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ගල් අඟුරු වංචා ටොපිය සුරේෂ් සලේ කොලයෙන් එතෙයිද? | Suresh Sallay Arrested Sri Lanka News
SL Leaders
https://youtu.be/d6vIgWy9MAI... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/02/26)

ලංකාවේ ඉහළම බුද්ධි නිලධාරියා අත්අඩංගුවට ගත් පොලිස් මෙහෙයුම | බරපතල සැක තැන් මෙන්න 
Mee Massoo TV
https://youtu.be/sXsRSkh_KmE... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/02/26)

සුරේෂ් සලේ අත්අඩංගුවට ගත්ත සැබෑ හේතුව ගම්මන්පිල රටටම කියයි - 2026.02.25
Udaya Gammanpila
https://youtu.be/m9LGwyUW3vM... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/02/26)

මාව එලෙව්වේ CIA ගේමකින්. මගේ වටේ හිටපු සෙට් එක බාගෙනයි ගේම ගැහුවේ. ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ ප්‍රබල අනාවරණය.
Truth with Chamuditha
https://youtu.be/ypKC8NgIXe8... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 26/02/26)

Germans saw Ceylon as the Mecca of Buddhism
German Dharmaduta Society
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many German intellectuals and seekers viewed British occupied Ceylon  (modern-day Sri Lanka) as the "Mecca of Buddhism". This fascination was driven by several key factors:  Purity of Doctrine: German scholars, influenced by the writings of Arthur Schopenhauer and Hermann Oldenberg, believed Ceylon preserved the "purest" form of Theravada Buddhism and the original Pali Canon. Ven. Nyanatiloka The Island Hermitage at Polgasduwa: Founded in 1911 by the German monk (born Anton Gueth), the Island Hermitage became the primary center for... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 25/02/26)

NDB Bank Leads Multi-Stakeholder Effort to Safeguard the Negombo Lagoon Under “Adopt a Lagoon” Initiative
National Development Bank PLC
NDB Bank recently spearheaded a large-scale environmental clean-up initiative at the Negombo Lagoon, reinforcing its long-term commitment to environmental sustainability through its ongoing “Adopt a Lagoon” programme in partnership with Clean Ocean Force . The initiative brought together over 200 participants, including NDB Bank staff volunteers, the Hon. Mayor and representatives of the Negombo Municipal Council, the Sri Vimukthi Women Association, the Negombo Divisional Secretariat, the Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management (CCD), the Sri Lanka Air Force, and the Sri Lanka Police Environmental Division. United by a shared mission... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 25/02/26)

The Demographic Challenge posed by Islam to non - Muslim countries in the future - Is the world ready ?
Courtesy:  AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/ULnAIYYnmjZK0eOd1 AI Overview Demographic shifts are placing Islam on a trajectory to potentially become the world's most populous religion by the end of the 21st century . Current data from Pew Research Center suggests that while the world is adjusting, significant social and political challenges remain.  Global Growth and Parity Rapid Expansion: The global Muslim population is projected to grow by 73% between 2010 and 2050, compared to a 35% increase for Christians. Near Parity by 2050: By mid-century, Muslims are expected... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 25/02/26)

ගම්මන්පිල හම්බවෙන ආ රටේ ප්‍රබල සංවිධානය - පක්ෂ ප්‍රබලයෝ එක්ක පැය ගාණක සාකච්ඡාවක්
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/6a4zYq_3s1c... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 25/02/26)

IMF Head Visits to Inspect the Damage It’s Doing to Sri Lanka; US Pacific Commander Visits Too – What Outrages Await Us?
e-Con e-News
blog: https://eesrilanka.wordpress.com “Before you study the economics, study the economists!” e-Con e-News 15-21 February 2026 The capitalist media keeps saying that the Jeffrey Epstein exposé is the ‘worst sex abuse scandal in US history’. Really? Strange then, how very few corporate ‘executives’ in the US seem to have been indicted for these crimes. But, but… ‘the worst’?  The USA (& their European sponsors) has been waging genocidal wars from their very birth, involving all manner of abuse & mutilation & desecration of bodies, alive & dead. Scalping was an English invention for acounting purposes. And... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 24/02/26)

