Sri Lanka must go well beyond IMF programme: Prof. Razeen Sally
Asserts it is important that Sri Lanka links itself to the value chains of southern India
Leading with Vision: Mahinda Rajapaksa’s plan to sterilize 1 million dogs
By Anusha David Colombo, June 26 – All great leaders begin with bold visions; without it, action lacks purpose and courage. Mahinda Rajapaksa delivered the military victory in a 30-year civil war that had claimed tens of thousands of lives and left the country deeply...
Sri Lanka must move beyond triumphalism and bitterness
By Milinda Moragoda/Hindustan Times Colombo, June 23 – Sixteen years ago, Sri Lanka emerged from one of the bloodiest civil conflicts in modern Asia. The military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ended a nearly three-decade war that cost tens of...
The Burgher community’s return to Colombo’s political stage
Ms. Vrai Cally Balthazaar’s election as Colombo’s Mayor revives memories of the Burghers’ contribution to the 160-year old Colombo Municipal Council
Colombo’s new Mayor Vraie Cally Balthazaar aims at inclusive progress
By Camelia Nathaniel/Daily News Colombo, June 20 – Colombo witnessed a historic transformation in its political landscape on June16, as Vraie Cally Balthazaar was elected as the city’s new Mayor, only the second woman ever to hold this prestigious position. Her election signifies a dramatic...
Deepening relations beween women leaders of Sri Lanka and India
Colombo, June 17- nHigh Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka, H.E. Santosh Jha, hosted a reception for the members of the Women Caucus of the Parliament of Sri Lanka on 16 June 2025 at India House. The event was graced by Hon. Prime Minister of...
Effective representation eludes Sri Lanka’s minorities
Sri Lanka’s minority Tamils, Muslims and Malaiyaga Tamils, are groping in the dark for meaningful participation in a socio-political system dominated by the majority Sinhala-Buddhist community
Sri Lankan Communist Party condemns Israeli attack on Iran
The entire Global South stands in solidarity with Palestine and the people of Iran.
Sri Lankan refugees of 1990: A dark chapter in T.N.’s otherwise proud history of offering sanctuary to those in need
The episode ended on a further sad note, as the EPRLF’s general secretary and 14 others were gunned down allegedly by a killer squad of the LTTE on the evening of June 19, 1990,
Bottom trawling, IUU fishing issue: Need to improve accountability: UNSG Guterres
"We are doing our best to increase the mechanisms of international accountability, which, let’s be clear, are extremely limited and inefficient.”
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