Sameera Gunasekara @sam92ky

Prof. Rangita De Silva De Alwis Re-elected to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) with Highest Number of Votes Read more: mfa.gov.lk/en/news/prof-r… #DiplomacyLK #lka

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The biggest javelin throw since the Paris Olympics ‼️ Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has just thrown an incredible 92.62m to win the javelin at the Rome Diamond League 🇱🇰 It puts the Sri Lankan eighth on the all-time list and it's the biggest throw since Arshad Nadeem recorded a mark of 92.97m at the Paris Olympics 🚀

17 Beautiful Writing Scripts in Asia ✍️ 1. 🇵🇭 Philippines - ᜐᜎᜋᜆ᜔ 2. 🇹🇭 Thailand - สวัสดี 3. 🇮🇩 Indonesia - ꦩꦠꦸꦂꦤꦸꦮꦸꦤ꧀ 4. 🇰🇭 Cambodia - សួស្តី 5. 🇮🇳 India - नमस्ते 6. 🇨🇳 China - 你好 7. 🇲🇲 Myanmar - မင်္ဂလာပါ 8. 🇱🇦 Laos - ສະບາຍດີ 9. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka - ආයුබෝවන් 10. 🇲🇻 Maldives - އައްސަލާމު 11. 🇲🇳 Mongolia - ᠰᠠᠢᠨ 12. 🇧🇹 Bhutan - བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས 13. 🇰🇷 South Korea - 안녕하세요 14. 🇯🇵 Japan - こんにちは 15. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh - নমস্কার 16. 🇵🇰 Pakistan - السلام عليكم 17. 🇲🇾 Malaysia - سلام Note: This is only a curated selection of beautiful writing systems from Asia. Many countries use multiple scripts, and several other traditional, regional, historical, and minority writing systems exist across the continent. Scripts such as Arabic, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Gurmukhi, Tibetan, Nüshu, Syriac, and many others are also important parts of Asia's rich linguistic heritage.

It’s the Vesak season in Sri Lanka 🇱🇰☸️ when the island is brightened by the Traditional #Sinhalese lanterns and pandals. Hope the rain won’t spoil the festival this year.

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Best Countries to Visit in Your Lifetime: 1. 🇹🇭 Thailand 2. 🇬🇷 Greece 3. 🇮🇩 Indonesia 4. 🇵🇹 Portugal 5. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 6. 🇿🇦 South Africa 7. 🇵🇪 Peru 8. 🇮🇹 Italy 9. 🇮🇳 India 10. 🇦🇪 UAE 11. 🇫🇷 France 12. 🇬🇧 United kingdom 13. 🇺🇸 United states 14. 🇪🇸 Spain 15. 🇦🇺 Australia 16. 🇲🇻 Maldives 17. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 18. 🇦🇷 Argentina 19. 🇱🇨 St. lucia 20. 🇨🇿 Czech republic 21. 🇧🇷 Brazil 22. 🇪🇬 Egypt 23. 🇨🇷 Costa rica 24. 🇵🇭 Philippines 25. 🇹🇷 Türkiye 26. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 27. 🇲🇽 Mexico 28. 🇮🇪 Ireland 29. 🇯🇵 Japan 30. 🇨🇦 Canada 31. 🇳🇿 New zealand 32. 🇪🇨 Ecuador 33. 🇫🇯 Fiji 34. 🇹🇼 Taiwan 35. 🇨🇻 Cape verde 36. 🇲🇪 Montenegro Note: The rankings are based on feedback from over 295,000 readers. Source: CEOWORLD magazine.

Countries That Were Colonized the Longest 1) 🇨🇻 Cape Verde ~513 years (Portugal) 2) 🇲🇿 Mozambique ~477 years (Portugal) 3) 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste ~450–460 years (Portugal) 4) 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ~443 years (Portugal + Netherlands + Britain) 5) 🇦🇴 Angola ~400 years (Portugal) 6) 🇮🇩 Indonesia ~340–350 years (Netherlands) 7) 🇿🇦 South Africa ~340 years (Netherlands + Britain) 8) 🇵🇭 Philippines ~333 years (Spain) 9) 🇧🇷 Brazil ~322 years (Portugal) 10) 🇮🇳 India ~190 years (Britain) 11) 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇵🇰 Pakistan ~190 years (British India period) 12) 🇲🇾 Malaysia ~170–207 years (mainly Britain) 13) 🇩🇿 Algeria ~132 years (France) 14) 🇬🇭 Ghana ~113 years (Britain) 15) 🇻🇳 Vietnam ~100 years (France) 16) 🇳🇬 Nigeria ~60–100 years (Britain) 17) 🇰🇪 Kenya ~68–80 years (Britain) 18) 🇹🇳 Tunisia ~75 years (France) 19) 🇪🇬 Egypt ~74 years (Britain) 20) 🇲🇦 Morocco ~44 years (France + Spain) Note: Durations are approximate and may include multiple colonial powers or different phases of control. Source: Historical Records, Other Web Sources