The Lucifer Effect in the Streets: The Tragic End of Sri Lankan Parliamentarian Amarakirthi Athukorala
Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge 
The shocking murder of former Sri Lankan parliamentarian Amarakirthi Athukorala, along with his security officer, during ARAGALAYA in 2022,  raises profound questions regarding human behaviour and the darker aspects of human nature. According to the reports, the mob attacked the two men with poles and clubs. The post-mortem examination revealed that MP Athukorala died from multiple injuries, severe fractures, and internal bleeding. This tragic incident was not perpetrated by professional assassins but rather by ordinary individuals. In light of this tragic event, it is imperative to pose a critical question. What drives an average individual to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 24/02/26)

"රජය රටේ අනන්‍ය ලක්ෂණ නොසලකා හැරීම"
සමායෝජක වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
2026.02.21 "ජාත්‍යන්තර මව් භාෂා දිනය වෙනුවෙන් වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන විසින් පවත්වන පවත්වන ලද නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනේදිකැළණිය විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ සංස්කෘත අධ්‍යානාංශයේ මහාචාර්ය පූජ්‍ය ඉඳුරාගාරේ ධම්මරතන හිමි, නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන මහතා සහ නීතීඥ අජිත් බන්දුල මහතා කොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාලයේ ප්‍රවේශාගාරයේදී දේශන පැවැත්වීමට සහභාගී වූ අතර එම නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනේ සජීවී විකාශයේ පටිගත දර්ශන සඳහා පහත අන්තර්ජාල සැබැඳිවලින් යොමු වන්න.අදාල කරගත් මාතෘකා1. 1978 ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ (සිංහල) සහ ඉංග්‍රීසි ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථා පිටපතේ තිබෙන භාෂා වෙනස්කම්2. ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ 83.ආ (සිංහල)/ 83.b (ඉංග්‍රීසි) ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ වෙනසක් නිවැරදි කිරීමට මැතිවරණ කොමිසමේ සභාපති... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 24/02/26)

Democracy's Fate Is Sealed If Islam Becomes One Of The Religion In A Multi- Religious Democracy
CNN-News18
https://youtu.be/8hJszPX9qkY... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

Ports Authority should eradicate bureaucracy
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
New Ports Authority chairman may have a daunting task to suppress bureaucracy in the Port  Port authority  deployed ADB  Asiandevelopment Bank to carry  out  a master plan to develop .Trincomalee Harbour So far no action had been taken implement the ADB suggested proposals  Recent submission  by EDB to obtain green light to develop offshore industry in Clapoenburg area of Trincomalee harbour was not supported by SLPA  citing  rejection by CEA This issue has surfaced when EDB presented the proposal to EDCM   ( Export Development Committee of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

අළු ප‍්‍රතිශතතය 26% පනී.. ගල් අගුරු පරීක්‍ෂණ වාර්තා එලියට.. ප‍්‍රතික්‍ෂෙප මට්ටමේ ඒවා බාර අරන්...
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
නොරොච්චෝල ලක්විජය බලාගාරය සඳහා මෙරටට ගෙන්වන ලද මුල් ගල්අඟුරු නැව් හයේම අඩංගු ගල්අඟුරු, අනුමත ටෙන්ඩර් ප්‍රමිතීන්ට වඩා බෙහෙවින් පහත් මට්ටමක පවතින බව රසායනාගාර වාර්තා මගින් තහවුරු වී ඇතැයි බලශක්ති විශේෂඥ විදුර රලපනාව මහතා පවසයි. අදාළ ටෙන්ඩර් කොන්දේසි අනුව ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ යුතු මට්ටමේ (Reject levels) පවතින ගල්අඟුරු මෙලෙස දිගින් දිගටම බලාගාරය වෙත භාරගෙන ඇති බව හෙළිදරව් වී තිබේ.  රලපනාව මහතා පෙන්වා දෙන පරිදි, ගල්අඟුරු ප්‍රමිතිය මැන බලන ප්‍රධාන පරාමිතීන් තුනම මෙම නැව් හයේදී අසමත් වී ඇත.   ටෙන්ඩර් කොන්දේසි අනුව මෙය 5900 kCal/kg ට වඩා වැඩි... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

