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In what is being hailed as one of the most significant administrative reforms in the history of Sri Lankan football, Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar has announced a groundbreaking initiative to establish a permanent office premises for every football league across the country, while taking steps to provide them a grant of Rs. 50,000 per month and allocating Rs. 1 million to each football league this year for the organisation of grassroots football competitions.

This was announced at the FFSL’s Annual Congress held in Nuwara Eliya on Saturday, where an initial payment of Rs. 500,000 was distributed among 60 football leagues. This event brought together representatives from all 61 member leagues, more than 250 delegates, invited guests, and members of the media. Widely regarded as one of the most vibrant, well-attended, and unified gatherings in recent football history, the Congress concluded with all resolutions being adopted unanimously.

The initiative forms a key component of ‘The Next Chapter,’ the new strategic development program unveiled by Umar to guide the future growth and modernisation of football in Sri Lanka.

Addressing the Congress, Umar emphasised the vital role played by regional leagues in developing the sport and stressed the need to provide them with facilities that reflect their importance and responsibilities.

‘Every football league should have a permanent office from which it can serve its clubs, players, coaches, referees, and stakeholders. These leagues are the guardians of football in their respective regions. Providing them with a dedicated office premise will ensure dignity, professionalism, accountability, and accessibility,’ he said.

At present, many regional leagues operate from temporary locations or the private residences of office-bearers, creating administrative challenges and limiting public access to football-related services. The lack of permanent facilities has often made it difficult for players, clubs, and stakeholders to engage with league officials and obtain essential information.

The proposed office premises will provide each league with a recognised administrative centre, strengthening governance structures and enhancing the professional image of football administration at the grassroots level. The initiative is also expected to improve record-keeping, communication, financial accountability, and service delivery throughout the football ecosystem.

Football observers and stakeholders have welcomed the announcement as a transformational step that will modernise regional football administration and leave a lasting legacy for future generations.

The program aligns with FFSL’s broader vision of decentralising football development and empowering regional institutions to play a greater role in the growth of the game. By strengthening leagues at the district level, FFSL aims to create a more robust and sustainable football structure capable of supporting players from grassroots participation to elite competition.

The initiative reflects Umar’s long-term vision of building a modern football administration that meets international standards while addressing the practical needs of local football communities. It is also expected to enhance the visibility and credibility of football leagues within their respective districts while strengthening relationships with local authorities, sponsors, schools, and communities.

As Sri Lankan football continues its journey of revival and progress, the establishment of permanent offices for every member league is being viewed as a historic milestone-one that marks the beginning of a new chapter of professionalism, accountability, and growth for the nation’s most popular sport.

With ‘The Next Chapter’ now underway, FFSL has signalled its commitment not only to improving performances on the field but also to building stronger institutions off the field, ensuring that football remains accessible, accountable, and sustainable for generations to come.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) under the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital last evening.

This comes against a backdrop where he commenced a fast-to-death since Sunday night.

Sections of the Opposition have alleged inhumane treatment of Sallay whilst in custody, a charge which the Police have denied.

The Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) successfully handled a 2,241-tonne Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) shipment comprising 54 battery units destined for Sri Lanka’s largest energy storage programme to date, supporting a landmark national initiative aimed at strengthening grid stability, accelerating renewable energy integration and enhancing long-term energy security.

The shipment arrived onboard Da Xiang, a specialised heavy lift vessel operated by COSCO Shipping. Each battery unit, equivalent in size to a standard 20-foot container, weighed approximately 41.5 tonnes and required specialised planning, equipment deployment and enhanced safety measures throughout the discharge and storage process.

The BESS units form part of a nationwide deployment across 16 substations, representing Sri Lanka’s largest energy storage programme to date. The project is expected to play a critical role in supporting the country’s target of achieving 70% renewable energy generation by 2030 while improving grid flexibility, strengthening energy security and reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Recognising the strategic importance and specialised handling requirements of the cargo, CICT developed a dedicated operational plan prior to the vessel’s arrival. The discharge operation was carried out during a specially planned midnight shift, with two dedicated quay cranes, sixteen prime movers and two reach stackers allocated exclusively for the movement of the battery units from vessel to stack.

