By Lynn Ockersz Defiant hearts throng the streets, Tugging tirelessly at their chains, Taking on the Iron Fist face-to-face, Which cannot afford to relent, Since for it too much is at stake, And the world may not call this, Iran and China’s Bastille moment yet, Since the fire power of the state, Remains formidable and […]
External affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi sticks to ‘no comment’ response given a couple of weeks earlier on anti-hijab protests in the country
Can Pulasthini Rajendra aka Sarah Jesmine, wife of Katuwapitiya suicide bomber Atchchi Muhammadu Hastun, reveal something Abdul Cader Fatima Hadiya, wife of Zahran Hashim, couldn’t? This is the question that baffles lawmaker Mujibur Rahuman. Did Pulasthini know somethings not known to any other person alive? Rahuman asked, pointing out another mystery – the case of […]
Bankrupt Sri Lanka is caught up in a China-US battle. The situation has been further complicated by India, Japan and Australia becoming part of the US-led military alliance meant to counter China. The US-led grouping is hell-bent on enhancing its influence in Colombo as both parties woo lawmakers. Recent declaration by the ruling party that […]
The United Kingdom has decided to move Sri Lankan refugees seeking asylum from the British-claimed Chagos Islands to a safe third country, unless they returne