegemony over its neighbors, regional dominance, strategic containment of rivals (China/Pakistan), buffer-state control and to expand its sphere of influence. As a result, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka are regularly prone to all types of interferences & interventions by India via geopolitical engineering. This doctrine is not partnership-based regionalism. It is coercive geopolitics that treats neighboring sovereign... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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Guwahati: Amid all chaos, where the ethnic armed groups continue offensives against the ruling Myanmar military junta across the Buddhist majority country, the Sanatani Hindus celebrated 75th Maha Ramayana Harinama Ram chanting festival in Rakhine/Arakan province in western border of the southeast Asian nation. The four-day festival, held in Maungdaw locality with the participation of thousands of Hindu families along with local Buddhists in sacred rituals with great enthusiasm, concluded on 3 February 2026. Organized by the Maungdaw Hindu affairs committee with the support from the Arakan People's Revolutionary Government where the security was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
Abroad of Air
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AaWWkh9yw Explore the most influential Buddhist countries of 2025, where spirituality meets cultural and global impact. From the ancient temples of Myanmar to the modern Zen practices of Japan, we dive deep into the history, culture, and contributions of these nations. Learn how Sri Lanka's sacred relics, Thailand's vibrant festivals, and China's monumental Buddhist heritage continue to inspire millions worldwide. Each country on this list exemplifies the teachings of Buddhism in unique and profound ways, shaping not only their societies but also the world. Witness stunning visuals of iconic landmarks like... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
Source: Al Hakam. London.
“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” (Frank Pittman) Becoming a parent can be one of the most joyous experiences for both men and women. Transitioning into parenthood critically impacts various areas of functioning in both parents. And just like new mothers, new fathers too might have a hard time adjusting to the demands and challenges of the new dynamics. Taking care of an infant can cause major disruptions in routines. Many new fathers might be unprepared or unsure of their role, which further adds... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/02/26)
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This Bill is intended to protect tenants’ risks undermining Sri Lanka’s property rental market and also harming property owners who live on rents than on fixed deposit investments. As the country move forward for economic challenges, it’s crucial we don’t inadvertently discourage investments in the house and apartment building industry. Key concerns with the bill are impact on senior citizens who are vulnerable owners. Many property owners, including seniors, depend on rental income for daily expenses and medications required in old age. By making evictions harder and prioritising tenant rights, this... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/02/26)
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Three Swedish-made rocket launchers, believed to have been carefully buried underground by the LTTE during the war, has been discovered by security forces in the Kudumbimalai area of Batticaloa. The weapons were recovered during a special joint search operation conducted by Special Task Force (STF) personnel and Army Intelligence officers in the Kudumbimalai area based on intelligence received. The three rocket launchers have been handed over to Valachchenai Police for further investigation, while the STF continues to conduct additional inquiries into the incident.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/02/26)
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For years, Russia relied on migrants from Central Asia to fill gaps in its workforce. As demographics and the war in Ukraine drive the sharpest labour crisis in decades, recruiters are casting a wider net across some of the world’s most populous countries. Russia estimates the economy needs 11 million more labourers by the end of the decade. The issue was high on the agenda during President Vladimir Putin’s December visit to New Delhi, when officials signed an agreement aimed at simplifying procedures for temporary labour migration. Even... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/02/26)
