by Our Correspondent in Colombo A prominent Chinese economist has called for a substantially expanded economic and commercial relationship between China and Sri Lanka, proposing the revival of a bilateral free-trade agreement,
by Our Political Affairs Editor Vietnamese President and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm is currently in Colombo after concluding his state visit to India. During his visit to India, he met
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Sir Keir Starmer is facing mounting pressure from within his own party to set out a clear timeline for his departure from Downing Street, as senior Labour figures warn that catastrophic election
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What began as an ordinary luxury expedition across the South Atlantic has evolved into a complex medical investigation spanning multiple continents, with the World Health Organization examining how a rare but dangerous
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The United States is investigating a series of highly suspicious oil market transactions worth approximately $2.2 billion, amid concerns that traders may have used advance knowledge of sensitive developments in the Iran
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Tamil Nadu has entered one of the most unpredictable political moments in its modern history after a fractured assembly verdict left no party with a clear majority and opened the door to
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To arriving boats, Thitu Island appears almost untouched by the geopolitical storm surrounding it. A small stretch of white sand and coral-fringed shoreline sits in the middle of the South China Sea,
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor “The Korean Wave did not just happen. It was engineered over decades,” said Miyon Lee, Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Sri Lanka, this morning in
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Pakistan Navy provided humanitarian assistance to the crew of MV Gautam. The Indian offshore tug and supply vessel became stranded in the Arabian Sea. The ship sailed from Oman toward India, as
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by Our Political Affairs Editor 108 seats. Short of 118. That is Vijay’s reality. Everything else—the mandate, the momentum, the disruption—comes second. Without numbers, there is no government. And right now, he
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A series of coordinated police raids across multiple cities in western Germany has brought renewed attention to the country’s evolving far-right extremist landscape, particularly the growing role of youth-led neo-Nazi groups that
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