As reported earlier today, the United States has pledged $17 million to modernise digital operations at the Port of Colombo. In a subsequent statement, US Ambassador Eric Meyer outlined the commercial rationale
Editorial Sri Lanka’s exclusion from meaningful participation in BRICS should be treated as a diplomatic failure, not disguised as another routine event in international affairs. A country that has moved closer to
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Sri Lanka’s fishing industry, a major contributor to the country’s economy and a source of livelihood for large numbers of people, is facing a growing combination of economic and operational pressures, according
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Drug shortages in public hospitals in Sri Lanka has been an endemic problem for decades and the reasons for this are many and varied. Political interference, bureaucratic ineptness, funding shortages, policy issues,
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The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
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A high-level Indian defence delegation accompanying the Indian Defence Minister on his official visit to Sri Lanka met Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Ministry
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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Mahishini Colonne highlighted opportunities for closer bilateral cooperation at the Ambassadors’ Conference on Healthcare Technologies and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, held on 08 September 2026 in New Delhi
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The Italian Naval Vessel ‘ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi’ arrived in Sri Lanka on 9 September 2026 on a replenishment visit, with the Sri Lanka Navy welcoming the visiting ship at the Port of
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor India has decided to sideline Sri Lanka from a substantive role at this year’s BRICS summit in New Delhi, scheduled for 12–13 September this weekend, according to
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by Our Special Correspondent in Colombo Long before the explosions tore through churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019, an Indian police officer was following a trail of information
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Those demanding accountability from Sri Lanka over alleged war crimes are strangely silent about LTTE atrocities. Under Velupillai Prabhakaran, the LTTE killed hundreds of members of rival militant groups, assassinated President Ranasinghe
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Sri Lanka’s Police Special Investigation Unit has recorded a statement from Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police Ranmal Kodithuwakku, who is in charge of the Criminal Division, as part of an investigation
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In Sri Lankan society, the betel leaf is not merely a plant leaf, but a paramount cultural symbol intertwined with our rituals, customs, and hospitality. A sheaf of betel leaves holds a
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by Our Political Affairs Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has discovered a remarkably simple prescription for two of Sri Lanka’s most serious public-policy problems. Build 50 more universities and tell sick people
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor The most revealing part of Sri Lanka’s latest drug seizure may be the story behind the seizure rather than the 463 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine itself. The
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Colombo High Court has ordered that further evidence in the bribery case filed against former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody be heard on 5 October, as testimony continued over allegations linked to a
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