AI Overview https://share.google/aimode/TmiiYdHuL2iAQ3wrT AI Overview Sri Lanka has consistently punched above its weight on the global sporting stage, producing thinkers, visionaries, and innovators who have permanently transformed how games are played, refereed, and commercialized globally. [1, 2, 3, 4] 🏏 Cricket: Strategy & Technological Innovation 1. Senaka Weeraratna — The Visionary behind DRS Though not […]

By Dr Sarath Obeysekera Recent American involvement in Nigeria’s counterterrorism operations, combined with increasing pressure on Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, once again raises a serious geopolitical question: Are global interventions truly driven by democracy and security concerns — or by long-term strategic interests of powerful nations like US ? Nigeria today occupies enormous strategic importance. […]

By Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka is rapidly attracting thousands of young foreign travelers searching for freedom, nightlife, adventure, surfing, and cheap living. Beaches such as Arugam Bay, Unawatuna, and Kalpitiya have become internationally promoted destinations for youth tourism. While tourism is essential for the economy, an uncomfortable question must be asked: Are some travel […]

Ahmadi News The thyroid is a small butterfly-shaped gland located in the anterior neck just below the Adam’s apple. Weighing less than an ounce, this super gland plays a crucial role in maintaining overall health, including regulating hormones, metabolism and energy production within the body.  Understanding its role and function becomes a vital step towards […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera https://www.gossiplankanews.com/2026/05/foreign-nationals-caught-in-rajagiri-are-found-to-have-hacked-bank-accounts-of-02-countries.html?m=1 Sri Lanka stands today at a dangerous intersection. On one side, we proudly market ourselves as a paradise for tourism, investment, port development, and international trade. On the other, a darker shadow is slowly creeping across the nation — cybercrime syndicates, drug traffickers, financial scammers, illegal operators, and organised international criminal […]

Courtesy AdaDerana The Governor of the Western Province, Hanif Yusoof says he has notified President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of his desire to resign from the post. In a letter Western Province Governor Yusoof said the decision to step down was taken given the increasing challenge of balancing his responsibilities as Governor, his role as the […]

Courtesy Hiru News The bill to repeal the Chief of Defence Staff Act was officially published via a government gazette. Prepared under the directives of the Minister of Defence, the document was issued on May 15. The legislation provides for the abolition of the Chief of Defence Staff Act No. 35 of 2009, alongside all […]

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Shenali D Waduge Before the LTTE came into the picture, it is good to go back in time to the manner in which American, British evangelical movements set up missionary schools where the Sinhala Buddhist majority did not live and provided English missionary education jobs, positions to Tamils. This was how the colonials created an […]

Sasanka De Silva Makumbura The overwhelming scientific consensus confirms that Homo sapiens originated in Africa. From that singular cradle, humanity branched out to populate every corner of the globe. This profound genetic and archaeological truth renders bitter political debates over “who arrived first” on any shore fundamentally obsolete. Instead of looking backwards to score historical […]

By Dr Sarath Obeysekera I recently watched a BBC documentary discussing the growing immigration debate in Sweden and the tightening of immigration policies across Scandinavia. It brought back vivid memories of my own working years in Norway during the 1980s. At that time, Scandinavia was one of the calmest and most orderly regions in the […]

Shenali D Waduge Seventeen years after the defeat of the LTTE, Mullivaikkal continues to be internationally presented almost exclusively through one narrative: that of civilian suffering caused during the final phase of the war. Yet, why does civilian suffering” need LTTE insignia and LTTE propaganda. Why are only pro-LTTE supporters present. Why are mothers of […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS Palm leaf manuscripts are now valued as historical documents and collections of palm leaf manuscripts are carefully preserved in libraries, in Sri Lanka and abroad. Most of the palm leaf manuscripts available in these collections date only from 18th and 19th century.  The palm leaf is a perishable item.  Manuscripts of an earlier […]

Senaka Weeraratna The architect of the “Player Referral” concept—which granted players the right to appeal field umpires’ decisions and became the foundation for cricket’s Decision Review System (DRS) and similar review systems across global sports—is Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna 📜 Origin of the Concept 🏏 Implementation in Cricket Before Weeraratna’s intervention, the “Third Umpire” […]

Senaka Weeraratna Response A The argument for true justice regarding the Decision Review System (DRS) centers on separating the technological components from the foundational concept of a player’s right to appeal. [1, 2] The Conceptual Inventor: Senaka Weeraratna While the International Cricket Council (ICC) officially rolled out the system in 2009, the “Player Referral” concept […]

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Azeez A At the far edge of North America, where the first light of dawn brushes the continent awake, two lighthouses stand watch. One is built of stone and timber, its beam cutting through fog and storm. The other is built of prayer and prophecy, its light carried in the hearts of a small but steadfast […]

By Sarath Obeysekera Last night, I watched a remarkable scene unfold on national television. The President of Sri Lanka openly challenged senior railway officials who were reluctant to permit donor-funded repairs to damaged homes due to Ditwa belonging to poor families occupying railway reservations. The officials spoke the language of files, regulations, and procedures. The […]

Shenali D Waduge While ordinary Sri Lankans buried their dead and tried to rebuild their lives, others thousands of miles away kept the conflict politically alive and continue to do so for their selfish ends. Seventeen years after the defeat of the LTTE, one uncomfortable truth continues to receive little attention: the war may have […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPTS COMMISSION. In the 1930s, palm leaf manuscripts were held by elite families living in the Central Province. They had been handed down from generation to generation. These collections were greatly cherished.  Some manuscripts showed the standing of the family under the Udarata kings, but many manuscripts were looked after simply because […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS  TEMPLE LIBRARIES         Special mention must be made of the extensive palm leaf manuscript collections found in the   Buddhist temples in the island.  The collections were mostly on Buddhism but they also had manuscripts which yield   valuable primary information on other matters. Sirancee Gunawardana has looked at the collections in the following temples as […]

ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය සිරිමාවෝ බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්තිර ලේකම් සහ සභාපති, ශ්‍රී ලන්කා පරිපාලන සේවා සන්ගමය (1991-94). 2026.මැයි 10 දා. ඔබ පක්ෂය විසින් 1971 මෙහෙයවනලද රාජ්‍ය විරෝධී කැරැල්ලේදි බන්ඩාරනායක මැතිනිය මරාදැමීමට  සැළසුම් කොට සිටියත් ඇය ඒ සියලු දෙනාටම සමාව දී පුනරුත්ථාපනය කළ නිසා ඔබ පක්ෂයෙ නය ගෙවීමට එතුමියට ගෞරව කිරීම සන්දහා කළහැකි සුදුසුම ක්‍රම්රමය […]

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Ruwan M Jayatunge, MD. PhD Drug and alcohol rehabilitation is a systematic approach that combines medical and therapeutic interventions to assist individuals in overcoming their dependence on addictive substances (The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration). The primary objective of rehabilitation is to equip individuals with the necessary skills and support to achieve long-term sobriety […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]