Dr.Sarath Obeysekera The current and future prosperity of Sri Lanka is intrinsically linked to its marine and coastal assets, with fisheries and tourism being the two main pillars of its economy, gross domestic product (GDP) and source of employment    Implementation of the Blue Economy, hitherto to be named as” Fisheries and Ocean Development Movement […]

Dr sarath obeysekera  The whole country has been grateful to Gotaghata Rajapakse when he spearheaded the war against tigers. Though some others have tried to take credit I believe that his tough decision making has been the reason for winning the war Now possibly after beating Corona spread and saving the country, he wants agro-based […]

Dr Sarath OBEYSEKERA  Above article was written two years back THE same GMOA protested against the Russian affiliated SAITM. How come now GMOA approves Russian Medical system When Russian trained educated Sri Lankan  doctors to return to Sri Lanka return to Sri Lanka so many hurdles like passing Act 16 exam etc are created by […]

Dr sarath obeysekera  OPD of all hospitals are closed, there is no rush in the emergency ward. Private hospital make an enormous amount of money from people who tend to attend the OPD for a mild cough and cold  Doctors are given a financial reward for ordering tests which may not really be required  They […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  After conquering the Kandyan  kingdom British established a regime where body tax, property tax, etc were implemented and there was no income tax. British police with Sri Lankan supporters of various Arrachchis’ has ruled the masses with a strict regime. The country was ruled with an iron fist and people had to […]

Dr SARATH OBEYSEKERA  Central Bank has issued a promising circular 05 of 27tj March 2020 informing banks and businesses and also individuals who have either borrowed or obtain finance /leading facilities can apply for redress to reschedule loans and maybe even writing off interests for s limited period  Circular also stipulates that and legal action […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  The TV news item today was about Sri Lankan specialist doctors undergoing training in the UK desperately want to return home. It is quite strange that they all want to come back when only a small percentage of the doctors return after going abroad. Some specialists trained in a lucrative specialty return […]

Dr sarath obeysekera  We have seen the yeoman services rendered by the armed forces in controlling corona spread with  political backing where  relevant measures are taken to prevent  people from moving around by establishing control points Many youngsters who have been  employed and unemployed  are staying in boarding houses, frustrated cursing the patients as well […]

Dr sarath obeysekera  We all are educated and warned over and over by authorities that a fair physical distance should be maintained at all times So a group has initiated a WhatsApp group to practice meditation remotely at home from 6 to 7 in the morning and evening. The only message the members was supposed […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  In the cities and villages people in Sri Lanka have lived harmoniously helping each other and enjoying good times and share the sorrow  I have sadly noted that our neighbors do not even talk to each other let alone distancing physically  People have become selfish like in the Western countries where they […]

Dr sarath obeysekera  A news item today indicates that police headquarters will be issuing curfew passes for employees of companies having 50 or more workers  Having bitter experience with area police officers in obtaining a curfew pass for myself as a CEO o export-oriented shipbuilding industry, I  have to watch and see how new procedure […]

Dr sarath obeysekera COVID 19 -a virus originated from animals is one of the unproven theories. Powerful countries accuse each other of planting an artificially generated bio virus to destabilize each others’ might economic powers One scientist ( by the way a Sri Lankan) claims that it had arrived on the earth from another planet. […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera CEO Walkers Colombo Shipyard Colombo Sri Lanka Today I went to the Thalangama police station after calling the OIC who asked me to come in person to get a curfew permit I had a letter from the company involved in export and foreign exchange earnings  At the gate a young cop who […]

වෛද්‍ය රුවන් එම් ජයතුංග  බෝල සමරේ මිය ගිය බව ආරංචි විය.  බෝල සමරේ 2007 වසරේ මට හමුවූ අතර ඔහු මාගේ 71 කැරැල්ල පොතට තොරතුරු ලබා දුන්නේය. පහත දැක්වෙන්නේ ඔහු පිලිබඳව සටහනකි 71 කැරැල්ලේ අමතක කළ නොහැකි චරිතයක් ලෙස බෝල සමරේ චරිතය සනිටුහන්වී තිබේ. ඔහුගෙ නියම නම ජේ සමරතුංග වුව ද ඔහුව දන්නේ බෝල සමරේ නමිනි. මට […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Today I watched the TV program where aspirants who intend to contest the presidential election were requested to table the program they intend to implement during their tenure if they win. Regrettably, all of them talked about-creating  a utopian society  None of them did specify the revolutionary changes we need today Lack […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera I believe in FDI –that means Direct Foreign Investment. Outsiders, as well as Sri Lankan expats or diaspora, keep postponing any new investments until a change of guards in Sri Lanka. We watch TV and listen to pep talks by leaders who boast that we have freedom and democracy and transparency in […]

