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
The IMF staff and Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement to conclude the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of Sri Lanka’s reform programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). If
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Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha is currently in Moscow on an official visit that underscores Colombo’s continuing defence engagement with Russia at a time of shifting
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British national Kayleigh Fraser, who became known during Sri Lanka’s 2022 anti-government unrest for her social media coverage of attacks on protesters at Colombo’s Galle Face Green, is now seeking to have
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How do we understand the process taking place in a context where Sri Lankan media has produced the widest gap between the middle class and reality? What is the global geopolitical crisis
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has sharply increased its Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) by 100 basis points to 8.75% today, signaling growing concern over inflationary pressures
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On a day like this, 40 years ago, a call was made for brave and patriotic young men to step forward to safeguard the Nation. Out of 1,039 applicants, only 35 outstanding
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a striking disclosure that has reignited discussion around the final moments of Sri Lanka’s decades-long civil war, former Army Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has stated that
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Editorial The rapid circulation of the so-called “cockroach” political satire movement across South Asian social media—from India into Pakistan within days—offers a clear signal about how political communication now works: it no
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During the recent official visit to the Netherlands by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Dutch leadership agreed to return the Chola Copper Plates of Leiden from the Leiden University Museum. These
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is once again facing growing fears of financial instability as a sharp expansion in the country’s money supply raises alarm among economists, market analysts, and
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan authorities are grappling with the fallout of a major cyber breach targeting the Ministry of Finance, in which approximately USD 2.5 million in Treasury funds
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“I have already made my decision. I have no alternative. If you agree, you may stay. If not, you may leave. The door is open — you can get up and walk
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“If a monk, after taking on a monk’s training and way of life, without first renouncing the training and revealing his weakness, has sexual intercourse, even with a female animal, he is
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Nilantha Jayawardena was born and raised in Colombo. Coming from a stable and well-supported family background, he enjoyed a comfortable upbringing from an early age. His parents ensured that he received a
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Editorial The disappearance of 42 ancient paintings from Sri Lanka’s National Art Gallery is not a bureaucratic accounting error. It is a cultural alarm bell ringing in a country that already seems
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