Editorial Lal Wijenayake’s death removes a voice from the National People’s Power and Sri Lanka’s public life. His significance lies not in the offices he held, but in his refusal to let
Editorial Minister of Health and Media Nalinda Jayatissa, in parliament yesterday, asserted that “racism will not be allowed to rear its head” and the threat of new laws to combat it is
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The CIVICUS Monitor announced in a new report Wednesday that the main civic space violations across the Asia-Pacific were the crackdown on protests and the criminalisation of human rights defenders. The report, People Power Under Attack 2024,
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Editorial Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. commonly known as Joe Biden, whose presidency may be remembered as one of the most glaring failures in American political history, is now preparing to depart the
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor Sri Lanka’s legal and regulatory framework currently faces significant challenges in managing the emergency evacuation of its citizens, particularly migrant workers, in times of crisis. The country’s
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The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has seized a large shipment of methamphetamine after intercepting a fishing trawler off the coast of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The operation, which took place on
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Editorial A scandal of monumental proportions is shamelessly emerging, with allegations of human trafficking and corruption extending all the way to former Labour Minister Manusha Nanayakkara. As the country reels from the shock of these revelations,
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It was 1974: my first year in the faculty of law. The road leading from the law library to the faculty stretched ahead, its asphalt ominously hot under the sweltering Sun. I
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We’ve seen an uproar since it’s become apparent that the US has given Ukraine permission to launch long-range strikes deep inside Russia. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, Moscow’s unequivocal warnings
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by Our Political Affairs Editor In an exclusive interview with Sri Lanka Guardian, Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, commonly known as Pillayan, former Chief Minister of the Eastern Province and currently leads the Tamil Makkal
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Bikram Singh is running out of time on his post-study work visa in Canada. Singh is one of about 70,000 migrants who were sold on the Canadian dream of eventually making the country their
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Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” (Harvard Business School definition of leadership) ~ Sheryl Sandberg “Women in
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by Luxman Arvind Let us speak candidly, without the veil of superficial praise. While we must extend our congratulations to President Dissanayake and his colleagues, recognising the undeniable achievement of their victory,
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Comment by UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Jeremy Laurence on public execution in Afghanistan We are disturbed by the public execution of a man at a sports stadium in the Afghan city
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Editorial Do you still remember how Harry Truman, in his twilight years as President of the United States, brazenly bragged in front of TV cameras about the latest innovations in killing—specifically, the
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On 1 October, US Representative Michael McCaul, the chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee issued a statement urging US President Joe Biden to ‘place maximum pressure on Iran and its proxies, rather than
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