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Vijay’s demand and Dissanayake’s visit bring Katchatheevu issue to the fore again
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Colombo, September 7 – If Katchatheevu was a disputed territory between India and Sri Lanka, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s unannounced visit to the barren island last week (September 1) may have stirred up a controversy. But a visit by the President to...
Ranil Wickremesinghe unleashed?
Colombo, September 4 – Interrogated, arrested, remanded, admitted to hospital, bailed and discharged home, Ranil Wickremesinghe can be credited with one achievement: he has lived to fight another day, both literally and metaphorically. Indeed, if one were to believe the medical reports presented in court...
Is JVP-led NPP Govt. weaponising the law to target Wickremesinghe?
The plot to humiliate and penalise ex-President Wickremesinghe also seems to have gone awry, at least for the present
Sri Lanka’s National People’s Power Faces the Legacy of Civil War
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and his National People’s Power government are struggling to build a more stable, inclusive political culture in Sri Lanka. A mix of bold action and political skill will be needed.
Death toll in Sri Lanka bus crash has increased to 15.
Colombo, September 6 – At least fifteen individuals, including nine females, were reported dead, while 18 others — 11 males and seven females, including children — sustained injuries when a bus toppled down a precipice near the 24th km post on the Ella–Wellawaya main road...
Timely visit of Lankan President to Katchatheevu
By P.M.Amza/DailyFT Colombo, September 5 – On 1 September 2025, Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Disanayake made an unannounced visit to Katchatheevu Island, a move that quickly reverberated across Colombo, Chennai, and New Delhi. While Katchatheevu has long been a settled matter in terms of...
Remembering legendary Lankan trade unionist Bala Tampoe
Tampoe’s 11th death anniversary fell on September 1 2025
Need to take forward Modi-Xi understandings reached at Tianjin
After the success of Modi’s China visit comes the hard part of following up. Two consequential issues playing along are the border talks and the India-US poker game over tariffs.
Can India claim Katchatheevu Island?
By Admiral Ravindra C Wijegunaratne/The Island Colombo, September 3 – Katchatheevu Island is located in the Palk Bay, one and half nautical miles from the India-Sri Lanka International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL), on the Sri Lankan side of IMBL. This boundary line was ratified in...
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