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Elections are far more than simply going to an election booth every 5 years and casting one’s vote, yet how many of Sri Lanka’s voters realize the importance of an election? Is it simply a day where they can’t wait..

It may sound like the Shakespearean play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’, but the Foreign Ministry has thought it fit to convey its “strongest concern” over a decision taken by a little city council in Canada that passed a resolution recently..

The Russian Pacific Fleet’s missile cruiser Varyag was here recently. The Fleet’s press office reported on March 1: “Today, the Pacific Fleet’s flagship, Guards Order of Nakhimov missile cruiser Varyag has made a business call at Colombo, the largest port..

Lack of ‘a seniority gap’ between the two heads detrimental Army Commander and Defence Secretary were working against each other Intelligence completely missed the build-up of politically motivated mobs Questions psychological impact on Shavendra Silva Visits by foreign ambassadors to..

How many are aware of the 2015 economic embargo imposed by India on Nepal simply because Nepal was including clauses in its new constitution in September 2015 that India did not like! It was the very year that US-India orchestrated..

We have almost 8 months until a possible election in Sri Lanka, and it is highly expected a presidential one, but in Sri Lanka elections, winning candidates have always been a surprise to the voters in recent years. As we..

We celebrate the 75th independence anniversary of Sri Lanka in 2023. We fail to say whether it is celebrating the independence of the country or the independence of the politicians or the independence of the people or the independence of the..

Member of Parliament Sivagnanam Sridharan was elected as the new leader of the Tamil National Alliance. A controversial leader, is Sridharan revitalising the cry for separatism? Sridharan was flagged after he allocated Rs 4 million out of his decentralised budget..

The UN was created in 1945 following the end of World War 2 promising to ensure no future world wars, to respect individual state sovereignty and to not interfere in internal affairs of sovereign states. Since 1945, only 10 countries..

Mahaveerar Naal is a LTTE mourning event – it does not mourn Tamils & certainly not Tamils killed by LTTE. Mahaveerar Naal is an event annually organized by LTTE supporters to commemorate all LTTE who died for terrorist cause. Other..