Dr Sarath Obeysekera I raised query to AI as below  Quote  Secret of using AI resources for somone who wants generate a assay or an article  The person should have made some technical input and past resources and data into AI search engine  Ie  I keep searching about Trinco offshore development and need for FDI […]

Hela Nomad Hela Nomad Hela Nomad: In Search of Helese In the 11th century, Sri Lanka fell under the shadow of the mighty Chola Empire. For seventy-seven years, the island endured foreign rule, its sacred relics hidden, its temples in ruins, and its kings dethroned. But from the jungles of Ruhuna rose a teenage prince […]

By Sarath Obeysekera There was a time when Norway was a modest fishing nation at the edge of Europe—cold, remote, and largely dependent on the sea. Today, Norway stands as one of the most prosperous, disciplined, and forward-thinking societies in the world. Sri Lanka, by contrast, sits in the Indian Ocean with strategic advantages Norway […]

Senaka Weeraratna (Concept) Clear Japan’s name from the records of the Tokyo Trials (1946 – 1948) of committing war crimes – A moral challenge for Sri Lanka to expose the hypocrisy and double standards of International Criminal Law as a follow up to J.R.Jayewardene’s breathtaking plea for love and compassion to be shown to Japan at […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir Alon Ben-Meir – Apr 18, 2026 Trump’s warning that a whole civilization will die tonight” was more than bluster—it was a reckless invocation of nuclear destruction that shattered diplomatic norms and reignited questions about his fitness to command American power Trump’s Apocalyptic Rhetoric Echoes Nuclear Annihilation It is hard to exaggerate the […]

Courtesy Hiru News Future legal proceedings will target all individuals involved in coal scams, with cases filed in court under a subsequent administration, says National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa. He made these remarks during a press conference held in Colombo today.

Written by: Divya A Courtesy Indian Express This is the first bilateral official visit of an Indian Vice President to the island nation. Though, in October 2000, the then V-P Krishan Kant had visited Sri Lanka, it was for the state funeral of former PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vice President C P Radhakrishnan will begin an official visit to […]

Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake The United States Armada seems stranded half way around the world in the Indian Ocean whose energy trade routes it seeks to blockade to stymie Asian economies amid the fog of war on Iran. In the western reach of the vast Indian Ocean (IO), far from home bases in the Atlantic and Pacific […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Bribery and corruption are rampant and a menace to the humanity and corruption is rampant all over like air and breath. It is happening all over and happen historically during all times. Development and reputation of the country depend on the impact of the corrupt regime and […]

Senaka Weeraratna Justice Radhabinod Pal (1886–1967), the only judge at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal (1946–1948) to find all Japanese defendants not guilty, remains a towering figure in international law for his critique of “Victor’s Justice”.  The call for his posthumous felicitation in Sri Lanka centers on his rejection of retroactive laws and his stance […]

by Garvin Karunaratne No dollars to face imports. Perhaps what I did in Bangladesh to create the Youth Self Employment Programme- is a story that offers ideas and a way.  It all happened in the Bangladesh Secretariat, three days after General Ershard took over the country in a bloodless coup on the 24 th of […]

By Raj Gonsalkorale Legitimate questions could be asked about Prince Vijaya’s voyage. Why was he coming towards Sri Lanka? Was he actually headed to Sri Lanka? He had no known association with Buddhism, so he would not have made the voyage as a missionary to introduce Buddhism to Sri Lanka. As a trader? Very likely. […]

By Garvin Karunaratne It all happened in the Bangladesh Secretariat, three days after General Ershard took over the country in a bloodless coup on the 24 th of March 1982. The Minister for Youth Development was clamped in prison and the work of the Ministry was in jeopardy. The third in command, Air Vice Marshall […]

By Sarath Wijesinghe Sarath Wijesinghe President’s counsel former Ambassador to UAE and Israel and former chairman consumer Affairs Authority Ombudsman System world over and Sri Lanka a necessity today Ombudsman is a unique system used in many parts of the world successfully in place of expensive litigation and to settle matters in a friendlier and […]

Bahman Mohasses (Iran), Untitled, 1968. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research The illegal US-Israeli war on Iran is exposing the Oil-Dollar-Wall Street complex that binds oil, financial markets, and dollar power, with consequences that reach far beyond the region. As you and I worry about how war and inflation will impact our families and nations, bond […]

By Sarath Obeysekera Since the end of World War II, several nations have transformed themselves from poverty to prosperity within a generation. Countries such as Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew, South Korea during the era of Park Chung-hee, and Rwanda under Paul Kagame have demonstrated how strong leadership can accelerate national development. Similarly, several Middle […]

Courtesy Hiru News Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Energy Ministry Secretary Professor Udayanga Hemapala resigned from their respective positions. They submitted their resignation letters to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to facilitate an impartial and independent investigation by the Special Presidential Commission examining the coal importation process.

