China has completed the maritime safety system for the approaches to the Pinglu Canal, officially releasing its nautical map and fully installing aids to navigation along the canal’s seaward stretch on Monday,
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, met with the Secretary General and a delegation from Amnesty International at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs today. During the meeting, Minister Sabry
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a victory in his ongoing battle against extradition from the United Kingdom (UK) to the United States, after the High Court in London granted him
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During the war, leaders of the Allied countries—the Soviet Union, United States, and Great Britain—received reports of mass shootings of Jewish civilians, including women and children. In 1942, they learned of the
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Following article based on the speech by the author as the President of Sri Lanka at the World WaterForum in Bali, Indonesia. At the outset let me thank the President of the
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The Russian Embassy in Colombo has issued a strong statement criticizing what it describes as Western double standards regarding human rights issues in Sri Lanka. This press release comes in response to
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Since the turn of the century, there has been a consistent average annual loss of 3 to 4 million hectares (7.4 to 9.9 million acres) of tropical forest globally. This puts us far from
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The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has issued a notice to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, demanding his explanation regarding the release of Army Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake, who had been sentenced to death
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The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar has acquitted four Sri Lanka army personnel, including a Major and three soldiers, in connection with the 2013 Rathupaswala shooting incident. The verdict, delivered today, concludes the
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Sri Lanka’s Government must take meaningful action to determine and disclose the fates and whereabouts of tens of thousands of people who have been subjected to enforced disappearance over the decades and
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Following the reapproval of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) on April 20, 2024, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proudly declared that “bipartisanship has prevailed here in the Senate.” Despite the increasing rarity
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