KAMALIKA PIERIS NEGOMBO PRISON RIOTS, JULY 2026. Sri Lanka’s strategic position in the Indian Ocean makes it a major transshipment hub for narcotics trafficking between the “Golden Crescent” (Afghanistan/Pakistan), the “Golden Triangle” (Myanmar, Thailand, and Laos) and    the markets in Europe and North America.  This route is now used by narcotics dealers in Sri Lanka, […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS There have been three prison riots in Sri Lanka. Two in Welikada in 1988 and 2012, and one at Mahara   in 2020. In July this year, there was a fourth prison riot. There was a   riot in Negombo prison on July 5 and 6, 2026. This riot resulted in the death of 10 […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS The Negombo prison riot of July 2026, was the first time, that prison officers had been   brutally attacked in Sri Lanka and   murdered by prison inmates.  Of those killed, eight belonged to the Prison Emergency Response and Tactical Unit, one was a jailor and two were prison guards.  Jagath Wickremasinghe, former Commissioner of […]

Dilrook Kannangara Selective amnesia is a popular propaganda and political trick. Those who howl about Black July 1983 pretend not to know about the happenings immediately before that. It certainly did not happen in a vacuum. There were far worse events before that. Putting these into context is important to understand what really happened. In […]

Source :  AI Overview The perspective that missionary historical narratives on Sri Lanka constitute historical revisionism driven by foreign agendas is a significant theme within modern post-colonial and nationalist discourse. Colonial-era Christian missionary narratives in Sri Lanka are frequently critiqued as instruments of cultural displacement and historical revisionism, aligning closely with nationalist perspectives that view […]

Senaka Weeraratna Thank you Michael for this invitation to write about  ‘  Your Sobers story’ Yes, I met him i.e.,Sir Garfield Sobers, in a face to face chance encounter in Melbourne sometime in 1983. I was then working as a Legal Officer for the office of the Federal Special Prosecutor headed by Mr. Robert Redlich, QC […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  Developing the Next Generation of Marine Professionals Sri Lanka’s strategic location in the Indian Ocean offers immense opportunities to become a regional centre for offshore engineering, shipbuilding, ship repair, marine logistics, offshore renewable energy, oil and gas support services, fisheries technology, and the blue economy. However, realizing this potential depends on developing […]

Source:  AI Overview This is what  prominent Sri Lankan historian and sociologist Michael Roberts has written on his platforms like Thuppahi’s Blog. The phrase references a famous cricketing moment from a match played on 28 February 1961 at the Colombo Oval, where the fast bowler Sonny Yatawara clean bowled the legendary West Indian all-rounder Sir Garfield […]

ෆීන්ක්ස් නීති සාර සංග්‍රහය / Phoenix Law Journal * How many lawyers will lose their profession and how many Members of Parliament will lose their parliamentary seats after the constitutional amendment draft to extend the judges’ term limit is brought?” ෆීන්ක්ස් නීති සාර සංග්‍රහය / Phoenix Law Journal( 2026 ජූලි දිගහැරුම) [විනිසුරු ධූර කාලය වැඩි […]

Source:  AI Overview The destruction of the Royal Palace at Hanguranketha (burnt by British forces under Major Johnson in 1803, and devastated during the 1818 rebellion) and the Old Summer Palace (Yuanmingyuan) in Beijing (looted and burned by Anglo-French forces under Lord Elgin in 1860) offer powerful insights into the nature of colonial warfare, cultural […]

Shenali D Waduge ‘ Black July is just one of many painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern history. The suffering, the destruction of homes and businesses, and the failure of the State to protect citizens are historical realities that must never be denied. But history demands more than remembering only one part of an event. […]

by I. Ahmad 60th Ahmadiyya International Convention  U.K. concludes today. The three day convention was inaugurated by Ahmadiyya Khalifa His Holiness Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad on last Friday (24th July 2026) at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom.  His Holiness hoisted the Liwa-e-Ahmadiyyat (Flag of Ahmadiyyat). His Holiness’ inaugural address, the title of which was, walking upon the path of […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Patients Have a Right to Know What Medicines They Are Taking Recent reports and discussions about the quality and regulation of medicines in Sri Lanka have once again highlighted the urgent need to strengthen our pharmaceutical regulatory system. While investigations into specific allegations must be left to the relevant authorities, one issue […]

නීතිඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන BSc(Col), PGDC(Col) (සමායෝජක) වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන 1. වර්ෂ 2015දී ගෙනා 19වන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනය අවස්ථාවේ ජනාධිපති ධූර කාලය සහ පාර්ලිමේන්තුව පවත්නා කාලය වසර 5දක්වා අඩු කිරීමේ ක්‍රියාවලියේදී ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාව සංශෝධනය නොකිරීම හේතුවෙන් ඇති වී තිබෙන වැරැද්ද නිවැරදි කිරීමට ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 78වන ව්‍යවස්ථාව යටතේ 22වන […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  AI generated advise  For vegetables purchased in Sri Lanka, this is the household method I would recommend based on current research: 1. Remove damaged or outer leaves For cabbage, lettuce, gotukola, spinach, mukunuwenna, etc., discard the outer leaves first. 2. Prepare a baking soda solution 3. Soak 4. Rinse thoroughly 5. Dry […]

by Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge  30th December Several officers from the Metropolitan Police Force’s Lambeth Division visited me to inform me about the discovery of Bernard’s lifeless body in Gipsy Hill. They indicated that through his employer, J.G. Littlechild & Co, they were aware of his assignment linked to me. The police suspect foul play, believing […]

