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Monday, December 22, 2025
TopicSinhalese

Topic: Sinhalese

Remembering Sunil Aiya, legend whose voice dominated Sri Lankan music for 5 decades

Sunil 'AIya' Perera was lead singer of The Gypsies band, which rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Perera died of Covid-related complications Monday. He was 68.

Online petition calls BBC report on Sri Lanka blasts ‘attempt to blame Sinhalese Buddhists’

The online petitioners also disapproved of BBC’s choice of commentator on the Sri Lankan blasts, and the views aired by him on the channel.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.