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News Archive for Jul 2026
Court orders media restriction following chief jailer testimony on negombo prison clashNegombo Magistrate Shilani Perera instructed media outlets today to refrain from publishing details stemming from the testimony of the chief jailer on duty during the Negombo prison clash, citing potential risks to national security given the sensitive nature of the evidence.The magistrate further directed the court registrar to secure the testimony safely within a safe.These disclosures emerged as Wickrama Jayantha Kumara, serving as the chief jailer at the time, testified at the Negombo Magistrate Court regarding the incident involving ten officers and twenty-two inmates.The testimony commenced around 1 p.m. and concluded close to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
Islamists Thought China Would Back Down, They Were DEAD Wrong
https://youtu.be/bXqUfhrNhm8... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
අර්චුනාගේ මන්ත්රීකම ඉවරයි, මන්ත්රීකම නැතිවෙන්න හේතුව අර්චුනා පළමුවරට හෙළිකරයි,
https://youtu.be/4JYL1BNKMdQ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 30/07/26)
Sri Lanka: A judicial system in disarray due to years of neglect
The headline attracting issue in Sri Lanka at present appears to be the proposed two-year extension to the retirement age of judges which the government argues could assist in making a reduction in the massive backlog of pending cases amounting more than 1.1 million as per the Ministry of Justice. Few seem to be realising that this is only a symptom of a far more deep-seated issue arising from years of neglect of the judiciary system where under funding, inadequate remuneration, understaffing and under development of infrastructure has resulted in the accumulation of such a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
‘Outside Forces’ & ‘Up High’: Voodoo Economics, Yaka Economics & the Charade of Economists in Sri Lanka
Posted byee ink.July 25, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:history, politics, sri-lanka blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 19-25 July 2026 * ‘Why did no one see it coming?’ – England’s Queen Elizabeth asked the London School of Economics (LSE) about the 2008 capitalist meltdown * ‘The Government is preparing to restore criminal sanctions for serious foreign exchange offences after investigations into approximately $715mn remitted overseas through fraudulent import... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
මුල් ජනතා විමුක්ති පෙරමුණේ අරගලයෙන් ජාතික ජන බලවේගය (NPP) ඉගෙන ගත යුතු පාඩම් – මගේ පෞද්ගලික මතක සටහන්
අද ජාතික ජන බලවේගය (NPP) කුඩා දේශපාලන ව්යාපාරයක සිට රටේ පාලන බලය දක්වා පැමිණ තිබීම ශ්රී ලංකාවේ නූතන දේශපාලන ඉතිහාසයේ සුවිශේෂී සිදුවීමකි. කවර දේශපාලන මතයක් දැරුවද, මෙම පරිවර්තනය සිදු වූ ආකාරය සහ එයින් උගත හැකි පාඩම් විමසා බැලීම වටී. මගේ මතකය අදින් වසර හැටකට ආසන්න කාලයකට පෙරට දිව යයි. 1969 වසරේ මොස්කව් නගරයේ ඉගෙනුම ලබමින් සිටියදී නිවාඩුවකට ලන්ඩනයට ගියෙමි. රුසියානුවන් හා වෙනත් රටවල සිසුන් සමඟ ජීවත් වූ අතර, ඉංජිනේරු විද්යාවට අමතරව දේශපාලන ආර්ථික න්යාය, සාමූහික ගොවිතැන පිළිබඳ සමාජවාදී මතවාද, දර්ශනය සහ “විද්යාත්මක කොමියුනිස්ට්වාදය” යන විෂයයන් ද හැදෑරීමට මට අවස්ථාව ලැබුණි.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Sri Lanka’s Economy Is Not Doomed – What We Need Is Courage, Vision and Bold Decision-Making
A recent article published in LankaWeb argues that an economic downturn is inevitable for Sri Lanka. While I appreciate the concerns expressed, I respectfully disagree with that conclusion. Sri Lanka has already emerged from one of the darkest economic periods in its post-independence history. The country has restored macroeconomic stability, inflation has been brought under control, debt restructuring has progressed, and confidence among international lenders and investors has gradually returned. The road ahead is certainly challenging, but an economic downturn is not inevitable. (youtube.com) The real issue lies elsewhere. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
2026.07.29 දින නීතීඥ සංගමයේ විශේෂ මහ සභා රැස්වීමේදී විනිසුරු ධූර කාල දීර්ඝයට එරෙහිව පහත කරුණු 3 සාකච්ඡා කළාද?
1.ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා පාඨ වෙනස්කම් නිවැරදි කිරීමට මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දීම2. ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ වරදක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට නීතිපතිගේ අනුමැතියෙන් 2024.07.18 ගැසට් පත්රයේ 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 78වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ විධිවිධාන යටතේ ගැසට් කිරීම.3. විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමටඉංග්රීසි භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය නොවීම. සිංහල භාෂා ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාව අනුව ජනමතවිචාරණයක් අවශ්ය වීමhttps://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/07/3.html?m=1නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුනBSc(Col), PGDC(Col)(සමායෝජක) වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනදුරකථන 0712063394... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Slaughter of animals in Europe now face increased scrutiny including Video Surveillance to safeguard and protect the life of an animal on death row in their final moments
European slaughterhouses are facing unprecedented scrutiny, with video monitoring becoming a primary tool to enforce animal welfare standards. Several European nations have shifted from voluntary camera usage to legally mandating Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) systems. This legislative push ensures that livestock are treated according to strict humanitarian and legal guidelines in their final moments. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Key Countries Mandating Video Surveillance United Kingdom: England pioneered the movement by making CCTV mandatory in all slaughterhouses in November 2018. Scotland followed in 2021, and Wales fully implemented its mandatory... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Vijay Prashad Colombo
https://youtu.be/aqshlVg6QH0... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
New Animal Welfare Bill 2026 fails to earmark Sri Lanka's appalling Slaughterhouse conditions specifically for regulation while 20 other areas are explicitly listed ( Clause 47)
Justice for Animals and Nature Sri Lanka's new Animal Welfare Bill (gazetted on July 17, 2026) does not explicitly isolate and regulate local slaughterhouse conditions under its main enforcement clauses. This omission has drawn sharp criticism from animal rights advocates, given the notoriously poor welfare standards in the country's abattoirs. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] While Clause 47 and other parts of the bill specifically enumerate up to 20 detailed areas for strict regulation—including pet shop licensing, illegal breeding, animal fighting, and live transit—actual slaughterhouses remain a highly contentious loophole. [1, 2,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
BASL unanimously passes resolution against proposed judges’ retirement age amendment
The Special General Meeting of the General Membership of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) today unanimously passed a resolution strongly opposing the proposed amendment to increase the retirement age of judges.... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
An economic downturn is inevitable for Sri Lanka.
Given the available demographic trends, an economic downturn is inevitable for Sri lanka if it continues the way it does, doing very little for development, but leaning heavily towards luxuary celebrations and tourism which is increasingly threatened by global trends of high jet-fuel costs, and due to the need for imported hotel supplies and international food and primium alcohol, fuel etc. The recent fertility rates of Sri Lanka are such that births do not repleace deaths. The population profile is such that the number of retired people (including a very small number of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය,-අවසාන කොටස 7.
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය, එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිට සක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. 2026.7.28 අවසාන කොටස 7. පාඨක ඔබගේ පහසුව සඳහා මෙම ලිපි පෙළේ පලමු ලිපියේ කොටසකින් මෙම අවසාන ලිපිය ආරම්භ කිරීමට මම අදහස්කළෙමි. ලිපියේ පලමු කොටස (2026. 06. 06. ලංකාවෙබ්) එහි සාරාංශය ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Employment Creation: The Need of the Hour
It all happened in the Bangladesh Secretariat, three days after General Ershard took over the country in a bloodless coup on the 24 th of March 1982. The Minister for Youth Development was clamped in prison and the work of the Ministry was in jeopardy. The third in command, Air Vice Marshall Aminul Islam, the Minister for Labour and Manpower evaluated the work done by the Ministry. Suddenly at the close, he realized that I was an outsider and inquired who I was and I was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
JUDICIARY AGING AND AGING JUDICIARY.