To further strengthen operational readiness, two Rubber Tyred Gantries (RTGs) were placed on standby with specially modified lifting configurations. While the terminal’s RTGs are designed to handle loads of up to 40.5 tonnes under normal operating conditions, each BESS unit exceeded this threshold.

Technical adjustments were therefore completed in advance to ensure additional lifting capability was available if required. Although the standby RTGs were ultimately not utilised, the preparations formed part of CICT’s comprehensive risk management and contingency planning process.

The operation was supported by a specially selected team comprising two quay crane operators, sixteen prime mover drivers, two reach stacker operators and two RTG operators. Team members were handpicked during the planning phase based on their extensive operational experience and exemplary safety records, ensuring that every stage of the operation was executed under enhanced safety protocols.

CICT CEO Jan Zhang said: ‘The successful handling of this 2,241-ton battery energy storage shipment demonstrates CICT’s capability to manage highly specialised project cargoes that require meticulous planning, technical expertise and uncompromising safety standards. As Sri Lanka accelerates investments in renewable energy and grid modernisation, ports will play a critical role in enabling the timely delivery of strategic infrastructure. We are proud to contribute to a project that supports the country’s energy security, sustainability goals and long-term economic development.’

Given the specialised nature of the cargo, CICT also implemented dedicated yard management arrangements to support safe storage and onward distribution. Unlike conventional container operations, the battery units were not stacked. Instead, each of the 54 units was allocated its own dedicated ground slot within the terminal yard.

Under normal operating conditions, a single yard slot can accommodate stacks of up to six containers high. However, CICT reserved 54 dedicated slots for this shipment, highlighting the exceptional planning and space allocation undertaken for the project. The dedicated storage arrangement also enabled direct retrieval for delivery while avoiding unnecessary sorting, shifting and additional cargo movements.

To facilitate efficient onward transportation, the terminal segregated the cargo according to its final delivery destinations, establishing dedicated storage zones that minimised cargo handling and supported seamless delivery from the terminal to project locations across the country.

World Ocean Day and the Ocean Crisis

As the world marks World Ocean Day on 8 June, global attention is once again directed toward the oceans that sustain life on Earth yet remain increasingly vulnerable to accelerating environmental pressures. Oceans regulate planetary temperature, generate oxygen, support biodiversity, and absorb a significant proportion of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. In doing so, they function as the Earth’s largest climate stabiliser and a foundational component of the global ecological system Descibed by Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2019.

However, this critical regulatory system is under unprecedented strain. Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, plastic pollution, overfishing, and biodiversity collapse collectively signal a deepening planetary crisis. The scientific consensus is clear: without urgent intervention, marine ecosystems may undergo irreversible transformation with cascading consequences for climate stability and human survival.

In this context, World Ocean Day is more than a symbolic observance. It is an annual reminder that oceans are not infinite reservoirs of resilience but finite, fragile systems requiring robust legal and governance frameworks. Their protection is therefore not merely an environmental objective but a legal, ethical, and intergenerational imperative.

Oceans as climate regulators and planetary systems

The ocean is central to the Earth’s climate system. It absorbs approximately one-quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions and captures over 90% of excess heat generated by greenhouse gas emissions. This buffering capacity has slowed the pace of atmospheric warming but has also led to significant ecological disruption within marine environments. Ocean warming contributes to coral bleaching, shifts in fish migration patterns, and the destabilisation of marine food webs. Ocean acidification, driven by increased carbon absorption, threatens calcifying organisms such as corals and shellfish, undermining entire ecosystems and coastal economies.

