Sri Lanka’s opposition United National Party (UNP) has accused the government of failing to provide Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun with appropriate diplomatic protocol and security during her visit to the
On July 31, 2023, the Taliban detained three journalists – Najib Faryad from Ariana News, and two local journalists, Hatef Aryan and Sebghatullah Turan – in Mazar-e-Sharif, capital of Balkh Province. Till the
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“The public health of a country is the foundation on which all else rests.” – Justice Oliver Wendel Holmes The Issue Throughout centuries of the journey of humanity, one basic truth has emerged
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Pakistan on Saturday verified that its population has reached 241.49 million after the country’s top body the Council of Common Interests (CCI) unanimously approved the 7th census conducted earlier this year, said
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U.S. soldiers in South Korea had been caught smuggling drugs through military mail and distributing them here, local broadcaster MBC has reported. The police in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the
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(Xinhua) In most literary works, robbers are often portrayed wearing masks as an iconic symbol. The rationale behind donning a mask during acts of plunder signifies that even the most ruthless and malicious
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On 20 July, the United Nations (UN) released a document called A New Agenda for Peace. In the opening section of the report, UN Secretary-General António Guterres made some remarks that bear close reflection: We
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Editorial For three decades, Sri Lanka has been haunted by the ghosts of its dark past – the reign of terror inflicted upon innocent lives by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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A LONG READ Early GMO Research The issue of biotechnology and genetic-modification of plants and other life forms first emerged from research labs in the United States in the late 1970’s. During
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The 40th anniversary of Black July which fell last week (July 23) was marked by some articles, telecasts etc. but relatively few reported commemorative events. The J.R. Jayewardene government of the day chose
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Although I have written extensively about Black July in the past, I have never written about those happenings from a personal perspective. As a Sri Lankan Tamil journalist, Black July did have
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I recently watched Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, Oppenheimer, shortly after reading the biography that inspired it, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s definitive American Prometheus. It was a harrowing reminder that humanity remains
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As a shocking video of two women being paraded naked and brutalized in the state of Manipur went viral in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed reporters for less than a minute
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Throughout the days of debate and work at the People’s Summit held parallel to the third CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States)-EU Summit, trade union activists, community leaders, left political
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From 28 July to 5 August 1973, eight million people, including 25,600 guests from 140 countries, participated in the 10th World Festival of Youth and Students in East Berlin (German Democratic Republic
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A cisgender man and his transgender wife were among those who were allowed by Nepal’s highest court in June to register same-sex and other nontraditional marriages, reported Radio France Internationale. The ruling, while
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