by Eric Bailey There are moments in the life of a nation when the real test of character is not found on the battlefield, but in what follows after the guns fall
When the news of Zubeen Garg’s death broke on September 19, it was described as a shocking mishap in Singapore during scuba diving or paragliding activities, with early reports suggesting the singer
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Maurene Comey, daughter of former FBI Director James B. Comey and a former federal prosecutor, has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice, alleging that her dismissal in July 2025
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John Elkann, head of Italy’s iconic Fiat dynasty, has agreed to perform community service and pay a €183 million fine in a high-profile tax evasion case that has deepened divisions within the
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Attempts to center birth equity as the foundation of governance, social policy, and advocacy face strong resistance. Funders and institutions often favor population-focused narratives over equity, avoiding campaigns that expose flaws in unsustainable GDP-based growth
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In democratic countries all over the world, an impression is steadily gaining ground that politicians are the same everywhere. While politicians are supposed to frame their policies and programmes based on the
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I traveled this weekend to see the opening of a new play about Hannah Arendt at the Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Mrs. Stern Wanders the Prussian State Library. The play is set in Berlin
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Former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake performed a miracle that paved the way for the Maithri-Ranil government in 2015. Maithri, Ranil and Anura were able to label the Rajapaksas as thieves because of
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by Durga Velayutham Spies are human beings too—though society treats them as disposable tools, useful only when convenient. They bleed, they age, they falter. Like anyone else, they navigate twenty-four hours burdened
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In a dramatic and controversial reversal, the National Police Commission (NPC) has decided to dismiss Senior Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Nilantha Jayawardena from the Sri Lanka Police,
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“A person stands a better chance of being tried and judged for killing one human being than for killing 100,000.” ~ José Ayala Lasso, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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The Commercial High Court of Colombo has granted a 14-day enjoining order restraining legal action to wind up SriLankan Airlines over unpaid international bond obligations amounting to $209 million. The order, issued
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A former British paratrooper, known only as Soldier C for his safety, is once again under investigation over the fatal 1972 shooting of Joe McCann, a prominent Official IRA commander during the
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The United States is intensifying its efforts to dismantle a global criminal network accused of using stolen cryptocurrency to finance North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, with a high-profile trial and new sanctions
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Drug use disorders represent a pressing issue across the globe and have placed a particularly heavy burden on Sri Lanka’s public health and security systems, profoundly affecting its youth and broader communities.
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It is popularly said in this country that a politician out of power is like a ‘banana without skin’. These days, we see several such politicians being escorted in and out of
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