“Don’t count on IMF or World Bank” - Independent economist Ahilan Kadirgamar
Courtesy The Daily Mirror
If you look at Sri Lanka’s debt crisis, I have argued it is not because of China or India or Japan. The main culprit are the bond markets The IMF programme puts a lot of constraints on spending The Rajapaksas might have thought they can play China against India, but that doesn’t work There is a lot of financing for green energy. But often, I would say a lot of that is ‘green washing’ As a response to Managing Director of the International Monetary... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

US ambassador’s Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations
Courtesy Adaderana
Arab and Muslim governments have condemned remarks made by the US Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who suggested Israel would be justified in taking over a vast stretch of the Middle East on Biblical grounds. In an interview with conservative US commentator Tucker Carlson, Huckabee was asked whether Israel had a right to an area which the host said was, according to the Bible, “essentially the entire Middle East”. The ambassador said “it would be fine if it took it all”. But he added Israel was not seeking to do so, rather... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

Lawyer arrested with ‘Ice’ in Keselwatta remanded
Courtesy Adaderana
A lawyer who was arrested by the Keselwatta Police while allegedly using crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”) in a dark and abandoned building in the Sanchiarachchi Watta area of Keselwatta, has been remanded until February 26 after being produced before the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court. The suspect was found in possession of 130 milligrams of ice, various utensils used in the consumption of ‘Ice’, and a lawyer’s identity card. Based on information received, a team including the OIC of the Keselwatta Police Crime Division had entered the dark, deserted building and searched... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 23/02/26)

PFP News සජීවී ය!ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ සිංහල හා ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවේ වෙනස්කම් .ඔබට සඟවන නීති වෘ.සීමාවූ.
https://youtu.be/ss_-DL68_Lo රජය රටේ අනන්‍ය ලක්ෂණ නොසලකා හැරීම අදියර 2 -ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ භාෂා වෙනස්කම් 2026.02.21 ජාත්‍යන්තර මව් භාෂා දින නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 22/02/26)

When Sri Lanka Ruled the Seas
History Undug
https://youtu.be/loCsQaHNRrQ Ancient Sri Lanka was not just an island kingdom — It was one of the greatest maritime trading powers of the ancient world.  For over 2,000 years, Sri Lankan ships sailed across the Indian Ocean, connecting Rome, Arabia, India, Southeast Asia, and China. Ancient Chinese records describe Sinhalese manned Sri Lankan vessels as the largest ships to ever enter Chinese ports, towering above all others. Monks, traders, and imperial envoys wrote in awe of their size, engineering, and navigational skill.  This documentary explores Sri Lanka’s lost maritime empire... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 22/02/26)

Registering the ‘Muslim Left Front’: The Danger of a New Ethnic Party threatening Sri Lanka’s Unity”
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka’s media has reported on the application by the Muslim Left Front for registration with the Election Commission. A careful review of historical, regional, and global patterns shows that political parties — when built on religious identity fused with ideological activism — can become vehicles for external influence, social polarization, and long-term destabilization. This is not a path Sri Lanka should legally permit if it is serious about safeguarding national unity, electoral integrity, and long-term national security. https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/First-Muslim-left-party-seeks-recognition-from-Election-Commission/108-333262 https://island.lk/recognition-sought-for-first-muslim-left-party This analysis does not target Islam or Muslim communities.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

