Archive for January 1st, 2026
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
By Rohana R. Wasala HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY READERS! Why is national identity so important for a people? AI provides us with an answer worth understanding critically (Caveat: Even AI wisdom should be subjected to the Buddha’s advice to the young Kalamas): ‘A strong sense of identity is crucial for a people as […]
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Posted in Rohana R. Wasala | Comments Off on The minstrel monk and Rafiki the old mandrill in The Lion King – I
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
ජයන්ත විජේසිංහ සංවිධායක / ආරම්භක සහ විධායක සාමාජික වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ සංවිධානය වසර 21ක් ප්රමාද සිංහරාජයේ ඉඩම් කඩිනමින් පවරාගන්නැයි වැසි වනාන්තර සුරකින්නෝ ඉල්ලයි. දැනටමත් අක්කර 1000ක් පමණ තේ වගාවට කියා කපලා. 2004 වසරේ ආරම්භ කර ඇති සිංහරාජ වනාන්තරය ආශ්රිත LRC ඉඩම් හෙක්ටයාර 2500ක් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් සහ අනෙකුත් හඳුනාගත් ඉඩම් අත්පත්කරගැනීම් 2026 වසර තුළ සම්පූර්ණ කිරීම සඳහා […]
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Posted in Environment | Comments Off on සිංහරාජයේ වනාන්තර ඉඩම් පවරාගැනීම් අවුරුදු 21ක් ප්රමාදයි. අක්කර 1000 ක් දැනටමත් විනාශවෙලා !
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Rodrigo Guillot The False Gen-Z (Aragalaya) Protests, Paid Media Influencers and Mexican Fascism Last November, Mexico experienced protests by the right-wing opposition under the guise of Generation Z,” which promoted violent tactics and an extreme right-wing agenda against the current Mexican government for regime change much as in Sri Lanka’s Aragalaya in 2022. To […]
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on The False Gen-Z (Aragalaya) Protests, Paid Media Influencers and Mexican Fascism
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Rare Historical Photos In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himself to death at a busy intersection in Saigon. He was attempting to show that to fight all forms […]
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Posted in Forum & Letters, History, Politics | Comments Off on The Burning Monk: The Story behind the 1963 Iconic Photo
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
AI Overview Senaka Weeraratna is an Attorney-at-Law in Sri Lanka who has been a key figure in legal actions against noise pollution. He notably served as an intervenient litigant (8th respondent) in the landmark 2007 case Ashik v. Bandula and Others. Role in Ashik v. Bandula (2007) In this case, which initially centered on loudspeaker […]
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Posted in Senaka Weeraratna | Comments Off on Lawyer Senaka Weeraratna’s prominent role in campaigns against noise pollution including becoming the intervenient litigant in the landmark noise pollution case Ashik v Bandula
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Courtesy Adaderana The process of transferring Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) assets to six newly established companies must be completed before February 1, 2026, the Secretary to the Ministry of Energy, Professor Udayanga Hemapala has notified the CEB. It is reported that Professor Hemapala has issued the relevant directive in writing to the General Manager of […]
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on Energy Ministry to transfer CEB assets to six new companies before Feb. 1
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
National Development Bank PLC National Development Bank PLC (NDB Bank) reaffirmed its commitment to national recovery and long-term resilience by extending its support to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, a national initiative established to strengthen recovery efforts and support the rebuilding of communities affected by recent challenges faced by the country. The contribution was officially […]
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Posted in Business | Comments Off on NDB Bank Contributes to the Rebuild Sri Lanka Fund, Strengthening Hope and Resilience
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Bandula Kendaragama Dear Sir / Madam, According to international dam safety industry practice, “controlled copies” of the Dam Safety Emergency Management Plans shall be prepared, reviewed, tested and issued prior to commissioning of the dam / reservoir, thereafter, shall be tested and updated annually or as and when required. A sample of the Register of Controlled […]
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Posted in Environment, Politics | Comments Off on Media Release (01 January 2026) – Dam Safety Emergency Management Plans – Distribution of “Controlled” Copies – Kotmale Dam as an Example
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Courtesy Hiru News The Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE), Professor Manjula Vithanapathirana, has resigned from her post following the massive controversy surrounding a new Grade 6 English language learning module. Professor Vithanapathirana has reportedly decided to step down until the official investigation into the matter is concluded. The Ministry of Education […]
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on NIE Director General resigns
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Posted in Politics | Comments Off on Sajith has a golden opportunity to protect the independence of the Constitutional Council
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Posted in Politics | Comments Off on කෝ.. මේ.. සිස්ටම් චේන්ජ්.. . | ශමීන්ද්ර සමඟ | Shamindra Ferdinando
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on රටට සෙත් පතන ශුදාට වින කරන 2026 මහා පූජාව !
Thursday, January 1st, 2026
Posted in Politics | Comments Off on අනේ හාමුදුරුවනේ මහ රෑ ගෙවල් අස්සෙ රිංගන්න එපා. මිනිස්සු පද හදයි.