Sam Samarakoon

Sam Samarakoon is an Attorney-at-Law (Sri Lanka) and a Barrister & Solicitor (Victoria, Australia). He is also a retired High Court Judge from the Western Province of Sri Lanka.

October 20, 2026

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

Women’s Role in Peacekeeping Stalls Worldwide

More than 25 years after the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security, women’s representation in multilateral peace operations remains uneven, with progress in some categories offset

Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

RSS Chief Warns of Foreign Plot, Declares No Regime Change

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat alleges global forces are exploiting domestic unrest to destabilise India, warns against anti-government agitation and calls for national unity, while defending Hindutva as the foundation of India’s identity.

October 20, 2026

China Protests UK Border Searches as Espionage Dispute Deepens

Defence/Geopolitics

China has lodged a formal diplomatic representation with the United Kingdom after Chinese nationals, including trade delegates, tourists and people visiting relatives, were subjected

Revolutions Eat Their Own—and Power Strikes Back

Diplomacy/Geopolitics

The French Revolution promised liberty and equality but descended into purges, repression and ultimately Napoleon Bonaparte’s seizure of power. Its history offers a warning

Dual Crimes, Single Refusal: Singapore’s Mahendran Decision

October 27, 2025

Columns/Politics

The Central Bank bond scandal of 2015 remains Sri Lanka’s most notorious financial fraud, and its transnational ramifications continue to test the limits of international law. Despite Sri Lanka’s decade, long pursuit

Sri Lanka’s Billion-Dollar X-Press Pearl Verdict: A Legal Storm Brewing in Singapore

August 8, 2025

Columns

In what has been hailed as a landmark environmental ruling, Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court recently ordered the operators of the MV X-Press Pearl to pay USD 1 billion in compensation for the