By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, September 23: The result of the Ninth Sri Lankan Presidential election uncannily followed a pattern that had unfolded in other countries in South Asia recently.
Seemingly strong and well-entrenched leaders suffered humiliation at the hands of weaker opponents.
In...
By P.K.Balachandran
Colombo, August 7 - Given the key defence agreements it has signed with the United States, its membership of the anti-China QUAD, and its failure to condemn Israeli genocide Gaza, it was generally thought “non-aligned” India had become...
On Friday, Biden’s vaccination plan hit a major roadblock after an FDA advisory panel declined to endorse authorization the Pfizer-BioNTechCovid booster shot for people aged 16 or older.
The 18 member group of influential experts was tasked with deciding if...
Lockdown-triggered domestic violence appears to be no less widespread than the COVID-19 pandemic itself. Reports from across the globe suggest that domestic violence has surged since the first half of 2020, when the pandemic appeared.
According to the...
Some unusual reshuffling and possible purges of military-related officers, including a missing defence minister, are adding to the turmoil within the People's Liberation Army, China's military.
While President Xi Jinping's intentions remain unclear, on-the-ground dissatisfaction is picking up.
Amid the disquiet,...
On April 21st, an Airbus A330-200 operated by SriLankan had to divert to its origin airport due to the aircraft's failure to pressurize. The jet was due to fly over 250 passengers to Dubai but returned to Colombo instead.
Incident...
By Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar
New Delhi, September 8 (Nikkei Asia): In the run-up to the Group of 20 summit this weekend in New Delhi, billboards and bus stops in every Indian city are plastered with images of Prime Minister...
We are bound to lose everything we gained following the introduction of the open economy in 1977 if the present economic crisis continues UNP Leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today.
He was addressing a Youth organisation meeting...
its concluding observations at the sixth periodic review of the human rights situation in Sri Lanka, the Human Rights Committee (HRC) stressed the need for constitutional reforms to check the over-riding powers of the Executive over independent institutions.
It also...
The arrest of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party leader and former Prime Minister Imran Khan for corruption should raise no eyebrows. Arrest or sacking of Prime Ministers for corruption has been routine in Pakistan as high corruption has virtually...
In an unexpected early breakthrough and success for India’s Presidency, G-20 members agreed to a joint statement, forging consensus on the contentious "Ukraine paragraphs", and also accepted the membership of the African Union into the grouping on Saturday. The final...
BANGKOK -- After nearly a decade in power, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha marches into Sunday's general election seeking a fresh term as the standard-bearer for an active role for the military in Thailand's politics.
Prayuth's quest to soldier on, despite...
