Following is an overview of the recent meeting between the National Environment Caucus, led by Ven. Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thero, and Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (SLSEA) Chairman Ranjith …
Gazette on providing property information of citizens is not imposition of new laws
Colombo, May 26 (Daily Mirror) – Although the President issued a gazette requiring citizens of Sri Lanka to provide details of their movable and immovable properties to the Inland Revenue Department …
Rajapaksas to launch political bid in Sri Lanka, to target elections
Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa clan, which suffered political battering due to the country’s worst economic crisis in 2022, will launch its political comeback bid on Sunday by targeting the impending …
Allegations against Lankan and Bangladesh peacekeeping troops: UN defends screening process
The joint investigation by German broadcaster DW, Sweden-based investigative outlet Netra News, and German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung alleges that the UN is seemingly turning a blind eye to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka’s deployment of officers with serious allegations of human rights violations as peacekeepers.
Bangladesh ‘hopeful’ of Taskin Ahmed’s return for T20 World Cup opener against Sri Lanka
Bangladesh Cricket Board’s chief physician Debashish Chowdhury has confirmed that pacer Taskin Ahmed, who is undergoing rehabilitation in the USA, will recover in time from his injury and will
Sri Lankan who ran fake ID racket held, family caught trying to flee India
A 40-year-old illegal immigrant from Sri Lanka who allegedly ran a fake govt identity proof racket for eight years has finally been caught in India …
India seeks to acquire graphite blocks in Sri Lanka
(Reuters) After scouting for critical minerals in Australia and some African nations, India is now in preliminary talks with Sri Lanka to acquire graphite blocks for mining, sources aware of the …
India sees a chance to make Sri Lanka ‘a virtual province’ amid its rivalry with China
Indian companies have made a flurry of business deals with Sri Lanka since the struggling island nation declared bankruptcy in 2022 A new lease on a Chinese-financed airport shows New Delhi is gaining …
One arrested in Sri Lanka for alleged attempts at match-fixing
Tamim Rahman, a British citizen of Bangladeshi origin and owner of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) franchise Dambulla Thunders, was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in match-fixing.The …
Sri Lanka in the Current Global Context
Photo courtesy of China Daily The purpose of this article is to provide an analysis of the major characteristics of the global context today and to point out a key implication for the Sri Lankan …