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All institutions and officials involved in the importation of substandard coal should be summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), according to Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Sujeewa Senasinghe. The MP stated that recent coal shipments for the Norochcholai thermal power plant were proven to be below required standards, leading to significant financial losses for the country during power generation. He further noted that the poor-quality fuel could damage the plant's machinery and urged a formal investigation to address these concerns. While the government announced plans to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
කථානායක ජගත් වික්රමරත්න මහතාගේ පෞද්ගලික ලේකම්වරයා ලෙස කටයුතු කරන චමීර ගාල්ලගේ යන අයට එරෙහිව විධිමත් පරීක්ෂණයක් පවත්වන ලෙස ඉල්ලමින් සජබ මන්ත්රී සුජීව සේනසිංහ මහතා විසින් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මහ ලේකම් කුෂානි රෝහණධීර මහත්මිය වෙත පැමිණිල්ලක් යොමු කර ඇත. පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ පිළිගැනීමේ නිලධාරියෙකුට අසභ්ය වචනයෙන් බැන වැදී තර්ජනය කිරීම මෙම පැමිණිල්ලට මූලික හේතුව වී තිබේ. වාර්තා වන අන්දමට, මෙම අර්බුදය හටගෙන ඇත්තේ පිළිගැනීමේ අංශය වෙත පෞද්ගලික ලේකම්වරයා ලබාදුන් දුරකථන ඇමතුමකට ප්රතිචාර දැක්වූ නිලධාරියා ඔහුව හඳුනා ගැනීමට අපොහොසත් වීම හේතුවෙනි. මෙයින් කෝපයට පත් චමීර ගාල්ලගේ මහතා, අදාළ නිලධාරියාව සිය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/02/26)
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Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka formally defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militarily in May 2009. However, where the military succeeded the ideological battle tasked to the politicians failed. Armed movements that fail militarily often transition into political warfare networks, relocating operations from the battlefield into international diplomacy, diaspora mobilization, narrative construction, legal activism, and foreign political lobbying. Global LTTE-linked networks continue to operate with the same separatist objective — the creation of an independent Tamil Eelam — by non-military means. Through coordinated diaspora events, ideological commemorations, international lobbying, parliamentary engagement, UN advocacy,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/02/26)
National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB) recently formalised a strategic partnership with the Central Depository Systems (Pvt) Limited (CDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), to enhance the efficiency and reliability of dividend disbursement for companies listed on the CSE. The agreement, signed at a ceremony held recently, marks a meaningful step towards strengthening Sri Lanka’s capital market infrastructure while elevating the experience for issuers and investors alike. Through this collaboration, NDB introduces a streamlined dividend pay-out solution designed to simplify what has traditionally been a complex administrative process.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/02/26)
by Janaka Perera
https://www.buddhistchannel.tv/index.php?id=43,5678,0,0,1,0 Courtesy: The Buddhist Channel
Meethirigala, Sri Lanka -- Meethirigala Nissarana Vanaya, one of Sri Lanka's most respected and largest Buddhist Forest Hermitages, celebrated its 40th year of existence, on December 23, 2007 (Unduvap Poya Day). This rare photo taken in 1965 during the construction phase of the Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya shows the following persons including the monks and samaneras ( trainee monks). Left to Right Standing - Asoka Weeraratna ( Founder of the Mitirigala Nissarana Vanaya), three samanera monks, Dharmasena Weeraratna ( father of Senaka and Tissa )... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/02/26)
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January 27, 2026 The following report was funded by the CounterPunch Investigative Fund. “They came in the night after Assad fled,” said Mohammed, a resident of Kodena, a small village perched upon rolling hills of rocky soil, about a mile and a half east of the unofficial border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The Israeli forces “rode in jeeps, hummers, armored personnel carriers, Merkava tanks,” into the rural hamlet in southern Quneitra province, said Mohammed, who declined to give his last name out of fear... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/02/26)
Unusual workday story. W. Pathirana. Former Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, Colombo Medical Faculty.
Another bright day had dawned and as usual I dressed up myself for the day’s official duties. It was time for me to leave for the 10 kilometers drive that takes 45 minutes across the City of Colombo through the grid lock traffic to the work place. The fence on the side of the garage had two letter boxes painted with bright post office red. One of the boxes was dedicated to generations of squirrel families who over the years chose to bring up their... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/02/26)
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National Development Bank PLC
