Archive for August 9th, 2026

වයස පරදා තැබූ අපූර්ව දක්ෂතාවයක්: 72 හැවිරිදි අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් මහනුවරදී කිලෝමීටර් 31ක දැවැන්ත මැරතන් අභියෝගය ජය ගනියි!

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

මහනුවර – විශේෂ වාර්තාකරු -Ceylon Watch වයස යනු හුදෙක් ඉලක්කමක් පමණක්ම බව ප්‍රායෝගිකව ඔප්පු කරමින්, ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය ප්‍රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්‍රීඩා ඉතිහාසයට පෙර නොවූ විරූ සන්ධිස්ථානයක් එක් කිරීමට මහනුවර දිරිය මිනිසෙකු සමත්ව ඇත. මධ්‍යම පළාත් ප්‍රවීණයන්ගේ මලල ක්‍රීඩා සංගමයේ සක්‍රීය සාමාජිකයෙකු වන 72 හැවිරිදි ඩී.එම්.ඒ.එස්. අතුල ශ්‍රී ලාල් ධනසේකර මහතා කිලෝමීටර් 31.230ක දැවැන්ත දීර්ඝ දුර ධාවන […]

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Sinhala Vigyanaya – Civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist Thought

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

AI Overview The civilizational history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with Buddhist thought, a unique intellectual, philosophical, and practical worldview shaped by the synthesis of Theravada Buddhism and primordial indigenous traditions. This “wisdom” or Chintana transformed a small island into a thriving hydraulic civilization characterized by advanced engineering, sustainable ecological management, and a rich […]

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Funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers showed the cultural erasure of Black Africa at a Black Man’s funeral in Barbados. A sad spectacle.

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Senaka Weeraratna The funeral of Sir Garfield Sobers deserved also a Black African cultural send off. Blacks ( Garfield Sobers was not white) should move away from Eurocentric, colonial-era military and Western religious traditions. Incorporating explicit African drumming, rituals, or folklore would better honor the ancestral roots of the Afro-Barbadians and celebrate a figure who […]

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Beyond the Surface of the Earth – Sri Lankan Perceptions of Russia in the 1960s—and My Own Journey

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Sarath Obeysekera  In the 1960s, most Sri Lankans knew very little about the Soviet Union. To many, Russia was simply a distant communist country—cold, secretive and politically opposed to the West. Some believed that its universities could not match those of Britain or other Western countries. Yet I saw Russia differently. I believed that the […]

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Ethnic Conflict & Other Minority Inventions in Sri Lanka

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

e-Con e-News Posted byee ink.August 8, 2026Posted inUncategorizedTags:asia, colombo, ethnic-conflct, minorities, sri-lanka, travel blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com ‘Before you study the economics, study the economists!’ e-Con e-News 02-08 August 2026 *  ‘Licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka, which include both State & private banks, some headed by retired judges of the Supreme Court, would never have permitted even a dollar to be sent out, […]

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Why MTD Walkers could not recover

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 1. The group had accumulated an unsustainable debt burden The proposal recorded total group exposure of approximately: The debt was concentrated mainly in: Together, these three companies represented about 90% of group debt. Walkers Colombo Shipyard represented only about 2% of total group exposure according to the proposal’s company-wise chart. Therefore, the […]

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Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize for the Advancement of Peace

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

by A. Abdul Aziz Islam focuses on securing peace in every sphere of human activity. It encourages all to promote education, respect and tolerance, improve social and interfaith harmony, support charitable causes and serve humanity regardless of race, creed or colour. The Ahmadiyya Muslim community is dedicated to establish peace at all levels and to […]

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Proposal to Develop Trincomalee as a Boatbuilding and Offshore Industry Hub

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Dr. Sarath ObeysekeraFormer CEO, Colombo Dockyard PLCFormer Chairman, Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development CorporationChairman, Advisory Board for Marine and Offshore Industries 1. Principal Request to the Government and SLPA ● The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) should reserve and formally allocate: ● A suitable waterfront area at Mud Cove for a boatbuilding, repair and […]

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Kerawalapitiya–Colombo Port Underground Electricity Cable Project Begins

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera Port City Must Be Engineered for the Future—not Repaired After the Future Arrives The commencement of the second underground high-voltage transmission cable between Kerawalapitiya and Colombo Port is undoubtedly an important national achievement. The approximately 16-kilometre, 220 kV cable will strengthen the reliability and capacity of the electricity supply to Greater Colombo, […]

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The Ghost of “Soldier’s Heart” in Modern Conflict: A Case Study of Da Costa’s Syndrome in a Sri Lankan Combat Veteran

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge, M.D. PhD The condition known by several names, including Da Costa’s syndrome, effort syndrome, and neurocirculatory asthenia, has been the subject of extensive research by numerous esteemed physicians for over a century (Paul, 1987). During the US Civil War, Dr. Da Costa conducted a thorough evaluation of around 300 soldiers exhibiting […]

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The Final Pages of Jonathan Harker’s Diary ( Part 5)

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

by Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge  12th March Today, we had the opportunity to host James Murray and his wife at the abbey, a visit that brought a significant sense of relief to both Mina and me as we grappled with our concerns about our son, Quincy. During our discussions about the future, it became increasingly evident […]

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Is it a violation of the Constitution for the Attorney General to approve a constitutional amendment increasing the tenure of judges while contradictory provisions exist within the Constitution?(Use the English version of the Constitution only for clarification)

Sunday, August 9th, 2026

Attorney Aruna Laksiri Unawatuna B.Sc(Col), PGDC(Col) (Coordinator)Dr. Thilaka Padma Subasinghe Memorial Legal Education Programme http://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/08/is-it-violation-of-constitution-for.html?m=1 1. According to Article 83(ආ) of the Constitution, a referendum is required to amend Articles 30(2) and 62(2) (the term of the President and the duration of Parliament).In 2015, during the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, the Supreme Court interpreted […]

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