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Sri Lankan government officially withdrew its support for a campaign aimed at promoting the country as an inclusive destination for LGBTQ+ tourists.
Sri Lanka News
In February 2026, the Sri Lankan government officially withdrew its support for a campaign aimed at promoting the country as an inclusive destination for LGBTQ+ tourists. This reversal followed intense pressure from influential religious leaders, including senior Buddhist monks and the head of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.  The decision impacted the following areas: Policy Withdrawal: The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) rescinded a letter of support for a project proposed by the advocacy group Equal Ground, which sought to market the island as a safe and welcoming destination for diverse travellers. Religious Opposition: Prominent... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Lost at Sea: How Sri Lanka Fails Its Own Industrial Pioneers
By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera
In 1984, I returned to Sri Lanka after working in Norway's oil and gas industry, bringing with me experience in advanced welding technologies and offshore engineering. I joined the then state-controlled Colombo Dockyard PLC as a consulting engineer with one objective: to upgrade our industrial capability to international standards. During that period, we introduced modern welding systems, supported hydropower projects, constructed oil storage tanks, and strengthened fabrication standards. In 1989, I was invited to head the Civil Engineering Corporation, where I further modernized operational systems. When the Japanese took over... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Cricket, lovely cricket”
Rohan Abeygunawardena
The “Mother of All Cricket Rivalries in Asia” After weeks of uncertainty, the first-round match between India and Pakistan of the 2026 T20 will be played today at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is among the most-watched sporting events in the world, attracting hundreds of millions of viewers globally. Past high-profile matches (such as ICC World Cup or T20 World Cup clashes) have also drawn over 300–400 million viewers worldwide, making this rivalry one of the most watched in cricket history. Consequently, it exceeds many other global sporting events.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Hiru TV Salakuna Live | Wimal Weerawansa | Episode 516 | 2026-02-09 | Hiru News
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/QvX-9BDmBQo... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Like Lanka, Will Cuba Survive?
Michael Smith
Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Billboard in front of the US Interest Section in Havana. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 Born in crisis, strengthened by rejection, Cuba once again faces economic asphyxiation by Washington, which is moving in for the kill after sixty-seven years of attacking the island.* Since the triumph of their revolution in 1959, Cubans have infuriated U.S. leaders with their specialized genius in overcoming catastrophe, whether it take the form of a hurricane, flood, invasion, hijacking, chemical attack, biological attack, or economic warfare.  In the same... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

A Cup of Tea or Coffee a Day and the Risk of Dementia: What Sri Lankans need to know
By Moiz Mustafa Courtesy Daily Mirror
Colombo, Feb. 14 (Daily Mirror) - In Sri Lanka, tea and coffee are not lifestyle accessories. They are part of who we are. The first cup at dawn steadies the morning. The mid-afternoon brew carries conversations across office tables and village verandas. The evening cup slows the day down. So when global headlines began declaring that two or three cups a day could lower the risk of dementia, it was never going to be ignored here. The renewed attention comes from one of the largest long-term investigations into caffeine and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Namal calls for Presidential Commission to investigate ‘Aragalaya’ and funding
Courtesy Adaderana
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, stated that a Presidential Commission should be appointed to investigate the ‘Aragalaya’ protest movement and the foreign funding it allegedly received. He made these remarks while addressing the media at the SLPP party headquarters in Nelum Mawatha yesterday (13). Expressing his views on this further, Namal Rajapaksa claimed: “Certain individuals sacrificed a life to achieve their own political objectives under the guise of the ‘Aragalaya’. A group of youth were sent to the gallows. Those who appeared... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 15/02/26)

Colonial Divide & Rule Part 1: Artificial Ethnic Identification leading to Separatism
Shenali D Waduge
Why is it important to go back in time to understand the root causes of every country unable to rise from its colonial past? Why have these nations that have self-sustained themselves for centuries during times when there were no imports or exports, dollar transactions now crippled in debt? While modern conflicts preach about accountability & acknowledgment, there is little or no such by the very entities that engineered, institutionalized, politicized selective and privileged policies that constitute the symptoms behind most of today’s global conflicts. Without understanding this background, people are made... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

