Sri Lanka feels the heat
Over the past few weeks, temperatures across South Asia have steadily built up ahead of the summer rains. There has been much talk of the...
Shares close at 11month high
Sri Lankan shares closed at a more than 11-month high in heavy trading on Friday as foreign buying for 26 sessions in a row took...
A mockery of the UN
Taylor Dibbert. ...
Sri Lanka can’t remain aloof
Major General (Rtd.) Dipankar Banerjee speaker at a public lecture hosted by the Institute of National Security Studies recently said Sri Lanka was the only...
Prime Minister discusses bilateral issues with Sri Lankan PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday discussed a range of bilateral issues and matters of mutual concern with visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Oil Tank Farm, hottest dish on the table
When the visiting Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a working lunch on Wednesday, an agreement for the development...
Three decades of mistrust
As Delhi and Colombo intensify their high-level political engagement, new opportunities for elevating the partnership are coloured by enduring suspicions in Sri Lanka. The country’s...
“A separate court, separate arbitration centres,” creates controversy
It is hard to miss the blue-lettered boards lining the northern end of Galle Face, Colombo’s iconic seafront. “A new Central Park in Colombo”, “A...
China Moves Ahead With Ancient Silk Road Revival
China is moving forward with an ambitious project to build a new Silk Road linking Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe, hosting regional allies...
Modi must visit Tamil areas
Tamil National Movement leader P. Nedumaran said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should visit the Tamil areas in northern Sri Lanka during his visit to Colombo...
National Interests in a Globalized World
By Asanga Abeyagoonasekera. ...
Shares hit 6-month high
Sri Lankan shares gained on Friday to hit a more than six-month closing high on foreign buying in market heavyweight John Keells Holdings, helping boost...
Meetotamulla disaster a result of a lack of proper garbage disposal policy
The landslide disaster at Meetotamulla within Colombo city limits last Friday, in which a 300 ft high mountain of garbage came down on hapless slum...
Modi to open hospital in Dickoya
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a well-equipped hospital in the central hill area of Dickoya in Sri Lanka, built with the Indian assistance on...
New Silk Road or New Great Game?
As regional powers like China, Russia, Japan, and India vie for political and economic position throughout the eastern realms of Eurasia, many of the less...