The recent statement by casino tycoon Lawrence Ho that “Sri Lanka can be India’s Macau” is not just careless — it is dangerous on multiple fronts: political, economic, cultural, and strategic.

1. Undermining Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty

Calling Sri Lanka “India’s …

Date: 29 July 2025

To:
The Secretary
Ministry of Defence
Defence Headquarters Complex
Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Subject: Grave Institutional Failure in the Civilian Remanding of Former Navy Commander – Immediate State-Level Clarification Required

Dear Secretary,

This letter is issued …

Civilian intelligence architect and legal-State strategist Jihan Hameed has written to the Defence Secretary expressing concern over the manner in which the former Navy Commander Nishantha Ulugetenne was arrested and remanded on Tuesday. In her letter Hameed alleges grave institutional …

How the politicized removal of homosexuality from medical classification sparked a global ideological movement – at the cost of science, child welfare, and societal norms. Psychiatry’s redefinition of homosexuality, under activist and financial pressure—not science—sparked a global domino effect that …

There’s a rising current in the air — and we’ve seen it before.

The same YouTubers. The same digital actors. The same voices who orchestrated regime change against Gotabaya Rajapaksa are stirring again. Politicians are angry over arrests. Sections of …

A bold legal challenge has been filed in the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka against the government’s controversial digital identity agreement with India. The fundamental rights petition, filed by Lina Amani Rishard Hamid, a law undergraduate and emerging nationalist voice, …

Silent Agents, Sold Nation: How Sri Lanka’s Sovereignty Is Being Traded by Its Own
A deep dive into how political elites are enabling foreign capture of Sri Lanka’s national assets — one MoU, one silent betrayal at a time. Sovereignty …

To the leadership of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and its political alliance, the National People’s Power (NPP):

You rose to power on the promise of sovereignty, accountability, national dignity, and liberation from external control—both economic and political. Many voted …

Beyond bilateral cooperation, the 35 Indo-Lanka agreements signed from Dec 2024 to April 2025 raise serious geopolitical, strategic, and national security implications. Sri Lanka now finds itself entangled in India’s broader ambitions—from energy corridors and religious soft power to maritime …

Since December 2024, the Anura Kumara Dissanayake government has signed or exchanged 35 bilateral agreements and MoUs with India, covering sensitive sectors such as defense, energy, ports, education, and digital surveillance. However, none of these agreements have been debated in …