Zohran Mamdani and ambiguous racial identities
No matter your stance on the NY mayoral candidate, any Jew should be able to recognize the dilemma of ambiguous racial categories
Hindutva’s myopic diplomacy
By Jawed Naqvi/Dawn New Delhi, July 8 – They haven’t a clue about diplomacy on the big stage nor about getting along, leave alone being popular, with the neighbours. Hindutva and its leaders are all about a parochial and violent quest at home they want...
Jaffna MP Shritharan’s insidious campaign against his own party ITAK
By D B S Jeyeraj/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 7 – Retiring Supreme Court Judge Gamini Amarasekara made several important observations while addressing court recently. According to newspaper reports, Justice Amarasekara emphasised that while external threats to judicial independence could be collectively resisted, internal challenges posed...
Veteran Lankan civil servant Bradman Weerakoon is no more
Bradman had been Secretary to nine Heads of State and Government
Bangladesh to opt for Neutral Caretaker Government to conduct free and elections
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, July 8 – Given the fact that in the past, elections conducted by governments led by political parties were seen as being “rigged” the Interim Government of Bangladesh led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to opt for the...
Peace in Gaza? US, Israel and Hamas talk in Washington and Doha
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily Mirror Colombo, July 8 – Critical meetings are lined up this week between President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu in Washington and between the Israelis and the Hamas in Doha to end the Gaza war. But their positions are so divergent that all...
Yameen alleges Hanimaadhoo Airport being sold to India’s Adani group
Male, July 6 (Maldives Republic) – Former President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Thursday alleged that the government is planning to sell Hanimaadhoo International Airport to India’s Adani Group. Yameen made the remarks during a public gathering at his People’s National Front (PNF) office, claiming...
Maureen Hingert, the Sri Lankan star who shone in Hollywood
By Ruwini Jayawardana/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 6 – She could very well be termed as a legacy of the first. Maureen Hingert, who was celebrated as the graceful Sri Lankan beauty queen who made history as the country’s first Miss Universe finalist and the first...
India strengthening maritime domain by acquiring Colombo Dockyard
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, July 6 – With the acquisition of the Colombo Dockyard PLC (CDPLC) by the Indian Defence Ministry’s Mazagaon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd., (MDSL) last week, India’s position in Sri Lanka’s maritime domain vis-à-vis rival China, has been strengthened. Given Colombo port’s strategic...
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