Paneetha Ameresekere

@NZinSriLanka Send us English teachers from NZ please?

This month, HC David Pine was honoured to attend the Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya Colours Eve 2026, as Chief Guest, on 13 February. It was a wonderful occasion to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of the schools' talented students and young sportswomen.

@CanHCSriLanka More details if possible please? Paneetha Ameresekere, Reporter, "Ceylon Today," e.mail:paneethaga@yahoo.com

Over nearly 2 years, women from 4 tea estate communities in Hatton have developed their skills; with #CFLI funds, this project has resulted in over 100 new women led businesses.

@IndiainSL @santjha @RW_SRILANKA India can exert pressure on Sri Lanka in a positive way and not the negative way as was done for more than a decade from 14.1.80. to 21.5.91., with disastrous effects on the island.

High Commissioner @santjha paid a courtesy call on former President @RW_SriLanka. Discussed the evolving political and economic landscape in Sri Lanka. Exchanged views on the potential for continuous deepening of the #IndiaSriLanka partnership for mutual benefit of the two countries and the region. @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy

@USEmbSL @TheJusticeDept @FBI Good, that means no isolationist policies as was practised for more than a decade from 1929 to 7.12.41.?s

Here in Colombo last week, @TheJusticeDept & @FBI experts worked alongside Sri Lankan investigators & prosecutors to strengthen strategies against transnational organized crime, including drug trafficking, cyber scams, & human trafficking. These crimes affect real families — from communities facing narcotics trafficking to victims of online fraud & exploitation. By sharing investigative tools, legal expertise, & best practices, we’re deepening real-world cooperation to disrupt criminal networks before they harm our communities — protecting citizens, strengthening the rule of law, & making both our countries safer. පසුගිය සතියේ කොළඹදී, එක්සත් ජනපද අධිකරණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව සහ FBI විශේෂඥයින් ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විමර්ශකයින් හා නඩු පවරන නිලධාරීන් සමඟ එක්ව, මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ජාවාරම, සයිබර් වංචා සහ මිනිස් ජාවාරම ඇතුළු අන්තර්ජාතික සංවිධානාත්මක අපරාධවලට එරෙහි උපාය මාර්ග ශක්තිමත් කිරීම සඳහා කටයුතු කළහ. මත්ද්‍රව්‍ය ජාවාරමට මුහුණ දෙන ප්‍රජාවන්ගේ සිට මාර්ගගත වංචා සහ සූරාකෑමට ගොදුරු පුද්ගලයන් දක්වා — මෙවැනි අපරාධ සැබෑ පවුල්වල ජීවිතවලට සෘජුව බලපායි. විමර්ශන මෙවලම්, නීති විශේෂඥතාව සහ යහ පරිචයන් බෙදාගැනීම හරහා, අපගේ ප්‍රජාවන්ට හානි කිරීමට පෙර අපරාධ ජාල බිඳ හෙලීම සඳහා අපි ප්‍රායෝගික සහයෝගීතාව තවදුරටත් ශක්තිමත් කරමින් සිටිමු — එමගින් පුරවැසියන් ආරක්ෂා කරමින්, නීතියේ ආධිපත්‍යය ශක්තිමත් කරමින්, අපගේ දෙරටම වඩා ආරක්ෂිත කරයි. போதைப்பொருள் கடத்தல், இணைய மோசடிகள் மற்றும் ஆட்கடத்தல் உள்ளிட்ட நாடுகடந்த ஒழுங்கமைக்கப்பட்ட குற்றங்களுக்கு எதிரான மூலோபாயங்களை பலப்படுத்துவதற்காக நீதித்திணைக்களமும் FBI நிபுணர்களும் இலங்கை விசாரணை அதிகாரிகளுடனும் வழக்குத்தொடருநர்களுடனும் இணைந்து கடந்த வாரம் கொழும்பில் பணியாற்றினர். போதைப்பொருள் கடத்தலை எதிர்கொள்ளும் சமூகங்கள் முதல் இணைய மோசடி மற்றும் சுரண்டலுக்கு ஆளானவர்கள் வரை இக்குற்றங்கள் உண்மையான குடும்பங்களைப் பாதிக்கின்றன. புலனாய்விற்குப் பயன்படும் கருவிகள், சட்ட நிபுணத்துவம் மற்றும் சிறந்த நடைமுறைகள் ஆகியவற்றைப் பகிர்ந்து கொள்வதன் மூலம், குற்றவியல் வலைப்பின்னல்கள் எமது சமூகங்களுக்கு தீங்கு விளைவிப்பதற்கு முன்பே அவற்றை சீர்குலைப்பதற்கான நிஜ உலக ஒத்துழைப்பை நாங்கள் ஆழப்படுத்துகிறோம். அது குடிமக்களைப் பாதுகாத்து, சட்டத்தின் ஆட்சியை பலப்படுத்தி எமது இரு நாடுகளையும் பாதுகாப்பானதாக ஆக்குகிறது.

