Indian boat intercepted in Lankan waters with over 2000kg of Beedi leaves
Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a fishing dhow carrying six Indian nationals with 2379kg of Beedi leaves, in the north-western…
Author: Faraz Shauketaly
CCD arrests Zahran’s brother-in-law
The elder brother of Zahran Hashim’s wife has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division at Katupotha area, says Police…
Media and Freedom of Expression It’s Time to Turn the Searchlight Inwards
By Kshama Ranawana Sri Lanka’s media has morphed from being at the receiving end of various forms of harassment to…
Sri Lankan Internet Payment Gateways in 2019
By Lahiru Perera It’s been a while since we wrote about Internet Payment Gateways in Sri Lanka. Well. four years…
Prez and PM in Cul-De-Sac
By Vishvanath The Jumbo party has finally decided to grapple with the elephant in the room. There are at least…
SRI LANKA’S POLITICAL CROSSROADS
The independent nation of Sri Lanka will find itself voting in at least three different platforms within months, not…
Palestinians to halt agreements with Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will no longer abide by previous agreements made with Israel. His announcement…
Syria war: ‘World shrugs’ as 103 civilians killed in 10 days
More than 100 people, including 26 children, have died in government attacks on hospitals, schools, markets and bakeries in the…
Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for biggest total prize pool
The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner…
North Korea missile launch ‘a warning to South Korean warmongers’
North Korea has called the test of two new missiles on Thursday a “solemn warning” against what it described…