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
For more than a century, the anthem of international workers’ solidarity—first written in French in 1871—has echoed across the world, calling on labourers to unite and fight for their rights. In Sri
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Sri Lanka is confronting a deeply troubling convergence of financial scandal and unexplained death, raising urgent concerns about transparency, accountability, and institutional trust. At the center of the crisis is the loss
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For decades, the Ceylon Electricity Board stood as a central pillar of Sri Lanka’s public sector, powering homes, industries, and livelihoods. Today, it is gone—dissolved and replaced by four newly formed companies
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Sri Lankan law enforcement has carried out a significant operation targeting suspected cybercriminal activity, arresting 37 foreign nationals in a coordinated raid that highlights the country’s growing concerns over transnational digital crime.
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Fresh testimony from survivors of the Iranian naval frigate IRIS Dena has intensified international scrutiny over the March 4 attack that sank the vessel near Sri Lanka, with new accusations that delays
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After the Lanka Sama Samaja Party withdrew from Mrs. Bandaranaike’s United Front government in 1975, UNP leader and Opposition Leader J. R. Jayewardene, and Lanka Sama Samaja Party leaders N. M. Perera
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During the month of April, the Straits of Hormuz continued to face the ‘double blockade’ of both the US and Iran. The word ceasefire in West Asian wars has lost its meaning
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Sri Lanka has lost one of its most courageous and enduring voices for human rights and social justice. Suriya Wickramasinghe, Secretary of the Civil Rights Movement of Sri Lanka (CRM), former Chair
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Two Elections, One Warning In September and November 2024, Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power (NPP) government, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, swept to power on a historic wave of popular discontent.
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In a case that is already stirring public concern across Sri Lanka, a senior official linked to a major treasury fraud investigation has been found dead under suspicious circumstances at his home.
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When Roshan Ranasinghe, the sports minister under Ranil’s government, removed the Cricket Board and its Chairman Shammi Silva, Shammi Silva and the Cricket Board challenged the decision in court. Subsequently, both the
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Dr. Alireza Delkhosh, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Sri Lanka, delivered an emotional address during a humanitarian visit to the Fathima Orphanage and Ladies Hostel, combining outreach to vulnerable
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USD 2.5 mn brazen heist at the Treasury several months ago and the bigwigs there obviously dragging their feet over the matter till it was brought to light recently, thanks to the
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Editorial Sheikh Hasina, though ultimately unseated amid public fury and shifting political winds—abetted in part by external actors—left behind something far more enduring than her tenure: continuity. Her flagship undertakings did not
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A violent confrontation in the Palk Strait has once again intensified tensions between Sri Lankan and Indian fishing communities after a 29-year-old Tamil fisherman from Jaffna was allegedly detained at sea and
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