By Sena Thoradeniya A controversy has emerged, creating space for conspiracy theories regarding who persuaded the former Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena to accept the interim presidency following the resignation of GR in 2022. The question of whether the US Ambassador Julie Chung or Indian High Commissioner Gopal Baglay was responsible for persuading him remains contested. […]

Media Release  Bandula Kendaragama Dear Newspaper Editor,The opening of spillway gates at the Kotmale Dam and the resulting flooding of downstream settlements and urban areas, including Gampola, Weligalle, Gelioya, Peradeniya town, the University of Peradeniya, Botanical Gardens, Getambe Temple, Kandy courts complex etc., attracted international attention. The incident highlighted the necessity of examining dams-related flood […]

විසල් මහනුවර වැඩසටහෙනේ වාණිජ ජාලයේ හිටපු ලේඛම් ,පාලිත ආරියරත්න මහනුවර මහා නගර සභාව විසින් ලබන ජනවාරි 01 වනදා සිට සියලුම ආකාරයේ වීදි වෙළඳාම් සම්පූර්ණයෙන් තහනම් කිරීමට තීරණය කර ඇත. නගරයේ පිරිසිදුකම සහ සුන්දරත්වය රැකගැනීමත්, මහජනතාවට නිදහසේ ගමන් කිරීමට අවහිරයක් නොවීමත් මෙම තීරණයේ ප්‍රධාන අරමුණ ලෙස නගරාධිපතිවරයා සඳහන් කළේය. මෙම තීරණය නගර මධ්‍යයට පමණක් නොව, මුළු මහනුවර නගර […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera Colombo Dockyard’s majority shareholder, Onomichi Dockyard of Japan, recently divested 51% of its shares to an Indian shipyard.  The transaction, I am informed, was carefully structured by Sri Lankan legal and financial professionals, without ministerial influence.  The final stage is now underway, with additional shares being issued to existing shareholders. This development […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Probe launched against Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Minister Bimal Rathnayake, Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister Kumara Jayakody, Minister Sunil Handunnetti, Deputy Minister Sunil Watagala The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has initiated a probe under the Money Laundering Act  The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has initiated […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita, Courtesy The Diplomat The year revealed immense political energy, especially among younger generations, but also the persistence of patronage, intolerance, and strategic mistrust. Every year is eventful in South Asia. But 2025 wasn’t just turbulent; it destabilized the region structurally. This was due to the convergence of multiple shocks. Many countries in the […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka, in an interview with Daily Mirror, responds to questions about the government’s alleged failure to take measures for the mitigation of Ditwah impact, the delay in the appointment of the Auditor General and the post –disaster development strategy needed for the country. QYou remarked […]

 Kamanthi Wickramasinghe   Courtesy Daily Mirror Sri Lanka was not ready for Cyclone Ditwah, both in terms of the intensity of rainfall and winds,  and also in terms of infrastructure. Even though Sri Lanka discussed about incorporating disaster-resilient infrastructure post-Tsunami, many of these discussions remained in black and white. In this backdrop, hydrology experts underscore the […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka’s Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRCSL) has blocked access to a website that was referenced in a Grade 6 English language module, following mounting public concern over its inclusion in printed school learning material. The regulator confirmed that access to the website has been restricted through all Sri Lankan internet service […]

Courtesy Hiru News The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) suspended the party membership of Colombo Municipal CouncillorSohra Buhari with immediate effect after she voted in favour of the Colombo Municipal Council budget. Party General Secretary Nizam Kariapper issued a letter stating that party leader Rauff Hakeem personally instructed opposition members to vote against the budget proposal. The SLMC identifies the decision to ignore […]

Courtesy Hiru News Share Post Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organiser, Namal Rajapaksa, has accused the government of deliberately delaying the appointment of a permanent Auditor General to facilitate high-level corruption. Speaking to the media, the Member of Parliament pointed out that the crucial oversight position has remained vacant for eight months, following a […]

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උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් අධ්‍යාපනික සංශෝධන ඔස්සේ පාසල් දරුවන් අතර සමලිංගිකත්වය ප්‍රචලිත කිරීමේ ප්‍රයත්නයක් පවතින බවට වර්තමානයේ විවේචන එල්ල වෙමින් පවතී.  හයවන ශ්‍රේණියේ ඉංග්‍රීසි විෂය ඉගෙනුම් කට්ටලයක අඩංගු වූ යොමුවක් (Link) හරහා සම ලිංගික සහකරුවන් සොයා දෙන අන්තර්ජාල අඩවියක් වෙත යොමු කර ඇති බවට කොළඹදී පැවැත්වූ මාධ්‍ය හමුවකදී අනාවරණය විය. අදාළ වෙබ් අඩවිය නිරීක්ෂණය […]

