by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has pledged a $17 million grant to help modernise digital systems at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo, signalling renewed bilateral cooperation on trade infrastructure
by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has pledged a $17 million grant to help modernise digital systems at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo, signalling renewed bilateral cooperation on trade infrastructure
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Officials of the Colombo Port City Economic Commission have told Parliament’s Committee on Public Finance that nine plots of land near Colombo’s main commercial zone, valued at
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Buddhist monks leading the ‘Freedom Pilgrimage’ have begun an open-ended protest outside Sri Lanka’s President’s Secretariat in Colombo, demanding the release of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, the
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In north-western Sri Lanka, an electric fence stretching 14 kilometres along the Siyambalangamuwa tank is the main defence protecting more than 2,000 families from wild elephants entering nearby villages. For wildlife officer
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Sri Lanka’s coastline is increasingly exposed to international maritime drug trafficking, with official data recording 705 arrests between 2021 and July 2026, including 46 Pakistani and Iranian nationals. Reports also reveal fishing
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From young officer cadets to generals, Intake 16 of the Sri Lanka Army has left its mark on the nation's military history. As the intake celebrates 45 years, it honours a journey
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The United Nations human rights office has urged Sri Lanka to substantially redraft its proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism (PSTA) Bill before enactment, warning that the legislation retains serious deficiencies
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Global politics is moving in an increasingly unpredictable direction, unlike anything witnessed in recent decades. What the Institute for Economics and Peace has described as an era of “Great Fragmentation” appears to
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A central bank is not merely an institution that adjusts interest rates, issues currency and lectures the public about financial discipline. It is a guardian of public confidence. When ordinary people lose
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At Lakshapana Estate’s Mulgama Lower Division in Maskeliya, families who hoped for secure homes say they have inherited fear instead. Residents report cracks spreading through houses built in 2004, inadequate drinking water
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We use the vernacular term “porak” in Sri Lankan politics to describe anyone but a Leftist, Marxist-Leninist politician. How naïve we were. Our collective perception seemed to dictate that they (the JVP
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Allegations that JVP insurgents attacked the Sri Dalada Maligawa in February 1989 to seize the Sacred Tooth Relic continue to circulate on social media. However, evidence presented in this account points to
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Cardinal Ranjith has repeatedly described Buddhism as the foundation of Sri Lankan culture while calling for religious harmony and justice after the Easter Sunday attacks. As monks mobilise against the state over
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A Sri Lankan magistrate has ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately inform two directors of the State Intelligence Service about social media information warning of possible attacks on major Buddhist
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Sri Lanka is preparing to enter a new agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake saying the government is ready to pursue a growth-focused arrangement while protecting
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