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
Sri Lanka just lost 2.5 million dollars to a hacker, and the two institutions responsible for guarding the country’s money are spending more energy dodging blame than explaining how it happened. That
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For three decades, Claudia Mary Antonette Sallay lived with the fear that came with having three sons serving in the Sri Lankan Army during a brutal conflict. Every military update carried the
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by Luxman Aravind When President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently declared in Parliament that no crime committed in Sri Lanka would go unheard, he once again placed justice at the centre of his
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Wijeyadasa Rajapakse first entered Parliament through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) together with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). His name was
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by Luxman Aravind For more than six decades, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna built its political identity around confrontation with the existing state structure. Its language was not the language of gradual reform,
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by Durga Velayudham There is something profoundly disturbing when retired President Bishop of the Methodist Church Sri Lanka, Rev. Asiri P. Perera, abandons the moral restraint expected of his office and instead
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The public debate surrounding the detention of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay has entered a new phase following an exchange of open letters between his wife,
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During a discussion held last February by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on American foreign policy toward South Asia, Committee Chairman Bill Huizenga highlighted how critical Sri Lanka and the Maldives
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Sri Lanka Navy Marines contingent, consisting of 13 Marine officers and 30 Marines, will participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2026, in Hawaii and the Pacific region. The exercise,
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The events unfolding are murky — it is unclear which direction the nation is heading. Since the introduction of provincial governance and the office of governor, Sri Lanka has not previously witnessed
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Three individuals, including the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa, have been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption over an alleged Rs. 120 million bribery transaction
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The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka has accused the European Union Delegation in Sri Lanka of displaying what it called “Spanish shame” after the EU mission issued a statement on Russia’s demographic
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An Israeli authority familiar with the matter has said investigations into the suspension of millions of dollars in remittances belonging to Sri Lankan workers in Israel are ongoing and expressed confidence that
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The Collective for Social Media Declaration (CSMD) has raised concerns over the proposed Chartered Institute of Media Professionals of Sri Lanka Bill, gazetted by the government in June 2026, warning that the
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by Our Correspondent in Geneva New allegations have emerged from Mohamed Haris, a Sri Lankan citizen living in Switzerland, who claims Azad Maulana’s asylum strategy evolved from a personal and political dispute
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