e-Con e-News Posted byee ink.March 14, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, geopolitics, history, India, Jaishankar, pence, politics blog: eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 08-14 March 2026 * ‘Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar recognized Hambantota harbour as a Chinese military facility that underlined an intimidating foreign military presence in the Indian Ocean’ (see ee Focus, Jaishankar) The Indian Foreign Minister’s response […]

By Sarath Obeysekera I returned home after years abroad—hardened not by comfort, but by experience. From the oil fields of Baku, to the frozen gas lines of Orenburg, to the disciplined industrial floors of Moscow, and further west into the offshore precision of Norway and refinery construction in the United Kingdom—the journey had been long, […]

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels Courtesy The Guardian Family of then PM, Patrice Lumumba, welcome decision to charge Étienne Davignon as ‘beginning of a reckoning’ Jennifer Rankin in BrusselsTue 17 Mar 2026 18.03 GMTShare A former Belgian diplomat, 93, should stand trial over alleged complicity in the 1961 murder of Patrice Lumumba, the first prime minister of what […]

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by A. Abdul Aziz Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Supreme Head of the world-wide Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Islam, delivers Eid-Ul-Fitr Sermon today 20th March 2026  at ‘Masjid Mubarak’, Islamabad, Tilford, U.K. at 10.30 GMT (Sri Lankan Time 4 P.M.). It airs LIVE via MTA (Muslim TV Ahmadiyya International), having simultaneous translation in various languages including […]

MOD  Media Centre A high level Sri Lankan defence delegation, headed by the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), commenced a two-day official visit in Japan to participate in the 2nd Japan–Sri Lanka Defence Dialogue. This important engagement reaffirms the long standing friendship and strategic cooperation between the two nations, particularly in the […]

Lanka Property Web (Pvt) Ltd As Sri Lanka’s flagship real estate event reaches its 10th edition, the Lanka Property Show 2026 marks an important milestone for the industry, bringing together key stakeholders, emerging opportunities, and timely conversations that shape the sector’s direction. We cordially invite you to attend the Lanka Property Show 2026. The exhibition […]

Courtesy Aeronews British Airways has announced a significant planned expansion to its network for winter 2026, with the addition of two new destinations, Melbourne in Australia and Colombo in Sri Lanka.   Follow Aeronews on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Bluesky and TikTok In addition, the airline will be adding more flights for winter to Cape Town (South Africa), Haneda (Tokyo), Bridgetown (Barbados), Kingston (Jamaica) […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Energy security is a topic that has been discussed for years, if not decades. It is sensible for any government, policymakers and independent analysts to engage in it. Indeed, reams have been written on the subject. Still, rhetoric has not been translated into action here, and Sri Lanka remains highly vulnerable […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror March 19 (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka has been ranked among the least happy countries in the latest World Happiness Report 2026, placing 134th out of 147 nations with a score of 4.0, highlighting ongoing concerns over the country’s overall well-being. The report shows that Sri Lanka has slipped one place […]

Courtesy The Telegraph India ‘Discussions focused on strengthening bilateral ties and Sri Lanka’s position on the Middle East conflict and its challenges,’ the President’s Media Division (PMD) says in a post on X The US Special Representative for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor and Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday discussed strengthening […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 19 (Daily Mirror) – The crescent moon marking the beginning of the Islamic month of Shawwal was not sighted on Thursday (March 19), according to official announcements. The Hilal Committee of the All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama (ACJU), together with the Colombo Grand Mosque and the Department of Muslim Religious […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 19 (Daily Mirror) – Lawyers for former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena have released an affidavit stating that his earlier statement to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption was obtained under alleged intimidation and he was threatened to include the names of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa […]

By Rohana R. Wasala  When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. (Caveat: Please consider that mine is not meant to be the last word on the subject of this essay. – RRW)  Chinese-Canadian Jiang Xueqin (aka Professor Jiang/PredictiveHistory) is a globally popular YouTuber equipped with a Yale […]

By Darini Rajasingham Senanayake* InDepthNews2026-03-17 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka | 17 March 2026 (IDN) —The bodies of eighty-four Iranian sailors who died in a US torpedo attack in the seas of Sri Lanka were repatriated yesterday, 13 March 2026.  Describing the scene of the rescue of some of the sailors who survived the dastardly attack, the […]

