Murder in the Cathedral – Christmas Killing of TNA MP Joseph Pararajasingham
By D.B.S.Jeyaraj Colombo, December 25 – This Article written in December 2020 is re-posted without changes to denote the 20th death anniversary of former Batticaloa MP Joseph Pararajasingham. “Murder in the Cathedral” is a drama written in verse by the great poet, essayist and playwright...
India and Sri Lanka – Partnership without dependence in the Indian Ocean
By Mohamed Ali Sabry/Daily Mirror Colombo, December 25 – Debate within Sri Lanka about India’s role in the island’s recent past and present is neither new nor unusual. As India has emerged as one of Sri Lanka’s most consequential partners during moments of economic distress...
Debt relief as disaster relief
By P.M. Amza/Daily FT Colombo, December 25 – At the time of writing this article, media reports indicate that a group of 120 leading global economists, including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, have issued a welcome and timely call for the suspension of Sri Lanka’s debt...
Reuters says by 2026 end, India will be contemplating its next leader
By Sritama Bose/Reuters Mumbai, December 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) – India will start to contemplate its next leader. By the end of 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be halfway through his third five-year term. The 75-year-old’s tenure has delivered a strong and pro-business government for...
22 Years of Indian Space Wonders: A Chinese Journalist’s Front-Row View of ISRO
(Chinese journalist Tang Lu has reported from India and Sri Lanka for many years)
World Bank says Ditwah inflicted damage to the tune of US$ 4.1 billion on Sri Lanka.
By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, December 24 – The total damage wrought by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka in November-December was to the tune of US$ 4.1 billion, equivalent to 4% of the country’s GDP in 2024, says the World Bank’s Global Rapid Post-Disaster Damage Estimation(GRADE) report...
The Cyclone no one was prepared for
By Zahrah Imtiaz/Asian Agribiz Colombo, December 15- Not too long ago, I wrote about the risks of climate change to livestock farming, and today Sri Lanka is reeling from an unprecedented natural disaster that has dealt a heavy blow to the country’s livestock sector. At...
How are students reshaping politics in Bangladesh?
By Smruti S. Pattanaik/The Hindu New Delhi, December 21 – A demonstrator gestures as protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television as violence erupts across the country after anti-quota protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 19,...
Cyclone Ditwah damage in Sri Lanka – The long path from wreckage to recovery
By Meera Srinivasan/ The Hindu Cyclone Ditwah has claimed at least 643 lives and displaced scores of people in Sri Lanka. While it has affected several villages and towns, the highest death toll has been recorded in Kandy in the Central Province. It is part...
India gives reconstruction package of USD 450 million to Sri Lanka.
Talks between the Indian External Affairs Minister S.Jaishankar and Sri Lanka counterpart Vijithja Herath centred around how expeditiously this commitment can be delivered
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