Archive for February, 2026
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන 1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සදහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පතට එරෙහිව ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 121වන ව්යවස්ථාව යටතේ නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට පෙත්සමක් ඉදිරිපත් කර ඇත. අධිකරණ සහ ජාතික ඒකාබද්ධතා අමාත්යවරයා විසින් 1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම සදහා වූ පනත් කෙටුම්පත පාර්ලිමේන්තු න්යාය පත්රයට ඇතුලත් කර පාර්ලිමේන්තුවට ඉදිරිපත් […]
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on 1972 අංක 7 දරන ගෙවල් කුලී පනත ඉවත් කිරීම ආණ්ඩුක්රම ව්යවස්ථාවේ 3, 4.ඇ, 9, 12.4, 14.1උ, 14.1ඌ, 27, 28, 33ඊ, 154උ. ව්යවස්ථා උල්ලංඝණය කරනවා. එය සම්මත කිරීමට ජනමතවිචාරණයක් නියම කරන ලෙස නීතිඥවරයෙකුගෙන් ශ්රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණයට පෙත්සමක්…!
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් මෙරට ප්රධානම පෙළේ ආයතනයක් තමන්ගෙ කර්මාන්ත ශාලා වසා දැමීමට ගෙන තිබෙන තීරණය නිසා විශාල පිරිසකට රැකියා අහිමි වන බව විපක්ෂ නායක සජිත් ප්රේමදාස පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේ දී පැවසීය. ඒ මහතා මෙසේද කීවේය. ‘ඇමරිකාව සහ ඉන්දියාව අතර ගිවිසුමක් අත්සන් කර තිබෙනවා. ඒ අනුව ඇමරිකාව ඉන්දියාවට පනවා තිබූ සියයට පනහක බද්ද සියයට දහ අටක් […]
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Posted in Economy | Comments Off on ඇමරිකා-ඉන්දීය ගිවිසුමෙන් මෙරට ලොකුම අපනයන සමාගමක කර්මාන්තශාලා වහයි…
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka’s ambition to become an oil-producing nation has faced a setback, with the planned international tender process for offshore oil and gas exploration and development delayed due to a court case initiated in the past, an official said yesterday. The Sri Lanka Petroleum Development […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
By Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) – The proposed ‘Protection of Occupants Bill’ is under fire as it has got three foreign companies to leave Sri Lanka while eight other local companies are expected to file fundamental rights cases against it, an Opposition MP told Parliament […]
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Posted in JVP Anti-National Activities, Politics | Comments Off on Govt.’s ’Protection of Occupants Bill’ under fire
Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 4 (Daily Mirror) – Colonialism has become active in a different form in Sri Lanka and other countries in the Southern Hemisphere, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today. Speaking during a ceremony held at Dharamakeerthirama in Polwatte, Kollupitiya to mark the 78th anniversary of independence, Premadasa said colonialism is […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy The Daily Mirror LEMONDE – Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday, February 4 that President Donald Trump was turning the United States into an authoritarian state as democracy declines globally to its lowest ebb in four decades. Trump’s return to the White House has intensified a “downward spiral” on human rights that was already under pressure […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy Hiru News Insults directed at religious leaders by certain government ministers are strongly condemned, according to His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo. The Archbishop shared these views while participating in a special church service held today (04) in Colombo to mark Independence Day. Reflecting on the country’s cultural foundation, the Archbishop noted […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy Hiru News A private company is allegedly planning to plunder valuable garnet minerals located in the coastal zone near the Mirijjawila boat yard in Hambantota. Environmentalists claim the firm intends to carry out this mineral theft under the guise of removing sand accumulated at the fishing harbor. When questioned whether permission had been granted […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
Courtesy Hiru News The historic Devnimori Sacred Sarvagna Relics from India arrived in the country a short while ago for a week-long exposition. Devotees can pay their respects at the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo starting tomorrow (4). This arrival marks the first time these sacred relics left India, following an initiative by Indian Prime […]
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2026
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on ” අපේ අම්මා මුත්තා කාලේවත් පාලිමේන්තුවේ සිද්ධ නොවුණු දේවල්…”
