By M D P DISSANAYAKE The image of Sri Lanka as a leading cricket playing nation is now heavily bruised.  The team cannot go down any further   the cricket lovers no longer consider Sri Lankan team as competitive.  The team in the past was not balanced.  If the batters deliver goods, then bowlers fail and […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE 2021 cricket calendar  is quite challenging for all teams.  Sri Lanka has a busy schedule  as well.   SLC  started cost cutting  at the wrong time with the wrong people, the players.  The cost cutting should have been undertaken without disturbing the morale of the professional players.  There are far too […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Since 2010 Sri Lanka had 10 world class Head Coaches, whilst India had 5, England and Australia 4 each, South Africa and New Zealand 3 each and Pakistan only 2.  We hired the world best with lucrative expatriate terms to Dave Whatmore, Tom Moody, Micky Arthur, Chandika Hathurusinhe, Trevor Bayliss, […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has already judged and found  that the former President of Sri Lanka Mr Maithreepala Sirisena guilty for the crimes committed on Good Friday in Sri Lanka.  He has thus surpassed the King Kekille of yesteryears.  By his explosive speech at St Anthony;s Church  at ,Kochchikade, Kotahena, he […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE (FCMA-UK, CPA-Aust), CGMA, PhD) The President Gotabaya team has been on the job since September  last year, with a new Parliament.  Their tasks, activities, funding and target time lines have been  gazetted and explained at length. BEST AND WORST PERFORMERS: From the public eye, apart from the President and Prime […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The numbers of positive Covid cases have increased rapidly during past 2 months.   We are fast reaching 1000 positives cases per day within next week or two. The resources of health authorities  have been stretched to near break-down levels.  The public co-operation for the adherence of health and safety guidelines […]

BY M D P DISSANAYAKE The Cardinal is quite openly playing politics.   He plan to sit on judgement to determine the list of accused, if the accusers earmarked by the Cardinal are not listed, he will reject the Report outright.  He is behaving like King Kekille.  The Attorney General is determined to bring in the […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE There are several  high profile cases  involving current and former  politicians scheduled to be heard  beginning this month.  In addition, there are also several Presidential/Prime Ministerial Commissions findings  where public looking forward  for punishment for wrongdoers and relief for aggrieved parties.  In the past, the recommendations of the Commissions appointed […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Sri Lanka has gone to the extreme of free market economy. As a result, there had been a net outflow of foreign exchange and rapid depreciation of Rupee.  Sri Lanka has continued Late President Jayawardene’s  Open Economy and most recently former Prime Minister has transferred Hambanthota Port  to China as […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The series against England was umpired by world renowned our own Kumar Dharmasena with not to renowned Ruchira Palliyaguru.  Throughout the series, the UMPIRES CALL” haunted Sri Lanka. The two umpires were far too strict for the Sri Lankans, perhaps unwilling to be seen and criticised bias against England.  But […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The first Sri Lankan Buddhist monk honoured by the King of Thailand  awarding the status of Aggamaha Panditha ( meaning Chief Great Scholar) was none other than the former Vice Chancellor of Vidyalankara University Ven Polwatte Buddhadatta Thera.  He has made valuable contribution to Buddhism and wrote series of books […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE 1.PRESS CONFERENCE OUTBURSTS BY INDIAN MINISTER: The BJP  government need to recognize  the rights of  majority Sinhalaese in the same spirit as they recognize the   rights of Hindus of India. Compared with the Congress Party, it is hoped BJP will review its foreign policy in future dealings with the new […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The appointment of Mr Milinda Moragoda as High Commissioner for India met with strong reactions from certain sections of buddhist monks and majority Sinhalese.  Naturally, a person who has been looking for fortunes and power by switching his loyalty from UNP to SLFP  and then to Pohottuwa ought to face […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The Centurian Park was famous for fast bowling attack. Yet Wanindu Hasaranga of Sri Lanka grabbed 4 wickets at 3.80 economy rate.   The absence of a second front line spinner was clearly the weakness of Sri Lankan cricket team.    The South Africans are more acclimatized  for  fast bowling, their key […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Surangal Lakmal by far the best fast bowler Sri Lanka ‘s squad.  We  did not play the practise match before the first test. According to our Head Coach, Lakmal will play the second test, if he  pass the fitness test.  Sri Lankan Cricket says Lakmal sustained an injury during regular […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE It seems large sums of funds spent by all governments to combat Covid has not produced the beneficial results.  Average persons continue to disregard the health warnings and put lives at risk.  To attract tourists $, Sri Lanka and its Tourism Minister is planning to open the Airports on the […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The Head of Catholics in Sri Lanka has issued a stern warning to the Sri Lankan Government that the government will be handed over to an alternative group if the current regime fail to punish the culprits of the Easter attack.   This is a serious threat to overthrow the current […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE During both Presidential and General Elections, the main promise was to scrap 19A.  Rarely we heard a counter view that some of the conditions will be retained.   The public would have been suspicious as to which articles would be retained requiring the SLPP  to provide an explanation.  The strategy to […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE First year of President Gotabaya Rajapakse is almost coming to an end. Firstly he had to work without a parliament, then Covid 19 followed by 19A, The poor performers of the government in the first year had a field day during the period without parliament.  Then these inefficient Ministers used […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara  (V) expressed views openly against Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse seeking nomination for the Presidency.  His main argument at that time was  that the democracy will be threatened if military men occupy top roles in the country.  Minister Wimal Weerawansa (W) was in the forefront to bring the military […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE In regard to last year Easter Sunday terror attacks, the President Gotabaya Rajapakse has initiated two separate bodies to investigate the incident. The traditional investigations by the Colombo Crime Division, Criminal Investigation Department and the Terrorism Investigation Department  combined to nail down the culprits, so far it is reported more […]

