Full video : STV

Too impatient, iam starting off with my personal opinion,

Lmaooo this is hilarious, even a sane Pro-Israeli person would agree this is leashed dog walking 😭

No tourist project needs this type of defending, specially if the establishment is a solely religious institution. Unless there are actual SriLankan Jews (Which I have not heard of), permanent Chabad houses for TOURISTS who practice Judaism make NO sense.

Pretty clear the basis/foundation of this man's argument is deep hate/fear for Muslims, nothing else.

Not even Indians and Thai would go this far to defend something so foriegn, specially a religious institution.

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The man's main reasons for defending Chabad houses:

"If Muslims kill cows for Haj and we allow it, even on days like Wesak, then the Jewish tourists can also have their Chabad houses"

"Israeli military technology and support were part of the reason we triumphed over the LTTE"

"(Allegedly) The protests were born out of jealousy where a party lost a good deal with the Israeli tourists and riled up the village to try to intimidate the other party"

"The Chabad houses have not tried to convert any Buddhists or spread the religion"

"Israel pays Srilankans alot of money and make them rich in their home land while the other Gulf countries treat Srilankans badly"

"There is about 29 Buddhist institutions in Israel both Theravada and Mahayana, where are the same in Saudi, Kuwait and Qatar"

Kalmunai has been getting alot of attention lately after Muslim nurses were barred from entering the hospital premises due to their work attire that conforms to religious requirements. Read more on the issue .

Since the event, Chandrasekaram Rajan (Chairman of the hospital committee) has not backed down, instead doubled down, voicing the majority union notion of the state-wide universal dress code.

This is where former state minister Harees makes the claim that Mossad is behind this agitation, meant to break the Tamil-Muslim relations.

The real topic here is foreign intervention! Does the state of Israel gain from a divided Srilanka?

This is the second time I have come across Israel being alleged as the main conspirator.

The other incident was the tragic Easter Bombings where Israel/Mossad was alleged to have had a connection with Zahran. This is similar to the claim that Abu Bakar (Caliph of the Islamic State) was trained by Mossad/Is an Israeli.

What does Israel actually gain from all this? Sri Lanka is already diplomatically close to Israel and surveys on public perception show SriLankans have a slightly favorable opinion on the state (Compared to other nations).

That said, what does Israel ACTUALLY gain from doing all this? From an unbiased standpoint I personally cannot fathom SriLanka being of any importance to Israel's global agenda.

Other notable conspiracies involving Israel is the founding of ISIS itself, orchestrated the Oct 7 incursion and doing 9/11.

Looking at the above allegations, Kalmunai hospital dress code does not seem to be a potential globally reverberating plan hatched by Mossad that benefits the state of Israel.

Survey across 36 countries : Report by PEW

Amongst the 36 countries, Sri Lanka holds the top spot. Where 79% of surveyed have a favorable opinion about India 🇮🇳.

Lowest favorable opinion belongs to Pakistan 🇵🇰 at just 7%.

The question asked was : Please tell me if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or very unfavorable opinion of India.

Personal opinion:

If I were asked this question, my answer would depend on the following timelines.

LTTE v GOV period : ABSOLUTELY UNFAVORABLE. Horrible neighbor.

Post Ditwah : Very Favorable, thank you very much, countless lives saved.

Currently : Somewhat Favorable. Tamil Nadu's Vijay is a small thorn iam willing to ignore.

The report's values for UK seem unbelievable, correct me if iam wrong but Indians dont have the best reputation there. Or it is Muslims and Pakistanis that are hated more? Either way that value doesnt reflect what I observe.

I agree with Op. Leader Sajith.

Sri Lanka is known for Elephants. Probably the most famous wildlife other than the Leopard.

The flag of Ceylon famously flew with an Elephant infront of a Pagoda too.

I dont see any barriers to having a Srilankan Elephant as the national animal, except an angry Jungle fowl.

