Archive for May, 2026

2025 මැයි 31 පාර්ලිමේන්තු තේරීම් කාරක සභාවට මුවාවී පලාත් සභා කල් දැමීම අතුරුදහන් කර ඇති  පළාත් සභා ඡන්ද විමසීම වහා පැවැත්වීය යුතුයි

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

ආණ්ඩුකාරවරුන්ගේ සංසදය පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය  පළාත් සභා ඡන්ද විමසීම පැවැත්වීමකින් තොරව ආණ්ඩුකාරවර පාලනය යටතේ පළාත් සභා පවත්වාගෙන යාම පලාත් පරිපාලනය බිඳවැටීමට හේතු වී ඇති බැවින්, වහා පළාත් සභා ඡන්ද විමසීම පැවැත්වීමට රජය පියවර ගත යුතු ය.  ‍ක්‍රියාකාරී දේශපාලන පක්ෂ සියල්ලම පාහේ පැරණි දිස්ත්‍රික් ඡන්ද ක්‍රමය යටතේ ඊලඟ ඡන්ද විමසීම පැවැත්වීමට විරැද්ධත්වයක් නොමැති බැවින්, පළාත් සභා මහජන […]

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Sri Lanka in the USA’s Wars on the World

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

e-Con e-News Posted byee ink.May 30, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:China, history, India, news, politics blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!; e-Con e-News 24-30 May 2026 Let the philosophy of plunder disappear, & the philosophy of war will have disappeared! – Cuba’s Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz 26 September 1960, at the UN General Assembly,– ee Sovereignty, Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno […]

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2570th Buddha Jayanti (Vesak Day) Celebration at Bodhgaya, the land of enlightenment on 1st May 2026

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

BodhGaya Events

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Like Sri Lanka, NPP Regime is Stuck in Mud, Due to Indecision Caused by Ethnic Diversity

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Dilrook Kannangara Mono-ethnic nations like Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Maldives and almost all developed and peaceful European nations that are demarcated by ethnicity, make decisions fast, have a constitution almost everyone is happy about and has one historical narrative each. These are essential for a nation to move forward. In the absence of this high […]

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Reducing Fuel Consumption Through Shared Travel and Smarter Mobility

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Dr, Sarath Obeysekera As fuel prices continue to place a heavy burden on households and businesses, governments around the world are exploring innovative ways to reduce fuel consumption while maintaining mobility. Many developed countries have successfully implemented policies that encourage shared travel, public transport, and flexible working arrangements. Sri Lanka can learn from these examples […]

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Academic Integrity in the Age of AI: Opportunities and Challenges

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

By Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education has sparked both excitement and concern. Academics, educators, and policymakers are increasingly aware of the enormous opportunities AI offers, while also recognizing the serious challenges it poses to teaching, learning, and academic integrity. AI has made access to information easier than ever […]

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ගල් අඟුරු හොරකම තරම් ආයතනගතව සිදුකළ වෙනත් හොරකමක් ලංකා ඉතිහාසයේ තිබී නැහැ.. – සංඛ චන්දිම අභයවර්ධන

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Lanka Leader ගල්අඟුරු සම්බන්ධයෙන් වඩාත් විවාදාත්මක හා විශාලතම දූෂණය සිදුවූයේ වර්තමාන මාලිමා ආණ්ඩුව යටතේ බව රටම දන්නා කාරණයක් බවත්, බාල ගල්අඟුරු ගෙන්වා සිදුකළ මෙම විශාල මගඩිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් අල්ලස් කොමිසමට හය වතාවක් පැමිණිලි කළ බවත් සංඛ චන්දිම අභයවර්ධන මහතා පවසයි. ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ ආයතනගතව සිදුවූ මෙවැනි හොරකමක් මෙරට ඉතිහාසයේ නොතිබූ බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා  ගල් අගුරු හොරකම […]

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Social Justice Needs to Accompany Plantation Sector Reform

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Media Release The National Peace Council The government has announced the second phase of its plantation reform programme, aimed at attracting private and corporate investment by opening underutilised land and assets to investment, modernising the sector and generating new employment. The National Peace Council supports these objectives. However, we urge the government to ensure that […]

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Sri Lankan ingenuity in Cricket Reform such as Player – Referral (DRS) and Third Umpire, matches ingenuity of powerful Western nations at global level

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Source: AI Overview Sri Lankan ingenuity has fundamentally reshaped the global sporting landscape by introducing the foundational intellectual frameworks for both the Third Umpire and the Decision Review System (DRS). While western nations frequently dominate sports technology manufacturing, the core conceptual architecture that transferred power from absolute on-field arbiters to an appellate system was entirely […]

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Ready to invest is not enough — execution must follow 

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

By Dr. Sarath Obeysekera 31/05/2026 Sunday observer   The recent launch of Sri Lanka’s ‘Ready to Invest’ platform (readytoinvestsl.com) by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI) is a positive and timely initiative that signals the country’s renewed effort to attract Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into strategic sectors of the economy. The platform showcases 30 […]

