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Tulip Siddiq seeks meeting with Yunus in London to clear her name
London, June 8 (TOB) – Tulip Siddiq, former UK City minister, has requested a meeting with Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus during his upcoming London visit to address what she calls a “misunderstanding” following corruption allegations made by Dhaka authorities, reports the Guardian. The claims...
Modi’s relationship with G7 had soured, but efforts are on to mend fences.
By P.K.Balachandran/Maldives Republic Colombo, June 8 – Canada, the current chair of G7, had inordinately delayed an invitation to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the group’s summit to be held from June 15 to 17 in Alberta. The inordinate delay gave rise...
An eyewitness account: India’s ‘Parippu’ drop on 4 June 1987
By Sugeeswara Senadhira Colombo, June 6 (The Morning) – Three years ago, in June 2022, Indian Naval Ship (INS) Gharial arrived with a consignment of food, medicine and kerosene for distribution to the people of Sri Lanka. This welcome humanitarian gesture from the people of...
Tamil parties are talking to each other to form local bodies, but oneupmanship is a spoiler
By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Even though a month has passed since the local government elections were held, political parties are unable to form administrations in the majority of the local councils. The ruling National People’s Power ( NPP) and the opposition parties, particularly the Samagi Jana...
What Jaffna’s doctors taught me about life
Watching my mother fight for her life in a small hospital in northern Sri Lanka, I was reminded of something I had forgotten: not all heroes chase, says Abba Kanthasamy.
Trump says he’s not focused on rift with Musk but domestic and foreign policy
Washington, June 6 (CBS – In a phone conversation Friday morning, President Trump told chief Washington analyst for CBS News Robert Costa that he’s moving forward with his presidency today, and “totally” focused on domestic and foreign policy matters — not on Musk and their...
Bangladesh elections to be held in early April 2026: Yunus
After a century and a half, a truly representative parliament will be formed in the country, Yunus said.
Impact of Pakistan-Turkiye-Azerbaijan axis on Eurasian geopolitics
By P.K.Balachandran/Daily News Colombo, June 3 – The axis linking Pakistan, Turkiye and Azerbaijan has been in existence for some time. But it assumed salience in the Indian Subcontinent only during the May 7 to 10 India-Pakistan war triggered by a terror strike in Kashmir...
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