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,
Before the Local Government (LG) elections, U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung met with President Anura Kumara to discuss the prevailing political climate. During the meeting, she mentioned that a recent opinion poll she
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There hadn’t been a previous instance of India having to contradict a sitting US President, literally, to his face. But, the swift Indian rejection of President Donald Trump’s offer to mediate in
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Exclusive by Our Correspondent in Washington DC The United States has formally pressured Sri Lanka to immediately halt some of the most significant defence-related dealings with Russian entities, citing serious risks of
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The NPP government needs to take a more proactive approach in effectively managing and resolving conflicts that occur within the country. The JVP just celebrated its 60th anniversary on May 14. Its
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by Our Correspondent in Delhi The Supreme Court of India dismissed a plea by a Sri Lankan national with alleged ties to the banned Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), asserting firmly
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Although it is not totally uncommon to other developing countries, Sri Lanka is extremely indulged in political and power struggles between political parties and political leaders. This is also not uncommon to
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Our Naval and Maritime Academy (NMA) situated in Trincomalee is the prime training establishment of officers and sailors of the Sri Lanka Navy. Brave young men and women who join our Navy
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Nadie Wasalamudaliarachchi, a Sri Lankan author, filmmaker, and political activist, is no stranger to the collision of art and politics. Her work, layered with trauma, resistance, memory, and quiet rebellion, has long
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NDB Bank is honoured to extend its support towards a deeply humanitarian initiative led by the Sri Lanka Amarapura & Ramanya Samagi Union to aid victims affected by the recent devastating earthquake
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Since the end of the 30-year-long armed conflict in Sri Lanka in May 2009, whether it should be celebrated as a victory or allowed to be mourned by the war victims has
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