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Sri Lanka faces the Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), and the Resolution expected to be submitted by the UK and Canada at the September session of ...
When Sri Lanka opened its economy in 1977, the vision was to turn a small island into a nimble hub for global trade. But it’s ...
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Whither SJB?

The main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) seems to be in a disarray and this can be seen in some of the public comments of its members and actions. ..
It is almost 680 days since Israeli genocide in Gaza commenced with weapons supplied mostly by previous colonial powers, all ...
On 4 August 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the development of a new National Policy and Action Plan on Reconciliation and Co-Existence, to be led by the Office for National Unity and ...
In spite of tides drifting either way, with Trinity managing to win a few legs, or force a draw during the past decade, Fazil ...
An advisory meeting on data requirements for the Global Innovation Index (GII) was held recently at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo, under the guidance of the National ...
In today’s hyper-competitive landscape, high-performance teams, being those elite units that consistently exceed expectations, are an elusive rarity. What fuels their relentless drive for excellence ...
At 7:15 p.m. on a humid April evening in Colombo, the lights flickered twice, then died. Across the city—from Wellawatte to ...
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya’s response in Parliament to SLPP MP D.V. Chanaka’s question over the controversial SupremeSAT project – which launched a communication satellite in November 2012 – ...
As Sri Lanka stands just weeks away from the abolition of the Simplified VAT (SVAT) scheme on 1 October 2025, the country is ...
A few years ago, my son Bhanu, born in 2005, sparked a curious conversation when he asked me what I knew about “Nari.” Amused ...