An Ideological Power Struggle
The ideological moorings of leaders in Sri Lanka, as they struggle for power, are as important as the strategic stakes of China and India in...
From instability to greater disability
Perhaps one thing that was forgotten when Lord Doughnamore gave Adult Franchise for all, and also when Sri Lanka became an independent nation, is the...
Non-lethal supplies and cargo transfers
n July 2017 the Sri Lankan government renewed, for another ten years, the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA) with the United States Department of Defense....
A regional hub for logistics and commerce?
The US Navy will perform a transfer operation to move cargo between planes at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), outside Colombo, from January 21 to 29,...
Struggle to meet political ends
Sri Lanka’s premier Tamil party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), is caught in a cleft stick. On the one hand, it has to cooperate with...
Grave secrets from a troubled past
From 10 feet away, it looked like a grin, the row of teeth stretching from ear to ear. Freshly dug out from many layers of...
LTTE suspect arrested over Kadirgamar’s killing
German authorities say they have arrested a suspected member of the Tamil Tigers alleged to have been involved in the 2005 assassination of Sri Lanka’s...
Political Crisis Threatens Justice Efforts
Human Rights Watch released the 'World Report 2019', reviewing human rights practices in more than 100 countries. HRW states that Sri Lanka’s political upheaval undermined...
The making of a new Constitution
The Constitutional Expert Committee’s report, which was tabled in the Sri Lankan parliament on Friday abolishes the powerful Executive Presidency and replaces it by a...
Sri Lankan schoolgirl produces environment-friendly disposable lunch boxes
Sri Lanka, like most countries around the world, has a problem with producing huge amounts of plastic waste. On a daily basis, many Sri Lankans...
Why are they retiring at 55?
Points to be considered for the extension of the retirement age of the members of the Security Forces. The reviewing of the retirement age of...
Our support was on principle
Member of the European Parliament and the Friends of the European Parliament in the European Parliament Hon. Geoffrey Van Orden met with the Leader of...
Happy New Year
Another year starts and with it, new hopes and aspirations, a faint desire that sprouts in every human heart that speaks of happiness, prosperity and...