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“These tariff may be modified upward or downward depending on our relationship with your country.” This note, written at the end of Trump's letter to President Anura, contains a message to Sri Lanka. That is, if Sri Lanka does anything...

Last-minute granting of permission to the UN research ship to enter Sri Lanka proved to come too late. In an interview with the Sirasa TV channel, the Foreign Minister said that the UN ship was not allowed to enter because...

When President Anura Kumara was in opposition, he was a strong critic of Krishan Balendra, John Keells Chairman. The reason for this was the handover of a Colombo Port Terminal project to his company. However, after Anura became a presidential...

There was no UN Human Rights Commission during the rule of President Premadasa. There was a United Nations commission on Human Rights (UNCHR). In 2006, it became the UN Human Rights Commission. The first international disapproval of President Premadasa's government...

When Gotabaya Rajapaksa was about to declare Sri Lanka a bankrupt country, a proposal was received from China through the then Prime Minister Mahinda. The proposal was to obtain a $4 billion loan from China without declaring bankruptcy and without...

There was an allegation by Rajapaksas that America conspired to defeat Mahinda in the 2015 presidential election. Regardless of whether it is true or not, Sri Lankan relations with America developed rapidly after Maithripala became president. During Maithripala's first visit...

India got into conflict with JR’s government when JR’s government decided to lease oil tanks in Trincomalee to a Singaporean company. Not only JR’s government, Sri Lanka’s first Prime Minister DS, then Dudley, Sri Johan’s Premadasa governments all tried to...

Prabakharan was keener on Sri Lankan Mineral Sands than past Sri Lankan governments. He commanded the LTTE not to attack Mineral Sands of Sri Lanka. He blocked the water supply to the mineral sand and also caused difficulties for shipping...

Before the Local Government (LG) elections, U.S. Ambassador Julie Chung met with President Anura Kumara to discuss the prevailing political climate. During the meeting, she mentioned that a recent opinion poll she received showed Anura Kumara's popularity at 56%. It...

Following the 2024 general elections, the Chinese ambassador made notable comments regarding the NPP's victory in Jaffna, stating: "The fact that the NPP won the election in Jaffna shows that the Tamil community has gone beyond traditional protests. They are...