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
Editorial Today is our Poson Poya Day. The day we are asked to believe that we got Buddhism, even though, according to our own historical tales, we are asked at the same
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Sri Lanka is sitting on the fourth rarest gemstone on earth, and instead of turning that into national leverage, it is letting individual traders smuggle it out through informal channels because the
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Sri Lanka just lost 2.5 million dollars to a hacker, and the two institutions responsible for guarding the country’s money are spending more energy dodging blame than explaining how it happened. That
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During a discussion held last February by the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on American foreign policy toward South Asia, Committee Chairman Bill Huizenga highlighted how critical Sri Lanka and the Maldives
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The events unfolding are murky — it is unclear which direction the nation is heading. Since the introduction of provincial governance and the office of governor, Sri Lanka has not previously witnessed
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The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce has re-elected Krishan Balendra as Chairperson for the 2026/27 year, reinforcing the organisation’s continued focus on a more solutions-oriented role in Sri Lanka’s economic development landscape. The
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by Our Diplomatic Affairs Editor As Israel faces a rapidly changing security landscape in the Middle East, Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar, who is concurrently accredited as the non-resident Ambassador to
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An Israeli authority familiar with the matter has said investigations into the suspension of millions of dollars in remittances belonging to Sri Lankan workers in Israel are ongoing and expressed confidence that
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The Government yesterday said that approximately $6.9 million remitted by Sri Lankan workers in Israel has been suspended due to legal proceedings involving remittance service provider Global Remit, dismissing claims that the
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The ruling National People’s Power (NPP) government last week emphasised, in no uncertain terms, that it wouldn’t tolerate the growing Opposition challenge. Amidst the growing controversy over the continuing detention of retired
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On 22 June, Washington underscored its commitment to deepening ties with Colombo by announcing the provision of a Fleet Broadband satellite communications system valued at approximately US$4 million (over Rs. 1.2 billion)
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The Pathfinder Foundation hosted a luncheon meeting in Colombo on June 23 for Dr. S. Paul Kapur, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, bringing together
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by Our Correspondent in Geneva A series of explosive allegations surrounding former Eastern Province political aide Azad Maulana have emerged from a detailed account provided by Mohamed Haris, a Sri Lankan citizen
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“More the decline of the Buddhist Order of Sri Lanka, taller the statues.” ~ EW Adikaram (Onwards alone like a unicorn) In November 2025, officials from the Department of Wildlife raided the
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Editor’s Note: The following essay is based on the original article published in the Colombo-based newspaper Aruna. The article was originally written in Sinhala by journalist Nirosha Wasala and was based on
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