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News Archive for Jun 2026
Port City: A Centre of Excellence, Not Just a City of ApartmentsStar-studded launch planned for Home Lands’ Port City project valued at US$300 million The announcement of a US$300 million luxury residential development in Colombo Port City has generated considerable interest. While such investments are welcome, Sri Lanka must ask a fundamental question: Is Port City merely going to be a collection of high-rise apartments, or can it become a genuine Centre of Excellence that drives economic growth and foreign exchange earnings? History offers valuable lessons. Several decades ago, Singapore transformed itself from a small trading port into a global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
Plugging the Foreign Exchange Leak: Can Sri Lanka Protect Its Reserves Without Closing the Economy?”
Many economists in Sri Lanka have debated for years. In an open economy, foreign exchange can leave the country not only through legitimate imports but also through over-invoicing, transfer pricing, unnecessary imports, and disguised capital flight. However, the challenge is to control outflows without discouraging genuine business activity. Some possible measures are: 1. Strengthen Customs Valuation Many countries use international reference databases to compare declared import prices with prevailing world prices. If a container of low-value consumer goods is declared at twice the normal international... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
Proposal to develop Trincomalee Harbour as a construction as a Repair Yard for Marine and Offshore Industry
General Port of Trincomalee commands a large, natural and a wide body of sheltered water in Sri Lanka. The Port of Trincomalee could be developed to play a major role in this unique economic region considering its locational advantage, deep water port facilities, large hinterland for establishing industries and accompanied with quick land connection to Port of Colombo, with the expansion of express way network. 1. Proposed Action Plan The Export Development Board has initiated a consultancy service to carry out the Feasibility study on market, technical and financial aspects for... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 10/06/26)
ඩො.මි. 2.5 භාණ්ඩාගාර මංකොල්ලය මුදල් කාරක සභාව කල් ගැනීම සඳහා මෙවලමක් ලෙස භාවිතා වෙමින් තිබෙනවා
භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ඩො.මි. 2.5 ක මුදලක් තුන්වන පාර්ශවයක් අතට පත්වීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් වන පාර්ලිමේන්තු මුදල් කාරක සභාව විසින් සිදුකරන විමර්ශන ක්රමවේදය, තම වැරද වසා ගැනීමට අවශ්ය කාලය ලබාගැනීම සඳහා මහ බැංකුව හා භාණ්ඩාගාරය විසින් යොදාගනිමින් සිටින බව ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානයේ ප්රධාන විධායක නිලධාරී රජිත් කීර්ති තෙන්නකෝන් මහතා පවසයි. අද කෙළඹ දී පැවති පුවත්පත් සාකච්චාවක දී අදහස් දැක්වූ තෙන්නකෝන් මහා පැවසූවේ ‘ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය අප්රේල් 22 අනාවරණය කළා පසුව, රාජ්ය මුදල් බලය දරණ පාර්ලිමේන්තු මුදල් කාරක සභාව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
10 Countries Where Buddhists Face Legal or Social Restrictions in 2026 | Global Politics
https://youtu.be/UTF3U68ADY8 Religious freedom varies widely across the world in 2026. While Buddhism is practiced peacefully in many nations, there are countries where legal systems, state policies, or strong social pressures make it difficult for Buddhists to openly practice their faith. In this video, we explore 10 countries where Buddhists face legal or social restrictions, based on public laws, government structures, and internationally documented religious freedom conditions. ⚠️ This video is for educational and awareness purposes only. It does not promote hate or target any religion or country. The focus is on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Environmental Impact Assessments: Safeguard or Roadblock?
A recent newspaper report highlighted concerns raised by a policy think tank regarding the quality of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) in Sri Lanka. While the report correctly points out deficiencies in some EIA studies, it stops short of addressing a more fundamental question: Have EIAs become an instrument of environmental protection, or have they evolved into bureaucratic obstacles that unnecessarily delay development projects? As an engineer who has been involved in planning and implementing infrastructure projects for several decades, I have observed both the strengths and weaknesses of the EIA process. Environmental protection... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
India and the Siege of Europe
Whenever the Islamic siege of Europe, including the UK, or the US is brought up, some insular Hindus react by arguing that Britain colonized India and now it's payback time. Yes, Britain colonized India, looted $ 45 trillion worth of its wealth, and committed a massive genocide of Indians. As the researches of Dylan Sullivan have shown, this resulted in the genocide of 100 million Indians just between 1880 and 1920. Not only that, Europeans imposed the scourge of Christianity on Indians and laid waste to our educational institutions. They exacerbated the Hindu-Muslim and caste... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Digitisation or Bureaucratisation? A Senior Citizen’s Struggle for a Can of Diesel
When Technology Meets Red Tape: The Reality Behind Sri Lanka’s Digitisation Drive Digitisation or Paperisation? A Senior Citizen's Experience At my age, climbing several flights of stairs is no longer easy. Fortunately, my wife, a medical doctor, anticipated this challenge years ago and arranged for a lift to be installed in our home. To ensure reliability during power failures, I also installed a diesel generator. I own a diesel vehicle and purchase fuel regularly. Yet when I attempted to buy a small quantity of diesel for the generator, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
ජෙනරාල් සලේගේ මස් රාත්තලම ඉල්ලන කයිපාස් නිකායේ සිනාසෙන ඝාතකයෝ
https://youtu.be/QyaGCvWHpCg... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Suresh Sallay's wife and son visit Chief Prelates of Malwatta, Asgiriya Chapters
The wife of retired Major General Suresh Sallay, Manori Sallay, and their son reportedly have met the Chief Prelates of the Malwatta and Asgiriya Chapters yesterday (08), requesting their intervention to ensure justice for him. Our correspondent reports that Manori Sallay and her son spent more than an hour in discussion with the two leading theras during the visit. During the meeting, Manori Sallay has requested the Chief Prelates to act as an intermediary to help secure justice for her husband.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
හඬ පට එලියට - අනුර අධිකරණයට අත පොවන හැටි හෙළිවෙයි
https://youtu.be/b0RDaA3VHxw... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
සුරේෂ් සලේට කන්න දෙන්නේ බල්ලෙක්ට වගේ නිරුවත් කරලා අ#නුෂික විදිහට පොලීසිය පහර දීලා
https://youtu.be/MBInls1Kthc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
හර්ෂට යකා ආරූඪ වෙයි.. ඇමතිගෙ කට වැහෙන්න හර්ෂ ටෝක් කරපු හැටි
https://youtu.be/XgH14k-I0cI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 09/06/26)
