“The Commission finds that Israel is responsible for the commission of genocide in Gaza,” said Navi Pillay, Chair of the Commission. “It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in ...

The first part of this article published last week delved into the election campaign conducted by Anura Kumara Dissanayake when he contested the September 2024 presidential elections. The second part ...

Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s ninth executive president on 23 September 2024 in a simple ceremony at the Presidential secretariat in Colombo. Speaking at his swearing in event, Anura Kumara ...

Former Sri Lankan Foreign minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was killed on 12 August 2005 by a sniper of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) concealed in the house of an unsuspecting neighbour.

The provincial councils scheme , implemented since 1988, has seen a number of chief ministers being elected by the various provincial councils over the years. Although the norm has been for each ...

When Trump arrogantly suggested that the neighbouring Arab States should absorb the Gaza population as a solution to Israel’s decimation of Gaza, he announced what discerning persons the world over, ...

“The story you tell eventually, as a professional historian, is not just what you find in the documents. It is not just the facts. It has a lot to do with your moral positions, your ideological ...

Tamil cinema fans like this writer who grew up on a diet of Tamil movies were deeply saddened when veteran South Indian actress B. Saroja Devi passed away some days ago on 14 July 2025. The ...

Donald Trump’s tariffs shook the world. Financial markets around the world plunged. The US stock market registered its largest two-day loss in history. Businesses and politicians were in panic. No one ...