Concern Regarding Immigration Procedure for Dual Citizens – Colombo Airport
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
My wife and I recently arrived in Colombo from Singapore on a late-night flight. As dual citizens, I hold both a Sri Lankan passport and a British passport. As is my usual practice, I presented both passports to the immigration officer, since officers typically request to see them.To my surprise, the officer stated that his system did not show that I was a dual citizen. He was holding my British passport and said, “Your dual citizenship is not indicated, and you cannot enter.” I immediately informed him that I had also handed over my Sri... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

Will Saudi Arabia Stand With Iran? The Answer Will Shock You!
Dr. David Oualaalou
https://youtu.be/PPzJZ_J7aG0... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

පෘතුගීසීන් තොටගමුවේ ශ්‍රී රාහුල හිමියන්ගේ අත කපයි | Thotagamuwe Sri Rahula Thera
Media M
https://youtu.be/TQr7_otunVM?si=bwDF2MMP8Ffqcl1B 3,297 views Aug 28, 2025 Thara Online SriRahulaThera GoaHiddenStory SinhalaHistory පෘතුගීසීන් විසින් සොරකම් කරන ලදැයි කියන, අවුරුදු 500කට අධික කාලයක් නොදිරා පවතින තොටගමුවේ ශ්‍රී රාහුල හිමියන්ගේ අභිරහස් දේහය පිළිබඳව ඔබ විශ්වාස කරනවාද? ලංකාවේ ස්වර්ණමය කෝට්ටේ යුගයේ බැබලුණු ෂඩ් භාෂා පරමේශ්වර, මහා පඬිවර තොටගමුවේ ශ්‍රී රාහුල හාමුදුරුවන්ගේ දේහය අදටත් ඉන්දියාවේ ගෝවේ පෞරාණික දේවස්ථානයක සුරක්ෂිතව ඇති බවට ජනප්‍රවාදයක් පවතිනවා. මේ නොදිරන දේහයේ රහස සහ එහි ඇති සිංහල කවිය පිටුපස සැඟවුණු සත්‍යය කුමක්ද? ගුප්ත විද්‍යාඥ රොෂාන් චානක තිසේරා මහතා සහ අංගම්පොර ශිල්පී අජන්ත මහන්තාරච්චි මහතා මේ අභිරහස... -Full Story- (LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

Sri Lanka must invite Ven. Pannakara and his band  of 19 tireless Theravada monks visit Sri Lanka to a warm welcome and as part of strengthening Vietnam - Sri Lanka Buddhist ties
Senaka Weeraratna (with AI assistance)
https://share.google/aimode/YIDE6JSLNgf8GTkn6 The Vietnamese Buddhist Monk Ven. Pannakara Thero is on the Global centre stage today. His Walk for Peace in the USA lasting 108 Days across 8 States has raised the stature of Vietnam in the Buddhist World to an unparalleled high level. He has brought world attention to a cause of Buddhism - in the USA  - ' Declare Vesak a National Holiday '  without firing a single bullet without using a gun without an iota of violence.  He has created a new dimension for peaceful protests... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

‘ත්‍රි’මලේ සම්බුද්ධත්ව විහාර ඉඩම් ඉන්දීය හෝටලයකට...?
උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස්
ත්‍රිකුණාමල ශ්‍රී සම්බුද්ධත්ව ජයන්ති බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ආගමික කටයුතු තවදුරට ත් සිදු කරන බව ත් මෙම විහාරස්ථානයට අයත් ඉඩම් හෝටලයක් ඉඳිකිරීම සඳහා පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බළන්ගොඩ කස්සප හිමියෝ අවධාරණය කළහ. වර්තමාන ආණ්ඩුව ඉන්දියාව සමග ඇති කරගත් ගිවිසුම්වලට අනුව නැගෙනහිර පළාතේ ඉඩම් ඉන්දියාවට පැවරීමට උත්සාහ කරමින් සිටින බව ත් බෝධිරාජ විහාරස්ථානයේ ඉඩම ඉන්දීය ව්‍යාපාරිකයන්ට හෝටලයක් සකස් කිරීම සඳහා ලබා දීමට සැලසුම් කර තිබෙන බව ත් උන්වහන්සේ ප්‍රකාශ කළහ. මෙම කටයුතු සිදුකිරීම සඳහා මහ සංඝරත්නය සහ හා බෞද්ධ ජනතාව බාධාවක් වී තිබෙන බව ත් මේ නිසා මහ සංඝරත්නය හා... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