THE “EELAM WAR”  IS  CIVIL WAR   PT 1A
KAMALIKA PIERIS
The Eelam wars (1983-2009)  between the government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), arose over the issue of self-determination for Sri Lankan Tamils and the separation of the Northern and Eastern provinces from the rest of the country. The goal was a separate state.  The Eelam war was not a guerilla or terrorist war, it was  a Civil War. Civil War takes  place when  a group of citizens take up arms against the government to obtain exclusive control of a part of  the land. The fighting takes place inside... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

THE “EELAM WAR”  IS  CIVIL WAR   PT 1B
KAMALIKA PIERIS
Revised 22.2.26 Anti Eelamists have   tried sporadically to  crush  the Tamil Separatist Movement by taking  the Tamil Separatist Movement  to court. The first recorded instance is in 1976. 1976 On May 21, 1976  ITAK leader A.  Amirthalingam, along with Federal Party MPs  V.N.Navaratnam, K.P.Ratnam, K.Thurairatnam  were delivering leaflets in Jaffna , regarding a political event, when  they were  arrested by the Jaffna police on the charge of possessing and distributing seditious literature. Sivasithamparam was released but the others were taken to Colombo  to be tried for sedition. When... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

The Battle for Elephant Pass – 1991
Dr Gamini Goonetilleke at Elephant Pass, 11th August 1991
A Defining Moment in Sri Lanka’s Modern Military History Elephant Pass—known locally as Alimankada—occupies one of the most strategically decisive locations in Sri Lanka’s geography and history. It is a narrow land corridor, barely a few kilometres wide at its most constricted point, yet it serves as the sole terrestrial gateway linking the Jaffna Peninsula to the Northern mainland. Whoever controls Elephant Pass controls access to Jaffna, its people, its economy, and its military lifelines. For centuries, invading armies, colonial powers, and modern militaries alike understood its... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

America’s Global Dictatorship Must be Prevented
By Atilio A. Boron
February 16, 2026 A few days ago, the Cuban government informed airlines operating in the country that the supply of aviation fuel would be suspended as of midnight on Tuesday, February 10. Obediently, the empire’s powerful propaganda machine got to work and began to spread misinformation in a coordinated manner, attributing the situation to the “energy crisis” in Cuba. Its exponents in various countries—from El País in Spain to La Nación and Clarín in Argentina and El Mercurio in Chile, to mention only the best known—bombarded their readers, viewers, or whoever else was the victim of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Trump Boasts About Ramped Up Embargo on Cuba: ‘There’s No Oil, No Money, No Anything’
by Dave DeCamp
Just like Sri Lanka during the NED-funded Aragalaya for Regime Change and staged Bankruptcy Speaking to reporters on Monday night, President Trump boasted of his ramped-up embargo on Cuba, which has involved cutting off Venezuelan oil shipments and pressuring Mexico to end its oil exports, causing major fuel shortages in the country. “Cuba is right now a failed nation, and they don’t even have jet fuel for airplanes to take off, clogging up their runway,” he said during a flight on Air Force One. Sri Lanka faced a fuel embargo to... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Indian Ocean Security: Strategies for Sri Lanka
by Neville Ladduwahetty, Courtesy The Island
During a recent panel discussion titled “Security Environment in the Indo-Pacific and Sri Lankan Diplomacy”, organised by the Embassy of Japan in collaboration with Dr. George I. H. Cooke, Senior Lecturer and initiator of the Awarelogue Initiative, the keynote address was delivered by Prof Ken Jimbo of Kelo University, Japan (Ceylon Today, February 15, 2026). The report on the above states: “Prof. Jimbo discussed the evolving role... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Is AKD’s Fight Against Corruption a Sham – Case of Cargills ‘Food City’?
JVP Anti-National Activities
Hon. Dr. Anil Jayantha FernandoDeputy Minister of FinanceSri Lanka 19 February 2026 Dear Deputy Minister, Is AKD’s Fight Against Corruption a Sham – Case of Cargills ‘Food City’? Attached is my above titled letter. If President AKD as Finance Minister and you as his Deputy are serious about combating corruption, all you have to do is get the SEC and CBSL to follow-up on the UNASSAILABLE EVIDENCE I have provided which has NOT BEEN DENIED by publicly owned Cargills (Ceylon) PLC. At the root of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