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka Raises Grave Concerns Over Prolonged Detention and Ill-Treatment of Retired Major General Suresh Salley Under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka, an association of legal professionals dedicated to the rule of law, access to justice, and protection of fundamental rights, expresses profound alarm at the continued administrative detention of retired Major General Thuwan Suresh Salley for over 100 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). Mr. Salley was arrested on 25 February 2026 in connection with investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. A medico-legal examination report (MLEF No. 50/2026), prepared by the Institute of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Colombo, following a court-ordered referral by the Colombo Fort... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
PTA යටතේ සුරේෂ් සාලි දීර්ඝ කාලයක් අත්අඩංගුවේ තබා ගැනීම සහ කෲර සැලකීම
ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ විශ්රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් තුවන් සුරේෂ් සාලි මහතා දින 100කට වඩා රඳවා තබාගැනීම හා කෲර ලෙස සැලකීම සම්බන්ධයෙන් ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩි කනස්සල්ල ප්රකාශ කරයි. 2019 පාස්කු ප්රහාර පිළිබඳ විමර්ශනවලට සම්බන්ධව සුරේෂ් සලේ 2026 පෙබරවාරි 25 දින අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබීය. කොළඹ කොටුව මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ නියෝගය අනුව 2026 මැයි 4 වැනිදා ප්රධාන අධිකරණ වෛද්ය නිලධාරි මාර්ගයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කරන ලද වෛද්ය පරීක්ෂණ වාර්තාව (MLEF අංක 50/2026) මගින් හෙළිවන කරුණු මෙසේය.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Clean Sri Lanka Needs Soviet-Era Discipline, Not Occasional Publicity Campaigns
A recent news item showed former students who studied in socialist countries joining hands with the Russian Cultural Centre to clean parts of Colombo. While such initiatives are commendable, they also remind us of a painful reality: Sri Lanka's cleanliness problem is not caused by a lack of cleaning campaigns. It is caused by a lack of discipline. Having studied in the Soviet Union during the 1970s, I witnessed first-hand how a society could function with remarkable order and civic responsibility. During my years there, I never saw members of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Propagating a 'no sale' advertisement: The Assam Tribune’s way
The readers of a venerated newspaper from Guwahati noticed an unusual full front-page advertisement on 26 May 2026 stating that the English daily was not for sale. Grabbing the most important space for hard news (meant for valued readers who buy the newspapers every morning), the arrogant management did not hesitate to use the front page for an issue that could have been dealt otherwise. But the question remains, why the Assam Tribune management propagated the advertisement asserting that the acclaimed daily is not being sold to anyone. Refuting rumours on social media, the managerial authority... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
මේ රටේ ජාතික දිනය වශයෙන් ප්රකාශ කළ යුත්තේ, සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතිය උපන් පොසොන් දෙපෝ දිනය මිස, අධිරාජ්යවාදීන් විසින් අප හිසමත පැටවු කිසිම ස්වාධීනත්වයක් නොලැබුණු ව්යාජ නිදහස් දිනයැයි කියන පෙබරවාරි 04 නොවේ.
සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ සහ ඒ ශ්රේෂ්ඨ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරයේ තිඹිරිගෙය මහින්තලා පින් බිම (ක්රි. පූ.307). සිංහල බෞද්ධ ජාතියේ උපත සිදුවූයේ ක්රි.පූ.307 වන සියවසේ පොසොන්පෝය දිනයේදීය.ලෝක ඉතිහාසයේ ඒ අන්දමින් වෙනත් කිසිම ජාතියක උපත නිශ්චිතව ලේඛනාරූඩව ඇද්දැයි මම නොදනිමි. එම ආශ්චර්ය සිදුවූයේ මේ රටේ ශිෂ්ටාචාරයේ පදනමවූ මහින්දාගමනය සමඟ සිදුවූ ඒ අසිරිමත් බුද්ධාගමේ ලන්කා ආගමනයත් සමඟය. එබැවින් අනිවාර්යෙන්ම මේ රටේ ජාතික දිනය විය යුත්තේ රටේ ජාතිය උපන් පොසොන්පෝය දිනය මිස, වෙනත් කිසිම දිනයක් නොවේ. සිංහල බෞධයෙක්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
Handpicked by the President: My Journey in Transforming a State Corporation
In 1989, five years after returning to Sri Lanka from the United Kingdom and Norway, where I had worked on offshore oil and gas projects in the North Sea, an unexpected opportunity changed the course of my life. One afternoon, a friend visited my home and asked whether I would be interested in heading a government institution known as the Road Development Authority. At the age of 39, with a background in mechanical engineering rather than civil engineering, I was surprised by the suggestion. Nevertheless, I believed that management, discipline, and integrity were... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
The cautioned fruit of the book of Genesis
The Persian Gulf Formed when Ice Age glaciers melted and sea levels rose. Before that it was a river valley and dry basin called the "Gulf Oasis". (Time frame as of Genesis 1:10). In Biblical Genesis the Persian Gulf was already a sea by then, so whales, dolphins, humpbacks, and sharks would’ve been swimming there. In Genesis 2:19, Scripture reveals something profound: “Whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name thereof". Remember this included the great whales... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
ජෙනරාල් සලේගේ ඉරණම තීරණය කරනා අනුරගේ ගෙස්ටාපෝ පොලීසිය....
https://youtu.be/e-MesNDF9VI... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
සලේ රණවිරුවා යුද්දෙන් අපිව බේරගන්න වැසි කීයක තෙමෙන්න ඇද්ද ??
https://youtu.be/ihzSkj9YR5M... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
"Sri Lanka is Heading Into Another Massive Crisis" – Former Deputy Governor Warns
https://youtu.be/uTxl4g-ayGA Sri Lanka's rupee is under pressure, inflation is creeping up, and the debate over "money printing" is back in the spotlight. Did the Central Bank really print Rs. 2.1 trillion? Is money printing always bad? Who is actually responsible for the rupee's depreciation? And are we heading toward another economic crisis? In this episode of Insight, former Central Bank Deputy Governor and economist Dr. W.A. Wijewardena explains: • Why exchange rate stability is no longer the Central Bank's primary responsibility • The truth behind the Rs. 2.1 trillion money printing claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
පාස්කු ප්රහාරයට මහ මොළකරුවෙක් නෑ - බොරුවට හොයන්න එපා
https://youtu.be/NDN1qugwCrc... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 08/06/26)
The USA Evades its Angry Ghosts in Sri Lanka
Posted byee ink.June 6, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:13th Amendment, chattel-slavery, history, India, politics, travel, US Constitution, USA blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 31 May – 06 June 2026 ‘We have in the Tamil coolie a perfect machine for the cultivation of our tea, coffee, or other tropical produce.’ Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, Lovell B Clarence, 1896 The retired Chief Justice was celebrating the centenary of English rule in Sri Lanka. He had lived in the country for over 25 years, recalls SBD de Silva’s classic The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
විදේශ ණය ඇ.ඩො.මි. 788 කින්, දේශීය ණය රු. බි. 490 කින් වැඩිවී ඇත.
