Criminal proceedings against Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei began on Wednesday in a closely watched US federal trial, bringing renewed scrutiny to allegations first made nearly eight years ago that the company stole
by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Former Finance, Foreign and Justice Minister Ali Sabry has launched a strong defence of due process in the continuing debate over the Easter Sunday attacks, accusing the
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem, MP, recently expressed concern over the alleged way Balachandran Prabhakaran, 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed, in cold blood, on 19
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A significant contradiction has emerged between the position taken by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and arguments previously advanced by the Attorney General’s Department regarding the mental
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“In the age of misinformation, the line between fact and fiction is blurrier than ever,” the Abu Dhabi-registered video news agency Viory declared in a LinkedIn post in April 2026, framing its
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by Durga Velayudham It is often said that governments reveal their true character not in the promises they make, but in the instruments they choose to preserve once power is secured. On
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Government politicians are giving a running commentary of the investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. They usually do so in Parliament and at media briefings to generate headlines and distract attention
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Nothing corrodes a nation more swiftly than the public perception that justice has become selective, arbitrary, and subservient to power. When citizens begin to believe that innocence invites persecution while confessed criminals
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by Luxman Aravind There is a peculiar habit among sections of Sri Lanka’s legal and political establishment: they speak as though constitutional principles exist in a vacuum, untouched by context, history, motive,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The detention of former Intelligence Chief Suresh Sallay in connection with ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks took on a deeply personal dimension today, Monday, as
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