Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has rejected a series of applications, including one filed by Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, seeking permission to intervene in a writ petition brought by former State Intelligence Service
Sri Lankan authorities have launched a major crackdown on foreign nationals, primarily Chinese, engaged in large-scale internet-based financial fraud, with arrests now reaching into the hundreds as the cybercrime wave spreads across
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by Our Correspondent in New Delhi India is reportedly considering a landmark 99-year lease of Sri Lanka’s Trincomalee Oil Farm, potentially giving Indian firms near-total operational control of the historic facility. The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Russia has made it clear that it is not interested in spot buying arrangements for its oil, emphasizing instead the importance of long-term strategic energy partnerships, according
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The plight of Sri Lanka, an island nation of about 23 million people caught in the after effect of a war in faraway Iran and GCC countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi
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by Durga Velayudham Diplomacy is not courtesy dressed in fine language; it is power performed with a smile. As Niccolò Machiavelli made brutally clear in The Prince, rulers who depend on affection
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“Do you know that when the JVP bombed Parliament, the then National Security Minister Lalith Athulathmudali almost lost his life?” This question was posed by a senior veteran journalist who had covered
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India is increasingly asserting its influence over Sri Lanka’s fuel supply chain, raising concerns about energy sovereignty as the island nation grapples with distribution shortages and rising prices. During a recent telephone
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Former US President Ronald Reagan, in 1977, following J. R. Jayewardene assuming office, sent his special envoy, Vernon Walters, to Sri Lanka. Indian media described his visit as “U.S. digs deeper into
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Sri Lanka’s position in the Indian Ocean has long been described as strategic. Yet, the true test of a nation is not in possessing geographic advantage, but in how effectively it translates
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Political trajectories across nations are often influenced less by ideology than by the weight of global crises and their far‑reaching consequences. For Sri Lanka, a small island nation situated at the crossroads
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Tensions erupted at the Nugegoda headquarters of PickMe, one of Sri Lanka’s most popular ride-hailing apps, as a large group of drivers gathered to protest what they described as unfair treatment and
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“Who do you say that I am?” (Jesus Christ, Matthew 16:15). “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:40).
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo The Sri Lankan government has officially invited three Iranian ships — IRIS Dena, IRIS Booshehr, and IRIS Lavan — for a goodwill visit, Iranian Ambassador to Sri
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Donald Trump stated that the United States would “obliterate” Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz is not opened before the 48-hour deadline. Iran responded: “If Iran’s fuel and energy infrastructure
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For decades, Pakistan has been described as “strategically located.” The phrase is convenient, but it understates the reality. Pakistan does not simply occupy space between regions-it sits within the fault lines that
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