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
Thamirabarani River (Sanskrit: Tāmraparṇī), is located in the Thoothukudi and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is on the southeast coast of India, and it sits directly across the Gulf of Mannar from the north-western coast of
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Sri Lanka’s political landscape was dramatically reshaped in 2024, when a wave of public anger born out of economic collapse propelled President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People’s Power (NPP) coalition
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Sri Lankan authorities have arrested another group of Chinese nationals suspected of engaging in cyber-related financial crimes, intensifying concerns about a growing network of foreign cyber criminals operating within the country. The
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Former Member of Parliament Thurairasa Ravikaran has accused the government of pursuing a controversial agenda in Northern Sri Lanka, alleging attempts to seize land belonging to Tamil communities and impose a systematic
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M.A. Sumanthiran of the Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) declared that the Tamil demand for self-rule remains unchanged, even as his party faces the fallout of a significant electoral setback in Sri
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Iran has repatriated over 200 naval sailors in an emergency airlift from Sri Lanka, following their rescue at sea after maritime incidents off the island nation’s waters. The operation was conducted on
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Editorial Today in Sri Lanka, and many other countries across Asia, April is not simply being celebrated—it is being performed, consumed, and, in some cases, quietly misunderstood. The Sinhala and Tamil New
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi In a move that is already reverberating across the strategic landscape of the Indian Ocean, Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) has formally acquired a controlling 51
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From 1977 to 1994, the Bandaranaike and Rajapaksa factions of the SLFP were unable to defeat the UNP government. The JVP, even through armed struggle, could not destabilize the UNP government. In
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lanka is facing a deepening political crisis as Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is set to resign from his post, citing ongoing legal proceedings against him. The
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