China and Sri Lanka first became connected through Buddhism and later through the Maritime Silk Road. The friendship between the two peoples has transcended time and continues today. For decades, many residents
Note From Our Editorial Desk Sri Lanka is bracing for a potential national disaster as heavy rainfall continues to impact the Northern and Eastern Provinces. A Deep Depression over the Southwest Bay
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Sri Lanka teeters on the edge of disaster, and the government’s slow, ineffective response risks pushing the nation into chaos. A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has already escalated into
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by Luxman Aravind In 1984, in an interview with Anita Pratap, Velupillai Prabhakaran, leader of the Tamil Tigers and self-styled champion of Tamil Eelam, shared his views on the geopolitical dynamics influencing
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Sri Lanka has officially concluded the long-awaited restructuring of its international sovereign bonds (ISBs), amounting to a total of $12.55 billion, marking a significant step towards stabilizing its economy and improving its
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by Luxman Aravind When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace instead becomes a circus – Turkish proverb Politics in Sri Lanka, where the truth is often muffled
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with a high-ranking Chinese delegation today, led by Ms. Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee (IDCPC), at
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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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by Luxman Aravind Did you see it? Of course you did. How could anyone miss it? The nation stood still, transfixed, as if beholding the second coming—not of revolution, but of revelry. And oh,
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A meeting held at the Akurana Jamiyatul Ulama Center today, November 24, brought to light growing frustrations within the Akurana Muslim community over the absence of Muslim representation in Sri Lanka’s Cabinet.
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by Luxman Aravind There are moments in a nation’s history when its people must collectively bow their heads in shame. The debacle unfolding in Wandurawa, in Gampaha district, where the machinery of
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