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Dhammika Maherndre

@dmpraba

Consultant -Public and Corporate Governance

 Live in Galle
Joined November 2009
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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Provincial Councils, Statute-Making, and Public Financial Management in Sri Lanka linkedin.com/pulse/provincia… via @LinkedIn
Provincial Councils, Statute-Making, and Public Financial Management in Sri Lanka

Provincial Councils, Statute-Making, and Public Financial Management in Sri Lanka

Reconciling Constitutional Devolution, Fiscal Responsibility, and Institutional Accountability under the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024 Governance with Dhammika | Revised scholarly...

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National Framework for Identifying Strategically Important State-Owned Enterprises

National Framework for Identifying Strategically Important State-Owned Enterprises

Revised Policy and Governance Framework | Sri Lanka | October 2026 Executive Summary Strategically Important State-Owned Enterprises (SISOEs) are enterprises whose continued operation, effective...

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The Chemmani Mass Grave: Scientific Uncertainty, Competing Hypotheses and the State’s Duty to Establish the Truth linkedin.com/pulse/chemmani-…
The Chemmani Mass Grave: Scientific Uncertainty, Competing Hypotheses and the State’s Duty to...

The Chemmani Mass Grave: Scientific Uncertainty, Competing Hypotheses and the State’s Duty to...

A Comparative Forensic, Legal and Governance Analysis of the Somadeva–Wanninayake Interim Report, the Human Rights Commission's Findings and International Judicial Precedents Dhammika Mahendra...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Vajrapāṇi, the Vajrayudha, and the Sinhala Buddhist Civilisation linkedin.com/pulse/vajrap%25… via @LinkedIn
Vajrapāṇi, the Vajrayudha, and the Sinhala Buddhist Civilisation

Vajrapāṇi, the Vajrayudha, and the Sinhala Buddhist Civilisation

Religious Protection, Political Symbolism, and the Ethics of Public Authority in Sri Lanka Introduction: When Religious Symbols Enter Political Power A religious symbol held in the hand of a politi...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: One Island, Competing Nationalisms: Recognition Democracy and the Politics of Equal Belonging in Sri Lanka linkedin.com/pulse/one-islan… via @LinkedIn
One Island, Competing Nationalisms: Recognition Democracy and the Politics of Equal Belonging in...

One Island, Competing Nationalisms: Recognition Democracy and the Politics of Equal Belonging in...

Re-examining Sinhala-Buddhist and Tamil nationalism through Madurika Rasaratnam's comparative research, Charles Taylor's politics of recognition and Nancy Fraser's theory of participatory parity....

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Kataññutā and Kataveditā in Governance: A Buddhist Ethical Framework for Public Responsibility, Institutional Integrity, and Sustainable Development linkedin.com/pulse/kata%25C3… via @LinkedIn
Kataññutā and Kataveditā in Governance: A Buddhist Ethical Framework for Public Responsibility,...

Kataññutā and Kataveditā in Governance: A Buddhist Ethical Framework for Public Responsibility,...

Integrating Buddhist Ethical Wisdom with Contemporary Principles of Good Governance Executive Summary The Buddhist ethical concepts of Kataññutā (recognition of benefits received) and Kataveditā...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Modernising Local Government By-laws and Financial Procedures under Sri Lanka’s Public Financial Management (PFM) Act, No. 44 of 2024 linkedin.com/pulse/modernisi… via @LinkedIn
Modernising Local Government By-laws and Financial Procedures under Sri Lanka’s Public Financial...

Modernising Local Government By-laws and Financial Procedures under Sri Lanka’s Public Financial...

Integrating Regulatory Reform, Standard Operating Procedures, and Institutional Accountability to Strengthen Transparency, Predictability, Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Fiscal Sustainability...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Civilisational Recognition and Constitutional Equality: Rethinking the Secular State in Sri Lanka linkedin.com/pulse/civilisat… via @LinkedIn
Civilisational Recognition and Constitutional Equality: Rethinking the Secular State in Sri Lanka

Civilisational Recognition and Constitutional Equality: Rethinking the Secular State in Sri Lanka

A Constitutional and Governance Perspective Inspired by Charles Taylor’s Politics of Recognition Abstract The relationship between religion, cultural identity and constitutional governance remains...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Financial Misconduct, Disciplinary Accountability, and Criminal Liability under Sri Lanka’s Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024 linkedin.com/pulse/financial… via @LinkedIn
Financial Misconduct, Disciplinary Accountability, and Criminal Liability under Sri Lanka’s Public...

Financial Misconduct, Disciplinary Accountability, and Criminal Liability under Sri Lanka’s Public...

