By Kividi Koralage
Malaysia’s economic journey during the Asian financial crisis (1997-1998) and its resistance to International Monetary Fund assistance offer significant lessons to Sri Lankans today, as Sri Lanka…
By Manuja Wijesuriya
2024 is a significant year for global elections, with many countries across different continents holding elections this year. It is said that the 2024 election year was…
By Deshani Samaragunarathna
In the contemporary landscape of the Middle East, information technology has become a potent tool for power. The region's social and political landscapes are diversifying, reflecting significant…
By P. K. Balachandran
India has reached a stage where it sees itself as a power that can pursue its “national interest” in defiance of the top dogs of the…
By Shiran Illanperuma
From October 22 to 24, the 16th BRICS summit was held in Kazan, Russia. Alongside the core group members of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa,…
By Dulmi Thimansa
On Wednesday, October 2, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz declared United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres persona non grata, banning him from entering the country. Katz justified the…
By Ramindu Perera
On September 23, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the 56-year-old leftist leader of the National People Power (NPP), was sworn in as President of Sri Lanka.
The presidential election…
By Sivashanti Sivalingam
The 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka brought significant shifts in voting patterns, particularly in the Tamil-speaking regions of the North, East, and Central Provinces, showcasing the…
By Mohamed Shafkath and Dulmi Thimansa
On September 21, 2024, Sri Lankans elected their ninth Executive President, Dissanyaka Mudiyansalage Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
His win was not a simple victory; rather,…
By Rear Admiral Y. N. Jayarathna (Retd)
The recently held presidential election in Sri Lanka has opened the doors for a new and younger political leadership in the island nation.…
Vinod Moonesinghe
The Tang dynasty (618–907) became a golden age for Chinese poetry, sculpture, and Buddhism. Its capital, Chang’an (modern Xi’an), the starting point of the Land Silk Road, grew…
By Seneka Abeyratne
Sri Lankans have received two massive shocks in recent years. The first was the COVID-19 global pandemic of 2020. The second was the economic collapse of 2022,…