Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Political Parties
by Shenali Waduge · Published 26th March 2026
On 21 April 2019, eight suicide bombers unleashed coordinated attacks that killed nearly 300 people and shattered a nation that had experienced a decade of peace since the defeat of LTTE in May 2009. The...
Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 24th March 2026
In complex investigations, facts are expected to lead the narrative. But sometimes, the narrative begins to lead the facts. When that happens, certain names rise above others — not necessarily because of proven...
Global trade is the lifeblood of modern economies, and maritime shipping remains its most vital artery. Strategic ports function as critical nerve centres, shaping commerce, energy flows, and geopolitical influence. Singapore’s rise as...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Ethno-Religious Issues / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 23rd March 2026
The colonial occupiers have much to answer for. Many present-day problems were planted as part of colonial divide-and-rule policies However, we cannot live in the past and repeatedly blame the bearers. We...
Constitution Related / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 21st March 2026
In 2019, exactly 10 years after the end of LTTE separatist terrorism, coordinated attacks targeted three churches and three luxury hotels, claiming nearly 300 lives and injuring over 500. The attacks were carried out...
Chartering Our Future / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 20th March 2026
A critical look at the claims following April 2024 when Father Cyril Gamini addressed the media after appearing before the Criminal Investigation Department on 19 April 2024, he presented what he described as “8 facts with sources”...
Questions on Easster Sunday The Easter Sunday attacks of 21 April 2019 have been thoroughly examined through multiple investigations, including the Presidential Commission of Inquiry, the Parliamentary Select Committee, court proceedings, police...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism
by Shenali Waduge · Published 10th March 2026
Since the 1979 revolution that created the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Iranian state has played a central role in Middle Eastern geopolitics. The regime is led by a Supreme Leader. Over four decades,...
Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Sri Lanka Politics
by Shenali Waduge · Published 9th March 2026
Since the end of Sri Lanka’s 30 year conflict in 2009, the country has experienced sporadic arrivals of refugees and asylum seekers from several regions including South Asia, the Middle East, and Africa....
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / International Issues
by Shenali Waduge · Published 5th March 2026
ඉන්දියානු සාගරයේ ශ්රී ලංකාවේ උපායමාර්ගික පිහිටීම සැමවිටම එය කලාපීය හා ගෝලීය වශයෙන් වැදගත්. අගමැතිනි සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක වැනි අතීත නායකයින් විනිවිද පෙනෙන, නොබැඳි ප්රතිපත්ති තුළින් ස්වෛරීභාවය ආරක්ෂා කළහ. අද වන විට, අනුප්රාප්තික පරිපාලන හරහා රහසිගත...
Chartering Our Future / Diplomatic Corps in Sri Lanka / Islamic Terrorism - Fundamentalism / Lessons for Sri Lanka
by Shenali Waduge · Published 5th March 2026
The Easter Sunday bombings were not isolated or random they were tied to a global jihadist ideology and the Islamic State (ISIS) caliphate narrative. Zahran Hashim and the NTJ network openly declared allegiance to...
