by Our Correspondent in Colombo Reports claiming that Shiranti Rajapaksa, the wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, left Sri Lanka despite having been summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) have
Human rights defenders around the world are confronting escalating risks, shrinking resources and growing repression, according to a new global report released by Front Line Defenders, which documented the killings of at
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The second Sunday of the month of June is considered as Father’s Day. We all celebrate this special day with our children. On this day, I would like to share my thoughts
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The National Student Heroes Day was observed for the 38th time on June 20, 2026. The number of university students killed from December 12, 1976, when Weerasuriya was killed, to June 17,
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As the Indo-Lanka Accord intensified political tensions across the country, a deadly explosion inside Parliament exposed the reach of insurgent violence and left a lasting mark on Sri Lanka’s political history. On
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Another of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising was the Warakapola Police Station in the Kegalle District. The rebels who captured the Warakapola Police Station
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This article is particularly relevant at a time when the global trading environment is undergoing significant change and regional economic partnerships are playing an increasingly important role in shaping international trade and
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At a recent Ambassadors’ Roundtable held in Colombo, as part of the premier diplomatic and policy dialogue series hosted by the Pathfinder Foundation, Dewi Gustina Tobing, Indonesian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on the original article published in the Colombo-based newspaper Aruna. The article was originally written in Sinhala by journalist Nirosha Wasala and was based on
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The discovery and continuing excavation of human remains at the Chemmani mass grave in northern Sri Lanka have intensified demands for answers from the government and renewed calls for international attention to
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Social media debates on issues connected to the Easter Sunday terror attacks have got down and dirty, with religious and political leaders becoming targets of scurrilous attacks. The situation is likely to
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Fiji, the Philippines and Sri Lanka are expanding the use of drones and other unmanned technologies as Indo-Pacific countries seek more cost-effective ways to improve maritime security, surveillance capabilities and emergency response
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by Eric Bailey There are moments in the life of a nation when the real test of character is not found on the battlefield, but in what follows after the guns fall
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by Our Political Affairs Editor We believe no introduction is necessary for Ali Sabry. His name is already tied to one of the most dramatic and painful chapters in Sri Lanka’s modern
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by Our Political Affairs Editor Former Finance, Foreign and Justice Minister Ali Sabry has launched a strong defence of due process in the continuing debate over the Easter Sunday attacks, accusing the
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Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) leader Rauff Hakeem, MP, recently expressed concern over the alleged way Balachandran Prabhakaran, 12-year-old son of LTTE leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed, in cold blood, on 19
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