Ngo Dinh Diem was President of South Vietnam from 1955 till he was assassinated in 1963. US chose a Roman Catholic to become President in a predominantly Buddhist nation to as a counter strategy to communism. Things did not go …

Eelam — a word that triggered a 30-year conflict — must be urgently re-examined.

The term “Tamil Eelam” has come to symbolize demands for a separate Tamil state in Sri Lanka. But few stop to ask: What did “Eelam” originally …

The history of Sri Lanka is deeply intertwined with stories of its diverse peoples, among whom the Tamil community is one. Understanding the origins and arrival of Tamils in Sri Lanka is crucial—not only to appreciate the island’s complex cultural …

The Federation of National Organisations has issued the following  press release on funeral of Ven Anamaduwe Dhammadassi Thero.

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The popular narrative around Sri Lanka’s conflict centers on 1983 — the so-called “Black July” — as the spontaneous ignition point for Tamil militancy. But this version of events is dangerously misleading. In truth, Tamil militancy did not evolve organically …

Education Reforms Sri Lanka PPT for 2025.07.11 for Parliament new

The Hidden Agenda: Erasing Sri Lankan Identity from Grade 1

THE PROMISE:

“We will nurture global citizens who embrace sustainability, innovation, and 21st-century skills.”
— Official Reform Slides

THE REALITY:…

දීර්ඝ කාලයක් තිස්සේ මේ රටේ අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ සිදුවිය යුතුයි කියන කණ්ඩායමක සාමාජිකයෙක් වශයෙන් සහ තමන්ගේ දරුවාට සිදුවූ අසාධාරණය රටේ අනිකුත් සමස්ත දරුවන්ට සිදු නොවිය යුතුයි සිතන දෙමාපියෙක් වශයෙන් නව අධ්‍යාපන ප්‍රතිසංස්කරණ ගැන නිහඬව සිටීම සුදුසු නැති බව සහ ඒ සම්බන්ධයෙන් …

id the people of this country vote for the NPP to erase our children’s connection to the past?

Under the newly proposed education reforms, the subject of History—until now a compulsory part of the school curriculum—is to be made optional. …

Sri Lanka has approximately 3.9 million school children enrolled across 10,155 government schools (including 373 national and 9,782 provincial schools). Out of this, around 3.4 million children—87% of the total—are not fluent in English, with the vast majority coming from …

Sri Lanka’s New Education Reforms (2025–2029), led by Prime Minister and Education Minister, have sidelined history and Buddhism—pillars of Sri Lanka’s civilizational consciousness—while quietly embedding gender ideology and LGBTQIA+ narratives under the dangerous banners of “equity,” “inclusion,” and “diversity.” These …