Dilrook Kannangara Unfortunately, almost all Muslim communities in the world are suffering physical harm for various reasons. Yet there is an oasis for Muslims in Sri Lanka. The land where the first man, Prophet Adam descended, and descended well, according to local Muslims’ beliefs, has nurtured Muslims and awarded them with peace and prosperity when […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka concludes another cricket tournament that won’t be missed. As usual fans are angry and want wholesale changes from players to coaches, selectors to the administration. However, none of that can fix Sri Lanka cricket because the problem is far deeper than that. Things have changed from the era of 1970s to […]

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, […]

Dilrook Kannangara Generation Z (persons born between 1997 and 2012) are very special compared to other generations. They are highly influential around the world and have a few political, religious and business victims under their belt already. As most of them grew up with high tech, they are globally aware and better behaved compared to […]

Dilrook Kannangara Calls to repeal Sri Lanka’s Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) ignore a crucial reality: the PTA is the only legal framework that grants enforceable rights to terrorism suspects while allowing the state to combat violent extremism. Removing it would not end counter‑terrorism efforts—it would simply push them outside the law. Without the PTA, […]

Dilrook Kannangara The world’s oldest ideology-led regime has beaten Gen Z protests when far more flexible and democratic regimes have collapsed. Interestingly not so much by using violence but by using latest technology. The use of violence is unfortunate but failed to quell rioting and protests. Gen Z very heavily rely on the internet not […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka suffered from and overcame multiple disasters since 1971. However, those helpful conditions are no longer valid after 2009. Post-2009 disasters are difficult or impossible to overcome as a result. The country is yet to overcome the effects of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, economic impacts of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka faced the worst natural disaster in recorded history. Sri Lanka is not alone as Indonesia, Thailand and others also faced the disaster. This is part of climate change that affects the whole world. These disasters will only become more frequent with time. Sri Lanka must have a long-term plan to face […]

Dilrook Kannangara 2026 budget proposals included increasing the daily wage of plantation workers by the highest ever increase in history. The news was well received by the Upcountry Tamil community. They lit fire crackers and venerated photos of the President. On the face of it the act seems sensible. Politically it may retain some votes […]

Dilrook Kannangara Anura completes a year in office and compared to all his predecessors, he is more popular than he was at the time of his election. He and his party seem to be working to a plan that covers their political requirements and people’s aspirations. From personal experience in Sri Lanka, people across the […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka has fallen to extreme poverty following the economic collapse in the 2020s. Education can play a major role in overcoming poverty. Instead of teaching children in the free education system what politicians want them to learn, teach them what benefits them and the nation. A large number of Sri Lankans are […]

Dilrook Kannangara Too much of a good thing can be toxic. A nation must invest only so much in education that its economy needs and can sustain. Investing too much in education is a sure way to invite disaster. This is the main root cause of violent youth uprisings in South Asia. They all started […]

Dilrook Kannangara When Imran Khan became PM of Pakistan the whole world knew Pakistan will end its rot and turn the tide. However, it was not seen in good light by enemies of Pakistan both internal and external. Imran worked hard to contain corruption. But corrupt politicians, their lackeys, their supporters, extremists and the underworld […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka maintains a list of terrorist organizations. Various LTTE and ISIS aligned groups and individuals are listed in them. However, they have a much larger support base – both in Sri Lanka and outside the island. These groups are loosely called the LTTE Diaspora and the ISIS Diaspora. They have the means […]

Dilrook Kannangara One of the best kept secrets from school and media history is the British Ceylon Flag. It’s so secretive that only a very few even know about it. British Ceylon flag mercilessly slays many myths including the myth of Tamil homeland. It is a brutal reality that Tamils and how they were referred […]

Dilrook Kannangara A political debate is raging over history teaching in government syllabus following schools. One group argues for the continued teaching of fake history in primary schools that follow the government syllabus while another group argues that it should be taught only for students in Years 6 to 9. No party to the debate […]