Ports Minister steps down from committee probing controversial release of 323 containers
Courtesy Adaderana
Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunatilaka, has resigned from the Special Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to look into the release of 323 containers from the Colombo Port without being subjected to mandatory physical inspection. The Parliamentary Select Committee, appointed to investigate and report on the release of the 323 containers without mandatory physical inspection and to submit its proposals and recommendations, convened for the third consecutive day on 11 February 2026 in Parliament under the chairmanship of Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara. At the outset of... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

MP Dilith Jayaweera claims Trinco Buddha statue incident used to stir national unrest
Courtesy Adaderana
The leader of the Sarvajana Balaya and Member of Parliament, Dilith Jayaweera, today (13) claimed that the recent incident involving a Buddha statue in Trincomalee was deliberately used by the government to create unrest in the country. Speaking at a press briefing in Colombo, he said, “We intervened to condemn this organized cultural attack being unleashed on the country. The Trincomalee incident is just one example. In reality, there have been many more serious incidents. “It is clear that this is a tool used by the government to deliberately create instability and... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC Welcomes the ‘Walk for Peace’
Embassy of Sri Lanka USA
https://youtu.be/NlRH7TiWXCc?si=1dcLpHQ77elgVyDX 171 views Feb 12, 2026 The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washington DC welcomed the ‘Walk for Peace’ on 10 February 2026, a walk by a group of Buddhist monks throughout the United States advocating world peace which was attracted by the people of the United States and around the world. By offering traditional Sri Lankan cuisine, the Embassy joined the Dana organized by the Sri Lankan community in the DMV area held at the National United Methodist Church which was attended by over 200 Buddhist... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 14/02/26)

නිරාගමිත්වයේ සිට ආගමිකත්වයට පරිවර්තනය වූ ජවිපෙ/මාලිමාවේ රහස???
උපුටාගැනීම මුහුණු පොත
පෙරේදා දිනයේ මා විසින් Facebook පළ කළ සටහන හරහා මම මතු කළේ එක් ප්‍රබල ප්‍රශ්නයකි. එනම්, "පිළිම වන්දනාව ගෝත්‍රිකයි" යැයි පැවසූ... "මල් වට්ටි උස්සගෙන යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි ප්‍රතිපත්ති ප්‍රකාශ කළ... "මාධ්‍ය පිරිවරාගෙන වඳින්න යන්නේ නැහැ" යැයි කී... හිටපු පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී, වර්තමාන ජනාධිපති අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක ඇතුළු ජවිපේ නායකයන්ගේ වෙනස පිළිබඳවයි. මේ "පරිවර්තනය" කෙතරම් දුරදිග ගොස් තිබේද? එදා ආගමික වතාවත් ප්‍රතික්ෂේප කළ පිරිස අද නිතරම පන්සල් යති. නිතර මහ නායක හිමියන් හමුවෙති. දළදා වහන්සේ ප්‍රදර්ශනය කරති.... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

Concepts in Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy on Human Existence, Consciousness, Psychic Phenomena, and Rebirth 
Author:Sarath Hemachandra M.D.
https://share.google/aimode/q0SljpvFIQBW7IulM In his book Concepts in Buddhism and Buddhist Philosophy: On Human Existence, Consciousness, Psychic Phenomena and Rebirth (2024), Dr. Sarath Hemachandra explores the intersection of traditional Buddhist teachings and modern scientific views. The work provides a detailed examination of the eternal cycle of life energy and the spiritual laws governing existence  Core Philosophical Themes Dr. Hemachandra's work focuses on the mechanisms of the "eternal cycle" and how practitioners can transcend it: Human Existence & Life Energy: The book details the "eternal cycle of life... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

What really went wrong (pattern over 20 years)
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Ex samples Galle yacht yard, Beruwala / Mutwal boat yards, Trincomalee offshore engineering hub—all show the same failure  1. Policy approval without policy protection Projects are: Approved politically Launched with fanfare But never insulated legally or institutionally So when: A port authority changes leadership A ministry changes A public corporation enforces rent mechanically Or a geopolitical concern arises (Trinco–India sensitivity) Permissions get cancelled, leases revoked, or files frozen ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

