by Our Correspondnent in Colombo A significant disclosure was made during yesterday’s court proceedings into Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, when Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris told the court that military
Sri Lanka’s military went through its bloodiest month in July 1996, thirty years ago. I lost two good friends, one in the Navy and one in the Army Special Forces, during “Operation
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The 6th Pakistan–Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue concluded successfully on 03 July at the Navy Headquarters within the Defence Headquarters Complex in Sri Jayawardanepura, Kotte, according to officials involved in the
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka commemorated America’s semiquincentennial—250 years of independence—with Chief Guest Minister of Health and Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa and hundreds of Sri Lankan partners, government officials, business leaders, diplomats and friends of the United States at
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by Our Special Correspondent in Rome The Vatican is reportedly considering a possible leadership transition for the Archdiocese of Colombo as questions intensify over the extended tenure of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who
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Editorial Alas… now they read. Now they study. Now they discover history. For years, political movements built entire narratives around symbols, slogans, and emotional promises. They presented simple answers to complex problems.
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Local media reports have revealed allegations that former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and a group of associates received a bribe of US$5 million in connection with the sale of land belonging to the
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A fresh legal intervention has widened one of Sri Lanka’s most closely watched court battles over the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, with two prominent members of a civic organization
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France’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, is likely aware of Napoleon Bonaparte’s famous remark about the strategic importance of Trincomalee Harbour. Napoleon is often attributed with stating that whoever controls Trincomalee
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Editorial The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka stands before a historic moment. The appointment of Rev. Dr. Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam as the Bishop of Jaffna is not simply another episcopal appointment announced
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from the 196-page testimony given by Abdul Cader Fathima Hadiya, the widow of National Thowheed Jama’ath (NTJ) leader and mastermind Mohamed Hashim
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by Durga Velayudham Sri Lanka has entered another uncertain political period where the biggest question is not who can defeat the current government, but who has the credibility, capacity, and political intelligence
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Dr Laksiri Fernando SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) analysis is normally used in business management, marketing, economic projects etc. However, it could also be used in political science or political analysis.
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Digital Transformation in Sri Lankan Education: The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the educational fabric of Sri Lanka marks a pivotal transformation in the nation’s quest for economic and academic modernization.
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Sri Lanka must strengthen its National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) and take concrete action to address continuing risks of torture and ill-treatment faced by people deprived of their liberty, the United Nations Subcommittee
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Editorial Today is our Poson Poya Day. The day we are asked to believe that we got Buddhism, even though, according to our own historical tales, we are asked at the same
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