These changes illustrate a fundamental reality: the ocean is not external to the climate system but constitutive of it. From a legal and governance perspective, this interconnectedness challenges traditional sectoral approaches to environmental regulation. Climate change law, biodiversity law, and ocean governance must now be understood as interdependent domains requiring integrated regulatory responses.

United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the architecture of ocean governance

The principal international legal framework governing the oceans remains the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), adopted in 1982 and in force since 1994 by united Nations. Often described as the ‘constitution for the oceans,’ UNCLOS establishes rights and obligations relating to maritime jurisdiction, navigation, marine resource exploitation, and environmental protection.

UNCLOS represents a landmark achievement in international law. It codifies maritime zones, affirms sovereign rights over exclusive economic zones (EEZs), and sets out duties to protect and preserve the marine environment. However, despite its normative significance, UNCLOS reflects the scientific and political context of its time. It was developed before the full emergence of contemporary climate science and before the recognition of planetary-scale ecological crisis.

As a result, UNCLOS faces structural limitations in addressing modern environmental challenges. Its enforcement mechanisms are weak, its environmental provisions are broadly framed, and it lacks explicit integration with climate change governance. These limitations are increasingly evident as marine biodiversity declines and climate impacts intensify.

In particular, the fragmentation of international environmental law has hindered coherent governance of ocean-climate interactions. While UNCLOS addresses marine protection, climate treaties such as the Paris Agreement operate separately, creating institutional silos that limit regulatory effectiveness.

Emerging trends in ecological ocean governance

Despite these limitations, international environmental law is undergoing a gradual but significant transformation. A shift toward ecological governance is evident in the expansion of marine protected areas (MPAs), the negotiation of biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) agreements, and the increasing use of climate litigation to enforce environmental obligations.

The adoption of large-scale marine protected areas reflects growing recognition that conservation must extend beyond isolated ecosystems to encompass broader ecological networks. Similarly, the BBNJ Agreement represents an important step toward protecting marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction, addressing long-standing governance gaps in the high seas regime.

Climate-related litigation has also emerged as a powerful mechanism for environmental accountability. Courts in multiple jurisdictions have increasingly recognised the connection between state responsibility, emissions reduction, and environmental protection obligations. These developments signal a judicial willingness to interpret environmental law in light of evolving scientific knowledge and ecological necessity.

Together, these trends indicate a transition from resource-centric ocean governance toward ecologically grounded legal frameworks that prioritise planetary resilience.

Blue Planet Law as conceptual framework for integrated governance

Within this evolving legal landscape, Blue Planet Law offers a compelling conceptual approach. It reframes oceans not as territorial or resource spaces alone but as interconnected ecological systems essential to planetary stability and intergenerational justice.

Blue Planet Law emphasises three core principles. First, ecological interdependence: recognising that marine systems are deeply integrated with atmospheric, terrestrial, and climatic systems. Second, precautionary governance: prioritising preventive action in the face of scientific uncertainty where risks of environmental harm are severe or irreversible. Third, intergenerational responsibility: acknowledging that current environmental decisions directly affect the rights and wellbeing of future generations.

This conceptual framework challenges conventional legal fragmentation by advocating integrated governance across climate, biodiversity, and ocean law. It calls for a shift from sectoral regulation toward systems-based legal thinking that reflects the realities of Earth’s ecological interdependence.

Harmonising Blue Planet Law and Carbon Law: A scholarly contribution

In this context, the recent work Harmonising Blue Planet Law and Carbon Law responses to Climate Change represents a timely and significant scholarly intervention that advances the argument that ocean governance must be understood in direct relation to global carbon cycles and climate regulation.

A key insight of this doctrine is that oceans function as both regulators and victims of climate change. They absorb carbon emissions and heat, thereby mitigating atmospheric warming, but simultaneously suffer ecological degradation as a result. This dual role underscores the need for legal frameworks that recognise oceans as central actors in climate governance rather than passive environmental spaces.

