Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
The plan, revealed through a leaked map shared with diplomats and humanitarian agencies, outlines the forced relocation of Palestinians into three tightly controlled areas. These civilian sections would be cut off from
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China will impose a steep 75 percent anti-dumping tariff on imports of polyformaldehyde copolymers from the United States, intensifying ongoing trade friction between the world’s two largest economies, the Ministry of Commerce
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France will construct a high-security prison in the heart of the South American jungle to isolate its most dangerous criminals, including drug lords and Islamist radicals, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin announced in
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India’s sudden decision to ban the import of key Bangladeshi goods via land ports has sparked concerns of escalating trade tensions between the two neighboring countries, with Bangladeshi officials and business leaders
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In the shadow of the Line of Control (LoC), where artillery duels between India and Pakistan briefly pushed South Asia to the brink of war earlier this month, the human cost of
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In a groundbreaking exposé aired by Algerian television channel Dzair Tube, new revelations have surfaced detailing a secret and long-denied intelligence alliance between Morocco, Israel’s Mossad, and French intelligence during the height
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Delays in export approvals for Chinese rare earth materials have sparked growing concern among global manufacturers, as Beijing’s new licensing regime begins to strain international supply chains for industries ranging from electric
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The CIA has appointed a veteran clandestine officer currently serving as a station chief in the Middle East to lead its global covert operations, according to a report by the Financial Times.
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In a significant development signaling Beijing’s ongoing recalibration of its foreign reserves strategy, China’s recorded holdings of US Treasuries have dipped below those of the United Kingdom for the first time since
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A 21-year-old British woman has been arrested in Sri Lanka after allegedly attempting to smuggle £1.15 million worth of cannabis into the country in her luggage. Charlotte May Lee, from Coulsdon in
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Frustrated investors in the stalled Kelsey Central Park Ja-Ela Housing Project are calling for urgent government action after years of delays and inaction. On March 27, 2025,
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In the summer of 2004, J.K. Rowling saw a harrowing photo in The Sunday Times—a small, shaven-headed boy, Vasek Knotek, caged in a Czech orphanage. The image burned itself into her memory.
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The Global Tamil Forum (GTF) has joined Tamils around the world in marking the 16th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war, issuing a somber statement that highlights continued grievances
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The leaked Defence MoU between Sri Lanka and India, emerging during Narendra Modi’s recent official visit, is frightening — a glaring manifestation to the perilous immaturity of
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China has unveiled its latest generation of AI-driven surveillance technologies, explicitly designed to monitor users of encrypted messaging platforms like Telegram and detect virtual private network (VPN) activity, as part of an
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