අපි යන්නේ අසාර්ථක වුණ ආර්ථික මොඩලයක් පස්සේ.. ට්‍රම්ප්ගේ හැසිරීමෙන් ආර්ථික කඩාවැටීමේ තරම තේරුම් ගන්න පුලුවන්.. රුසියාව සහ චීනය ට්‍රම්ප්ගේ උගුල්වල වැටෙන්නේ නැහැ - ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්‍රවංශ
උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර්
දෙවන ලෝක යුද්දයෙන් පසු අමෙරිකාව ප්‍රමුඛ බටහිර ලිබරල්වාදී සමාජය විසින් ගොඩනැගූ නව ආර්ථික මොඩලය අද වන විට පවත්වාගෙන යා නොහැකි තැනකට පැමිණ ඇති බව ජාත්‍යන්තර දේශපාලන විශ්ලේෂක ආචාර්ය ජගත් චන්ද්‍රවංශ මහතා පවසයි. එම ආර්ථික බිඳ වැටීම මගින් එම ආර්ථික මොඩලය මුල්කරගෙන බිහිවූ අධිරාජ්‍යයද බිඳ වැටෙන බවත් පවසන ඒ මහතා මෙම හැම ගැටළුවකටම මුල්වී ඇත්තේ ආර්ථික මොඩලයේ ඇති වැරැද්ද බවත්, එය වසා ගැනීම සඳහා ලෝකයේ සෑම තැනකම යුද්ධ බිහිකරන බවත් ඒ මහතා සඳහන් කරයි. ලෝකයේ දැවැන්ත මූල්‍ය සමාගම් විසින් අමෙරිකානු ජනධිපති ඩොනල්ඩ් ට්‍රම්ප්ව මෙහෙයවනු ලබන ආකාරයත් ඒ මහතා මෙහිදී හෙළිදරව් කරන... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

No one has the right to insult Buddhism or religious leaders - Sajith
Courtesy Adaderana
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that no individual has the right to insult Buddhism or any religious leaders. He made these remarks today (21) while attending the foundation stone-laying ceremony for a proposed Sanghavasa building, where monks reside and conduct religious teachings, at the Sri Vishuddharama Temple in Gamunupura, Tissamaharama. During his address, Premadasa claimed that the country’s entire temple system is currently facing neglect and structural deterioration. He recalled that his late father, former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, established the Ministry of Buddhasasana and a dedicated fund to foster and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Italy Just Did Something To ISLAM That Changes Course of History
Fall of Nations
https://youtu.be/5n4JtvuZrsk... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

The Emergence of Child Soldiers in Sri Lanka
 Dr. Ruwan M Jayatunge 
According to UNICEF (2007), the term child soldier refers to any person under 18 years of age who is recruited or used by an armed force or armed group in any capacity. Under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, conscripting, enlisting, or using children under 15 in hostilities is a war crime. Paramilitary groups often target children for recruitment for several reasons. Children are more malleable and tend to follow orders without question, as their fear response is less developed than that of adults, leading to a lack of awareness of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Immigrants Are What Made America GreatmTrump’s immigration policy is destroying America’s greatness
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
Immigrants are the backbone of America’s greatness—powering its economy, enriching its culture, and advancing its global leadership. Yet under the guise of making America great again, Trump's exclusionary, racist policies are dismantling that very foundation, stifling innovation and tarnishing the nation’s moral standing. To understand the magnitude and importance of immigrants in the US, and the need for continued immigration, the following clearly shows how deeply they sustain our workforce, drive innovation, and secure America’s competitive edge on the global stage. The Current State of Immigration Over 1 million farmworkers... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

