Opinion

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U.S. actions signal end of rules-based order

By Dinouk Colombage If the U.S. can justify the military intervention and deposition of Venezuela’s President, citing national security concerns, then Russia’s 2022...

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Lasantha Wickrematunge: In honour of a warrior

By Navin Obeyesekere The Tamil and Sinhalese communities in Sri Lanka remain fragmented, created by conflicting narratives about heroes and villains. Propaganda often...

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Unfolding crisis and path to restoration

By Lionel Bopage A Fading Green Heart Sri Lanka in 1881 was an emerald island. Its forests blanketed 84 percent of the land,...

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Natural disaster prevention requires policy changes

By Prof. Tissa Vitarana The biggest danger and challenge we face is climate change due to global warming. At this juncture, I offer...

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India and Sri Lankan Tamil political parties

By Veeragathy Thanabalasingham Once again, Sri Lankan Tamil political parties met Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently at India House in Colombo...

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Why the PSTA must be debated and changed

By Dr. Jehan Perera A prominent feature of the first year of the National People’s Power (NPP) Government is that it has not...

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Bouquets outnumber brickbats in AKD’s performance  

By Col R Hariharan The year 2025 will be remembered in Sri Lanka for Cyclone Ditwah, which struck the Sri Lanka coast towards the...

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Why Venezuela matters to the Global South

By J. Abeywickrema Who rules when rules disappear?  A single man and a small circle of his closest aides, unknown even to the...