Sri Lanka conducted the official test flight of what was described as South Asia’s first passenger drone service on 11 November at the Colombo Port City premises, with Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka
Corruption has eaten into the vitals of Sri Lanka’s power and energy sectors to such an extent that one wonders whether ‘C’ in the initialisms of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and
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Sri Lanka’s energy sector has been thrust into renewed turmoil after detailed laboratory test results from the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant revealed that recently imported coal fails to meet multiple technical standards
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Erik Solheim needs no introduction. He was in Sri Lanka during the most pivotal time of the country’s political transition, and he became involved in the affairs of Sri Lanka purely by
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During the 2024 presidential election, after Thalatha Athukorala withdrew from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, popular actress and SLPP parliamentarian Geetha Kumarasinghe appeared on Sajith’s stage in Kandy. Within 24 hours of Geetha
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A growing dispute over the appointment of Sri Lanka’s Auditor General (AG) has intensified tensions between the government and opposition, raising concerns about the functioning of key oversight institutions and the country’s
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Sri Lanka’s financial regulators have launched a detailed inquiry into an unusual incident at the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) on January 7, which saw a newly listed company’s shares surge to Rs.
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by Durga Velayudham This is not a trivial misstep. It is a criminal irresponsibility to toy with children and their futures. These political games are played at the expense of the poor.
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Sri Lanka and India took another step toward strengthening their long-standing military partnership this week with an official visit by General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army,
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Questions over alleged corruption in Sri Lanka’s energy sector intensified in Parliament on Tuesday as opposition lawmakers accused the government of irregularities in the awarding of a major coal supply tender for
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When I recently criticized Sri Lanka’s proposed Prevention of State Terrorism Bill (PSTA), several well-meaning individuals close to the National People’s Power (NPP) urged me to reconsider my stance. I appreciate their
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya admitted to senior Buddhist leaders that a serious error occurred in the country’s new Grade 6 English module, which included a reference to a questionable website.
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Sri Lanka’s government has confirmed that 418 people detained in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks have been released without charge, as lawmakers renewed scrutiny of the long-running investigations nearly
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The Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) played a significant role in Sri Lanka’s overall campaign against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The EPDP threw its weight behind the war effort
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India’s Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, arrived in Sri Lanka this week on a two-day official visit, highlighting New Delhi’s growing defence engagement in the Indian Ocean region at
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by Luxman Aravind From the day this government assumed power, they painted a picture of an education system transformed, a nation elevated, a future secured. They promised the impossible: a world-class system
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