“They who see the truth as truth and truth as untruth will see truth because they entertain right thoughts. “ Dhammapada Stanza 12. We are in a controversy over the aging of judges when the judiciary is aging throughout history. Buddha has stated clearly on judiciary and judgement which points are reiterate in articles published under the topic, Independence of Judiciary referred in articles of this presentation. The dispute is... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
The Portuguese Inquisition in Goa and Ceylon that led to religious disharmony thereafter in both countries
The Portuguese Inquisition expanded into Asia during the 16th century to enforce Catholic orthodoxy across the colonies. While Goa served as the official bureaucratic headquarters of the Inquisition court, Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) was governed as a dependency under the administrative and religious jurisdiction of Goa, making it subject to the same aggressive policies. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] The Goa Inquisition was a brutal judicial branch of the Portuguese Holy Office established in Goa in 1560 to enforce Catholic orthodoxy, target crypto-Hindus/Muslims, and suppress non-Christian faiths across Portuguese Asian territories, including... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
The failure of the Portuguese, and the Sinhalese People’ by P.E. Peiris
The failure of the Portuguese, and the Sinhalese People’ by P.E. Peiris “The failure of the Portuguese, and the Sinhalese People” is a core historical thesis popularized by Sir Paul Edward Pieris (P.E. Pieris) in his seminal 1920 historical text, Ceylon and the Portuguese (1505–1658). [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Pieris famously summarized the 153-year Portuguese colonial presence on the island by stating that they left "the gloomy word Failure writ large over all their actions," while simultaneously leaving the Sinhalese "a broken race, with their ancient civilization brought to the verge... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
His Majesty, King Charles III of United Kingdom – Head of Commonwealth sent Message of Greetings To Ahmadiyya Convention, United Kingdom.
Britain Largest Islamic Convention concludes. Total Attendence 51181 people representing 117 countries 60th alsa Salana (Annual Convention) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United Kingdom concluded on Sunday 26th July 2026 in which five speeches by the World Head the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, the Fifth Khalifa (Caliph), His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad. On Saturday (25th July, the second day of the event), the Caliph conducted proceedings from the ladies marquee. Names of women for academic achievements were read out. His Holiness delivered an address for the ladies. On the same day... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
බෞද්ධ අනන්යතාව
බෞද්ධ පැවිදිවන්නන් තම ගිහි අනන්යතාව අත්හරින අතර, ඊට පවුලේ වාසගම (family name) අත්හැරීම ද ඇතුළත් වේ. එසේ සිදුවීමට හේතු මෙසේය: *1. අත්හැරීම (Renunciation)* යමෙකු පැවිදි වන විට, "ගිහි ජීවිතය" අත්හැර දැමීම එහි මූලික අරමුණයි. පවුලේ වාසගම, කුලය, ජාතිය සහ දේපළ සම්බන්ධතා යන සියල්ල එම පැරණි අනන්යතාවේ කොටස් වේ. වාසගම අත්හැරීම යනු "මම තවදුරටත් පවුල් පෙළපතක සාමාජිකයෙකු නොවෙමි; මම දැන් සංඝයා වහන්සේගේ කොටසක් වෙමි" යැයි ප්රකාශ කිරීමකි. *2. නව ධර්ම නාමයක්* උපතේදී ලැබුණු නම වෙනුවට, ඔවුන්ට තම ගුරු හිමියන්ගෙන් පැවිදි නාමයක් (ධර්ම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Beautifully articulated quotes from the published writings and advocacy campaigns of Senaka Weeraratna
Senaka Weeraratna, a prominent Sri Lankan lawyer and sports innovator, is most famous for conceptualizing cricket's Decision Review System (DRS) through his 1997 "Player Referral" proposal. His writings—spanning letters to international publications, legal briefs, and essays on philosophy, history, and animal welfare—reflect a profound dedication to natural justice, systemic fairness, animal welfare and cultural responsibility. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] Here are the most notable and beautifully articulated quotes from his various published writings and advocacy campaigns: On Fairness, Technology, and Sports Justice This is Weeraratna's most famous aphorism, first... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Colombo Dockyard’s New Chapter: Confidence Vindicates a Bold InvestmentMazagon’s Investment Is Already Paying Dividends for Colombo Dockyard
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DWraodAys The latest news from Colombo Dockyard is a strong indication that the investment by India’s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd. has already begun to strengthen confidence in the future of Sri Lanka’s premier shipbuilding and ship repair company. When this bold investment was first announced, many individuals were critical and sceptical. However, strategic investments of this nature are not made for short-term gains. They are made to preserve technical capability, restore confidence among customers, and position a company to secure larger and more sophisticated... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
China’s Rise and Sri Lanka’s Crossroads: A Lesson in Discipline, Development and National Interest
Sri Lanka today stands at a historic crossroads. Economic pressures, limited foreign investment, youth unemployment, and slow industrial growth require a serious reassessment of our development strategy. Amid ongoing political debate, China’s experience offers lessons that merit objective study rather than emotional interpretation. China has undergone a major economic transformation over recent decades. Following a period of internal upheaval, including the widely discussed 1989 Tiananmen Square events, the country continued with broad economic reforms, industrial expansion, infrastructure development, and technological advancement. It has since become the world’s second-largest economy and a leading... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 29/07/26)
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka urges government not to rush constitutional amendment; warns move risks tainting President AKD’s legacy
Free Lawyers Sri Lanka strongly opposes the government’s hasty move, reported in yesterday’s government-owned Sunday Observer, to place before Cabinet a proposal for a constitutional amendment that would extend the retirement age of superior court judges. This proposal, if enacted, would effectively prolong the tenure of the sitting Chief Justice, who is due to retire in approximately four months. Advanced without any meaningful consultation, such a step risks undermining public confidence in the independence and impartiality of the judiciary. As observed by Saliya Peiris, PC, former President of the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
"Buddhism in Ceylon Under the Christian Powers and the Educational and Religious Policy of the British Government in Ceylon, 1797-1832" is a seminal historical study written by the prominent Sri Lankan (Buddhist Sinhalese) scholar Tennakoon Vimalananda and published in 1963.
The book provides a meticulous, document-backed critique of how early British colonial administration dismantled the traditional status of Buddhism in Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) while establishing institutional dominance through Christian missions and Western education. [1, 2, 3, 4] Core Historical Context (1797–1832) The period covered by Vimalananda spans from the immediate aftermath of the British displacing the Dutch in the maritime provinces (1796) to the implementation of the Colebrooke-Cameron Reforms in 1832. [1, 2] 1. The Dual Policy of Treaties and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
An annual 'Royal College Oration' would provide an excellent, high-profile platform to foster intellectual discourse and celebrate outstanding achievements among both current students and alumni.
Establishing an annual Royal College Oration is a compelling idea to foster critical thought and public speaking among alumni and students, mirroring the tradition set by the Ananda College Old Boys' Association through the Olcott Oration. The Olcott Oration Model Inaugurated: 1968 to honor founder Colonel Henry Steel Olcott. Format: Features a distinguished alumnus speaking on a prominent contemporary or national theme. Venue: Held annually at the Kularatne Auditorium. Potential for Royal College Platform: Could showcase... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Dr. N.M. Perera in his incomplete Autobiography made a comparative observation about his high school education at St. Thomas College followed by Ananda College. What lessons are there from these critical remarks?
