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Russia usually does not make statements about Sri Lanka's internal political issues. However, when the American ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, criticised the government's online bill, the Russian ambassador tweeted in support of it, referring to it as an...

Last week, the new Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha met Mahinda Rajapaksa. His meeting was significant. Between 2007 and 2010 when Mahinda was the president of the country he was working in the commercial division of the...

US Ambassador Julie Chung is currently the UNP leaders saviour. They believe she is negotiating with Samagi Jana Balavegaya, Podujana Peramuna, and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to secure support for Ranil from all anti-JVP forces. She recently met with...

Ranil was in the United Nations in September last year. He harshly criticised Western countries, including the United States, from within sideline conferences held at the United Nations. He described the 'Aukus' military alliance of the United States, Britain, and...

On December 15, the pro-China President of Maldives took a decision that disappointed India. The President of Maldives decided to withdraw from the agreement signed between the Government of Maldives and the Government of India for the Hydrographic Survey of...

As soon as Ranil became president, he lifted the ban on several Tamil diaspora organizations. Among these diasporas, the main diaspora organization to have the ban lifted is the Global Tamil Forum. Global Tamil Forum spokesperson Suren Surendiran is a...

The Indian media reported last week that the Chinese ship Shi Yan 6 is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka on January 5. The media reported that India has protested the arrival of this ship to the Sri Lankan government....

Recently, after presenting the budget, President Ranil met the media heads. In that meeting, Ranil said that USA’s investment through the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in Adani Ports-led container terminal project, it has shown that the Biden government has...

Sacked sports minister Roshan Ranasinghe said to the media that he requested an appointment through the Indian High Commission to meet Asian cricket  board chairman Jay Sha but it was not materialised. World Cup-winning captain Arjuna Ranatunga said Asian cricket...

In 2018, during the swearing-in of Maldives President Solih, in Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil was ousted from his position in a constitutional coup. Subsequently, President Maithripala appointed Mahinda as the new Prime Minister. Ministers from Mahinda's government, including Mahinda's...