Mahinda Siriwardana

K. M. Mahinda Siriwardana, Secretary to the Treasury and Ministry of Finance, Sri Lanka

October 2, 2026

Nearly Six Million Refugee Children Were Out of School in 2025, UNHCR Says

Around 5.8 million refugee children did not attend school in 2025, according to the United Nations refugee agency UNHCR, leaving 44 per cent of the world’s 13.2 million school-age refugee children without

Business/Shipping and Maritime

Dutch Shipbuilder Seeks €4.7 Billion From Germany Over Cancelled Frigate Project

Dutch shipbuilder Damen is seeking €4.7 billion from Germany following Berlin’s decision to terminate the F126 frigate programme, according to a letter from the law firm Gauweiler to the Bundestag’s Budget and Defence committees, cited by Reuters. The company intends

October 2, 2026

SpaceX Crew Reaches International Space Station in Record US Flight

Technology/World

Four astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after completing the fastest journey by a US spacecraft to the station. The crew,

Flydubai Attack: Investigators Examine Alleged Extremist Recruitment of Omani Pilot

Defence/Geopolitics

by Our Special Correspondent The 30 September incident aboard a Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv has revived memories of decades of aircraft

Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery and Growth — Part 4

August 24, 2024

Business/Sri Lanka

Editorial Note: This series is based on the keynote speech by the author, titled “Shaping the Future: Policies for Dynamic Growth towards Improving Social Protection and Well-being of the People,” delivered at