Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry has emphasized the need to reform higher education in Sri Lanka.

Cassandra’s ole head is spinning like a carousel after reading Don Manu’s column in the Sunday Times of December 4, titled Mahinda gorged on foreign cake while people struggled for bread. He lists the millions spent on foreign trips of two brothers – then Prez and PM – and in a separate box deals with […]

Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ruchira Kamboj on Friday said that India will be deliberating on United Nations reforms and global counter-terrorism during the December presidency of the United Nations Security Council. “We will bring the same spirit to our December presidency. The focus is on two major themes – one, an […]

As India formally assumes the Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), the issues of food and energy securities will be among the major objectives for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Guided by the Prime Minister’s vision, India’s foreign policy has been evolving to undertake leadership roles on the global stage, according to a statement from […]

by Usvatte-aratchi No, you will not find it among the five ‘Stan Countries’ in the massive spread of Eurasia. Go further south and further east until you meet a sizeable island, not quite utima thule. Ask any forlorn-looking young man in that land where cones on stupa nearly scrape the underbelly of heavens, ‘In this […]

Months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is becoming increasingly clear that the latter’s traumas would not end any time soon. Nor is the invader registering any notable gains from its fatal decision to annex Ukraine by armed means and might. However, it’s abundantly clear that the destabilizing economic consequences for the world from the […]

Thursday 8th December, 2022 King Charles III is known for his affability, which has won him many admirers across the globe. But some people do not seem well disposed towards him. Well, it takes all sorts to make a world. Within the first few weeks of his accession and months ahead of his coronation, he […]

Amendments to Exchange Control Act contemplated By Shamindra Ferdinando State Finance Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday (07) said the government would introduce some amendments to the Exchange Control Act No 12 of 2017 as part of its response to the continuing financial crisis. The SLFPer mentioned that amendments were necessary to restore the authority exercised by […]

The Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued yesterday (06), quoted State Minister of Foreign Affairs Tharaka Balasuriya as having informed Singapore’s Senior Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Sim Ann, of President Ranil Wickremesinghe desire to implement the Sri Lanka-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SLSFTA). State Minister Balasuriya was on a short transit visit to Singapore on […]

By Shamindra Ferdinando Narendra Fernando, Sergeant-at-Arms of the crisis-ridden Parliament, has declared that the largest number of students, in the post-independence era, visited the House on Thursday (Dec. 01). Director, Legislative Services, Janakantha Silva, who is also the Acting Director of Communication, quoted Fernando as having said that approximately 5,000 students, from 32 schools, rec...

China says it expects creditors, both countries and international financial institutions to work with Beijing to help Sri Lanka overcome the current financial difficulties. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said so when asked to comment on media reports pertaining to an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visiting China, this week, to discuss faster progress […]

Cinnamon Air, Sri Lanka’s premier domestic airline, has resumed daily scheduled flights after a temporary suspension during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airline is the only domestic carrier in Sri Lanka offering daily scheduled flights and the only such airline to operate flights from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a dedicated passenger terminal and aircraft […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena yesterday (06) said Sri Lanka wouldn’t be in a position to be part of the international trading system unless it boosted its foreign reserves by selling some of its assets. Gunawardena, who also holds media and transport portfolios said so at yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing. Responding to […]

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has exchanged views on bilateral development cooperation with several foreign envoys in Sri Lanka.