Sports Instant Replay is coach referral. DRS is player – referral  That is the critical difference Michael Roberts has noted that Senaka Weeraratna’s “Player Referral” concept was a historic paradigm shift that fundamentally altered sports officiating. [1, 2] The Core of the Claim Michael Roberts’ Perspective Historian and author Michael Roberts, writing as editor of […]

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Sarath Obeysekera India’s decision to introduce massive incentives for shipbuilding component manufacturing is not merely an industrial policy. It is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s long-term maritime vision to transform India into one of the world’s leading naval and shipbuilding powers by 2047. Recent reports in The Economic Times reveal that the Indian government is preparing […]

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Sarath Obeysekera  Sri Lanka’s Richard in the Day, Daniel in the Night” Immigration Comedy Sri Lanka proudly announces record tourist arrivals every month. Ministers smile, airports are busy, and hotels celebrate. But somewhere between the arrivals terminal and the Port City construction sites, something unusual seems to be happening. A man arrives with a visa […]

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Hiru News The Supreme Court sentenced I.G.S. Prematilake, the former director of the National Institute of Education, to six years of rigorous imprisonment today (14) for contempt of court. A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, including Justice Preethi Padman Surasena, delivered the verdict. The charges against Prematilake involved his failure to implement a Supreme […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The special committee appointed to investigate and provide recommendations regarding the release of 323 disputed containers from Customs convened yesterday (13) in Parliament. Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara chaired the session. The meeting grew tense as heated debates broke out between government and opposition members while Nagananda Kodituwakku, General Secretary of Vinivida […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The government decided to conserve and officially gazette the Kapurella hot water wetland in Maha Oya, Ampara, which is recognised as the first and only geothermal wetland identified in Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody and a group of officials visited the 20.1-hectare ecosystem in the Bogamuyaya Grama Niladhari Division […]

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