The doctrinal integration between ocean law and climate law, proposing that legal systems must evolve to reflect ecological reality rather than institutional convenience. In doing so, it contributes to a growing body of scholarship advocating for climate-responsive ocean governance grounded in scientific understanding and normative commitment to sustainability.

World Ocean Day as legal and ethical reflection

World Ocean Day serves as a global moment of reflection on humanity’s relationship with marine ecosystems. Beyond public awareness campaigns, it raises fundamental questions about legal responsibility, ecological stewardship, and intergenerational justice.

At its core, the day invites reconsideration of whether existing legal frameworks are sufficient to address the scale and urgency of ocean degradation. It challenges policymakers, scholars, and institutions to move beyond declaratory commitments toward enforceable legal obligations.

The ethical dimension is equally significant. Oceans sustain life across generations, yet their degradation disproportionately affects vulnerable coastal communities and future populations. This raises profound questions of environmental justice, equity, and responsibility.

From rhetoric to enforcement: The future of ocean governance

Despite progress in international environmental law, a persistent gap remains between normative commitments and effective implementation. Many environmental treaties rely on voluntary compliance, weak enforcement mechanisms, and fragmented institutional structures.

Bridging this gap requires strengthening accountability mechanisms, enhancing international cooperation, and integrating climate science into legal interpretation. It also requires rethinking governance frameworks to reflect ecological interdependence rather than political boundaries.

Future ocean governance must therefore move beyond symbolic commitments and embrace enforceable, science-based legal regimes. This includes strengthening marine protection measures, aligning climate and biodiversity frameworks, and ensuring that ocean governance is embedded within broader planetary sustainability objectives.

Walking the walk of ocean stewardship

World Ocean Day ultimately underscores a simple but urgent truth: the survival of marine ecosystems is inseparable from the survival of humanity itself. Oceans are not distant or abstract entities; they are central to the Earth’s life-support system.

The future of ocean governance depends not merely on ‘talking the talk’ of sustainability but on genuinely ‘walking the walk’ through enforceable, integrated, and ecologically grounded law. As Blue Planet Law and Carbon Law perspectives increasingly demonstrate, the oceans must be recognised as foundational to climate stability and intergenerational justice.

The challenge ahead is not conceptual clarity but political and legal will. The task is to transform scientific understanding into binding governance structures capable of protecting the oceans for present and future generations.

World Ocean Day is therefore not only a commemoration-it is a call to action.

With the aim of supporting the Sri Lankan Government’s broader anti-corruption reform agenda, the Government of the Republic of Korea, together with its national anti-corruption agency, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the UN Development Program (UNDP) Seoul Policy Centre, in partnership with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and UNDP Sri Lanka, launched the outcomes of the Anti-Corruption Initiative Assessment (AIA) on Saturday at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH).

Drawing on Korea’s experience in integrity assessments, this program worth $ 100,000 was implemented as a pilot initiative in Sri Lanka under the SDG Partnership Project on Transparency and Accountability, where the AIA was introduced to public institutions to review their integrity-related practices, identify areas of risk, and explore practical measures for improvement.

Emphasising the contribution that AIA could make towards the CIABOC’s preventive mandate and its close alignment with the ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Miyon Lee explained that combatting corruption should be regarded as a responsibility of the whole-of-government supported by systems that promote integrity, reduce unnecessary discretion, and generate incentives to improve performance.

Highlighting Korea’s experience, Lee stated that Korea’s integrity assessments are conducted annually across a wide range of public institutions including central government agencies, local governments, educational institutions, public corporations, public medical institutions, and local councils. The 2024 assessment covered 716 public institutions and drew on feedback from approximately 300,000 participants, including citizens who had direct interactions with public institutions as well as public officials working within them.

Stressing on the correlation between good governance and economic confidence, she identified licencing, procurement, taxation, customs, public finance, and regulatory approvals as critical areas where integrity assessments are necessary to reduce uncertainty in public decision-making and enhance confidence among investors.

