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ECONOMYNEXT –The government is waiting for clearance from Public Security Ministry to go ahead with a dragged India-funded Unique ID card project, State Technology Minister Kanaka Herath said. The key stakeholders including President Ranil Wickremesinghe will meet on Friday to discuss (10) the latest on the project, he said. The project has faced delay while […]
- Govt. accused of giving Indian companies access to Lankans’ biometrics (Category: Breaking News)
- Is JVP/NPP signalling left and turning right? (Category: Breaking News)
- India assures continued support for SL at Creditors’ Committee along with Japan and Paris Club (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘Chinese investment’ in sea cucumber farm sparks concerns among northern fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
State Minister for Technology, Kanaka Herath, announced that the draft bill amending the Telecommunications Regulatory Act will be presented to the Parliament tomorrow (10). Additionally, he highlighted plans for the drafting the National Cyber Security Act in May. The state minister said that the cabinet has endorsed the National Digital Strategy 2030, featuring six key […]
Women in Pakistan now face a new, more terrifying threat–violence and threats caused by AI content sent by malicious sexual predators and gangs. Last year, over 2500 cases of harassing and victimising female children and women were reported. The state pays little attention to prosecuting the culprits. Only 12 FIRs have made any progress in […]
- Blunt Charge (Category: Business)
- Sri Lanka: Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka: ICG Report on Eezham Tamil women receives flak from diaspora feminist (Category: Breaking News)
- Flying Amazons (Category: Business)
As Beijing increases its repression of ethnic minorities in China to establish Han domination, the Chinese Communist Party is also devising numerous ways to ensure that the overseas media cannot expose this ongoing violation of human rights behind the bamboo curtain. The Chinese media is highly censored. To project the false image of China as […]
- Tibet’s resistance to decades of colonial suppression of China (Category: Breaking News)
- UN rights chief’s first visit to China seems to be ‘wasted historic opportunity’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi builds campaign to change West-led world order (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘One China’ principle and ‘One Country, Two Systems’ policy are ironical (Category: Breaking News)
By Lasanda Kurukulasuriya Since their visit to India at the invitation of the Indian government in February, leaders of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna-led National People’s Power coalition have become the poster-boys and girls of a complicated Sri Lankan political landscape, in a pre-election period. The once-marginal parliamentary group’s leader is now viewed as a potential […]
- Govt. accused of giving Indian companies access to Lankans’ biometrics (Category: Breaking News)
- Govt waits for clearance to implement India-funded Unique ID card project (Category: Breaking News)
- India further expands her role (Category: Breaking News)
- Adani investment has come in, we are not panicking about projects- Ali Sabry (Category: Breaking News)
At least five Sri Lankans have reportedly been killed so far while fighting in the Ukraine-Russia war, according to Al Jazeera. In the latest incident, Nipuna Silva, a Sri Lankan soldier who quit his army position to fight for Russia in Ukraine due to better pay, is believed to have been killed on the front line.The post Sri Lankan soldier Nipuna Silva among latest victims in Ukraine-Russia confli...