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake SL would be celebrating another expensive and sadly hollow Independence Day tomorrow, February 4th, with great pomp and pageantry. The celebration at Independence Square in Colombo would be held despite the geo-engineered Weather disaster Ditwah, which devastated the country less than three months ago, killing more than 600 people. Many more lost homes […]
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Posted in Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, ධරණි රාජසිංහම් සේනානායක | Comments Off on Hollow Independence and the Ditwah Shock: An Open Letter to the UNDP-SL Representative
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Nava Thakuria Is it possible to have a quasi-judicial body like the Press Council of India to survive for weeks without its chairperson? Should the largest democracy on Earth put such an example where its government recognized autonomous media watchdog faces an existential crisis as the 15th council of PCI still devoid of a functioning head and 13 […]
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Posted in Nava Thakuria | Comments Off on Press Council of India: No chairperson, incomplete 15th council, website non-functional
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
වෛද්ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්යාපන වැඩසටහන ත්රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයේ BR/1784/25 අංක දරන බුදු පිළිමය සම්බන්ධ නඩුවට නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා විසින් පෞද්ගලිකව මැදිහත් වී මෝසමක් ඉදිරිපත් කරමින් 2026.01.21 දින එම නඩුව විවෘත අධිකරණයේ කැදවා එම නඩුවේදී 2026.01.19 දින පොලීසිය අධිකරණයට කරුණු දැක්වීමේදී කර ඇති අධිකරණයට අපහාස කිරීම සම්බන්ධ කාරණාවලට නඩු පැවරීමට එම නඩුවේ සහතික පිටපතක් ලබා […]
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Posted in Judiciary | Comments Off on ත්රී’මලේ බුදු පිළිම නඩුව විභාග කිරීමට මහේස්ත්රාත් අධිකරණයට අධිකරණ බලය නෑ. නීතීඥවරයෙකු ත්රීකුණාමලය මහේස්ත්රාත්තුමා වෙත 2026.01.28 දින පෙන්වා දෙයි..
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Senaka Weeraratna Experience the heartfelt patriotism and cultural pride of Sri Lanka’s Independence Day celebrations on February 4th, 2025. This special event, held at the scenic ViharaMahaDevi Park in Colombo, brought together like-minded individuals to honor the heroes—past and present—who have sacrificed life and limb for the country. In this opening address, Attorney-at-Law Senaka Weeraratna […]
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Posted in Senaka Weeraratna | Comments Off on The Purpose of Independence Celebrations
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
The Sinhala Buddhist
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on ජාතික ගීත (Jathika Geetha) – Sri Lanka Independence Day 2025 (full)
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Posted in Forum & Letters | Comments Off on Walk for Peace by Budhist Priests
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/Ia1aG9oIJx8p3rXUG It is fascinating to observe how Buddhism, a 2,500-year-old Eastern tradition, is finding such a profound resonance in the high-tech, fast-paced West. While it was once seen as an “exotic” or niche interest, it has now moved into the mainstream of psychology, healthcare, and daily lifestyle. Here are the primary reasons why […]
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Posted in Senaka Weeraratna | Comments Off on Why Buddhism matters increasingly important in the life of people in the West
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Press Release XpressJobs. Sri Lanka’s sales sector one of the country’s largest employment generators, has long faced a structural challenge: while demand for sales talent continues to grow across industries, the profession itself lacks formal training pathways, consistent standards, and clear career progression. In a move aimed at addressing this gap, the Colombo Institute of […]
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Posted in Business | Comments Off on CISD and XpressJobs Partner to Bridge Sri Lanka’s Sales Skills Gap
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර් මෑතකාලීනව පැවති ආන්දෝලනාත්මක නඩු විභාගයන්හිදී නියෝජ්ය සොලිසිටර් ජනරාල් (ASG) දිලීප පීරිස් මහතා ඉදිරිපත් කළ කරුණු පිලිබදව නීතිඥ ප්රජාව හමුවේ යම් කතා බහක් ඇතිවී තිබේ. එවැනි ප්රකාෂ කිරීමට පීරිස් මහතාට පවතින වෟත්තිමය අයිතිය පිලිගනිමින්ම එම කරුනු දැක්වීම් හුදු ජනප්රියවාදී” හෝ “අතාර්කික” ප්රකාෂද වන්නේද යන්න පිලිබදව මෙන්ම එවැනි චර්යාවකට ඇති අයිතිය විමර්ශනය කිරීම […]
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Posted in Judiciary | Comments Off on අධිකරනයන් ඉදිරියේ දිලීප පිරිස් නීතිපතිතුමන් නියෝජනය කරමින් සිදුකරන ආන්දෝලනාත්මක ප්රකාශ පිලිබඳ නීතියේ ඇසින් සිදුකරනු ලබන විවරනයක්!