Top 40 Most Beautiful Countries in the World 😍 1. 🇬🇷 Greece 2. 🇳🇿 New Zealand 3. 🇮🇹 Italy 4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland 5. 🇪🇸 Spain 6. 🇹🇭 Thailand 7. 🇳🇴 Norway 8. 🇮🇸 Iceland 9. 🇦🇺 Australia 10. 🇦🇹 Austria 11. 🇮🇪 Ireland 12. 🇧🇷 Brazil 13. 🇵🇹 Portugal 14. 🇸🇪 Sweden 15. 🇹🇷 Turkey 16. 🇪🇬 Egypt 17. 🇫🇮 Finland 18. 🇨🇦 Canada 19. 🇲🇽 Mexico 20. 🇫🇷 France 21. 🇳🇱 Netherlands 22. 🇵🇪 Peru 23. 🇯🇵 Japan 24. 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 25. 🇩🇰 Denmark 26. 🇦🇷 Argentina 27. 🇮🇩 Indonesia 28. 🇭🇷 Croatia 29. 🇿🇦 South Africa 30. 🇲🇦 Morocco 31. 🇨🇱 Chile 32. 🇲🇾 Malaysia 33. 🇸🇬 Singapore 34. 🇵🇭 Philippines 35. 🇨🇾 Cyprus 36. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 37. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 38. 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 39. 🇨🇴 Colombia 40. 🇱🇺 Luxembourg Source: U.S. News & World Report

2007 ❌ 2009 ❌ 2011 ❌ 2012 ❌ After losing 4 World Cup finals in 5 years, Sri Lanka beat India #OnThisDay in 2014 to win the T20 World Cup 🔥

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15 Best Countries for Food in the World 🍽️ 1. 🇹🇭 Thailand 2. 🇮🇹 Italy 3. 🇯🇵 Japan 4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 5. 🇪🇸 Spain 6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand 7. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 8. 🇬🇷 Greece 9. 🇿🇦 South Africa 10. 🇵🇪 Peru 11. 🇲🇻 Maldives 12. 🇨🇴 Colombia 13. 🇲🇦 Morocco 14. 🇫🇷 France 15. 🇹🇷 Turkey 📊 Source: Condé Nast Traveller 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.

15 Best Countries for Food in the World 🍽️ 1. 🇹🇭 Thailand 2. 🇮🇹 Italy 3. 🇯🇵 Japan 4. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 5. 🇪🇸 Spain 6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand 7. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 8. 🇬🇷 Greece 9. 🇿🇦 South Africa 10. 🇵🇪 Peru 11. 🇲🇻 Maldives 12. 🇨🇴 Colombia 13. 🇲🇦 Morocco 14. 🇫🇷 France 15. 🇹🇷 Turkey Note: Based on global cuisine popularity, diversity & traveler ratings Source: Condé Nast Traveller 2025 Readers' Choice Awards

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Monthly Income Needed To Live Comfortably 😇(2026) : 🇧🇲 Bermuda ~ $5,500–$7,000+ 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands ~ $4,500–$5,500 🇲🇨 Monaco ~ $6,000–$8,000+ 🇨🇭 Switzerland ~ $3,500–$4,200 🇸🇬 Singapore ~ $3,200–$3,800 🇮🇸 Iceland ~ $3,000–$3,500 🇺🇸 USA ~ $2,800–$4,500 🇬🇧 UK (London) ~ $2,800–$3,500 🇦🇪 UAE (Dubai) ~ $2,500–$3,200 🇳🇴 Norway ~ $2,800–$3,500 🇭🇰 Hong Kong ~ $2,800–$3,500 🇹🇭 Thailand ~ $1,000–$1,600 🇻🇳 Vietnam ~ $900–$1,400 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka ~ $1,000–$1,500 🇮🇩 Indonesia ~ $900–$1,500 🇲🇽 Mexico ~ $1,200–$2,000 🇵🇹 Portugal ~ $1,800–$2,500 🇨🇴 Colombia ~ $1,000–$1,600 🇮🇳 India ~ $500–$1,000 🇵🇰 Pakistan ~ $400–$800 🇧🇩 Bangladesh ~ $400–$700

Man stops traffic to allow safe passage to the elephant’s herd… They understand. Reciprocates with thanks & waves at him💕

World’s Best Countries To Visit In Your Lifetime. 1. Thailand - 72.15 🇹🇭 2. Greece - 67.22 🇬🇷 3. Indonesia - 65.15 🇮🇩 4. Portugal - 64.32 🇵🇹 5. Sri Lanka - 60.53 🇱🇰 6. South Africa - 59.76 🇿🇦 7. Peru - 59.76 🇵🇪 8. Italy - 57.77 🇮🇹 9. India - 57.65 🇮🇳 10. United Arab Emirates - 57.38 🇦🇪 11. France - 56.31 🇫🇷 12. United Kingdom - 56.29 🇬🇧 13. United States - 55.98 🇺🇸 14. Spain - 55.89 🇪🇸 15. Australia - 55.73 🇦🇺 16. Maldives - 55.46 🇲🇻 17. Japan - ~55 🇯🇵 18. Canada - ~54.5 🇨🇦 19. New Zealand - ~54 🇳🇿 20. Mexico - ~53.5 🇲🇽 21. Vietnam - ~53 🇻🇳 22. Turkey - ~52.5 🇹🇷 23. Egypt - ~52 🇪🇬 24. Morocco - ~51.5 🇲🇦 25. Brazil - ~51 🇧🇷 26. Costa Rica - ~50.5 🇨🇷 27. Iceland - ~50 🇮🇸 28. Croatia - ~49.5 🇭🇷 29. Norway - ~49 🇳🇴 30. Switzerland - ~48.5 🇨🇭

BREAKING: President Trump says he questioned why the US sank an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka, killing dozens, adding that a general told him it was “a lot more fun” to sink the ship than capture it. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.news/qpisb9

BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Sri Lanka has announced to give one month free visa to the sailors rescued from Iranian ships & will provide humanitarian protection First Spain, now Sri Lanka proving that humanity is the biggest religion 🫡❤️