An Analysis of Legal Responsibility, Institutional Accountability and Preventive Financial Governance, with Special Reference to Provincial Councils and Local Authorities Introduction Effective...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Eelam and Tamil Eelam: Distinguishing Historical Identity from Political Sovereignty linkedin.com/pulse/eelam-tam… via @LinkedIn
Eelam and Tamil Eelam: Distinguishing Historical Identity from Political Sovereignty

Eelam and Tamil Eelam: Distinguishing Historical Identity from Political Sovereignty

A Historical and Socio-Political Analysis Abstract The expressions Eelam (ஈழம்) and Tamil Eelam (தமிழீழம்) occupy a significant but often contested place in Sri Lanka's historical and political...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: SINHALA-BUDDHIST CIVILISATIONAL NATIONALISM IN SRI LANKA linkedin.com/pulse/sinhala-b… via @LinkedIn
SINHALA-BUDDHIST CIVILISATIONAL NATIONALISM IN SRI LANKA

SINHALA-BUDDHIST CIVILISATIONAL NATIONALISM IN SRI LANKA

Beyond the Western Nation-State: Historical Continuity, Indigenous Political Thought, and the Foundations of Modern Governance A Historical, Philosophical, and Public Policy Analysis 8 October 2026...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: When the State Removes a Buddhist Monk’s Robes: Does Monastic Status End? linkedin.com/pulse/when-stat… via @LinkedIn
When the State Removes a Buddhist Monk’s Robes: Does Monastic Status End?

When the State Removes a Buddhist Monk’s Robes: Does Monastic Status End?

A Vinaya-based analysis of imprisonment, compulsory clothing, State authority, and bhikkhu status The imprisonment of a Buddhist monk raises an important question at the intersection of State law and...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: A Public Budget Is Not a Household Savings Account Why a Fiscal Surplus Alone Does Not Prove Good Public Financial Management linkedin.com/pulse/public-bu… via @LinkedIn
A Public Budget Is Not a Household Savings Account Why a Fiscal Surplus Alone Does Not Prove Good...

A Public Budget Is Not a Household Savings Account Why a Fiscal Surplus Alone Does Not Prove Good...

When a government collects more revenue than it spends and reports a fiscal surplus, it is tempting to describe that outcome as evidence of “good financial management.” Politically, the message is...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Civilisational Constitutionalism in Sri Lanka Majority Responsibility, Equal Citizenship and Lawful Security linkedin.com/pulse/civilisat… via @LinkedIn
Civilisational Constitutionalism in Sri Lanka Majority Responsibility, Equal Citizenship and Lawful...

Civilisational Constitutionalism in Sri Lanka Majority Responsibility, Equal Citizenship and Lawful...

Abstract Sri Lanka presents a distinctive problem of political order. It is at once an ancient civilisational society, a post-colonial state, a multi-religious polity and a constitutional democracy.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: 2026 ඇමෙරිකානු ආයෝජන වාර්තාව AKD ආණ්ඩුවට දෙන සැබෑ පණිවිඩය linkedin.com/pulse/2026-%25E… via @LinkedIn
2026 ඇමෙරිකානු ආයෝජන වාර්තාව AKD ආණ්ඩුවට දෙන සැබෑ පණිවිඩය

2026 ඇමෙරිකානු ආයෝජන වාර්තාව AKD ආණ්ඩුවට දෙන සැබෑ පණිවිඩය

දේශපාලන ස්ථාවරත්වය ලැබී තිබේ. නමුත් ආර්ථික විශ්වාසය තවමත් පරීක්ෂාවට ලක්වෙමින් තිබේ.

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පළාත් පාලන ආයතන සඳහා රාජ්‍ය වියදම් කළමනාකරණයට (PEM) සහ රාජ්‍ය මූල්‍ය කළමනාකරණ පනතට (PFM Act) අනුගත අයවැය නිර්ණායක linkedin.com/pulse/%25E0%25B… via @LinkedIn
ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පළාත් පාලන ආයතන සඳහා රාජ්‍ය වියදම් කළමනාකරණයට (PEM) සහ රාජ්‍ය මූල්‍ය කළමනාකරණ පනතට...

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ පළාත් පාලන ආයතන සඳහා රාජ්‍ය වියදම් කළමනාකරණයට (PEM) සහ රාජ්‍ය මූල්‍ය කළමනාකරණ පනතට...

2027 වාර්ෂික අයවැය සකස් කිරීම, ඇගයීම සහ ක්‍රියාත්මක කිරීම සඳහා යෝජිත ප්‍රතිපත්තිමය හා තාක්ෂණික රාමුව අදාළ ආයතන: මහ නගර සභා, නගර සභා සහ ප්‍රාදේශීය සභා ප්‍රධාන නීතිමය පදනම: 2024 අංක 44 දරන රාජ්‍ය...

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PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT (PEM) AND PFM ACT-ALIGNED BUDGET CRITERIA FOR SRI LANKAN LOCAL...

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE MANAGEMENT (PEM) AND PFM ACT-ALIGNED BUDGET CRITERIA FOR SRI LANKAN LOCAL...

A Comprehensive Policy and Technical Framework for the 2027 Annual Budget Cycle Applicable Institutions: Municipal Councils, Urban Councils and Pradeshiya Sabhas Principal Legislation: Public...

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Check out the latest article in my newsletter: STILL BUDGETING IN THE PAST Why Sri Lanka's Local Authorities Must Modernise Their Annual Budgets After the PFM Act linkedin.com/pulse/still-bud… via @LinkedIn
STILL BUDGETING IN THE PAST Why Sri Lanka's Local Authorities Must Modernise Their Annual Budgets...

STILL BUDGETING IN THE PAST Why Sri Lanka's Local Authorities Must Modernise Their Annual Budgets...

From century-old accounting templates to transparent, fiscally responsible, and performance-oriented local budgeting. Introduction: A New Financial Law, but an Old Budgeting Culture Sri Lanka has...

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