Central Bank releases Annual Report
The sixty fifth Annual Report of the Monetary Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka was handed over to Ravi Karunanayake, the Minister of Finance...
Kerry Hopes to Reset US Relations With Sri Lanka
A senior U.S. State Department official said Wednesday that Secretary of State John Kerry was traveling to Sri Lanka to show that the U.S. “applauds the...
TN fishermen asked not to trespass into Lankan waters
Reiterating the Centre's stand that Tamil Nadu fishermen should not cross the international maritime boundary line (IMBL), external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday advised...
Gang that sent Lanka refugees to Australia arrested
Four members of a gang, which allegedly sent some Sri Lankan Tamil refugees from the state to various countries including Australia via Nepal using fake...
Why the UK General Election matters for the United States
Do Americans care about the upcoming British General Election? Does it matter in Boston, Chicago or Los Angeles whether Ed Miliband or David Cameron is...
Election defeat was a conspiracy
Al Jazeera's Minelle Fernandez interviewed former President Rajapaksa in southern Sri Lanka for his first television interview since losing the presidency. Below is an edited...
Constitutional reforms passed
Parliament on 28 April 2015 passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution a series of key constitutional reforms which include reducing the powers of the...
SEC asks Kalpitiya Beach Resort to postpone EGM
The Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) wanted Kalpitiya Beach Resort to postpone the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) scheduled for 08 May 2015 in response to a SEC...
US report on American engagement and leadership abroad released
The US State Department released the 2015 the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) Report on 28 April 2015. The QDDR defines a vision for...
Secretary of State Kerry to visit Sri Lanka
Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 02 May 2015 for his first trip to the country and the first...
Presidential Commission on Missing Persons has been beset by controversy
The Rt Hon Sir Desmond de Silva PC QC is head of Argent’s International Law team and is one of this country’s leading criminal Queen’s...
The only way forward for the people in the North and East is to find a durable political solution
I am one of those who believed that bringing back Mahinda Rajapaksa as President was the only way forward for the people in the North...
‘LTTE behind 60 per cent forced disappearances
At least four different groups including Sri Lanka’s security forces and the LTTE were responsible for the disappearances of hundreds of persons during the country’s...
Asia’s Next Geopolitical Nightmare
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives in Washington for a summit meeting with President Obama and to give an address to a joint session...
Right to Information
Cabinet approval has been granted to the draft Right to Information Act to be presented to Parliament as an urgent bill. The most significant point of...