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
“Whenever Jupiter changes position, the JVP becomes powerful. But that power never lasts long. Within two or three years, it fades away. That happened in 1971. It happened in 1987. It happened
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When the 2004 tsunami struck, George W. Bush was the President of the United States. Former President Bill Clinton was a strong leader in Bush’s rival Democratic Party. Thinking about the fate
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The 1956 general election was a political deluge. That deluge swept away the UNP, then the largest political party in Sri Lanka, the way a flood sweeps away a mansion. Riding the
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When Mrs Bandaranaike’s left-wing government swept into power with a two-thirds majority in 1970, it inherited a business landscape dominated by the UNP. Previous attempts at nationalisation by S. W. R. D.
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The National Security Advisor of India recently made a thought-provoking statement regarding India’s neighbours. He said that, due to weak governance, public uprisings had led to regime changes in Bangladesh, Nepal, and
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When President Ranasinghe Premadasa first carried out a Cabinet reshuffle in 1990, he never imagined that it would mark the beginning of his downfall. In that reshuffle, he appointed Lalith Athulathmudali, who
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In 2014, the China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), a state-owned entity, submitted a proposal to establish an aircraft maintenance facility in Sri Lanka. The Chinese proposal aimed to provide
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In a small corner of the third page of the Divaina newspaper in 1992, a photograph appeared that went largely unnoticed. The headline read, “Chandrika on a Tour to India.” The accompanying
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On August 1, Trump reduced the tariffs that had previously been imposed on Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. He made this decision after reaching trade agreements with these South Asian countries. Under
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Six days had passed since Lalith became the leader of the Democratic United National Front, or UFP. At that time, President Premadasa suddenly decided to hold the provincial council elections. When Premadasa
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There was some unrest regarding certain container transshipments prior to the removal of Bimal Ratnayake from the Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation. These container transshipments belonged to a Chinese company. The
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On 15 July 2012, ten underworld gunmen stormed the garden of a JVP Provincial Council member in Katuwana, where a political meeting was being held under the patronage of the current Minister
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After J.R. Jayewardene introduced the Executive Presidency, India extended official visit invitations to Sri Lankan Prime Ministers only during periods when there were distinct centres of power within the government. Since J.R.’s
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A circular issued by the government in January stated that any minister or government official must obtain the President’s approval before meeting foreign dignitaries or envoys. According to the opposition, this circular
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In 2020, a leading U.S. credit rating agency issued a warning to President Gotabaya’s government in Sri Lanka, stating that the country’s state revenue was insufficient to meet debt repayments. That same
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