Moahnishan Wignakumar

Moahnishan Wignakumar holds Sri Lankan heritage and was born in the Appalachian region of Kentucky, USA. He is currently studying as a King's Scholar at Westminster School, London.

September 9, 2026

Geopolitics

Germany’s Far-Right Surge Tests, But Does Not Upend, Democracy

The German Embassy in Colombo has sought to clarify Germany’s political situation following news of a surge for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the regional state election in Saxony-Anhalt, stressing

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

Exclusive: India Said to Sideline Sri Lanka at BRICS Summit

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for 12–13 September this weekend, according to reliable diplomatic sources familiar with the matter who

September 9, 2026

Indian Spy Who Warned About Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka

Geopolitics/Sri Lanka

by Our Special Correspondent in Colombo Long before the explosions tore through churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019, an Indian

Singapore Ministers Set for Major Pay Rise Despite Public Discontent

Business

Singapore is to introduce a one-off increase in the pay of government ministers, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, despite continuing domestic disapproval over the

Who Should Lead the World? The Race for the UN’s Top Job Goes Public

June 26, 2026

Columns/Geopolitics

The United Nations was never supposed to work like this. For eight decades, the process of selecting its most powerful official, the closest thing the world has to a global leader, has

Puthandu: The Tamil New Year That Belongs to Everyone

April 15, 2026

Culture/Sri Lanka

Every year, usually on the 14th of April, Tamil people around the world mark Puthandu, their new year, and the first day of the month of Chithirai in the Tamil solar calendar.

Inside Sri Lanka’s Four-Day Week in the Shadow of the Iran-US Conflict

March 23, 2026

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

This is not the first time such a thing has happened in Sri Lanka. In 2023, when I returned home to visit my grandpa, I stood and watched the queues snake around