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Vinisious Obrey Fernando, 42, points at a map of Keerimundalam, a village in the Kalpitiya peninsula in North-Western Sri Lanka. “This is where my father’s house used to be,” he …

Amajor Sri Lankan bank is facing public scrutiny and regulatory questions after a catastrophic cybersecurity breach exposed more than 1.9 terabytes of data, over one million files, containing highly sensitive …

Trump slapped a 44 percent tariff on Sri Lankan goods, as the country struggles to dig its way out of a debt-fuelled economic crisis: On Thursday, April 3, Sri Lankans …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka, (April 4-6), his first after 2019, demonstrated, beyond optics, the close ties between the two countries. Colombo, under the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna …

Sri Lanka’s police force, tasked with upholding law and order, now stands accused of perpetuating a cycle of violence and impunity that has shattered public trust. Recent incidents range from …

The phrase “The best for the children” highlights a powerful truth—children are the future of a nation. Their education, health, attitudes, and experiences today will shape society, economy, and politics …

The United States was born as the result of people from thirteen colonies protesting against taxation without representation imposed by the British monarch. Several centuries later, another leader — this …

On May 9, 2022, Sri Lanka’s embattled Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa (who was also a former President) resigned in the face of massive anti-Government protests, called Aragalaya. His brother, President …

The tragic death of 26-year-old M. Sathsara Nimesh, while in police custody at the Welikada Police Station, has reignited calls for a new Constitution in Sri Lanka, one that explicitly …

When the ground shakes, even for a few seconds, it reminds us just how fragile life really is. Earthquakes are sudden and powerful natural disasters that can cause massive damage …