Roger McKenzie

Roger McKenzie is the international editor of the Morning Star newspaper. Follow Roger on Twitter at @RogerAMck.

October 2, 2026

Sri Lanka Releases 187 Acres of Former Military-Used Land in Jaffna for Development

An area of 187.56 acres of land belonging to the State Cement Corporation in Kankesanthurai, Jaffna, has been formally released by the Security Forces for future civilian use, allowing the property to

News/Sri Lanka

Police Sergeant Suspended Over Alleged Chicken Meat Bribe in Sri Lanka

A police sergeant attached to Malwathuhiripitiya Police in Sri Lanka’s Gampaha Police Division has been suspended following an investigation into an alleged attempt to obtain a kilogramme of chicken meat in exchange for securing bail for a suspect. According to

October 2, 2026

The Moral Ambiguity of Christa Pike’s Execution

Editorials/Human Rights

Christa Pike's survival has exposed a contradiction that capital punishment normally conceals. The state can declare a life forfeit, but when its machinery of

Sri Lankan Socialist Party Figure Claims Two-Thirds of Population Is Poor

Human Rights/Sri Lanka

A senior figure in Sri Lanka’s Frontline Socialist Party has claimed that two-thirds of the country’s population has fallen into poverty under the current

The Global South Is Done Waiting for the UN to Solve Humanity’s Challenges

April 15, 2023

Columns/Diplomacy

Dag Hammarskjöld, the tragic second United Nations secretary general, once said the organization “was created not to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell.” Of course, this depends very

The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth

April 1, 2023

Human Rights

Imagine the uproar if China or Russia—or any other country for that matter—said it aimed to exercise military control over land, sea, air, and space to protect its interests and investments. This