Geopolitical Economy Report The Western media showed extreme bias by de-politicizing the fatal protest of US airman Aaron Bushnell, who set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington, DC while shouting “Free Palestine!” and “I will no longer be complicit in genocide!”. Ben Norton contrasts the press’ coverage of Russia, illustrating clear double standards.

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MEHBOOB JEELANI Courtesy TRTWorld Ministers from four Asian countries spoke about the necessity of steering the so-called global south away from a bipolar discourse in which the world is perceived solely through the prism of the US or China. As panellists at the distinguished Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2024, top ministers from Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, […]

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Courtesy BorneoBulletin COLOMBO (XINHUA) – Sri Lanka recorded its highest monthly income from tourism in four years in January, according to the latest data issued by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The central bank’s Economic Research Department said in a report released on Friday that in January, the South Asian country earned USD342 million from […]

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Courtesy The Sunday Times The government’s decision to cancel a free visa facility granted to Russians and Ukrainians who have remained in Sri Lanka since February 2022 has not been reversed, Public Security Minister Tiran Alles confirmed this week. Either they apply for a visa or they go back,” he told the Sunday Times. They will not […]

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By Damith Wickremasekara Courtesy The Sunday Times Financial powers of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), including the Central Bank, will be curtailed in terms of a bill the Justice Minister will present to Parliament this month. The move would remove the power of the Central Bank to determine its staff’s salaries, and that power would be vested […]

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Courtesy The Sunday Times Sri Lanka has told the UN Human Rights Council that double standards, which contribute to the politicisation of human rights, cannot be condoned. Himalee Arunatilaka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva, addressing the 55th session of the Human Rights Council on Friday, drawing attention […]

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By  Thanzyl Thajudeen Courtesy Ceylon Today By Thanzyl Thajudeen Human rights have a skin colour, and the darker you are, the less human rights you have. These exact words by Swedish MP Abir Al-Sahlani, when speaking at the European Parliament on 27 February, couldn’t have put it any way better. She said this when she […]

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Courtesy Hiru News A Spanish tourist has suffered a group sexual assault in the Dumka district while traveling around the world with her husband. Seven men have raped me, recalled the Spanish woman who was gang-raped in Jharkhand’s Dumka, around 300 km from state capital Ranchi, on Friday night. The woman, with bruises all over […]

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