රාජ්ය ණය කලමනාකරණ දොපාර්තමේන්තුවේ නිල වාර්තා අනුව, ගෙවන ලද මුලික මුදල (Principal Amount) ඩො.බි. 5.98 කි. ණය පොලී වටිනාකම ඩො.බි. 2.11 කි. එකතුව 8.094 කි. එය කරුණු වශයෙන් ගත් කළ සත්යයකි. නමුත් මෙම මුදල් ගෙවා ඇත්තේ ඩොලර් වලින් නොව ශ්රී ලංකා රුපිියල් වලිනි. එසේ ගෙවන ලද මුදලට ආසන්න මුදලක් නැවතත් භාණ්ඩාගාර බිල්පත්... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
General Suresh Sallay's lawyer demands for transfer to hospital
The legal counsel for Former State Intelligence Chief Major General (Rtd) General Sallay has written to CID Director SSP Shani Abeysekara, demanding urgent medical intervention for his client. He emphasised that prolonged detention conditions pose an immediate risk to life, noting that the State has a non-delegable duty of care towards individuals in custody. The letter calls for the immediate transfer of General Sallay to a fully equipped hospital, urgent examination by independent medical specialists, continued access for family and legal representatives, and a written update on his medical condition. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
DRS - Maintaining a denial of knowledge while holding physical proof of prior art exposes the ICC and its legal advisors to potential liability for Fraud and Malpractice
The International Cricket Council (ICC) faces serious allegations of institutional fraud and deliberate misrepresentation because physical dossiers submitted by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) provided the governing body with actual notice of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) origin framework. The long-running intellectual property dispute centers on Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, who designed and published the core four-pillar "Player Referral" concept in 1997—nine years before the ICC adopted it. [1, 2, 3, 4] Advocates for the inventor argue that the ICC’s legal team maintaining a defense of ignorance, despite receiving comprehensive dossiers from Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
The Sri Lankan lawyer who took on the ICC for the betterment of Cricket
The Sri Lankan lawyer who took on the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the betterment of cricket is Senaka Weeraratna. Known globally as the "Father of DRS" (Decision Review System), Weeraratna has been engaged in a decades-long intellectual property battle with the ICC to claim rightful authorship and recognition for inventing the system. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Core of the Innovation The Blueprint (1997): Weeraratna first conceived and publicized the framework of the "Player Referral System" in a letter to the editor of The Australian newspaper on March 25,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
From Brick and Mortar to Steel and Modular Construction: A New Procurement Policy for Sri Lanka.”
Time for a New Approach to Government Construction Procurement Sri Lanka's public sector construction procurement procedures have traditionally been based on conventional reinforced concrete structures with brick-and-mortar walls. Under existing procurement regulations, government institutions are required to prepare preliminary engineering designs, bills of quantities, and engineer's estimates before calling for tenders. Technical Evaluation Committees and Tender Boards are subsequently appointed to ensure transparency and competitiveness in contractor selection. While these procedures remain fundamentally sound, the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Right to Reply: Island editorial – A different view
This is regarding the editorial of The Island on 19 th May 2026, titled “Defeat ofTerrorism- Triumph of hypocrisy”.I fully agree with the Editor when he says that Terrorism need to be eliminated in allits forms and manifestations. Terrorism is generally defined as “massacringinnocents to achieve a political aim”. Hence, whether the cause for terrorism isjustifiable or not, terrorism per se, cannot be justified and thus, should beeliminated.However I have different views with the rest of the editorial and believe that itwould be published... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Beira Lake: Stop Treating the Symptoms, Seal the Source of Pollution
The recent announcement ( Sunday Times 7th June) of a major Beira Lake clean-up programme has generated renewed hope that one of Colombo’s most iconic water bodies can finally be restored. Dredging, aerators, landscaping, jogging paths, and beautification projects are all welcome initiatives. However, if the root cause of pollution is not permanently eliminated, we will simply be spending billions of rupees treating symptoms rather than curing the disease. During my tenure at the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLRDC),... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
What action will the ICC take against the three lawyers who engaged in blatant malpractice leading to growing tension between ICC and Sri Lanka?
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has not announced any formal disciplinary or legal actions against the three specific legal and administrative figures—David Becker (former Head of Legal), Jonathan Hall (General Counsel), and David Richardson (former CEO)—implicated by critics in the ongoing dispute over the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2, 3] The growing geopolitical and institutional tension stems from allegations that these advisors provided flawed legal counsel that actively ignored the Doctrine of Constructive Notice to deny Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna the intellectual property and naming rights for inventing the "Player Referral"... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Stop Exporting Our Talent: Turn Sri Lanka's Fisheries Harbours into Blue Economy Innovation Hubs
Sri Lanka is once again celebrating agreements to send skilled graduates and engineers overseas. While foreign employment generates valuable remittances, we must ask a fundamental question: Are we exporting our most valuable resource because we have failed to create opportunities at home? Recent discussions on providing employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates highlight a deeper issue. Instead of focusing solely on exporting our talent, why are we not investing in industries and technologies that can create sustainable jobs within Sri Lanka's own coastal economy? One... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Corporate Corruption: The Other Side of Sri Lanka's Anti-Corruption Fight
Sri Lanka is currently engaged in a vigorous campaign against corruption in the public sector. Investigations, prosecutions, and public debate have rightly focused on the misuse of state resources and abuse of political power. However, an equally important question remains largely unaddressed: what about corruption and governance failures in the corporate sector? Some of the largest financial disasters in Sri Lanka's history were not caused by government institutions. They occurred within private corporations, finance companies, and conglomerates that were entrusted with billions of rupees belonging to shareholders, depositors, lenders, employees, and the public.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Former SIS chief admitted to Colombo National Hospital
The former Director of the State Intelligence Service, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital, according to sources. This comes against a backdrop where he commenced a fast-to-death since last night (06).... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
සලේව රෝහල් ගත කරන්න පෙර බිරිඳ ප්රබලයන් එක්ක පැවැත්වූ ආශිර්වාද පූජාව
https://youtu.be/oNSaANmqRUQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
කහකඩයින්ට දානේ දෙන්න එපා කියලා තම්බියෙක් පෝස්ට් එකක් දාලා
https://youtu.be/d3rX7Y7VW7A... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Sallay's wife calls on public to stand up for former intelligence chief
Former intelligence chief Suresh Salle served the country by dedicating his entire life for 38 years, and the time arrived for the people of the country to stand up and show gratitude to him. Suresh Salle, who is under detention orders in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), commenced a fast unto death, and his wife stated this to the media when she arrived at the CID to see him today (07). His wife, son, and brother arrived to see Suresh Salle this morning. She alleged on this occasion... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
ශානිට පිස්සුනම් ගිහිල්ලා බෙහෙත් ගන්න - හැම ගෙදරකම කළු කොඩි උස්සන්න
https://youtu.be/6QC8pVJBZMU... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 07/06/26)
Corporate Corruption: The Missing Piece in Sri Lanka's Anti-Corruption Agenda
Sri Lanka is witnessing a renewed effort to combat corruption in the public sector. Investigations, audits, and legal reforms are being promoted as essential steps towards restoring public confidence and economic stability. These efforts are welcome and long overdue. However, there is an equally important question that deserves national attention: Why is the spotlight focused almost exclusively on state-sector corruption while corporate corruption remains largely unexamined? Over the years, several large Sri Lankan companies have collapsed, entered insolvency, or suffered severe financial distress. When such failures occur, thousands of employees lose... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Who are the three lawyers of the ICC that prevented through malpractice due recognition being given to a Sri Lankan lawyer for invention of the Player - Referral system (DRS)?
