Sri Lanka News In February 2026, the Sri Lankan government officially withdrew its support for a campaign aimed at promoting the country as an inclusive destination for LGBTQ+ tourists. This reversal followed intense pressure from influential religious leaders, including senior Buddhist monks and the head of the Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.  The decision impacted the following areas: Would […]

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By Eng. Sarath Obeysekera In 1984, I returned to Sri Lanka after working in Norway’s oil and gas industry, bringing with me experience in advanced welding technologies and offshore engineering. I joined the then state-controlled Colombo Dockyard PLC as a consulting engineer with one objective: to upgrade our industrial capability to international standards. During that […]

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Rohan Abeygunawardena After weeks of uncertainty, the first-round match between India and Pakistan of the 2026 T20 will be played today at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match is among the most-watched sporting events in the world, attracting hundreds of millions of viewers globally. Past high-profile matches (such as ICC World Cup or T20 World […]

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Michael Smith Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email Billboard in front of the US Interest Section in Havana. Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 3.0 Born in crisis, strengthened by rejection, Cuba once again faces economic asphyxiation by Washington, which is moving in for the kill after sixty-seven years of attacking the island.* Since the triumph of their revolution […]

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By Moiz Mustafa Courtesy Daily Mirror Colombo, Feb. 14 (Daily Mirror) – In Sri Lanka, tea and coffee are not lifestyle accessories. They are part of who we are. The first cup at dawn steadies the morning. The mid-afternoon brew carries conversations across office tables and village verandas. The evening cup slows the day down. […]

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Courtesy Adaderana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) National Organizer and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, stated that a Presidential Commission should be appointed to investigate the ‘Aragalaya’ protest movement and the foreign funding it allegedly received. He made these remarks while addressing the media at the SLPP party headquarters in Nelum Mawatha yesterday (13). Expressing […]

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