King Sasanka – Sri Lankan Writer & Retired Aviation Professional.

 

Planting Legacies: How to Green Sri Lanka with Smart Reforestation & Eco-Tourism. Discover a smarter way to "Green the Pearl"! In this video, we explore a meaningful Sri Lankan homestay experience where guests help restore the island's canopy, one tree at a time. Learn why a "Mixed Bag" strategy—combining native species like Kumbuk and Na with fruit trees like Mango and Jackfruit—is essential for supporting local birdlife and pollinators. We also solve the "root" problem of urban planting. Using a simple deep-soil aeration technique from European urban planning, you can prevent roots from damaging pavements and foundations, ensuring your legacy stands for centuries. Build a "buffet for the planet" and ensure the right tree is in the right place. #SustainableTourism #ReforestationSriLanka #EcoFriendlyLiving

 

So much for the "Blue-Chip" prestige & the "illusion of efficiency." I spent my morning dealing with the travel department of one of our nation’s supposedly elite companies.  I laid it all out for them: preferred airline, specific routes, dates, and a simple stopover on the return leg.  It wasn't exactly a complex Open Jaw calculation from the "good old days", just a straightforward A-to-B with a brief pause in between. The representative took my details with practiced professionalism and a solemn promise to WhatsApp me the itinerary "shortly." Hours later?  Absolute silence.  Apparently, in the world of high-end corporate travel, "shortly" is a relative term that translates to "whenever we feel like it." We’re always so quick to point fingers at the state sector for being lethargic, callous, and indifferent.  But today was a helpful reminder that our "shining" private sector is perfectly capable of matchi...

Discover why top companies like Amazon and Alphabet prioritize reinvestment over dividends. Find out here, how non-dividend growth stocks offer superior tax efficiency, compounding power, and capital appreciation for long-term investors.

  Total outstanding balances reached Rs. 161.28 billion as consumer spending recovers.

 

 

 Discover the 2026 investor landscape of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). Learn why the 70-85% institutional ownership provides market stability while retail trading drives liquidity and price discovery in Sri Lanka’s frontier market. 

Colombo Stock Exchange Performance: From 2022 Crisis to Record 2026 Highs. Explore the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) recovery journey.  From the 2022 economic crash to a record-breaking ASPI of 23,600 in January 2026, analyze annual growth, IMF impact, and Sri Lanka's market stabilization. මෙම මූලාශ්‍රය මඟින් කොළඹ කොටස් වෙළඳපොළ 2021 වසරේ සිට 2026 දක්වා මුහුණ දුන් කැපී පෙනෙන වෙනස්වීම් සහ වර්ධනය පිළිබඳ පුළුල් දළ විශ්ලේෂණයක් සපයයි.  #ColomboStockExchange  #ASPI  #SriLankaEconomy

 

 Understanding Right Issues can save you lots of troubles later. The narrations are in both Sinhala & English languages for the benefit of my local and international viewers.

  ප්‍රජා අනතුරු ඇඟවීමයි ( Community Warning)   මාකුඹුර උතුර (මිහිඳු මාවත) .   මාකුඹුර උතුර ප්‍රදේශයේ , විශේෂයෙන්ම මිහිඳු මාවත අවට පදිංචිකරුවන් , අමුත්තන් සහ දෙමාපියන් වෙත නිකුත් කරනු ලබන අනතුරු ඇඟවීමකි.   සිදුවීම: 2026 ජනවාරි 10 වන දින , නිවසකින් පැන ආ පිට්බුල් ( Pit Bull) වර්ගයේ සුනඛයන් තිදෙනෙකු විසින් එල්ල කරන ලද දරුණු ප්‍රහාරයක් වාර්තා වී ඇත. හානිය: මෙම ප්‍රහාරයෙන් අසල්වැසි කාන්තාවක ඇයගේම නිවස තුළදී බරපතල තුවාල ලබා ඇති අතර , මේ වන විට ඇය රෝහල්ගතව ප්‍රතිකාර ලබයි. විශේෂ සටහන: මෙය හුදෙකලා සිදුවීමක් නොවන බව කරුණාවෙන් සලකන්න.   පහත දැක්වෙන පිරිස් මේ ප්‍රදේශයේ ගමන් කිරීමේදී දැඩි ලෙස ප්‍රවේශම් වන්න:   දෙමාපියන් සහ භාරකරුවන්: අසල පිහිටි දිවා සුරැකුම් මධ්‍යස්ථානය වෙත දරුවන් රැගෙන යන අය. මගීන්: බෙදාහැරීමේ රියදුරන් ( Delivery drivers) සහ CBL ආයතනය වෙත පයින් ගමන් කරන පුද්ගලයන්. අවදානම් සහිත පුද්ගලයන්: වැඩිහිටි පුරවැසියන් සහ ඇවිදීමේ අපහසුතා ඇති පිරිස්.   වත්මන් තත්ත්වය: අදාළ...

 

 

From a young boy walking with his father under the night skies of Colombo to having Asteroid (4668) Rayjay named in his honor, Ray’s journey proves that the sky is not the limit—it’s just the beginning. කොළඹ රාත්‍රී අහස යට තම පියා සමඟ ඇවිද යන කුඩා පිරිමි ළමයෙකුගේ සිට රේජේ විසින් ඔහුට ගෞරවයක් වශයෙන් ග්‍රහකයක් (4668) නම් කිරීම දක්වා, රේගේ ගමන ඔප්පු කරන්නේ අහස සීමාව නොවන බවයි - එය ආරම්භය පමණි. கொழும்பின் இரவு வானத்தில் தனது தந்தையுடன் நடந்து செல்லும் ஒரு சிறுவன் முதல், ரேஜேயின் நினைவாக ஒரு சிறுகோள் (4668) பெயரிடப்பட்டது வரை, ரேயின் பயணம் வானம் எல்லை அல்ல என்பதை நிரூபிக்கிறது - இது ஒரு ஆரம்பம் மட்டுமே.  

From Sri Lanka to the Stars: Meet Caltech’s Next President, Dr. Ray Jayawardhana The scientific world is buzzing with the news that Dr. Ray Jayawardhana, currently the Provost of Johns Hopkins University, has been named the next President of Caltech.  On July 1, he will step into one of the most prestigious roles in global academia, leading the institution that manages NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). Roots & Lineage: A Childhood Spark Born and raised in Sri Lanka, Ray’s journey began not in a high-tech lab, but under the vast night skies of his island home.  He often recounts walking with his father as a young boy, gazing at the moon and stars—a simple ritual that sparked a lifelong obsession with the cosmos. Early Ambition: As a 17-year-old in Colombo, he launched a successful one-man campaign to have Sri Lanka issue a postage stamp commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Moon landing. Education: He attended St. John’s College and Royal College in Colombo before...

Today, Wednesday, January 7, 2026 , the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) experienced a major disruption that led to a market halt and the eventual cancellation of all morning trades. What Happened? The trading was halted shortly after the market opened (around 9:53 a.m.) due to a technical error involving the newly listed company, WealthTrust Securities Limited. In simple terms, an "error trade" occurred where shares were accidentally traded at a wildly incorrect price. Specifically: The company was supposed to trade around its IPO price of Rs. 7.00. Instead, a trade was executed at a staggering Rs. 25,000 per share. This caused the market's total "turnover" (the total value of all trades) to jump to a fake high of over Rs. 162 billion in just minutes. Why was it "Halted"? The CSE has "circuit breakers" and monitoring systems to protect investors. When the system detected these "irregular prices," it hit the emergency brakes to prevent ...