In the current geopolitical landscape of 2026, the Trump administration’s maneuvers against Iran and Venezuela appear less as isolated regional disputes and more as a coordinated campaign to preserve American hegemony by strangling the energy lifel

On February 28th, Donald Trump, America’s president, delivered a death blow to the theocratic regime of Iran that a succession of his predecessors over the last five decades hesitated to authorise.

After four years, winding queues for fuel have emerged again outside filling stations in many parts of the country due to panic buying and hoarding, following the sudden tensions in the Middle East triggered by the unprovoked attack on Iran by the U

The cricket saga has regrettably become quite an ignominious affair that we have witnessed in the recent past, with the onset of the ICC tournament.

On 28 February as peace negotiations were ongoing between the US and Iran in a sneak attack the US and its partner Israel, attacked multiple locations in Iran, including the home of Iranian leader Ayatollah Khamenei. Among other locations targeted by

People who have lost their homes are all over my social media feeds. But they are from Gaza, not from Sri Lanka. The pictures are horrific and the stories are heart rending.

If the present Government is to confidently sail through to the next election, several urgent and strategic priorities must be addressed.

In the grand theatre of global geopolitics, the visible actors, presidents, prime ministers and generals often command the limelight. However, the true script of national survival is frequently written in the shadows by those whose faces remain unkno

Coal is a curious thing, a dull black lump of carbon pulled from the earth. It is dirty, so dirty that even the cleanest hands turn black at a touch. Yet coal has a stubborn nature. It is inefficient.

Discrimination is treating one person or a group worse than others. One should realise and accept the fact that it is not justifiable to treat one person or a group of persons as worse or inferior than another, as everyone has equal rights for libert

Let me begin this article with an apology and explanation to readers. This week’s column should have been the second and final part of last week’s article (‘Is JVP Gen-Sec Tilvin, the power behind President Dissanayake’s throne?’).

A huge controversy has erupted over the arrest of former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief Suresh Sallay on Wednesday over the suicide attacks on Christians by a group of Muslim terrorists on 2019 Easter Sunday, which fell on April 21 in that y

On February 15, a survey carried out by ‘Verité Research’showed the government’s approval rating stood at 65 percent in early February 2026.

Another young man was arrested on Thursday (26) for harassing a female tourist. Even though major tourism campaigns have been launched to generate revenue to the country, there’s much more to be done in terms of hospitality. One cannot quite imagin

The government finds itself once again at a crossroads of public trust and governance integrity. What should have been a routine strategic fuel procurement to power the country’s largest electricity generator has instead spiralled into a political,

Twelve days after United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a fascist, imperialist policy declaration at the Munich Security Summit, President Donald Trump unveiled what could easily be dismissed as an ego-driven distaste of the union.

When Sri Lanka won the World Cup in 1996, that particular team may have never even dreamt of seeing the current plight of the national cricket team. The team is now in dire straits as a result of corruption, politicisation and bad choices. It is quit

It is quite ironic to see the incumbent government showing interests to build an international cricket stadium despite the worrying performances by our own national team. Following pressure from environmental groups, the Government halted the constru

It appears that the latest procurement by Lanka Coal caused a direct loss of LKR 7,668.1 million to CEB. This is a floor, not a ceiling. The direct loss calculation excludes the additional costs that must be incurred to make up for the shortfall in g

In the history of Sri Lankan democracy, few leaders have ascended with a mandate as mathematically absolute as President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. With a two-thirds “super-majority” in Parliament, the Executive and Legislative branches are, for t

When we celebrated 78 years of gaining independence from England this February 4, it gave us an opportunity to reflect on some of the cultures that the British taught.

I read a news item on the death of a woman pillion rider with a helmet by falling from motor bike at a road bump in Bandarawela. It is a serious situation, and brings up a crucial point on road safety.

All Sri Lanka Revival foundation for the Preservation of Global Hela Traditional Medicine has implemented a new literary award for the country in memory of late Prof. A.D.T.E. Perera, a veteran Buddhist scholar. The first award of it was presented t

A very disturbing aspect of the recent Akuregoda double murder – of a lawyer and his wife – is that the wife wasn’t spared by the killers.

Every time a Sri Lankan leader lands in a western capital, a predictable yet hypocritical drama unfolds. A small but vocal segment of the Tamil diaspora gathers outside, waving the flag of the LTTE and chanting slogans about justice and human rights.

Sri Lanka’s increasingly strict stance on passenger cigarette imports risks becoming counter-productive. Compared with regional norms, the policy is exceptionally rigid. Srilanka has banned totally any cigarette imports by tourists whereas India,

Almost three months have elapsed since the disastrous Cyclone Ditwah swept the country claiming around a thousand lives, including those who are claimed to be missing. Those who sacrificed their lives in this calamity taught hundreds of lessons both

US President Donald Trump is to deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress today (Tuesday), February 24.

You may not be aware of this cashback system as it has not been introduced to all our local supermarkets. ‘Cashback System’in UK supermarkets applies to a broad term that covers a couple of different ways shoppers can get money back. It’s a fe

The following is a lecture delivered by Former Minister G.L. Peiris at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo on February 16, 2026 regarding the ‘Protection of Occupants Bill (2026), introduced by Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Justice.