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This may well be the longest period in which the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka has functioned without an accredited American ambassador. The appointment of Eric Meyer, nominated by Donald Trump as the next U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka, remains...

During his visit to Sri Lanka by Sergio Gor, the United States Ambassador to India and a special envoy of President Trump, and his inspection tour of the Port of Colombo became a major topic of discussion within Colombo’s diplomatic...

International media described the Hambantota Port and Mattala Airport as a Chinese debt trap. In 2017, the Maithri-Ranil government leased the Hambantota Port to China. India opposed the government’s decision. However, the Maithri-Ranil government did not change that decision. Later,...

Last March, China’s Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Qi Zhenhong, proposed a China–India–Sri Lanka trilateral cooperation framework within Sri Lanka. He stated that such cooperation would be important for the progress of the region. He made this statement after India removed...

Born in Sri Lanka and later becoming one of Tamil Nadu’s most popular actors, M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) changed Sri Lanka’s history in ways few could have imagined. When he won the 1977 Tamil Nadu state election for the first time...

When Roshan Ranasinghe, the sports minister under Ranil's government, removed the Cricket Board and its Chairman Shammi Silva, Shammi Silva and the Cricket Board challenged the decision in court. Subsequently, both the ruling party and the opposition joined forces to...

At the 8th Indian Ocean Conference held in Oman in 2025, Sri Lanka was represented by Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath. During the conference, he met with India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, and they held extensive discussions on Indo–Sri Lanka...

The Chinese research vessel SHI YAN 6, which arrived in Sri Lanka in October 2023, recently sent a distress signal to the Sri Lanka Navy from within Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone, requesting medical assistance for a crew member. The...

Due to the oil crisis triggered by the Middle East war, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a discussion with Indian Prime Minister Modi on Sri Lanka's fuel shortages. When the country went bankrupt under Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s government, then Finance Minister...

Former US President Ronald Reagan, in 1977, following J. R. Jayewardene, assuming office, sent his special envoy, Vernon Walters, to Sri Lanka. Indian media described his visit as “U.S. digs deeper into Sri Lanka.” At the time, India—then aligned with...