National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank), together with Visa, a global leader in digital payments, has launched Card Present Connect (CPC), an in-person digital payment acceptance solution powered by Cybersource, Visa’s open payment platform that supports both online and offline transactions. As one of the leading global payment gateways within Visa Acceptance Solutions for businesses, Cybersource enables secure payment processing across international card schemes. Through this collaboration, NDB Bank introduces a reliable and future-ready payment acceptance solution to small and medium-sized businesses in Sri Lanka, making in-person card payments more efficient and secure through... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/02/26)
අජිත් සී හේරත්
හැඳින්වීම පසුගිය නොවැම්බරයේදී ශ්රී ලංකාව හරහා හමා ගිය දිත්වා කුණාටුව සහ ඒ සමග ඇති වූ අධික වර්ෂාපතනය හේතුවෙන් පුද්ගලයන් දහසකට ආසන්න සංඛ්යාවකගේ ජීවිත විනාශ වූ අතර ඩොලර් බිලියන ගණනක හානියක් ආර්ථිකයට සිදු විය. කාලගුණ දෙපාර්තුමේන්තුව විසින් කරන ලද අනතුරු ඇඟවීම් රජය විසින් නොතකා හැරිම හේතුවෙන් මේ තරම් විනාශයකට මුහුණ පෑමට ජනතාවට සහ රටට සිදු වූයේ යැයි යනුවෙන් චෝදනාවක් රජයට එරෙහිව එල්ල වී තිබේ.විනාශයෙන් අනතුරුව එළැඹි දිනවලදී මෙවැනි විපත්වලට හේතුව කාබන් ඩයොක්සයිඩ් විමෝචනය නිසා සිදුවන වායුගෝලීය උෂ්ණත්වයේ ඉහළ යෑම මගින් සිදු කරන දේශගුණික විපර්යාසය යැයි යන ආඛ්යානය දැඩි තීව්රතාවයකින් යුතුව යළි කරළියට ගෙන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
කතානායකතුමාට එරෙහිව අල්ලස් කොමිසමට ලැබී ඇති පැමිණිල්ල විභාග වී අවසන් කරන තුරු කතානායකතුමාට සහ ඔහුගේ පෞද්ගලික ලේකම්වරයාට එම තනතුරුවල ක්රියා කිරීම සුදුසු නොවන නිසා ඔවුන් එම තනතුරුවලින් ඉවත් විය යුතු බවත් මේ පිළිබඳව අවධානය යොමු කරන ලෙස ජනාධිපතිතුමාගෙන් සහ ආණ්ඩුවෙන් තමා ඉල්ලීමක් කරන බවත් සමගි ජන බලවේගයේ කුරුණෑගල දිස්ත්රික් පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්රී දයාසිරි ජයසේකර අද(05) පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී ප්රකාශ කළේය. කතානායකතුමාට එරෙහිව ඉදිරිපත් වී ඇති පැමිණිල්ලට අදාල කාරණයක් සම්බන්ධයෙන් තමා වරප්රසාද ප්රශ්නයක් මතු කිරීමට අද පෙරවරුවේ උත්සාහ ගත්තද ඊට කතානායකවරයා ඉඩ ලබා නොදුන් බවද මන්ත්රීවරයා සඳහන් කළේය. කතානායකවරයාට එරෙහිව පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ හිටපු නියෝජ්ය මහලේකම්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/02/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 5 (Daily Mirror) - The Supreme Court today ordered the University Grants Commission to admit the son of the former Defence Attache to Moscow, to the Medical Faculty of a local university after a Fundamental Rights petition was filed challenging his rejection. The Supreme Court made the order that the three year mandatory study requirement for children of Defence Attaches in a foreign country to be eligible for admission to a local university was in violation of the Fundamental Rights of the petitioner. Earlier, the son of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/02/26)
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The Speaker of Parliament and his Private Secretary should step down until investigations into a bribery complaint against them are concluded, according to SJB Kurunegala District MP Dayasiri Jayasekara. Speaking in Parliament today (5), Jayasekara urged the President and the government to address the matter, asserting that remaining in office during the probe is ethically inappropriate. The MP noted that his attempt to raise a question of privilege regarding the complaint earlier this morning was blocked by the Speaker. Following the formal tabling of the complaint—which was originally filed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/02/26)
Dilrook Kannangara
Calls to repeal Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) ignore a crucial reality: the PTA is the only legal framework that grants enforceable rights to terrorism suspects while allowing the state to combat violent extremism. Removing it would not end counter‑terrorism efforts—it would simply push them outside the law. Without the PTA, the government, security forces, people and non-state actors will still act against terrorists, but through extra‑judicial methods with no oversight, no judicial review, and no accountability. Sri Lanka has a long history of such practices when required, and the absence of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Garvin Karunaratne
Let us live in hope Let there be a new Programme To Create jobs- Earnings for people Alleviating their poverty Making everything that we import today. My mind rushes to the Matara of 1971 when I as Matara Disapathy Ran Ariyadasa, DeeRrOo created a Boatyard making seafaring boats And we also established an Industry making Crayons The method found by my Planning Officer Vetus Fernando struggling every night at the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Ceylon Diary Broadcast
