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
For the ruling National Peoples Power (NPP) group led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD), the local government (LG) elections held during May 2025 was one of the coming-of-age tests at national
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The Communist Party of Sri Lanka (CPSL) has called on the public, trade unions, and civil society organizations to unite in opposing the reported acquisition of a 51% controlling stake in Colombo
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has been named the Best Workplace in Sri Lanka™ 2025 by Great Place to Work®, marking the first time the company has secured the top position in the large-sized
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo India has reportedly begun discreetly stockpiling large quantities of fuel—both oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG)—in the decades-old Trincomalee oil tank farm in eastern Sri Lanka. Reliable
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S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was not created by D.S. Senanayake. Bandaranaike was a leader who emerged from the Sinhala Maha Sabha. D.S. enlisted Bandaranaike to secure the Sinhala Maha Sabha votes for the 1947
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor Sunil Handunnetti took a bad bath over the English language in China—an exhibition not merely of linguistic inadequacy, but of staggering delusion. His overconfidence in the face
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No doubt there are, and will be, diverse opinions expressed by many about drug shortages in Sri Lanka. The writer too expressed his views as noted in articles published in December 2022
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At the World Economic Forum 2025, Sunil Handunneththi, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development of Sri Lanka, presented the country’s current trade agenda during a focused discussion with Kimberly Botwright, Head of
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Editorial Today, Sri Lanka celebrates the eightieth birthday of Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, whose political trajectory remains intricately entwined with the nation’s turbulent postcolonial evolution marked by ethnic discord, contested sovereignty,
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Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga – who celebrates her 80th birthday on 29 June 2025 – made history in November 1994 when she was elected as Sri Lanka’s first female executive president. Kumaratunga known
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The late Instructor Lieutenant Commander Somasiri Devendra, who passed away last week, was born on 17th April 1933 in Colombo. He was commissioned into the Royal Ceylon Navy in February 1960 with
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The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka has officially announced the launch of a new digital visa application platform, the “China Visa Online Application System”, which will come into effect on 30 June
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When Gotabaya Rajapaksa was on the verge of declaring Sri Lanka bankrupt, a proposal was received from China through the then Prime Minister, Mahinda Rajapaksa. The proposal was to obtain a $4
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Editorial Note: The following column is based on a presentation delivered by Wu Ruoshan, Dean of the New Era Cultural Tourism Research Institute in Beijing, China on China-Inspired Strategies for Building World-Featured
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Editor’s Note: The following column is based on remarks made by the author at the China–Sri Lanka–Maldives Tourism Forum held in Colombo on 16 June 2025. Today, we gather in the beautiful
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