As reported earlier today, the United States has pledged $17 million to modernise digital operations at the Port of Colombo. In a subsequent statement, US Ambassador Eric Meyer outlined the commercial rationale
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested another group of Chinese nationals suspected of engaging in cyber-related financial crimes, intensifying concerns about a growing network of foreign cyber criminals operating within the country. The
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Former Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has accused the government of pursuing a controversial agenda in Northern Sri Lanka, alleging attempts to seize land belonging to Tamil communities and impose a systematic
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M.A. Sumanthiran of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) declared that the Tamil demand for self-rule remains unchanged, even as his party faces the fallout of a significant electoral setback in Sri
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Former Minister Douglas Devananda has issued a blunt warning over what he describes as the growing failure of local governance mechanisms, stating that he will take the concerns of the public directly
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Iran has repatriated over 200 naval sailors in an emergency airlift from Sri Lanka, following their rescue at sea after maritime incidents off the island nation’s waters. The operation was conducted on
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Every year, usually on the 14th of April, Tamil people around the world mark Puthandu, their new year, and the first day of the month of Chithirai in the Tamil solar calendar.
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Editorial Today in Sri Lanka, and many other countries across Asia, April is not simply being celebrated—it is being performed, consumed, and, in some cases, quietly misunderstood. The Sinhala and Tamil New
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Do you know Sri Lanka’s Northern Islands, which are not connected to the mainland by causeways and can only be reached by boat or ferry? They are Eluvaitivu, Analaitivu, Nainativu, and Delft
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Financial experts in Sri Lanka have raised serious concerns following reports of a massive financial fraud amounting to approximately Rs. 13,200 million linked to NDB Bank. The alleged irregularity has sparked intense
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi In a move that is already reverberating across the strategic landscape of the Indian Ocean, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has formally acquired a controlling 51
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It is said that when the people fear the government, there is tyranny, and when the government fears the people there is liberty. However, in a bid to retain its hold on
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From 1977 to 1994, the Bandaranaike and Rajapaksa factions of the SLFP were unable to defeat the UNP government. The JVP, even through armed struggle, could not destabilize the UNP government. In
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by Durga What unfolded in Parliament yesterday evening was not democracy in action but power laid bare—raw, unapologetic, and utterly indifferent to accountability. The crushing defeat of the no-confidence motion against Energy
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Since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war in 2009, allegations of systematic land appropriation and demographic reshaping in the Northern and Eastern provinces have persisted, fueling long-standing grievances among Tamil communities.
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A government announcement of a fuel subsidy for fishermen has been met with widespread relief and optimism in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, while also prompting renewed calls for improved administrative coordination to
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