She expressed hope that Sri Lanka will build beyond the pilot program by developing domestically tailored assessment tools, ensuring a sustainable impact in strengthening transparency, accountability, and good governance, as the country continues to pursue key reforms aimed at attracting investment, expanding trade, accelerating digitalisation, and modernising the public sector.

Isipathana College produced a dominant second-half performance to defeat Royal College 31/12 and regain the Major Milroy Fernando Memorial Trophy in their opening Super Round encounter of the Dialog Schools Rugby League at Havelock Park yesterday.

The teams were locked at 12-all at halftime after a closely contested first half.

Royal struck first through winger Dinuka Perera before Isipathana responded with tries from prop Nevith Mevnaka and winger Dilum Senadeerage. Hooker Akira Yatawara also crossed for Royal as the Reid Avenue outfit held a narrow advantage before the Green Machine levelled matters at the break.

After the turnaround, Isipathana took complete control. Full-back Nimantha Sandeepa crossed for a converted try before skipper and no.8 Shaakib Zumri, who had a grand game, crashed over twice to seal victory.

Royal’s challenge was hampered by four yellow cards, while Isipathana’s superior discipline, ball retention, and forward dominance proved decisive as they strengthened their credentials as serious contenders for this season’s League title.

Ananda shock Sumangala

Ananda College shocked the much fancied Sumangala College in their Schools League Plate encounter which concluded at the Trinity College Rugby Stadium in Pallekele last weekend.

At the short breather, Ananda led 13/12.

The lads from Maradana cut loose in the latter half by scoring 18 unanswered points to secure a remarkable win.

Science College and Kingswood College recorded convincing victories in the Dialog Schools Under-19 Rugby League 2026 Bowl segment encounters played yesterday.

At Havelock Park, Science College produced a strong all-round performance to defeat Lumbini College 26/10. Science crossed for four tries and added three conversions to secure maximum points. Lumbini managed a solitary try, conversion, and penalty, but struggled to contain the Science attack throughout the contest.

Meanwhile, at the Ananda College Rugby Ground in Rajagiriya, Kingswood College won their encounter with a 29/12 win over Mahanama College. Kingswood’s tally came through three tries, two conversions, a penalty, and a penalty try. Mahanama responded with two tries and a conversion, but were unable to close the gap as Kingswood controlled the crucial stages of the game.

Both Science College and Kingswood College strengthened their positions in the Bowl segment standings with these valuable victories, while Mahanama and Lumbini face the danger of demotion in case they end in the last two positions in this segment. (SJ)

The Colombo Touch Rugby Club has achieved a significant milestone in its young but inspiring journey, successfully completing its second international tour at a tournament hosted by the Lanna Hedgehogs in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

In a historic first for the club, both a Men’s Team and a Mixed Team were fielded at an international competition-marking a defining moment not only for the club but also for the growth of touch rugby in Sri Lanka.

This achievement is the result of months of unwavering dedication, planning, and collective effort. At the start of the year, the club set itself an ambitious goal: to take the entire squad overseas. Despite the challenges of fundraising, logistics, and coordination, the team remained committed to a singular promise-no player would be left behind.

On 13 May, that promise became a reality, as every player who had worked toward this dream boarded the flight to Chiang Mai-an achievement that represented a victory in its own right.

The teams further demonstrated their capabilities on the field with outstanding performances: Men’s Team emerged as Cup Runners-Up and Mixed Team secured the title of Shield Champions.

For a club established just a year ago, these accomplishments underscore not only athletic talent but also the resilience, unity, and spirit that define Colombo Touch Rugby Club.

The club extended its appreciation to its supporters, community members, and partners, including LAUGFS Holdings Ltd, whose backing played a crucial role in making the international tour possible.

Looking ahead, Colombo Touch Rugby Club is set to host its second international tournament on 5 and 6 September in Nittawela, Kandy. This event represents another important step in expanding FIT Touch Rugby across mainland Sri Lanka and fostering a vibrant sporting

community.