In his incomplete autobiography, "NM in his Own Words," Dr. N.M. Perera highlighted a fundamental ideological and cultural contrast between his time at S. Thomas' College and Ananda College. He observed that colonial missionary education at institutions like S. Thomas' was insidiously apolitical and anti-national, leaving students feeling "aloof and immune" from the everyday struggles of the local population. Conversely, Ananda College provided an atmosphere deeply charged with nationalist feelings and consciousness, which ultimately "remoulded" his character and kindled his lifelong fight against colonial rule and systemic injustice. [1, 2] The critical reflections... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
British Governors Robert Brownrigg and Lord Torrington suppressed the '1818 Uva - Wellassa' and '1848 Matale' Sinhala Rebellions with tyrannical brute force, which if committed today, would be subject to an unmitigated Nuremberg War Crimes type Trial
If evaluated by modern legal standards, the severe counter-insurgency tactics authorized by Governor Sir Robert Brownrigg (1818) and Governor Lord Torrington (1848) would indeed face intense scrutiny under international humanitarian law frameworks like the Nuremberg trials or the International Criminal Court (ICC). Both governors deployed scorched-earth policies, martial law, and mass executions to dismantle the Kandyan and Matale Sinhala resistance movements. The 1818 Uva-Wellassa Rebellion under Brownrigg Governor Brownrigg responded to the 1818 uprising with a systematic scorched-earth campaign designed to starve and terrorize the population into submission. Scorched-earth... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Sri Lanka Must Build Heavy Industries Before Economic Frustration Turns into Instability
From the events around Tiananmen Square in China to periods of political unrest and mass protests witnessed over the years in Nepal, Bangladesh, and Thailand, history reminds us that governments must pay close attention to the aspirations of their people. Although each country’s circumstances are different, one common lesson is that economic opportunity is essential for long-term stability. Sri Lanka should learn from these experiences. Creating only digital and AI-related jobs will not be enough to provide employment for the thousands of young people entering the workforce each year. We must... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
Ravi Karunanayake Says: 'The Central Bank Has Ruined Sri Lanka' | IMF Policies Under Fire
https://youtu.be/dJAF1hGXPXo... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 27/07/26)
THE MALIMAWA GOVERNMENT PT 4A
NEGOMBO PRISON RIOTS, JULY 2026. Sri Lanka’s strategic position in the Indian Ocean makes it a major transshipment hub for narcotics trafficking between the "Golden Crescent" (Afghanistan/Pakistan), the "Golden Triangle" (Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos) and the markets in Europe and North America. This route is now used by narcotics dealers in Sri Lanka, to obtain narcotics for use in Sri Lanka. It was reported in 2025 that if 100 units arrive, approximately 90 units are destined for Sri Lanka’s internal consumption. In 2026, Sri Lanka experienced a rise in sophisticated maritime drug... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
THE MALIMAWA GOVERNMENT PT 4B
There have been three prison riots in Sri Lanka. Two in Welikada in 1988 and 2012, and one at Mahara in 2020. In July this year, there was a fourth prison riot. There was a riot in Negombo prison on July 5 and 6, 2026. This riot resulted in the death of 10 prison officers and 21 inmates, 100 inmates were injured. The police made a report to the Negombo Magistrate regarding the riots. Police said the initial unrest began on the morning of 5 July. There was a violent clash, resulting in the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
THE MALIMAWA GOVERNMENT PT 4C
The Negombo prison riot of July 2026, was the first time, that prison officers had been brutally attacked in Sri Lanka and murdered by prison inmates. Of those killed, eight belonged to the Prison Emergency Response and Tactical Unit, one was a jailor and two were prison guards. Jagath Wickremasinghe, former Commissioner of Prisons, said in a television interview that he has not seen such an inhuman attack in all his years of service. It was not the usual attack, agreed a retired jailor, in another interview. This riot was different. It showed much... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Black August 1977 and Bombing of AirCeylon Passenger Plane 1978 Preceded Jaffna Library 1981 and Black July 1983
Selective amnesia is a popular propaganda and political trick. Those who howl about Black July 1983 pretend not to know about the happenings immediately before that. It certainly did not happen in a vacuum. There were far worse events before that. Putting these into context is important to understand what really happened. In August 1977 within just 3 weeks of the July 1977 election when TULF won the second highest number of seats in parliament, Tamil rioters attacked Sinhala people in Jaffna district, gave them 48 hours to leave and not to take anything... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Missionary narratives on Sri Lanka constitute Historical Revisionism - Beware of Sri Lankan Acolytes who work for foreign principals as their agents and sometimes as ' Attack Dogs' in the mass media.
The perspective that missionary historical narratives on Sri Lanka constitute historical revisionism driven by foreign agendas is a significant theme within modern post-colonial and nationalist discourse. Colonial-era Christian missionary narratives in Sri Lanka are frequently critiqued as instruments of cultural displacement and historical revisionism, aligning closely with nationalist perspectives that view these accounts as efforts to undermine indigenous Buddhist and Hindu traditions. [1] Colonial Eras and Religious Impact Portuguese Era (1505–1558): Involved active destruction of prominent local shrines like Devinuwara and Kelaniya, backed by military force. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Face to Face encounter with Garfield Sobers in Melbourne in 1983
Thank you Michael for this invitation to write about ' Your Sobers story' Yes, I met him i.e.,Sir Garfield Sobers, in a face to face chance encounter in Melbourne sometime in 1983. I was then working as a Legal Officer for the office of the Federal Special Prosecutor headed by Mr. Robert Redlich, QC ( who later became a Supreme Court Judge in Victoria). This Office was established by the Malcolm Fraser Govt. to review the findings of the Costigan Commission on White Collar Crime and mount prosecutions. I was a... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Inspiring Sri Lanka’s University Students to Build Careers in the Offshore and Marine Industry
Developing the Next Generation of Marine Professionals Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean offers immense opportunities to become a regional centre for offshore engineering, shipbuilding, ship repair, marine logistics, offshore renewable energy, oil and gas support services, fisheries technology, and the blue economy. However, realizing this potential depends on developing a highly skilled workforce capable of meeting international standards. To inspire young engineers, scientists, environmental specialists, and technologists, we propose a university workshop focusing on the exciting career opportunities available in the offshore and marine industry. The programme will... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Sobers bowled Yatawara = 58
This is what prominent Sri Lankan historian and sociologist Michael Roberts has written on his platforms like Thuppahi's Blog. The phrase references a famous cricketing moment from a match played on 28 February 1961 at the Colombo Oval, where the fast bowler Sonny Yatawara clean bowled the legendary West Indian all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers for 58 runs . [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Daily Mirror XI Match (1961) The encounter occurred during a whistle-stop tour when six iconic West Indian stars stopped over in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) while traveling... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
විනිසුරු කාලය වැඩි කිරීමේ ආණ්ඩුක්රම සංශෝධන කෙටුම්පත ආ පසු නීතීඥවරු කී දෙනෙකුගේ ලෝගු ගැලවෙයිද? මන්ත්රීවරු කී දෙනෙකුගේ මන්ත්රී ධූර අහිමි වෙයිද?*
* How many lawyers will lose their profession and how many Members of Parliament will lose their parliamentary seats after the constitutional amendment draft to extend the judges' term limit is brought?"ෆීන්ක්ස් නීති සාර සංග්රහය / Phoenix Law Journal( 2026 ජූලි දිගහැරුම)[විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමේදී මතුවන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා අර්බුදය ගැන ලියවී ඇත](2026.08.18දින සවස 2-6දක්වා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ පවත්වන සිංහල මාධ්ය 36වන නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනේ සාකච්ඡාවට) නොමිලේ පිටපතක් ලබා ගැනීමට විමසීම (සමායෝජක) වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහනදුරකථන 0712063394... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Destruction of the Royal Palace at Hanguranketha, Kandy and the Destruction of the beautiful Chinese Summer Palace in Beijing by the British in 1860 - Lessons to be Learnt
The destruction of the Royal Palace at Hanguranketha (burnt by British forces under Major Johnson in 1803, and devastated during the 1818 rebellion) and the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing (looted and burned by Anglo-French forces under Lord Elgin in 1860) offer powerful insights into the nature of colonial warfare, cultural hegemony, and historical memory. [1, 2, 3] The shared history of these dual tragedies yields several crucial historical lessons. Imperial warfare used cultural erasure as a weapon of psychological submission In both instances, the British military did... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Sri Lanka Black July 1983: Questions the Numbers, History and Logic cannot ignore 43 years later
' Black July is just one of many painful chapters in Sri Lanka's modern history. The suffering, the destruction of homes and businesses, and the failure of the State to protect citizens are historical realities that must never be denied. But history demands more than remembering only one part of an event. History requires questions. History requires evidence. History requires logic.Does the commonly repeated narrative explain and answer all the facts? The Numbers: How Many Died During Black July? The official figures and estimates vary: Source /... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
267596 people had joined the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community during the past year from all around the world.
60th Ahmadiyya International Convention U.K. concludes today. The three day convention was inaugurated by Ahmadiyya Khalifa His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on last Friday (24th July 2026) at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom. His Holiness hoisted the Liwa-e-Ahmadiyyat (Flag of Ahmadiyyat). His Holiness’ inaugural address, the title of which was, walking upon the path of Taqwa (God-fearing) and explained in length. On 25 July 2026, the second day of the Convention, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, arrived at the Lajna (Ladies) marquee for his address. He delivered his address titled: Strengthening... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
Full list of 23 private hospitals, laboratories fined over expired medicines, chemicals
https://www.newswire.lk/2026/07/23/full-list-of-23-private-hospitals-laboratories-fined-over-expired-medicines-chemicals/ Patients Have a Right to Know What Medicines They Are Taking Recent reports and discussions about the quality and regulation of medicines in Sri Lanka have once again highlighted the urgent need to strengthen our pharmaceutical regulatory system. While investigations into specific allegations must be left to the relevant authorities, one issue is visible to every ordinary citizen who visits a government hospital. In many state hospitals, patients receive tablets dispensed loosely in small paper packets without any label indicating the generic name, brand name, dosage,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
පාරින්ද රණසිංහ නීතිපති 2024දී දුටු ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාවේ පවතින වැරැද්ද නීති අධ්යාපන ක්ෂේත්රයේ ප්රවීණයන් නොදුටුවේ ඇයි?