@RusEmbSriLanka Why not "motherland?"

🇷🇺 On February 19, 2026, on the eve of Defender of the Fatherland Day, the Russian Embassy in Colombo hosted a solemn reception for representatives of the Armed Forces of Sri Lanka and the diplomatic corps. t.me/RusEmbSriLanka…

@EU_in_Sri_Lanka @MOJSriLanka @UNDPSriLanka @UNICEF_SriLanka @eu_eeas @EU_Commission @EU_Partnerships @AzusaKubota @brigham_emma @PAMPALONIPAOLA @johhesse_EU My immediately preceding request is with reference to your "justice" project

The Support to Justice Sector Project (#JURE), funded by the European Union, in partnership with @MOJSriLanka, and implemented by @UNDPSriLanka & @UNICEF_SriLanka, provides access to justice and supports to legal reforms in Sri Lanka.

@EU_in_Sri_Lanka @MOJSriLanka @UNDPSriLanka @UNICEF_SriLanka @eu_eeas @EU_Commission @EU_Partnerships @AzusaKubota @brigham_emma @PAMPALONIPAOLA @johhesse_EU More information if possible please to paneethaga@yahoo.com vis-a-vis Paneetha Ameresekere, Reporter, "Ceylon Today

@GermanyinSL "...'batting all round the wicket'?"

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, 🇩🇪 extends its warmest wishes to everyone observing in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and around the world.   May this sacred month be a time of reflection, compassion, generosity, and above all, peace. ✨ Ramadan Mubarak! 🌙

@USEmbSL @USPacificFleet "USA-Trump" policies are unclear. At times it trends towards isolationism...

