Shenali D Waduge Hambantota Port has been wrongly portrayed as a symbol of China’s debt trap diplomacy.” In truth, it was a strategic infrastructure investment, misrepresented by local and foreign actors with geopolitical agendas. Here are the facts. Hambantota Port: A Factual Q&A Historical Maritime Significance ·      The name Hambantota” is believed to derive from Sampan-thota,” meaning port of sampans—for small […]

CHULA N.A. RAJAPAKSE MNZM FRCP (UK), FRACP, D. Med Rehab. (UK) RHEUMATOLOGIST Home: C27, Trimmer 25 Graham Street Petone, Lower Hutt 5012 Telephone (04) 569 9390 or 027 4768797 8/8/25 Practice: High Street Specialists 577 High Street, Lower Hutt Telephone (04) 568 9875 Email:  cnarajapakse@gmail.com   To: Hon Bimal RatnayakeMinister of Transport, Highways, Ports & […]

by Dharshan Weerasekera I write in response to the article of the above title that appeared in the Sunday Island on 3rd August 2025. The article appears to be a statement by the ICJ (International Committee of Jurists). The article calls on the Sri Lankan government to ensure that the exhumations at the Chemmani site […]

Senaka Weeraratna A call for Justice – Is it fair for ICC to use DRS without consent, make money from it and then deny both recognition and compensation to the inventor of DRS? Senaka Weeraratna A call for justice from the ICC If cricket truly values justice, the ICC must acknowledge Senaka Weeraratna as the creator […]

The Pathfinder Foundation The Pathfinder Foundation has appointed two eminent individuals as Distinguished Fellows, who will assist the Foundation in fulfilling its task as an independent, non-partisan, apolitical institution.  Areas of interest for the Foundation include strategic studies, geopolitics, economic reform, and engagements related to ocean affairs. The latest addition is Dr. R. H. S. […]

Asoka Weerasinghe 2066 Kings Grove Crescent . Ottawa . Ontario , K1J 6G1 8 August 2025 Editor (Letters)THE OTTAWA CITIZEN Dear Editor (Letters): I agree with Robyn Urback of  the Globe and Mail ( July 31, 2025) that Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, the Minister of Public Safety should recuse himself on public safety matters involving certain designated terrorist groups in Canada as […]

Dr. Sunil J. Wimalawansa (Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology, & Human Nutrition) Summary:This is the story of a nation that traded its strategic resources and large potential for global prosperity for a misguided, large-scale relocation and small-scale agrarian fantasy. Political greed led to rural colonization, environmental ruin, and the rise of predatory cartels. Fragmented land, debt […]

Ministry of Defence  – Media Centre A forest fire that broke out today (08 Aug) in the Raththanagolla – Imbulpe area of Balangoda prompted an immediate coordinated response under the direction of the Ministry of Defence. Acting swiftly, the Sri Lanka Air Force deployed a Bell 412 helicopter to conduct Bumbi bucket operations to assist […]

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