Blouquets and brickbats for Lankan leaders on cyclone relief
By Sanjana H/Facebook Colombo, December 1 – President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s address to the nation after Cyclone Ditwah, on the evening of 30 November 2025, was posted to his official accounts on YouTube, and Facebook generating 430, and 240 comments respectively (at the time of...
Accountability in Sri Lanka’s flood relief work
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, December 4 – Sri Lanka is once again confronted with the harsh realities of nature’s fury. Cyclone Ditwah, intensified by days of relentless monsoon rains, has left the country grappling with a humanitarian emergency of vast proportions. Over 450 lives have been...
JVP General -Secretary Tilvin Silva’s encounters with different Tamil diaspora groups in London
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror. Colombo, December 2 – The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) or People’s Liberation Front,founded and led by Rohana Wijeweera is not the same party of which Anura Kumara Disanayake is the current leader .For one thing the party is no longer a ‘lone...
Sri Lanka’s friend in need India continues to provide disaster relief
Colombo, December 3 -India continues to expand its humanitarian assistance to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with extensive air, sea, and ground operations delivering urgent relief to communities affected by Cyclone Ditwah. The relief consignment brought to Trincomalee on 01.12.2025 by INS Sukanya of...
Cyclone Ditwah and India-Sri Lanka relations: playbook for diplomacy in the neighbourhood
By Milinda Moragoda/Hindustan Times Colombo, December 3 – Cyclone Ditwah struck Sri Lanka with devastating force. This prompted the government to request international assistance. India responded within hours I vividly remember boarding the then INS Vikrant — formerly HMS Hercules — with my father during...
Rs. 25000 for flood damaged houses in Sri Lanka
Colombo, December 2 (Daily Mirror)- The Ministry of Finance has approved an increase in the assistance granted for cleaning flood-affected houses and property from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 25,000. This decision is intended to accelerate the restoration of normal living conditions for communities impacted by...
Symbiotic relations between Indian and Lankan Muslims
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, December 2 – Across the narrow waters of the PalkStrait, Indian and Sri Lankan Muslims have shared a continuous story ofexchange — of trade, faith, learning, and language. Long before modern borders,the Indian Ocean served as a cultural highway....
Cyclone damage in Sri Lanka – lack of public vigilance was a factor
By Nadira Gunatilleke/Daily News Colombo, December 2 – Sri Lankan people are extremely ignorant. We can understand how ignorant they are by watching their behaviour these days. Bad weather hit Sri Lanka early last week and thereafter the entire country watched every night through the...
Indian aid for cyclone hit Sri Lanka continues as death toll rises to 390
Colombo, December 1 – India continues to deepen its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka under Operation Sagar Bandhu, with medical, rescue, and relief deployments expanding across the island as communities grapple with the severe impact of Cyclone Ditwah. The death toll due to the adverse...
Lankan Tamils in danger of getting stuck in NPP tokenism and Maveerars’ Day commemorations
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, December 1 -Last week’s Maveerar Week was observed in the Sri Lankan North and East with unprecedented fervour with the participation of thousands of people, despite very bad weather. Some media outlets, which reported on the huge turnout at the main...
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