Sri Lanka’s post-1978 political history offers a curious pattern: constitutional amendments designed to strengthen those in power have often produced consequences that later weakened or destroyed them. From the Second Amendment and
On May 30, 2026, the governments of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir sat down with the Joint Awami Action Committee in a high-stakes negotiation aimed at defusing tension before the June
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Residents of southern Lebanon are facing escalating insecurity and economic disruption as ongoing conflict involving Israel and Hezbollah continues to devastate border communities, with Christian populations among those most directly affected by
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The case of former State Intelligence Service Chief Major General Suresh Sallay has taken a critical turn, shifting from allegations of a hunger strike in custody to confirmation from his family that
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo China and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen cooperation to combat cybercrime through joint coordination between law enforcement and relevant state institutions. The agreement comes amid continued
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There is a version of Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s (AJK) story that goes untold amid the noise of strikes, long marches and shutdown calls. It is the story of a federal government
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A formal complaint submitted to the Inspector General of Police in Colombo has raised serious allegations concerning the treatment of Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay while in the custody of the Criminal
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The presence of the United States in Latin America’s political arena has re-emerged as a central and contentious issue, with governments and political movements across the region increasingly alleging foreign interference at
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Morocco’s drive to present a modernized image to the world is transforming the heart of its largest cities, with thousands of homes being demolished in Casablanca and hundreds more cleared in Rabat
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the United States of politically aligning with drug trafficking networks in Colombia, intensifying diplomatic tensions as the country moves toward a closely contested presidential runoff election
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Viewed through the security lens, every report carries weight—because in the international power struggle, intentions are rarely transparent. Startling revelations from a Tamil Nadu–based media outlet point to a secret meeting in
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InSight Crime, a thinktank which claims to fuse “investigative journalism with academic rigor,” accuses Nicaragua’s government of “hiring assassins” to hunt down and kill opponents abroad. This bold accusation is based on
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On 15 April, I had the great honour of speaking in the Gedung Merdeka (Independence Hall) in Bandung, Indonesia. I was struck not by nostalgia, but by urgency. Bandung is not our
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A case reported from Galle has drawn widespread attention after a 16-year-old minor was allegedly assaulted following a dispute over unpaid wages. The incident gained traction after a video was shared online
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The Sinhala Ravaya National Organization has formally written to the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, calling for urgent international attention to what it describes as violations of children’s rights under
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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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