The Lee Administration's recent consideration of deploying Korean forces to the Strait of Hormuz has sparked backlash from civil society and even among Lee's supporters. As public opposition grows, questions arise about
A decade ago, I was a fly on the wall during a trade negotiation between the United States and a small country in Southeast Asia. What interested me was not the substance
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The US President Donald Trump’s latest Truth Social post yesterday on Iran nuclear issue reads as follows: “Tell phony Democrat Senator Chris Coons that I am not offering Iran ANYTHING, unlike Obama, who
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In a world marked by turbulence and turmoil, few nations carry as complex a relationship with democracy as Pakistan. Born from the ideals of Islamic values and traditions, Pakistan’s democratic and electoral
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Is twenty the new expiration date for a Baloch life? The relentless drumbeat of death notices from Balochistan has numbed us – even those of us who chronicle its sorrows. Yet last
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When President Anura Kumara was in opposition, he was a strong critic of Krishan Balendra, the Chairman of John Keells Holdings. This criticism stemmed from the handover of a Colombo Port Terminal
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Editor’s Note: The following article is part of our syndication with CIAGate, a group of volunteer investigative researchers dedicated to uncovering the deeper truths behind the operations of the U.S. intelligence apparatus.
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U.S. President Donald Trump has developed a clear model for exercising diplomacy. He begins by making demands of other nations, then calls for negotiations. If the negotiations do not take place or
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By the end of the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) in The Hague in June 2025, it became clear that everything was about money. In fact, the final communiqué was
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the eminent Tibetan Buddhist monk, is entering his ninetieth year, having devoted his life to peace, harmony, and goodwill for all. Anointed as the Dalai Lama at
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On June 13, 2025, the Arakan Army reportedly seized and looted three Bangladeshi fishing boats at gunpoint near Naikhongdia (Bay of Bengal) in Myanmar, as they were returning from deep-sea fishing—taking away
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On June 21, 2025, two villagers – Samaiya, a former Maoist who surrendered earlier this year, and Veko Deva, a resident of Empur village – were abducted and subsequently killed by cadres
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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was not created by D.S. Senanayake. Bandaranaike was a leader who emerged from the Sinhala Maha Sabha. D.S. enlisted Bandaranaike to secure the Sinhala Maha Sabha votes for the 1947
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Nicaraguans will fill the streets later this month to celebrate the 46th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. On July 19, 1979, the Somoza dictatorship finally fell, ending 18 years of guerilla fighting
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The Middle East, a region scarred by decades of conflict, is once again teetering on the brink of catastrophe. As Gaza crumbles under Israeli bombardment and Iran faces escalating threats, US complicity
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No doubt there are, and will be, diverse opinions expressed by many about drug shortages in Sri Lanka. The writer too expressed his views as noted in articles published in December 2022
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