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Sri Lanka: Three things for NPP to ‘Come of Age’ 

By R. Hariharan For the ruling National People’s Power (NPP) group led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (AKD), the local government (LG) elections...

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Sri Lanka’s Tamil parties back US-Israel war against Iran

By W.A. Sunil The criminal war waged by the US and Israel’s Netanyahu government against Iran has once again exposed the pro-imperialist character...

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JVP-NPP should learn difference between “marine research” & “surveillance”

By Kusal Perera There’s now an apparent stand-off between the UN FAO and the Foreign Affairs Minister Vijitha Herath on the request made...

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Burning worlds, reigning on ashes

By Tisaranee Gunasekara “A forever war is beneficial to Netanyahu. People feel like they are always in danger like they always need him....

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Sinopec and Sri Lanka: Strategic investment or a new face of dependency?

By Akshita Malik and Dr. Karamala Areesh Kumar Sri Lanka’s economic downfall in 2022, marked by its first-ever sovereign debt default, cast a...

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Iran-Israel war a looming storm for Sri Lanka’s economy and national security

By Dr. Boniface Perera The recent, dramatic escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel – with reports of 200 Israeli fighter jets striking...

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This time must be different: Lessons from Sri Lanka’s recovery and debt restructuring

Opening Remarks by the IMF First Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath Conference on “Sri Lanka’s Road to Recovery: Debt and Governance” Shangri-La Hotel,...

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NPP Government’s Governance Hurdles, Diplomatic Gaps, and Internal Discord

By Rohana Jith Just slightly over eight months into its term, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s National People’s Power (NPP) government is confronting the...