By Rohana R. Wasala  Continued from Tuesday, April 07, 2026 The Island daily the next day (Monday, December 11, 2017) carried KD’s reply to another writer, Bodhi Dhanapala from Canada, who had made a reference to him in an earlier article to the same paper. I was sure then that Bodhi Dhanapala would respond to […]

Senaka Weeraratna     The International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE), or the Tokyo Trial (1946–1948), remains a cornerstone for debating the legitimacy of international criminal law. While often overshadowed by Nuremberg, the Tokyo Trial’s “one-sided” nature and the radical dissent of Justice Radhabinod Pal have gained renewed relevance in contemporary legal discourse, especially […]

සසංක ද සිල්වා මකුඹුර සතුට සැමරීම වරදක් නොවේ. නමුත් අපේ සතුට තවත් කෙනෙකුගේ කඳුළක් හෝ පීඩාවක් බවට පත්වන තැන එය “සතුටක්” ලෙස හැඳින්විය හැකිද? දශක හයකට අධික ජීවිත අත්දැකීම් දෙස ආපසු හැරී බලන විට, ගිනිකෙළි සහ අහස්කූරුවලින් සිදුවන විනාශය අද වන විට බරපතල සමාජීය සහ පාරිසරික ගැටලුවක් වී හමාරයි. එදා සහ අද: වෙනස් වූ වහලවල් […]

By Dr Sarath Obeysekera A prolonged conflict in the Middle East has the potential to trigger a global economic slowdown, driven by rising oil prices, disrupted supply chains, and reduced investor confidence. For a country like Sri Lanka—highly dependent on imports, remittances, and external financing—such a recession could be particularly challenging. However, crisis also present […]

India Today Global India has made a major strategic move in Sri Lanka by acquiring a controlling stake in Colombo Dockyard, marking its first-ever takeover of a foreign shipbuilding facility. Led by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, the deal gives India a 51 per cent stake in Sri Lanka’s largest and most established shipyard, located within […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir For decades, five powerful actors—the United States, the Arab states, the European Union, AIPAC, and Israel’s own opposition—have all claimed to seek Israeli-Palestinian peace while enabling permanent occupation, together burying the two state solution. The Five Enablers Of The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Every powerful actor in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict professes to seek peace. […]

Senaka Weeraratna The fastest-conquering empire in world history took 75 years to fail in India. This is not a footnote. This is the most suppressed military story in medieval history. A forensic breakdown of 13 Arab expeditions, 5 dead commanders, and the Hindu kingdoms that broke the Umayyad Caliphate — backed by their own documents.  […]

Senaka Weeraratna  Sri Lanka’s Legal Education system values uncritically the inheritance of Roman – Dutch Law but nobody has ever complained that the very same Roman Dutch law was used by the Dutch East India Company to issue Placarts banning Buddhism and Hinduism as Cannibal faiths in 1711 and 1732.  Sri Lanka’s law schools have […]

Credits: Organised by the Sinhala Association (UK) Apr 12, 2026 #srilankahistory #Channel4 #RightToReply This rare archival footage captures a historic Channel 4 UK Right to Reply” programme (1986), featuring a response to the controversial documentary A Troubled Paradise” (1985), produced by Tim Cooper.  The programme presents a critical perspective from Douglas Wickramaratne, alongside Chandra Monerawela, […]

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Asoka Bandarage Colonial and Neoliberal Origins: Ecological and Collective Alternatives About this book https://www.degruyter.com/document/isbn/9783111203454/html?lang=en Now in Paperback This book provides a broad picture of Sri Lanka’s on-going political and economic crisis as the culmination of several centuries of colonial and neo-colonial developments. The book presents the Sri Lankan crisis as an exemplification of a broader […]

by Garvin Karunaratne I enclose a write upon the Youth Self Employment Programme of Bangladesh, I initiated in Bangladesh which has now grown to international level. The Youth Self Employment Programme of Bangladesh, a Programme that has created three million youth entrepreneurs in four decades. by Garvin Karunaratne It all happened in the Bangladesh Secretariat, […]

Senaka Weeraratna During the Dutch colonial period in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the Dutch East India Company (VOC) issued several Placaaten (decrees or edicts) designed to suppress non-Protestant religions, including Buddhism and Hinduism, with particularly severe actions taken in the 1710s and 1730s.  https://share.google/aimode/aCJIYyh6eZ13ncrN5 AI Overview ……………………………………. see also https://share.google/aimode/FZOdytx302xHxZLUx Several repressive placaarts (official proclamations) were […]