At the World Economic Forum 2025, Sunil Handunneththi, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development of Sri Lanka, presented the country’s current trade agenda during a focused discussion with Kimberly Botwright, Head of
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political trajectory remains intricately entwined with the nation’s turbulent postcolonial evolution marked by ethnic discord, contested sovereignty,
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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka’s first female executive president. Kumaratunga known
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After the Pahalgam attack, the entire world was condemning the terrorist violence and urging India and Pakistan to de-escalate tensions in the interest of peace and stability. But the main regional body
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The UN Population Fund’s (UNFPA) latest 2025 report, “The Real Fertility Crisis,” points to a bigger problem behind South Korea’s extremely low birth rate. A total of 14,000 adults in 14 countries
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Editorial Over the past decade and more, attacks on churches and tourist sites have become a grim and repeated feature in several parts of the world. From the coordinated bombings in Colombo,
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President Donald Trump once again pushed his case for a Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, hosting a truce ceremony between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda at the White House. The
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When the gavel falls in silence, tyranny often wears the robes of justice. The Supreme Court, once the bulwark of constitutionalism, has in numerous post-colonial states become an unchallengeable citadel of finality—an
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In a landmark move to promote legal identity, protect human rights, and strengthen governance across the region, governments from Asia and the Pacific have renewed their collective commitment to ensuring that every
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Drug use disorders represent a pressing issue across the globe and have placed a particularly heavy burden on Sri Lanka’s public health and security systems, profoundly affecting its youth and broader communities.
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A storm of controversy has erupted in Sri Lanka’s insurance and governance sectors following revelations that an unlicensed foreign insurance broker with a history of high-profile bribery
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An economy is largely steered by two fundamental policy instruments: monetary policy and fiscal policy. Monetary policy primarily deals with the regulation of money supply, interest rates, and inflation, aiming to maintain
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Jamaica has escalated its longstanding campaign for slavery reparations by formally petitioning King Charles III to refer key legal questions about Britain’s historical responsibilities to the Privy Council. The move marks “another
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Italy, Spain, Greece, Malta, and Cyprus have raised strong objections to the proposed UK-France agreement aimed at tackling the surge of small boats crossing the English Channel. The so-called “one-in, one-out” migrant
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