How private is a “private” foreign visit of a serving President?
The answer to the question, “how private is a private visit?” is therefore both simple and profound: it is only as private as the public can trust it to be.
Arrest and remand of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe
By DBS Jeyaraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 25 – Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Sri Lankan Police on Friday 22nd August 2025. Subsequently he was produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate and remanded until August...
Distressing message from the August 18 hartal in Sri Lanka’s North and East
Disunity among Tamils marked the event
Ceylon Tamils’ role in making Singapore a First World country
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, August 24 – When Singapore got independence from Britain in 1965, it was but a large slum without assured running water or electricity for many of its people. But today, the once quintessential Third World country is happily ensconced in the...
Is Ranil’s arrest a result of Sri Lanka’s vindictive political culture?
Colombo, August 23 (Daily Mirror Editorial) – In January 2015 when the Yahapalanaya government was elected to power, the majority Sri Lankans had fresh hopes for an era of democratic values and the rule of law. This was especially after a decade of unmitigated power ...
Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested for corruption
It is the first ever case of arrest of a former President in Sri Lankan history
Terrorism was a stumbling block in China-Pakistan-Afghanistan trilateral
While China and Pakistan sought assurances from Afghanistan on cross-border terrorism, Kabul laid emphasis on the need for development cooperation
FAO research vessel in Colombo, assured to return for SL survey at earliest opportunity
By Sunil Jayasiri/Daily Mirror Colombo, August 21 – The UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has arrived at the Port of Colombo as a port of call though not for research purposes, with its operators assuring Sri Lanka that it...
Indian bills to enable President and Governors to oust arrested PM, CMs, and Ministers
Government takes India back to the medieval era says the opposition. But the bills were referred to a Joint Committee after a voice vote. .
India says it is not aware of any Awami League activity on its soil
Bangladesh has sought curbs as Awami League was a banned party
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