Chartering Our Future / China / Crimes of the West / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Political Parties / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th September 2026
Before India seeks greater security influence over Sri Lanka, it should ask whether the way it exercises that influence is creating the very vulnerability it fears. India is a major power. It...
Chartering Our Future / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Role of India
by Shenali Waduge · Published 8th September 2026
Rajnath Singh’s visit comes 38 years after the previous official visit by an Indian Defence Minister. The visit is described in terms of defence cooperation, maritime security, connectivity and economic partnership. But...
A Judiciary does not exist to please a Government. It does not exist to please an Opposition, prosecutors, politicians, activists, media personalities, public opinion or foreign governments. THE JUDICIARY EXISTS TO ADMINISTER JUSTICE...
ශ්රී ලංකාව අද ක්රියාත්මක වන්නේ විදේශීය බලපෑම්වලින් යුත් මිශ්ර නීති පද්ධතියක් යටතේය. රෝම-ලන්දේසි නීතිය, ඉංග්රීසි නීතිමය මූලධර්ම සහ සීමිත චාරිත්රානුකූල නීති කිහිපයක් සමඟ පොදු නීතියේ පදනම ලෙස පවතී. යුරෝපීය ආක්රමණික යටත් විජිත පාලනයට පෙර...
Sri Lanka today operates under a foreign infused mixed legal system. Roman-Dutch law forming the foundation of common law together with English legal principles & a handful of customary laws. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE...
Every religion must be respected. But multiculturalism cannot mean that everyone else must live by restrictions based on one religion only. Sri Lanka is a majority Buddhist-nation where different faiths are free to...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st September 2026
මේජර් ජෙනරාල් සුරේෂ් සලේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගනු ලැබුවේ චෝදනා සම්බන්ධයෙන් අධිකරණ තීරණයක් මත නිකුත් කළ අත්අඩංගුවට ගැනීමේ නියෝගයක් යටතේ නොව, ත්රස්තවාදය වැළැක්වීමේ පනත (PTA) යටතේ ජනාධිපතිවරයා සතු විධායක බලතල භාවිත කරමින් රඳවා තබා ගැනීමෙනි. එබැවින්...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 1st September 2026
Suresh Sallay was not arrested pursuant to a court order following a judicial determination of the allegations; he was detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) through Presidential executive powers. The starting...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th August 2026
Retired Maj. Gen. Suresh Sallay was arrested on 25 February 2026 without warrant under PTA and kept in custody using extraordinary powers vested in the President. Two detention orders have so far been...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 25th August 2026
විශ්රාමික මේජර් ජෙනරාල් සුරේෂ් සලේ මහතා 2026 පෙබරවාරි 25 දින PTA යටතේ වරෙන්තුවකින් තොරව අත්අඩංගුවට ගෙන, ජනාධිපතිවරයා සතු සුවිශේෂී බලතල යටතේ රඳවා තබා ඇත. මේ වන විට ජනාධිපතිවරයා විසින් රඳවා තබා ගැනීමේ නියෝග...
Chartering Our Future / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th August 2026
Seven years after the Easter Sunday attacks, the public is still searching for answers. In February 2026, retired Major General Suresh Sallay was arrested under the PTA and placed in CID custody under...
