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‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election
Jamaat e-Islami, oppressed under Sheikh Hasina’s rule, could take unprecedented share of the vote on Thursday
Hidden realities behind record remittances to Sri Lanka
By Dr. Bilesha Weeraratne/Daily News Colombo, February 11 – Worker remittances to Sri Lanka have set a new all-time high record with USD 8.076 billion in 2025. This 22.8% growth, compared to the USD 6.6 billion received in 2024, is shaped by the high number...
From the hills of neglect to the halls of power
Krishnan Kalaichelvi and Ambika Samuel on Dignity, Struggle and Change
Remanding of senior public servant and former Secretary to the President, Saman Ekanayake
When justice becomes selective
Implications of the dispute over Chagos Islands for Indian Ocean
By P.K.Balachandran/The Daily Times of Bangladesh Colombo, February 10 – The revived Maldives-Mauritius dispute over the Chagos Islands and surrounding waters carries major implications for Maldivian domestic politics and broader Indian Ocean geopolitics, involving the US-led Western alliance, India, and China. Maldivian President Dr Mohamed...
Cricket across firelines – renewed South Asian solidarity in a fragmenting moment
By P M Amza/Colombo Telegraph Colombo, February 10 -Cricket in South Asia has long occupied a space far beyond the boundaries of sport. It is cultural memory, emotional identity, and a form of diplomacy that often succeeds where formal political mechanisms fail. Through periods marked...
Pakistan to play T20 World Cup match against India, Pakistan govt announces
Islamabad, February 9 (Dawn) – Pakistan celebrates after the dismissal of Netherlands’ Max O’Dowd during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between Pakistan and the Netherlands at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on February 7. — AFP The...
Geopolitical fallout of the Maldives-Mauritius dispute over Chagos Islands
The issue resonates in the internal politics of the Maldives and upsets geopolitical relations in the Indian Ocean involving the US-led Western alliance, India and China
Former Indian civil servants urge Supreme Court to take suo motu action against Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma for his hate speech against Bengali speaking Muslims
Sarma has urged Assamese to “give trouble” to Bengali speaking Muslims to drive them out of Assam and India
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