Plus point : Would bring alot of attention to the ongoing Human Elephant Conflict. Having the Elephant as a national animal would motivate protecting it and reducing the number of deaths (Specially train collisions).

Is this petitionable?

From the report Global Terrorism Index 2026 that looks at the data from the previous year.

The GTI ranks countries according to terrorist activity.

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and Bhutan 🇧🇹 have a GTI score of 0 which leads in South Asia.

Pakistan 🇵🇰 is the most impacted from terrorism in our region as of 2026 with a score of 8.574. It is also the highest score in the world.

The 4 terror groups responsible for the most deaths in 2025 are :

Islamic State (IS)

Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)

Al-Shabaab

Islamic State (IS) and its affiliates remained the world’s

deadliest terrorist group in 2025.

0 is a score given to countries with no impact from terrorism.

Values closer to 100 mean the country is heavily impacted by terrorism.

Sri Lanka throughout the years :

In 2018 : 4.048

In 2019 : 3.569

In 2020 : 6.065 🔺️(20th in the list)

The Easter bombings claimed by the Islamic State Of Iraq And Levant (ISIL) that caused 266 deaths was the largest terror attack reported by GTI.

In 2022 : 5.445

In 2023 : 4.839

In 2024 : 3.072

In 2025 : 0

Images are screenshots from an activist's X

Recently a lady called Sanjee has been traveling through Jaffna, interesting events documented on her X.

A very recent post asks her audience to suggest points of discussion to be conveyed to NPP officials she's about to meet.

This comment (Second image) grabbed my attention.

Is self determination a demand shared amongst all Tamils? Is it a niche group's view?

Do some Sinhalese also support this point?

After the October 7th war, I've noticed alot of discourse on comparing the Palestinian struggle to the Ealam struggle. Positioning SriLanka and Israel as the big bad wolf.

The topic of federalism gets thrown around along with self determination. The voices have only gotten stronger after the Hamas V Israel war.

Personally I'd not want this country to be divided by federalism or localized patriotism. But this is just my opinion.

I would like to hear the opinions of Tamils living here. Your opinion is respected.

Id like to profess my curiosity stems from innocence.

Hoping for a civil discussion 🙏

Sergeant (Recently promoted) Rumesh Tharanga is only 23 years young and leads the Javelin world rankings.

Only asian I see in the top 3 and that is impressive.

Srilanka currently has 2 Silver Olympic medals. For the first time since the 2000 Sydney Olympics we can ACTUALLY win a gold 🥇.

Rumesh has gone head to head with the current gold medalists and won. SO YES WE INDEED CAN DREAM AGAIN.

That said I hope the sports ministry tends to his needs earnestly.

Late visa scares, funding issues, the points of disappointment put forth by Yupun are valid reasons to why iam not fully confident in this current administration's sports ministry.

From my personal perspective, I see it is the armed forces that have been nurturing our talent. I express my sincere gratitude, the biggest names in athletics here all serve 🙏.

Thank you Rumesh, we can finally dream again.

First image : Muheed Jeeran

Second image : Comment section of this video

Hikkaduwa සෙරෙප්පු is facing a call for boycott due to the prints found on a slipper that resemble the arabic calligraphy of "Allah".

The company has issued an apology and updated their slipper design (Second image).

Personal opinion:

As a non-muslim I cant really see a strict resemblance to the Arabic calligraphy of Allah. But since the Muslim community is hurt I really hope an understanding has been found.

The company has gotten their design from Pinterest as mentioned in their apology. Better if they hired a designer and made authentic designs, this problem would not have occurred.

Iam so glad the Muslim community here didn't take drastic measures and let anger take over. This is an issue of simple misunderstanding. Kudos to Hikkaduwa සෙරෙප්පු for their quick action too.

When I was studying in Malaysia, I witnessed an incident of KKMART shops burned down because a sock had "Allah" printed on it.

Religious sensitivities need to be added into design philosophy.

