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
In September 2003, a confidential diplomatic cable from the United States Embassy in Colombo compiled detailed biographical sketches of several emerging Sri Lankan political figures who were seen at the time as
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Sri Lanka is facing a deepening road safety crisis after the Police Media Division revealed that more than 3,600 road accidents occurred across the country within the first two months of 2026.
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India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar revealed in Parliament that Iran had requested permission for three of its ships to dock at Indian ports shortly before a U.S. strike torpedoed the Iranian
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Iran has been under sustained military pressure from the United States and Israel for almost a week, raising fears of a direct strike. Professor K.T. Ganeshalingam, Head of the Department of Political
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The Iranian naval vessel IRIS Booshehr remained near Colombo yesterday after the process of transferring the ship to the Trincomalee Naval Base had not begun as planned, according to senior naval officials.
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“A CIA Trap to Capture the Youth…” This was the headline of the Aththa newspaper published by the Sri Lanka Communist Party. The headline claimed that Rohana Wijeweera, under the direction of
More The United States is reportedly pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate survivors from the Irahumannian warship IRIS Dena, which was sunk by a U.S. submarine this week, as well as the crew
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What occurred in the waters south of Sri Lanka during the first week of March 2026 was not merely another violent episode in the long chronicle of maritime conflict. It was an
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by Our Defence Affairs Editor “The war has expanded to the Indian Ocean, if not the Indo-Pacific. And the sinking of the Iranian warship, while within the boundaries of what is permissible
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A retired Sri Lanka Air Force officer has filed a Fundamental Rights petition before the Supreme Court challenging the arrest and detention of former State Intelligence Service Chief, retired Major General Suresh
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