Infrastructure that carries a nation’s data, finance and emergency communications is strategic infrastructure. We would not hand over a port, a power grid or a strategic petroleum reserve on the strength of
The Significance On 7 June 2024, the General Assembly of the United Nations, acknowledging the transformative potential of quantum science and technology, declared 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and
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President Jimmy Carter departed this world with 2024. He was a good man outfoxed by Washington. A populist, he was not the establishment’s choice for president which set about weakening him by framing
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Senior lecturer in economics and head of the IT Department at the University of Colombo, Professor Priyanga Dunusinghe, recently declared that the new National People’s Power (NPP) administration had neither a clear
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by Our Defence Affairs Correspondent in Colombo Who is truly behind the orchestrated removal of General Shavendra Silva, a four-star General and one of Sri Lanka’s most decorated military leaders? What shadowy
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The year 2025 stands as a pivotal moment in the continuum of history, a juncture where profound transformation meets the enduring currents of continuity. The interplay of global forces—political, economic, social, and
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What Happened Jeju Air flight 7C 2216, operating from Bangkok, encountered a grave mishap upon arrival at Muan County Airport, situated on the southwestern edge of South Korea. The incident occurred at
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On December 25, 2024, a senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Aluva Swarna aka Swarnakka (50), surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Shabarish in the Mulugu District of Telangana. Swarnakka, who hails from Potteeru
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The anti-discrimination movement of pupils didn’t lead to Sheikh Hasina’s fall from power on 5 August 2024 in Bangladesh—it is absolutely a dirty, concocted campaign adopted by the foreign-local obnoxious nexus to
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The violent uprising in Bangladesh, organized by a section of students loyal to Islam and some Islamic extremists, coupled with the support of the Bangladesh army chief for the turn of events,
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Recent developments along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border have thrust the region back into the international spotlight. Pakistani forces carried out precise airstrikes against TTP (Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan) camps nestled within the rugged frontier areas.
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On May 4, 1991, amidst the escalating Sri Lankan Civil War, the waters off Point Pedro bore witness to a chilling and unprecedented maritime incident—one that forever changed the landscape of naval
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National security is not an area where experimentation should take place. Recent developments have raised concerns about how security-related appointments and decision-making processes are being handled. It was recently reported that the
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Sri Lanka is witnessing a significant shift towards sustainable finance, with the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) introducing the listing and trading of Green Bonds in 2023. DFCC Bank led the way among
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The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn’t it be?–it is the same the angels breathe. ~ Mark Twain The Crash An
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After four years of civil war in Myanmar, India has quietly changed its policy towards the Junta from one of total and unfailing support following its coup against democracy to one of
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