Copied from original post by Breaking News Srilanka

A little research took me down a small rabbit hole on how all this unfolded.

During the annual pada yatra a dog named Subramanium joined pilgrims and got alot of love and praise like Aloka the peace dog.

Things took a sour turn when a boy kicked the dog and got alot of pet welfare groups and even the police involved. He was promptly arrested and detained.

The boy being Muslim took facebook by storm.

The boy was seening apologizing, but that went unnoticed. As the event turned from respecting dogs to Islamic banter.

This young man Anojan was seening making a comment about cutting the penis of the prophet on one of the facebook posts.

Netizens were quick to track him down and found him working in Saudi, which led to multiple complaints against him.

Despite an apology from Anojan it was far too late.

That comment now costs Anojan close to 300,000,000 rs and jail time.

What happens next? Government intervention? Fund raising to get him free?

> Article

Sri Lankan Youth Sentenced to 5 Years and Fined SAR 3 Million in Saudi Arabia Over Facebook Comment

A Sri Lankan youth working in Saudi Arabia has reportedly been sentenced to five years in prison and imposed a fine of 3 million Saudi Riyals (SAR) over a controversial comment published on social media.

The individual, identified as Sivarasa Anojan, a native of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, was employed in Saudi Arabia when he became involved in an online debate. During the discussion, Anojan allegedly left a comment on a Facebook post that was deemed derogatory toward Islamic religious beliefs and the Prophet Muhammad.

Realizing the gravity of his actions shortly after commenting, Anojan deleted the Facebook comment within 5 to 10 minutes. He subsequently issued a public apology to the Islamic community through both written posts and a live video statement on Facebook.

However, screenshots of the original comment had already circulated widely across social media platforms. Following the viral spread of the images, several individuals and organizations in Saudi Arabia lodged formal complaints with law enforcement authorities and his employer.

Anojan was subsequently arrested by Saudi police and prosecuted under the Kingdom’s strict Anti-Cybercrime Law and blasphemy regulations.

Reports indicate that following court proceedings, he was sentenced to a five-year prison term alongside a fine of 3 million Saudi Riyals.

#SriLanka #SriLankaNews

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I have no statistics to prove if this is a normal occurrence. How's it like in Colombo?

My experience was terrible. School friend (M) gets a surprise pre wedding party thrown.

All guys divided into 2 groups, school friends and university friends.

University friends surprise the man with his recent ex, who hid in a huge gift box, liquor gets involved, feelings go high, lets just say things go south, cheating occurs.

School friends decide to leave as a fight broke out.

Eventually wedding gets canceled. Many past and lies got unearthed.

Girl was close to commiting the no no after finding out.

Cherry on cake : Ex gets pregnant, currently raising child.

(Now Former) School friend denies the baby is his.

Jokes aside, this man is a good inspiration. I respect that.

Here's the link to the post

Make sure to check out his work on intervening in police cases to help people.

On the 20th I will be identifying as a Zionist !!! /s

First image : X

Second Image : Screen shot from Boycotting Israeli products video

Everything I know : Lady gets online and talks about child birth and the concept of "birth plans". (Link to original video) post blows up with her arguing with doctors and others who disagree.

THEN..

Posts on her other personal beliefs are brought to light. How she raises her children, political beliefs ect ect.

The tea is fresh and is definitely very HOT.

Its like a fight between modern/fresh parenting vs the traditional tested approach. Liberals vs Centrists & Conservatives.

Here to know more on the tea/educate my self tbh.

Would love to hear what the Women of reddit Srilanka think of all this.

‐------------------- Personal opinion 👇

On the topic of her raising her son (youngest of her 3 children I believe)

Her son will be able to paint his nails, play with dolls and grow his hair. Amazing, I wish her all the best, Raise him the way you want as you see fit, you are his mother!

I just pray he doesnt get bullied to oblivion. Society is harsh. And he MAY grow up to hate his upbringing.

