Dr Sarath Obeysekera A Gateway to Global Skills, Jobs, and Dignity Sri Lanka took a historic step in vocational training with the inauguration of the IDMNC IVTS School of Welding Technology in Galle. This flagship initiative, jointly established by IDM Nations Campus and Fabweld Academy, responds to the urgent need for advanced technical training to […]

BY JATILA KARAWITA  Courtesy:  The Morning https://www.themorning.lk/articles/RwRFr97rNUfevrbOFeXU A prominent and highly influential Buddhist monk Ven Elle Gunawansa Thera alleged that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has been taken over by a religious group belonging to the ‘faith-based group’ ideology. He charged that at the same time the newly installed set of administrators have taken cover under […]

Courtesy Hiru News The IMF’s Executive Board signed off on Sri Lanka’s combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the Extended Fund Facility on May 28, unlocking another SDR 508 million, roughly US$695 million, and bringing total purchases under the four-year programme to about US$2.4 billion. By the conventional measure of an IMF review, this is […]

චන්ද්‍රසේන පණ්ඩිතගේ විසිනි අපේ මාතෘ භූමියට එරෙහිව නැවත වරක් මානව හිමිකම් කැඩීමේ යෝජනාවක් ඉදිරිපත්ව තිබේ. එය අප අපේක්ෂා කල සිදුවීමකි. මෙම යෝජනාව මුල්වරට ඉදිරිපත් කරනු ලැබුවේ ලෝකයේ බලවත්ම රාජ්‍ය ලෙස හදුන්වා ගන්නා ඇමරිකා එකසත් ජනපදයයි. ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපදයම මෙම යෝජනාව ඉදිරිපත් කිරීම තුලින් පෙන්වන්නේ, අප රාජ්‍ය කොතරම් ප්‍රබල රාජ්‍යක් ලෙස ඇමරිකාවම සලකනවාද යන්නයි. මෙවර වෙනත් […]

Shenali D Waduge To understand the competing narratives surrounding the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka inspite of Sri Lanka going through over 300 LTTE terror attacks over 30 years is indeed puzzling. Therefore, given the current twist of narrative it is critical to go back to 2019 itself and relook at the public statements […]

Shenali D Waduge The emergence of allegations concerning retired Major General Suresh Sallay in relation to Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks raises important questions about evidentiary standards, attribution, and the distinction between advocacy and adjudication. Particular attention must be paid to how allegations develop over time, how they are amplified across social media and […]

Dilrook Kannangara  The five-year debt moratorium comes to an end later next year. Fears of the national economy going bust are creeping back in. But will that happen? If the 2022 economic collapse was the result of corruption and if corruption, at least large-scale corruption, is under check, how can the country go bankrupt yet […]

Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Map of Trade in the Indian Ocean 15th-16th century America’s war of choice on Iran has spread across the Indian Ocean World and maritime Silk Route. Starved of oil and gas South and Southeast Asia’s emerging economies have seen local currencies fall against the ‘exorbitantly privileged’ Petrodollar as public and private debt increased […]

By Neville Ladduwahetty, courtesy The Island The Preamble to Sri Lanka’s Constitution states: The PEOPLE of SRI LANKA having by their Mandate…entrusted and empowered their Representatives …to draft, adopt and operate a new Republican Constitution in order to achieve the goals of a DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC whilst ratifying the immutable republican principles of REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRATIC”.  […]

Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD  King Seethawaka Rajasinghe, also known as Tikiri Bandara, was a warrior king of Sri Lanka during the 16th century, renowned for his exceptional prowess as a battle-hardened hero. He earned the title “Rajasinha” (meaning Lion King) for his bravery and military tactics. Ascending to the battlefield at the tender […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre In accordance with the special instructions of His Excellency the President and under the direct supervision of the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd),  a special dengue prevention programme with particular focus on the high-risk areas of the Western Province commenced this morning (04 July). The large-scale […]

By Sarath Obeysekera The recent reports that the proposed US$3.7 billion Sinopec refinery project in Hambantota has stalled over disagreements regarding the company’s access to the local fuel market should concern every Sri Lankan. At a time when the country is desperately seeking foreign direct investment, employment opportunities and export earnings, we must ask ourselves […]

Courtesy Hiru News A nation faces the risk of destruction not only from natural disasters but also from an ineffective judicial system, Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena warned during an event in Colombo yesterday (July 2). Stressing the importance of judicial accountability, the Chief Justice explained that sovereignty is divided into four main pillars: legislative […]

Senaka Weeraratna The Government of India and various socio-religious organizations manage, monitor, and restrict missionary activities through a combination of strict federal laws, state-level legislation, and grassroots cultural campaigns. The strategy focuses heavily on blocking the financial pipelines of religious organizations and restricting the legal rights of foreign citizens to evangelize on Indian soil. 1. […]

By Sarath Obeysekera Recent events have once again brought Iran into the international spotlight. Much of what the world sees today is shaped by geopolitics, sanctions and military tensions. Yet my memories of Iran are quite different.  They are the memories of a shipbuilder and businessman who had the privilege of working closely with the […]

AI Overview Public concern regarding religious influence in Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) heightened following the appointment of Eran Wickramaratne, a prominent political figure known for his evangelical Christian background, to lead the newly formed SLC Transformation Committee. The unease among Buddhist Sinhalese cricket fans stems from fear of religious favoritism and the historical context of […]

Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon CEO/Free Lawyers  Free Lawyers Sri Lanka expresses deep concern over the Government’s continued delay in filling vacancies in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal, alongside reported moves to extend the retirement age of judges in these courts by two years. These actions risk undermining judicial independence, exacerbating case backlogs, and eroding public […]

Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, As the United States marks its 250th anniversary—a testament to endurance, sacrifice, and democratic aspiration—it does so under a dark and foreboding shadow. At this defining moment, the nation finds itself led not by steadiness or vision, but by a figure whose erratic conduct, corrosive narcissism, and moral decay mock the very […]

මූලාශ්‍රය: AI දළ විශ්ලේෂණය ‘නැවත ඉපදුණු’ ක්‍රිස්තියානි මිෂනාරි නායකත්වයෙන් යුත් ක්‍රිකට් පරිවර්තන කමිටුව, DRS කර්තෘත්වය සම්බන්ධයෙන් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පිටුපසට පිහියෙන් ඇන, ක්‍රිකට් සහ තවත් බොහෝ ක්‍රීඩා වල ඉතා සාර්ථක ‘ක්‍රීඩකයා – යොමු කිරීමේ’ (DRS) ක්‍රමයේ බෞද්ධ සිංහල නිර්මාතෘගේ සාධාරණ ප්‍රකාශයන් සම්පූර්ණයෙන්ම ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ ඩේවිඩ් බෙකර් (දකුණු අප්‍රිකානු ක්‍රිස්තියානි) තෝරා ගැනීමට මූලික සැබෑ හේතුව ආගමික අනුග්‍රහයද? […]

Sam Ben-Meir Never has fantasy been more commercially successful. Yet it is not obvious that it has become more imaginative. Long before the rise of the modern novel, fairy tales provided generations of listeners and readers with images of transformation, justice, adventure, and hope. They offered something more than entertainment. They opened windows onto worlds […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Japan’s decision to provide approximately US$3 billion (¥480 billion) in long-term support for the ACME Group–IHI Corporation Green Ammonia Project in Odisha is a significant milestone, not only for India but for the entire Asian region. It demonstrates how governments can work with the private sector to accelerate investment in emerging industries […]

Source:  AI Overview Is religious favoritism the underlying true reason for the ‘ Born Again’ Christian missionary led Cricket Transformative Committee to choose David Becker ( South African Christian) who has stabbed Sri Lanka in the back over DRS authorship, and reject outright the reasonable claims of the Buddhist Sinhalese inventor of the highly successful […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Quote Advertisement by EDB  Schedule of Requirement (SOR) PROMOTION OF SRI LANKA’S MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES SECTORGLOBALLY THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM 1. Background Quote  PROMOTION OF SRI LANKA’S MARINE AND OFFSHORE SERVICES SECTOR GLOBALLY THROUGH THE ENGAGEMENT OF A PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRM 1. Background The Marine and Offshore […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Blue Economy advocate  1 Sri Lanka’s ancient reservoirs are a national asset 2. Which reservoirs generate hydropower? Only a relatively small number of the larger modern reservoirs are used primarily for hydropower, including: Most of the ancient reservoirs—including Parakrama Samudraya, Kala Wewa, Minneriya Tank, Kaudulla Tank and Nachchaduwa Tank—continue to serve mainly irrigation […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Sri Lanka’s investment policy framework needs to be fundamentally changed at the top level if the country is serious about attracting foreign direct investment and accelerating industrial growth.  At present, too many decisions are being shaped through committees that are heavily dominated by government officials, while the private sector is brought is […]

Sarath Obeysekera Chairman Advisory Board Marine and Offshore industry development Duminda Hulangamuwa ‘s extensive experience in finance, taxation, corporate governance, and economic policy, together with his close involvement in national economic reforms, gives renewed hope that the BOI can once again become the country’s premier investment promotion agency. His stated intention to restore the BOI’s authority and transform […]

AI overview Sri Lanka Cricket fans and legal advocates are deeply disappointed with the Sri Lanka Cricket Transformation Committee (CTC) for failing to lobby the International Cricket Council (ICC) for official recognition of Senaka Weeraratna, the Colombo-based lawyer who conceptualized the Player Referral system (the blueprint for today’s DRS). Public backlash intensified significantly because the […]

ආචාර්ය සුදත් ගුණසේකර අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක මැතිනියගේ හිටපු ස්ථිර ලේකම් සහ ශ්‍රී ලන්කා පරිපාලනසේවා සන්ගමයේ සභාපති (1991-94)) මේ රටේ පලාත්සභා ඡන්දය වහාම පවත්වන්මෙන් කෑමොර දෙන දේශපාලකයින් ඇතුලු සියලුම පිස්සන් ජීවිතාන්තය දක්වා යැවිය යුත්තේ අන්ගොඩටය. එසේත් නැතිනම් ඔවුන් දේශද්‍රෝහීන්, ජාතිද්‍රෝහීන් සහ බෞද්ධ විරෝධීන් වශයෙන් වහාම මේ පින් බිමෙන් යළි කිසිදාක ආපසු ආ නොහැකි පිටසක්වලකටම පිටුවහල් කළ […]

සමායෝජක – වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන 36වන නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන(සිංහල මාධ්‍ය – නීති සටහන් ලබා දේ)  ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83වන ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (ආ) ඡේදයේ දෝෂයක් ඇති බව නීතිපති පිළිගෙන තිබියදී එය නිවැරදි නොකර, විනිසුරුවරුන්ගේ විශ්‍රාම වයස වැඩි කරන ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා සංශෝධනයක් ජනමතවිචාරණයකින් තොරව නීතියක් කළ හැකිද? * * Can a constitutional amendment that […]

By: Rohana R. Wasala Sri Lanka and Israel are facing similar existential threats. The two comparatively small sovereign states have the most ancient roots in the history of human civilization, principally due to their maritime connection to other countries. Both states are today parliamentary democracies with multiethnic and multicultural populations, each benignly dominated by a […]