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
Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to remove Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon from office — the first time in the country’s history that a sitting police chief has been ousted through
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The recent launch of the City of Dreams integrated resort by Melco has reignited debate over the future of Sri Lanka’s tourism identity, with some commentators calling for the country to position
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo An identification parade involving former Navy Commander Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was unexpectedly cancelled last week after a former senior LTTE intelligence operative brought in by investigators failed
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The month of July is remembered in Sri Lanka for many eventful things that changed the course of history. But two events – the Black July Pogrom carried out on July 23,
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Questions Being Asked About the Government: When the opposition raised these questions during the early days of Anura’s presidency, the JVP responded, “Just as it takes nine months to have a baby,
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Editorial When the jackpot owner Lawrence Ho declared that Sri Lanka could become to India what Macau is to China, he may have intended it as a compliment — a bold vision
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor Who guards the guardians once the storm has passed? Who remembers the warriors when the drums of war fall silent and the banners are furled? More importantly,
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A reasonable period has passed since the election of a new President and government by the people, who were expecting a prosperous era free of corruption and violence. It is not difficult
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Professor Arjuna Parakrama has issued a sharp and deeply critical response to the education reforms proposed by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, calling them hollow, unoriginal, and dangerously
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Maldives has officially been removed from Sri Lanka’s “country of security concern” (CSC) list, marking a pivotal moment in bilateral relations between the two island nations.
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There had been several court cases pertaining to unprecedented happenings and developments that ended up with democratically elected President Gotabaya Rajapaksa having to flee the country on 13 July, 2022, with mobs
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Editorial In Sri Lanka’s socio-economic corpus, there festers a malignant industry—one whose roots burrow deeper than commerce and whose consequences are far more sinister than mere consumer discontent. It is not agriculture,
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Sri Lanka Customs has detained nearly 1,000 Chinese-made BYD electric vehicles after discovering discrepancies in the declared motor capacities used for tax calculation — a move that could expose a multimillion-rupee tax
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The Sri Lankan government is facing sharp criticism following explosive claims by Wasantha Mudalige of the National People’s Struggle Movement, who alleges that 3071 acres of land across strategic regions—mainly in Trincomalee—are
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Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo, has reaffirmed his strong opposition to same-sex marriage while urging Sri Lankans to uphold and protect the traditional family structure based on the union between a
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