Proposed Counter Terrorism Bill
Sri Lanka’s near three-decade ethnic war and numerous conflicts were used to justify attempts by successive governments to introduce and…
China focussed on resource extraction says US senator
Citing the example of Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, an influential US senator and a senior Trump administration official said…
Reforms need to bring transparency, accountability and cost-efficiency
A staff team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) led by Manuela Goretti visited Colombo during September 13-27, 2018 to…
EU launches Asia strategy to rival China’s ‘new Silk Road’
As doubts grow over China’s vast “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for…
Sri Lanka to shift its focus to emerging threats
The US state Department released its Country Report on Terrorism on 19 September 2018, which describes the global counter terrorism…
Transitional justice efforts fall short
Just before and during the ongoing session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Sri Lankan authorities made several announcements…
The Sri Lankan who solved a maths problem for Jeff Bezos of Amazon
Yasantha Rajakarunanayake is surprised Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, remembers him three decades after they lost touch.…
Sri Lanka among the few countries that are well-prepared to rise
Sri Lanka is ready to rise again — a nation on the path to sustained growth path, that is. That’s…
Indo-Lanka accord best way to solve Tamils issue
Douglas Devananda, 61, is the leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) and a MP in the Sri Lankan…
UK says a clear time-bound action plan is needed
Delivering a statement at the 39th session of the Human Rights Council, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group …