by Garvin Karunaratne On many an occasion on my never ending irrigation inspections in Kandy and Nuwara Eliya long ago I had to cling onto trees and, creepers to avoid being blown off by the power of the wind. I enclose what I once wrote hoping that our new Government of Anura Kumara Dissanayake will […]

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Senaka Weeraratna Question If the inventor of the Player – Referral system (DRS) was an Indian rather than a Sri Lankan how would the World react to an Indian initiated invention of DRS that transformed the game of Cricket forever? AI Overview  Answer  If the Player-Referral System (DRS) had been invented by an Indian rather […]

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Source:   AI Overview The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has faced growing criticism from legal and sports advocates for not formally elevating Colombo-based lawyer Senaka Weeraratna’s claim to the “Player Referral” / Decision Review System (DRS) authorship with the ICC and Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC).  Critics and intellectual property advocates argue that the BASL […]

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XpressJobs Colombo, Sri Lanka – June 2026 – XpressJobs, Sri Lanka’s leading recruitment technology platform, has been awarded Best Tech Recruitment Platform under the Auto Innovation & Technology category at the Automobile Industry Awards 2026, held on June 11 at Temple Trees, Colombo. Organized by the Automobile Industry Council (AIC), the awards recognize excellence, innovation, […]

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Dr Sarath Obeysekera When people speak about the Soviet Union today, they usually talk about politics, the Cold War, communism, shortages, and the collapse of an empire. But for those of us who lived there as students, it was a different world altogether—a world of friendship, adventure, hardship, and endless stories.I arrived as a young […]

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Courtesy Hiru News Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation and Acting Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka says there is an issue with the coal quality of the fifth vessel procured under emergency purchases, and that the supplying company has been informed that penalties will be imposed under tender conditions if a replacement shipment is not […]

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Courtesy Hiru News The wife of Retired Major General Suresh Sallay, Manori Sallay, has made an urgent appeal for daily visits to her husband, warning that his health is deteriorating rapidly due to the ongoing hunger strike.In a letter, addressed to The Criminal Investigation Department Director Shani Abeysekera, requesting immediate intervention, she stated that medical […]

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