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,
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Ministries of Environment of India and Sri Lanka, today launched its Adaptation for Resilience (ADAPT4R) project. The five-year initiative aims to enhance
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Editorial Today’s urgent warning from the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka about a potential attack on popular tourist locations, particularly Arugam Bay, serves as a wake-up call. Credible intelligence has led to
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The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has issued a critical warning based on credible intelligence indicating a possible attack targeting popular tourist locations in the Arugam Bay area. In response to this
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The urgent need for a comprehensive examination of daunting political-economic-security-social challenges cannot be overestimated. Bankrupt Sri Lanka is at a crossroads as the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB) seeks to consolidate its position
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The release of a controversial probe report regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks has ignited a public dispute between the Sri Lankan government and the Catholic Church, with both sides presenting conflicting
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The tragic events of October 1987 were recalled as the Jaffna Teaching Hospital marked the 37th anniversary of the massacre carried out by Indian peacekeeping forces. On Monday, hospital staff, family members
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Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in The Island as an editorial on October 22, 2024. It is now clear why the JVP/NPP government refused to release the reports of
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Tamil activists have participated in the UN human rights process since July 1983 – activists from the South since 1990. Then, only twice a year – the UN Human Rights Commission in
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Throughout history, the line between war and politics has often been blurred, encapsulated best in Clausewitz’s famous dictum, “War is merely the continuation of politics by other means.” This idea, central to
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Dear Lord Jesus Christ, I write to You with a heavy heart, as Your Church stands at the edge of ruin, betrayed from within by those who should be its stewards. The
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by Luxman Aravind The allegations against Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith surrounding the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks have left a deep scar on the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. The initial claim that
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“One of the biggest issues with Sri Lankan Airlines has been the chronic political interference and mismanagement. Instead of focusing on profitability and sustainability, decisions were often made to serve political interests,
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The Institute of Chartered Accountants deserves the highest praise for persuading three of Sri Lanka’s former Presidents, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Maithripala Sirisena and Ranil Wickremesinghe, to appear on a single platform at its
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“The future is cloth waiting to be cut.”Seamus Heaney (The Burial at Thebes) The point had been made often enough. Without a Gotabaya Rajapaksa presidency, there wouldn’t have been an Anura Kumara
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“The essence of democracy is that the common people must be given the right to shape their own destiny.” S.W.R.D Bandaranaike The Layout The upcoming general election in Sri Lanka in November
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