• We as a nation must wish Wickremesinghe well because his actions, to some extent, will determine our immediate future. If he is to succeed though, he must change his old ways and become a statesman instead of being...
An appeal filed by former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States Jaliya Wickramasuriya challenging the Court of Appeal's decision to dismiss a writ petition filed regarding his diplomatic immunity has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court...
From climate change to China to ending the forever wars, here are 10 of the biggest challenges facing the Biden foreign-policy team as it takes office.
BY ROBBIE GRAMER, AMY MACKINNON, JACK DETSCH, CHRISTINA LU
This article is part of Foreign...
Basil Rajapaksa is known to be a behind-the-scenes player, but he has taken centre stage of late, and even overshadowed former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for all practical purposes. Ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has cocooned himself and turned into a...
With the changing geopolitical landscape of the Indian Ocean region, an ongoing dialogue to improve relations between India and Sri Lanka has become critical.
The struggle over the control of geographical entities is on while the non-aligned movement that India...
The IMF is the lesser evil among the two options available; it is far better than selling the nation’s sovereignty to China.
To give credit where it is due, even if it is to Wickremesinghe, yes, he does. He...
• Shavendra objects to Karannagoda inquiry
• IMF’s says debt sustainability is weak
The government is making every effort to attract foreign investments to Sri Lanka in a bid to secure financial independence and get rid of the debt burden within...
Sri Lankans have earned notoriety for their very short collective memory. It is said that they cannot remember anything for more than a fortnight. Their memory deficit has stood politicians in good stead; the latter can get away with...
The prospects of holding local government elections hang in the balance like never before.Former Elections Commissioner Mahinda Deshapriya in a public statement last week said that never before have attempts been made to postpone elections unconstitutionally in Sri Lanka....
The JVP has become the cynosure in political circles; it is scoring heavily by bashing the government mercilessly much to the glee of the irate public. A situation similar to that which existed in 2004 has apparently come about...
The world’s largest and heaviest kidney stone (calculus) was removed through a major surgery performed on Thursday, June 1, at the Colombo Army Hospital. The surgery has entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Consultant Urologist, Lieutenant Colonel (Dr) K. Sutharshan,...
