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A trailer on my latest documentary, #Pettah which is the busiest and most vibrant market in Sri Lanka. I chose to tell the story of mostly Indian-origin minority communities who run businesses in Pettah, making huge, invaluable contributions to the country’s economy. But we have been “othering” them too long, post-independence.
Incredibly lucky to have worked with a talented bunch of production and post-production team.
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A video of an Israeli tourist pushing a Sri Lankan tour guide off a boat has sparked outrage. Here is what we know of the incident.
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#POCB
1. A few days ago Prez @anuradisanayake said the govt will not pass #PSTB and #POCB without public consultation. If he meant what he said, today, the AG should have informed Supreme Court the govt was withdrawing #POCB. The AG did not do that.
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Tusker’s Life at Risk as Wild Elephants Cross Wellawaya–Monaragala Road
A tusker and another elephant have been captured on camera crossing the Wellawaya–Monaragala main road near Kumbukkana Bridge. Residents say wild elephant activity in the area has intensified in recent days, raising concerns over the safety of the animals as they cross the busy roadway. They are urging authorities to take measures to protect the elephants.
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I am Mahmoud from Gaza.I live here under difficult circumstances. I lost everything in the war three years ago, and now I live in a tent with my little ones Today, due to the rain, my tent has flooded I have a verified fundraising campaign; please consider
chuffed.org/project/help-mah…
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Police further informed the court that a separate suspect arrested for allegedly behaving in a disorderly manner and obstructing police duties at the protest site had been found to be under the influence of drugs at the time of his arrest, according to a medico-legal examination. “ from five star scandal to drugs what’s the Maha Sangha doing about this. This is the very man the Monks were protecting what a scandal this is. Court summons 5 monks, including Ven. Kassapa Thera, over Anuradhapura protest newswire.lk/srz8
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Tamils renewed their call for the removal of Sri Lanka military sponsored Thayiyitti Buddhist vihara erected on private land, during a large-scale religious procession and ceremony that was held today, with hundreds of Buddhists bussed from southern Sri Lanka to attend the event.
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Palestinians who survived years of bombardment are now starving and freezing in flooded tents.
Meanwhile, Israel continues to block the entry of humanitarian aid.
Make no mistake. This is no 'natural' disaster. It is a continuation of genocide while the world looks away.
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Meet our Summit Ambassador: Sabin Muzaffar @critoe, founder of @anankemag, gender activist and a journalist with 26+ years across South Asian and Gulf media. 🌟
🗓 Nov 13–15 | #SAUS2026
Free on Zoom: eshe.in/summit-2026
#women4peace @southasiaunion
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Dear Anura. Plz investigate. Its been 1 year since courts ordered recovery of over 150 acres of illegally encroached land near this reservoir. So far no action taken by Wildlife Dept to activate court order..
An action filed/won by the Dept.
Wonder why?
dailymirror.lk/breaking-news…
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The floods in Gaza are not because of the autumn rain but because of the Israeli genocide that destroyed drainage systems and blocked up water courses with the debris from its bombardment.
@netanyahu and his cohort need to be in the Hague answering the warrant from the @IntlCrimCourt
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#SriLanka’s proposed terrorism law must respect #humanrights: UN experts. "Definition of terrorism must be limited to acts intentionally causing death or serious injury & exclude mere property damage."
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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It's official. 100,000 people have signed our petition for an inquiry into the UK's role in genocide. Thank you to everyone who signed & shared.
Parliament must now make time for a debate. We are not going away until we get this inquiry. We want the truth, and we want justice.
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Its been more than 10 hours since the video.
Is the boat operator alive and safe.?
Where did this happen?
Are we waiting till the offenders will have left the country...?
That 'play book'[?] has happened each time the offender was an Israeli visitor...
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I’ll be speaking at SOAS on Monday evening: “Militarism, genocide & Who Profits”
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‘Red Line’ protesters marched in Amsterdam demanding an end to Dutch economic and military ties with Israel.
More than 200,000 people joined the march, according to the Dutch branch of Amnesty International.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/2ie5gm
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Israeli tourists filmed themselves laughing as they pushed a Sri Lankan boat operator into the water. Calling it a “joke” doesn’t make it any less contemptuous.
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 welcomes visitors, but hospitality is not a free pass to treat local workers as entertainment. This is not an isolated incident - there have been repeated complaints of harassment and disrespect in coastal areas.
Tourists who cannot show basic respect to the people of the country they are visiting should not be here. Our workers deserve better than to be the punchline of someone else’s holiday video.
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Searing reportage from @zenairaaa and @mrinalinidhyani for @HimalSouthasian on an issue that needs way more attention than it's getting. Read the story on surging anti-Christian violence in #India under the Hindu Right.
Wrapped in blankets, face fully covered, only streaks of grey hair from a loose braid visible, the body lay in the back of a rugged Tata Sumo parked outside a house in Bhanupratappur, a small village in Kanker district, in the Bastar region of the Indian state of Chattisgarh. In life, it had belonged to an elderly woman who had died suddenly from a cardiac arrest.
Reportage by Zenaira Bakhsh (@zenairaaa) and Mrinalini Dhyani (@mrinalinidhyani)
Read the full story here:
himalmag.com/india-christian…
#india #violenceagainstChristians #anticonversionlaws