Senaka Weeraratna The establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) to investigate colonial-era injustices against Buddhism and the Sinhalese population has been a topic of serious discussion among nationalist groups, legal scholars, and civil society. Broadening a mandate to cover a 443-year span (1505–1948) introduces immense legal complexities regarding testimonies, individual criminal accountability, and […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never […]

සරත් ඔබේසේකර අද ශ්‍රී ලංකාව සියලුම ප්‍රතිපත්ති නිර්මාණකරුවන්ගේ අවධානයට ලක් විය යුතු විරුද්ධාභාසයකට මුහුණ දෙයි. අපගේ තරුණයන් දහස් ගණනක් විදේශ රැකියා සඳහා පුහුණු කරමින් සිටින අතර, අපගේම කර්මාන්ත දක්ෂ කම්කරුවන් සොයා ගැනීමට අසීරුතාවයට පත්ව ඇත. මෙම විරුද්ධාභාසය දැනටමත් කර්මාන්ත වර්ධනය මන්දගාමී කරමින්, විදේශ කම්කරුවන් ආනයනය කිරීම පිළිබඳ සාකච්ඡා ඇති කරයි. මට මතක් වන්නේ කලින් ප්‍රබල […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera For decades, hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans have travelled to the Middle East seeking employment. Their remittances have become one of the country’s most important sources of foreign exchange, supporting countless families and contributing significantly to the national economy. Many employers in the Gulf provide fair wages, good accommodation and respectful […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka has always been known as a peaceful and welcoming nation. Tourism, foreign investment, and international business are essential for our economic growth, and genuine visitors and investors should always be welcomed. However, every country has a responsibility to ensure that immigration is properly managed and that national security is never […]

Shenali D Waduge Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and certain elements within the Church, particularly after 2021, have advanced the position that Easter Sunday was not solely the result of Islamist extremism but involved an external political actor who allegedly manipulated Zaharan Hashim to achieve a political objective. Such a serious allegation requires evidence capable of establishing […]

Dilrook Kannangara The self-named Cockroach Party” made up of young Indians have taken to the streets. Backed by their participation other youngsters have also joined in waves of protests. They are the largest protests in the world given the sheer size of the Indian population. However, they may not succeed. The reason is ultra nationalism […]

AI Overview The history of Christian missionary endeavors in Sri Lanka during the colonial era (1505–1948) is viewed by many local historians and religious scholars as a systematic effort to dismantle the country’s indigenous Buddhist and Hindu cultural foundations. Often described in nationalist discourse as a “darkest chapter” of cultural erasure, these endeavors were characterized […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera News item  Two chinese parties clash in port city  Sri Lanka has welcomed foreign investment for many decades, and responsible investors from China, India, Japan, Europe, the Middle East, and many other countries have made valuable contributions to our economy. However, investment and criminal activity are two very different matters, and the […]

by A. Abdul Aziz. In any war, the first casualty is the truth. If we view the current Middle East conflict through the fog of war, it’s impossible to determine the realities and motives on the ground.  Warmongering propaganda has been the wont of Western nations interfering in the Middle East for decades. Muslim nations […]

by I. Ahmad More than 35,000 delegates from over 90 countries are expected to attend the Ahmadiyya Muslim Annual Conference, begins today  (Friday 24th July to Sunday 26th July 2026 at Hadeeqatul Mahdi, Alton, United Kingdom. The Annual Convention (Jalsa Salana) of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community United Kingdom is a unique event that brings thousands […]

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PRESS RELEASE Maithri Gunarathna PC Rajith Keerthi Tennkaoon Free Lawyers Organization 22 July 2026 It has been reported that journalists attached to the BBC Sinhala News Service were to be summoned before the Parliamentary Privileges Committee in relation to their reporting on an incident involving Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero. Although subsequent reports indicated that the […]

ෆ්‍රී ලෝයර්ස් සංවිධානය විසින් නිකුත් කරනු ලැබූ පුවත්පත් නිවේදනය 2026. 07.22  බී.බී.සී. වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු වරප්‍රසාද කමිටුවට කැඳවා වළදා තිබූ නීතියකට අක්‍රීය වී තිබු පාර්ලිමේන්තු ව්‍යාවහාරයකට  නැවත පණදීමට දරණ උත්සාහය ව්‍යවස්ථාව මගින් තහවුරු කර ඇති හිමිකම් අභියෝගයට ලක් කිරීමකි. පූජ්‍ය පල්ලේගම හේමරතන හිමියන් සම්බන්ධ සිද්ධිය සම්බන්ධයෙන් සිදුකළ වාර්තාකරණය සම්බන්ධයෙන් බී.බී.සී. සිංහල පුවත් වෙබ් අඩවියේ වාර්තාකරුවන් පාර්ලිමේන්තු […]