Sri Lanka’s nationwide electricity failure on the 17th began with the sudden loss of 187 megawatts of power from the first generating unit of the Lakvijaya coal-fired power station in Norochcholai, according
A violent confrontation in the Palk Strait has once again intensified tensions between Sri Lankan and Indian fishing communities after a 29-year-old Tamil fisherman from Jaffna was allegedly detained at sea and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A deepening financial scandal in Sri Lanka has erupted into national controversy after it was revealed that HSBC Bank issued multiple warnings over a suspicious $2.5 million
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Security sources have revealed that a team of senior officers from Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), including Director SSP Shani Abeysekara, has undertaken a special overseas assignment. According to circulating information
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A major fraud suspect accused of swindling millions of rupees from job seekers across Sri Lanka has been arrested in Yakkala Belummahara, following a targeted police operation based on intelligence. The arrest
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Editorial Alas, while a monk originally from Vietnam was walking for peace from Anuradhapura to Colombo—a journey we may not fully agree with, especially given how a private television channel known for
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The Free Lawyers Organisation has expressed serious concern over the ongoing investigation into an alleged cyberattack involving a Treasury transaction of approximately 2.5 million US dollars, arguing that the handling of the
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by Our Correspondent in Jaffna The Mullivaikkal Remembrance Committee has issued a call for collective unity among Eelam Tamils as preparations begin for the 18th anniversary of the Mullivaikkal tragedy, urging people
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A serious controversy has emerged in Sri Lanka following allegations that a journalist covering a nationally significant “Walk for Peace” was assaulted and obstructed while reporting, with claims implicating a media official
More Experts and critics have described the ongoing discussion around recovering the US$2.5 million allegedly stolen from Sri Lanka’s Treasury as a “smokescreen,” raising concerns that the focus on recovery efforts may be
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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has reportedly placed an order to purchase a specialised machine valued at Rs. 700 crore (approximately seven billion rupees) from German company Giesecke+Devrient (G&D) to detect
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Questions have been raised in Sri Lanka over a reported administrative decision involving the transfer of authority related to foreign debt payments from the Central Bank to the Ministry of Finance, prompting
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Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, has drawn attention for invoking Monty Python’s famous song “Always Look on the Bright Side
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Vasuki Sudhagaran, North-East Director of the Organization for the Development of Eelam Tamil Women and Children, has accused individuals who previously spoke strongly in favor of Tamil national rights of now aligning
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Ukraine is entering 2026 with its survival increasingly tied to external financing, as war, demographic collapse, and the withdrawal of key international support converge into a deepening economic emergency. This week, the
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by Our Correspondents A major leadership transition may be underway in Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, as senior sources indicate that Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith could be replaced as Archbishop of Colombo by
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