But looks like she will be homeschooling him (?) So thats sorted 👍

I (M btw) had dolls too growing up. Threw them out the moment a school friend introduced me to Bakugan.

On the topic of consumerism and Israeli product boycotts.

Wow she really hasnt tried many on this list, willingly.. kudos to her. Apparently had Maggi products ONCE an year..

I lost count on how many Maggi noodles I had this week. My soup cubes need to be restocked too.

Iam not taking part of the boycott or any related. But id be happy to replace every product here with SL made stuff.

Images from Srilankan Air Force Facebook page

If the specifications mentioned in this article are true, a [EDIT : 3 +] gen plane in our skies is something legitimately amazing.

News is still hot! The burning question is how will the world react?

Israel is definitely NOT viewed in the best of light, and this jet is jam packed with technology from companies on top of the boycott list.

Will tourists, foreign investors see SL in a foul way when this news catches wind?

And hows the reception locally? Current comments suggest very happy Lankans in the SLAF page.

Anime content could be amazing with a few more tweaks to the prompt 👏

Wanted a wallpaper of a ronin on my phone to get "locked in" for a fat loss journey.

Holy am I blown away by the first output chatGPT created 🥵.

Calling this Eternal Contentment.

Ever since the IRGC 🇮🇷 Dena got "Obliterated" in SL waters, I cant help but notice so many US gifts came our way! CONSPIRACY??? Itching to know your thoughts.

(Images for reference) Source : US embassy facebook page's most recent posts.

Starting with the the 10 helicopters (Though old models, really do help our airforce ALOT) is something that came out of the blue..

No high level delegate talks, No reciprocal gifts. Just free helicopters out of nowhere.

Then the multiple island wide programs specially with the armed forces ( very common activity by many foreign staff BUT in higher volume by USA 🇺🇸 as I observe ).

Remember how talked about the sinking of the ship was?

Man we milked that event so well our stocks went up!

Pro IRGC/Palestine groups praised us for saving personal & Pro US/Israel groups loved that we didn't condemn/blame or even publicly call out the USNAVY.

So many theories came about that pointed to SL knowing about the Nuclear submarine prowling nearby. (Allegations). Now not a word, its like it never happened.

You know its weird when Mujibar Rahuman is silent too.

We also took control of another IRGC ship and moved it from Colombo to Trinco (Such a weird move), as if to move it far away from where US has its navy supply routes ( SL to Middle East waters )

But was a secret deal made?

We got about 2 high ranking US navy officer visits, one before the incident and after.

And whats next?

Id place my bets on an engineered event that may sway public opinion to let US establish some sort of base here.. (Far reaching but am I?)

ANYHOW, Iam grateful for the helicopters. We recently lost a pilot (RIP) and his aircraft on DITWAH rescue duty.

These gifts may come with strings attached. But still Thank you biggest export partner!

These are just a few screenshots for context 😭 who are these people and HOW DO I FIX THIS 🥲🥲🥲

Its either :

Pro LTTE Mondays

Alhamduillah Tuesdays

Tissakutti Wednesdays

Couple sharing group recommendations Thursdays

Mix and match Fridays

JVP Saturdays

Shalom Sundays

FYI : I dont understand Tamil, Sorry if the posts attached offend someone. Not muslim either.

Is anyone else getting politically motivated posts they have absolute -0 interests in??

What happened to cats, safari videos and air fryer recipes 💔

This account is for an app I made, 0 followers, 0 following. Has its own email (Not my personal) and even it's own phone number. So brand new. Not a single post liked or comment made!

I don't have any personal social media and use this account to scroll through while eating. Some content makes you question if its real people behind them.

I hope its only me and a VERY flawed personal algorithm. But from what I see, this country is beyond divided BEYOND!

