September exposed the changing balance of power in Sri Lanka. While the courts delivered long prison sentences over the Easter Sunday attacks and the NPP government moved to replace the Prevention of
This is the second and final part of this interview, the first part of which was published in yesterday’s edition. Seventeen years after the military defeat of the LTTE, Frerks sees Sri
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On March 27, 2026, President Ram Chandra Paudel appointed Balendra ‘Balen’ Shah Prime Minister following the Rastriya Swatantra Party’s (RSP) decisive victory in the March 5, 2026, parliamentary elections. On the same
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Nigel Farage is facing renewed scrutiny after revelations that a convicted fraudster and cryptocurrency businessman provided him with years of luxury benefits, including security, travel, accommodation and digital campaign support, according to
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“Felix Dias, who served as Minister of Justice in Sirimavo’s United Front government, harboured an extraordinary grudge against the UNP…” That is what a veteran left-wing politician said recently. “What was the
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At a time when the United States is commemorating 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, a reflective feature published by El País examines the condition of the American
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The U.S. Embassy in Colombo decided to celebrate America’s 250th Independence anniversary by projecting red, white, and blue lights onto the Lotus Tower, while quoting President Trump on freedom and declaring that
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What does it really mean for a nation to possess an identity of its own? Can a small state survive by copying larger and/or wealthier countries, or does imitation ultimately become a
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent declaration that Israel must eventually free itself from dependence on American military aid sounded, at first glance, like an assertion of national self-confidence. Nations, after all, prefer autonomy to
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Neoliberalism, better understood by its less sanitized term cutthroat capitalism, is the poison that destroyed our democracy. It gave the billionaire class and corporations theideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose
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A new diplomatic architecture has emerged in the Middle East following the signing of a Trilateral Framework Agreement between Israel, Lebanon, and the United States, a pact designed to reshape security arrangements
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by Our Special Correspondent in Rome The Vatican is reportedly considering a possible leadership transition for the Archdiocese of Colombo as questions intensify over the extended tenure of Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, who
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Editorial Alas… now they read. Now they study. Now they discover history. For years, political movements built entire narratives around symbols, slogans, and emotional promises. They presented simple answers to complex problems.
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A fresh legal intervention has widened one of Sri Lanka’s most closely watched court battles over the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, with two prominent members of a civic organization
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The Communist Party of China (CPC) has surpassed 101 million members as it marks its 105th anniversary, expanding its organizational network across Chinese society and reinforcing its central role in the country’s
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by Durga Velayudham Sri Lanka has entered another uncertain political period where the biggest question is not who can defeat the current government, but who has the credibility, capacity, and political intelligence
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