On November 15-16, 2024, six people, including three woman and three children, who went missing from a relief camp on November 11 following a gunfight between Kuki militants and Security Forces (SFs),
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by Our Political Affairs Editor An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, in Colombo to finalise the third tranche of its bailout package for Sri Lanka, met with former President Ranil Wickremesinghe today
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A senile US President, Joe Biden, has authorized (or at least told to authorize) long range missile strikes on Russian territory. His decision has pulled the rug out from German President Olaf Scholz,
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Upali Jayaweera, a second-tier leader of the JVP (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna), rose to prominence in the party’s Central Committee after the assassination of Rohana Wijeweera. Following his arrest by the military, he
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Editorial The sheer scale of the National People’s Power (NPP)’s victory in Sri Lanka’s recent parliamentary elections is nothing short of staggering. 159 out of 225 seats—a super-majority that not only surpasses
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by Luxman Aravind As Mahinda Rajapaksa marks yet another year of life today, the silence that surrounds his legacy is both disquieting and telling. Once a towering figure in Sri Lankan politics,
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Sri Lanka’s newly appointed Cabinet of Ministers took their oaths today before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. The new Cabinet, consisting of 21
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“The line between brave and foolhardy is vanishingly thin, and Donald Trump weaves across it daily. Step on one side, land on Elon Musk. Step on the other, land the nation with Matt Gaetz.” The writer is
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U.S. President Joe Biden has reportedly authorized Ukraine to use American-provided long-range missiles to strike targets deep within Russia’s internationally recognized territory. The decision, first reported by the New York Times on
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The Meng Xiang, China’s first domestically designed and built deep-ocean drilling vessel with a maximum drilling depth of 11 kilometers was officially commissioned in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Sunday,
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Surrounded by children playing on a dusty patch of ground at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Kabul, Mir Hamza, a recently returned refugee, spoke with joy about his decision to
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Mr President, the task before you is both monumental and deeply consequential. Leadership at this juncture demands a careful balance of wisdom, foresight, and an unshakable commitment to the greater good. Drawing
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“Whether we like it or not, the AI revolution is coming to education” ~ Salman Khan, Founder of Khan Academy In August 2024, the Sri Lankan government launched an innovative initiative to
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