The Pathfinder Foundation and the Embassy of the United States of America in Sri Lanka have launched a lecture series marking the 250th anniversary of American independence, opening with a discussion on
NASA has dismissed a recent claim by reality star Kim Kardashian suggesting that the 1969 moon landing was faked. During an episode of the television series The Kardashians, Kardashian told actress Sarah
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts adapted from an interview with Professor Jiang Xueqin conducted by Cyrus Janssen. “I see geopolitics as a game among different players,” Professor Jiang
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Editorial In Sri Lanka’s tragic modern history, we often speak of the horrors inflicted upon the Northern Muslims in October 1990, given two hours to abandon homes, livelihoods, and lifetimes of accumulated
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by Eric Göran Rosenberg’s Israel: A Personal History is a reckoning disguised as reminiscence, a confession of belief betrayed by history and ideology. In revisiting his formative years in the fledgling State
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by Durga Velayudham The period between 1950 and 1970 was the golden age of the Government Film Unit (GFU). The Government Film Unit, originally established in the Velona Complex, Moratuwa, was relocated to
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French detectives probing last week’s dramatic robbery at the Louvre Museum have uncovered signs that the audacious heist may have involved insider cooperation, according to The Telegraph on Saturday, citing sources close
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The revelations come from Tina Gaudoin’s book, The Incidental Feminist, which was discussed at the Cheltenham Literature Festival this week. Gaudoin claims that Thatcher engaged in an affair early in her career
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JR’s ASIAN fiasco The charisma of JR Jayawardene remains a compelling enigma, particularly from our current perspective nearly three decades after his passing. This essay examines his approach to foreign policy and
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In 2025, the Belt and Road Initiative celebrate 12 years of global cooperation between more than 150 countries. Beyond trade and infrastructure, its heartbeat lies in bringing people closer together. Film, as
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When Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1519, he encountered cities, markets, schools, courts, astronomers, and rulers — institutions strikingly familiar to those he had left behind in Spain. Two civilizations, separated
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