We are honored to welcome Admiral Steve Koehler, Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet—the largest naval fleet command in the world— back to Sri Lanka from February 19-21. Admiral Koehler will engage with Sri Lankan government officials & military counterparts to discuss advancing cooperation in maritime security & to enhance collaboration & interoperability. The Admiral’s visit highlights the United States’ commitment to our partnership with Sri Lanka to keep sea lanes open, strengthen regional stability, & support secure commerce that drives prosperity across the Indo-Pacific.lk.usembassy.gov/u-s-pacific-fl… ලොව විශාලතම නාවික බලඇණිය වන එක්සත් ජනපද පැසිෆික්බලඇණියේ අණදෙන නිලධාරී අද්මිරාල් ස්ටීව් කේලර් මහතාපෙබරවාරි 19-21 දක්වා ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට නැවත පැමිණීම අපටගෞරවයකි. සමුද්‍රීය ආරක්ෂාව පිළිබඳ සහයෝගීතාව ඉදිරියටගෙන යාම, දෙපාර්ශවීය සහයෝගීතාව සහ අන්තර් ක්‍රියාකාරිත්වයවැඩි දියුණු කිරීම සඳහා අද්මිරාල් කේලර් මහතා ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජයේනිලධාරීන් සහ හමුදා නිලධාරීන් සමඟ සාකච්ඡාවෙහි නිරත වනුඇත. මුහුදු මාර්ග විවෘතව තබා ගැනීමට, කලාපීය ස්ථාවරත්වයශක්තිමත් කිරීමට සහ ඉන්දු-පැසිෆික් කලාපය පුරා සමෘද්ධියප්‍රවර්ධනය කරන ආරක්ෂිත වාණිජ්‍යයට සහාය වීම සඳහා  ශ්‍රීලංකාව සමඟ  පවතින අපගේ හවුල්කාරිත්වයට එක්සත් ජනපදයදක්වන කැපවීම අද්මිරාල්වරයාගේ  මෙම සංචාරය මගින් ඉස්මතුකරයි. பெப்ரவரி 19-21 ஆம் திகதி வரை இலங்கைக்கு விஜயம்செய்யும் உலகின் மிகப்பெரிய கப்பற்படைக்கட்டளைப்பிரிவான அமெரிக்க பசிபிக் கப்பற்படைப்பிரிவின் கட்டளைத்தளபதியான அட்மிரல் ஸ்டீவ் கேலரைவரவேற்பது எமக்குக் கிடைத்த கௌரவமாகும். கடல்சார்பாதுகாப்பில்ஒத்துழைப்பை மேம்படுத்துவது தொடர்பாககலந்துரையாடுவதற்காகவும் ஒத்துழைப்பு மற்றும்ஒருவரோடொருவர் தொடர்புகொண்டு ஒன்றிணைந்துஇயங்கும் தன்மை ஆகியவற்றை மேம்படுத்துவதற்காகவும்இலங்கை அரச அதிகாரிகளுடனும் இராணுவத்தைச்சேர்ந்த எதிரிணை சகாக்களுடனும் அட்மிரல் கேலர்சந்திப்புகளை மேற்கொள்வார். கடல் வழித்தடங்களைத்திறந்து வைத்திருப்பதற்காகவும், பிராந்தியஸ்திரத்தன்மையை பலப்படுத்துவதற்காகவும்,இந்தோ-பசிபிக் பிராந்தியம் முழுவதும் செழிப்பினைஊக்குவிக்கும் பாதுகாப்பான வர்த்தகத்திற்கு உதவிசெய்வதற்காகவும் இலங்கையுடனான தனது பங்காண்மைமீதான அமெரிக்காவின் உறுதிப்பாட்டினை அட்மிரலின்இவ்விஜயம் எடுத்துக்காட்டுகிறது.

@JapanEmb_SL Isn't this fantasy? Look at your three immediate neighbours, North Korea, China and Russia...?

Join us for the 3rd IGEP Webinar on a World without Nuclear Weapons on 20 February 2026, 8:00-9:30am. Hear experts discuss pathways towards a world without nuclear weapons.

@jica_direct_en In Sri Lanka, Indian fisher poaching is destroying fishery. Fish is the most common source of animal protein to most (50%+) Sri lankans.

In the island nation of the Maldives located in the Indian Ocean, fisheries is an important industry. Japan was awarded a token of appreciation by the Government of Maldives for its long-standing support to Maldives’ fisheries sector since the 1970s.

@ADB_HQ I thought it was the multinational food company Prima Singapore

#ADBNews: We have partnered with Prima to support the design, build, and installation of the 411-kilometer Tamtam submarine cable connecting Vanuatu to New Caledonia. The project will ensure reliable connectivity and improve disaster resilience through cutting-edge sensor technology: ow.ly/snMV50Yhqks

@jica_direct_en Sri Lanka is also in dire need for such protectionist shields with "Ditwah" being an eye-opener.

Japan’s SABO erosion control tech in Brazil! JICA helped create a Brazil edition SABO manual and will build two dams in Rio State—one at the site of a 2011 landslide that claimed nearly 900 lives. Protecting lives and property worldwide. #JICA #SABO

@JapanEmb_SL I'm factual when I say this: Let us hope that that will pave the way for them to get better job opportunities, either here or elsewhere?

On 12 Feb, Amb ISOMATA interacted with 🏅award-winning students 👩‍🎓of Japanese Speech Contest together with JaGAAS members, and encouraged them to serve as “bridges” to foster deeper 🇯🇵🤝🇱🇰bilateral relations.

@ADB_HQ Isn't education too a human right?

Health is a human right and a cornerstone of development. We work with developing member countries to advance universal health coverage, strengthen prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and improve access to efficient care: ow.ly/9UWL50Y981l

@jica_direct_en Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves!