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වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සදහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පතට එරෙහිව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 121වන ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට පෙත්සමක් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. අධිකරණ සහ ජාතික ඒකාබද්ධතා අමාත්යවරයා විසින් 1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සදහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පාර්ලිමේන්තු න්යාය පත්රයට ඇතුලත් කර පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් කළ බවත් එමගින් 1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සදහාද, එකී ඉවත් කිරීමෙන් පසු අන්තර්කාලීන විධිවිධාන ඇති කිරීමටද විධිවිධාන සළසා ඇති බවත් පෙත්සම ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් දක්වා ඇත. බලවත් තැනැත්තන්ගේ නෛතික අයිතිවාසිකම් අහිමි කිරීමට නීති පැනවීමේදී හෝ බලවත් තැනැත්තන්ගේ නෛතික අයිතිවාසිකම් වෙනුවෙන් පවතින නීති ඉවත් කිරීමේදී... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
මෙරට ප්රධානම පෙළේ ආයතනයක් තමන්ගෙ කර්මාන්ත ශාලා වසා දැමීමට ගෙන තිබෙන තීරණය නිසා විශාල පිරිසකට රැකියා අහිමි වන බව විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්රේමදාස පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී පැවසීය. ඒ මහතා මෙසේද කීවේය. 'ඇමරිකාව සහ ඉන්දියාව අතර ගිවිසුමක් අත්සන් කර තිබෙනවා. ඒ අනුව ඇමරිකාව ඉන්දියාවට පනවා තිබූ සියයට පනහක බද්ද සියයට දහ අටක් දක්වා අඩු වෙනවා. අපි රජයට කිව්වා කොයි මොහොතක භූ දේශපාලනය තුළ ඔය බද්ද අඩුවෙනවා කියලා. දැන් අපේ අපනයනකරුවන්ට වෙන්නේ මොකක්ද. අපේ බද්ද සියයට දෙකක් වැඩියි. මේ සම්බන්ධයෙන් ඒකේඩී බ්රෑන්ඩ් එක මොකක්ද ගන්න පියවර. ඒ විතරක් නෙමෙයි අද... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka’s ambition to become an oil-producing nation has faced a setback, with the planned international tender process for offshore oil and gas exploration and development delayed due to a court case initiated in the past, an official said yesterday. The Sri Lanka Petroleum Development Authority (SLPDA) had planned to call for international bids early this month. However, the process could not be initiated because of the ongoing legal issue. Exploration conducted in 2011 by India’s Cairn India identified hydrocarbon deposits in two wells—Barracuda... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) - The proposed ‘Protection of Occupants Bill' is under fire as it has got three foreign companies to leave Sri Lanka while eight other local companies are expected to file fundamental rights cases against it, an Opposition MP told Parliament yesterday. MP Ravi Karunanayake who came up with this information in Parliament urged the Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara to look into the matter. “Sri Lanka cannot afford to lose foreign investors,” he added. MP Dayasiri Jayasekara... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
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Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) - Colonialism has become active in a different form in Sri Lanka and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today. Speaking during a ceremony held at Dharamakeerthirama in Polwatte, Kollupitiya to mark the 78th anniversary of independence, Premadasa said colonialism is now indirect unlike in the past. “Colonialism has become active in a different form in Sri Lanka and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere. It is active in different sectors of the society such as the economy and culture.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
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LEMONDE - Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday, February 4 that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades.Trump's return to the White House has intensified a "downward spiral" on human rights that was already under pressure from Russia and China, the New York-based advocacy and research group said in its annual report. "The rules-based international order is being crushed," HRW said. In the US, the group said, Trump has shown "blatant disregard for human rights and egregious violations."In... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Insults directed at religious leaders by certain government ministers are strongly condemned, according to His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo. The Archbishop shared these views while participating in a special church service held today (04) in Colombo to mark Independence Day. Reflecting on the country’s cultural foundation, the Archbishop noted that the spiritual mindset and disciplined behaviour of the nation are rooted in the values brought by Buddhism. He emphasised that since Sri Lanka is a country shaped by religious traditions, national leaders have a responsibility to respect these institutions. He... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
