Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reversed his stance on renegotiating the country’s International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout, emphasizing the fragility of the economy and the need for continuity in its
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Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne (Retired), Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Cuba, along with staff members of the Sri Lankan Embassy in Havana, paid a courtesy visit to the Ché Guevara Center today. The
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Bikram Singh is running out of time on his post-study work visa in Canada. Singh is one of about 70,000 migrants who were sold on the Canadian dream of eventually making the country their
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This excerpt is adapted from Nika Dubrovsky and David Graeber’s Cities Made Differently (MIT Press, 2024, all rights reserved) and is distributed in partnership with Human Bridges. In thousands of ways, we are taught to
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Statement by The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) In August 2021, following the withdrawal of major U.S./NATO military forces from Afghanistan after two decades of occupation, Taliban forces took effective control over
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Editorial The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) issuance of arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, who was dismissed two weeks ago amidst allegations of illicit
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Ukraine says that Russia launched an ICBM that crashed into a manufacturing facility in Dnipro. Russia has said nothing. Some Russian mil-bloggers seem to have taken Ukrainian propaganda and supplied video as
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The Chinese government has demonstrated its commitment to supporting vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka’s Northern and Eastern Provinces, with donations totaling over 1.5 billion Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR) this year. These contributions
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On November 19, 2024, the music world and fans alike were shaken by the heartbreaking news that AR Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu, have decided to end their 29-year marriage. The
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US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, today expressed strong optimism about the future of Sri Lanka’s relationship with the United States, emphasizing the nation’s support for the island’s new government. Ambassador
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The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has today (21) issued arrest warrants for former Minister Douglas Devananda after he failed to appear in court to give evidence in a case involving businessman Subramaniam Manoharan
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The following article is based on the speech delivered by the author in his capacity as President of Sri Lanka at the inauguration of the First Session of the Tenth Parliament. Today
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by Luxman Aravind Sri Lanka today morning bore witness to an act of theatre, dressed as governance, when President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived to inaugurate the 10th Parliament. The scene unfolded in
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From Iraq to Afghanistan to the US, basic freedoms for women are being eroded as governments start rolling back existing laws. Just a few months ago a ban on Afghan women speaking in
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On 31 May, the United States military endorsed a Statement of Principles for Indo-Pacific Defence Industrial Base Collaboration to strengthen military industry cooperation with its allies in the region. The principles outline commitments
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