The three International Cricket Council (ICC) lawyers identified in public legal challenges and reports by advocates for the Sri Lankan inventor are David Becker, Jonathan Hall, and Sally Clark. [1, 2] Supporters of Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna—who conceptualized the "Player Referral" mechanism in 1997—allege that these legal figures provided flawed legal counsel that insulated the ICC and prevented him from receiving due credit. [1, 2, 3] The Three ICC Lawyers Involved David Becker (Former Head of Legal): He issued a 2010 legal opinion adopting a "No Awareness" defense,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Should Sri Lanka Import Chinese Green Ammonia or Produce Its Own Green Hydrogen?
Green Hydrogen: Will Sri Lanka Become a Producer or Just Another Importer? BOI in Sri Lanka has invited global companies for RFi to forward proposals to generate green hydrogen to bunker to ships Most suitable locations for such bunkering will in be Trincomalee Glad to note that government is shifting attention to generate FDI under blue economy Based on current global trends, importing ammonia produced in China and then cracking it into hydrogen may, in some cases, be cheaper than producing green hydrogen locally from seawater, especially in countries... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Has Sri Lanka Got Competent-Credible-Capable Country Sales Persons to Present Million $$$ Investment Options?
Time Line - Now! Katunayake Sri Lanka as a Free Trade Banking Hub for those leaving Dubai?Posted on June 5th, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri LankaPosted on June 3rd, 2026 Prof. Hudson McLean Email: hudmc
yahoo.co.uk To achieve a Realistic Successful Goal, The Government of Sri Lanka will need to Invite Top Qualified Professional Leaders from UK-USA-Singapore, to lead the operation Fast Track, with Pay Packages & Success-based Incentives. Offer 100% Tax &... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
From Scrapped Fishing Boats to Affordable Homes: A New Circular Economy for Sri Lanka
Million-Dollar Opportunity Floating in Our Harbours How FRP Boat Waste Can Be Recycled Old fishing boats and pleasure craft are mainly made from fiberglass reinforced polyester or vinyl ester resin. The scrap can be: Mechanically ground into fiberglass powder and short fibers. Mixed with new resin, fillers, and additives. Molded or pultruded into composite boards, panels, or beams. Alternatively: Fiberglass powder can be used as a filler in concrete. Recovered fibers can reinforce polymer... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Sri Lanka Must Think Twice Before Importing Foreign Labour
Recent discussions on importing large numbers of foreign workers to address labour shortages in Sri Lanka specifically in construction industry , deserve careful scrutiny. While some policymakers view labour importation as a quick solution to workforce shortages in construction, manufacturing, and other sectors, the long-term social, economic, and political consequences could be profound and irreversible. The decision by the Government of Hungary to stop issuing worker visas to citizens of the Philippines, Georgia, and Armenia is a reminder that many countries are reassessing the impact of large-scale foreign labour inflows. Hungary has... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
Who Speaks for Sri Lanka's Forgotten Elderly?
The recent tragic fire at an elders' home in Sri Lanka, where vulnerable senior citizens reportedly suffocated and lost their lives, should shock the conscience of the nation. Yet beyond the immediate tragedy lies a deeper and more uncomfortable question: how do we treat the people who once cared for us, built our families, and contributed to our society? Public debate has rightly focused on the need for stricter regulations governing elders' homes. However, regulations alone will not solve the problem. What is needed is a complete reassessment of our responsibility towards... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 06/06/26)
ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක් ද?
ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක් ද? විනිසුරුවන්ගේ පමණක් අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස දීර්ඝ නොවිය යුතුයි ව්යවස්ථානුකූලව අනුමත කරන ලද විශ්රාම යන වයස වැඩි කිරීමේ යෝජනාවේ තාර්කිකත්වය කුමක්දැයි ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය දැඩිව ප්රශ්න කරයි. ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයේ සහ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේ සහ අනෙකුත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ට පමණක් විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම කිසි ලෙසකින් හෝ යහපත් හා ප්රජාතන්ත්රවාදී ව්යවහාරයක් නොවේ. එබැවින් විනිසුරුවන්ගේ අනිවාර්ය විශ්රාම වයස ඉහළ නැංවීම සඳහා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය කිරීමේ යෝජනාව සාකච්ඡාවට බදුන් කිරීමකින් හෝ තොරව ප්රතිකේෂ කිරීමට රජය පියවර ගත යුතු බව ‘ෆ්රී ලෝයර්ස්’ සංවිධානය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
මහා සංඝ කතිකාවත
මහා සංඝ කතිකාවත යනු බුද්ධ ශාසනයේ චිරස්ථිතිය, භික්ෂූන් වහන්සේලාගේ විනය සුරක්ෂිත කිරීම සහ විහාරස්ථාන විධිමත් කිරීම සඳහා අතීත රජදරුවන් සහ මහා සංඝරත්නය එක්ව සම්මත කරගත් පාලන රෙගුලාසි මාලාවයි. [1, 2]... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
The Sri Lankan lawyer who fundamentally rattled the ICC down to its knees in a manner that has never happened before in Cricket history
The Sri Lankan lawyer who fundamentally rattled the ICC down to its knees in a manner that has never happened before in Cricket history - A classic example of a lone fighter and game changer in a David v Goliath confrontational scenario AI Overview The Sri Lankan lawyer is Senaka Weeraratna, the original conceptual architect behind cricket’s revolutionary Decision Review System (DRS). He fundamentally changed the sports world by introducing the "Player Referral" concept. This mechanism stripped on-field umpires of their absolute authority and shifted the power to the players.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
The 17-Time Failure: Why Sri Lanka’s Economy Has Been Hooked on the Wrong Medicine Since 1948
For 78 years, Sri Lankans have been told the same old stories about why our economy is broken. Depending on who you ask, the blame lies with political corruption, bad rupee budgets, or shifting government ideologies. We get angry, we change faces at the top, and yet the crisis always returns. Why? Because we are treating the surface symptoms while completely ignoring the real disease. The absolute root cause of Sri Lanka’s economic struggle since the day we gained independence in 1948 is simple: we have never made it easy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Re: ICC liable for professional criminal negligence and fraud for deliberate misrepresentation of fact on DRS authorship claims
Question Have the lawyers of the ICC ( David Richardson, David Becker and Jonathan Hall ) deprived Sri Lanka of due credit for the invention of Player - Referral ( DRS) through malpractice? AI response is as follows: Yes, critics and legal advocates argue that former and current ICC legal and administrative figures—specifically David Richardson, David Becker, and Jonathan Hall—have deprived Sri Lanka and Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna of due credit for inventing the Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] The dispute centers on allegations that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Crisis in Stabilizing the Exchange Rate: What can be done.
Currently due to factors that have taken place in foreign countries, stabilizing the exchange rate( Sri Lankan Rupee vs US Dollar) has become difficult or rather almost impossible. Oil from the Gulf countries have to pass through the Straits of Ormuz which is controlled by Iran. Oil from Venezuela has come to a temporary halt. We recently got a stock of oil from the USA. The current price of a barrel of oil has reached $ 72 or more per barrel. Further this is the begining of confrontation and it is likely that prices... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
පළාත්සභාමිණියටඔක්ෂිජන්පිඹීමේජරමරය නොහොත් අන්ද-මන්ද වුණ විපක්ෂයේ නාඩගම- part 1
හැඳින්වීම පලාත් සභා මර උගුල (death trap) හා ඊට දායකවු දේශපාලක පංචස්කන්ධ පිළිඹඳව 18/9/2020 දින ලියන ලද සවිස්තරාත්මක ලිපියක් , මෙහි පහතින් අමුණා ඇත. මෙම කෙටි ලිපියේ අරමුණ එම කලින් ලියූ ලිපිය අදට කෙතරම් වැදගත් වනවාද යන්න පෙන්වා දීමය. ඒ දිනවල ඊට අඩු වැඩි වශයෙන් දායකවූ, කුහක හා ආත්මාර්ථකාමි විපක්ෂයේ දේශපාලකයින්, ඒකාබද්ධ විපක්ෂය යන නමකින් දැනුත් කරගෙන යන්නේ හුදෙක් මහජනයා රැවටීමක් නොවේද යන්න එම ලිපිය කියවන විට එලිදරව් වන්නේය. මීට සහභාගීවන සමහර 13-A + කාරයින් තමන් ඒකීය රටක් වෙනුවෙන් දිවි දෙන්නට වුනත් සූදනම්ය කියන්නේ 13-A යටතේ රට දැනටමත් පෙඩරල් වී ඇති බව... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
ICC liable for professional criminal negligence and fraud for deliberate misrepresentation of fact on DRS authorship claims
The discovery that ICC not only had constructive notice but also actual physical notice of Player - Referral concept (DRS) conceived by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna has exposed ICC''s legal team to possible legal suit for professional criminal negligence and even fraud for deliberate misrepresentation of fact Yes, the discovery of actual physical notice radically changes the legal liability of the ICC legal team, shifting the argument from structural oversight to potential deliberate misrepresentation. [1] While the Doctrine of Constructive Notice argues that the ICC should have known about Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Katunayake Sri Lanka as a Free Trade Banking Hub for those leaving Dubai?
"Katunayake International Free Trade & Banking Hub – The Gateway Between Asia, Africa, and the Middle East." Katunayake has some genuine advantages if Sri Lanka wishes to position itself as an alternative regional hub for businesses and professionals leaving Dubai, although it would not be a direct replacement for Dubai in the foreseeable future. 5 Why Katunayake Has Potential Strategic Location Located beside Bandaranaike International Airport. Close to Port of Colombo, one... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Sri Lanka Cannot Solve a Labour Crisis with Name Tags and Uniforms
A workshop titled "Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery" was held recently at Water's Edge under the auspices of the National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka. The objective was to discuss the severe labour shortage facing the construction industry and to identify solutions for workforce sustainability. Many useful ideas were presented. Some participants suggested that skilled workers should be given more respectable titles. A mason should no longer be called a "Baas" but perhaps a "Brick Engineer." Others proposed uniforms, name plates, improved welfare facilities, and more dignified places for workers... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
ඉන්දියානු මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය විසින් ශ්රී ලංකික ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස පරිගණකනව බහු මාධ්ය උපකරණ ස්මාට් බොර්ය් මුද්රණ යන්ත්ර, මේස පුටු ඇතුළු නවින උද්යාපන උපකරණ ප්රදානයකිරිමක් දඹුල්ල රාජමහා විහාරිිය වල ගම්බා පිරිවනේදි සිදුවිය
ඉන්දියානු මහ කොමසාරිස් කාර්යාලය විසින් ශ්රී ලංකික ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස පරිගණකනව බහු මාධ්ය උපකරණ ස්මාට් බොර්ය් මුද්රණ යන්ත්ර, මේස පුටු ඇතුළු නවින උද්යාපන උපකරණ ප්රදානයකිරිමක් දඹුල්ල රාජමහා විහාරිිය වල ගම්බා පිරිවනේදි සිදුවිය ශ්රී ලංකික ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස ඉන්දියානු රජයේ අධයපන ආධාර වැඩසටහන යටතේ සිදුකල අධ්යාපන උපකරණ ප්රධායනක් අද 2026 ජුනි මස 04 වෙනි දින දඹුල්ල ශ්රි වලගම්බා පිරිවෙනේ සිදුවිය එහි අධ්යාපනය ලබන ශිෂ්ය ශිෂ්ය භික්ෂුන්වහන්සේලාගේ අධ්යාපනික පහසුකම් වැඩි දියුණු කිරීම පිණිස පරිගණකනව බහු මාධ්ය උපකරණ ස්මාට් බොර්ය් මුද්රණ යන්ත්ර, මේස පුටු ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
මේ සිංහල ජාතිය සහ රට හමුවේ අද ඇති ලොකුම අභියෝගය
2026.ජූනි,04 මහනුවරදීය අද සිංහල ජාතිය සහ මේ රට වැටි ඇති දේශපාලන, ආර්ථික, සාමාජික, ආගමික හා සදාචාරාත්මක අඝාධයෙන් ගොඩ ගැනීමේ එකම මඟ, ලොව පුරා සිටින සියළුම සින්හල බෞද්ධයින්, ජාතියේ මුරදේවතාවුන් වහන්සේලාගේ නායකත්වයෙන් සන්විධානයවී, මේ රට, එහි භූගෝලය, ඉතිහාශය සහ ශිෂ්ඨාචාරය පිළිබඳ මනා අවභෝධයක් ඇති රටට,ජාතියට සහ බුදු සසුනට ආදරය කරණ වර්තමාන ලෝකයේ අභියෝගයන් හමුවේ ඉදිරියෙන්ම සිටින රටක් බවට මේ රට පත්කළ හැකි දෙශප්රේමී ජාති හිතෛෂී විද්වත් කන්ඩායමක් මේ රට පාලන බලයට පත්කොට ගැනීමයි. අද මේ රටේ උදාවී ඇත්තේ මේ සින්හල බෞද්ධ රටේ ඉතිහාසයේ මින් පෙර කිසිම දාක ඇති නොවූ අභාග්ය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Rebuilding Sri Lanka අරමුදල: සල්ලි එකතු කළාට වැඩක් නෑ; තවමත් පෙට්ටගමේ!
