by Our Correspondent in Geneva In the hallowed halls of Geneva, Channel 4’s documentary makers faced unsettling questions about their allegations, met with a wall of silence. Their recent documentary, which delved
by Our Political Affairs Editor In the grand arena of political stewardship and the relentless pursuit of our nation’s advancement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s resounding declaration reverberates with astonishing intensity. His profound assessment
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As Donald Trump hit the stage at the Iowa Republican Party Lincoln Dinner Friday, as far and away the leading frontrunner in the Republican primary, the Brooks & Dunn song “Only in
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Although I have written extensively about Black July in the past, I have never written about those happenings from a personal perspective. As a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, Black July did have
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Some more deaths in government hospitals allegedly due to the administration of substandard drugs have been reported while the SJB is drumming up support for its motion of no confidence against Health
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by Robert Lawrence Kuhn Other than global economic and social imbalances, and climate change, defining and protecting human rights is the most important challenge for the international community. “Whole-process people’s democracy” is
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Veerasingham Anandasangaree, the present leader of the Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF), emerged as one of the bravest dissident Tamil voices in Sri Lanka during the nearly three-decade civil war. He tirelessly
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Ah, Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean. Once a land of vibrant culture, breathtaking landscapes, and humble simplicity. Fast forward to 2048, and behold, a
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On Wednesday, May 17, Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso decreed the dissolution of the National Assembly, the country’s unicameral parliament, using the “cross-death” constitutional mechanism. Lasso argued that there was a “serious political crisis and
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Moves for the resurrection of the Lotus Bud Party (Pohottuwa) of the Rajapaksas are already under way. Stories about international conspiracies even involving superpowers are many to exculpate former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
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“Not only our actions, but also our inactions, become our destiny.” ~ Heinrich Zimmer (The King and the Corpse) This week marked the 14th anniversary of the ending of the long Eelam
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