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Sri Lanka’s greatest contribution to development of cricket has come not from excellence in the use of the bat and ball on the playing field but with the use of the mighty pen beyond the boundary of the playing field

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Source: AI Overview This profound quote captures a fascinating truth: while Sri Lanka has given the world legendary players like Muttiah Muralitharan and Sanath Jayasuriya, its most revolutionary, permanent impact on global cricket came from the intellectual innovation of its legal and creative minds who reshaped the rules of the game using the “mighty pen.” […]

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The decades-long intellectual property battle between Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna and the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the authorship of the Decision Review System (DRS) is widely regarded as one of the biggest and most significant administrative controversies in cricket history. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Sunday, May 31st, 2026

Source: AI Overview The core of the dispute centers on who holds the moral and legal credit for inventing the revolutionary “Player Referral” mechanism. [1, 2] The Genesis: Weeraratna’s 1997 Concept [1, 2] Long before technology was officially integrated into player-led challenges, Weeraratna conceived the concept of the Player Referral system in 1997 while living […]

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How Vietnam Celebrated the Buddha’s Birthday | Vesak 2025 Will Amaze You

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Walk & Bike Travel May 9, 2025 #vesak2025 #vesak #buddhism Experience Vesak 2025 like never before — right here in Vietnam, where Buddha’s Birthday is celebrated with stunning rituals, colorful lanterns, sacred chants, and thousands of devoted monks and laypeople. From candlelit processions to elaborate offerings and awe-inspiring ceremonies, this video takes you deep into […]

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Vesak song | Blissful hymn for the Buddha’s birth (AI Animation)

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Thich Truc Thai Minh Watch more: 👉🏻 Vesak song | Blissful hymn for the Buddha’s birth    • Vesak song | Blissful hymn for the Buddha’…   👉🏻 Vesak ritual | Honoring the Buddha through the Light Offering Ceremony    • Vesak ritual | Honoring the Buddha through…   👉🏻Vesak Float Procession | Vesak at Ba Vang Pagoda, Vietnam – Honoring the Buddha’s Birth    • Vesak Float Procession | Vesak at Ba Vang …   ➡️ Subscribe to the YouTube channel of Venerable Thich […]

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ශ්‍රි ලන්කාව දැනටමත් සින්හල බෞද්ධ රටක් නොවේද?

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

ආචාර්‍ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර. මහනුවර 30. මැයි 2026. සාමාන්‍යයෙන් අපි දන්නා කාලේ සිට, ඒ කියන්නේ 6 4 තෙරුණදා සිටම වෙසක් උත්සවය තමා අපේ ලොකුම ජාතික උත්සවය. මම පුන්චිකාලේ මට මතකයි අපේ අම්මා කියනවා පුතේ අපේ ජාතියේ ලොකුම උත්සවය වෙසක් කියලා. මට මතකයි 1972 මම මහනුවර කච්චේරියේ කුඩා කර්න්මාන්ත සහකාර අධ්‍යක්ෂ වෂයෙන් ඉන්න කොට එවකට හිටපු දිසාපති […]

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Kurunegala–Galagedara Expressway: A Foundation Stone Is Easy, Delivery Is the Real Challenge

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera The ceremonial laying of the foundation stone for the Kurunegala–Galagedara Expressway marks the beginning of another important chapter in Sri Lanka’s highway development programme. While politicians gather to celebrate the launch, the real test will be whether the project can be delivered on time, within budget, and without becoming another victim of […]

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Massive Exposure to State and Private Banks

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

From AI resources MTD Walkers expanded aggressively into roads, piling, power, marine engineering, real estate, and infrastructure projects during a period when large government-funded construction contracts were flowing into the market. By 2018–2019, the group had accumulated tens of billions of rupees in debt. Several reports alleged that some facilities from state banks were granted […]

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Healing the Unseen Wounds: Psychological Therapies for Ukraine’s War Victims

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

 Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD The conflict in Ukraine began in February 2014, resulting in significant and far-reaching consequences for the physical and mental well-being of its population. The protracted nature of the war has caused deep psychological scars and emotional distress among individuals and communities, particularly those living in the region’s most severely […]

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Sir Iftikar Ayaz Awarded Prestigious Royal Title: The, CMG

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

by A. Abdul Aziz. In appreciation of Sir Iftikhar Ayaz’s Humanitarian service he has been awarded the Queen’s medal for Humanitarian Service. This Medal was approved by Her Majesty in 2020 especially for her Realms.Sir Iftikhar Ayaz has been dedicatedly serving Humanity for decades. He received almost 40 award’s. Dr. Iftikhar Ayaz O.B.E (Officer of […]

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Jonathan Hall, Counsel for ICC has given flawed legal advice on authorship of Player Referral (DRS) claiming that it was the work of an unnamed and undisclosed employee of ICC or a contractor but not the work of Senaka Weeraratna.

