Colombo-based journalist with @the_hindu; covers Sri Lanka & the Maldives
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#SriLanka civil war: 17 years later, the imprints remain - long read from the Northern Province thehindu.com/news/internatio… via @the_hindu
"Comrade @LulaOficial’s historic victory in Brazil shows that the people cannot be fooled by bankrupt political dynasties & ghosts of the past who believe might is greater than right"- Prez @anuradisanayake in one of the most politically charged posts yet from his official handle
Today, the people of Brazil did not just win an election; they defeated the forces of corruption, division and political lies.
Comrade @LulaOficial’s historic victory in Brazil shows that the people cannot be fooled by bankrupt political dynasties and the ghosts of the past who believe might is greater than right.
Many congratulations, companheiro, for leading the march of progress yet again!
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Intv: Days after Maldives President Muizzu Pakistan visit, former Foreign Min Abdulla Shahid, running to be a presidential contender in 2028, hits out at Muizzu, alleges he will ‘try to create some narrative on hate’ before the elections. Excl @the_hindu
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Around 40 stranded Iranian sailors aboard U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers anchored just outside #SriLanka’s territorial waters received urgent medical treatment in the island nation on Saturday (October 24, 2026)
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Brazil's Lula da Silva defies odds to clinch poll victory against Flavio Bolsonaro
According to official results, he won 51.75% of the votes to 48.25% for Flavio Bolsonaro
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Around 40 stranded Iranian sailors aboard U.S.-sanctioned oil tankers anchored just outside Sri Lanka’s territorial waters received urgent medical treatment in the island nation on Saturday (October 24, 2026), Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said.
✍️@Meerasrini
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In this week’s The View From India newsletter,
@meerasrini examines global reactions to the crackdown on Gen Z-led protests in Delhi and whether the official response reflects democratic image-building or face-saving.
Read and subscribe here:
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In a significant development concerning Chinese investment in Sri Lanka, state-owned China Merchants Port Holdings has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture for a logistics hub at the Colombo port.
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The original report in @TimesOnlineLK on how China Merchants Port Holding Company pulled out of its massive logistics hub project in the Colombo Port and that the Sri Lanka Ports Authority has agreed to pay US$21.9 million to settle investments in the venture, following a decision by the parties to abandon it. #SriLanka
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If there were an aural equivalent of elegant, highly readable prose, it would be Deva’s music. At once accessible and appealing, his music has the ability not merely to please listeners, but to draw them closer to sound and the emotions it conveys.
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“If there were an aural equivalent of elegant, highly readable prose, it would be Deva’s music”
Tamil cinema loses its ‘Thenisai Tendral’ 💔: thehindu.com/entertainment/m… @Meerasrini + @the_hindu
The gift of elegance in Deva’s music - tribute to 'Thenisai Thendral'
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Lovely piece on Deva's music by @muralijourno
The opening scene of the recently-released film Lubber Pandhu. Inside a bus, the song Rasithan Kai Rasithan plays in Swarnalatha’s voice. Entranced by the music, a passenger joyfully praises Ilaiyaraaja, saying, “Raaja is Raaja after all.” Overhearing this, a student travelling in the same bus interjects, “Raaja is indeed Raaja. But this is a Deva song.”
✍️K. Muralitharan
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#SriLanka’s Human Rights Commission flags enduring militarisation in Tamil-majority areas
17 years after civil war ended, militarisation remains a persistent feature of governance and land use in the north & east, says @HRCSL report
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Militarisation of Sri Lanka’s Tamil-majority north and east persists 17 years after the end of the civil war, despite many state assurances to reduce the military footprint in the former conflict zone, the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has said.
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#India: Over three dozen journalists were temporarily detained, and in some cases assaulted, while they were covering protests against the country’s chief election commissioner over allegations of voter-list manipulation in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Pune on Oct 10 & 11 - @CPJAsia
#India: CPJ’s research found that more than three dozen journalists were temporarily detained, and several assaulted, while covering protests against the country’s chief election commissioner over alleged voter-list manipulation in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, and Pune on October 10 and 11.
Read CPJ’s In-Focus report ⤵️
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#PressFreedom #JournalismIsNotACrime #DelhiProtest #JantarMantar @DelhiPolice @CPDelhi @PCITweets @DigipubIndia @IndEditorsGuild @LtGovDelhi
#India: "The argument against protests at Jantar Mantar does not hold water. It is antithetical to the concept of public deliberation and protest, which are central to democracy." - @the_hindu editorial on Jantar Mantar denotification
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The detention of protesters across the national capital this week has raised questions over the Delhi Police’s failure to make publicly available Section 163 prohibitory orders that it says are in force. Delhi Police sources refused to confirm to The Hindu whether separate Section 163 BNSS orders for sub-divisions of the New Delhi district, including Connaught Place, and for the Jantar Mantar area have been made publicly available. I ✍️
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#India: @the_hindu's investigation shows a clear skew against Muslim electors.
The SC must now halt the SIR, built on arbitrary criteria with no basis in electoral law & which discriminates against specific communities - Editorial today
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The Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday (October 14, 2026) set aside the death penalty awarded to Sri Lankan a migrant worker over a Facebook post that was deemed blasphemous.
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