Beyond competition, the club remains committed to building a platform that strengthens connections, promotes inclusivity, and creates lasting social impact through sport.

This milestone marks not just an achievement-but the beginning of a far greater journey.

Translating institutional ambition into equitable financial protection, from left: Ministry of Finance External Resources Department Assistant Director Sashisni Withana; DFCC Bank Head of Sustainability Vidarsha Dharmasena; SLYCAN Trust Director – Research and Knowledge Management Dennis Mombauer; and SLYCAN Trust Communications and Outreach Manager Indika Sakalasooriya (Moderator)

With disasters and other climate change impacts looming large, Sri Lanka needs strong social and financial protection mechanisms to help communities, businesses, and public institutions prepare and recover, according to discussions at the Lighthouse Event on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and the Multi-Actor Partnership in Sri Lanka.

Convened by SLYCAN Trust on 21 May 2026 in Colombo, the event brought together Government institutions, financial sector representatives, development partners, civil society, academia, and national as well as international experts to discuss how Sri Lanka can strengthen preparedness and resilience in the face of increasing climate risks.

The event focused on a key question facing the country: how can financial protection reach vulnerable communities, small businesses, workers, and public systems before and after climate-related shocks such as floods, droughts, landslides, and cyclones?

Recent events, including Cyclone Ditwah, have highlighted the challenges faced by households, businesses, and public institutions in coping with financial losses caused by extreme weather. Discussions highlighted the need for stronger preparedness, fast recovery support, and coordination across institutions to reduce these impacts.

The event also marked six years of work under the Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) on Climate and Disaster Risk Finance (CDRFI) in Sri Lanka. Initiated by SLYCAN Trust as part of a global programme supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this partnership provides a platform to connect local experiences, national policy processes, and global discussions on climate risk finance.

Speaking at the event, SLYCAN Trust Research and Knowledge Management Director Dennis Mombauer reflected on progress made and potential pathways for strengthening climate and disaster risk management and finance in Sri Lanka.

He noted the importance of risk and finance literacy, trust, and capacity-building as well as challenges around data, coordination, and inclusive financial mechanisms to effectively build long-term resilience to climate risks.

‘We can quantify risks, but we need to find mechanisms and instruments to better address the remaining uncertainties and find solutions that protect people, not just when disaster strikes, but also ahead of time,’ he said.

CARE Germany Program and Contract Manager for International Programs Hanna Bartels placed Sri Lanka’s experience within a wider global context. She noted that similar work is being carried out across several countries and regions, including Bangladesh, the Philippines, Madagascar, Malawi, Senegal, and the Caribbean.

‘Nobody can do this alone,’ she said. ‘We really need all these different perspectives coming together to then develop something that really works. The government is important when it comes to the enabling environment and policies, the private sector is important when it comes to products, and civil society and communities help ensure that these solutions respond to actual needs on the ground.’

She added that the discussions in Sri Lanka come at an important time, with growing recognition among public and private actors that climate preparedness must be strengthened and that solutions need to be developed collaboratively rather than in isolation.

Key issues discussed during the event included the need for better risk data, improved access to finance, stronger coordination between institutions, and financial tools that can support vulnerable communities, farmers, and small businesses facing climate-related losses. Participants also discussed the role of commercial banks, insurance providers, development finance institutions, and public agencies in supporting more effective climate and disaster risk management.

The discussions further highlighted emerging international mechanisms meant to support countries dealing with climate-induced loss and damage. Angela Rivera, former co-chair of the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage, who currently serves as SLYCAN Trust’s Coordinator: Latin America and Caribbean, outlined how the Santiago Network supports developing countries by connecting them with organisations, experts, and technical assistance providers.

‘The Network is now fully operational and can support activities ranging from loss and damage assessments and data systems to policy development, coordination mechanisms, capacity-building, and access to finance,’ she said.

