The Syrian conflict has never been merely about territory—it is a profound struggle for the very identity of a nation, and a theatre for the ambitions of global powers. Assad’s survival or demise will ...

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has become synonymous with corruption, betrayal, and political cronyism. A retired high-ranking official described the Ministry as “one of the biggest cans of ...

“Ranasinghe Premadasa, a poor boy, rose to the pinnacle of politics dominated by the aristocracy through the urban labour movement and became the President. He was born in a slum area in Colombo, and ...

Had Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s 20th Amendment been in place, the Election Commission would not have been able to act with such independence. That amendment turned independent commissions into presidential ...

This cooperation not only meets the practical needs of economic development of both sides but also brings tangible benefits to the people of both countries. In the current international situation, ...

In this election, however, there is no incumbent government. The opposition is vying for the 6.9 million votes that were with the previous government. The closest parallel might be the 1988 ...

These same Pentagon observers predict that Russia and Ukraine are heading toward a stalemate within the next six months. Meanwhile, UK Ministry of Defence spokesmen suggest that the Ukrainian ...

In the red corner, Palani—champion of a Sajith’s Alliance, Tamil Progressive Front—took his gloves off, calling his adversary “Barkumar.” Velukumar, not to be outdone, countered with the uninspired ...

Success in Afghanistan was intertwined with two other broader US foreign policy goals under the presidency of Republican George W. Bush – the global war on terrorism and promoting democracy. Both of ...

The Yahapalana lot also shamelessly staged two massive daylight robberies at the country’s Central Bank with an imported Singaporean Governor as its head at the time and he was allowed to slip out of ...

As per the Central Bank’s available statistics, the total population of Sri Lanka is 22.2 million (2023). Out of which approximately 16.8 million (2023 – Election Commission Data) are registered ...

During the JVP-led insurgency, MP Keerthi Abeywickrema and actor Vijaya Kumaratunga were killed. Abeywickrema died in a grenade attack, while Kumaratunga was shot outside his home. The attack on the ...