Trinity College, Kandy, symbolizes the distinctive educational environment Sri Lanka experienced under British rule, as the institution embodied Victorian values and closely followed the English public school model. Established by Rev. Richard
Holy incompetence, Batman! In a plot twist that would make the Joker chuckle, Sri Lanka’s brave men in khaki are now requesting the public’s help to locate their very own boss—former Inspector
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo This is the second part of our interview ( Click here to read the first part) with Jayantha Gnanakone, a determined and outspoken advocate for Tamil rights,
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Lo and behold, dear denizens of this land of milkless tea and honey-less bread, we are witness to an act of such unparalleled virtue that even the
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In a scathing attack on the current administration, former lawmaker and leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya, Attorney-at-Law Udaya Gammanpila, has alleged that Sri Lanka’s intelligence agencies are being politically manipulated and
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The Sri Lankan foreign exchange market has selected Bloomberg’s BMatch solution to enhance interbank trading of the US Dollar against the Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR). The BMatch platform, part of Bloomberg’s FXGO,
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Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman scholar and statesman, said “A budget should be balance, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled
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The Committee stage of Budget 2025 began in the House on Thursday with cartloads of mud – if mud it really was – thrown at past leaders of this country by the
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by Our Correspondent in Washington DC India has launched a diplomatic initiative to promote former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe for a top United Nations post, preferably the Presidency of the UN
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The distinguished military leaders who gathered last Saturday at Army House — Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo, Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Generals Vikum Liyanage, Mahesh Senanayake, Chrishantha Silva,
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Sri Lanka’s maritime destiny has long been forged by pragmatic decision-making and visionary leadership. For decades, the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has balanced long-term national interests with the pressing demands of technology,
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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has released its latest findings on eight countries following a comprehensive review of their adherence to the Convention on the Elimination
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Ah, the charming world of law and order, a veritable comedy of errors where the stakes are high, the players illustrious, and the plot thickens with every legal drama. In the latest
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“When I am formulated, sprawling on a pin” (from T.S. Eliot’s poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, first published 1915) Click here for Part One and here for Part Two
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a visit to Kandy on February 23, 2025, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake focused on a cultural matter, announcing plans to hold an exhibition of the Tooth
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka’s National Police Commission (NPC) has reported Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya to the Constitutional Council (CC) over alleged violations of the Constitution
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