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The ten-member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and five of ASEAN’s major trade partners, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea that also includes critical US allies and defence partners, have signed the trade agreement..

25th death anniversary of Wing commander Thejananda Thibbotumunuwe, RWP (Courtesy of The Island) Wing Commander T. C. B. J. Thibbotumunuwe, RWP was an Air Force transport (general duty) pilot, and we used to call him ‘Thibba’. He was a distinguished..

By N.A.De S. Amaratunga (Courtesy of The Island)   National integration would mean that in a country, which is inhabited by several ethnic communities, everyone would harbour similar feelings and thinking about matters of national interest, like independence, territorial integrity,..

The e-registers and the legislative path required to administer the e-register works well in developed nations, because of the effort made by specially trained legal academics who have been specially trained in electronics, registration law and modern property law. They..

(Courtesy of www.wsws.org) India, the US, and Washington’s two most important Asia-Pacific allies—Japan and Australia—are to begin today the second phase of the 2020 Malabar naval exercise. Whilst India and the Pentagon have staged a Malabar naval exercise at least..

(Courtesy of ft.lk) As a nation, especially a small nation beleaguered with many economic, social and security worries, Sri Lanka must learn to speak up and articulate its position clearly. It is very important that we engage with all countries,..

(Courtesy of Sri Lanka Guardian) President-elect Joe Biden has called the November 2020 U.S. election a “battle for the soul of the nation.” In offering himself up as a contrast to President Donald Trump, Biden made a clear distinction between..

On October 11, protesters in Portland, Oregon tore down a statue of Abraham Lincoln, leaving the phrase “Dakota 38” spray painted at its base. The attack took place during a protest called the Indigenous Peoples Day of Rage Against Colonialism,..

Dayan claims, “Like most island-nations, Sri Lanka is given to a democratic civic culture” Really? Are only mainland nations given then to uncivilized despotism? Imagine we are gawping at the dying tail-ends of a tawdry English teledrama called The Scavengers starring Desperado..

Investigative Note from Daya Gamage As Joe Biden becomes the U.S. 46th president of the United States, Kamala Devi Harris will be sown in as the vice president on January 20 next year. She is of South India’s Tamil Iyer..