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Pager Bombs: The New Divide in Global Warfare

September 18, 2024
Editorials

Editorial The coordinated breach of Hezbollah’s encrypted communication devices on September 17, 2024, has dramatically altered the landscape of modern warfare and intelligence, sending shockwaves through global security. This incident, resulting in

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Hezbollah’s Communications Disrupted by Exploding Pagers

September 18, 2024
Defence

Encrypted pagers used by Hezbollah and their sponsors in Lebanon and Syria simultaneously started exploding earlier yesterday, September 17.   This was the backbone of Hezbollah and Iranian communications in Lebanon and Syria.  It

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Sri Lanka Faces Pivotal Presidential Election Amid Ongoing Economic Crisis

September 18, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

Sri Lanka stands on the brink of a crucial presidential election scheduled for September 21, 2024, as the country continues to grapple with the aftermath of a severe economic crisis. The situation

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Part 3: Anura Dissanayake Resembles Cambodia’s Pol Pot — Dayan

September 18, 2024
Interviews/Presidential Election 2024

Here is the final part of the interview, following the publication of Part Two yesterday. In this segment, Dr. Dayan Jayatillake focuses on the forthcoming presidential elections in Sri Lanka. Q. As

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LTTE Co-Founder Ragavan Calls Common Tamil Candidate a Dangerous Divide

September 17, 2024
Presidential Election 2024

by a Special Correspoendent from Jaffna Chinnaia Rajeskumar, better known as Ragavan and a founding member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), has issued a stern warning to the Tamil

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India’s Grand Energy Heist: Who Will Stand Up to the Plunder?

September 17, 2024
Business

As the presidential election campaign intensifies in Sri Lanka, serious concerns have been raised regarding the nation’s energy sector and its increasing ties with India. In a detailed statement, Bandu Ranga Kariyavasam,

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Russian Embassy Slams Latvian Justifications for Fertilizer Blockade

September 17, 2024
Business

by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong critique of a recent statement from the Latvian Embassy in New Delhi, which was exclusively published by the

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Putin signs decree to increase military personnel to 1.5 mln

September 17, 2024
News

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a decree to increase the number of Russian armed forces to 2,389,130 units, including 1.5 million military personnel. The new decree, published on the official

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“Anti-China Week” exposes U.S. weakness in addressing its own issues

September 17, 2024
World

by Xinhua writers Lu Jiafei, Xie Binbin In many parts of the world, “China Week” is often referred to as events of cultural exchanges. But a twist in tone is observed in

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Israeli Minister: Time Running Out for Hezbollah Diplomacy

September 17, 2024
News

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant told his American counterpart on Monday that time is running out for a diplomatic solution to prevent a full-scale war with Hezbollah in Lebanon. In a phone

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Iran Denies Nuclear Ambitions Amid UN Alarm

September 17, 2024
Diplomacy/News

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian asserted on Monday that his country has no intention of developing nuclear weapons, pushing back against international concerns over its uranium enrichment program. “We have repeatedly emphasized that

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Sri Lanka: Why JVP Leader Asked People to Boycott the Election

September 17, 2024
Politics/Sri Lanka

Editorial Note: This article, originally published in Lankadeepa, a Sinhala-medium newspaper in Colombo in February 1989 and later featured in the English edition of Lanka Guardian on February 15, 1989, presents the

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US Completes Withdrawal of Troops from Niger

September 17, 2024
Diplomacy/News

The United States has completed the withdrawal of its troops from Niger, an American official confirmed on Monday. Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh stated that a small number of military personnel remain in

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Is the Red Army a Paper Tiger?

September 17, 2024
History

A furore has erupted in North America over reports that Russia plans to expand its armed forces by an additional 180,000 men, bringing the total to 1.32 million. This increase brings Russia

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The Emotional Politics of Sri Lanka: A Historical Trap

September 17, 2024
Columns/Presidential Election 2024

by A Concered Citizen As Sri Lanka prepares for another crucial Presidential poll, the political scene is again set to change in an imbroglio. However, only the incumbent president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has

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