Sinhalese innovation spans over two millennia, evolving from ancient mastery of hydraulic engineering and metallurgy to modern breakthroughs in science and the global transformation of cricket
Sri Lanka
https://share.google/aimode/wmVQ52EVWYx07EjcJ Ancient Innovations (3rd Century BC – 12th Century AD) Ancient Sinhalese civilization is most renowned for its "Hydraulic Civilization," featuring engineering feats that remained unmatched in the West for nearly 2,000 years.  Biso Kotuwa (Valve Tower): Invented in the 3rd century BC, this is the ancient equivalent of the modern valve-pit. It allowed for the regulation of water flow from massive reservoirs without the high pressure destroying the embankment. Jaya Ganga (Giant Canal): Built by King Dhatusena in the 5th century AD, this 87 km canal... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

ළමාවියේ සිට විකුම් පෑ තොටගමුවේ ශ්‍රී රාහුල හිමියන්ගේ ජීවිත කතාව සහ එම දේහය නොදිරීමට හේතුව 
DINU SASARA
https://youtu.be/90xku-7zY58... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

“This Country Is Suffering from Inner Poverty” — Bhikkhu Bodhi's  Powerful D.C. Peace Speech | AK1E
Buddhanet
https://youtu.be/7iOJ5aHpMkE?si=jqHIvRQ6RmlWSKmZ Buddhist monks reach Lincoln Memorial, a look back at the 2,300 mile walk for peace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P07TS5aL_hk Buddhism Comes to the West, by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi https://www.buddhanet.net/budwest/ https://share.google/aimode/puhyOGScmiWOrRstq... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

Lessons from the “Taiwan Model” For National Development
Rohan Abeygunawardena ACMA, CGMA
Some years ago, in the early nineties, when I was working for a manufacturing company, I was part of a team tasked with expanding and modernizing one of the factories. I met a technocrat from a Taiwanese company that quoted for the machinery needed for our project. I had some reservations about their ability to deliver high-quality machinery compared to a European company that also submitted a quote. However, Taiwan offer was much more attractive in terms of price. Along with my managing director, I had the opportunity to discuss the credentials of the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

පළාත් සභා විධිවිධාන ඉවත් කිරීමේ / පරිච්චින්න කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත්වලට විරුද්ධ නොවීම තුළ පළාත් සභා නෛතිකව බිඳවැටීම ඇතුලු නීතිමය මාතෘකා 3ක් ගැන පවත්වන එක් දින නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩමුළුව (සිංහල මාධ්‍ය) * 2026 මාර්තු 15 කොළඹ දී
සමායෝජක වෛද්‍ය තිලක පද්මා සුබසිංහ අනුස්මරණ නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහන
35වන නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩසටහනපළාත් සභා ඕනෑ කියන සංවිධාන සහ තැනැත්තෝ පළාත් සභා විධිවිධාන ඉවත් කිරීමේ / පරිච්චින්න කිරීමේ පනත් කෙටුම්පත්වලට විරුද්ධ නොවීමතුළ පළාත් සභා නෛතිකව බිඳවැටීම ඇතුලු නීතිමය මාතෘකා 3ක් ගැන පවත්වන එක් දින නීති අධ්‍යාපන වැඩමුළුව (සිංහල මාධ්‍ය) *(සහභාගීවන අයට සහතික පතක් / නීති සටහන් සහ දිවා ආහරය සපයනු ලැබේ)නීතීඥවරුන්ට/ නීති ශිෂ්‍යයන්ට/ විශ්ව විද්‍යාල කථිකාචාර්යවරුන්ට/ අධිකරණ රෙජිස්ට්‍රාර් කාර්යාලවල සේවය කරන අයට / විශ්ව විද්‍යාල ශිෂ්‍යයන්ට / නීති ක්‍රියාකාරකයන්ට ප්‍රමුඛත්වය දෙනු ලැබේ.2026 මාර්තු 15 ඉරිදා පෙ.ව. 9ටකොළඹ මහජන පුස්තකාල වායුසමණය කළ සම්මන්ත්‍රණ ශාලාවේදීආසන සීමිත හෙයින් ආසනයක් කලින් වෙන්කර ගන්න.https://neethiyalk.blogspot.com/2026/02/3-20260315.html?m=1සමායෝජක... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