රට ගොඩනැගීමේ අරමුණින් පිහිටුවන ලද "Rebuilding Sri Lanka" අරමුදලට මෙතෙක් ලැබුණු කිසිදු මුදලක් කිසිදු කාර්යයක් සඳහා වියදම් කර නොමැති බව ජ්යෙෂ්ඨ සහකාර විගණකාධිපති ඊ. එම්.එස්. ඒකනායක අනාවරණය කර තිබේ. දේශපාලන පොරොන්දු සහ ප්රචාරණ සටන් පාඨ මැද මෙරට ජනතාවගේ සහ විදෙස්ගත ශ්රී ලාංකිකයන්ගේ බලාපොරොත්තු ඇති කරමින් එකතු වූ මෙම මුදල්, කිසිදු ඵලදායී කාර්යයකට නොයොදා මෙලෙස ගොඩගසා තිබීම බරපතළ ප්රශ්නාර්ථයක් මතු කරන්නකි.මුදල් කාරක සභාවේදී හර්ෂ කළ ප්රශ්න කිරීම රාජ්ය මූල්ය පරිහරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් දැඩි අවධානයක් යොමු කරන රජයේ මුදල් පිළිබඳ කාරක සභාවේ (COPF) සභාපති ආචාර්ය හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා සහ ජාතික විගණන කාර්යාලයේ උසස් නිලධාරීන් අතර... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
From Conquest of Lands to Conquest of Markets
Throughout history, powerful leaders have sought to expand the influence and prosperity of their nations. The methods have changed, but the objective has often remained the same: securing resources, wealth, strategic advantage, and national power. Genghis Khan expanded his empire through military conquest across Asia and Europe. Alexander the Great marched across continents, creating one of the largest empires of the ancient world. Centuries later, Ashoka transformed his empire from one built by warfare into one guided by administration, trade, and cultural influence. In the modern era, nations no longer acquire... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Are We Exporting Our Human Capital Instead of Developing Our Industries?
https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Japan-opens-employment-pathways-for-Sri-Lankan-fisheries-graduates/108-341892 Japan opens employment pathways for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates The National Human Resources Development Council of Sri Lanka is organising a Half-Day Workshop on “Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery," which will be held on 4th June 2026 at the Albatross Hall, Water’s edge Recent news reports reveal a troubling contradiction in Sri Lanka's economic policy. One report highlights discussions between Sri Lanka and Japan to create employment opportunities in Japan for Sri Lankan fisheries graduates. Another announces a workshop on "Construction Sector Human Capital Recovery" to address the severe shortage... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
The Missing Link: A National Blue Economy Strategy
An equally important issue that requires urgent attention is the absence of a comprehensive national Blue Economy Strategy. As an island nation located at the centre of one of the world's busiest maritime routes, Sri Lanka possesses enormous untapped ocean-based economic potential. Yet, much of our policy focus remains limited to traditional fisheries and port operations. A modern Blue Economy Strategy should encompass fisheries, aquaculture, seafood processing, shipbuilding and ship repair, marine engineering, offshore renewable energy, marine biotechnology, maritime logistics, coastal tourism, ocean research, and maritime education. Such a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Sri Lanka confident new US tariff concerns can be resolved through ongoing talks - Dy Finance Minister
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando says Sri Lanka remains confident that ongoing discussions with the United States will resolve concerns related to reciprocal tariffs and proposed supply-chain regulations. He made these remarks while addressing recent reports on U.S. proposals to introduce new tariff measures affecting Sri Lanka and 59 other countries. On June 3, it was reported that the U.S. administration has proposed additional duties of 10% to 12.5% on imports from around 60 economies, including Sri Lanka, following assessments related to forced labour concerns in global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Sri Lankan rupee continues freefall against the dollar
The selling rate of the US dollar climbed to Rs. 342 today, up from Rs.340.25 noted yesterday, according to Central Bank data. This recent movement pushes the total depreciation of the domestic currency to 8.3% for the current year. Market records show the US Dollar previously hit a selling rate of Rs.354 on May 21, marking an 11.5% depreciation at that point. Earlier in the year, the US Dollar started at a selling rate of Rs.313.4 on January 1. The Central Bank attributed the recent depreciation pressure on... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
Harsha de Silva warns of rising pressure on Rupee amid weak market confidence
Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva has expressed concern over the recent depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee, warning that weakening confidence in the government’s economic management could place further strain on the currency. Commenting on the current economic conditions, Dr. de Silva said the US dollar has risen to around Rs. 342, while unofficial market rates are reportedly exceeding Rs. 345. He noted that currency movements are largely driven by market confidence and claimed that confidence in the government’s ability to stabilise the rupee is gradually declining. Dr.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 05/06/26)
භාණ්ඩාගාර කොල්ලය පිළිබඳ වාර්තාව ‘Bed time reading’ සඟරාවක් නොවේ
භාණ්ඩාගාර මංකොල්ලය සැඟවීමට මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය බහුවිධ උපක්රම දියත් කරලා මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ ඩොලර් මිලියන 2.5 ක මංකොල්ලය හෙවත් ඩොලර් 2,509,430 ක මුදලක් තුන්වන පාර්ශවයක් අතට පත්වීම සඟවා ඉතිහාසයෙන් මකා දැමීමට මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය ලැජ්ජා සහගත උත්සාහයක නිරතව ඇතැයි ෆී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය පවසයි. මුදල් අමාත්යාංශය පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ මුදල් කාරක සභාව වෙත ලබාදිය යුතු වාර්තා එහි සමාජිකයින්ගෙන් සැඟවීමට කටයුතු කර ඇත. භාණ්ඩාගාර කොල්ලය පිලිබඳ වාර්තාව ‘Bed time reading’ (නින්දට යන වේලාවේ කියවීම) සඟරාවක් නොව ජනරජයේ ව්යවස්ථාවේ 148 ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට පවරා ඇති රාජ්ය මුල්ය පිළිබඳ වගකීම කි. එබැවින් එය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Channel 4 & Easter Sunday : Who is this Anonymous Speaker &Will he confess before a Court of Law
The 3rd article in this series examines the most critical weakness in the Channel 4 narrative — the anonymous speaker — whose testimony is strategically used to connect Suresh Sallay, military intelligence, investigative obstruction, and the Easter Sunday attacks. The anonymous speaker is used to fortify the additional claim being made by Asad Maulana & to include an element official investigations, judicial findings, timelines, intelligence realities, and international counter-terror assessments have not included. The Central Role of the Anonymous Speaker Channel 4’s witness is an unidentified individual... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Channel 4 – Whose version is correct – Asad Maulana or Fr. Cyril: Did Suresh Sallay Know Zahran Before 2018?