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A private company is allegedly planning to plunder valuable garnet minerals located in the coastal zone near the Mirijjawila boat yard in Hambantota. Environmentalists claim the firm intends to carry out this mineral theft under the guise of removing sand accumulated at the fishing harbor. When questioned whether permission had been granted for such activities, a senior official from the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) stated that although requests were submitted, no mining licenses were issued to the organisation. Despite the lack of official authorisation,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
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The historic Devnimori Sacred Sarvagna Relics from India arrived in the country a short while ago for a week-long exposition. Devotees can pay their respects at the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo starting tomorrow (4). This arrival marks the first time these sacred relics left India, following an initiative by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the full patronage of the Indian government. The relics were originally discovered during excavations in the state of Gujarat, the birthplace of the Indian Prime Minister. The public exposition at the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
SEPAL - short clips
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Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake
SL would be celebrating another expensive and sadly hollow Independence Day tomorrow, February 4th, with great pomp and pageantry. The celebration at Independence Square in Colombo would be held despite the geo-engineered Weather disaster Ditwah, which devastated the country less than three months ago, killing more than 600 people. Many more lost homes and livelihoods. The Ditwah Twister storms late last year dealt a massive blow to Sri Lanka’s economy and society. It was not as deadly as the 2004 Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster that killed 30,000 people in Sri Lanka and displaced... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Nava Thakuria
Is it possible to have a quasi-judicial body like the Press Council of India to survive for weeks without its chairperson? Should the largest democracy on Earth put such an example where its government recognized autonomous media watchdog faces an existential crisis as the 15th council of PCI still devoid of a functioning head and 13 seats? How come a press council runs its business without filling these 13 seats, meant for millions of media professionals, for more than a year now, whereas the term of a council is limited to three years only? Many such pertinent questions emerge among... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන
ත්රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ BR/1784/25 අංක දරන බුදු පිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් පෞද්ගලිකව මැදිහත් වී මෝසමක් ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් 2026.01.21 දින එම නඩුව විවෘත අධිකරණයේ කැදවා එම නඩුවේදී 2026.01.19 දින පොලීසිය අධිකරණයට කරුණු දැක්වීමේදී කර ඇති අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම සම්බන්ධ කාරණාවලට නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට කරුණු දක්වා ඇත.මෙම නඩුව 2026.01.19 දින කැදවූ අවස්ථාවේ නීතිපතිතුමා විසින් අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ ඇතිකර ගත් එකඟතාවයක් අනුව මෙම නඩුවේ චෝදනාවක් ඉල්ලා අස්කර ගැනීමට ක්රියාකරන බව ප්රකාශ කිරිම සම්බන්ධයෙන් නීතිපතිතුමාගේ ස්ථාවරයට පටහැනිව එදින පෙනී සිටි ජ්යේෂ්ඨ පොලිස් අධිකාරී ඇතුලු පොලිස් කණ්ඩායම විසින් ගරු අධිකරණයට කරුණු දක්වා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Senaka Weeraratna
https://youtu.be/z84rkyfjNHg?si=sh37jTh9JTsiJNNc Experience the heartfelt patriotism and cultural pride of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations on February 4th, 2025. This special event, held at the scenic ViharaMahaDevi Park in Colombo, brought together like-minded individuals to honor the heroes—past and present—who have sacrificed life and limb for the country. In this opening address, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Weeraratna sets the tone for the gathering, emphasizing the spirit of patriotism, love, and gratitude that underpins the commemoration. Following his speech, the audience joined in singing the Jayamangala Gatha (Blessings of Success) and cherished... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
The Sinhala Buddhist
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AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/Ia1aG9oIJx8p3rXUG It is fascinating to observe how Buddhism, a 2,500-year-old Eastern tradition, is finding such a profound resonance in the high-tech, fast-paced West. While it was once seen as an "exotic" or niche interest, it has now moved into the mainstream of psychology, healthcare, and daily lifestyle. Here are the primary reasons why Buddhism is becoming increasingly important in Western life: 1. The "Science of Mind" Approach Unlike many Western religions that rely heavily on faith or dogma, Buddhism often presents itself as a rational... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
Press Release XpressJobs.
