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US Wars on Asia Disrupt Agriculture & Food in Sri Lanka
13+ hour, 1+ min ago (774+ words) Before you study the economics, study the economists!" e-Con e-News 10-16 May 2026 In Thailand, the Philippines, Bangladesh & Australia" the first since the war to enter key sowing periods, farmers are choosing to skip or reduce planting, or cut fertilizer use, which…...
2024 Census in Original Major Ethnic Categories of Ceylon (Pre-1911)
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (270+ words) Lankaweb News The 2024 census has been released. The delay casts serious doubts about its accuracy as the last two censuses are being looked at with suspicion that they may have been tweaked for easy acceptance by society masking the increases…...
Lanka Web " World Cup Victory led by Arjuna Ranatunga (1996) and Invention of Player " Referral (DRS) by Senaka Weeraratna (1997) " a comparison of relative merits
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (471+ words) Sri Lanka permanently transformed modern cricket through two monumental milestones: the historic 1996 World Cup victory led by Arjuna Ranatunga, which revolutionized One Day International (ODI) batting strategies, and the invention of the "Player-Referral" concept in 1997 by Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka…...
17 Years After the Defeat of the LTTE: Mullivaikkal, Human Shields & the Unasked Questions
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1049+ words) Civilian suffering was real. No one denies. That suffering is relevant to not only Tamils. Sinhalese, Muslims and even foreigners also suffered under LTTE. Civilian deaths were tragic. The dead included not only Tamils. Sinhalese, Muslims, foreigners that included an…...
Lanka Web " Architect of Player's Rights of Appeal in Global Sports against wrongful decisions of Field Umpires or Referees " First in World History
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (193+ words) The architect of the "Player Referral" concept'which granted players the right to appeal field umpires" decisions and became the foundation for cricket"s Decision Review System (DRS) and similar review systems across global sports'is Sri Lankan lawyer Senaka Weeraratna " Origin…...
Sri Lanka to gazette first geothermal wetland in Kapurella
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (139+ words) The government decided to conserve and officially gazette the Kapurella hot water wetland in Maha Oya, Ampara, which is recognised as the first and only geothermal wetland identified in Sri Lanka. Deputy Minister of Environment Anton Jayakody and a group…...
Heated debate erupts at 323-container probe meeting
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (97+ words) Lanka Web The special committee appointed to investigate and provide recommendations regarding the release of 323 disputed containers from Customs convened yesterday (13) in Parliament. Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara chaired the session. The meeting grew tense as heated debates broke out…...
Lanka Web " 17 Years After the Defeat of the LTTE: The Overseas LTTE Networks that kept the Conflict Alive & continues to prevent Tamils living in peace
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (1049+ words) While ordinary Sri Lankans buried their dead and tried to rebuild their lives, others thousands of miles away kept the conflict politically alive and continue to do so for their selfish ends. Seventeen years after the defeat of the LTTE,…...
Lanka Web " Sri Lanka's Media Is Not the Judge or Jury " Nor Does It Have a Mandate to Humiliate, Convict, or Condemn Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (905+ words) The media is not the Police The media is not the CID or the TID The media is not the Attorney General's Dept The media is most certainly not the Judiciary, the Judge or the Jury. Yet, increasingly sections of…...
17 Years After the Defeat of the LTTE: The Genocide of Tamil Childhood
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (1001+ words) Before the LTTE asks the world to mourn its dead, it forced Tamil parents to mourn their living children. This is an ugly truth that LTTE fronts overseas can never excuse. Do we empathize with the thousands of Tamil children…...