Shenali D Waduge Sri Lanka’s most commercially and politically vital hub is heavily influenced by India. From strategic ports and financial lifelines to digital identity, soft power, and trade deals, the Western Province is ground zero for India’s hybrid dominance — combining hard infrastructure control, financial leverage, digital entanglement, soft power, and embedded Indian-origin family networks. India exerts influence in […]

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By Palitha Ariyarathna Sri Lanka now stands at a threshold it never imagined. A threshold where temples are no longer safe simply because they are temples, where monks are not judged by Vinaya but by the political backing or foreign funding that props them up, where the robe is worn as a disguise and not […]

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Courtesy The Financial Express Starlink operates the world’s largest constellation of satellites, with over 6,750 units in low Earth orbit (LEO), a design that significantly reduces latency compared to traditional geostationary satellites. Starlink is live in Sri Lanka (Representative Image: Starlink) Prior to SpaceX’s planned launch for Starlink satellite internet service in India, the Elon […]

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by Arundathie Abeysinghe Courtesy PIME Asia News The largest foreign investment in the history of Sri Lanka has been on hold since the start of the year. Differences between the government over local market share have stopped the Sinopec project in Hambantota. The economic recovery plan has raised fears that it will damage the country’s […]

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Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, July 2 (Daily Mirror) – The Cabinet approved a new scholarship programme aimed at providing opportunities for Sri Lanka’s highest-performing students at the G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) examinations, to pursue their first degree at internationally ranked foreign universities. In line with the government’s policy objective of building a ‘civilized citizen and […]

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Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, July 2 (Daily Mirror) – Former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has thanked Elon Musk for enabling Starlink satellite internet access for all Sri Lankans.  In a post on X, he said, “This marks a significant step forward in the digital transformation of our nation.” Wickremesinghe said he was looking forward to meeting […]

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Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, July 2 (Daily Mirror) – It is high time that Sri Lanka’s education system is changed to be in line with the changing world, without becoming a laughing stock of the international community, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said referring to the incident at the World Economic Forum involving Minister Sunil Handunetti. […]

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Courtesy The Daily Mirror Following its official launch in Sri Lanka yesterday, Starlink, the satellite-based internet service by SpaceX, has released its pricing options for both residential and business users. Residential Plans Total Initial Cost: Business Plans Total Initial Cost (for Priority 40GB): Rs. 929,300 Key Details How to Order With its launch, Starlink is […]

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