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When President Maithripala Sirisena was about to embark on his first trip to China as President, a group of Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy requested that the Dalai Lama visit Sri Lanka. Foreign Ministry officials had objected to the request of...

One of the main topics of discussion among political circles in Colombo these days is what is in the letter sent by Chinese President Xi Jinping to President Ranil. Ranil and the government are trying to show that the Chinese...

Before the start of the Gota go home movement, then-foreign minister G.L. Peiris began discussing the Tamil people's problems with TNA MP Sumanthiran, with the intervention of the American ambassador. Those discussions took place on President Gotabaya's advice. The struggle began...

‘Big countries should not bully small countries’ This was China's statement in support of Sri Lanka in 1987, when India airdropped food to the north of the country. At the time, J.R.'s government expected the world to condemn India, but...

Gotabaya's foreign tour is currently the most talked-about topic in the media. Many news outlets reported that Gotabhaya travelled to America with his family. But, in reality, he went to Dubai rather than to America. Gota attempted to travel to...

Former President Maithripala is an environment-friendly president. He went to attend a conference in Goa, India in October 2016 with high hopes. He wanted to stop India's proposed ‘Sampur’ power plant in Trincomalee without hurting India's feelings. The proposal to...

Prior to the conflict, former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa threatened those who participated in the 'Gota Fail' social media campaign. He threatened and claimed to have sent the world's worst terrorist, Prabhakaran, to his death in his underwear. Following Prabhakaran's death,...

Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has met the American Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung before leaving for a visit to America. About the meeting with Ali Sabry, Julie Chung said in a twitter message that Ali Sabri's visit to the...

The biggest threat to Sri Lanka's democracy today comes from the Sri Lankan business community. Recently, when the opposition and trade unions organized a demonstration, the Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka issued a statement asking them to stop the...

Before 2005, the UNP was close to the Republican Party of America in Sri Lankan politics. The SLFP was close to the Democratic Party of America. During the 1988 presidential election, Lalith Athulathmudali, the Minister of National Security of JR's...