Wretched of the Earth Sri Lanka’s domination under colonialism for centuries crippled the whole nation at an unprecedented level and the subsequent effects were epoch-making. In the words of Frantz Fanon, who
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Note from Our Editorial Desk The weather and flood forecast for Sri Lanka, as of 12:30 on 27 November 2024, highlights the presence of a cyclonic system that is currently a deep
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SLPP National List MP Namal Rajapaksa, on Nov. 20, expressed serious concerns over the planned vacation of an Army camp in the Jaffna peninsula. War-winning President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s eldest son and former
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Note from Our Editorial Desk The severe weather facing the Northern Province (NP) of Sri Lanka demands immediate and collective action, as the region teeters on the brink of a weather crisis
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In Kathmandu, I observed that Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli’s visit to China has become a hot potato in the chilly Kathmandu valley. The China visit is being portrayed by his Unified
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In a statement that has escalated tensions between Russia and the West, Sergey Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), claimed that US and British intelligence agencies were behind the
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During Donald Trump’s recent successful presidential election campaign, he repeatedly stressed two main points: the “America First” policy and his desire to stop wars between countries. Obviously, his “America First” policy means
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Where does the power of words come from? Citizens of purportedly civilised nations have fallen under the sway of the rhetoric of demagogues. Soldiers have killed and been killed following the orders
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In a lecture at a lecture at the India International Centre [IIC] on ‘Future Wars and the Indian Armed Forces’. India’s Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan, the senior most military
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A committee in the US Congress has raised serious concerns about Hong Kong’s role in facilitating money laundering and sanctions evasion, urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action. The letter, sent
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U.S. officials had an “unusual” degree of concern about the “potential ecological and social impacts” of the Camisea natural gas pipeline in Peru, according to declassified documents published today by the National
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There is a scene early on in Nathanael West’s satirical 1933 novella Miss Lonelyhearts that reeks of depression, despair, and genius. It’s hard to forget. The protagonist is a lovelorn advice columnist for a
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Note From Our Editorial Desk Sri Lanka is bracing for a potential national disaster as heavy rainfall continues to impact the Northern and Eastern Provinces. A Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay
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Sri Lanka teeters on the edge of disaster, and the government’s slow, ineffective response risks pushing the nation into chaos. A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has already escalated into
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by Luxman Aravind In 1984, in an interview with Anita Pratap, Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil Tigers and self-styled champion of Tamil Eelam, shared his views on the geopolitical dynamics influencing
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