Dilrook Kannangara Australia is desperate. Driven by US hegemony, Australia is on a mission to get anyone it can get to confront China. For this reason, the Australian Defence Minister was in Sri Lanka. The two countries agreed to strengthen defence cooperation and dialog but fell short of any concrete agreement. Sri Lanka has no […]

Dilrook Kannangara Influenced by China, Sri Lanka joined China’s attempts to push the trilingual inscription to be recognized by UNESCO. This is part of China’s soft power projection and also part of a plan to link the modern One Belt One Road to a historic parallel. The inscription found in Galle, Sri Lanka, contains Chinese, […]

Dilrook Kannangara There are 90 million Tamils globally and their population grows by more than 1 million each year. Those are massive numbers and don’t in anyway indicate suffering genocide”. Therefore, Canada’s Tamil genocide monument is a joke. It ridicules actual victims of genocide including original Canadians killed in their millions. In the case of […]

Dilrook Kannangara JVP won power in 265 LG bodies and the closest rival SJB only managed 14. ITAK and other minority parties are no challengers to the JVP. This is an astronomical election victory. UNP, SLPP, SLFP and others were essentially wiped out unable to win a single LG body! They lost the country and […]

Dilrook Kannangara Anura Kumara and Modi signed a number of agreements and the most significant is their defense pact which is shrouded in mystery. However, nothing remains under wraps in Sri Lanka as news travels fast. Indian media also published its contents in point form. Sri Lanka is now an aligned military partner of India […]

Dilrook Kannangara Voters are unforgiving. Sri Lankan voters can be quite nasty, merciless and even violent if they realize they have been taken for fools. If a political party wins power by deceiving people through lies and false promises, depending on the severity of those lies its lifespan will be cut short. The biggest public […]

Dilrook Kannangara Talks of a land bridge between India and Sri Lanka are buzzing once again. Those who feel nostalgic about the time when there was some kind of connectivity miss the point that it was built by the British to bring down slaves from India to Sri Lanka cheaply. While it served a colonial […]

Dilrook Kannangara Buddhists in India are protesting against Hindu occupation and management (rather mismanagement) of Bodh Gaya. Bodh Gaya is to Buddhists what Mecca is to Muslims and Jerusalem is to Christians and Jews. Buddhists are not appointed to the management of Hindu shrines; then why appoint Hindus to manage a Buddhist shrine? Only Buddhists […]

Dilrook Kannangara The world is heading into WW3. It is a matter of when. The only way it can be avoided is if the debt trap trounces them first. It is not the fault of an individual, a nation or a few of them. It is a clash of competing priorities, access to scarce resources, […]

Dilrook Kannangara Namal Rajapaksa and an SLPP delegation met US ambassador Julie Chung they previously despised openly. Although they stated that USAID was discussed, it is common knowledge that USAID is handled by a separate office of the US government with a separate office in Sri Lanka. Julie Chung is not associated with USAID projects […]

Dilrook Kannangara All of Sri Lanka’s miseries and problems boil down to its multiethnic nature which has led to conflicting policy priorities. One avenue of approach which may benefit one group, is not very beneficial to the other two groups. As a result, Sri Lanka is stuck in this trijunction unable to move. This is […]

Dilrook Kannangara Sri Lanka had at least four (4) petroleum ministers since 2010 and people voted all of them out. It is obviously telling. It is also important to put facts right and not be fooled by political sob stories said by these rejects. What really happened to the 99 tanks in Trinco tank farm? […]

Dilrook Kannangara Forced by India, successive governments since 2012 have invested disproportionate amounts of money in schools in estate communities. From a layman’s point of view, it is a good” thing and it will bring good” outcomes. In reality, that’s not how things work. In fact, the outcome of it will be disastrous for Sri […]

Dilrook Kannangara It was reported that over one hundred Rohingyas are in a military-run camp in the north of the island. However, there may be others who have already made it to Sri Lanka and have become citizens. They must be sent back to their homeland – Burma or Bangladesh. Sri Lanka has a very […]