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Source:  AI Overview Jonathan Hall, Counsel for ICC has given flawed legal advice on authorship of Player Referral (DRS) claiming that it was the work of an unnamed and undisclosed employee of ICC or a contractor but not the work of Senaka Weeraratna. This is a ridiculous claim making ICC the laughing stock of the […]

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If ICC lawyers have blundered giving sub – standard flawed legal advice on the origins of Player – Referral what are the remedies available to improve ICC’s image

Saturday, May 30th, 2026

Senaka Weeraratna If ICC lawyers have blundered giving sub – standard flawed legal advice on the origins of Player – Referral leading to loss of confidence in the competence and advice of its legal team, what are the remedies available to improve ICC’s image including taking stern action against the lawyers guilty of Professional Negligence? […]

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ගල්අඟුරු වංචාව බලහත්කාරී මංකොල්ලයක් බවට පත්වෙයි -MV JOSCO YONGZHOU ‘ගල් අළු නැව’ ගොඩබෑම ආරම්භ කරයි!

Friday, May 29th, 2026

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Channel 4 & Asad Maulana: Where Is the Evidence for the Alleged February 2018 Meeting between Suresh Sallay & Zaharan?

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Shenali D Waduge The entire Channel 4 conspiracy narrative surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks rests fundamentally on one alleged event — a purported February 2018 meeting between Suresh Sallay and Zaharan Hashim. If that meeting cannot be independently verified through objective evidence, then every subsequent allegation built upon it rests primarily on delayed recollection rather […]

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DRS – Jonathan Hall, General Counsel ICC, like David Becker (Head Legal -ICC) has submitted that ICC was totally unaware of Senaka Weeraratna’s prior work completely overlooking the Doctrine of Constructive Notice and Oversight of core intellectual property principles.

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Senaka Weeraratna In an exchange of correspondence between Mr. Maithri Panagoda, Senior Partner, Carroll & O’ Dea Lawyers (letter dated December 06, 2022) appearing on behalf of Mr. Senaka Weeraratna, and Mr. Jonathan Hall, General Counsel and Company Secretary, ICC, Mr Hall ( in letter dated January 20, 2023) takes up the same defense that David Becker (Head Legal, […]

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The Buddha saves Animals from sacrifice | Must watch !

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Abhinav Kumar In this video, Buddha saves animals from being sacrificed by the Priests of those days. The Buddha was against animal sacrifice. He had to be, for he was staunchly opposed to killing. Killing, not just human beings, but all beings without exception. He expressed the view that it was all beings that deserved […]

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South African Lawyer David Becker’s negligence and oversight of fundamental principles of law as a legal adviser of the ICC 

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Courtesy : AI Overview David Becker’s legal opinion on the authorship of the “Player Referral” concept—which forms the core foundation of the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS)—has sparked intense criticism for alleged negligence and oversight of core intellectual property principles. The controversy surrounds a legal position drafted by Becker during his tenure as Head of […]

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Sri Lanka’s Justice System Needs Revolutionary Reform — Not Endless Postponements

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Without Prejudice  For the attention  of  Lady Justice  (  she  is called Lady Justice. She is usually depicted holding a balance scale and a sword, and often wears a blindfold to symbolize impartiality and fairness. In Washington, D.C., versions of Lady Justice can be seen at several important government buildings, including the United […]

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EU-Sri Lanka forum discusses maritime, logistics hub potential

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Recently, the SLPA Chairman made an important presentation to the German delegation regarding port expansion plans, but Trincomalee appeared to have been left out of the overall development formula. EU-Sri Lanka forum discusses maritime, logistics hub potential | EconomyNext The Government should clearly clarify whether India’s strategic interests and existing involvement in […]

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ICC’s shameful co – habitation with wrongdoing of its Legal Team in relation to authorship of DRS – Options available to restore its integrity

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Courtesy:  AI Overview Restoring the ICC’s integrity regarding the Umpire Decision Review System (DRS) authorship dispute requires addressing claims that the ICC’s legal team relied on a legally flawed, self-serving opinion to bypass intellectual property rights and bypass doctrines of constructive notice. [1, 2] To undo the apparent wrongdoing and restore institutional credibility, the ICC […]

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Colombo port expansion plans gather momentum-Colombo Port and Trincomalee Expansion: Vision Without Execution Will Sink Sri Lanka

Friday, May 29th, 2026

Dr Sarath Obeysekera https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Colombo-port-expansion-plans-gather-pace-with-US-2Bn-pipeline/108-341509 Sri Lanka’s ambitious US$ 2 billion port expansion programme may look impressive on paper, but without a competent, technically driven execution team, many of these projects risk becoming expensive national fantasies. The proposed Colombo North Port expansion is a classic example. For years, experts have warned that the northern boundary of […]

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