Studying the barnacles on a piece of plane debris could help investigators finally figure out where flight MH370 crashed, a researcher said
A four-year search for the plane failed to locate its final resting place, but pieces of...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, January 30:
The Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu, who has been clashing with India, accusing it of trying to impose its will on the Maldives, is now on a collision course with the Maldivian parliament.
The opposition Maldivian Democratic...
Patriotism, to quote the cliché, is said to be the last refuge of the scoundrel. For the Rajapaksas, that is what they resort to first, to win elections.
A dozen years ago, in 2010, it was patriotism that won Mahinda...
The significance of Basil Rajapaksa’s recent entry into the parliament may not have been lost on keen political observers. His swearing-in marked the culmination of a series of political events and processes triggered by the January 2015 regime change....
Prince Charles has paid tribute to his “dear papa” as details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral plans emerged, including Prince Philip’s special request that his coffin be borne on a Land Rover.
Speaking at Highgrove, the Prince of Wales...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly fought back tears when speaking about the devastation in Turkiye at a Bharatiya Janata Party meeting in New Delhi. The tragedy which has claimed 15,000 lives in Turkiye and Syria combined, reminded him about...
Pakistan's contribution to cricket has been immense but the sport in that country received several blows following the terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team a decade ago. Pakistan Cricket Board was forced to host its international games at...
• Financial crisis so deep that debt restructuring is needed
• The Kadurugasara prisoner death
By Lankathilaka
Most Sri Lankans will be hoping that finally, the ‘aha’moment has dawned following Finance Minister Basil Rajapakse’s comment this week to the London based Financial...
Whilst there may be certain elements of ambiguity about the Constitutional authority of the Chief Executive (aka the President) of the country on the dismissal and appointment of a Prime Minister or the dissolution of the Parliament, on the...
The government may have thought the Easter Sunday attacks would be forgotten with the passage of time like the other such tragic incidents and attendant probes the country has witnessed. It may also have labored under the delusion that...
By Vishvanath
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga, a close associate of SLPP Founder Basil Rajapaksa,has reiterated that the government is planning to hold a snap general election before the next presidential contest. He told reporters in Colombo...
By P.K.Balachandran
Julie Chung, who is slated to take over as US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, will implement President Joe Biden’s key foreign policy thrusts, namely, a tough stand on China’s bid to spread its tentacles in Sri Lanka and...
