BY SARATH WIJESINGHE Life amid Covid-19 ‘’It is going to disappear one day. It is like a miracle it will disappear’’ repeated Donald Trump former President of the United States of America Let the above be our wishful thinking though living with Covid-19 is frightening and disturbing. But since we are compelled to live with […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Land is precious Israelis Lived in most hostile conditions at the initial stages Land is more precious in Israel being a small fraction of Sri Lanka consist of baron land with deserts with no water except Galilee at the extreme corner of the country. Most […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Start-up Company If you have an apple and I have an apple then you and I have an apple each and then you and I will still have each one apple but we exchange apples and we exchange ideas we have two apples and […]

Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel /former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel World consumer day World consumer day is the opportunity for the consumer to show strength by flexing muscles agitating their power and rights of the consumer always in the receiving end worldwide- mostly in Sri Lanka with lack of […]

Sarath Wijesinghe   (former Ambassador to UAE and Israel) Prins 94 years  is no more with us having sacrificed the life for the needy and downtrodden over  seventy five years as a young activist, Journalist, Leader of the villagers, Politician, writer, senior member of the Parliament  and a rare breed  as one of the most honest […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – Former Ambassador to UAE and Israel – Solicitor. Attorney –at –Law SME as an engine of development in Israel and other countries SME is a powerful engine tested and used worldwide successfully, in underdeveloped, developing and developed world better utilized in Israel with 40% of the GDP, and 70% exports mostly on […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador UAE and Israel   Trade and Foreign policy is synonymous and linked together  Trade and Foreign policy is synonymous and directly linked to each other in the new world order where states have given priority to trade over foreign policy interacting with the rest of the world, states and international organizations. Trade Policy is statement of intent and deliberations of a system of […]

Sarath Wijesinghe (Former Ambassador to Israel and UAE/Former Chairman CAA –Solicitor in England and Wales/Attorney-at-Law) Digitization process in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is still lagging behind digitization when neighbor India and even Bangladesh has surpassed us. Bangladesh has introduced biometric ID’s for their 110 million citizens which is a base for digitization in other areas, when […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Free Trade Agreements SLSFTA the free trade agreement entered into with Singapore – a world economic giant in a small patch of land with a small population is the talk of the town today, considering the controversial nature of the 1083 page document in terms of asymmetrical […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel / Head West End Law Center   FTA International Agreements  Free Trade Agreements are international agreements binding among and between state party or parties and international organizations generally involving commerce, trade politics and international relations among states and international organizations. The Agreement between Sri Lanka and Singapore is mainly on […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Ambassador to UAE and Israel A FUTURE HUB FOR TRADEAND LOGISTICS IN THE INDIAN SUB CONTINENT” It is now certain cemented and unstoppable that Sri Lanka Port City” is the future Hub of business activities and foundation of the success of new Sri Lanka in the new world and business order […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Chainman Consumer Affairs Authority Cost of living and gas prizes Cost of living is proportionate to, and depends on the prices of the consumer items and the management of the economy and trade by the governance. Gas plays a main role in cost of living as the use of gas is […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Consumer and consumerism in exploitation process Consumer is always exploited and at the receiving end every minute. This process aggravates during the festive seasons due to excessive demand on consumer items and services. Consumer is cheated and misguided by bogus year […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel No confidence motion is now history The no confidence motion which is now history was won by the United National Party regime and the associated groups with ease after struggling and maneuvering day and night to get the members of the conflicting fractions to their sides with […]

Sarath wijesinghe – Former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority Groups of laws designed to ensure the rights of the consumer Principles of consumer affairs is applied locality and universally in different jurisdictions depending on circumstances worldwide for the citizens and the business community depending on the different kinds of trade practices. In open economy it is […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Chairman Consumer Affair’s authority Neglected consumer to be transferred to alert consumer Most powerful consumer worldwide is powerless in Sri Lanka as the most neglected group in the society, not conversant with the rights, laws, precautionary measures on consumer transections, and generally, knowledge on the important materials and availability on laws on […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Secretary of the Bar Association and former Administer of the Legal Aid Commission Litigation is expensive anywhere in the world Litigation is expensive anywhere in the world due to complexity and want of definitions, targets, and to be within rules not familiar with the citizen expected to know the law with […]

Sarath Wijesinghe a former Secretary Bar Association and a former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Worldwide issue Laws delays is a worldwide issue currently resolved in many jurisdictions including Commonwealth and United Kingdom we have been inherited with the current adversarial system from. The main players in the system are lawyers, Judges, where the state […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Ambassador UAE and Israel Tea is our pride Tea is our pride for which we are proud of as the leading exporter to the world has come down below due to our own mistakes, we are now trying to solve victoriously. Other exporters to the world are Kenya, India, China, apart […]

Sarath Wijesnghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel  Water and Environment  Water and environment are synonymous due to the close connection to each other in the human nature where environment will not flourish without water as the main ingredient of the process of environment thereby it our duty to protect and foster both equally for the existence […]

Sarath Wijesinghe a former Ambassador to UAE and Israel/ a former Chairman Consumer Affairs authority Water is precious Water is one of the most precious elements essential for the life of a being which is found throughout the world on unequal distribution of geographic considerations. One can live only three days without water which is […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Law and Order Law and order of a nation is paramount for the citizens live in peace and harmony in the complex society. State and religions have provided for the legal implementation of the laws and morality by religions in a developed society. Any country Rule […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Bribery and corruption is rampant Bribery and corruption is rampant and all over like air and breathe. Development and reputation of the country depends on the impact of the corrupt regime and governance which has a direct impact of law and order and rule of law. There […]

Sarath Wijesinghe former Chairman CAA and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel World Consumer Day World consumer day is the day the world consumer shows the strength to the world in organizing the membership worldwide initiated by the Consumer International. Sri Lanka takes part in a low profile as the consumer is not well organized […]

Dr Sarath Obeysekera 2017-04-25 Fishing activities at the Oluvil harbour in Ampara is to be halted as the government is unable to bear the cost of maintenance, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said yesterday.Minister Mahinda Amaraweera and ministry officials had discussed the function of the harbour after it was revealed that it did […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Ambassador to UAE and Israel               ECTA and the background Information It appears that the government is determined to proceed with the ECTA- Economic and Technology Cooperation between India and Sri Lanka which consolidates all previous failed agreements on trade and industry. The professional national front (PNF) apparently out of desperation has […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Ambassador to UAE and Israel National Economic council and the Mandate NEC headed by President Sirisena” has taken a drastic and decisive move by appointing high powered committee including Prime Minister Wickramasinghe” to manage Economy” will meet bi-annually to implement urgent fast tract policies in/for the next two years towards victory […]

Sarath Wijesinghe – former Chairman Consumer Affairs Authority- former Ambassadors to UAE and Israel Consumer in Sri Lanka Consumer in Sri Lanka is not organized as in other parts of the world in protecting and enhancing their due rights under the legal system. They accept whatever is given by the trader, manufacture, industrialist, and the […]

Sarath Wijesinghe (Former Ambassador to Israel and UAE/Former Chairman CAA –Solicitor in England and Wales/Attorney-at-Law) Consumerism in the Modern/Digital Age Marketing is fast changing in the world with modern consumerism in the digital world. Digital market platforms are fast invading the world having currently settled in the west and so called developed world slowly and […]

Sarath Wijesinghe Solicitor/Attorney-at-law and former Ambassador to UAE and Israel Bribery and Corruption Sri Lanka has come to 4th position in Bribery and Corruption with the first place as the largest cabinet in the world. Yahapalana” came to power with the negative vote with lot of funfair to eradicate alleged corruptions and bribery of the […]