The lack of protest literature and exploration of remedies for colonial era crimes in Sri Lanka, in local law journals and media needs to be remedied
Senaka Weeraratna
The lack of production of protest literature in Sri Lanka calling for an apology, reparations, repatriation of stolen artifacts, atonement, catharsis etc., illustrates a stark difference between the content of Law Journals and Newspapers and Television Channels in Africa, Caribbean, and even India vis a vis Sri Lanka. There is a distinct deficiency in the scholarly landscape of Sri Lanka compared to regions like Africa, the Caribbean, and India. While exceptions exist, the legal literature in Sri Lanka shamefully reflects moral cowardice continually leaning toward traditional doctrinal analysis rather than the critical, transformative "protest"... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

නන්දෙසින් හිමිවරු වැඩි සඟ සමුළුව | Ada Derana
Ada Derana
https://youtu.be/ZFCBZQYhalY... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

D.V. Chanaka alleges billions lost from substandard coal imports
Courtesy Hiru News
Hambantota District Member of Parliament D. V. Chanaka stated in Parliament today (20) that the loss caused to the country by the substandard coal tender amounts to Rs. 100 billion. The MP made these remarks while joining the adjournment debate currently being held in Parliament regarding the importation of low-quality coal. He pointed out that although the relevant Minister had ample provisions within the agreement to cancel the tender, the failure to do so remains a serious concern. During his speech, the MP further stated: "The agreement specifies that if two... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Asia's Protein Buyers Still Trail Global Best Practice -- But Momentum is Building, New ARE Benchmark Finds
ACN Newswire
SINGAPORE, Feb 19, 2026 - (ACN Newswire) - Asia’s largest food retailers, manufacturers, restaurant chains, and hospitality groups remain behind international better practice on sustainable and responsible protein sourcing, but progress is accelerating across the region, according to The Asian Protein Buyers 100: An Assessment of Responsible and Sustainable Sourcing released today by Asia Research & Engagement (ARE).  The APB100 is a benchmark based on investor-backed priorities - assessing how 100 of Asia’s largest listed protein-buying companies — headquartered or operating across Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mainland China, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

Can BNP’s Tarique Rahman regime in Dhaka turn friendly to India !
Nava Thakuria
As Bangladesh has constituted a new government under the leadership of  Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) after a largely fair & peaceful national election on 12 February 2026, the people of eastern India (the region virtually embraces the poverty stricken country except a few kilometers in Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal)  hope for a progressive regime in Dhaka enjoying political stability and pursuing economic developments to over 170 million people in the south Asian nation. The Muslim majority country continues to grow as a headache for the north-eastern states, more precisely Assam, for at least two ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

War Crimes Tribunal at Nuremberg adopted a Species approach rather than an Universal approach in its classification of War Crimes and consequently it has lost its moral authority of being just and fair to all living beings.
Concept and Inquiry:  Senaka Weeraratna  Content Resource source: Chat GPT 
The Mass Murder of Humans in WW2 was treated as a Crime Against Humanity at Nuremberg. In contrast the War Crimes Tribunal failed to condemn the Mass Murder of innocent Horses among other animals as morally indefensible even in times of war. This duality in approach on a species centred basis diminished the moral authority of the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg.   https://share.google/aimode/QStiByspFsIwSvQjn AI Overview response It is a poignant and deeply reflective observation to note the vast difference in how human and animal... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 21/02/26)

මේ හැමෝම එකම පඹ ගාලක පැටලිලා ඉන්නේ. | | ශමීන්ද්‍ර සමඟ | Shamindra Ferdinando
Divaina Online
https://youtu.be/vO7Ttm6P7hA... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/02/26)

We alone have to tackle our economic development. The IMF takes us nowhere.
By Garvin Karunaratne
The IMF was the international organization by which the United Nations at its inception intended to organize and bring about development of the economies of the World .This did really happen till 1977 when under the Washington Consensus World Bank chief McNamara, and President Ronald Regan took over world development and altered the course of Third World countries tobring them under the control of the USA. This was done in the most dubious manner by making the vibrant and self reliant countries to fall into debt. When the countries got independence none of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 19/02/26)

