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During the period of suppression of the JVP under the Premadasa government, most of the JVP politburo members were killed. The only survivor of this onslaught was Somawansa Amarasinghe, who fled Sri Lanka. He initially sought refuge in India and...

Within two months of Maithripala Sirisena assuming the presidency, the Chinese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Sri Lanka as a special envoy and met with President Sirisena. Similarly, within two months of Gotabaya Rajapaksa becoming president, China's Foreign Minister...

The revocation of the tourist ban in the Arugam Bay area by the United States, just a day before the general elections, became a prominent topic of discussion in Colombo's political circles. It was widely recognized that this last-minute decision...

After the issuance of the travel ban by the United States the Iranian Ambassador in Sri Lanka made an urgent visit to President Anura. Revelation made by the U.S. Department of Justice that an Iranian network linked to the attempted...

A few Sri Lankan politicians visited the U.S. Embassy in Colombo to view the results of the 2020 presidential election in the United States. Among them was former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera. When Joe Biden won the 2020 election, Mangala...

During the government of J.R. Jayewardene, his son Ravi Jayewardene visited Israel and met with the Israeli Prime Minister, requesting arms and training to confront the war in the North. Ravi's main request was to secure the necessary training for...

When Mahinda Rajapaksa became President, he was the chairman of the Palestine Friendship Association. After he became President, Sri Lanka’s permanent representative to the United Nations abstained from a resolution in favour of Palestine at the United Nations. He abstained...

After Ranil became president in 2022, it took some time to receive the first instalment from the IMF. Foreign media reported that there was uncertainty in obtaining the first instalment. Amidst this uncertainty, Jedidiah Royal, the U.S. Principal Deputy Assistant...

When the national list for the 2020 general election was being prepared, and when a candidate was nominated for the national list MP position, the JVP selected Harini Amarasuriya from among the prominent academics and professors in the Federation of...

When presidents are elected in Sri Lanka, their first official foreign visit is traditionally to India. In 1994, after winning the presidential election, Chandrika's first visit was to India. When Mahinda became president in 2005, his first trip was to...