Eleven Chinese arrested and remanded over clash in Colombo

Maldives: Another island in the Chinese trap?

Maldives, a small island nation in the Indian Ocean region with one of the largest exclusive economic zones in the world, is strategically located along the trade route carrying significant portions of the world?s energy needs through the Gulf of Aden/Strait of Hormuz and the Strait of Malacca. Despite its size and population, Maldives today has become an increasingly important player in the geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent that major countries with stakes in the region cannot possibly ig

13 Jun, 2021

SLPP allies extend support to Udaya Gammanpila

Allies of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) have come out in support of Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila over the issue on the fuel price hike. Leaders of eight political parties in the SLPP issued a joint statement today condemning what they say is an attempt by SLPP General Secretary Sagara Kariyawasam to blame Gammanpila for the fuel price hike. The joint statement was signed by Democratic Left Front leader Vasudeva Nanayakkara, National Freedom Front leader Wimal Weerawansa, Our Power

14 Jun, 2021

Sri Lanka rejects claims PTA used for arbitrary arrests

The Sri Lankan Government today rejected claims that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) has been systematically used for arbitrary arrests and the detention of Muslim or other minority groups in Sri Lanka. Foreign Minister Dinesh Gunawardena today briefed the Charg? d?Affaires of the Delegation of the European Union in Colombo Thorsten Bargfrede, as well Colombo-based EU Ambassadors / Charg? d?Affaires from France, Italy, Romania, Germany and the Netherlands, on the Sri Lanka Government?s po

14 Jun, 2021