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  • An Indian eyewitness account of the last 70 hours of Terrorist War in Sri Lanka . FINAL HOURS
    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
    Final assault
    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone
    -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • The war is over - With the death of LTTE chief Velupillai Prabakaran, the militant campaign for a Tamil state in Sri Lanka seems to have come to an end. -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09) LTTE RISE & FALL -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Where is Prabakaran? -Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
  • Great Power Confrontation in the Indian Ocean: The Geo-Politics of the Sri Lankan Civil War by Mahdi Darius Nazemroay -Full Story- (globalresearch.ca - 25/10/09)
  • TWO EMISSARIES FROM UK AND FRANCE TWIST THEIR PURPOSE OF VISIT TO SRI LANKA. Malin Abeyatunga .-Full Report- (The LankaWeb-02/05/09)

History

  • THE ANCESTRY OF RAVANA A close study of the Ramayana, particularly the last book or Uttara Kanda, reveals that Ravana, the enemy of Lord Rama, was not a Dravidian, as many people have thought, but related to the Sri Lanka, who are considered to be Aryans-that Ravana was a migrant to Sri Lanka from the Vedic family of the Yadus, perhaps deriving originally from the city of Mathura south of Delhi. The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from the north was from Gujarat and of the Yadu family, which dominated the southwest of India and from the region of Gujarat had access to the sea on which they travelled far in their trading and colonizing ventures. The Ramayana tells the Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, had close connections with region of the Yadus, which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura south of Delhi.
  • Beginning and growth of civilization in Sri Lanka
    123,000 BC - Oldest human found in Lanka - Pathirajawela in the deep South.
    12000 BC - MaduruOya findings World's oldest findings of the use of Steel, Copper, and irrigation technology
    7500 BC - Connections between Cambians, Sri Lankans, Ramayanaya & Mahabharataya The first wave of migrants to Sri Lanka from north India, were from the Yadu family from Gujarat. Yadus dominated the southwest of India (which included Gujarat, parts of Maharashtra and Rajasthan up to Mathura, just south of Delhi).
    6000 BC - Lankan city on Mahamevuna Uyana - Archeologists uncovered 35 feet under the present Mahamevuna Uyana in Anuradapura,
    3000 BC - Sigiriya is considered the AlakaMandava of the Ravana
    2517 Ramayanaya and Sri Lanka According to Ramayana story, Ravana, the king of Sri Lanka, belongs to a family of migrants from North India who had close connections with region of the Yadus,
    2517 BC - Ravana gets killed in Balangoda during March, 2517BC Ravana, while attending to the wounds suffered in combat by Vibishana (his brother) in Balangoda,
    1000 BC - Sri Lanka has the latest technology : Iron technology is evident in SL
    900 BC - Anuradapura, a major town of, at least 10 Hectares (25 Acres). Anuradhapura was at least 10 ha in extent by ca. 900 BC (perhaps much more). By then prehistoric stone tool technology had been completely superseded by that of iron
    700 BC - Anuradapura Town, 50 Hectares (125 Acres) .
    600 BC - Earliest Proof of Brahmi writing in Lanka At 600-500 BC, the very first appearance of writing (in Brahmi letters almost identical to the Asokan script 200 years later) marked the beginning of the Early Historic period. This writing, radiocarbon dated on charcoal and checked by thermoluminescence dating, is inscribed on potsherds signifying the ownership. Among the names, was Anuradha.
    483 BC - Vijaya lands in Sri Lanka. Girihadu Seya is built in Thiriyaya. Buddha's relics are enshrined in Mahiyanganaya Dagaba Sarabu Maharahatan Vahanse picked Budda relics from the burning cortege and arrived in Mahiyanganaya
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"Human Rights Watch, one of the world's best-financed and most influential human rights organizations? It turns out that they cook the books about facts, cheat on interviews, and put out pre-determined conclusions that are driven more by their ideology than by evidence. These are serious accusations, and they are demonstrably true".-Alan Dershowitz Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School
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