by Our Correspondent in Colombo A prominent Chinese economist has called for a substantially expanded economic and commercial relationship between China and Sri Lanka, proposing the revival of a bilateral free-trade agreement,
President Dissanayake’s forthcoming official visit to the Maldives comes at a time that demands not ceremony, but sober reflection and strategic recalibration. It holds particular significance as the Maldives prepares to mark
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Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan has withdrawn from his scheduled appearance at the grand opening ceremony of City of Dreams Sri Lanka due to personal reasons, according to an official statement. The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In 2026, Sri Lanka will witness one of the most significant shifts in its education system in decades. At the helm of this transformation is Prime Minister
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The former Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka has denounced the country’s key institutions as fundamentally broken, warning that deep-rooted dysfunction in governance and justice systems is perpetuating a
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The National People’s Power (NPP) government is under intense public scrutiny. The recent appointment of retired Commodore M.B.N.A. Premarathne as new Commissioner General of Exercise drew heavy public condemnation as the media
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Sri Lanka’s digital governance ambitions took a significant leap forward today as the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), in partnership with LankaPay and under the Ministry of Digital Economy, announced that GovPay,
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There seems to be no end in sight to headline-grabbing controversies at the White House, during US President Donald Trump’s second term’. They range from Trump’s snide remarks about visiting dignitaries to
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by Eric Congratulations are in order. Eric Meyer, a career diplomat with decades of global experience, has been nominated as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka. This is no small
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by Mohamed Ayub So long as the National People’s Power (NPP) was not in power, its leaders claimed moral high ground over other major political parties, especially those that have ruled the
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Deshamanya Bradman Weerakoon ‘s demise marked the end of one era in this country, in which Bradman was both a vigilant spectator and a player. Born in the decaying stage of British
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