1. වර්ෂ 2015දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව පවත්නා කාලය වසර 5දක්වා අඩු කිරීමේ ක්රියාවලියේදී ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය නොකිරීම හේතුවෙන් ඇති වී තිබෙන වැරැද්ද නිවැරදි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 78වන ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධන පනත් කෙටුම්පත 2024.07.18දින පාරින්ද රණසිංහ නීතිපතිගේ අනුමැතියෙන් ගැසට් පත්රයේ පළ කර තිබුණි.2. වර්ෂ 2015දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව පවත්නා කාලය වසර 5දක්වා අඩු කිරීමේ ක්රියාවලියේදී සිදුවී ඇති වැරැද්දක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට 22වන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
How to Effectively Remove Pesticide Residues from Vegetables at Home
AI generated advise For vegetables purchased in Sri Lanka, this is the household method I would recommend based on current research: 1. Remove damaged or outer leaves For cabbage, lettuce, gotukola, spinach, mukunuwenna, etc., discard the outer leaves first. 2. Prepare a baking soda solution 1 teaspoon (about 5 g) of baking soda 2 cups (500 mL) of clean water Scale up as needed (e.g. 4 teaspoons in 2 litres of water). 3. Soak... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 26/07/26)
The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 4)
30th December Several officers from the Metropolitan Police Force's Lambeth Division visited me to inform me about the discovery of Bernard's lifeless body in Gipsy Hill. They indicated that through his employer, J.G. Littlechild & Co, they were aware of his assignment linked to me. The police suspect foul play, believing he was murdered by strangulation. I informed them that Bernard had traveled to Gipsy Hill to meet Diverus, who had placed a substantial order for wool from Verna. However, I refrained from mentioning Count Dracula or... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Why not a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate and report on the damage caused to Buddhism and suppression of the Rights of the Majority Buddhist Sinhalese by the Portuguese, Dutch and the British during the colonial era (1505 - 1948) ?
The establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate colonial-era injustices against Buddhism and the Sinhalese population has been a topic of serious discussion among nationalist groups, legal scholars, and civil society. Broadening a mandate to cover a 443-year span (1505–1948) introduces immense legal complexities regarding testimonies, individual criminal accountability, and verifiable evidence required by international legal frameworks. [1, 2] Nevertheless, subsequent post-independence governments chose to address the historical suppression of Buddhism through constitutional state protections rather than investigative tribunals. [1, 2] Article 9: The 1972 and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Strengthening Immigration Policy to Address Organised Crime Risks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never compromised. Many European countries are currently facing significant challenges arising from uncontrolled or poorly managed migration. While the causes of crime are complex and cannot be attributed to any particular nationality or ethnicity, several governments have acknowledged that weak border controls,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
ශ්රී ලංකාව විදේශයට අපනයනය සඳහා දක්ෂ කම්කරුවන් පුහුණු කරන අතර, දේශීයව කම්කරුවන් හිඟයකට මුහුණ දෙයි
අද ශ්රී ලංකාව සියලුම ප්රතිපත්ති නිර්මාණකරුවන්ගේ අවධානයට ලක් විය යුතු විරුද්ධාභාසයකට මුහුණ දෙයි. අපගේ තරුණයන් දහස් ගණනක් විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පුහුණු කරමින් සිටින අතර, අපගේම කර්මාන්ත දක්ෂ කම්කරුවන් සොයා ගැනීමට අසීරුතාවයට පත්ව ඇත. මෙම විරුද්ධාභාසය දැනටමත් කර්මාන්ත වර්ධනය මන්දගාමී කරමින්, විදේශ කම්කරුවන් ආනයනය කිරීම පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡා ඇති කරයි. මට මතක් වන්නේ කලින් ප්රබල අමාත්යවරයෙකු භාවිතා කළ සටන් පාඨයක් — “ඉන්න හිතෙන රටක්” යන්නයි . එය “අපගේ හදවත තුළ ජීවත් වන රටක්” ලෙස පරිවර්තනය කළ හැක. එම අදහස උතුම් වුවද, අද යථාර්ථය වන්නේ අපගේ දක්ෂ තරුණයන් බොහෝ දෙනා වඩා හොඳ අවස්ථා සොයා එම... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Sri Lanka Must Protect Its Migrant Workers While Watching the Changing Middle East
For decades, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans have travelled to the Middle East seeking employment. Their remittances have become one of the country’s most important sources of foreign exchange, supporting countless families and contributing significantly to the national economy. Many employers in the Gulf provide fair wages, good accommodation and respectful working conditions. However, there have also been well-documented cases of abuse, exploitation, unpaid salaries, passport confiscation and poor treatment of both male and female migrant workers. These incidents have highlighted the importance of strong diplomatic engagement and effective protection for Sri... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
Strengthening Immigration Policy to Address Organised Crime Risks in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never compromised. Many European countries are currently facing significant challenges arising from uncontrolled or poorly managed migration. While the causes of crime are complex and cannot be attributed to any particular nationality or ethnicity, several governments have acknowledged that weak border controls,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 24/07/26)
The Zaharan Trail: How years of Radicalisation, Warnings and Missed Intervention Challenge the “Mastermind” Theory promoted by Cardinal & Church Elements
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and certain elements within the Church, particularly after 2021, have advanced the position that Easter Sunday was not solely the result of Islamist extremism but involved an external political actor who allegedly manipulated Zaharan Hashim to achieve a political objective. Such a serious allegation requires evidence capable of establishing the alleged chain of command — who recruited Zaharan, when such recruitment occurred, how control was exercised, who financed the operation, who directed operational decisions and what evidence demonstrates that Zaharan and the attackers acted under external command. Zaharan was... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Gen Z May Not Succeed in Ultra Nationalist India Despite Successes in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, etc.
The self-named “Cockroach Party” made up of young Indians have taken to the streets. Backed by their participation other youngsters have also joined in waves of protests. They are the largest protests in the world given the sheer size of the Indian population. However, they may not succeed. The reason is ultra nationalism that rules India. This is a weapon that can be successfully unleashed against protestors and any anti-regime elements. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh failed to unleash it as it had by then lost the backing of nationalists. Although a movement that can... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Erasure of a Nation's History - Darkest Chapter of Christian Missionary endeavours in Sri Lanka
The history of Christian missionary endeavors in Sri Lanka during the colonial era (1505–1948) is viewed by many local historians and religious scholars as a systematic effort to dismantle the country’s indigenous Buddhist and Hindu cultural foundations. Often described in nationalist discourse as a "darkest chapter" of cultural erasure, these endeavors were characterized by violent destruction, legal suppression, and institutionalized discrimination across three distinct colonial regimes. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] The Portuguese era (1505–1658): Militant destruction and forced conversion The early phase under Portuguese rule represents the most overtly violent period... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Illegal Gambling, Organised Crime and the Need to Protect Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty
News item Two chinese parties clash in port city Sri Lanka has welcomed foreign investment for many decades, and responsible investors from China, India, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and many other countries have made valuable contributions to our economy. However, investment and criminal activity are two very different matters, and the latter must never be tolerated regardless of the nationality of those involved. Recent media reports of violent clashes involving foreign nationals, ( presumably Chinese} allegations surrounding illegal online betting operations, and investigations into large sums of unexplained... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Analysing the Iran war through the lens of Islamic morality
In any war, the first casualty is the truth. If we view the current Middle East conflict through the fog of war, it’s impossible to determine the realities and motives on the ground. Warmongering propaganda has been the wont of Western nations interfering in the Middle East for decades. Muslim nations are painted as “backward” and “barbaric” in need of “democracy” and being saved from their ruthless leaders. This was just some of the rhetoric being used in the build-up to the illegal Iraq War in 2003. That, and the false claim... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Britain’s largest Islamic Convention begins today.
More than 35,000 delegates from over 90 countries are expected to attend the Ahmadiyya Muslim Annual Conference, begins today (Friday 24th July to Sunday 26th July 2026 at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom. The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community United Kingdom is a unique event that brings thousands of participants from worldwide to increase religious knowledge and promote a sense of peace in society. Eminent speakers discuss a range of religious topics and their relevance to contemporary society. Additionally, a number of parliamentarians, civic leaders and diplomats from different... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
ජවිපෙ බ#ලෝ. පචයට ඡන්දෙ දීපු උන් ගැන කියමින් පාර්ලිමේන්තුව උණූසුම් කළ අර්චුනාගේ කතාව..
https://youtu.be/TDW7wSd0mPM... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 23/07/26)
Summoning BBC Journalists Before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee: An Attempt to Revive an Obsolete Practice That Undermines Constitutionally Guaranteed Rights
22 July 2026 It has been reported that journalists attached to the BBC Sinhala News Service were to be summoned before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee in relation to their reporting on an incident involving Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero. Although subsequent reports indicated that the summons had been withdrawn, information circulated on social media at approximately 5.36 p.m. on 22 July 2026 suggests that the Parliamentary Privileges Committee intends to proceed with summoning the journalists. The Free Lawyers Organization wishes to emphasise that the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/07/26)
බී.බී.සී. වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුවට කැඳවා වළදා තිබූ නීතියකට අක්රීය වී තිබු පාර්ලිමේන්තු ව්යාවහාරයකට නැවත පණදීමට දරණ උත්සාහය ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් තහවුරු කර ඇති හිමිකම් අභියෝගයට ලක් කිරීමකි.