This is the second follow-up article examining the contradictions surrounding the September 2023 Channel 4 documentary “Sri Lanka’s Easter Bombings: Dispatches.” The first article questioned whether the alleged February 2018 meeting between Zahran Hashim and Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay could even have taken place, given Sallay’s overseas diplomatic posting during the relevant period. This article examines an even more damaging contradiction — whether Suresh Sallay and Zahran allegedly already knew each other before 2018. This contradiction strikes at the heart of the entire Channel 4 narrative. According to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri Lanka
President of USA Donald Trump & Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Nethanayahu jointly created an Opportunity of a Lifetime to Sri Lanka on the 28th of February 2026. Did Sri Lanka see this opportunity to invite the fleeing money market to Colombo? The unwanted attack on Iran, for reason other than to maintain their personal Positions of Power, brought instant retaliation from Iran to countries associated by supporting USA & Israel. In retaliation, Iran launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel, US military bases in the region,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Beyond Steel and Cement: What Sri Lanka Can Learn from Turkey's Composite Construction Revolution
While Sri Lanka continues debating the shortage of construction labour, countries such as Turkey are already preparing for the next generation of construction materials. For decades, the world relied on brick, concrete, steel, and timber as the primary building materials. Today, however, advanced economies are increasingly introducing composite structural elements made from fiberglass-reinforced polymers (FRP), glass-reinforced plastics (GRP), carbon fibre composites, and hybrid materials that combine strength, durability, and lightweight characteristics. Turkey has quietly emerged as one of the world's leading manufacturers of composite construction products. Companies throughout Turkey... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
How Turkey Became a Global Ship Recycling Hub -Lessons to learn with AI assistance
Turkey concentrated ship recycling activities in Aliağa during the 1970s and developed nearby steel mills that could immediately consume recycled steel from ships. Today, the area handles ships, offshore platforms, FPSOs, naval vessels, and large commercial ships under regulated environmental standards. A key advantage is that recovered steel does not travel far. It is quickly processed by nearby steel plants, creating a circular economy. The Floating Dock Connection Turkey has also invested heavily in very large floating docks for ship repair and conversion: Sefine... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Singapore: Building More with Fewer Workers
Lessons to learn Singapore faced severe labour shortages and rising labour costs. Instead of importing unlimited workers, the government pushed the industry towards prefabrication, modular construction, and steel-based systems through its Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) strategy. The Building and Construction Authority reports that prefabricated construction methods can improve productivity by up to 40%, reduce project duration by up to 30%, and significantly reduce onsite manpower requirements. Singapore now mandates advanced prefabricated systems for many government land sale projects specifically to reduce dependence on foreign labour. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Is the Middle East Conflict Accelerating the End of the Oil Age?