Its either 🇮🇱 vs 🇵🇸 supporters, ☸️✝️ vs ☪️, 🐅 vs 🇱🇰

Oooh and the rare 🐅🇱🇰✝️☸️🇮🇱 vs ☪️🇵🇸

But I love reading the comments I can't lie. The pro palestinians vs the super hard Israeli fans take the cake lmaoo

Just afraid the wrong posts would radicalize someone to do something real bad. Some posts are VERY disturbing. The comments are equally horrible at times.

Looking for a fix if possible just like Instagram where my app account has a curated algorithm in the search panel.

Context : I count all my calories, and find the least calorie dense options. Came across this today and I really cant believe my own eyes. 50 kcal per serving!!!

Here's my concern that I sent as an email to Finagle's admin and customer care :

TLDR : 50 kcal does not make sense at all when the calculation of macronutrients come to about 94 kcal !! Almost double the stated amount !

A major question and possible labeling error regarding the nutrition facts stated on the back of Finagle Pitta Bread's packaging [ Title ]

As I am unable to upload images here, attached below is a written annotation of said nutrition label found in the back of Finagle's Pitta Bread 425g packet:

*****

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 70.8g

Servings Per Container: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 50 Calories from Fat 10

Total Fat 5.5g

Saturated Fat 0g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 100mg

Total Carbohydrate 9g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 3.8g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 2%

Calcium 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Iron 4%

*****

The stated calories of 50kcal per serving do not make sense when each macronutrient's calorie/gram is calculated :

Carbohydrates: (4) calories per gram

Protein: (4) calories per gram

Fat: (9) calories per gram

5.5g of fat (49.5 kcal) + 9g of carbs (36 kcal) + 2g of protein (8 kcal) equals 93.5 calories! Nearly double the stated amount!

I hope I have made a mistake on my side and misread or misinterpreted the nutrition label. Still, I find it unimaginable for this to be accurate with such a serving size.

Hence, why I'm hoping to hear more from you soon, to understand if I'm consuming only 50 kcal per serving (Without any additional ingredients added in the reheating process).

Thank you,

And Best regards,

A health conscious citizen.

......

Did I do too much or is my concern genuinely legitimate?

Or am I missing some important context, hoping someone helps me out!

Until I find an answer, FINAGLE IS OUT OUT!

Precise context :

Finagle is a massive Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 bakery focused corporation. It's market share and product range is huge! Hence why I have been blindly trusting their products.

My question : ( 70g Pitta bread for 50 kcal ?? )

Am I missing some important context here? Or is 50 kcal for a 70g Pitta bread a miracle in broad daylight?

Attached images are proof of purchase and nutrition label. ( Maybe I've missed some important crumbs in my calculation )

I found this absurdly hard to believe, hence why I did the Calories per macronutrient gram calculation.

My "concerned citizen" email to the company : [ Copied ]

A major question and possible labeling error regarding the nutrition facts stated on the back of Finagle Pitta Bread's packaging

As I am unable to upload images here, attached below is a written annotation of said nutrition label found in the back of Finagle's Pitta Bread 425g packet:

*****

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 70.8g

Servings Per Container: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories 50 Calories from Fat 10

Total Fat 5.5g

Saturated Fat 0g

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 100mg

Total Carbohydrate 9g

Dietary Fiber 0g

Sugars 3.8g

Protein 2g

Vitamin A 2%

Calcium 0%

Vitamin C 0%

Iron 4%

*****

The stated calories of 50kcal per serving do not make sense when each macronutrient's calorie/gram is calculated :

Carbohydrates: (4) calories per gram

Protein: (4) calories per gram

Fat: (9) calories per gram

5.5g of fat (49.5 kcal) + 9g of carbs (36 kcal) + 2g of protein (8 kcal) equals 93.5 calories! Nearly double the stated amount!

I hope I have made a mistake on my side and misread or misinterpreted the nutrition label. Still, I find it unimaginable for this to be accurate with such a serving size.

Hence, why I'm hoping to hear more from you soon, to understand if I'm consuming only 50 kcal per serving (Without any additional ingredients added in the reheating process).

Thank you,

And Best regards,

A health conscious citizen.