The Pathfinder Foundation’s proposal to establish a fisheries research institute on Kachchativu is presented as an exercise in scientific cooperation, but its critics may see a far more troubling prospect. The financial
China was foremost among the countries that condemned the U.S. invasion of Venezuela. The Chinese Foreign Minister recently made a transit visit to Sri Lanka, during which he held bilateral discussions with
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Sri Lanka’s long-postponed Provincial Council elections remain stalled amid what the Election Commission describes as a complete lack of response from the Presidential Secretariat, despite repeated written requests to resolve the legal
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Part 2 Beyond governance failures, the economic picture remained deeply troubling as 2025 drew to a close. Poverty levels hovered stubbornly around twenty-five percent. It meant one in every four households faced
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The Jaffna University Students’ Union has called on Tamil communities in the North and East to observe Sri Lanka’s National Independence Day as a national day of mourning, stating that independence has
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All human life can be found in an airport. ~ David Walliams Air Chief Marshal Harsha Abeywickrama, who served concurrently as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited and as
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Sri Lanka has begun the year with a sharp acceleration in overseas labour migration, with 20,484 citizens leaving the country for foreign employment in January alone, according to the Sri Lanka Foreign
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Sri Lanka’s most senior Buddhist clerics have raised concerns over a growing crisis in public financial oversight, warning that delays in appointing a permanent Auditor General are fueling confusion and potential divisions
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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s (AKD) recent visit to Jaffna received significant social media attention due to posting of a less than a minute-long video of him going for a walk there. An
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The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has revealed that 84 individuals were arrested last year for accepting bribes, following a series of 130 raids conducted across Sri Lanka
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A 53-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of murdering her businessman husband after police investigations suggested the death was not an accident, but a deliberate act. The Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of
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This article comprises three-parts. Part 1 focuses on the electoral mandate of the National People’s Power (NPP) in Sri Lanka, the paradox of continuing IMF policies despite campaign promises, achievements and challenges
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Sri Lanka’s Parliament has suspended its second most senior official, Deputy Secretary General and Chief of Staff G.K.A. Chaminda Kumara Kularatne, amid allegations that he provided false information to secure his position.
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“Why did you keep Shiva Pasupathi in place, Sir? Wasn’t he Sirimavo’s man…?” This was how ministers within J. R. Jayewardene’s Cabinet questioned his decision to retain Shiva Pasupathi as Attorney General—a
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Why Creativity Matters In today’s educational system, grades alone no longer determine a student’s success. Critical thinking, problem-solving, and the ability to innovate have become equally important, and at the heart of
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He was a distinguished student of Royal College, Colombo 7. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Peradeniya in 1959 and subsequently enrolled at Law College, qualifying
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