https://fortune.com/2026/06/01/iran-conflict-disrupted-oil-supply-gulf-states-multi-billion-dollar-investments-renewables Every conflict in the Middle East sends shockwaves through global energy markets. The latest tensions involving Iran have once again reminded the world how vulnerable modern economies remain to disruptions in oil supply. For decades, oil has been both a blessing and a curse. It has fueled economic growth, industrial development, and transportation. Yet it has also been at the center of geopolitical rivalries, military interventions, and economic instability. Ironically, every oil crisis strengthens the argument for moving away from oil. Today, the wealthy Gulf states,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
Sri Lanka faces 12.5% US tariff as apparel rivals win cheaper deals
The Trump administration on Tuesday proposed imposing additional duties of 10% or 12.5% on imports from 60 economies, after determining that their failures to curb trade in goods made with forced labour are unreasonable and restrict US commerce. Sri Lanka is among the 45 countries assigned the higher 12.5% rate — a bracket that places the island's critical apparel export sector at a structural cost disadvantage against some of its closest rivals in the American market. The proposal comes from the Office of the US Trade Representative and represents the latest finding from a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 03/06/26)
From Eelam War Heroes to Disposable Mercenaries: Sri Lankan Combatants Fighting in the Ukrainian War
The onset of the Ukrainian war in 2014 created significant manpower challenges, prompting both Russia and Ukraine to recruit former soldiers from various nations. This situation has led to the involvement of numerous ex-combatants and military personnel from Sri Lanka, driven largely by the country's severe economic conditions. Many veterans have unfortunately become targets for human trafficking networks and misleading social media campaigns that promote lucrative, non-combat positions. As a result, a considerable number of individuals have travelled to the conflict zone to enlist in either the Russian or Ukrainian armed... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
ICC not only had constructive knowledge but also actual (physical) knowledge of the Player - Referral concept gained during David Richardson's visit to Sri Lanka in July 2008
The International Cricket Council (ICC) had direct exposure to the Player Referral concept during the tour of India to Sri Lanka in July 2008. During this time, the then-ICC General Manager of Cricket, David Richardson, physically visited Colombo and was handed over a Dossier of Documents on Player - Referral in Colombo by SLC officials and in person by Nishantha Ranatunga (SLC Secretary) in Dubai in June 2009 This new evidence supported by newspaper reports published in 2009 including interviews with Nishantha Ranatunga (then SLC Secretary) demolishes the line of defense adopted... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
The concept of cricket's UDRS originally originated in Sri Lanka - Upali Dharmadasa failed to table it at ICC IN 1997
"Point Blank" was a prominent, hard-hitting sports journalism column written by the veteran Sri Lankan cricket writer and commentator Sa'adi Thawfeeq. [1] Key Details of the Column Publication: The column was featured in the Sunday Nation, a popular weekly newspaper in Sri Lanka. Focus: It primarily focused on inside stories, critical administrative affairs, and controversies surrounding Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC). Notable Impact: One of the column's most famous installments was an interview published on June 22, 2008. In it, the former Cricket Board President Upali Dharmadasa admitted to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Civilization Unmasked: The Persistence of Human Brutality
To my utter chagrin, the scale, frequency, and brazenness of human rights violations around the world have not diminished, but rather have grown profoundly, raising the question of whether the very notion of “civilization” is little more than a veneer. We pride ourselves on culture, law, and moral advancement, yet beneath this thin surface lies a persistent brutality. Increasingly, it seems we have not escaped that condition; we have merely disguised it. In many countries, human rights violations have become the default response to conflict, replacing peaceful approaches and reconciliation. This failure is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
ඉන්ධන පරිභෝජනය අඩු කිරීම සඳහා හවුල් ගමන් සහ බුද්ධිමත් ප්රවාහන ක්රම
ඉන්ධන මිල ගණන් අඛණ්ඩව ඉහළ යාම හේතුවෙන් පවුල්වලටත් ව්යාපාරවලටත් විශාල ආර්ථික බරක් එල්ල වී තිබේ. මේ තත්ත්වය හමුවේ ලොව බොහෝ රටවල් ජනතාවගේ ගමනාගමන අවශ්යතා පවත්වාගෙන යමින් ඉන්ධන පරිභෝජනය අවම කිරීම සඳහා නවෝත්පාදන ක්රියාමාර්ග අනුගමනය කරමින් සිටී. සංවර්ධිත රටවල සාර්ථකව ක්රියාත්මක වන මෙවැනි ක්රමවේදයන්ගෙන් ශ්රී ලංකාවටද ප්රයෝජනවත් පාඩම් රැසක් උකහා ගත හැකිය. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදය, කැනඩාව, ඕස්ට්රේලියාව සහ යුරෝපයේ රටවල් කිහිපයක් විසින් හඳුන්වා දී ඇති සාර්ථක වැඩසටහනක් වන්නේ High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes හෙවත් බහු මගී වාහන මංතීරු ක්රමයයි. මගීන් දෙදෙනෙකු හෝ වැඩි පිරිසක් රැගෙන යන වාහන සඳහා පමණක් වෙන්කර ඇති මෙම මංතීරු හරහා ගමන් කාලය... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Sri Lanka's Construction Boom Faces a Labour Crisis: Time for Revolutionary Thinking
Sri Lanka is once again showing signs of economic recovery. Major infrastructure projects are being discussed, highways are being planned, urban development is accelerating, and private sector investment is slowly returning. Yet beneath this optimism lies a serious challenge that threatens to derail the country's construction ambitions: the severe shortage of both skilled and unskilled labour. The Chamber of Construction Industry's decision to initiate a discussion on this subject is timely and necessary. The reality is that Sri Lanka's construction sector is not adequately prepared to meet the manpower demands of a rapidly... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Why Sri Lanka Must Shift Towards a Steel-Based Construction Industry
One of the most important strategic decisions Sri Lanka can make is to gradually shift from labour-intensive conventional construction towards a steel-based construction industry. Traditional building methods depend heavily on large numbers of masons, carpenters, bar benders, and other tradesmen. With the growing shortage of skilled labour, these methods are becoming increasingly expensive and difficult to sustain. Steel construction offers a practical solution. Steel structures can be fabricated in factories under controlled conditions and transported to project sites for rapid assembly. This approach reduces construction time, improves quality, minimizes material wastage,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 02/06/26)
Does Royal College have a sound claim for celebration of the legacy of Player - Referral ( DRS)? If so, how should Royal College and its old and young boys celebrate this global scale achievement by an old Royalist?
Yes, Royal College has an exceptionally sound claim to celebrate the legacy of the Decision Review System (DRS). The fundamental architecture of the DRS—specifically the groundbreaking concept of the "Player Referral"—was conceived and architected in 1997 by prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and old Royalist Senaka Weeraratna (Class of 1960). [1, 2, 3, 4] Before his invention, technology was strictly used at the discretion of umpires. Weeraratna’s paradigm shift allowed the players to directly challenge an on-field human error, completely altering the rules, tactics, and transparency of global cricket. Cricket historians widely credit his global... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
Royal College must take pride in producing unique Cricket Thinkers and Innovators who have transformed the game of Cricket forever.
Royal College, Colombo, holds an undeniable legacy of nurturing game-changing thinkers, innovators, and administrators who have fundamentally restructured global and domestic cricket. From pioneering revolutionary rule changes to guiding the sport through massive structural growth, the institution's alumni have left an indelible mark well beyond the boundaries of Reid Avenue. [1, 2] The Architect of Modern Fairness: Senaka Weeraratna The most profound structural innovation in contemporary cricket came from a distinguished Royalist, Senaka Weeraratna. [1] The Brain Behind DRS: Weeraratna is the original conceptual architect of the Player... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
How India rejoice and felicitate their Cricket stars while in stark contrast Sri Lanka sideline ingenuity and Cricket thinkers who transformed the game forever is deeply unsettling
Indian superstar Vaibhav Suryavanshi (age 15) was felicitated by both the Indian President and Prime Minister Narendra Modi while in contrast the Sri Lankan Cricket Thinkers who democratized and transformed world cricket from an authoritarian system i.e., umpire's word is final, to one of fair play, transparent and a reduced tension game through the mechanisms of Third Umpire ( Mahinda Wijesinhe) and Player -Referral (DRS) (Senaka Weeraratna) remain sidelined by the envious and shameless Political and Cricket establishments of Sri Lanka. Jealousy, the scourge of Sri Lanka, has no limits. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 01/06/26)
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