by Our Special Correspondent in Jaffna An interim archaeological investigation at Chemmani in Sri Lanka’s northern Jaffna district has recovered 574 minimum-number-of-individuals human skeletons, documented 51 accumulations of disarticulated bones and registered
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 burden of sustaining a facility on an isolated
Sri Lanka’s Court of Appeal has rejected a series of applications, including one filed by Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, seeking permission to intervene in a
Sri Lanka’s opposition United National Party (UNP) has accused the government of failing to provide Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suphajee Suthumpun with appropriate diplomatic
Since the successful conclusion of the war in mid-May 2009, despite all the naysayers, and even the likes of the then British Foreign Secretary David Milliband and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner,
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The latest budget confirms what many have long suspected—those in power lack both the vision and the courage to drive real economic transformation. While policymakers boast of economic recovery, they have once
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce welcomes bold proposals in the budget that align with its recommendations, Sri Lanka Economic Summit discussions, and Vision 2030 goals. The 2025 Budget focuses on stability, governance,
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by Luxman Aravind Sri Lanka’s economic catastrophe has been an apocalyptic warning of what unfettered fiscal mismanagement, political expediency, and economic illiteracy can result in. The policies of successive governments have created
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by Our Economic Affairs Editor President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s 2025 Budget Speech paints a grand vision of economic transformation, promising prosperity, stability, and justice for the Sri Lankan people. However, beneath the
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Since the JVP/NPP’s arbitrary decision to curtail former president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s security and have him relocated to less expensive accommodation is now being legally challenged through an FR petition lodged with the
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo We sat down with Jayantha Gnanakone, whose story is a poignant testament to the devastation endured by Tamils over the years. Beginning in 1958, his family’s businesses
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“Ordered disorder, planned caprice,And dehumanized humanity…” ~ Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) In 2009, Mahinda Rajapaksa conquered Sri Lanka. In 2010, he set out to conquer the world, with an address
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo In an age where diplomacy is as much about optics as it is about policy, US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, has taken ‘attachment’ to a
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Attorney General (AG) Parinda Ranasinghe has directed Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya to initiate an investigation into the leak of a crucial document sent to the Criminal Investigation Department
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Editorial Sri Lanka stands on the brink of catastrophe, torn between the seductive mirage of progress and the unforgiving abyss of political incompetence. Under the disastrous stewardship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake,
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Introduction Marine Scientific Research (MSR) is a crucial activity for countries like Sri Lanka, especially as the Indian Ocean grows in strategic and scientific importance. However, there are challenges in balancing the
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Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have taken a major step forward in hydrographic collaboration with a new Bilateral Arrangement between the Sri Lanka National Hydrographic Office (SLNHO) and the United Kingdom
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by Our Correspondents in Colombo and in Washington DC The outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie J. Chung, is reportedly working behind the scenes to prevent the formation of a parliamentary
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor In a press briefing held yesterday, the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Levan S. Dzhagaryan, expressed his support for Sri Lanka to explore nuclear
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