An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded discussions with Sri Lankan authorities on the country’s seventh review under its Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement and the 2026 Article IV Consultation,
Behind a modest green gate on a rainy hillside in Dharamshala, a former British hill station in northern India, children in crisp blazers splash in monsoon puddles at the Tibetan Children’s Village
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Upturned beer crates serve as stepping stones through the muddy walkways of Masiphumelele, a densely packed slum outside Cape Town. At the door of a tin shack, Irene Jubeju stands watch as
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country’s most powerful military and political institution, is grappling with one of the most significant crises in its history. Following a devastating 12-day conflict with
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At the World Economic Forum 2025, Sunil Handunneththi, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development of Sri Lanka, presented the country’s current trade agenda during a focused discussion with Kimberly Botwright, Head of
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political trajectory remains intricately entwined with the nation’s turbulent postcolonial evolution marked by ethnic discord, contested sovereignty,
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Editorial Over the past decade and more, attacks on churches and tourist sites have become a grim and repeated feature in several parts of the world. From the coordinated bombings in Colombo,
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President Donald Trump once again pushed his case for a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, hosting a truce ceremony between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at the White House. The
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In a landmark move to promote legal identity, protect human rights, and strengthen governance across the region, governments from Asia and the Pacific have renewed their collective commitment to ensuring that every
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A storm of controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka’s insurance and governance sectors following revelations that an unlicensed foreign insurance broker with a history of high-profile bribery
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Jamaica has escalated its longstanding campaign for slavery reparations by formally petitioning King Charles III to refer key legal questions about Britain’s historical responsibilities to the Privy Council. The move marks “another
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Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have raised strong objections to the proposed UK-France agreement aimed at tackling the surge of small boats crossing the English Channel. The so-called “one-in, one-out” migrant
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President Donald Trump has abruptly terminated all trade negotiations with Canada, citing the country’s imposition of a digital services tax on American technology companies as the primary reason. Trump described the tax
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The German government under Chancellor Friedrich Merz is exploring legal avenues to prevent the reactivation of the Nord Stream gas pipelines that once channeled Russian natural gas directly into Germany. The move,
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James Ryan, president of the University of Virginia, resigned on Friday following mounting pressure from the Trump administration, marking a significant escalation in the federal government’s crackdown on public universities over diversity,
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Heathrow Airport has warned of a “more challenging” environment for transatlantic air travel, citing early signs of weakening demand on business routes driven by economic uncertainty in the United States. The cautionary
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