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There is no dearth of promises and undertakings dished out by the successive Sri Lankan Governments and their opportunistic political leaders since 1948 whose sole intention and aim is to capture the political power at any cost to the interests of the nation and its people. Former President J.R. Jayawardene heralded this practice and […]
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Spiraling Prices, Shortages, Foreign Exchange Crisis In Sri Lanka: Opposition Leads Thousands To Protest
November 17th, 2021 
Awake Goy Tens of thousands of supporters of Sri Lanka’s main opposition party rallied in the capital Colombo to protest the nation’s economic woes. This is the first major campaign against Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government since it swept to power last August. Defying heavy sporadic rains, tightened Covid-19 guidelines and court orders, supporters of the […]
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No Comments »Sri Lanka is a multi-ethnic nation – Not a Budhist Sinhala nation
November 14th, 2021 Awake Goy North and East Tamils traditional & historical homeland In Sri Lanka for the last 72 years, the intent and goal of all Sri Lankan Governments and Buddhist Clergy [without exception] have been to secure the Island as a SINHALA BUDDHIST STATE. The current Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapakshe is latest and very active leader who […]
Tamils in Sri Lanka demand the restoration of their lost sovereignty
July 15th, 2021 Awake Goy The Sinhala/Tamil relations and the ethnic conflict intensified immediately after the independence of the Island on February 04, 1948. The rise of Tamil nationalism is not entirely a new phenomenon but only resurgence. The institutionalization and entrenched structure of genocide of Tamils since independence is the main cause of the conflict that caused the deaths […]
US Congress Resolution 413: Option for Sri Lanka to choose either Confrontation or Conciliation
June 24th, 2021 Awake Goy The recently tabled US 413 Resolution in the US Congress led by Ms. Ross breathes fresh air, confidence and hopes for the Tamils, particularly the victimized Tamils whose grievances which commenced in 1948 reached the climax with the genocidal war crimes committed during the war [2006-2009] However, structural genocide has now taken a strong hold […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: choose, confrontation, Congress, either, lanka, option, resolution No Comments »Container ship fire produces ecological catastrophe in Sri Lanka
June 10th, 2021 Awake Goy Fire damaged X-Press Pearl just before it sank (Credit: Sri Lankan Air Force) In the second major container ship accident in Sri Lankan waters in the past year, the X-Press Pearl, which was awaiting entry to Colombo port, caught fire on May 20 after a chemical leak. All attempts to douse the fire failed and […]
Sri Lanka facing environmental disaster after ship
June 4th, 2021 Awake Goy The vessel, which burned for 13 days until Tuesday, has already caused the island’s worst maritime environmental disaster, littering beaches with tonnes of tiny plastic pellets. With the stern now on the sea bed and the bow slowly sinking, environmentalists fear an oil leak would cause even greater degradation to marine life. Sri Lanka’s private […]
Fight to douse Sri Lanka ship fire continues
May 29th, 2021 Awake Goy Ships spray water at a container ship off Sri Lanka’s coast as an international firefighting effort to put out a huge blaze carries on. The vessel was carrying nearly 1,500 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid, when a fire broke out more than a week ago as it waited to enter Colombo port Source
Sri Lanka exorcism: Nine-year-old girl beaten to death by people ‘trying to drive away evil spirit’
March 1st, 2021 Awake Goy The mother of a nine-year-old girl and a local exorcist have been arrested in Sri Lanka for caning to death the child in an exorcism ritual they believed would drive away the “evil spirit” possessing her. The incident occurred in the small town of Delgoda, just outside the capital city of Colombo, where the child […]
Sri Lanka rejects plea to stop cremating Muslim Covid-19 victims
January 9th, 2021 Awake Goy The government of Sri Lanka has rejected pleas to stop cremating Muslim Covid-19 victims and follow their faith’s burial traditions, laying them to rest facing Mecca. Burials were banned by Sri Lanka in April after Buddhist monks spread claims that buried bodies can infect groundwater and increase the spread of the virus. The World Health […]
UNHRC 46th Session In February/March 2021 – Judgement day for Sri Lanka and its War Victims
