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September 15, 2025

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Rehabilitating the Lion of Lanka

on David Hewavitharne, who later became the famous Anagarika Dharmapala, was born in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) on September 17, 1864. David Hewavitarne was at the beginning of Sri Lanka’s difficult transformation from a British monarchical colony to an independent sovereign republic in 1972.

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9 mins

September 17, 2025

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Failure of UN equipment to detect 'ice' in containers raise many eyebrows

'PNB alert prompted thorough inspection'

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1 mins

September 17, 2025

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Brain-drain reality check: Fighting the wrong battle

How institutional misunderstanding of professional migration undermines effective policy responses

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6 mins

September 17, 2025

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Unidentified disease destroys paddy cultivations

Farmers in Mahabulankulama, Anuradhapura, claim that around 10 acres of their paddy cultivation are at risk of being completely destroyed due to an unidentified disease.

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1 min

September 17, 2025

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Switzerland allows display of LTTE flags in Geneva

A rally was held in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, to renew demands for justice and international accountability for what they claimed was the Tamil genocide, as Sri Lanka features on the agenda of the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), according to Tamil Guardian.

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1 min

September 17, 2025

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UN alleges Israel's war on Gaza is genocide

A United Nations inquiry has found that Israel’s war on Gaza is a genocide, a landmark moment after nearly two years of war.

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1 mins

September 17, 2025

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Need for reappraisal of overthrowing of Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal governments like houses of cards

The recent unprecedented events in Nepal underscored the need for a reappraisal of developments in (2020), (2022) well as Bangladesh (2024).

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9 mins

September 17, 2025

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Foreign judges dropped from latest Geneva resolution

Former senior military officers said that the latest UNHRC resolution on Sri Lanka had dropped the call for foreign judges, a demand that was forcefully articulated in the 2015 resolution endorsed by the Yahapalana goverment.

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1 min

September 17, 2025

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Sri Lankan High Commissioner pays courtesy call on British Speaker

Sri Lankan High Commissioner in London, Nimal Senadheera, paid a courtesy call on Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, at Westminster last week. In a warm and symbolic gesture marking the occasion, the Sri Lankan flag was flown outside the House of Commons, a rare honour reflecting the enduring ties between the two nations.

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1 min

September 17, 2025

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US military activities in Bangladesh set off alarm in neighbourhood

An increase in the United States military activities in Bangladesh's strategically placed Chittagong area, located close to the borders of India and Myanmar, has raised eyebrows as it may have implications beyond Bangladesh.

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1 mins

September 17, 2025

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