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
“They were careless people… They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Colombo-based think tank Verite Research has come under fire for allegedly distorting facts and engaging in politically motivated deception. The organisation is accused of falsely labelling former
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He believed in it, as certain good women believe in the leviathan-by faith, not by reason. ~ Jules Verne The Plight of the World There is no doubt…the world is in chaos.
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Deshabandu Tennekoon, the suspended Inspector General of Police, surrendered to the Matara Magistrate last Wednesday after leading the force he once headed on a merry chase for some 20 days, resulting in
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by A special Correspondent in Colombo As Sri Lanka approaches the sixth anniversary of the devastating Easter Sunday bombings, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has once again brought the issue of justice to the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Former Tamil militant leaders Karuna Amman (Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan) and Pillayan (Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan) have set aside their past differences and reached an agreement to contest together in the
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In an alarming deviation from the tenets of justice, the Attorney General’s Department—entrusted with safeguarding the rule of law—now finds itself embroiled in an egregious controversy. The reprehensible conduct of an Additional
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Continuing with the third part of our interview [ Read Part One and Part Two], Jayantha Gnanakone’s words become even more impassioned as he delves deeper into the serious, ongoing struggles faced
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The grotesque irony of Sri Lanka’s leadership posturing as champions of gender equity while presiding over a system that systematically exploits and discards its female workforce cannot
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has announced that Admiral Samuel J. Paparo, Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), will visit Colombo from March 19 to 21. The visit aims to
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by Our Political Affairs Editor In a resounding rebuke to executive overreach and a commendable reinforcement of the rule of law, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, in SC/FR/37/2020, delivered on 18th
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by Our Correspondent in Singapore Dozens of Sri Lankan passengers, along with others aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH705, narrowly avoided a potentially catastrophic engine fire shortly after takeoff from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino
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The famous Saint Anthony Feast this year was shedded on 14th and 15th March. Saint Anthony, as per Catholic beliefs is the Saint gives protection and looks after Fishermen and Seafarers like
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The Cardinal may be a citizen of Sri Lanka, but he reports to the Vatican, not to the Sri Lankan President. Thus, his orders are based on what the Vatican issues. His
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Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has categorically rejected the Batalanda Commission report, stating that no one can accuse him of attempting to suppress it. Issuing a statement today, he emphasised that the report,
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