Trinity College, Kandy, symbolizes the distinctive educational environment Sri Lanka experienced under British rule, as the institution embodied Victorian values and closely followed the English public school model. Established by Rev. Richard
Four years ago, Colombo was the world’s cautionary tale. A sovereign default, fuel queues that stretched for kilometres, a presidential palace occupied by its own citizens. This week, the same city is
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Canadian High Commissioner Isabelle Martin recently met former President Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo for an introductory meeting, during which they exchanged views on key developments and matters of mutual interest. The courtesy
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Former Inspector General of Police C.D. Wickramaratne has been found dead at his residence in Athurugiriya in what has been reported as a suspected suicide, according to sources. Reports indicate that the
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by Durga Velayudham The Easter Sunday investigations have ceased to be merely a search for criminal responsibility. They have become a constitutional test of whether Sri Lanka remains governed by the rule
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South Asia is being remade, and Sri Lanka has a smaller margin for error in navigating it than its leaders sometimes admit. The past eighteen months have brought the region closer to
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The latest deplorable revelations in the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) report ‘The Fraud Linked to Cybercrime in the US Dollar 2.5 Million Debt Repayment to Australia’, presented to parliament on July 10th tells
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The sinking of an Iranian frigate in India’s backyard, closer to Sri Lanka’s southern coast, in early March this year, a few days after the eruption of war after the unprovoked Israeli-US
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When President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stood before parliament on 20 March and confirmed that his government had turned down two military requests in a single evening — one from Washington to land
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The Sri Lankan Court of Appeal on Monday postponed until July 17 the further hearing of an urgent writ petition filed by former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General Suresh Sallay,
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A Maha Sangha Forum was held at the Biyagama Sri Bodhirukkharama Maha Viharaya to commemorate the 91st birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, bringing together senior Buddhist clergy, political representatives
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Sri Lanka recorded a budget surplus of Rs. 197.3 billion during the first five months of 2026, marking a significant turnaround from the deficit recorded during the same period a year earlier,
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Opposition Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has alleged that the Sri Lankan government is preparing to extend the tenure of the current Army Commander until January 2028 at the request of Archbishop of
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When the French Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Rémi Lambert, and the German Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Dr. Felix Neumann, travelled together to Jaffna, their visit became more than a routine diplomatic engagement
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The government has proposed extending the retirement period of all judges by two years, widening an earlier plan that focused only on Appeal Court and Supreme Court judges, amid concerns over judicial
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A Sri Lankan man who had recently returned to the country after working in South Korea died by suicide while appearing on a Facebook live broadcast, in an incident reported from the
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