රජය රටේ අනන්‍ය ලක්ෂණ නොසලකා හැරීම අදියර 2 –ආණ්ඩුක්‍රම ව්‍යවස්ථාවේ භාෂා වෙනස්කම් 2026.02.21 ජාත්‍යන්තර මව් භාෂා දින නීතීඥ අරුණ ලක්සිරි උණවටුන

History Undug 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

KAMALIKA PIERIS 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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Fall of Nations

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Ada Derana

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Shenali D Waduge British Entry into Sri Lanka — Strategic Context (1795–1796) The British did not enter Sri Lanka as liberators or protectors of indigenous sovereignty. They entered as a hostile imperial power exploiting European war dynamics, seeking to: Their arrival was imperial expansion, not humanitarian intervention. Geopolitical Catalyst Britain entered Sri Lanka during the Napoleonic Wars, when:• […]

Concept : Senaka Weeraratna https://share.google/aimode/PVf36XXyURTr20cdW Content:  AI Overview Shell-shocked horse in Stalingrad  Soldier about to execute his horse in the middle of the Battle of Stalingrad Forgotten Saddles: A Silent Tribute to Romania’s Fallen War HorsesThis haunting image captures a desolate field strewn with abandoned saddles and cavalry equipment—once belonging to the Romanian forces during […]

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Sarath Wijesinghe President’s Counsel, Solicitor in England and Wales, President Ambassador’s Forum UK/SL Most Powerful Tool on the Universe    Education is the most powerful tool in life where the human is what they are today by the development of the mind from the powerful tool Education” with the experiences in life which is flexible, […]

ධර්මසිරි සෙනෙවිරත්න ———————————- රට බෙදන්න පැකේජ් ගෙනා ජී එල් එක්කද අපේකම රකින්නේ .රනිල් සජිත් දෙන්නම කොටි මර්ධනයට විරුද්ධවත් කෙනෙහිලිකම් කල උන් .අපේකම රකින්න නම් එකතුවන්න සින්හලදේශයේ සංස්කෘතියේ ප්‍රධාන සංරචකය සිංහල බෞද්ධ බව පිළිගන්න උන් එක්ක. ආණ්ඩුව පලවා හරින්න නම් මොකා වුනත් නරක නෑ .–

උපුටා ගැන්ම ලංකා සී නිව්ස් ඝාතනයට ලක් වූ නීතිඥවරයා අපරාධකරුවන්ට පෙනී සිටි අයෙකු ලෙස හංවඩු ගසමින් එම ඝාතනය සාධාරණීකරණය කිරීමට උත්සාහ කරන අධිකරණ අමාත්‍යවරයා ද මීට පෙර නීතිඥයෙකු ලෙස අපරාධකරුවන් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටි අයෙකු බව ශ්‍රී ලංකා පොදුජන පෙරමුණේ ජාතික සංවිධායක, පාර්ලිමේන්තු මන්ත්‍රී නාමල් රාජපක්ෂ මහතා පාර්ලිමේන්තුවේදී පැවසීය. මෑතකදී සිදු වූ නීතිඥ ඝාතනය සම්බන්ධයෙන් රජය […]

Courtesy Adaderana Former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking to nullify the decision to interdict him from duty without a fair inquiry, a reporter said. The Speaker of Parliament, the Secretary General of Parliament, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Leader of the House and […]