Sri Lanka’s new Chinese Ambassador, Wei Huaxiang, met VIII Executive President Ranil Wickremesinghe at his political office on Flower Road in Colombo, in an engagement between China’s new diplomatic representative and the
A group of Catholic priests in northern Sri Lanka has renewed allegations that decades of violence suffered by Tamil communities amounted to genocide, reigniting a contentious debate over the legacy of the
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The underlying issue in Anuradhapura is a struggle between a few families who, for years, have waged a quiet cold war over control of the Udamaluwa. Similar situations exist in Mihintale as
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Today is his birthday! According to circulating reports and political statements, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended a further 90-day detention period under the Prevention of Terrorism
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A high-level meeting is scheduled to take place at the Presidential Secretariat on the evening of June 1 between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Judicial Officers’ Association, during which
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Sri Lanka has been thrust into a heated constitutional and political debate following the government’s reported move to explore the creation of a so-called “Dharma Court,” a proposed mechanism intended to address
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Archbishop of Colombo, Malcolm Ranjith, has issued a sharp critique of Sri Lanka’s long-standing open economic model, urging authorities to reconsider the direction of national policy. Speaking to the media, he argued
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Sri Lanka is preparing a significant legal amendment aimed at strengthening discipline within the Buddhist monastic community, as discussions between state legal authorities and senior Buddhist leaders move forward. Commissioner General of
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Sri Lanka’s justice system is facing a severe staffing shortfall, with the Ministry of Justice confirming that 2,647 vacancies remain unfilled across the judiciary, a situation officials say has persisted due to
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Thirty-five years ago, on 21 May 1991, a historic tragedy occurred when former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi—one of the most influential leaders of his time—was assassinated in Tamil Nadu. In
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A social media influencer from Azerbaijan, who entered Sri Lanka on a tourist visa, has sparked controversy after releasing a viral vlog from the Eastern Province that
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Ferocious in battle, magnanimous in victory ~ Col. Tim Collins – British Army Sri Lanka commemorated the 17th anniversary of the end of the 30-year Eelam conflict with a moving War Heroes
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The murder of the Deniyaya doctor shook the entire country during the 1971 rebellion. Many incidents occurred during the 15-day rule of the Deniyaya area by the April 1971 rebels. One of
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For decades, Sri Lanka’s economic trajectory has been severely constrained by a persistent structural vulnerability: the twin deficits. The country has simultaneously run a chronic fiscal deficit and a structural trade deficit,
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India and Sri Lanka are separated by a narrow strait, but connected by a far deeper civilizational continuum that is still not fully appreciated on either side of the Palk Strait. While
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Iranian Ambassador in Colombo Dr. Alireza Delkhosh says the Islamic Republic of Iran remains fully prepared to face US-Israeli aggression. In an interview with Shamindra Ferdinando of The Island at the Iranian Embassy, in
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