M D P DISSANAYAKE Sri Lanka is known as a notorious country for changing its Constitution.  There were claims that Ceylon cannot be developed under the Soulbury Constitution, until Art. No. 29 was amended and scrap the Senate and Rights of Appeal to the Privy Council of England . When Late Mr Lew Kwan Yew […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The Vision Statement  issued by Mr Gotabaya Rajapakse,  had received overwhelming approval of the general public.  Then Mr Mahinda  Rajapakse faced the General Election without a new Vision Statement, but committed to comply with that of the elected  President. Now there are several  brickbats attempting to drive their own personal […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE,  ( FCMA, CPA, CGMA, PhD) The 43 page draft amendment No.20 for the constitution is now in the public domain.  Most of us thought the amendment might be couple of pages, as there was not enough time from the date of general election to draft an elaborate amendment. Surprisingly, The […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Dr Wijedasa Rajapakse no doubt is an ambitious man. But he has also resisted requests from Yahapalana gang to put GR in jail.   WR is a self-made man.  He usually has his own agenda. WR is not a good listener. I have doubts that he will be able to work […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE Sri Lankans have once again endorsed the Rajapakse Regime, westerners notoriously defined as Rajapakse Family Dynasty. Bandaranaike Dynasty, Nehru Dynasty, Kennedy Dynasty did not last very long.  The  Rajapakses have laid eggs on a wide spectrum of the island, perpetual succession by these rulers are here to stay.  Many anti-Sri […]

BY M D P DISSANAYAKE The current trends in Sri Lanka politics are expected  to change the status of established political parties relegated to distinct defeat whilst some of the minor parties emerging to be a fighting force. The oldest political party of Sri Lanka, UNP will lose its status as a major party.  Newly […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE The election to be held on 5 August 2020 on all counts appear to be a lack lustre event.  The Sri Lankans are generally used to massive media campaigns, bill boards, cut-outs and public rallies accommodating hundreds of thousands of supporters.  These campaigns have energised the political parties and its […]

By M D P DISSANAYAKE In Australian State of Victoria, Roving Testing Squads and government Health Door Knockers are  making surprise checks in homes, similar to the campaign started long time ago in Sri Lanka. Many returning inter-state travellers are refusing to undergo Covid 19 Tests, as it is not mandatory, unlike in Sri Lanka […]

By M  D  P DISSANAYAKE The Election Commission was back to the wall after the Supreme Court decision.   No doubt its members were disappointed.   Now the EC is ostensibly trying to curry favour the  President.   The Health Department Guidelines on the Covid19 to hold the elections were discussed at length and agreed.  The Covid 19 […]