December 28th, 2020 Awake Goy The forthcoming 46th UNHRC Sessions in February/March 2021 holds the key to uphold accountability, justice and human rights in Sri Lanka while halting Sri Lanka’s history of evasions and denials of its obligations to comply with and implement the recommendations in the 30/1 of 2015 and 40/1 of 2019 Resolutions. It has so far successfully […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: february, judgement, lanka, march, session, unhrc, victims No Comments »United Nations Failure And Sri Lanka’s Defiance
December 3rd, 2020 Awake Goy The fate of the UNHRC Resolutions 30/1 of 2015 and 40/1 of 2019 Sri Lanka’s democracy completely changed and is now ruled by a dictatorial Sinhala Buddhist President elected by the majority Sinhala Buddhist voters. The 20th Amendment to the Constitution has placed him with absolute powers over judiciary, police, election and other independent Commissions […]
Sri Lanka Prison Riot Over COVID-19 Conditions Leaves 8 Dead, Over 50 Wounded
November 30th, 2020 Awake Goy COLOMBO (Reuters) ― At least eight prisoners were killed and more than 50 injured in clashes with guards at a Sri Lankan prison, officials said on Monday, as authorities tried to quell a protest over rising corornavirus infections in the country’s crowded jails. Sri Lanka has witnessed an upsurge in coronavirus cases in the past […]
A Pillar Of Sri Lanka’s Economy, Garment Workers Ostracized After A COVID Outbreak At A Factory
November 17th, 2020 Awake Goy Colombo, SRI LANKA — On October 4 this year, a 39-year-old woman from the Brandix garment factory in Minuwangoda tested positive for COVID-19. By October 13, Brandix, which makes garments for global brands such as Victoria’s Secret, Gap and Marks & Spencer, was at the heart of an expanding cluster of over 1,500 cases. Garment […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: after, economy, garment, lanka, ostracized, pillar, workers No Comments »Buddhist festival held without spectators in Sri Lanka
August 5th, 2020 Awake Goy 
Sri Lanka’s annual Esala Perahera festival was held in the inland city of Kandy. Every year, dancers, fire twirlers, musicians and elephants adorn glittering costumes as part of the Buddhist celebration. No spectators were allowed this year due to coronavirus restrictions. Also known as the Festival of the Tooth, it is usually celebrated in July […]
Photos: Iran, Sri Lanka sign 5 cooperation agreements
May 13th, 2018 Awake Goy ISNA | Borna Qasemi: Iran and Sri Lanka signed five agreements on mutual cooperation in various areas in a Sunday ceremony in Tehran. The ceremony where the documents were signed was attended by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Maithripala Sirisena. The agreements include four mutual cooperation deals as well as […]
Iranian govt., parl. back ties expansion with Sri Lanka: Larijani
April 20th, 2018 Awake Goy “The Iranian parliament and government support the expansion of trade and industry ties with Sri Lanka,” said Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament on Thursday in Colombo. The Iranian top lawmaker made the remarks while attending the meeting between the members of Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and Iranian economic activists in the Sri Lankan […]
Commerce chambers to help Iran-Sri Lanka ties boost: Larijani
April 20th, 2018 Awake Goy “Considering the lengthy background of trade relations between Iran and Sri Lanka, the chambers of commerce of the two countries can play a bold role with their familiarity with the areas of cooperation,” said Ali Larijani, the Speaker of Iranian Parliament on Thursday in Colombo. The Iranian top parliamentarian made the remarks while meeting with […]
Posted in Jew World Order, Jewish News Tags: boost, chambers, commerce, lanka, larijani No Comments »How Unarmed Civilians Stopped Violent Sinhala Buddhist Mobs in Sri Lanka
March 20th, 2018 Awake Goy On March 4th, Sinhala Buddhist mobs began sweeping through Sri Lanka’s Kandy district, hurling petrol bombs at Muslim-owned houses, shops and mosques. The attacks came as a shock, as Sri Lanka has not seen violence on this scale in nearly a decade. The government deployed thousands of security forces, armed with automatic weapons, tear gas and […]
Posted in World News, World Order, World Politics Tags: buddhist, civilians, lanka, sinhala, stopped, unarmed, violent No Comments »Facebook, Whatsapp blocked as Buddhists attack mosques in Sri Lanka
March 7th, 2018 Awake Goy The state of emergency was imposed after Buddhists attacked mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the central highlands district of Kandy. On Wednesday the government asked internet service providers to shut down access to social media sites following reports of Facebook posts calling for attacks on Muslims. Telecommunications companies have also restricted general internet access in […]
Posted in World News Tags: attack, blocked, buddhists, Facebook, lanka, mosques, whatsapp No Comments »Is Sri Lanka Being Used by Big Powers into Making the Indian Ocean Another South China Sea?