2026. 07.22 බී.බී.සී. වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුවට කැඳවා වළදා තිබූ නීතියකට අක්රීය වී තිබු පාර්ලිමේන්තු ව්යාවහාරයකට නැවත පණදීමට දරණ උත්සාහය ව්යවස්ථාව මගින් තහවුරු කර ඇති හිමිකම් අභියෝගයට ලක් කිරීමකි. පූජ්ය පල්ලේගම හේමරතන හිමියන් සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ වාර්තාකරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් බී.බී.සී. සිංහල පුවත් වෙබ් අඩවියේ වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුව වෙත කැඳවීමට තීරණය කර ඇති බව වාර්තා වූ අතර පසුව එම කැඳවීම ඉවත් කර ගත් බව වාර්තා විය. එසේ නමුත් ජූලි 22 සවස 5.36 ට ලැබුණු නැවතත් වාර්තා කර ඇත්තේ පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්රසාද කමිටුව වෙත අදාළ කැඳවීම සිදුවන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/07/26)
Industrial Safety Cannot Be Compromised: Every Fatal Accident Is a Failure of Leadership
The tragic factory fire reported recently is not merely another unfortunate industrial accident. It is a stark reminder that industrial safety in Sri Lanka still suffers from weak enforcement, inadequate inspections, and, in some cases, a dangerous culture of complacency. Every worker leaves home expecting to return safely. When that does not happen, someone has failed in their duty. The responsibility does not rest solely with the worker or the immediate supervisor. It extends all the way to factory management, company directors, and the Government... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/07/26)
The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 3)
18th May Months have elapsed, and we now relish a life of comfort and affluence in London. We have made friendships with several wealthy aristocratic families and hosted extravagant banquets at our mansion. Mina has engaged a butler and several female staff members to assist with our household management. While some of my old acquaintances have expressed curiosity about my sudden wealth, I have chosen to keep the source of my fortune a secret. Nevertheless, I have been prudent with our finances, investing in country estates in Hertfordshire and Kent to... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/07/26)
Is 1995 Chemmani grave-site being used to replace inability to prove 40,000 killed in 2009
Before Chemmani is turned into an international symbol, one question must be answered: Why is the history of Jaffna under LTTE control missing from the conversation? Chemmani is located in the Jaffna peninsula — an area where for years the LTTE exercised extensive control. This was not an area where the LTTE was absent. It was an area where the LTTE operated: · military bases, · intelligence networks, · interrogation centres, · detention facilities, · courts, · administrative structures, · banks/currencies ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/07/26)
Easter Sunday attacks: Much Ado About Sara Jasmine and the "Indian Connection"
The name of Sara Jasmine alias Pulasthini Mahendran has become one of the most repeatedly mentioned names after the Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019. What exactly is the legal relevance of Sara Jasmine to establishing who planned, directed and executed the Easter Sunday attacks? The law requires evidence — not association, assumptions or emotional narratives. Based on publicly available information: · Sara Jasmine alias Pulasthini Mahendran was the wife of Mohamed Hasthun, one of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers. · She was a Tamil converted to Islam after... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
Two almost three years have gone in our Government. Ideas for action even now. It is time for action,
E-Con-E-News 3-9 th November2025 in Lanka Web writes: • ‘Garvin Karunaratne writes again today. I have read his Dahanayaka & red-onion affair several times in the Island. His telephone handling at the Marketing Department’s Tripoli HQ resembles Mountbatten’s war operations room.’” We did use phones in a remarkable way to move veg and fruit from far away to Colombo. It was somewhere in 1956 It was always a hive of activity from the time I parked my Hillman Minx at eight or nine and walked in. The... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
Saga of Beira continues …..
In addition to installing air pumping into lake bottom other methods are used worldwide Malaysian Method It is believed are referring to EM (Effective Microorganism) Mud Balls, also called Bokashi Mud Balls or Genki Balls. They are widely promoted in Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, and Singapore for cleaning polluted rivers and lakes. The method is broadly as follows: Fruit waste (banana, pineapple, papaya, etc.) is fermented. Rice bran (or rice flakes/bran) is used as the food source for beneficial microorganisms. Molasses (or another... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
A Sri Lankan saved Cricket with a formula for fairness, peace between rivals and an unsettling embarrassment of being forced to carry glaring umpiring errors without correction
The Sri Lankan you are referring to is Colombo-based lawyer and sports enthusiast Senaka Weeraratna, who is the original conceptual architect of cricket's Decision Review System (DRS). [1, 2] In March 1997, frustrated by glaring, televised umpiring errors that field umpires refused to admit, Senaka Weeraratna published a groundbreaking letter in The Australian newspaper. He formally propounded the "Player-Referral" system. [1, 2] His blueprint was governed by three transformative ideals that permanently altered sports jurisprudence: [1] A Formula for Fairness: Weeraratna's core philosophy was simple: "If you have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
ICC owes Sri Lanka and Inventor of Player Referral an explanation ( Sunday Times article May 28, 2006)
New umpiring law recommended by the ICC * They owe him an explanation In what might result to be yet another affront against the cricket playing nations of the ‘third world’, Lankan Attorney-at-Law Senaka Weerarathne claims that he has been denied credit of being the first to propound the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) latest rule on the third umpire. The proposed rule recommended by the Cricket Committee of the ICC last week during their two-day meeting in Dubai states, that players... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
Cricket saved Sri Lanka. Did Sri Lanka save Cricket?
Yes, Sri Lanka did save cricket from institutionalized human error and credibility crises by conceptualizing the Player-Referral System, which evolved into the modern Decision Review System (DRS). While cricket famously united and uplifted Sri Lanka through historic milestones like the 1996 World Cup victory, a Sri Lankan intellectual permanently safeguarded the fairness of the global game. The Sri Lankan Blueprint for Fairness The Pioneer: Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna first conceptualized and published the idea for a player-referral mechanism in The Australian on March 25, 1997. [1] ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
The Muthurajawela LPG Terminal – One of Sri Lanka’s Finest Heavy Engineering Projects
How Colombo Dockyard built the Shell Gas LPG Storage Terminal that later became Litro Gas The construction of the Shell Gas LPG Terminal at Muthurajawela (Kerawalapitiya) during the late 1990s was one of the most technically demanding heavy engineering projects ever undertaken in Sri Lanka. It demonstrated that Sri Lankan engineers, welders and fabricators, under international supervision and strict quality standards, were capable of executing world-class petrochemical infrastructure. Today the facility is operated by Litro Gas Terminal Lanka, following the Government’s acquisition of Shell Gas Lanka in 2010 and the creation... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
Restitutio in integrum has to be addressed by the Church which has benefited under the colonial era the large number of Churches forcibly built on Temple lands and destroyed Buddhist Temple sites and yet unaccounted for in Sri Lanka
Restitutio in integrum has to be addressed by the Church which has benefited heavily under the Portuguese, Dutch and British rule for the large number of Churches forcibly built on Temple lands and destroyed Buddhist Temple sites and yet unaccounted for in Sri Lanka. The Portuguese Period (1505–1658): Documented policies from the Goan religious councils led to the systematic destruction of prominent local temples (such as at Devundara, Trincomalee, and parts of the Kelaniya temple complex) and the gifting of confiscated Buddhist temple lands to Catholic... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 21/07/26)
England’s Capital Metals PLC & the Corporate Thieving of Mineral Sands off East Coast Beaches in Sri Lanka
Posted byee ink.July 18, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:ambeon-capital-plc, capital-metals-plc, fifa, history, imperialism, India, marxism, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 12-18 July 2026 * The multibillion-dollar 2026 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)’s World Cup finals have been staged between an imperialist state (Spain) & a quasi-settler-colonial state (Argentina) – both Spanish-speaking & Catholic. Their semi-finals were staged between 2 imperialist states, one a secular republic ruled by French Catholics, and the other a monarchy ruled by English Protestants. All teams deployed indigenous & African mercenaries... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය.
මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය. එහි කොටුකර සිටියත් ඔවුන් තවදුරටත් නඩත්තු කිරීමට සිදුවන නිසාත්, මොවුන් අපගේ මාතෲ භුමියට, සිංහල ජාතියට සහ සම්බුද්ධ ශාසනයට විනාශයක්ම කළහැකි නිසා මොවුන් දේශ ද්රෝහීන්න්, ජාතිද්රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ඔවුන්ට ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිට සක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ යුතුය. දේශමාන්ය ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්රාමාත්ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ලේකම් සහ ශ්රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94)) ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
නෝර්වේහි Draugen Power-from-Shore ව්යාපෘතිය සහ ශ්රී ලංකාවට ලැබෙන පාඩම්
නෝර්වේහි Draugen Power-from-Shore (PfS) ව්යාපෘතිය, වයස්ගත වෙමින් පවතින මුහුදුබඩ තෙල් සහ ගෑස් වේදිකාවක් නවීකරණය කර, එහි කාබන් විමෝචනය අඩු කරමින්, එහි නිෂ්පාදන කාලය දිගු කළ හැකි ආකාරය පෙන්නුම් කරන වැදගත් උදාහරණයකි. ශ්රී ලංකාවට වඩාත් වැදගත් වන්නේ, නිසි කාර්මික යටිතල පහසුකම් ඇති රටකට ඉතා උසස් මට්ටමේ ඉංජිනේරු, වානේ නිෂ්පාදන සහ මුහුදුබඩ ඉදිකිරීම් කටයුතු සිදු කළ හැකි බව මෙම ව්යාපෘතියෙන් පෙන්වා දීමයි. නෝර්වේ මුහුදේ, නෝර්වේ වෙරළ තීරයෙන් කිලෝමීටර් 150ක් පමණ දුරින් පිහිටි Draugen තෙල් ක්ෂේත්රය 1993 වසරේ සිට තෙල් නිෂ්පාදනය කරමින් පවතී. එය විශාල කොන්ක්රීට් ගුරුත්වාකර්ෂණ පදනම් වේදිකාවකින්, ඒ මත පිහිටි ඒකාබද්ධ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
The Draugen Power-from-Shore Project – A Model for Sri Lanka’s Offshore Industry
Norway’s Draugen Power-from-Shore (PfS) Project demonstrates how an ageing offshore oil and gas platform can be modernised to reduce emissions while extending its productive life. More importantly for Sri Lanka, it illustrates the type of sophisticated engineering, fabrication and offshore construction work that countries with the right industrial infrastructure can undertake. The Draugen oil field, located in the Norwegian Sea approximately 150 km from the Norwegian coast, has been producing oil since 1993. It consists of a large concrete gravity-based platform with integrated topsides and several subsea wells. In recent... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
German Dharmaduta Society - Election of New Office Bearers
The German Dharmaduta Society (GDS), founded in Sri Lanka by Asoka Weeraratna in 1952, is governed by a Board of Trustees and Board of Management comprising Executive Office bearers (8), and Committee members (8). The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the German Dharmaduta Society was held on June 21, 2026 at the Auditorium of the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA). The main event was the election of office bearers and members of the Committee of the Board of Management of the Society for a period of another... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Jagannath Rath Jatra celebrated in western Myanmar
Guwahati: Annual Rath Jatra (the festival of chariots) kicked off in western Myanmarese city of Maungdaw on 16 July 2026 with great fanfare and enthusiasm. Tens of thousands of Hindu families from different parts of the Buddhist majority Rakhine/Arakan State gathered in Maungdaw locality to offer prayer to Sri Sri Jagannath during the religious festival, reported Narinjara News, a regional media outlet from the western Myanmarese region. The sacred 9-day religious event kicked off in the Arakan Army (AA) controlled locality, one of 14 Rakhine townships (out of total 17) liberated from the ruling military junta... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
"Cricket is neither a Religion nor a Sport. It is a halfway house between the two for most cricket fans in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia"
https://www.lankaweb.com/news/items/2026/07/19/cricket-is-neither-a-religion-nor-a-sport-it-is-a-halfway-house-between-the-two-for-most-cricket-fans-in-sri-lanka-india-pakistan-bangladesh-and-the-rest-of-south-asia/ AI Overview This perceptive observation perfectly captures the quasi-religious passion and socio-cultural gravity that the sport holds across the Indian subcontinent. [1, 2] Interestingly, Senaka Weeraratna—the Sri Lankan lawyer who authored this famous quote—is also widely recognized in cricketing circles for his pivotal off-field contributions. In the early 1980s, long before the advent of modern technology in sports, he was a pioneering visionary who proposed the concept of a player-referral mechanism and the utilization of independent television cameras to assist on-field umpires. You can read... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Cricket saved Sri Lanka. Did Sri Lanka save Cricket?
Sri Lankan ingenuity on a global scale AI OVERVIEW RESPONSE Yes, Sri Lanka provided the precise philosophical and operational blueprint that saved cricket from systemic umpiring errors through the Player-Referral System, which was conceived and designed by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2] First published in The Australian on March 25, 1997, Weeraratna’s concept applied judicial appellate logic to the sports field. He argued that allowing a broadcasted, visible error to stand in the name of "tradition" directly violated the principles of natural justice. [1, 2, 3]... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
Buddhist Revival in Sri Lanka direct outcome of breach of the Kandyan Convention 1815 and fostering of Christian Missionary Activities in schools and public employment by the British
The Buddhist Revival in 19th-century Sri Lanka was heavily driven by the British violation of Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention of 1815 and the aggressive expansion of Christian missionary activities. [1, 2] When the Kandyan chiefs surrendered sovereignty to the British Crown, Article 5 explicitly guaranteed that the Buddhist religion would be declared inviolable, and its rites, ministers, and places of worship would be maintained and protected. However, British policy quickly reneged on these promises under pressure from Protestant evangelicals in England. [1, 2, 3, 4] Mechanisms of the British policy... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
කටාර් සංවර්ධන ආදර්ශයෙන් පාඩම් ඉගෙනගෙන, පෝට් සිටිය ගෝලීය ඉංජිනේරු හා බලශක්ති සේවා මධ්යස්ථානයක් බවට පත් කරමු
කටාර් රාජ්යය අද ලෝකයේ සාර්ථකම බලශක්ති ආර්ථිකයන්ගෙන් එකක් බවට පත්ව ඇත්තේ ස්වාභාවික වායු (LNG) අපනයනය පමණක් නොව, ඒ වටා ගොඩනැගූ සමස්ත කර්මාන්ත පරිසර පද්ධතිය (Industrial Ecosystem) හේතුවෙනි. විශේෂයෙන් රස් ලෆ්ෆාන් කර්මාන්ත නගරය (Ras Laffan Industrial City) සහ North Field ව්යාපෘති ආශ්රිතව, කටාර් රජය ලොව ප්රමුඛ ඉංජිනේරු සමාගම්, තාක්ෂණික ආයතන, EPC කොන්ත්රාත්කරුවන්, පර්යේෂණ ආයතන, පුහුණු මධ්යස්ථාන, මූල්ය ආයතන සහ වෘත්තීය සේවා සපයන්නන් එකම පරිසරයකට ආකර්ෂණය කිරීමට සමත් වී ඇත.
1. රස් ලෆ්ෆාන් කර්මාන්ත නගරය මෙය ලෝකයේ විශාලතම LNG කර්මාන්ත සංකීර්ණයන්ගෙන් එකකි. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 2)
18th November As the first light of dawn broke, we prepared for our departure to Bucharest station, eager to leave Transylvania behind. However, we faced a pressing task before we could embark on our journey. We possessed two substantial sacks filled with gold coins, which we had taken from Dracula's castle, and it was unwise to include this wealth in our regular luggage. To avoid detection by customs, we needed to devise a complex strategy to discreetly transport these coins to England. I engaged in a private... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 20/07/26)
මුළු ලෝකයේම, රටක් ජාතියක් පාලනය කිරිමට කිසිසේත්ම සුදුසුනැති පුද්ගලයින්, රාෂ්ඨ්ර පාලනයේ යෙදී සිටින එකම රට මේ ශ්රි ලංකාවය.
මුළු ලෝකයේම, තම රට හා එහි සැබෑ ඉතිහාසය නොදත්,අතීතයේ සිටි පණ්ඩුකාභය දුටුගැමුණු ,මහාපරාක්රමබාහු, ගජබා, විජයබා සීතාවක රාජසින්හ හෝ වීර කැප්පෙටිපොල, ඩී. එස්. සේනානායක, එස්,ඩබ්ලිව්.ආර්.ඩී. බණ්ඩාරනායක, සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක සහ වසර 30 ක කොටි ශාපයෙන් රට බේරාගත් මහින්ද රාජපක් වැනි නමක් සිහිනෙන්වත් දැක හෝ අසා නැති ඒ වීර සිංහල නරපතීන් රට පාලනය සහ සන්වර්ධනය කළ සැටි පිළිබඳ හෝ කිසිදු අවබෝධයක් නැති, තම රටට,ජාතියට හා ආගමට ආදරයක් නැති එසේම ජාතික සිරිත් විරිත්, ඇදුම් පැලදුම් ආදිය ඇතුළු තම ජාතික සන්ස්කෘතික අනන්යතාව නොදන්නා,නොරකින එසේම අගය නොකරන ඒවාට ආදරයක් නැති, ජනතා හිතවාදී නැති, කොටින්ම මේ රට කුමක්ද කියා... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Cricket is neither a Religion nor a Sport. It is a halfway house between the two for most cricket fans in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia.
