China and Sri Lanka first became connected through Buddhism and later through the Maritime Silk Road. The friendship between the two peoples has transcended time and continues today. For decades, many residents
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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