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර් හම්බන්තොට චීන පිරිපහදුව ඉදිකිරීමට පැමිණි කණ්ඩායම ඊට අදාළ වැඩකටයුතු අත්හිටුවා නැවත චීනය බලා පිටව ගොස් ඇති බව ‘මව්රට’ පුවත්පත විසින් වාර්තා කර ඇත. පිරිපහදුවට අදාළ අවසන් ගිවිසුම්වලට අස්සන් කිරීමට ඔන්න මෙන්න කියා පැවැතිය දී එය අස්සන් නොකරන ලෙසට බීජිංවලින් විශේෂ පණිවුඩයක් ‘සිනොපැක්’ ප්රධානීන්ට ලැබී ඇති බවක්ද එම පුවත් වාර්තාවෙන් කියවේ. කෙසේ […]
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Posted in Politics | Comments Off on හම්බන්තොට පිරිපහදුව ඉදිකිරීමට පැමිණි චීන කණ්ඩායම ආපසු හැරීයයි..
Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Courtesy Hiru News The Constitutional Council unanimously approved the appointment of Samudika Jayaratne, a Senior Deputy Auditor General, as the new Auditor General during its meeting today (3). Sources reported that the council, chaired by the Speaker, endorsed her name after the President recommended her for the position. This decision follows several previous council meetings […]
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026
Posted in Corruption and bribery | Comments Off on ආන්දෝලනාත්මක කථානායක කතාවේ ඇත්ත හෙලිදරව්ව ! Abiyage Halla 316
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
By Raj Gonsalkorale We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth –Venkatraman Ramakrishnan – British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society In this day and age, when volumes of Buddha Dharma texts are needed to explain the doctrine and the pathway to attain the […]
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Monday, February 2nd, 2026
by Shenali Waduge · 2nd February 2026 On 4 February 1948, Ceylon was declared independent.” Flags were raised, an anthem was sung, and a new political chapter was ceremonially opened. Yet beneath that symbolism, few recognised that the foundations of colonial control remained largely intact. What Sri Lanka received was nominal administrative independence — not civilisational or psychological […]
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Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Courtesy: German Dharmaduta Society https://share.google/aimode/rx2Q7SleLFMDwogl8 Buddhist wisdom has a profound and long-standing history in Germany, significantly influencing prominent philosophers, authors, and the development of a strong local practice. This reception, often mediated by extensive literary translations, moved from an initial academic interest to a cultural phenomenon. Influence on German Thought German philosophers were among the […]
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Posted in Forum & Letters | Comments Off on Buddhist Wisdom in German Thought and Practice, and Literature
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Time Various Authority
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Posted in Forum & Letters | Comments Off on History of Secularism is the History of the Church
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Posted in Corruption and bribery, Politics | Comments Off on පුනරුදයේ දවසක පාඩුව රැ. මිලියන 75යි. Dark Roomලට බය වූ නලින්ද.
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
SEPAL – short clips
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Monday, February 2nd, 2026
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා ලීඩර් දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම […]
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Posted in Economy | Comments Off on අපි යන්නේ අසාර්ථක වුණ ආර්ථික මොඩලයක් පස්සේ.. ට්රම්ප්ගේ හැසිරීමෙන් ආර්ථික කඩාවැටීමේ තරම තේරුම් ගන්න පුලුවන්.. රුසියාව සහ චීනය ට්රම්ප්ගේ උගුල්වල වැටෙන්නේ නැහැ – ජාත්යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්රවංශ
Monday, February 2nd, 2026
Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 2 (Daily Mirror) – The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to arrest and produce before court Shamindra Rajapaksa, the youngest son of former Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa, in connection with a magisterial inquiry into alleged financial fraud relating to the purchase of 14 Airbus […]
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Posted in Law & Order | Comments Off on Court orders CID to arrest Chamal Rajapaksa’s youngest son