by A Concerned Citizen Once upon a time, in the distant island kingdom of Sri Lanka—where politics is a sport, ambition is a virtue, and degrees are more precious than gold—lived Dr.
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Several European Union countries have suspended the processing of asylum claims from Syrians, as the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s government sparks a policy rethink across the bloc. Germany has led the move,
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Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDL), Sri Lanka’s pioneering shipbuilding and repair company, is seeking a new strategic investor as its majority shareholder, Japan’s Onomichi Dockyard Company Ltd., prepares to divest its 51% stake
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Editorial Human Rights Day, December 10, on the surface, stands as a beacon of collective progress—a reminder of the ideals enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Yet, as we
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by Our Political Affairs Editor The controversy surrounding Asoka Ranwala’s educational qualifications is more than just a personal dispute—it’s a glaring fissure within the JVP-National People’s Power (NPP) government itself. This isn’t
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Just as monstrous and mutant algae invade the lagoon of Venice, so our television screens are populated, saturated, by ‘degenerate’ images and statements. In the field of social ecology, men like Donald
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India has no intention of undermining the US dollar, despite ongoing discussions within BRICS about financial cooperation, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stated at the Doha Forum in Qatar on Saturday. The
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President Donald Trump reluctantly met with Volodymyr Zelensky and Emanuel Macron in Paris to discuss the way forward in Ukraine. While Trump says that he has convinced Zelensky to move ahead with negotiations with
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Reading the detailed news article under the title ‘First Sri Lankan Buddhist monk in 105 years joins Oxford for MPhil in Buddhist Studies‘, was a refreshing experience for me, as it should’ve
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For thousands of years, Sri Lanka has proudly stood as an island nation in the Indian Ocean, intricately connected to the ebb and flow of the surrounding seas. Recent collaborations with the
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On December 3, 2024, the Yung Aung faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K-YA) issued a demand of INR two million from Oil India Limited (OIL), a prominent petroleum company.
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