Dr. Sarath Obeysekera   Well .we have an ex-army commander who us a General  in the fray to contest for presidency  We also have an ex  Colonel who dictated the terms to Generals like in Sierra Leone many years back Then  we have a politician who hails from lower ranks of society, and we also have  […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  When JR was voted to be the prime minister and later to become the first president my mother wrote to me to Russia and said that ” Sri Lanka will have a prosperous   ( Saubaghyamath anagathayak) future. What did we get?  A doomed Constitution which has become a bane to the country. Whatever said […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera When I read the opinion written by one Sariputta I decided to pen an opinion reg EDB function held in BMICH I was there  myself and noted not only the issue of food waste at the end of the function but also another important matter I keep attending the same function as […]

Dr Sarath obeysekera  Last few days all the television channels are showing    The next episode of the telegrams called  Janapathi Warama Just like the saying in Sinhala Fish gets into trouble because of it’s mouth  She could not keep her mouth shut It was also an amusing part of the drama,  is the way […]

Dr Sarath OBEYSEKERA PRESIDENTIAL EXPORT AWARDS TODAY  AT BMICH…. Posted on September 14th, 2017 Dr Sarath Obeysekera EDB invited me as a boat builder to the award ceremony today and watched how exporters of Sri Lanka Tea ,Apparel ,fish ,cineman,coconut shells ,Gems ,few rubber products flowers ,ornamental fish ,herbal products,gift items  etc etc garbbing gold […]

Dr Sarath obeysekera  There was a bombshell in October 2018 when Premiere was sacked  Then we had another bong shell  in April during Easter Sunday creating havoc in every front  Then premiere got another bond shell with indirect accusation related to the Bond sale  Last week one more bombshell was dropped from Nelum Tower with […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  I have read the opinion column today’s paper written by a learned Uswatte Arrachi with brilliant opinion in perfect English parlance with an analysis which can cause the CB Bond Scam ( rather government bond. Scam ) legal case to collapse. In my younger days I was told by my father who […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera Condominium Mgmt Authority, National Gem & Jewellery Authority to share information with the Financial Intel Unit in terms of the provisions of the Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 (FTRA), the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) of Sri Lanka entered into Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with Condominium Management Authority (CMA) and […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera It was the time when Lalith and Gamini were bitter the president JR for nominating Premadasa as the candidate and they were conspiring to form a new party. Both left UNP and .planning to take over the helm  One prominent land developer who was famous for illegal, landfilling was carrying out unauthorized […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera   It was  first of May 1993 when  tigers exploded a bomb to kill President Premadasa I was a chairman of a corporation hand-picked by Premadasa though I have  never done any politics before that We were obliged to attend 1st of May parade with the  UNP union on 1st in May […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera When I noted the news item today about the participation of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in a Conference in Male. I thought of making the Prime Minister Aware that the ROAD MAP to develop BLUE ECONOMY should be one of the subjects to he should talk about at the event  […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  Today Sunday paper carried headline captioned Pre Election bonanza for top public Servants More categories to get duty free vehicle permits equivalent to 22million We investors have frequent contact with public servants to get clearances for investment projects  Top public servants are often critical about the Yahapalana government and the ruling parties […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera A news item today shows the extent of disrespect to law and order my the citizens in the country This is the best time to suppress such upper hand manipulations which may be done political backing  Three-wheelers who have been a menace to the public and motorists should be deprived of their […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera  That day I had the privilege of attending the ceremony of launching the very first passenger boat in Beira Lake. Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation Act does not encompass carrying out such activity. Nevertheless, the Cooperation with the blessing from the minister had taken a very bold step in spearheading the commencement […]