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
by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former President Maithripala Sirisena has stated that there are thieves in every government, intensifying ongoing discussions about corruption and accountability in Sri Lanka’s political system. Referring to
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A growing political controversy has emerged in Sri Lanka over the continued delay of Provincial Council elections, with opposition figures alleging that the government is staging a calculated diversion under the banner
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It was Easter Sunday 2019. SLCG Ship Suraksha, a 100-meter-long Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV), was getting ready for a 14-day patrol. Her tanks were topped up with fuel, and all victuals (required
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In 1971, when Pakistan requested Ceylon to use Katunayake Airport for PIA planes flying from West Pakistan to East Pakistan to refuel, as India had refused overflights while an insurgency was going
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‘A man cannot win elections… But he is not a thief..’ This is the tagline that was hung on Ranil when he became Prime Minister in 2013. ‘Ranil was called a traitor.
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A video circulating widely on social media in Sri Lanka has triggered a wave of controversy after it showed a man engaging in what he described as a New Year game, in
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The mounting pressure from the Catholic Church over the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks is pushing the government toward a major shake-up in its defence leadership. Deputy Minister of Defence, retired Major General
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Rohan de Silva is a Catholic priest associated with the Centre for Society and Religion (CSR), an entity closely linked to the Catholic Church. He issued a
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Northern Province Governor N. Vedanayagan has stated that he is fully aware of the long-standing hardships faced by the people of Delft Island, emphasizing that their grievances have never been ignored and
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A scheduled land survey in the Thaiyiddy area of Valikamam North in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna District has triggered renewed confusion and concern among local landowners, who say they remain uncertain about the
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Sri Lanka’s political landscape was dramatically reshaped in 2024, when a wave of public anger born out of economic collapse propelled President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People’s Power (NPP) coalition
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Sri Lanka is facing a new and potentially devastating crisis along its southern coastline after the sinking of the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in early March 2026, an event that has sparked
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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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