by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said his government had rejected requests from the United States for multiple military aircraft to land in Sri Lanka and from Iran for a fleet of warships to enter its waters, citing the
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Israel’s approaching parliamentary election on 27 October has intensified an increasingly personal
by Durga Velayudham Monks have begun marching from Kandy towards Colombo, where they are expected to arrive on October 15. The question is not simply why they are marching, but why Sri
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Plans to open Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Bridge Marine National Park to tourism on October 15 have drawn strong objections from an environmental lawyer and
Sri Lanka’s state universities are struggling to recruit and retain senior academics as lecturers leave for overseas employment, creating staffing shortages that threaten their
Fifteen former members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) and intelligence officers have broken decades of silence to describe covert operations against the Irish Republican Army (IRA), offering first-hand accounts of surveillance, ambushes and fatal shootings that continue to shape legal and political disputes
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The article reveals the little-known role of Buddhist monks in the JVP’s second insurrection in Sri Lanka during the late 1980s, tracing their involvement in revolutionary politics, the brutal violence that claimed the lives of hundreds of clergy, and the persecution of suspected JVP
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said his government had rejected requests from the United States for multiple military aircraft to land in Sri Lanka and from
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by Durga Velayudham Monks have begun marching from Kandy towards Colombo, where they are expected to arrive on October 15. The question is not simply why they are marching, but why Sri
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The article reveals the little-known role of Buddhist monks in the JVP’s second insurrection in Sri Lanka during the late 1980s, tracing their involvement in revolutionary politics, the brutal violence that claimed
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Tobacco use among schoolchildren in Sri Lanka has increased significantly over the past eight years, with the proportion of students who have tried smoking at least once doubling between 2016 and 2024,
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Plans to open Sri Lanka’s Adam’s Bridge Marine National Park to tourism on October 15 have drawn strong objections from an environmental lawyer and a former senior wildlife official, who warn that
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Sri Lanka’s state universities are struggling to recruit and retain senior academics as lecturers leave for overseas employment, creating staffing shortages that threaten their ability to accommodate a growing student population. The
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Mahinda Rajapaksa’s political dominance was shaped by nationalism, religious influence, the legacy of the war and a climate of fear surrounding criticism of his leadership. The JVP, which once helped cultivate his
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Supertanker freight rates on Persian Gulf–East Asia routes have climbed above $1.4 million a day, setting a new record as the Iran war disrupts oil transportation, ties up vessels and drives shipping
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Formula 1 driver Esteban Ocon has said he will not race in 2027 unless he secures a seat, describing the uncertainty surrounding his future as a significant burden as he prepares to
More The allegations against former BND chief August Hanning, alongside a former CIA official’s guilty plea in a major fraud case, expose the fragile boundary between public service and private abuse. As intelligence
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Fifteen former members of Britain’s Special Air Service (SAS) and intelligence officers have broken decades of silence to describe covert operations against the Irish Republican Army (IRA), offering first-hand accounts of surveillance,
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections scheduled for next month until 11 September 2027 and called for a presidential election on the same date, citing Israeli restrictions and security conditions
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A South Korean container ship has completed the country’s first commercial round trip to Europe through the Arctic, arriving at the southeastern port of Busan on Sunday after a 50-day voyage that
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Finance officials from around the world will gather in Bangkok this week for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, confronting a combination of war in the
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Nepali authorities on Sunday urged residents living along riverbanks in several districts to move to safer locations after a major flood triggered by a landslide swept away houses and infrastructure in central
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by Luxman Anthony Scaramucci’s most revealing confession may also be the sentence that prevents All the Wrong Moves from becoming a conventional anti-Trump polemic: “I bought into Donald Trump. That doesn’t reflect
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