For more than seven months, the military confrontation between the United States and Iran has transformed parts of the Middle East into a zone of heightened geopolitical tension. Yet the consequences have
After 16 years of legal battles, witness intimidation, and broken promises, the disappearance of Sri Lankan journalist Prageeth Eknaligoda remains unsolved. It is a sobering reminder of the impunity that still plagues
MoreA new audit report reveals deepening concerns over wasted land, unpaid dues and regulatory lapses within Sri Lanka’s flagship investment agency, raising fresh questions about the country’s ability to attract and manage
MoreSri Lanka has set an ambitious goal to send 1,000 caregiving professionals to Israel in 2026, building on a bilateral employment agreement that has already placed more than 2,600 Sri Lankan workers
MoreSri Lanka’s recent landslide tragedy, described by officials as a “model disaster,” has once again exposed a stark truth: the country’s development has advanced without the guidance of its own long-established planning
MoreSri Lanka’s long-promised education reforms have stalled amid repeated delays, controversial procurement decisions, and a striking mismatch between massive spending and real-world progress. An audit report has exposed how more than five
MoreSri Lanka has been thrown into a heated political and religious debate after President Anura Kumara Dissanayake claimed that visits to Buddhist religious shrines beyond the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi were
MoreA search operation carried out by the Prison Intelligence Unit at Sri Lanka’s notorious Welikada Prison has revealed a major security breach, uncovering 16 mobile phones inside the ward where two high-profile
MoreA Catalyst for Regional Transformation and Healing Introducing a school leadership program in Sri Lanka is a timely and transformative step toward empowering young learners in a region still recovering from the
MoreA university degree is supposed to prove that someone has studied, researched and earned a place in the professional world. In Sri Lanka, that meaning is collapsing. The same culture that sees
MoreA prolonged construction halt on the Central Expressway has led to a massive compensation claim, highlighting how administrative delays can trigger costly consequences for a major national infrastructure project. Sri Lanka is
MoreSmriti Irani is not only a popular figure in India but also well known in Sri Lanka. She became popular in Sri Lanka through the character “Tulsi” in the teledrama Mahagedara. From
MoreThey starch their spines with borrowed daylight and call it dignity,tongues varnished, knees rehearsed for velvet floors.Gravitas for hire, they auction grief in clipped syllables,while famine learns their signatures by heart.The microphone
MoreSri Lanka’s National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) received a total of 107,663 complaints of child abuse between 2014 and April 30, 2025, but 43% of these allegations were not investigated, according to
MoreSri Lanka’s state-owned power utility, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), has been flagged for serious financial irregularities after the Auditor General’s annual report revealed the board paid Rs. 1,060.02 million (Sri Lankan
MoreSri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered the Cabinet of Ministers and the Disaster Management Committee to appear before it on July 15 to answer allegations that the government failed to take necessary
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