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උපුටාගැණීම මුහුනුපොත වර්තමාන ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සමාජ ජාලා මාධ්‍ය තුළත්, පොදු සමාජ සංවාදය තුළත් “අචින්ති තම්පි භවති චින්තිතම්පි විනස්සති” යන ගාථා පාඨය අතිශය ජනප්‍රිය මාතෘකාවක් බවට පත්ව තිබේ. විශේෂයෙන් “කත්නෝරුවේ හාමුදුරුවෝ” වැනි අය විසින් මෙම ගාථාවට ලබා දෙනු ලබන “හිතන දේ වෙන්නේ නෑ – වෙන දේ හිතාගන්න බෑ” යන සරල සහ අලංකාර යැයි හැඟෙන අර්ථකථනය නිසා […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror The unsavoury experience the writer had in this restaurant is not simply about the cost of a meal. It highlights a worrying trend in some tourist areas where foreign currency practices appear to be quietly normalised, even for everyday domestic transactions  When Sri Lankans are required to pay in foreign currency at […]

Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, Dec. 29 (Daily Mirror) – Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath has proposed that China support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Sri Lanka as a donation, in line with the country’s plans to import electric vehicles in large numbers, including from China. The Minister said the initiative would […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඇල්ල ඇතුළු දිවයිනේ විවිධ සංචාරක කලාපවල සේවය කරන ස්වාධීන රියදුරන්ට එල්ල වන බිය ගැන්වීම් සහ නීතිවිරෝධී බාධා කිරීම් සම්බන්ධයෙන් PickMe සමාගම පොලිස්පතිවරයා වෙත ලිඛිතව සිය කනස්සල්ල පළ කර තිබේ. ඩිජිටල් මොබිලිටි සොලියුෂන්ස් ලංකා පීඑල්සී (Digital Mobility Solutions Lanka PLC) ආයතනය පෙන්වා දෙන්නේ, ජංගම යෙදුම් හරහා ප්‍රවාහන සේවා සපයන රියදුරන් පිරිසක් […]

Courtesy Hiru News A fundamental rights petition will be filed in the Supreme Court by January 15 regarding the failure to issue timely public warnings for Cyclone “Ditwah”. The Independent Lawyers Association, representing the Joint Opposition, alleges that responsible state agencies acted without accountability by withholding vital safety signals. Convener Dinesh Vidanapathirana notes that the […]

Courtesy Hiru News Displaced villagers from the Kotmale East region gathered at the Kotmale Divisional Secretariat today (29) to protest the non-payment of promised relief funds and the Rs. 25,000 allowance for house cleaning. A tense situation arose between the residents and government officials during the visit. Ven. Kalugala Kashyapa Thera, the Chief Incumbent of […]

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e-Con e-News blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 21-26 December 2025 The higher the bishop, the more surprising the confession. But just as bishops’ earthly bodies come layered in vestments, in surplices & cassocks, in sparkling imported rags, so do their words. Their pronouncements, their ‘orations’, come garbed and garbled […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera https://www.gossiplankanews.com/2025/12/rethinking-the-colombo-north-port-project-after-the-kelani-floods.html?m=1 https://www.facebook.com/share/1BfqcMbNgW/?mibextid= Dear Sir / Madam, During my tenure at SLLRDC, and subsequently while serving in senior professional and advisory capacities related to port and shipyard development, I repeatedly expressed serious concerns regarding the adequacy of the Kelani River outfall and associated drainage infrastructure in Northern Colombo. Specifically, I wish to place […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera To Honorable minister Urban Canal Passenger Transport Pilot Project – Colombo & Suburbs(Public–Private Partnership / BOT Model) Proponent:Dr. Sarath ObeysekeraMarine Engineer & Shipbuilding SpecialistSri Lanka 1. Background & Rationale The Colombo Metropolitan Region continues to face severe road congestion, rising fuel import costs, and increasing carbon emissions, despite major investments in road and rail […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera I  remember former Minister of Urban Development who frequently spoke to Advocata and other policy forums about modern urban transport concepts—especially: He was Minister of Megapolis & Western Development (2015–2019) and  Previously Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply & Drainage Why my  canal transport proposal which was submitted from our shipyard failed  Because   […]