By Rohana R. Wasala  The evil that men do lives after them. The late Kumar David (1941-2024), retired electrical engineering professor, ex-Marxist, and political economic analyst and newspaper columnist, wrote a  feature article entitled Arrest Gota or not per the evidence: NO to fundamentalism, racial-extremism and neo-populism” published in the Sunday Island/December 10, 2017. The […]

Source : AI Overview The “Spirit of Cricket”—often cited by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as a cornerstone of fairness and sportsmanship—is viewed by critics as a convenient, selectively applied “myth” when contrasted with the ICC’s handling of the Decision Review System (DRS) intellectual property (IP) rights. The controversy centers on allegations that the ICC […]

Sarath Wijesinghe PC Former Chair Consumer Affairs Authority Former Ambassador Consumer is bound to be exploited during the festive season by the trader manufacturer and industrialist whose motive is profit making and more business at any cost. Consumer always get a unreasonable deal as he is not organized and the Consumer Affairs Authority – the […]

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Sarath Wijesinghe PC Real thief too runs with the running crowd to catch the real thief running with belongings for safety. Thriving is   illegal punishable under penal code as a criminal offence, but only few real thieves are caught and punished as real thief somehow escapes as he has the knowledge and intelligence of God […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera There are journeys that shape a man’s career—and then there are journeys that shape his entire philosophy of life. Mine began in the austere yet intellectually rich environment of the former Soviet Union. As a young Sri Lankan engineer, I found myself under the guidance of remarkable academics, including my mentor, Professor […]

AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/imFpAa9y6gHnVP8IN The period from 1505 to 1948, marking 450 years of colonial rule in Sri Lanka by Portuguese, Dutch, and British powers, is often described by historians and scholars as a time of intense pressure and systematic efforts to dismantle the traditional Buddhist and Sinhalese culture . Despite these attempts, which included the […]

By Nishan de Mel Courtesy Atlantic Council This is the eleventh chapter in the Freedom and Prosperity Center’s 2026 Atlas, which analyzes the state of freedom and prosperity in ten countries. Drawing on our thirty-year dataset covering political, economic, and legal developments, this year’s Atlas is the evidence-based guide to better policy in 2026. Evolution of freedom Sri Lanka entered […]

Courtesy The Straits Times COLOMBO – Sri Lanka announced on April 7 that a record US$320 million (S$411 million) relief package for farmers, fishermen and low‑income households hit hardest by soaring energy costs due to the Middle East war. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the package, the biggest state handout ever, would help the most […]

Courtesy The Straits Times COLOMBO – Sri Lanka on April 6 raised prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by nearly a quarter, blaming higher global prices triggered by the Iran war. As well as gas, Sri Lanka also imports all of its oil and buys coal for electricity generation. Colombo has warned that a prolonged war in […]

Courtesy Adaderana A special audit report has uncovered multiple irregularities in the coal procurement process carried out by the Lanka Coal Company for the Lakvijaya Power Plant for the 2025/2026 season. According to the report issued by the Auditor General, a controversial supplier, Trident Chemphar Ltd, had relied on laboratory reports from a loading port […]