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
The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) played a significant role in Sri Lanka’s overall campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The EPDP threw its weight behind the war effort
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Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala confirmed in the Sri Lankan Parliament today that investigations have revealed Sarah Jasmine is not dead, though authorities have not been able to verify whether she is
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India’s Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, arrived in Sri Lanka this week on a two-day official visit, highlighting New Delhi’s growing defence engagement in the Indian Ocean region at
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“From day one, my focus has been to advance America’s interests.. and we’ve built a relationship that delivers results for the American people and supports a free, open, and secure Indo-Pacific,” U.S.
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Sri Lanka is bracing for adverse weather as a low-pressure system in the Bay of Bengal, currently located about 700 kilometers southeast of Batticaloa, is expected to approach the country’s eastern coast
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I attended the funeral of legendary singer Deshamannya Kala Soori Latha Walpola today. I want to pen down how her famous song “Shrini Vidushitha Lanka Derene Sinha Danaya Lelede” (Lion flag flying
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Sri Lanka’s ruling party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), has strongly condemned the recent military action by the United States in Venezuela, describing it as an unjustified violation of a sovereign nation.
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by Luxman Aravind From the day this government assumed power, they painted a picture of an education system transformed, a nation elevated, a future secured. They promised the impossible: a world-class system
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Before J. R. Jayewardene left on a state visit to the United States at the invitation of then President Ronald Reagan, he received a questionnaire from Washington. It asked about his favourite
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Speculation is rife about a possible attempt by the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) to take control of the 10-member Constitutional Council (CC). The only way to take command of the CC
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The Port of Colombo recorded its highest-ever annual container throughput in 2025, handling 8,291,178 TEUs and setting a new benchmark in its operational history. The achievement builds on a strong performance in
More The passing away of veteran singer Mrs Latha Walpola, “The Queen of Songs of Lanka”, has created an unfillable void in the Lankan music world. The boundless body of creations she gifted
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“The Colombo Municipal Council is ours. The green flag has always flown over the Colombo Municipal Council. Can we turn a blind eye to this by handing it over to the leftists…?”
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Whatever may be said or debated, one fundamental reality must be acknowledged: in the contemporary threat environment, no responsible state can function without a comprehensive legal framework to protect itself and its
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Editor’s Note: This is an Extended Version of the Author’s Earlier Report Winter had just begun in New Delhi, and the day after my arrival, I decided to meet him for a
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