Cricket is neither a Religion nor a Sport. It is a halfway house between the two for most cricket fans in Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the rest of South Asia. In particular, any narrative on History of Cricket in Sri Lanka must acknowledge not only the great competitors on the playing field but also the great innovators off the field i.e., beyond the boundary. The concepts of the ' Third Umpire' and ' Player - Referral ' (DRS) ' have transformed the game of Cricket phenomenally. Both these revolutionary breakthroughs have Sri Lankan origins. Moments... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Re - visiting St. Paul's Church built in the immediate square of Sri Dalada Maligawa and flagrant violation of Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention (1815)
St. Paul's Church was built in 1846 in contempt of the sanctity of Sri Dalada Maligava, in flagrant violation of Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention 1815, and betrayal of the trust of the Buddhists and their unqualified opposition to imposing a Church in the immediate vicinity of the sacred Temple of the Tooth. The construction of St. Paul's Church, Kandy carries a highly contentious colonial history that directly intersects with local religious sentiments and the terms of British rule in Sri Lanka. [1, 2, 3, 4] Historical Context and Grievances ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Can the constitutional error acknowledged by the Attorney General—and the error in the English text of the Constitution pointed out by the Election Commission to the Secretary to the President—be overshadowed by the "beating of a deer skin"
Can the constitutional error acknowledged by the Attorney General—and the error in the English text of the Constitution pointed out by the Election Commission to the Secretary to the President—be overshadowed by the "beating of a deer skin" (muwa hamakata thadi baema) (මුව හමකට තඩි බෑමෙන්) regarding the move to extend the tenure of judges?1. There is currently widespread discussion and criticism within print and electronic media, as well as the legal community, regarding the government's move to introduce a constitutional amendment to extend the tenure of judges.2. Critics... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට යාම සම්බන්ධයෙන් "මුව හමකට තඩි බෑමෙන්" නීතිපති පිළිගෙන ඇති ව්යවස්ථාවේ වැරද්ද සහ මැ.කො විසින් ජනාධිපති ලේකම්ට දැනුම් දුන් ව්යවස්ථාවේ ඉංග්රීසි භාෂා පාඨයේ වරද යටපත් කළ හැකිද? *
1. මෙම දිනවල විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් ගෙන ඒමට ආණ්ඩුව ක්රියාකරගෙන යන බවට මුද්රිත සහ විද්යුත් මාධ්යයේ සහ නීති ක්ෂේත්රයේත් ප්රසිද්ධ සාකච්ඡාවක් සහ විවේචනයක් ඇති වී තිබේ.2. එක්තරා විනිසුරුවරයෙකු තව දුරටත් ධූරයේ තබා ගැනීමටත්, වෙනත් විනිසුරුවරුන්ට ඉහළ අධිකරණ වලට යාම වැළැක්වීමටත් විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි කිරීමට ගෙනෙන ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් මගින්උත්සාහ කරන බවට විවේචකයෝ කියා සිටිති.3."හේන මුවන් කෑවාට ගෙදර ගෙනවිත් මුව හමට තඩි බෑම", "නංගී පෙන්වා අක්කාව දීග දීම" යනු සිංහල කියමන් වන අතර, "විදින්නෙ පදුරට වදින්නෙ හාවට" යන්නද සිංහල කියමනක දිගුවකි.4. ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය වසර 6ක් කියූ ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Another project on Qatar where ex CPC Sri Lankan professionals are working
The project I am referring to is the Ru’ya Development Project, a major expansion of Qatar’s offshore Al-Shaheen oilfield, operated by North Oil Company, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies. Central Processing Platform One of the largest packages covers a new Central Processing Platform complex. The approximately US$1.9 billion EPCIC contract was awarded to a consortium of McDermott Middle East and Hyundai Heavy Industries. 5 The package reportedly includes: A new central processing platform topside and... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Sri Lanka should take a clue from Qatar development projects and invite the global companies to establish head quarters to port city
Qatar has deliberately developed an integrated energy ecosystem rather than relying solely on LNG production. Around the giant Ras Laffan Industrial City and the North Field developments, it has attracted engineering companies, technology providers, service contractors, financial institutions, training centres, and research organisations to create one of the world’s leading oil and gas hubs. Key features of Qatar’s model 1. Ras Laffan Industrial City One of the world’s largest LNG industrial complexes. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 19/07/26)
Virtual Welding Training into NVQ-Level Curriculum in Sri Lanka-The government should assist training schools
Prepared by: Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Chairman – Advisory Board on Offshore and Marine Industry Development Under the Export Development Board (EDB), Sri Lanka Fabweld Academy (Pvt) Ltd 1. Background Sri Lanka’s shipbuilding, offshore fabrication, and heavy engineering industries face a growing shortage of certified welders meeting international standards (ASME, AWS, ISO 9606). Traditional welding training methods, while effective, are limited by high costs of consumables, workshop safety risks, and constrained training space. Globally, virtual welding simulators are transforming welder training. They... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
De Silva, M.U. (2004), “Suppression of Buddhism under the British and the Resistance of the Buddhists”
De Silva, M.U. (2004), “Suppression of Buddhism under the British and the Resistance of the Buddhists” in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka New Series, Vol. XLIX Special Number on the Panadura Vadaya, 15-52 This refers to a significant academic paper written by Prof. M.U. De Silva, an eminent historian from Sri Lanka. [1, 2, 3] Publication Details Author: M.U. De Silva Year: 2004 Title: “Suppression of Buddhism under the British and the Resistance of the Buddhists” Journal: Journal of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
For information to welder trainers
NVQ Level 3 (National Vocational Qualification) is an intermediate vocational qualification that certifies a person is competent to perform skilled work independently. In Sri Lanka, it is awarded under the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) Framework, which is regulated by the Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission (TVEC). For welding, an NVQ Level 3 holder is expected to: Perform welding tasks independently with limited supervision. Read and interpret basic engineering drawings and welding symbols. Carry out SMAW (stick), GMAW (MIG), GTAW (TIG), or FCAW welding, depending on the... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
The Buddhist Resistance to entry of Christian Missionaries to the Kandy heartland in violation of the Ingrisi - Sinhala Givisuma ( Kandyan Convention ) of 1815
The Buddhist Sinhala resistance in Kandy against Christian missionaries stemmed directly from the British violation of the Ingrisi-Sinhala Givisuma (the Kandyan Convention of March 2, 1815). This geopolitical and religious friction shaped Sri Lankan history throughout the 19th century and a good part of the 20th century. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5], though much less now. The Broken Promise of Article 5 When the Kandyan chiefs and Buddhist clergy surrendered sovereignty to the British Crown, they did so on one non-negotiable condition. Article 5 of the Kandyan Convention explicitly stated: [1, 2,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
Philosophical foundation of modern video review—the "player-referral" mechanism - was originally devised by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna.