💧Japan’s reduction of non-revenue water suppors to reduce water losses in Sfax, Tunisia 🇹🇳 Leak detection tools, pipe repairs, meter replacement, and pressure management—learned through training in Japan—are applied on site, supporting efficient use of limited water resources🌍

@USEmbSL @ICC @usacricket Oh, a hangover from colonialism? I'm joking, the colonialists gave us Christianity, port (s), roads and tea!, to name a few!

Welcome Team USA to the U.S. Embassy! The men's cricket team is in Sri Lanka for the @ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026--their participation is one of many moments in America’s “Mega Decade of Sports,” including the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Chargé d’Affaires Howell met with the group and noted the important role sports are playing in building people-to-people connections. 🇺🇸🏏🇱🇰 Let's go Team USA! ඇමරිකා එක්සත් ජනපද ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම ඇමරිකානු තානාපති කාර්යාලයට සාදරයෙන් පිළිගනිමු! 2026 @ICC පිරිමි T20 ලෝක කුසලානය සඳහා පිරිමි ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම ශ්‍රී ලංකාවට පැමිණ ඇත - ඔවුන්ගේ සහභාගීත්වය 2026 ලෝක කුසලානය සහ 2028 ලොස් ඇන්ජලීස් ඔලිම්පික් ඇතුළු ඇමරිකාවේ “මෙගා ක්‍රීඩා දශකයේ” බොහෝ අවස්ථාවන්ගෙන් එකකි. වැඩ බලන තානාපති හොවෙල් මහත්මිය කණ්ඩායම හමුවී පුද්ගල සම්බන්ධතා ගොඩනැගීමේදී ක්‍රීඩාව ඉටු කරන වැදගත් කාර්යභාරය සඳහන් කළාය. 🇺🇸🏏🇱🇰 USA කණ්ඩායමට ජය වේවා! அமெரிக்க தூதரகத்திற்கு அமெரிக்க அணியை வரவேற்கிறோம்! @ICC ஆண்கள் T20 உலகக் கோப்பை 2026 போட்டிகளுக்குத் ஈடுபடுவதற்காக அமெரிக்க ஆண்கள் கிரிக்கெட் அணி இலங்கைக்கு வருகை தந்துள்ளது. இப்போட்டியில் அவர்கள் பங்கேற்பதானது 2026 உலகக் கோப்பை மற்றும் 2028 லொஸ் ஏஞ்சலிஸ் ஒலிம்பிக் உள்ளிட்ட அமெரிக்காவின் “மாபெரும் விளையாட்டு தசாப்தத்தின்” பல தருணங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். தூதரக விவகாரங்களுக்கான பொறுப்பாளர் ஹொவெல் குழுவினரைச் சந்தித்து, மக்களுக்கிடையிலான தொடர்புகளை உருவாக்குவதில் விளையாட்டு வகிக்கும் முக்கிய பங்கினை எடுத்துக் கூறினார். 🇺🇸🏏🇱🇰 சிறப்பாக விளையாடுங்கள் அமெரிக்க அணியினரே!

@jica_direct_en Isn't animal protein (beef for example) better than soya or red split lentils, for that matter?

Today is #WorldPulsesDay In Indonesia, soybean-based foods are part of everyday life, from tempeh to locally inspired variations of soy products originally developed in Japan. JICA supports agriculture to improve crop productivity and strengthen farmers’ livelihoods. Learn more↓

@IMFNews Sri Lanka's tourism is growing at record high levels, but revenue, sixth highest ever for any January, vis-a-vis January 2026 tourism revenue!

Tourism in Belize is growing faster than in many more famous Caribbean destinations. To overcome infrastructure limitations, the country is boosting investment and expanding financing to the private sector. imf.org/en/News/Articl…

@ChinaEmbSL Regrettably, for people like I, there is a question mark when such surveys are caried out by "sub"-democracies. At the same time, I detest Donald Trump's claims to large tracts of land in the West and in South America to belong to that of the USA. Signs of the Biblical end times?

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era receives high recognition from international community, Global Times’ 2025 Global Survey on Impression and Understanding of China has found. Approval rate for Xi’s five key concepts exceeds 80 percent among respondents from developing countries, and surpasses 60 percent in developed countries. globaltimes.cn/page/202512/13…