September 18th, 2017 Awake Goy Reporter killed by crocodile in Sri Lanka
September 16th, 2017 Awake Goy The body of the Financial Times reporter who is believed to have been dragged into a lagoon and killed by a crocodile has been found by Sri Lankan police. Journalist and Oxford University graduate Paul McClean, 24, was discovered in the coastal village of Panama on Friday, with wounds on one of his legs. […]
Death toll reaches 100 as Sri Lanka hit by ‘worst’ flooding in over a decade (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
May 27th, 2017 Awake Goy Sri Lanka’s Disaster Management Center (DMC) said in a statement on Saturday that the death toll from the devastating floods climbed to 100. The number of missing was revised down to 99 from the initial 110. Authorities say that most of the deaths were due to mountainsides collapsing on homes. Boats and helicopters were deployed […]
Sri Lanka’s massive garbage piles now collapsing in deadly avalanches like a scene ripped right out of Idiocracy
May 3rd, 2017 Awake Goy (Natural News) If you’ve ever seen Idiocracy, you’re probably familiar with the “Great Garbage Avalanche of 2505.” Unfortunately for the real world, garbage avalanches have already started. It seems we’ve got a 500-year head start on making the dystopian world depicted in the film a reality. If we’re actually honest with ourselves, it’s obvious that the […]
Posted in World News Tags: avalanches, collapsing, deadly, Garbage, lanka, massive, piles No Comments »Caspian Sea legal regime must guarantee littoral states’ interests: Iran FM
July 13th, 2016 Awake Goy Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Caspian Sea’s legal regime should guarantee that the interests of the littoral states are met in view of the geopolitical developments. Zarif made the remark in a ministerial meeting of the Caspian Sea littoral states in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Wednesday. The Caspian Sea littoral states – […]
Posted in Jew World Order, Jewish News Tags: asian, beat, championship, iranian, junior, lanka, players, sri, volleyball No Comments »Japan Outraged Over New Scandal Involving U.S. Military Base Worker
June 27th, 2016 Awake Goy Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Only one week after tens of thousands of Japanese in Okinawa and Tokyo went to the streets to protest the epidemic proportions of violence, rape, murder and other crimes committed by U.S. military personnel as well as civilian military employees and contractors. Okinawans are outraged at yet another scandal. On Monday citizens in […]
Japanese Protesters Demand Withdrawal of US Troops over Epidemy of Rape and Murder
June 19th, 2016 Awake Goy Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Mass protests were held as Japan mourns the death of the women who was murdered by U.S. military personnel in Okinawa. The 20-year-old woman went missing in April and was found dead on May 16. A 20-year-old woman missing since late April was found dead on May 16, 2016. Protesters […]
Former Banker And Zurich Insurance CEO Martin Senn Found Dead
May 30th, 2016 Awake Goy A former banker and Swiss insurance company CEO has been found dead in an apparent suicide at a holiday resort. It comes three years after a former chief financial officer of Switzerland’s Zurich Insurance Group was also found dead after committing suicide. The Independent reports: Zurich Insurance Group said Martin Senn, who ran the company […]
