by Hummam Sheikh Ali At a monastery in the quiet town of Rablah, nestled in the countryside of Syria’s Homs province, Lebanese refugees displaced by the escalating Israeli military operation against Hezbollah
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by Luxman Aravind The forced discontinuation of Major General Tuvan Suresh Sallay’s service extension as Director General of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Sri Lanka’s leading intelligence agency, marks a grave moment
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Praying for Armageddon It was impossible to grasp how such a drastic foreign policy shift could occur between the time of Eisenhower in the 1950’s and George W. Bush after 2001, without
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The US president Joe Biden sprang a surprise during a press gaggle with reporters outside the White House on Thursday when he essentially didn’t rule out a potential meeting with his Russian
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If the United Nations is to survive, those who represent it must bolster it; those who advocate it must submit to it; and those who believe in it must fight for it.
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The transition from relying overwhelmingly on fossil fuels to using alternative low-carbon energy sources could be “unstoppable and exponential,” according to some experts. A boosterish attitude by many renewable energy advocates is
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Editorial The role of the Attorney General (AG) in any democratic society is to uphold the principles of justice and maintain the sanctity of the rule of law, untainted by political influence.
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Editor’s Note: In his recent address at the JICA Chair special program, Japan’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Mizukoshi Hideaki, discussed the significant economic transformation of Japan. The complete text of his speech
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Indian Union Minister for External Affairs, S. Jaishankar, arrived in Colombo this morning for an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between India and Sri Lanka. Upon landing, he took to
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by Luxman Aravind The emergence of new political figures in Sri Lanka serves as a catalyst for profound discussions about identity, governance, and the nation’s trajectory. A notable figure in this context
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Editor’s Note: In this exclusive article, Dr. Alireza Delkhosh, the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Sri Lanka, shares insights into Iran’s perspective on recent geopolitical developments and its stance
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New York – I was with the Israeli army in 1982 when it invaded Lebanon and battled a new resistance militia, Hezbollah. Ten years later, I was in Afghanistan with a new Muslim
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Humans have had relationships with their pets for thousands of years, talking to them, coddling them, and imbuing them with human attributes. But are these animals “thinking,” and do nonhuman animals have
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On 3rd October 2024, Admiral Sirimevan Sarathchandra Ranasinghe, WWV, RWP, USP, formally took office as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). Admiral Ranasinghe brings with him a distinguished record
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