Sri Lanka’s sales sector one of the country’s largest employment generators, has long faced a structural challenge: while demand for sales talent continues to grow across industries, the profession itself lacks formal training pathways, consistent standards, and clear career progression. In a move aimed at addressing this gap, the Colombo Institute of Sales & Distribution (CISD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with XpressJobs, one of Sri Lanka’s leading recruitment technology platforms. The partnership seeks to better align structured education with employability outcomes, particularly in sales and commercial career tracks. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
මෑතකාලීනව පැවති ආන්දෝලනාත්මක නඩු විභාගයන්හිදී නියෝජ්ය සොලිසිටර් ජනරාල් (ASG) දිලීප පීරිස් මහතා ඉදිරිපත් කළ කරුණු පිලිබදව නීතිඥ ප්රජාව හමුවේ යම් කතා බහක් ඇතිවී තිබේ. එවැනි ප්රකාෂ කිරීමට පීරිස් මහතාට පවතින වෟත්තිමය අයිතිය පිලිගනිමින්ම එම කරුනු දැක්වීම් හුදු ජනප්රියවාදී" හෝ "අතාර්කික" ප්රකාෂද වන්නේද යන්න පිලිබදව මෙන්ම එවැනි චර්යාවකට ඇති අයිතිය විමර්ශනය කිරීම නීතියේ ප්රගමනයට දායකත්වයක් ලැබිය හැකි මාතෟකාවක් වන්නේය. මෙසේ කතා බහට ලක්වන කෂේත්රය නීතිඥවරයකුගේ වරප්රසාදී වපසරියකට අදාල වන්නේ නමුදු එවැන්නක අන්තර්ගතය නීතිමය ක්ෂේත්රයේ පිළිගත් ප්රමිති කිහිපයක් ඔස්සේ එය ඇගයිය හැකිව තිබේ. මෙහිලා සාකච්ඡාවට ලක්වන්නේ පීරිස් මහතා අධිකරනයන් ඉදිරියේ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 04/02/26)
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
හම්බන්තොට චීන පිරිපහදුව ඉදිකිරීමට පැමිණි කණ්ඩායම ඊට අදාළ වැඩකටයුතු අත්හිටුවා නැවත චීනය බලා පිටව ගොස් ඇති බව 'මව්රට' පුවත්පත විසින් වාර්තා කර ඇත. පිරිපහදුවට අදාළ අවසන් ගිවිසුම්වලට අස්සන් කිරීමට ඔන්න මෙන්න කියා පැවැතිය දී එය අස්සන් නොකරන ලෙසට බීජිංවලින් විශේෂ පණිවුඩයක් 'සිනොපැක්' ප්රධානීන්ට ලැබී ඇති බවක්ද එම පුවත් වාර්තාවෙන් කියවේ. කෙසේ වෙතත් හම්බන්තොට චීන පිරිපහදුව ඉදි නොකිරීමට චීනය නිශ්චිත වශයෙන්ම තීරණය කොට ඇති බවක් එම වාර්තාවේ සඳහන් නොවේ. * හම්බන්තොට පිරිපහදුවත් නැවතිලා! * මධ්යම අධිවේගය හදන එකත් නවත්තලා! * සංචාරකයො එන එකත් අඩුකරලා! ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The Constitutional Council unanimously approved the appointment of Samudika Jayaratne, a Senior Deputy Auditor General, as the new Auditor General during its meeting today (3). Sources reported that the council, chaired by the Speaker, endorsed her name after the President recommended her for the position. This decision follows several previous council meetings where members failed to reach a consensus on prior nominations sent by the President. This approval finally resolves the deadlock regarding the leadership of the Government Audit Department.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
SL Leaders
https://youtu.be/jibqANTXvj0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
By Raj Gonsalkorale
We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth -Venkatraman Ramakrishnan - British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society In this day and age, when volumes of Buddha Dharma texts are needed to explain the doctrine and the pathway to attain the ultimate objective of liberation from Samsara or cycle of birth, perhaps, genuine belief and adherence to the Buddhist Brahmavihara practices Metta, Muditha, Karuna and Upekkha, could prepare the mind of a person to achieve the ultimate purpose of the doctrine. In... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
by Shenali Waduge · 2nd February 2026
On 4 February 1948, Ceylon was declared “independent.” Flags were raised, an anthem was sung, and a new political chapter was ceremonially opened. Yet beneath that symbolism, few recognised that the foundations of colonial control remained largely intact. What Sri Lanka received was nominal administrative independence — not civilisational or psychological sovereignty — and certainly no restoration of the Buddhist ethical order that had governed this land for centuries. That moral framework, rooted in the Buddha Dhamma, had once provided unity, peace of mind, social restraint, and harmony across communities, embracing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
Courtesy: German Dharmaduta Society
https://share.google/aimode/rx2Q7SleLFMDwogl8 Buddhist wisdom has a profound and long-standing history in Germany, significantly influencing prominent philosophers, authors, and the development of a strong local practice. This reception, often mediated by extensive literary translations, moved from an initial academic interest to a cultural phenomenon. Influence on German Thought German philosophers were among the first in the West to seriously engage with Buddhist thought, primarily through secondhand translations and interpretations. Arthur Schopenhauer Schopenhauer found his own philosophy of the "will" and the central role of suffering... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
