by Our Correspondent in Colombo The United States has pledged a $17 million grant to help modernise digital systems at Sri Lanka’s Port of Colombo, signalling renewed bilateral cooperation on trade infrastructure
The JVP’s journey from armed insurrection to democratic power raises a troubling question about political survival: can a movement built on resistance deliver meaningful change once it governs? This critique argues that
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During Sri Lanka’s second JVP insurrection, 41 Buddhist monks and two Catholic priests were reportedly killed by the JVP’s armed wing, while government security forces and paramilitary groups were blamed for the
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Sri Lanka’s investigation into alleged irregularities in substandard coal imports has intensified, with a presidential commission questioning the general manager of the state-owned Lanka Coal Company over a letter relating to the
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament has passed an amended Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, introducing provisions intended to strengthen the investigation and punishment of fraud, bribery and corruption in both the public and private sectors. The
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Sri Lanka’s National Development Bank (NDB) suffered financial losses of approximately Rs 13.6 billion from fraudulent transactions, exceeding its initial disclosures by Rs 400 million, according to findings in a final audit
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Sri Lanka’s Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) has accused the government of seeking to suppress popular political activity through the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Act (PSTA), claiming that some provisions
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India has donated approximately three tonnes of essential anti-tuberculosis medicines worth an estimated Rs 52 million to Sri Lanka, responding to an urgent request from the Sri Lankan government to ensure the
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Montana Governor Greg Gianforte will visit Sri Lanka on October 9 with First Lady Susan Gianforte and a delegation from the US state, seeking to expand agricultural trade and deepen security cooperation
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reacted angrily after learning that Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera had been stripped of his Buddhist robes and brought before
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The controversy over Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera being taken to court in prison attire is more than a dispute over prison regulations. Read against the arguments of Revolt in the Temple, it revives
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Sri Lankan Tamil National Alliance parliamentarian Sivagnanam Sritharan has called on the government to lift the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and allow Tamil communities to commemorate those
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The US Navy littoral combat ship USS Tulsa arrived at the Port of Colombo on Wednesday for a scheduled port visit, marking its second visit to Sri Lanka in two years and
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A CID investigation reveals 408 arrests from illegal call centres, including 284 Chinese nationals, as international scam networks increasingly use Sri Lanka to run sophisticated financial frauds, phishing and “pig-butchering” operations.
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In the run-up to the 2015 Presidential election, a Chinese submarine visit, in 2014, caused major media fury. Indian media alleged the vessel was nuclear powered. In spite of Sri Lanka repeatedly
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The return of Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera to prison has revived an old confrontation between religious influence and judicial authority. His contempt case, examined alongside landmark rulings from Sri Lanka, Britain, the
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