- Lankan mercenaries fighting on both sides of Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Two Indians recruiting Lanka’s ex-servicemen for Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia accuses “powerful country”of double standards on Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
New Zealand’s Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters who is on a visit to India has raised doubts over Canada’s claim of an alleged Indian link in the killing of Khalistan extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. The Kiwi Deputy Prime Minister Peters said during an interview with The Indian Express: This is the first instance when a […]
- Canadian police make arrests in prominent Sikh activist’s killing (Category: Breaking News)
- Sabry hits out at Trudeau over India-Canada diplomatic row (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden’s Strike Solidarity & Trudeau’s Bombshell On India (Category: Breaking News)
- Trudeau’s false narrative grabs US attention, threatening India relations (Category: Breaking News)
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Across South Asia, an ominous great game is unfolding. China is battling for regional influence, with smaller buffer states caught in the middle as pawns. Far from peaceful rise, China’s tactics reveal a belligerent dragon pulling neighbors ever tighter into its orbit through debt-trap diplomacy, data colonialism and brazen political interference – a 21st century […]
- Undermining Stability: Chinese Interference in South Asia (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
Across South Asia, an ominous great game is unfolding. China is battling for regional influence, with smaller buffer states caught in the middle as pawns. Far from peaceful rise, China’s tactics reveal a belligerent dragon pulling neighbors ever tighter into its orbit through debt-trap diplomacy, data colonialism and brazen political interference – a 21st century […]
- DESTABILIZING DYNAMICS: Unraveling Chinese Interference in South Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape (Category: Breaking News)
- Forbes: Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives among biggest debt burdens to China (Category: Breaking News)
- Debt owed by Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh to China rise to record levels: Data (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka turmoil highlights risk for Chinese firms investing overseas (Category: Breaking News)
A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers on an isolated British island territory have told UN investigators they feel unsafe and forgotten, as they reported sexual assaults and harassment of children, as well as self-harm and suicide attempts. Inspectors from the UN’s refugee agency visited Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean, to check on their […]
- Diego Garcia asylum seekers feel unsafe on remote British island territory (Category: Breaking News)
- Nearly 12 Sri Lankan migrants stranded in Diego Garcia attempt suicide (Category: Breaking News)
- UK grants ‘third country’ asylum for two Sri Lankans following suicide attempts (Category: Breaking News)
- UK sends Lankan Tamil asylum seekers to Rwanda after suicide attempts (Category: Breaking News)
By Ifham Nizam Renowned global technology company, Zoho Corporation, founded in India, announced that it is serving 100 million users worldwide across its 55+ business applications, with particular emphasis on the outstanding 30% revenue growth achieved in the Sri Lankan market during 2023. The Corporation crossed the USD 1 billion market in 2022. Gibu Mathew, […]
- Manning market’s relocation at Peliyagoda approved (Category: Breaking News)
- LMRB remaining shares acquired by Kantar (Category: Breaking News)
- Movement for Peoples' Struggle awareness programme disrupted (Category: Breaking News)
- Asanga elected as rugby chief unchallenged (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan is currently suffering from political instability and uncertainty which has increased the political environment and polarization. Unfortunately, this has resulted in attacks on media protection and press freedom in the country. Political polarization and uncertainty affect media protection in Pakistan. State-level media bans continue unabated. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Auth...
- An Open Letter To The President & The Judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
- Letter To Tiran (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter To President & Judiciary – A Response (Category: Breaking News)
- An Open Letter & Appeal To The IMF (Category: Breaking News)
Samsung, a global technology leader, proudly announces the commencement of pre-orders for its highly anticipated Galaxy S24 Series, featuring the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S24 Plus, and Galaxy S24. The pre-order period kicked off on January 19, 2024, at 05:00 AM and extends until February 8, 2024, until 11:59 PM. Samsung is delighted to present […]
- Samsung first with Windows phone, new Galaxy Note (Category: Business)
- Samsung Galaxy foldables drive more sustainable future (Category: Breaking News)
- Samsung launches Galaxy S3 to cement supremacy (Category: Business)
- A woman presents the Samsung Galaxy …… (Category: Business)
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The Princess of Wales is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery, and King Charles III is set to undergo a medical procedure next week. Catherine will step back from royal duties for months after surgery for an unspecified but non-cancer related abdominal condition. The King’s benign prostate condition will be treated next week. The unexpected health announcements […]
- Kate, Princess of Wales, leaves hospital after surgery (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
- Airlines warn of UK flight delays over air traffic control fault (Category: Breaking News)
