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
A 22-year-old woman died by suicide after jumping in front of a train near the Dehiwala railway station yesterday (04), with police stating that she had been unable to cope with constant
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As Sri Lanka celebrates its 78th Independence Day, renewed attention is being drawn to a long-overlooked chapter of the island’s anti-colonial struggle: the role of Muslim patriots who fought against foreign invaders
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Sri Lanka had weathered political, economic and climatic maelstrom in the last three years after the Aragalaya – spontaneous uprising of the people – dethroned the Rajapaksas from power in 2022. During
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Sri Lanka marked its 78th National Independence Day amid calls for unity, determination, and collective responsibility, as President Anura Kumara Dissanayaike urged citizens to come together to build the shared vision of
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by Durga The Sri Lankan government has formally protested what it describes as a brutal and unjustified attack on its fishermen by officers of the Indian Coast Guard, an incident that has
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by Luxman Aravind Though Sri Lanka parades one of the highest literacy rates in South Asia and flaunts it as evidence of civilisational maturity within global development indices, the country has repeatedly
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We are all human beings, and our nationality and religion are simply accidents of birth -Venkatraman Ramakrishnan (British American structural biologist and former president of the Royal Society) In this day and
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Sri Lankan police have arrested a businessman on grave allegations of sexually abusing more than thirty-six children under the age of eighteen, in a case that has sent shockwaves across the country.
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A formal complaint accusing the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, of serious fraud and corruption has been submitted to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or
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Sri Lanka entered 2026 with a security environment that remained broadly stable but layered with unresolved structural vulnerabilities rooted in post-war reconciliation failures, persistent diaspora activism, narcotics trafficking, and evolving regional security
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Global Perspective on Leadership Development In the rapidly evolving landscape of the 21st century, the true measure of an educational system’s success lies not solely in students’ academic results, but rather in
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Government sources said yesterday that the long-running controversy surrounding the appointment of a new Auditor General, which has triggered a serious administrative crisis, is expected to be resolved tomorrow (03). The assurance
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The Government Medical Officers Association has intensified its ongoing trade union action from 8.00 am today (02), citing the government’s failure to provide a positive response to a series of long-standing demands
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The Colombo High Court has sentenced a former police constable to death after finding him guilty of the brutal and premeditated murder of his young girlfriend, also a police constable, in a
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As Sri Lanka grapples with uncertainty over the long-delayed provincial council elections, a fresh argument has surfaced in the political arena. Former Member of Parliament and General Secretary of the Ilankai Tamil
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