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
Northern Province Governor N. Vedanayagan has sharply criticized the Survey and Forest Departments for refusing to release lands to residents of the Kilinochchi district, citing a lack of certain documents. Speaking at
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A year after 40 Uyghur Muslim men were forcibly returned to China by Thai authorities, their fate remains shrouded in mystery, raising serious human rights concerns that resonate far beyond Asia. UN
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At the Colombo Permanent Three-Judge High Court, Attorney-at-Law Harendra Banagala, representing the first defendant Hewage Sudath Janaka Fernando, revealed that no public institution in Sri Lanka holds a copy of the Indian
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Nearly 2,800 private pharmacies in Sri Lanka are operating without licensed pharmacists, according to industry representatives, raising serious concerns over public safety, legal compliance, and the regulation of the pharmaceutical sector. With
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A Colombo magistrate has ordered investigators to expedite inquiries into 26 suspected underworld figures accused of fleeing Sri Lanka using false identities, directing police to complete pending forensic work and report back
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A nationwide strike by disaster relief personnel has brought compensation payments to victims of Cyclone Ditwah to a standstill, after thousands of frontline government officers withdrew from duty on February 27, citing
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We live in an upside-down world. The leaders of the richer nations, the old colonial powers, want to rehabilitate the language of imperialism: praise for their past, and a desire to repeat
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After the February 2024 elections, Balochistan once again finds itself at the intersection of ballots and bullets. The debate is no longer confined to insurgency alone; it now encompasses representation, legitimacy, and
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During my tenure as a pilot with Malaysia Airlines, I had the opportunity to meet Major General Suresh Sallay, a figure who left a lasting impression on me both professionally and personally.
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The head of the World Economic Forum has resigned following fresh scrutiny over past interactions with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, marking the latest fallout from document releases that continue to reverberate across
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Nearly 8,000 people died or went missing along global migration routes in 2025, according to the International Organization for Migration, which cautions that the real number is likely significantly higher due to
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The Supreme Court of India on Thursday banned a Class 8 Social Science textbook published by the National Council of Educational Research and Training after taking strong exception to a chapter referring
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Over the past five years, China has emerged as an unexpected player in global antisemitism, a phenomenon historically concentrated in Europe, the United States, and parts of the Muslim world. Researchers at
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The CID yesterday arrested former Military Intelligence Chief Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay in connection with the ongoing investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks (2019). Police Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler
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The Stortinget is set to hold a parliamentary debate today (26) examining the political and human rights situation in Sri Lanka, one year after the country’s last national elections. According to foreign
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