Sovereignty of independent states should not be undermined
The Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa told the Opening Plenary of this year’s Boao Forum for Asia on Tuesday, that the sovereignty of independent states...
China offers a lifeline
China appears to be tightening its strategic grip on Sri Lanka, wooing the debt-ridden South Asian nation with a fresh $500 million loan as Colombo...
India wants early election to provincial councils
India supports the call of international community for the Sri Lankan government to fulfill its commitments on devolution of political authority including through early holding...
Pandemic has dealt a significant shock to the economy
The world Bank in its Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) says that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Lanka’s economy contracted by 3.6 percent in 2020,...
U.S. Intelligence Warns Of “more intense and cascading global challenges”
U.S. intelligence officials have little comfort to offer a pandemic-weary planet about where the world is heading in the next 20 years. Short answer: It...
Covid crisis used to restrict rights
Releasing the 45th annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said that the United States’ reaffirms it's commitment to...
Once you get on the agenda of international civil society, it is difficult to get off
“Hey Geneva” laments Ajith Kumarasiri (musician, songwriter, and composer in Sri Lanka) in powerful Sinhala rhythm and blues. “We no longer kill.” “We don’t shoot...