Political Review SHOULD SRI LANKA BLINDLY FOLLOW INDIA AS NPP SEEMS TO BE DOING PRESENTLY? What made Modhi to rush to Israel on Feb 26th, just two days prior to joint offensive by USA and Israel on Iran? Since 2024, Israel started investing more in India, with many defense companies establishing subsidiaries there. ….With those […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka today faces a moment of quiet urgency. Global conflicts, particularly in the Middle East, are likely to reverse labour flows that have sustained our economy for decades. Thousands of Sri Lankan workers—skilled, semi-skilled, and domestic—may return home within a short span of time. If unprepared, this will strain our economy. […]

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Nava Thakuria It was shocking and heart-breaking news even for an emotionless creature like me. Within a few days, we have lost at least three AECian friends because of  ailments. Their untimely demise was highlighted and  mourned in the whatsapp group (created for the 1985-90 batch of Assam Engineering College, under Gauhati University). I just became […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir Trump never tested serious, sustained diplomacy to resolve the wide-ranging, conflicting issues with Iran; instead, he defaulted to the illusion that enough bombs could end” a conflict that has spanned nearly five decades. This war with Iran is a war of choice, and a reckless one at that. President Trump has floated […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror Colombo, March 18 (Daily Mirror) – Declassified documents from Israel’s Foreign Ministry have revealed that former Sri Lankan President Junius Richard Jayewardene had requested $1 million from Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad to finance his election campaign in 1987. According to cables dated August 6 and August 14, 1987, the request was […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale There is a time to play politics, a time to destabilize governments for political gain and a time to hide the truth from the people, again, for political gain. This is not that time as the consequences arising from the war in the Middle East is far too devastating for the global […]

රොහාන් අබේගුණවර්ධන 1997 දී ඕස්ට්‍රේලියානු පත්‍රිකා වෙත ලිවීමෙන් මෙම ක්‍රමය මුලින්ම ආරම්භ කළ ශ්‍රී ලාංකික නීතිඥ සේනක වීරරත්න මහතාට නිසි ගෞරවයක් වශයෙන්, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රිකට් (SLC) විසින් තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (DRS) සේනක තීරණ සමාලෝචන පද්ධතිය (SDRS) ලෙස නැවත නම් කිරීම සඳහා ICC වෙත නියෝජනයන් ඉදිරිපත් කිරීමට කාලය පැමිණ තිබේ. ඔහු The Australian හි කර්තෘ වෙත […]

Press Release – Lanka Property Show 2026 The Lanka Property Show 2026, Sri Lanka’s flagship real estate exhibition, is set to return for its 10th edition on 21st and 22nd March 2026, at the Oak Room, Cinnamon Grand Hotel, from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Hosted by LankaPropertyWeb, the country’s leading online real estate platform, […]

Source:  Chat GPT Duckworth, Lewis, Stern Rule ( DLS)  Senaka Weeraratna Rule (DRS) The Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method and the Decision Review System (DRS) are the two most significant technological innovations in modern cricket, respectively addressing rain interruptions and officiating accuracy. While the DLS method is officially attributed to British and Australian statisticians, the DRS is […]

Senaka Weeraratna https://share.google/aimode/nrLpaZ24GFbzqowTx In the context of cricket, Duckworth, Lewis, and Senaka refers to the two main systems used to ensure fairness in limited-overs matches: the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method for rain-affected games and the Senaka Weeraratna Rule, which is the conceptual foundation for the Decision Review System (DRS).  Key Figures and Their Contributions Comparison of […]

Shenali D Waduge  Political Analyst The Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019 have been thoroughly examined through multiple investigations, including the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, the Parliamentary Select Committee, court proceedings, police investigations, and international intelligence investigations. Hundreds of witnesses were interviewed, and extensive documentary evidence was reviewed over several years. Given this exhaustive […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka often speaks proudly of being a rapidly developing nation with digital capabilities and highly skilled IT professionals. Yet, in many basic public utility services we still operate in a manner that belongs to the past century. A simple example is the way electricity and water meters are read. In many […]

Rohan Abeygunawardena                  Frank Duckworth (left) and Tony Lewis (right) collecting their MBEs in 2010 (PA) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tony-lewis-death-cricket-duckworth-method-age-cause-mathetmatics-a9464921.html    Professor Steven Stern live in Sri Lanka           Professor Steven Stern at the BMICH on March 13, 2026                  […]

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