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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The United States’ gold reserves, famously stored at Fort Knox, have been an enigma for decades. The last official audit took place in 1974, yet much remains shrouded in secrecy. This lack
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At the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reaffirmed China’s consistent approach toward its relationship with the United States, emphasizing the country’s strategic resolve and the
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Conservative author and activist Ashley St. Clair has revealed that tech mogul Elon Musk is the father of her five-month-old child. The announcement, made via a post on X (formerly Twitter) on
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has rejected a US proposal to take control of around 50% of the rights to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, according to several sources familiar with the ongoing discussions.
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