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Sirisena Amarasekara

Sirisena Amarasekara is a Sri Lankan public servant and diplomat. He is the former Sri Lankan High Commissioner to South Africa, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Angola, Botswana, and Eswatin. He had functioned as the secretary to the Prime Minister on two occasions, and as the secretary to the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Having completed more than 50 years of public service, Amarasekara is one of the most senior Sri Lankan public servants.

    September 29, 2026
    Sri Lanka

    What Sri Lanka’s Easter Judgment Finally Reveals

    Sri Lanka’s September 22, 2026 Easter Sunday judgment marks a decisive legal reckoning with one of the country’s deadliest terrorist attacks, convicting 15 of 24 defendants after an extensive examination of thousands

    Geopolitics/Human Rights/Judiciary

    Exclusive: Inside Sri Lanka’s Easter Plot — Read the Full TAB Judgment

    The 22 September 2026 Trial-at-Bar judgment provides a detailed account of the alleged network behind Sri Lanka’s 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, tracing the prosecution’s case from ideological indoctrination and recruitment to weapons, explosives, logistical support and the coordinated suicide bombings

    September 29, 2026

    Bluffing Is Not Diplomacy

    Editor's Choice/Geopolitics

    Sri Lanka has every right to speak forcefully on Palestine and international justice. But moral authority abroad cannot substitute for diplomatic precision at home.

    Sri Lanka and China Deepen Indian Ocean Policy Dialogue

    Events/Sri Lanka

    The Pathfinder Foundation and the China Center for South Asian Studies (CCSAS) at Sichuan University launched the Colombo Maritime Dialogue 2026 Report at a

    Starvation in Sri Lanka: Is it A Product of Policy Makers and Professionals? – Part 1

    February 3, 2023
    Business/Columns/Human Rights

    Self-sufficiency in food was the focus of the agriculture sector policy in Sri Lanka, even before the independence. But the quality and the display of the local food items offered to consumers

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    Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka; Is it an Upshot of Free Education System? – Part II

    January 10, 2023
    Education/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    This is the second and last part of this series, click here to read the first part. ~ edits Rebellion in 1971- A Consequential Impact of Free Education However, the failure and

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    Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka; Is it an Upshot of Free Education System? – Part I

    January 9, 2023
    Education/Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    According to recorded history, the education system in Sri Lanka commenced after the arrival of Buddhism in the 3rd BC. Since then, it has evolved parallel to the expansion of Buddhism in

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    Sinhalese: A Nation Comfortable in Isolation – Part 2

    December 12, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    In part one historical and anthropological factors were discussed to understand their relevance for the present ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka and encourage racial-minded extremists to think differently to achieve ethnic harmony.

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    Sinhalese: A Nation Comfortable in Isolation – Part 1

    December 11, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    According to Mahawamsa, the primary historical chronicle of Sri Lanka, the Sinhala race has a lion ancestry. Suppadevi, the daughter of King Vanga Desha, was kidnapped by a lion, and they lived

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    Sri Lanka:  Correct The Price Distortion for A Sustainable Development – Part 3

    November 16, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    This is the third and final part of this series by the author, Click here and here to read previous parts -Editors Excess Staff in the Public Service  Compared to developed and

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    Sri Lanka:  Correct The Price Distortion for A Sustainable Development – Part 2

    November 15, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    This is the second part of this series by the author, Click here to read the first part -Editors Water Supply Providing safe drinking water and improved sanitation services have been the government’s

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    Sri Lanka:  Correct The Price Distortion for A Sustainable Development – Part 1

    November 14, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    A riot in Sri Lanka dethroned the democratically elected prime minister and the president in May and June 2022, respectively. Ranil Wickremesinghe, who did not contest the presidential election and could not

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    Industrialisation: Did Sri Lanka Miss the Bus for Ever?

    October 22, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Even before the independence, most Sri Lankan political leaders believed that industrialisation was the solution to stand up as an advanced nation and create gainful employment for its citizens. To this end,

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    Power Hunger and the Hypocrisy Bankrupted a Nation

    October 9, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    Over the last several months, intellectuals, politicians, and international development agencies have discussed the Sri Lankan economy and fiscal policy more than ever for its mismanagement. The words “foreign Reserves” and ‘’foreign

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    Sri Lanka: Ramifications of Nation Rebuilding

    August 17, 2022
    Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

    A nation is a community of people formed into one state in a particular territory based on shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, or a combination of one or several

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