Time Various Authority
https://youtu.be/xoOCL3GwVgM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
Jinath Premaratne
https://youtu.be/Q5inv4rekHU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
SEPAL - short clips
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උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර්
දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම ගැටළුවකටම මුල්වී ඇත්තේ ආර්ථික මොඩලයේ ඇති වැරැද්ද බවත්, එය වසා ගැනීම සඳහා ලෝකයේ සෑම තැනකම යුද්ධ බිහිකරන බවත් ඒ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ලෝකයේ දැවැන්ත මූල්ය සමාගම් විසින් අමෙරිකානු ජනධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්රම්ප්ව මෙහෙයවනු ලබන ආකාරයත් ඒ මහතා මෙහිදී හෙළිදරව් කරන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/02/26)
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 2 (Daily Mirror) - The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce before court Shamindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with a magisterial inquiry into alleged financial fraud relating to the purchase of 14 Airbus aircraft for Sri Lankan Airlines. Meanwhile, the CID has named Shamindra Rajapaksa as the third suspect in the case. Former Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena and his wife, Priyanka Wijeynayake, have been named as the first... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Courtesy Adaderana
US President Donald Trump says the United States and India have agreed to a trade deal. Accordingly, tariffs will be reduced from 25% to 18%, President Trump said.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Former Presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena, and Gotabaya Rajapaksa, along with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, received invitations to a special event scheduled for tomorrow (03). The "OneText" initiative organised this gathering to launch a dialogue process focused on drafting a new constitution for Sri Lanka, starting at 4:00 PM at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMIC) in Colombo. The event aims to transition long-standing socio-political discussions regarding constitutional reform into a practical framework through expert consultation. Professor Deepika Udagama,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
The proposed Protection of Occupants Bill 2025 could cause severe harm to the domestic housing rental market and the broader economy if passed in its current form. Former Justice Minister and President’s Counsel Ali Sabry stated in a recent release that while preventing the unfair eviction of tenants is a positive goal, the new legislation places homeowners at a severe disadvantage. He noted that even if a tenant defaults on monthly rent, water, electricity bills, or condominium maintenance fees, the law would force the homeowner to continue providing essential services until... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
50 doctors at the National Eye Hospital are set to depart simultaneously this week following transfer orders issued by the Public Service Commission. Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) Executive Member Prasad Colombage stated that certain malicious remarks allegedly made by the hospital director and the Health Minister contributed to this decision. Meanwhile, services across 164 specialist medical units nationwide faced significant disruptions today after all specialist doctors under the GMOA withdrew from cover duties starting at 8:00 AM. GMOA President Specialist Dr. Sanjeewa Tennakoon noted that this professional action... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Courtesy Hiru News
Suspended Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to lodge a formal complaint against the Speaker. Speaking on behalf of Kularatne, Attorney Mithun Dias told the media that the complaint is not a general move against the government. Instead, he claimed the action stems from a personal dispute involving his client, who remains under suspension. The lawyer further stated that the complaint submitted to the Bribery Commission includes specific allegations regarding the Speaker's anti-corruption activitie... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
The topic of colonization and its implications on Sri Lanka cannot be viewed in isolation. Every facet of colonial rule must be compared in all of the nations that were invaded and governed. Colonialism did not merely replace rulers; it re-engineered the mind of the nation. The most enduring damage inflicted on Sri Lanka was not economic extraction or territorial domination, but the systematic dismantling of an ethical, civilizational order and its replacement with an alien framework that prioritized control, division, profit over harmony and duty but most of all dismantling of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Shenali D Waduge