Why University and Technical School Graduates Should Acquire Vocational Training Certification Before Their First Job
Dr Sarath Obeysekera
Across Sri Lanka and worldwide, a clear mismatch exists between academic qualifications and industry expectations. Universities and technical institutions produce thousands of graduates every year, yet employers—especially in engineering, shipbuilding, oil & gas, and heavy industry—continue to struggle to find job-ready professionals. The gap is not intelligence or theoretical knowledge; it is hands-on vocational competence. Theory Alone Is No Longer Enough Modern industries demand engineers and technical professionals who can translate drawings into reality. Welding, steel fabrication, piping fabrication, and Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) are not skills that can be mastered in... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

සජිත් ඉස්සරහා නිලධාරීන්ට කට උත්තර නැතිවෙයි l Sajith l Marikkar
Dasatha News
https://youtu.be/u5qN2oXb_jE... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

"අද වෙනකොට අධ්‍යාපනය ඉවරෙටම ඉවරයි.. සෞඛ්‍යය ඉවර වීගෙන යනවා" බලගතු හස්තයක් ගැන කියපු චන්ද්‍රිකා
Hiru News
https://youtu.be/qfqz9GeNYJ8... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 13/02/26)

අපේ ඇඟෙන් ලේ වැක්කෙරෙනවා සිවුර ගැලවෙනකල් අපිට ග#හනවා ද්‍රෝ#හී අනුර මේක මතකතියාගන්න මහත්තයෝ
Madyawediya
https://youtu.be/8IYL0IIb-Bs... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

එළියට ගිහිං උඹ මට කොරයි #### පුතා - කස්සප හිමිට බන්ධනාගාර ලොක්කගෙන් තර්ජන
Top News Lk
https://youtu.be/2jbohEZpLWI... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Foreign Origin Artefacts Found in Jetawanaramaya Monastery Only Proves Foreign Patronage, Not Social Inclusiveness
Dilrook Kannangara
Reconciliation, harmony, inclusiveness, and coexistence are admirable ideals. However, they must not be used to distort historical facts. History should be interpreted within the context of the norms and conventions of its own time—not through modern lenses. Valuable artefacts discovered around the Jetawanaramaya stupa include items of foreign origin from the Far West, China, and North and South India. Among them was a statue of a Hindu deity donated by a visiting trade group from Tamilakam (modern-day Tamil Nadu). This was simply one object among many collected artefacts. There is no evidence it was... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

CIA ඔත්තුකරුවන් ගෝඨාභය පසුපස | ශමීන්ද්‍ර සමඟ | Shamindra Ferdinando
Divaina Online
https://youtu.be/a2TWGvMss14... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

How Colonial Records Constructed “Native” Identity — and why Separatist claims Collapse under historical scrutiny
Shenali D Waduge
The oft-quoted “disenfranchisement of Tamils” post-independence is often repeated internationally & referred to locally. Let us go back in time and evaluate the evolution of how colonials identified the natives. To answer that, let us trace how identity classification evolved. This study traces how Portuguese, Dutch, and British colonial administrations systematically identified indigenous populations and distinguished them from imported migrant communities. It then asks a central question: On what historical, legal, or civilizational grounds should externally imported colonial labour be granted automatic citizenship in a newly independent sovereign state? This is not an ethnic argument. It... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Historical Evidence Proves Tamil Eelam is IMPOSSIBLE — A Political Fiction and a Legal Nullity
Shenali D Waduge
Sri Lanka has been governed continuously by Sinhala-Buddhist monarchies for over 1,700 years, supported by advanced systems of governance, irrigation, taxation, law, and religious institutions. Despite intermittent South Indian invasions and mercenary occupations, the island has never experienced indigenous Tamil political sovereignty at any point in recorded history. Modern claims for “Tamil Eelam” do not arise from archaeology, epigraphy, genetics, history, or international law. Instead, they are constructed from colonial administrative distortions, selective historical interpretation, political myth-making, and post-colonial separatist ideology. These claims collapse under rigorous historical and legal scrutiny. This dossier brings together prehistoric, archaeological, historical,... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Walk for Peace 🛡️ Their Only Armor Was Cloth | Silent Steps
Walk for Peace
https://youtu.be/pueS2iEIwH8?si=3kZfvhRAYf5UPmu8 https://youtu.be/vgnK4tusahQ This is a subject worthy of deep contemplation and reflection This is what the world in particularly the western world needs today  The monks know what they are doing.  The Buddha's path cannot be wrong. This is exactly what the Buddha did in his life and time. Walked Walked Walked. He was the greatest walker of all time When people saw the Buddha walk they dropped everything they had and started walking... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

