Editorial As voting entered its most consequential moment, Donald Trump may have recognised the political damage awaiting his party. On Election Day, he announced that the United States would end its annual
Editorial Who deceived the great Trump over South Africa?Who dared slip into his hands a dossier of distortions so blatant that even the most casual observer could, with little effort, unmask them
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by Durga Velayudham The recent arrival of Binaifer Nowrojee, President of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), in Sri Lanka signals more than just philanthropic outreach; it heralds the beginning of what many
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The recent conversation between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin has clarified the emerging diplomatic structure around Ukraine. What we are witnessing resembles the first reading of a play –
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The promotion of Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir Ahmed Shah yesterday, 20 May 2025—the first such elevation since Muhammad Ayub Khan in 1959—revives a fraught chapter in
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Although it is not totally uncommon to other developing countries, Sri Lanka is extremely indulged in political and power struggles between political parties and political leaders. This is also not uncommon to
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Editorial “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.” ~ Thomas Jefferson At the 16th anniversary commemoration of the end of the
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This is the voice of a leader we dreamt of—but never had, and perhaps, never will. A leader untainted by lineage, free from the intoxication of power, unshackled by party colours or
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by Durga Velayudham In the mythos of Tamil nationalism, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have long occupied a revered, if contested, space. To many in the diaspora, especially in the
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by Luxman Aravind When history is written by victors and erased by allies, truth becomes the first casualty. Nowhere is this more evident than in the brutal, unspoken legacy of India’s involvement
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The leaked Defence MoU between Sri Lanka and India, emerging during Narendra Modi’s recent official visit, is frightening — a glaring manifestation to the perilous immaturity of
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Editorial There is no greater condemnation of a nation’s moral collapse than when its leaders refuse to stand among the dead who made their lives possible. On 19 May 2025—when Sri Lanka
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Editorial “A lot of people are starving,” Donald Trump declared bluntly, standing beneath the glittering chandeliers of the Gulf, his voice imbued with the rare gravitas of genuine lament. “We’re going to
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Editorial In a country where memory is short and justice is slower than molasses, Sri Lanka’s latest scandal comes as no surprise. The name that now resonates through the streets, classrooms, and
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Editorial According to local media reports, Japanese Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Akio Isomata, has reaffirmed that Japan has been a victim of corruption in Sri Lanka. Let that not be misunderstood as
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Today we are celebrating Buddha. Streets are adorned with lotus lanterns, incense spirals skyward in serpentine trails, and chants echo through temple halls with a rhythm as old as memory. Vesak—the sacred
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