Wijeyadasa Rajapakse first entered Parliament through the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA), which was formed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) together with the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). His name was
Kurunegala District played an important role in the April 1971 rebellion. During that period, district committee leaders in both Kurunegala and Kegalle were selected by the members themselves rather than being appointed
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A historic and bloody conflict took place 269 years ago at a place called Palashi, on the banks of the Bhagirathi River, about 50 kilometers north of Krishnanagar in Nadia district of
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The National Student Heroes Day was observed for the 38th time on June 20, 2026. The number of university students killed from December 12, 1976, when Weerasuriya was killed, to June 17,
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As the Indo-Lanka Accord intensified political tensions across the country, a deadly explosion inside Parliament exposed the reach of insurgent violence and left a lasting mark on Sri Lanka’s political history. On
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French rabbi and author Delphine Horvilleur has said that Jews “have learned from history that they will never find peace,” in a wide-ranging interview published by El País, where she reflects on
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The Rajanganaya Police Station in Anuradhapura District was one of the five police stations captured by the rebels during the April 1971 uprising, which took place 55 years ago. It is now
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I write from Isfahan, the third-largest city in Iran and the second-most impacted by the recent war. Since the ceasefire on 8 April 2026, we Iranians finally got a break from fighter jets flying
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Deep inside a residential tower in Beijing, where surveillance cameras and plainclothes officers are part of the everyday architecture, You Weijie lives under constant watch. She is the spokesperson of the Mothers
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Ndaba Mandela grew up in the long shadow of one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century, but he insists that legacy is not a monument—it is an obligation.
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Washington’s relationship with Russia appears likely to continue its decades-long decline, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying on May 22 that formal diplomatic talks over the Ukraine war are effectively frozen.
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