The Buddha's Walk and Modern Continuation: The "Walk for Peace" 
Courtesy - AI Overview
https://share.google/aimode/4GCZoPCxoK0rmMgjb The Buddha's "walk" refers both to his historical 45-year teaching ministry across northern India and a continuous living tradition of "Peace Walks" (Padayatra) that symbolize mindfulness and compassion . Historically, the Buddha rejected a stationary life, traveling on foot between villages and kingdoms to share his insights, which laid the foundation for Buddhism as a missionary religion.  The Historical Walk: Key Sacred Sites The Buddha's life and ministry are anchored by four primary pilgrimage sites, which he personally recommended for his followers.  Lumbini ... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Bangladesh election, media’s projection, safety, etc
Nava Thakuria
As Bangladesh heads for 13th Parliamentary election and  the referendum on  July National Charter simultaneously on Thursday (12 February 2026), the interim government chief Professor Muhammad Yunus urged all participating candidates to rise above personal and party interests to prioritize greater interest of the Muslim majority nation regardless of the poll-outcomes. Addressing the nation of over 170 million people ahead of the much watched electoral exercises, Nobel peace laureate  Dr Yunus commented that victory as well as defeat is an integral part of democracy and hence after the election, they should dedicate themselves to build a... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Iran, War, And The Illusion Of Control
Dr. Alon Ben-Meir
As the US-Iran negotiations regarding the latter's nuclear program and the threat of attacking Iran loom high, both the Trump administration and Iran ought to consider very carefully the potentially colossal regional repercussions if they do not reach an agreement. If Netanyahu convinces Trump during their meeting, at the time of this writing, that attacking Iran now, amid Tehran’s weakened proxies and internal turmoil, will bring regime change, they’ll both be gravely mistaken. Every peaceful avenue must be explored to prevent a war because there will be no winners, only long-term regional instability, punctuated... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

Balangoda Kassapa Thera granted bail
Courtesy Hiru News
The Trincomalee High Court has granted bail to ten suspects, including the Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thera, three other monks, and six civilians. High Court Judge N.M.M. Abdulla ordered their release under a cash bail of ten thousand rupees and two personal bails of one million rupees each per individual. Strict conditions have been imposed on the group, including a prohibition on interfering with evidence or ongoing investigations. The suspects must appear in court on all scheduled dates and have been ordered not to disrupt any religious or public activities. Delivering the... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

12 sentenced to death in former MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala case
Courtey Hiru News
The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar today (11) sentenced 12 individuals to death after finding them guilty of the murder of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer during the May 2022 unrest. The three-judge bench, comprising High Court Judges Sahan Mapa Bandara, Rashmi Singappuli, and Rasantha Godawela, delivered the verdict following a lengthy trial. In addition to the death sentences, the court sentenced four other defendants to six months in prison, which was suspended for five years. The remaining 23 suspects were acquitted and released... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 12/02/26)

A FACT-BASED CHALLENGE TO UK-BASED PRO-LTTE YOUTH PROPAGANDA
Shenali D Waduge
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1359766255903278 You claim genocide, occupation, and structural erasure. These are serious allegations that demand serious evidence — legal proof, forensic data, documented history, and verifiable records — not slogans, flags, or emotional scripting. 1) “4 FEBRUARY 1948 – BLACK DAY FOR TAMILS” This slogan is a deliberate distortion of history, constructed around the Indian Tamil plantation labour repatriation issue, which has nothing whatsoever to do with the so-called ‘Ceylon Tamils’ or Sinhala discrimination. It is a political myth retroactively imposed on Independence Day to manufacture... -Full Story-
(LankaWeb - 11/02/26)

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    B. MURALIDHAR REDDY in the war zone-Full Story- (frontlineonnet.com/ - 08/06/09)
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  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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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