President AKD’s U-turn: pre-poll propaganda and post-poll performance
By DBS Jeyeraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, September 23 The stratagem adopted by AKD and the JVP/NPP was to blame corrupt politicians and bureaucrats in general, and the Rajapaksas and those connected to them in particular, for the crisis Anura Kumara Dissanayake, known popularly as Anura and...
The many aspects of the grisly gun culture in the US
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, September 23 – America is a everybody’s dream destination. The allure is in its cutting-edge technology, the opportunities it gives to anyone wanting to work hard and excel, and its welcoming approach to foreigners. But, as in the case of other...
Why are more countries recognising Palestinian statehood and what does it mean practically?
Coordinated action is largely symbolic and aimed at preserving and nurturing the vision of a two-state solution
Indian Supreme Court refuses to interfere with order junking Jacqueline Fernandez’s plea in money laundering case
The Sri Lankan actress remains accused in case linked to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar; SC allows her to approach court at an appropriate stage
40th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the India–Sri Lanka Foundation held
Colombo, Sptember 22 -The 40th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the India–Sri Lanka Foundation (ISLF) was held in Colombo on 19 September 2025. The session was co-chaired by the High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H.E. Mr. Santosh Jha, and the High...
Anura Kumara Dissanayake completes one year as Sri Lankan President
Assessing Anura Kumara Dissanayake's first year in office
Excavations in Keeladi rake up multiple issues
Technical disputes jostle with sub-nationalistic and linguistic passions to give the project an unusual flavour
Trump to impose $100,000 fee per year for H-1B visas, in likely blow to tech
Indians most affected by Trump's $ 100000 fee for US H-1B visa
Pakistan should make it clear that its nuclear weapons are for self-defence only
Islamabad, September 20 (Dawn editorial) – The Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement, signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, is making an impact far beyond Islamabad and Riyadh. While there is talk of extending the bilateral pact to other states, thus creating a larger regional security framework,...
Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s return’ to Ruhuna
Colombo, September 18 (Counterpoint editorial) – When Mahinda Rajapaksa left his palatial 30,000 feet bungalow in Wijerama Mawatha, Colombo and returned to ‘Carlton’ in Tangalle, there was a lot of lamenting that the ‘leader who saved the nation’ was being given step-motherly treatment and being...
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