Colombo is grappling with a potential energy crisis after the Indian company Trident Chamfer, contracted to supply 25 coal ships for power generation in 2026, has delivered only 13 vessels so far,
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Six of the United States’ leading Senate Democrats on Monday condemned an apparent U.S. military strike on a girls’ school in Minab, a southern province of Iran,
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Sri Lanka is witnessing renewed tensions over land rights in the northern district of Mullaitivu, where Tamil communities allege that their private lands are being illegally seized for salt pan construction. Durairasa
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Global arms transfers reached their highest growth rate since 2011–15, largely driven by soaring demand in Europe. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Europe accounted for 33 percent of
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Iran has been under sustained military pressure from the United States and Israel for almost a week, raising fears of a direct strike. Professor K.T. Ganeshalingam, Head of the Department of Political
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The Iranian naval vessel IRIS Booshehr remained near Colombo yesterday after the process of transferring the ship to the Trincomalee Naval Base had not begun as planned, according to senior naval officials.
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A global shortage of memory chips fueled by the explosive growth of artificial intelligence is driving up the cost of electronics worldwide, according to an analysis by Bloomberg. The demand for chips
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Commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed to an almost complete standstill for a seventh consecutive day, with only ships linked to Iran making crossings in the past 24
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Women are rapidly transforming the investor base in India, with nearly one in four individual stock market participants now female, according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange of India.
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Iran’s clerical establishment has formally appointed Mojtaba Khamenei as the new Supreme Leader of Iran following the reported death of his father, Ali Khamenei. The decision was announced by the powerful Assembly
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric bid farewell to supporters on Saturday, just four days before the official end of his term on March 11, addressing a crowd of more than 4,000 in Plaza
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The ongoing U.S. and Israeli campaign against Iran has showcased the dramatic role of artificial intelligence in modern warfare. Analysts say AI has accelerated the planning, targeting, and execution of strikes at
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Apple has launched the MacBook Neo, its most budget-friendly laptop to date, priced at just $599, signaling a strategic move to capture price-sensitive consumers amid rising memory costs and inflationary pressures. The
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Israel has entered a new era of warfare, openly aligning with the United States in a joint campaign against Iran, a move that has sparked alarm and scrutiny across the region and
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Palantir, the data analytics and security firm founded by Peter Thiel and Alex Karp, has become a symbol of Silicon Valley’s transformation into a militarized technology hub. Named after the all-seeing “Palantir
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