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
Before the 2019 presidential election was officially announced, then-President Maithripala Sirisena had informed the Election Commissioner, through the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) secretary, of his intention to run. Despite having reconciled
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“A thorn-crowned prince in a pit said I was a lad selling ‘Lavariya’ who lived in Kehelwatte. I told him that I was a ‘Lavariya’ seller boy from Kehelwatte. It was my
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Prabhakaran decided on an election boycott in the 2005 presidential election to defeat Ranil, knowing that Ranil was responsible for breaking Karuna Amman, who was a significant ally for Prabhakaran. The biggest
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In the electoral history of Sri Lanka, there is a single signal or sign that shows where the international community stands. That signal is the minority parties. Among the minority parties, the
More ‘This is the first election in Sri Lanka where one cannot predict a winner…’ This observation comes from an expert who conducts election polls in Sri Lanka, and it is a valid
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Mr. Wickramasinghe, answer the accusations against you. Sixty thousand deaths, deaths in Bataland, children buried at Suriyakande in Embilipitiya, death of Gamini Athukorala, death of Gamini Dissanayake, death of Lalith Athulathmudali. Ranil
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Ranil was in the United Nations in September last year. He harshly criticised Western countries, including the United States, from within sideline conferences held at the United Nations. He described the ‘Aukus’
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