The US and Russia have begun negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, sidelining European leaders and triggering an emergency meeting in Paris to discuss the future of European security. According to
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As global trade tensions escalate, Beijing is taking sweeping measures to tighten control over its advanced technologies, critical minerals, and skilled workforce. In an effort to prevent key industrial know-how from leaving
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What emerges from the dramatic happenings of the past week is that the 3-year chronicle of US-Russia rivalry and the NATO’s proxy war in Ukraine was a crisis engineered with great deliberation
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The Deputy Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Centre in India, Robert Hsieh Bor-Huei, issued a strong rebuttal to China’s ‘One China Policy’ during his address at The Siang Dialogue 2.0
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo We sat down with Jayantha Gnanakone, whose story is a poignant testament to the devastation endured by Tamils over the years. Beginning in 1958, his family’s businesses
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“Ordered disorder, planned caprice,And dehumanized humanity…” ~ Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) In 2009, Mahinda Rajapaksa conquered Sri Lanka. In 2010, he set out to conquer the world, with an address
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
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The BRICS Summit 2025 has been officially scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro from July 6 to 7, according to the association’s press service. This marks a significant event under
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Attorney General (AG) Parinda Ranasinghe has directed Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya to initiate an investigation into the leak of a crucial document sent to the Criminal Investigation Department
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Editorial Sri Lanka stands on the brink of catastrophe, torn between the seductive mirage of progress and the unforgiving abyss of political incompetence. Under the disastrous stewardship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake,
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Former Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth has been arrested and faces money laundering charges in connection with the controversial Chagos Islands deal. The arrest, confirmed by Mauritius’ Financial Crimes Commission (FCC), follows
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by Our Correspondent in Doha Top officials from the United States and Russia are set to gather in Saudi Arabia next week to lay the groundwork for a high-profile summit between former
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Introduction Marine Scientific Research (MSR) is a crucial activity for countries like Sri Lanka, especially as the Indian Ocean grows in strategic and scientific importance. However, there are challenges in balancing the
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