- Flights cancelled as regulator grounds Boeing 737 Max 9s over blowout (Category: Breaking News)
Canadian entrepreneur Daniel Langlois and his partner have been found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica under suspicious circumstances. The bodies of Langlois and Dominique Marchand were discovered on Friday, reportedly in a burnt-out vehicle. The couple had been missing for several days from an eco-resort they owned on the island. Daniel Langlois […]
- COP28: UN climate talks in jeopardy in fossil fuel backlash (Category: Breaking News)
- Kenneth Eugene Smith faces first nitrogen execution in US after losing last-minute appeals (Category: Breaking News)
- Namibia’s president Hage Geingob dies aged 82 (Category: Breaking News)
- House votes to impeach homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (Category: Breaking News)
A Sri Lankan asylum seeker in Australia has initiated a 1000km-long journey on foot from Ballarat to Sydney, in a bid to bring the attention of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to refugee families living in limbo and to seek permanent residency in Australia. A report published by the Australian Broadcasting Center News said: Neil […]
- Sri Lankan Paralympians vie for Gold in Australia (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia plans to halve migrant intake, tighten student visa rules (Category: Breaking News)
- Deported student vanished without trace, say family (Category: Breaking News)
- Minoli Perera becomes first Sri Lankan-born Australian Ambassador (Category: Breaking News)
Irish singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor, who became a superstar in her mid-20s, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time,” the singer
- James Corden bids farewell to ‘The Late Late Show’ (Category: Breaking News)
- South African Jazz singer adds colour at Thorana Lounge (Category: Business)
- Emirates on course as official airline of the Irish Open (Category: Business)
- Jennifer Lopez unsure on marrying again (Category: Business)
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- Liberal Or Edible Economics: Global Disorder Worst In A Century (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil’s Economic Strategy: Will His Prioritisation Of Targets Misfire? (Category: Breaking News)
- Lanka: Dilemmas & Economic Programmes – Do We Consume More Than We Produce? (Category: Breaking News)
- Exploring The Silent Wilderness Of Self-Discovery (Category: Breaking News)
Retired Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda has, in a letter to US Ambassador Julie Chung, challenged the legality of the US decision to blacklist him in violation of the principle of natural justice. Referring to media disclosure that Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, PC, had been informed of the blacklisting ahead of the US […]
- Exercise your fundamental rights peacefully,IGP urges the public (Category: Breaking News)
- Lawyers Collective flays Tiran, Deshabandu (Category: Breaking News)
- US asks Lanka to hold LG polls without further delay (Category: Breaking News)
- BASL condemns attempts to curtail citizens’ right to seek redress from Supreme Court (Category: Breaking News)
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- A Bankrupt Country Craves For Urgent ‘System Changes’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Akin To Fiddling When Rome Is Burning (Category: Breaking News)
- Debate Between Presidential Candidates First: A Point Of View (Category: Breaking News)
- The Franchise – Intentions, Operation & Results (Category: Breaking News)
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- For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- For Sri Lankans Who Are In Limbo Due To China & America Conflict (Category: Breaking News)
- In Xi’s China, the Business of Business Is State-Controlled (Category: Breaking News)
A former security chief for Twitter has turned whistleblower and testified that the company misled users and US regulators about gaps in its security. Peiter Zatko also claimed that Twitter underestimated how many fake and spam accounts are on its platform. The accusations could affect a legal battle between Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk, who […]
- Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man (Category: Breaking News)
- Elon Musk says he has appointed new Twitter boss (Category: Breaking News)
- Musk defends deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter sues Elon Musk over $44bn takeover deal (Category: Breaking News)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that Pakistan was heading towards a Sri Lanka-like situation. Condemning the crackdown on leaders and workers of his party to stop them from marching on the capital, PTI chief Imran Khan on Tuesday urged “neutrals” to help protect the country’s integrity, as per their oath. “Allah does […]
- No Prime Minister in Pakistan’s 75-year history lasted a full five-year term (Category: Breaking News)
- PTI chief Imran Khan calls Arshad Sharif’s death “targeted killing” (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan commends India’s foreign policy, plays EAM Jaishankar’s clip at Lahore rally (Category: Breaking News)
- Imran Khan makes not so thinly veiled attack on judiciary (Category: Breaking News)
Photo courtesy of Times of India This year’s Human Rights Day theme is “Recover Better – Stand up for Human Rights”. The theme directly addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and tries to recover...
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Photo courtesy of ConstitutionNet This proposal for a new Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in a future constitution was prepared in response to the public invitation to submit proposals to the...
- A Proposal for a New Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
- A Proposal for a New Chapter on Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the Constitution (Category: Breaking News)
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