The growing tensions between India and Pakistan, fueled by historical disputes and recent tragic incidents in Kashmir, threaten to destabilise not just South Asia but the broader global order. Sri Lanka, as a strategically located South Asian nation,

SINGER Sri Lanka PLC, one of the country’s most iconic and trusted retail brands, has announced its strategic entry into the mobility sector through a groundbreaking partnership with Piaggio, the globally renowned Italian manufacturer. With a long-

Minh Tue is a Vietnamese who describes himself as an ordinary learner and practising what Buddha has taught in scripture.

I was recently invited to give a talk as part of the centenary celebrations of the Colombo Public Library.

On the morn of Easter Sunday 21 April 2019, suicide bombers exploded their deadly payloads of explosives in three Churches and three luxury hotels in the country killing over two-hundred civilians and injuring over five-hundred others.

The recent scenes at the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, where thousands gathered to pay homage, offer a sobering reminder of the entrenched inequalities that continue to plague Sri Lankan society.

Today, the 26th of April, is the 48th death anniversary of respected Tamil political leader Samuel James Veluppillai (SJV) Chelvanayagam.

n spite of more than ten local and foreign investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks targeting Christians which have been conducted for the past six years, the victim community has not been content yet.

Pakistan and China have traditionally been among Lanka’s most loyal friends, defending it at sittings on the UN Human Rights Commission (UNHRC), when our country was accused of a plethora of rights violations.

When the government announced an exposition of the sacred Tooth Relic after a lapse of 16 years, it may not have imagined that a mass exodus of people is likely to visit Kandy – a heavily congested city on a usual day and that proper planning is re

Sri Lankans have been in spiritual mode since April 18, the first day of the special exposition of the tooth relic of Gautama Buddha to the public. The exposition of the tooth relic will continue till April 27 (Sunday).

As the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics mourn and tens of thousands of people queue to say their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, orphaned are the many causes that the pontiff championed throughout his papal miss

Six years have passed since the devastating Easter Sunday attacks. And yet, justice remains painfully out of reach. Despite numerous investigations, commissions, and public outcries, the masterminds behind the planning and execution have still not be

Sri Lankans faced a dilemma on Tuesday evening when the Police media division made contradictory statements regarding an assassination of an individual in Kolonnawa. The official media release indicated details of the incident which also added that t

There is a frequently used quote “I missed that great teacher or philosopher because he lived before my time”. This could be one reason why devotees are flocking the streets of Kandy to get a glimpse of Gautama Buddha’s tooth relic which is bei

The government is maintaining a deafening silence on the shooting incidents happening around the country. Three incidents were reported on Tuesday (April 22). In one incident the targeted victim grabbed the pistol from a suspect who walked into his h

Students of a leading government girls’ school in Colombo 12 received their ‘Suraksha’ Certificate of Insurance, covering health, life, and personal accident on April 22, 2025. The initiative, with the Ministry of Education (MOE) collaborating

For several years since the tragic Easter Sunday attacks, which marked their 6th anniversary this week, a section of the Catholic church and assorted groups wanted us to believe that nine suicide Islamist terrorists—who pledged their allegiance to

In mid-March this year, the Commissioner of Elections announced the long overdue local government (LG) elections would be held on May 6 this year.

President Anura Kumara, while addressing the public during his campaign, made a bold promise to reveal the masterminds behind the tragic Easter Sunday attacks.

There is no denying that justice must be meted out to the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks that took place six years ago. Yet, what does it mean? Also there is no denying that lives lost in the macabre terrorist attacks would not return, or that

Whilst welcoming the Vatican’s decision to declare those who died in bomb attacks in churches on Easter Sunday six years ago as ‘Heroes of Faith’ (referring to men and women who have sacrificed their lives for Jesus Christ) on Monday April 21,

In the emerging era marked by Trump’s tariffs and politically motivated sanctions, the Global South, which has been struggling to come out of isolation and poverty, has no option but to reduce its dependence on the Global North. It has to seek way

While the economy of Sri Lanka has achieved some degree of stabilisation after the most dire crisis in history, progress along a growth trajectory remains a clear imperative. Fragility of the current situation has been massively increased by the deva

In April 2025, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Sri Lanka resulted in the signing of seven Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) between New Delhi and Colombo.

The excitement around Sri Lanka’s World Cup victory in March 1996 that created overwhelming interest in cricket. The great Aragalaya protests in July 2022, when hundreds of thousands of people on the streets of Colombo chased away an authoritarian

Six years have elapsed since the horrific Easter Sunday carnage on April 21, 2019, that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of devastation and loss.

During the past weeks the US began imposing unprecedented tariffs against all countries big and small. It cares not, what the fallout of its action would have on the countries concerned or on the global economy.

Terrorism, in any form, is a threat to democracy. Whether it comes from the north or the south, whether it wears the guise of ethnicity or ideology, the act of terrorizing a democratically elected government must be condemned equally and unequivocall

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. These words written by St. Paul in his epistle to Timothy (2.Timothy 4.7) are a fitting epitaph to the life and service of former Catholic Bishop of Mannar, the