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
M.A. Sumanthiran, President’s Counsel and General Secretary of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK), has called on the Indian government to grant citizenship to Eelam Tamil refugees who have lived in India
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Following his participation in the “Transforming Transportation” Conference 2026.03, held on March 10–11 in Washington DC and organized by the World Bank team, Sri Lankan Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Anura
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Binance has issued an official response following recent media coverage concerning ongoing court proceedings in Sri Lanka involving allegations of financial fraud connected to the use of Binance accounts by certain individuals.
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Path to Academic Excellence: For advanced-level students in Sri Lanka, the final examination represents a critical gateway to university admission and future career opportunities. The intense competition for limited university placements demands
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Sri Lanka is confronting a new wave of geopolitical and economic uncertainty as the expanding conflict in the Middle East begins to ripple across the Indian Ocean region, prompting urgent warnings from
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Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama on March 12 ordered the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to immediately take measures to prevent the outflow of local currency to foreign countries through cryptocurrency
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is reportedly confronting an acute shortage of crude oil, sparking fears of a potential energy crisis in the near future, according to sources within the
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The opening week of March 2026 was marked by a sharp divergence between global instability and domestic resilience. While the Gulf conflict has sent shockwaves through energy markets, Sri Lanka’s internal fiscal
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by Durga Velayudham “I do not own oil wells,” President Dissanayake proclaimed, as if repetition alone could erase the mounting chaos his government has inflicted on the nation. The words sound almost
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Books written about the history of the JVP state that during the 1980 war between Iraq and Iran, the JVP received funds from Iraq and attacked Iranian ships in the seas around
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As Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Mahishini Colonne addressed the National Convention on Women in India at O.P. Jindal Global University on International Women’s Day with a theme that resonated far
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Indian Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar recognised Hambantota harbour as a Chinese military facility that underlined intimidating foreign military presence in the Indian Ocean. Jaishankar was responding to queries regarding India’s widely
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The ongoing investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka is facing renewed scrutiny as political figures accuse the government of bias and selective accountability. Member of Parliament Namal
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In September 2003, a confidential diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Colombo compiled detailed biographical sketches of several emerging Sri Lankan political figures who were seen at the time as
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Concerns are growing over the potential impact of ongoing conflict in West Asia on Sri Lanka’s migrant workforce, with industry representatives warning that as many as 230,000 overseas jobs could be at
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