The discussions throughout the event highlighted sector-specific climate-related risks and vulnerabilities. In the apparel sector, heat stress and worker protection were identified as growing concerns. In tourism, informal and seasonal workers were noted as particularly exposed when climate shocks disrupt business activity. In agriculture, speakers discussed the need to strengthen insurance and financial support mechanisms for farmers and rural communities.

The event also drew attention to the gendered implications of climate risks and the importance of local ownership. Community-level experiences from vulnerable areas showed that climate risk is not only an environmental issue, but also a development, livelihood, finance, and social protection issue.

SLYCAN Trust noted that the next phase of work will focus on moving from evidence and dialogue towards more practical solutions, including stronger partnerships, better use of data, and financial mechanisms that are more responsive to the needs of communities, MSMEs, and climate-affected sectors.

The Lighthouse Event formed part of SLYCAN Trust’s ongoing work to advance evidence-based climate action and strengthen Sri Lanka’s ecosystem for climate and disaster risk finance.

Prime and Melwa have unveiled the Prime Marina Sales Suite at Port City Colombo, a first of its kind in the region and a new benchmark for how a landmark real estate address is presented to the world. it has designed for globally minded, internationally travelled, and long past the language of conventional real estate. Every space within it is intentional, every detail deliberates crafted to ensure that the moment a customer steps in, they understand, without a word of explanation, exactly what this address represents and why it stands apart. The grandeur of the Suite set the tone unlike anything Sri Lanka’s real estate has witnessed before. Distinguished guests, business leaders, and investors from across the island and beyond gathered to witness a presentation commanding in its scale, immaculate in its execution, and resolute in its singular ambition.

‘The Prime Marina Sales Suite was conceived knowing that everyone who walks in will have seen the best of what international Real Estate have to offer. Our benchmark was not Sri Lanka. Our benchmark is the world.’ Sandamini Perera, Co-Chairperson, Prime Group

A highlight of the day was the compelling presentation delivered by Mr. Sanmith Tharunya, Director of Prime Group, who took guests beyond the architecture and amenities to reveal the extraordinary vision behind Prime Marina. Through a presentation that was both inspiring and thought-provoking, he invited the audience to see beyond a conventional real estate development and appreciate the emergence of a truly global waterfront destination.

At this Suite, stands Prime Marina: an address of genuine global standing, unveiled to the world with the weight it deserves. Positioned at the very heart of Port City Colombo, on the Marina precinct, Prime Marina occupies the precise point where the iconic waterfront bridge, the Indian Ocean, and the Marina itself converge, a location that announces itself before a word is spoken, and that no other available plot in this city can claim. Rising from that singular position are landmark towers featuring 1, 2, 3, and 4- bedroom apartments and exclusive penthouses, architecturally authored by P and T Singapore, a firm whose work defines the standard across the most rigorous real estate markets in world.

Furthermore, the iconic development engaging one of Singapore’s top tier interior design companies, Index Design Pte Ltd, globally acclaimed architectural firm, to curate an exceptional interior environment that reflects the highest benchmarks of international design, craftsmanship, and luxury living.

In addition, the landscape architecture is being entrusted to Grant Associates of the UK, an internationally acclaimed landscape architecture practice renowned for creating some of the world’s most iconic and sustainable environments. Their involvement further reinforces our commitment to delivering a development that meets the highest global standards in design and aesthetics

The building commands unobstructed water on two sides: the living energy of a world class marina on one, the quiet stillness of a natural creek on the other. Prime Marina’s buyers are not simply acquiring a residence. They are claiming a rare stake in the future of a world class city destined to redefine Region’s waterfront real estate landscape.

It is the combined strength of Prime and Melwa two strong conglomerate that have shaped Sri Lanka’s economy and real estate landscape across decades, which has made a project of this scale and distinction possible

As Port City Colombo takes its place on the world stage, Prime Marina stands at its very forefront, setting a new benchmark for marina-front living in South Asia and establishing a legacy that will endure for generations to come.