KAMALIKA PIERIS In September 2024, for the first time, a rural lad was voted into the highest position in the land, a position which snobs thought should be filled only by a Colombo based ‘kalu sudda’. Anura Kumara Dissanayake ‘s appointment   as President, made the non-snobs   very happy. We had   a   ‘Tanamalvila kollek ‘ on […]

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KAMALIKA PIERIS  Sri Lanka elected a brand-new political party, Jathika Jana Balavegaya, (Malimawa) to power at the 2025   general election and treated it to a landslide win. There was a sharp swing away from   known politicians to the totally unknown. It was a huge protest vote against the mainstream parties.   Voters   were fed up and […]

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Source: AI Overview South African Lawyer David Becker ‘s flawed legal opinion on authorship of Player – Referral (DRS) which was misconceived in law (overlooked legal principle of Constructive Notice) has not only embarrassed the ICC but also has led to a crisis and tension between Sri Lanka and ICC South African lawyer David Becker […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera For centuries, Sri Lankans have repeated the legend of Kuweni and Prince Vijaya.According to folklore, when Vijaya abandoned Kuweni after using her help to establish his kingdom, the betrayed queen cursed the land and its rulers before her death. Many believe that the suffering and turmoil faced by Sri Lanka through the […]

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Courtesy : AI Overview The International Cricket Council (ICC) has several distinct non-litigious, institutional, and symbolic options to resolve the ongoing intellectual property and authorship dispute with Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna. [1, 2] Weeraratna’s legal representatives—including Sydney-based law firm Carroll and O’Dea—maintain that he pioneered the modern four-pillar framework of the Decision Review System […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera This is a tribute to a famous diver from Galle who passed away  Underwater welding and commercial diving are among the most dangerous professions in the maritime industry. Yet, they are also among the least understood by the public. The recent sudden death of a prominent diving expert has once again drawn […]

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