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
When Roshan Ranasinghe, the sports minister under Ranil’s government, removed the Cricket Board and its Chairman Shammi Silva, Shammi Silva and the Cricket Board challenged the decision in court. Subsequently, both the
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When Chandrika, who came to power in 1994, appointed A.S. Jayawardena as Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, it was as if a bomb had gone off within the government. A.S. Jayawardena
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‘A man cannot win elections… But he is not a thief..’ This is the tagline that was hung on Ranil when he became Prime Minister in 2013. ‘Ranil was called a traitor.
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From 1977 to 1994, the Bandaranaike and Rajapaksa factions of the SLFP were unable to defeat the UNP government. The JVP, even through armed struggle, could not destabilize the UNP government. In
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The Chinese research vessel SHI YAN 6, which arrived in Sri Lanka in October 2023, recently sent a distress signal to the Sri Lanka Navy from within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone,
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“The enemy of my enemy is my friend…” J.R. decided to release Rohana Wijeweera from prison after reading this idea in Machiavelli’s book The Prince. If J.R. had not released Wijeweera, there
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Due to the oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held discussions with Indian Prime Minister Modi regarding Sri Lanka’s fuel shortages. When the country went bankrupt
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“Do you know that when the JVP bombed Parliament, the then National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali almost lost his life?” This question was posed by a senior veteran journalist who had covered
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Former US President Ronald Reagan, in 1977, following J. R. Jayewardene assuming office, sent his special envoy, Vernon Walters, to Sri Lanka. Indian media described his visit as “U.S. digs deeper into
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Why didn’t Premadasa queue up when Saddam was killed? ‘All this is because of Trump…’‘He managed the country beautifully…’‘Oh… what can the government do?’ ‘During Gota’s time, oil was lost because of
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