The importance of learning history is to connect with one’s roots, to feel grounded in the land referred to as one’s “motherland,”. These factors inspire the feeling and urge to defend and protect one’s Nation. Once people are disconnected from their history, their sense of belonging weakens, and their passion to serve the nation diminishes — leaving the Nation vulnerable. This is why when efforts to remove or distort history are peddled red flags are raised. An ungrounded people are easier to manipulate, and the Nation becomes “up for grabs.” Ignorance of the nation’s... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Ashley de Vos
On the 4th of February 1948, Ceylon was granted Dominion status by the British Crown. The Queen remained the head, and Ceylon had a Governor-General. The island's residents were encouraged to celebrate the event as Independence Day. This Ceylon did for many years. Sri Lanka has had two main republican constitutions—1972 and 1978—designed to sever colonial ties with Britain, establish a sovereign republic, and centre state power. The First Republican Constitution, promulgated on 22 May 1972, replaced the Soulbury Constitution, thereby eliminating the last remnants of British dominion and establishing Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Garvin Karunaratne
On the Thirty First of Jan 2026 Bimba, Hiran and I, Siri at the wheel, We left Anuradhapura far behind the Anuradhapura where in the TwoSixties and ThreeSixties We worked there,myself in Agrarian and Bimba a teacher at the Central I laboured to implement the Paddy Lands Act, It was three of us Assistant Commissioners, myself, Sappie & Peris ,TG ten Divisional Officers- Nanda Godage our Ambassador to Europe one of them Sad, Nanda had a fall a few years... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Abhijit Chavda
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Janta Ka Reporter
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By Senaka Weeraratna Hony Secretary German Dharmaduta Society
බුදු දහමේ හරය වටහාගත් ජර්මනියේ සහ ශ්රී ලංකාව’’˜‘Divaina’, June 10, 2025 උදේශ් සංජීව ගමගේ zදිවයින කතෘZඅංක : 223, බ්ලූමැන්ඩල් පාර, කොළඹ 13. මහත්මයාණනි,වර්ෂ 2025 ජුනි මස 10 වෙනි දින දිවයින පුවත්පතේ කතුවැකිය පිටුවේ (4 වැනි පිටුව) පුජ්ය රඹුක්වැල්ලේ දේවානන්ද හිමි විසින් ලියන ලද —බුදු දහමේ හරය වටහාගත් ජර්මනියේ සහ ශ්රී ලංකාව˜ යන මැයෙන් පළ වු ලිපිය හා බැඳේ. මෙම ලිපිය සකස් කර ඇති පූජ්ය ආචාර්ය රඹුක්වැල්ලේ දේවානන්ද හිමි (1992 1998 කාලය) ජර්මනියේ බර්ලින් විහාරයේ නේවාසික භික්ෂුවක් ලෙස වැඩ සිටියහ. එම කාලය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
by I. Ahmad
“Love of one’s country is a part of faith” Prophet of Islam Muhammad (PBUH) said: - Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai and Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai jointly celebrated 77th Indian Republic Day on 26th January 2026 at Masjid Haadi premises, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. The event began at 10 A.M., with flag hoisting of Indian National Flag by the Chief Guest Dr. N.A Jayakumar, President, Homoeopathy Council Tamil Nadu and the owner of Madan Homoeo Clinic, Adamapakkam, Chennai. He led the medical camp. In his Guest... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
I am proposing to align with ADB / World Bank / Blue Economy frameworks: Sri Lanka’s unfair advantages 1,340 km coastline with year-round warm waters Short sailing distances: Negombo → Colombo → Galle → Mirissa → Matara (all doable in 1–3 day leisure hops) Natural attractions: Whales (Mirissa) Lagoons (Negombo) Heritage ports (Galle) Food culture (fresh seafood on board is a luxury experience Sri Lanka already has nautical tourism we just never... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/02/26)
Lankaweb on Buddhism
When I questioned AI, "According to the Buddhist philosophy, what is the reason for rebirth after death?" AI Replied; In Buddhist philosophy, rebirth after death happens because the causes that drive existence have not ended yet. It’s not a soul that moves on, but a process continuing. Here’s the core idea, step by step 👇 1. Craving (Taṇhā) is the main reason The Buddha taught that craving—for pleasure, existence, identity, or becoming—is the key cause. As long as there is: ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/02/26)
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