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
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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What are the thieves who have committed shameful acts of theft and have been exposed before our courts doing now? The topic of the extremely infamous and corrupt transaction allegedly carried out
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Right at the beginning of his book, ‘The Killing Fields of Inequality’ Göran Therborn says ‘Inequality is a violation of human dignity; it is a denial of the possibility for everybody’s human
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