CHAT GPT response Most soccer fans are unaware that the philosophical foundation of modern video review—the "player-referral" mechanism that allows players to challenge on-field decisions—was originally devised by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2] Weeraratna first drafted and published this groundbreaking "Player-Referral" proposal for cricket in 1997. It dismantled the historical doctrine that an official's word is absolute law and provided the structural blueprint for automated challenges now utilized across various sports, including football's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) systems. While the International Football Association Board (IFAB)... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
Sri Lanka : National Port Master Plan Update and Logistics Study 2026
Sovereign Project | 60010-001 ADB Must Think Beyond Containers: Make Trincomalee the Offshore Industrial Capital of the Indian Ocean and Galle as a high end marina The Asian Development Bank’s initiative to update Sri Lanka’s National Port Master Plan presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reshape the country’s maritime future. If this exercise merely recommends additional container terminals and conventional port expansion, Sri Lanka will have missed another historic opportunity. Instead, ADB must champion the accelerated development of Trincomalee as South Asia’s premier offshore industrial and marine engineering hub. ... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
'Off - field ' Hall of Fame at ICC and MCC for cricket innovators, pioneers and contributors
The concept of an "Off Field " Hall of Fame represents a proposed expansion of existing cricket honors to recognize off-field pioneers, innovators, and contributors who transformed the game administratively, technologically, or socially. [1] While basketball and baseball halls of fame routinely induct "contributors" and "pioneers," the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) historically restrict their highest honors—like Hall of Fame inductions—exclusively to former international players. However, sports historians, legal experts, and analysts frequently advocate for a formal mechanism to honor off-field minds whose achievements fundamentally reshaped cricket... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 18/07/26)
Former IGP C.D. Wickramaratne takes his own life
Former Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickremaratne took his own life with a firearm. This is according to Police. හිටපු පොලිස්පතිවරයෙකු වූ සී.ඩී. වික්රමරත්න වෙඩි වැදීමකින් තුවාල ලබා රෝහල්ගත කිරීමෙන් පසු අද (17) උදෑසන මියගොස් ඇති බව පොලිස් මාධ්ය කොට්ඨාසය නිවේදනය කරනවා. පොලිස් මාධ්ය කොට්ඨාසය සඳහන් කරන පරිදි, අද උදෑසන කාලයේදී මාලබේ පොලිස් වසමේ, පරාක්රම පාර, තලාහේන ප්රදේශයේ පිහිටි ඔහුගේ පුද්ගලික නිවසේදී මෙම වෙඩි වැදීම සිදුව තිබෙනවා. වෙඩි වැදීමෙන් බරපතළ තුවාල ලැබූ හිටපු පොලිස්පතිවරයාව වහාම නැගෙනහිර කොළඹ ශික්ෂණ රෝහලට (මුල්ලේරියාව) ඇතුළත් කර ඇති අතර,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
'Player - Referral' in Cricket ( DRS) - Sri Lanka's greatest intellectual contribution to Sports in the modern era
The "Player Referral" concept, which serves as the direct foundational blueprint for Cricket's Decision Review System (DRS), is widely celebrated as Sri Lanka's finest intellectual export to global sports. [1, 2] Conceived in 1997 by Colombo-based Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna, this paradigm shift effectively dismantled the centuries-old doctrine that "the umpire's word is absolute law," introducing judicial appellate logic directly onto the playing field. [1, 2, 3] The 1997 Blueprint and its Legal Architecture As a lawyer, Weeraratna viewed the lack of recourse against clear, broadcasted umpiring errors as... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Dutch journalist: What I witnessed after joining the Gaza aid flotilla
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Dutch journalist Gijs Sanders joined the Sumud Flotilla to document its journey to Gaza. In his documentary Mission Flotilla, he also describes what he says he witnessed after activists were detained, including their treatment in custody, and reflects on how Western media reports on Palestine and Israel.* *Disclaimer: Some of the footage in this video is AI-generated Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Successful International Examples of Lake Restoration Through Continuous Aeration
AI Resources Continuous aeration and oxygenation have been successfully used in many countries to improve polluted lakes, although they are usually combined with reducing sewage and nutrient inflows. Aeration alone is not a permanent solution if pollution continues. Some notable examples are: Germany – Lake Tegel, Berlin Continuous hypolimnetic (deep-water) aeration has been used since the 1970s. Oxygen levels were restored in the deep water, fish populations recovered, and phosphorus release from sediments was significantly reduced. The project is regarded as one of... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 17/07/26)
Beira Lake Aeration Design
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A Practical and Sustainable Solution for Improving the Water Quality of Beira Lake
At present, the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (SLLRDC) has proposed intercepting polluted stormwater and sewage entering Beira Lake by constructing a perimeter pipeline to collect these discharges and divert them for appropriate treatment or disposal. The proposal also includes desludging and dredging the lake to remove contaminated sediments accumulated over many years. However, pumping seawater into the lake as a flushing mechanism would be a serious mistake. Rather than solving the problem, it would transport contaminated water and suspended pollutants into the canal network, Colombo Harbour, and the Port City waterfront, causing... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Backtrack to the Divisional Development Programme of the Sirimavo days to bring about development
The experience of the Divisional Development Councils Programme(DDCP) of Sri Lanka(1970-1977) is currently of great importance in today’s situation of unemployment, poverty and also the inability to import goods due to the lack of foreign exchange. This is because the DDCP is a programme that really creates employment. Further it is important to note that the DDCP was entirely implemented with local Rupees. Foreign funds were only required to import dyes for the Crayon Project and the amount of dollars spent to import dyes saved a vast amount of dollars that would have... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
A Cautionary Tale of Data Privacy and Corporate Incompetence at Airtel Sri Lanka
I am writing this to share a deeply concerning experience regarding my recent interaction with Airtel Sri Lanka, which serves as a stark warning to other consumers about how their personal data and security are being handled. I recently purchased a SIM card through a "roadside" vendor, a transaction that has since descended into a saga of administrative negligence. When an issue arose, I reached out for support, only to be met with a standardized, mechanical response that completely ignored the substantive issues I raised. Here is why I can no... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
VAR now in the news in World Cup matches have a common origin in 'Player - Referral' (DRS) and Sri Lanka
The connection between the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) officiating controversy in the Spain vs. France 2026 World Cup semi-final and the Player-Referral concept boils down to the foundational roots of video replay jurisprudence invented by a Sri Lankan lawyer named Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2, 3] The 2026 World Cup incident During the highly tense 2026 World Cup semi-final match between Spain and France (which Spain won 2-0), referee Ivan Barton initially awarded a free-kick to France right before half-time. Moments later, he dramatically overturned his own call after consulting with his assistant... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Why Some Spine Surgeries Use a blood Drain While Others Do Not
This is for patients who intend to undergo spinal decompression surgery as marketed by done surgeons in Sri Lanka Ask these questions A patient underwent spinal stenosis surgery at a hospital in Singapore. The surgeon performed a minimally invasive decompression at three levels: L2-L3, L3-L4, and L4-L5. After the operation, only a dressing was applied over the wound. No drainage tube or blood collection bottle was used, and the surgical wound healed completely within five days. Recently, another patient underwent a similar decompression surgery at a hospital in... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
If ICC ' s Hall of Fame were to induct people whose achievements were beyond the boundary , would Senaka Weeraratna enter the Hall of Fame of ICC for his 'Player - Referral' (DRS) concept ?
AI Overview Response Yes, if the ICC Hall of Fame rules were expanded to induct off-field contributors whose achievements occurred "beyond the boundary," Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna would have a compelling, historically backed case for induction due to his "Player-Referral" concept. [1, 2, 3] Under current rules, the ICC Hall of Fame exclusively recognizes former players. However, if it were to open its doors to off-field innovators—similar to how baseball or basketball halls of fame induct "pioneers" and "contributors"—Weeraratna’s structural blueprint would make him a primary candidate for several reasons: [1,... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
Decline in journo-murders during first half of 2026
Geneva, 16 July 2026: A marked improvement was observed during the first six months of 2026, with 39 journalists killed compared to 85 during the same period in 2025 — a reduction of more than half the number of victims (- 54%). The Middle East remained the most dangerous region, ahead of Latin America, said the Press Emblem Campaign (PEC). “This decline in the number of victims is finally some good news, after three record-breaking years,” Blaise Lempen, President of PEC, a global media safety and rights body, adding, “But 39 murders is still... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 16/07/26)
පාස්කු බෝ#####ම්#බයේ ඇත්තම වගකිවයුත්තන්ගේ රෙදි ගැලවෙයි: රවිලා ශානිලා තොරතුරු හංගලා අහිංසකයෝ බිල්ලට දුන් හැටි උසාවියේදී එළියට!
පාස්කු ප්රහාරයේ මහමොළකරුවන් හොයන නාඩගමේ තිරය පිටුපස ඉන්න ඇත්තම අපරාධකාරයන්ගේ හෙළුව ඊයේ අභියාචනාධිකරණයේදී පට්ටපතුරු යන්නම ගැලවුණා. රාජ්ය බුද්ධි සේවයේ හිටපු අධ්යක්ෂ සුරේෂ් සලේව ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත යටතේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්ත එකට එරෙහිව දාපු රිට් පෙත්සමේදී, ජනාධිපති නීතිඥ සංජීව ජයවර්ධන මහත්තයා එළියට දැම්මේ මුළු රටම කම්පනයට පත්වෙන ඇත්තක්. සහරාන්ගේ මුල්ම ප්ලෑන් එක තිබුණේ පල්ලිවලට ගහන්න නෙමෙයි, නුවර පෙරහරට ගහලා සිංහල-මුස්ලිම් ලේ ගංගාවක් හදන්න. හැබැයි මාවනැල්ල බුදුපිළිම කැඩුවට පස්සේ වනාතවිල්ලුවේ සහරාන්ගේ කඳවුර වටලද්දී ඌට තේරුණා ප්ලෑන් එක මාට්ටු කියලා. ඒ කලබලේට තමයි ඌ තමන්ගේ ප්
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